Banished

14

Artemis PoV

Percy and I were spooning.

I was hugging a pillow, and he was hugging me from behind.

He kissed my neck. "Good morning, dear. Did you enjoy yourself last night?"

I felt cheeks heat up and nodded. "It was incredible. What did you think of it?"

"Last night was quite satisfying," he agreed. "I don't think I'll ever get bored of your body. Now, I know that smile can't be from just last night. What's making you so happy?"

"I like it when you call me 'dear'. It feels nice," I explained.

We got out of bed to get dressed, and I found putting on my bra to be difficult.

My boyfriend fixed the clasp in place and handed me my shirt. "I'm happy to help, dear. You just need to ask so I know when to."

After I slipped on the shirt, I sat back down on the bed and rested my arm on the small table.

He removed my bandage and checked my wound. It had begun to heal but it was still necessary to redress it.

The god cleaned up the gash, bandaged my arm, and helped me get it into the sling. "Is there anything else I can help you with right now?"

I grabbed my hairbrush and a hair tie from the bathroom. "Could you brush my hair and put it up? It doesn't need to be anything fancy. I just want my hair out of my face."

He sat down behind me and began to brush my hair. "What do you think is going to happen when you become immortal again?"

I sighed. "I'm not sure. I'll probably tell my hunters that we're dating, and I may or may not tell the other Olympians depending on their mood. Why do you ask? Did you have something planned?"

"Nothing major," he answered. "I've taken you out to dinner a few times, but I want to cook for you at my apartment. We could cuddle on the couch and watch a movie afterwards."

The elastic of the hair tie thwapped into place and I turned to kiss his cheek. "You're a really sweet guy."

Percy pulled me close as he stood. "Thank you. You're really hot, but that's just an added bonus to your incredible personality."

I kissed his cheek again. "What should we do for breakfast?"

"I was thinking diner food," he remarked. "What do you feel like having for breakfast?"

"Diner food sounds good," I decided, closing my eyes and leaning into a hug. "Let's do that."

My boyfriend pulled me close and we appeared outside a quiet diner.

Music was playing faintly over speakers that were in need of repair and there were only two waitresses.

The hostess sat us in the corner and gave us menus before leaving us to our own devices.

I rested my head against his shoulder as I scanned through the items on the menu.

"What do you think you'll get?" The god asked, looking over at me. "I'm probably getting a burger."

While kissing his cheek, I set down the menu. "Probably the yoghurt bowl with granola and berries. Your burger has a side of fries, right?"

He chuckled and rested his chin on top of my head. "Yes, but now I feel like I should get another side of fries just to be safe."

The waitresses were busy with other customers, so I took the opportunity to kiss him.

It was short but sweet and it made him smile a little bit wider.

The waitress that came by to take our orders seemed oddly familiar to me, but I couldn't figure out where from. It was something about her grey eyes that was so familiar but I couldn't place.