My Saving Grace {Leo Valdez x Jason Grace}

Chapter Eight

Jason's P.O.V.~

Ever since Leo and I had our emotional moment together, things have honestly changed between us.  He hasn't shied away from any talk about his nightmares.  He even asked me to teach him what was so special about sex and why Octavian would want it from him so badly.  Leo's just been getting better with himself.  It was absolutely amazing.

So, in the heat of the enjoyment, I planned to take Leo out. Everything was planned out, and it was both exciting and nerve-wrecking.

Just as I finished a call to Reyna, Leo came hopping down the stairs. Our eyes met, and his face seemed to brighten in joy.

"Whatcha up to?" he asked, sitting at the kitchen counter while I moved over to his side. "You're up and dressed like you're going somewhere. Are we going somewhere?"

I laughed when I finally got a hand over his mouth, smiling at him. "Easy, Leo. You're going to lose your voice by noon at this rate."

Leo pushed my hand away, still grinning like a madman. "I haven't gotten to talk like this for years! It's amazing!"

He opened his mouth to continue, but right before he could utter a sound, my phone went off. Both of our eyes trailed to the device, but it was Leo who picked it up.

"Blocked?" he asked oddly, though it didn't stop him from answering. "Hello?"

I just watched as Leo tapped on the counter ten times. Finally, he ended the call and handed me my phone back. "Does that person call often just to be silent? Like, that's a weird horror movie thing to do when you're the murderer."

I stared down at my phone for a count of three before giving the Latino a grin.  "First time, actually.  If it's blocked, I probably had a good reason to block someone."

"Hmm," Leo hummed softly, then bit his lip.  "Do you remember last night?  That question I asked?"

For a moment, I merely thought back to last night.  The only thing he asked me was...

I blushed, finding it hard to meet Leo's eyes.  "About how... sex works?"

"Well, yeah," he leaned towards me. He poked my forehead playfully. "You told me someone's first time is their innocence. It's special. But you never really told me what sex is and how it works."

Oh god. How do I explain this? What do I say? How the hell do parents explain this to their kids when I can't even tell someone who's a few years younger than me? Okay, I've been staring at him for too long, I need to say something.

Just as I opened my mouth, a knock interrupted. A wave of relief went through me as the door swung open.

"The ladies are here for Leo!" Percy yelled as he shut the door behind him. He walked into the kitchen, noticed my blush, then smirked at me. "Unless you want me to leave the two of you alone for a bit longer."

I cleared my throat, taking a moment to ignore the embarrassment in my mind.  "No, we can wait for this conversation.  Leo," I met his eyes, giving him a soft smile, "I need you to go with Annabeth, Reyna, Hazel, and Nico.  We'll meet up later tonight."

The Latino bit his lip, but nodded.  "No problem."

I held my hand out to him, feeling his warm fingers intertwine with my own.  Together, we walked out to the driveway, seeing two separate cars waiting for us.  Reyna was in the driver's seat of the first car, while Frank was in the driver's seat of the second.

Percy clapped me on the shoulder, running towards the passenger seat.  Before I followed, I turned to Leo.

He was looking between the two cars and me, a nervous smile on his face.