Aftermath-Percabeth

Chapter Five

Annabeth quickly pushed open her apartment door and ran in, her phone clutched in her hand along with her keys.

"Percy!" Annabeth squealed. "Percy, are you home?"

Annabeth had been out interviewing for a job she now wouldn't need to get, as she'd just got a call informing her that she could start as a junior architect at a well known firm.

"I'm right here," Percy said and ran in from the living room clutching Riptide. "What's wrong?"

"I got the job," Annabeth said with a smile. "I got the job!"

"What?! That's awesome!" Percy said and pulled her into a hug.

He was proud of her, but also disappointed in himself. Out of the five job interviews he'd been on recently, only one had called him back and it was about him leaving his keys there.

"We need to go out and celebrate," Percy decided. "I'll make a reservation somewhere fancy. Go get ready."

Annabeth narrowed her eyes at him. "Can we afford somewhere fancy?"

"Annabeth, you just got a new job. We're going out to celebrate," Percy said with a slight grin on her face. She nodded and ran to their bedroom to get changed.

Percy quickly pulled out his phone and searched the number for a fancy Italian place a bit far from their house. He made a reservation for two in half an hour and then joined Annabeth to get ready.

"How do I look?" Annabeth asked as he walked in. She had changed out of her interviewing pantsuit to a nice gray dress which complimented her figure nicely.

"Amazing," Percy replied and pulled her into a hug. "I'm so proud of you."

She blushed. "Thanks. Now go get ready!"

She fished around her accessory box while Percy selected some dress pants, a nice button up shirt, a tie, and a black suit jacket.

"What's the need for ties?" Percy asked as he tied his. "They're just pieces of fabric hanging off a shirt. That's weird."

Annabeth paused. "That is weird. I suppose it's used to keep the shirt closed better so you're not cold. I guess the tie part is really for decoration, though."

"And that is why I love you," Percy said as he took her hand, leading her out of the apartment. "You know useless facts about ties."

Annabeth smiled as he flicked off the lights and locked the door. Soon they were in a taxi headed to the restaurant.

"Where are we headed?" Annabeth asked as Percy secretly whispered the address to the taxi driver.

"It's a surprise," Percy said. As soon as Annabeth opened her mouth Percy spoke again. "No guessing."

She sighed and slumped against the wall of the taxi. "That's the fun part!"

Percy smiled and took her hand. "I know you'll love it."

"Percy, even if you took me to the sewers I wouldn't be mad. A bit confused and concerned, but not mad."

They shared a laugh.

The taxi finally pulled up at a fancily dressed Italian restaurant with large windows, beautiful fairy lights, and a romantic aura.

"You didn't!" Annabeth squealed as they climbed out of the cab. "You know how much I love this place!"

This certain restaurant was one Percy had taken Annabeth to when they had first started dating for the anniversary of them meeting in June. Back then they'd both been broke high schoolers borrowing money from their parents and getting weird looks as they ate. It didn't help they had underdressed and brought their weapons with them in case.