A Black and White Rainbow (Percico) [Soulmates AU]

Chapter 3

'If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life.'
― Cher

Nico di Angelo POV

"Careful!" Honey brown hands tore away the milk bottle I was holding in one hand and cradled the full glass in the other. "Go get a mop, Nico! Look at how much milk you've spilled... I don't understand why Reyna keeps you around."

I looked up at Piper with an apologetic smile, mumbling a 'sorry' before dragging my feet to the storage room and bringing out a mop. Grabbing it, I rested my cheek against the handle and let my thoughts wander back to 3 weeks ago. Blood rose to my face and brushed over my ears as I closed my eyes.

"Um what are you doing?"
Startled by Percy's sudden appearance, I almost dropped the jacket that was grasped between my fingers. I stammered as I tried to speak, "O-oh, ah... I um... I was jus-"
By the time I managed to form proper words, Percy had advanced and we now stood chest on chest. I couldn't stop myself from being flustered as he grazed his fingers along my chin and jawline, resting them behind my ear and cupping my face.

"You're so cute," He licked his full lips and pressed them to mine, his hand wrapping around my waist and he pulled me closer to him. Our bulges rubbed against each other and I let out a whimper, my teeth grazing over what I thought was my bottom lip. It was Percy's and he groaned against my lips, forcing himself to pull away and pressing his forehead against mine.

"I actually have a business trip this weekend," He pecked my lips quickly, "I have to go to, I'm going to miss you."

He leaned down to press another kiss to the side of my mouth and I smiled before grabbing his face and pulling him into a deep one instead, "I have your number, now."
My soulmate hummed in satisfaction, hugging me tight and trailing a couple kiss along my jawline. He kissed down my neck, stopping at the curve of my collarbone and sucking until a large hickey marked it.

I unconsciously raised a hand to touch the area over the collar of my shirt, even though it had faded long ago, before coming to my senses and going to mop up the kitchen. A smile danced along my lips as I washed up the spilled liquid and went to carry out orders since Piper banned me from the kitchen.

"Hey, waiter!" A familiar voice called out from one of the dimly lit booths at the back of the cafe. It was Piper's ex-boyfriend, Jason. I waved, telling him to wait 5 mins since I'd be getting off my shift now and went to the back to get changed. Once I was done, I went up to him and stole the seat from across him. He'd been coming here every week to check up on Piper for the past 2 years ever since they broke up. It was pitiful in all honesty.

"She's doing fine...Like always. We've had this conversation for more than 80 weeks, give it up. She's already over you, man. You're making it harder for everyone by showing up."
He looked down at his coffee, using a finger to swirl the liquid and sticking it in his mouth. "I never wanted this to happen, you know. I've told you over and over, I didn't have a choice. It was to save her from suffering any more than she needed."
"You got married, Jason. Married."
He got up and left, an arm over his eyes. I felt bad, of course, but he needed to get over her.

"I thought he would give up by now." Piper said from behind the counter, she had seen what just happened and frowned at me.

"He still loves you."
"We're not even soulmates."

An older lady gave us a weird look before swiping her coffee off the bench and basically running out the door. I gave my co-worker a simper of a smile before getting up and taking my leave, waving to Reyna on the way out. Pushing past the door, I sighed and breathed in the afternoon air. Percy would be coming home tonight. I couldn't wait.

I sent Hazel, my friend from the streets, a quick text message and let her know I wouldn't make it to her little dinner party tonight. She sent me a small thumbs up and a kissy face a minute later, which she meant for her boyfriend. I sent a laughing face back before stuffing my phone in my inner pocket. Tip, never keep valuables on in the outer pockets or you can say bye to them forever.

Once I got home, I put on my apron and hummed along to the songs that were playing on the radio. Two hours later, the table was set, the roses were scattered and the candles were lined. Now, I just had to wait. 20 minutes passed before a knock sounded on the door, I wasted no time in opening the door and jumping into his arms. A second passed before I thought I should check that I haven't jumped into a stranger's hold but my thoughts were answered by soft lips that pressed against mine. The lips that I had grown to know over the course of two days. I chuckled at the strangeness of how soulmates just clicked even if they were still basically strangers. Large hands clasped my thighs, keeping me in place as my back hit the wall and my hands wrapped around my lover's neck. I pulled away to take in a deep breath before I dived back into a kiss, my lips tingling and wood hardening. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched as a single candle fell and lit part of the rug on fire.