I'm still in love with you! - A Percabeth fanfiction

Chapitre 6

I swear someone is forcing the events to happen this way! How is it that on my first day back in New-York I meet and befriend Annabeth again! That she got to be the architect working on where I soon will work. That I learn that she had a kid, which looks like a literal copy of me! And that on my second day at the job, while I need to let my suspicions on whether he could be mine, she's parked where I'm working until the construction is done!

Yes, when I get to the old center, I find a silver charger parked just beside my assigned place. I sigh and take a deep breath before placing my car beside Annabeth's car, which she happens to be in, texting.

She looks up when I cut the power and she gets out of her car at the same time I do from mine.

"Hey there!" she greets me with a relaxed smile

"Hi! How are you doing?"

"Pretty well, It's been my first good night of sleep since forever. Even if Scott wouldn't stop teasing me about us"

"So I'm not the only one that had that yesterday" I laugh

"Nope. That little devil wouldn't stop saying 'You like him!' and 'You were blushing when he talked to you'"

"Well, I am smoking hot after all, so it wouldn't be a problem even if you were"

"I see that your ego hasn't gotten any smaller"

"You hurt me, wisegirl." I say, placing my hand on my chest like it really hurt

"Oh please, we both know very well we went trough was worst than that" she laugh

I'm frozen by that beautiful. I missed it so much. She catches me staring and save myself by sticking my tongue to her, hoping she'll think I just couldn't find a reply to what she said

"It's still that easy to best you with words?" she mock

"Very funny owl face. So tell me, what is the head architect of A&M Architecture doing here?"

"Well, for a matter of fact I had to give some paperwork to your boss. Also, your seaweed-brain forgot to give me his phone number so I just waited here until you arrived to ask for it and tell you that Scott's martial art class starts a 9 pm."

I laugh at that and join her on her side of my car while unlocking my phone.

"Here" I give it to her

"Thank you."

"Can I, however, remind you that even if you're supposed to be the wise one out of the two of us, you also forgot to ask for my number?"

"But I'm the one who has found a way to contact you"

"I asked Riley to get this information from Scott today" I quickly come up with

"You're lucky you have such a great daughter then." she opens my album app and looks through my pictures. For some reason, I don't stop her. "Where were you on that picture"

The picture is one of me and Riley at Disney Land in the pool.

"It's when I took her to Disney Land. She's really a Poseidon legacy, she didn't want to leave the water and I think that unconsciously, she was hearing the fish talk."

"You haven't told her yet?"

"No. It might appear selfish but I want to wait until her 12th birthday to tell her. Have you told Scott he's an Athena and Aphrodite legacy?"

"No. And he's not an Aphrodite legacy. He isn't Jake's son."

" 'Jake'?"

"The one that rapped me. But forget it, you don't believe this"

"Actually Annabeth... I know it's not going to mean much to you but if you still want to tell me your version of the story, I'll listen to it."

I just can't tell how many emotions went through her eyes but I certainly saw anger, relief, sadness, and joy.

"Really? After all this time? You finally believe me?"

"I..." I start, looking at my feet in shame "Riley... She made me realize that I probably judged you to fast and that the mess between the two of us might have been avoided if I could just have listened to you back then."

She doesn't answer back and we stay like this for a little while, each leaning on our car in silence. I finally look up and see that she's crying in silence.

"I... Percy, it's been so long... I wanted to tell you what really happened to me... But... You still left me back then and I... Even if we befriended again yesterday, I haven't forgiven you completely for that."

"It's alright... I can understand that you do-"

"But I'll tell you." she cut me with a serious face "I feel like I should tell you so... When can we meet?"

"Tonight after our training? I'll bring Scott back and we can talk then"

"It'll be late"

"Won't be the first time we stay up late. Or all night for that matter"

"Yeah..." she chuckles "See you tonight?"

"Yeah. Hug?" I offer, my arms spread

She simply laughs and embraces me "See you later sea-weed brain"

"Later wisegirl" I say before she breaks the hug and gets back in her car. I stick my tongue at her and she reciprocates the gesture. Once she's out of the parking I release a breath I didn't know I was holding. Oh well, I was in for another long discussion tonight.