Hey there! Sorry for being so inconsistent lately my fall semester has started and I've just been trying to get the motivation to finish writing this story out since sadly we are nearing the end. Thank you all for all of the support, I will be trying to put out a longer chapter for the next one. We are nearing 20 chapters so I'm hoping to be able to finish it by the 20th Chapter so I can start on a new story I have planned. Also I noticed one review that seemed confused about why Annabeth seemed so not Annabeth and the daughter of Athena like. I thought I kind of made it clear that she sort of just seperated herself from the gods and everyone from that life and that the unexpected pregnancy also sort of clouded her judgement. I also thought that I had it stated that her life was fairly normal up until Percy came back, maybe I deleted that conversation...I can't remember off the top of my head but I know I've tried stating that her lack of wisdom and what not has mostly been a more recent effect from learning that she was manipulated and caused great pain to Percy. Also as for the ho phase , I wasn't trying to make it seem like that was her being stupid, more so of it just being a bad coping mechanism she had. Anyway funnily enough I had written this chapter's end before I saw the review so hopefully by the end of this chapter it clears up some confusion as well as this little explanation. I totally accept critism and if I've made things unclear you guys can totally PM me too about it. I often have like a bare bones idea and bullet point list of what I want in a chapter and then I write it, take a break, come back rewrite a part because I thought of somehting better or just continue writing and new things so sometimes I'm sure incosistences happen or something that explains another thing get's deleted and I forget to write it agian in a new way. Either way I hope you guys enjoy this chapter I know it's short, I'm really hoping I can find a way to get this next chapter to be longer and have more in it.

Annabeth's POV

I got to work and Kenneth was gladly not there and I was told he wouldn't come by the office until Monday to look over what preliminary designs we've come up with. As I got to work I could feel eyes from everyone in the office on me, judgemental looks from the women and lustful smiles from the men. I did my best to ignore them and work on designs for the new building Kenneth's business was wanting. He apparently was a co owner of some small tech firm that has been able to expand and they want a bigger building. As I worked I noticed my phone buzz a couple of times in a row. I looked down at it and saw they were emails sent to my personal email. I changed tabs on my laptop and went to my email. I saw that three emails were sent to me and it was from Kenneth. My heart sank as I opened the first email and saw a dropdown menu of videos attached, all of me and him. The next one was the same thing but with pictures too. The final one just read, "I hope you enjoy my little gift to you, I miss how dirty your mind was with me. Be at my office by 2PM today and I'll let you know what you can do to keep these from leaking to Percy and everyone that you work with."

I slammed the laptop shut and got up quickly and headed to the bathroom. I got into a stall and sat down as I started to cry. I didn't know what to do, I was scared of what he was going to have me do and I doubt it would be only one time or one thing. But I couldn't have Percy see or hear the things I did and say. I was starting to hyperventilate when the bathroom door swung open and then closed. I stopped myself from crying and wiped my tears. I waited for them to enter the stall and then I got up and left to go to my car. I was barely able to make it in my car before I had a full blown panic attack and started crying. My passenger door suddenly opened and a woman sat down next to me. She looked oddly familiar before I realized that it was my mother, Athena.

"I leave you alone. Let you live a mortal life and you become a wreck? How did this happen daughter?" She said, crossing her arms.

"Because you left me alone to a mortal life! You could've told me that I was manipulated into breaking up with Percy. You could've told him he had a daughter. YOU are the reason I'm a wreck!" I screamed, pissed now at the audacity she had.

"There's the daughter who helped win us the war." She smirked. I stood there still seething but now confused at what she was getting at. "Annabeth, I will do something I hardly ever do and admit that I was wrong. I should've contacted you and I should've reached out but you never once prayed to me or showed that you wanted my help. Either way, I should've at least told you the truth when it happened. But you're my daughter, you know how to deal with men who don't know how to behave."

I looked down and avoided eye contact with her, she was right and she did apologize or at least own up to her mistake…even if she did put some blame on me. I wiped the tears away from my eyes and sniffled.

"I know…" I quietly said, looking down at my lap continuing to avoid eye contact with her.

"Then what are you going to do?" she sternly asked.

"I'm going to tell him he's not going to blackmail me and I'm done taking his shit." I said, trying to sound more confident.

"And if he sends those emails while you're still there?" She asked.

"I'm going to go back inside and report him to HR and go tell Percy what is wrong first?" I said, a little confused and unconfident now.

"Gods, you are going to go in there, report him, quit, and then go to Percy and tell him what has been going on and finally cut that pig out of your life." She said, clearly annoyed a little.

"Quit? What am I going to do for money and Diana?" I confusedly asked her.

"Yes, quit and then you and Percy can come to New Athens and you will take your rightful place as the head architect of Olympus and New Athens." She said, gently grabbing my chin and forcing me to look at her.

"Are you sure? Can Percy even just up and move like that?" I asked, shocked at her proposal.

"Yes, it is the least I can do for the pain that you and Perseus have been put through." She said, before getting out of the car.

"And Annabeth…you got this, I'll reach out again when you are ready to move." She said, before closing the door and walking away.

I took a deep breath and let myself calm down before texting Percy that I will be coming home early and that I need to talk to him. I then got up and walked into the building. I went straight to the HR department, told the secretary I needed to meet now and it was urgent. She nodded and told me to sit and wait. I waited for about ten minutes before the HR manager came to get me. We walked into her office and waited for my boss to come down before starting the meeting. After he came in we sat and they listened as I explained the situation and that I was leaving the company as well but I felt that it was needed for them to know the whole story and to have important information about one of their clients. My boss tried brushing the whole issue off like it wasn't as big of a deal as it sounded and that I was making it out to be, he was then asked to leave while the HR manager had a private conversation with me. Thankfully she was on my side and stated that while it is sad to see me leave, she understands and that HR will deal with this problem and with the employees that knew about my situation and did nothing and even joined in on some of the harassment. She also let me know that they will offer me a severance package in exchange for not going public and as a sort of apology for what happened. I graciously accepted and went back to my office floor to clear my desk and leave this place once and for all.