Children of Olympus: Selection.

Chapter 59*

I woke up and immediately knew it was going to be a good morning. How could it not be when I was wrapped up in the dork next to me. He was awake already and his eyes were locked only on me.

"About time you woke up," He whispered, "Did you sleep well?"

"Yep," I muttered back, kissing his chest because it was the closest thing to my head. He chuckled softly at that and shifted so that I was closer to his face.

"That's good. Should we get dressed or call in sick. I wouldn't mind laying here..."

I cut him off by rolling away from him and out of the bed, "Zhang, I can't miss meetings. I've already used all of my sick days."

He frowned at that, patting the bed next to him for me to get back in bed. I shook my head and walked into the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind me. I sighed and got into the shower to quickly wash my body before throwing on my bathrobe.

I went back into the room to find Zagan laid out on the bed still, "Get up silly," I giggled, stepping over to him and ripping the covers away.

He whined and pouted like a toddler. "Fine,' He grumbled, getting out of bed and taking my place in the bathroom. I changed into a pair of blue dress pants and a white blouse. Then I knocked on the bathroom door.

Zagan still didn't have a shirt on. Luckily he had changed into pants already though. "What's the password?"

"Um, pineapple," I guessed, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Nope."

"Zagan is the best."

He grinned at that and poked my nose, "That is very true, but still wrong."

I rolled my eyes, "How about, if you don't let me in that bathroom, no kisses for the rest of the day."

He placed a hand on his chest as he gasped. "You wouldn't. The password would never be that rude. Plus, that hurts you as much as it hurts me."

I thought for a second. What in Hades could it be? Then I had an idea, "I love you, Z."

He smiled and held the door open for me, bowing, "I love you too."

I shoved him playfully as I entered the bathroom before going and brushing my hair out. Then I brushed my teeth as Zagan walked over to brush his too.

When we finished that, he twirled me around and stood inches away from my lips. "Now can I get a kiss?"

I thought about it for a second before leaning up and kissing him, "That's because it's about to be a long day," I teased, stepping away and grabbing my crutches at the door. He opened the door again for me. "I'll see you in our first meeting. Mom wants us all to eat breakfast together."

He frowned at that but waved goodbye as Rachel left her room. I blushed slightly as I hobbled away, praying she hadn't realized that we were standing outside my door. I heard Zagan ask if she was excited for their date and a knot formed in my stomach.

It continued to get worse as I thought about him being as comfortable with four other girls. No kisses from me was nothing. He was able to just go to another girl if he wanted them.

A looming feeling of fear fell over me until I opened the door to my brother's room. "About time you got here," Owen said, gesturing to the open spot next to him on the bed and the plate of blue pancakes sitting on his desk.

"Thanks, I got caught up with my maids," I lied. No one in my family really needed to know that Zagan was sleeping in the same room as me. Their minds would not go to anything good which would make the rest of this meal awkward.