Percabeth Dirty One Shots and Drabbles

The Roommate Agreement 6

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Chapter 6: Warmth

Annabeth was terrified standing in front of the apartment door with Percy beside her. He rang the doorbell and stepped back next to her, his hands buried in his coat pockets. She must've looked pale or feverish because Percy gently bumped into her.

"You okay? You seem a little nervous," he said.

She managed a wan smile. "A little," she said.
Percy laughed and said, "Don't worry about it. It's just my mom. She'll love you, you'll see."

Despite what he said, Annabeth felt a desperate desire that she couldn't understand. She had to impress this woman.

She wanted Percy's mother to like her so badly, and she had no idea why. It frustrated her, but no matter how much she tried to scrutinize how she felt, she couldn't stop the fluttering sensation in her stomach that had been there since she got into the taxi with Percy on their way over to Sally's apartment.

The door opened, and a brown haired woman rushed out and tackled Percy with a hug. He laughed and wrapped his arms around her, and Annabeth couldn't help smiling at the two of them after her initial surprise faded. The woman broke the hug and held Percy's shoulders to get a good look at him.

"Perseus Jackson, I know you're busy with college, but would it kill you to visit once in while? We live in the same city!" she cried.

Percy had the decency to offer her a sheepish smile as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Um, sorry about that mom. Things just really got away from me, sorry," he said.

Sally rolled her eyes, and Annabeth instantly realized who Percy had learned it from. She turned to look at Annabeth and offered her a warm smile.

Annabeth blinked and couldn't help smiling back as a sensation of warmth blossomed in her stomach, stopping the fluttering altogether. This is what it's like to have a real mother, she realized. It made sense now why Percy spoke so highly of her all the time.

"You must be Annabeth! Percy talks about you a lot, so I'm glad that we finally got the chance to meet! I hope Percy isn't causing you too much trouble as a roommate," she said.

"He can a bit annoying at times."

"Hey!" Percy protested.

Sally and Annabeth laughed. "He's a good roommate. I'm glad I met him," Annabeth said, smiling softly.

"Good, I'm glad he's not giving you too much grief. Why don't you come inside and we can start dinner?" Sally suggested.

They all went into the apartment, and Annabeth made sure to look at everything. This was where Percy had grown up, she mused. It was a cozy, small apartment, and it looked well-lived in. They all moved to the dining table in the kitchen and sat down. Sally went over to the stove and finished warming up the food, asking the both of them questions the entire while.

"Is Paul coming?" Percy asked, leaning back in his chair.

As if on cue, the doorbell rang, and Percy went to get it. Annabeth watched as a middle aged man with salt-and-pepper hair walked in, shaking off the snow that had accumulated on his loafers. Sally came out of the sink and gave him a hug, and Annabeth watched Percy fondly roll his eyes at them as he came back to the kitchen.

"Who's that?" Annabeth asked.

"Who, Paul? He's my mom's fiancé, and he taught english at the school I went to. I was actually in his class in the tenth grade, and they met at a student teacher meeting," Percy explained.

Sally and Paul made it back to the table and sat down. Sally brought the food over, and they all began to eat and talk amongst themselves. At first there were general questions about school and work and future plans and the like, but towards the end of the main course, the conversation took an interesting turn.