"You P-p-Percy! Oh gods! Wha-what do you want?!" I say growling at being caught and flushed from my utter humiliation.

Percy's face turned tomato red as he stuttered out "Were you..Did you just...I-Is that my cabin window!?" he stutters out.

"I-I.." I say at a loss for words. I've never been more embarrassed in my life.

I quickly swipe my hand through the Iris message and duck under the porch railing sprinting away from Percy's cabin as fast as possible. I wish I had my invisibility cap as I hear a door slam behind me. I run faster but before I know it I feel strong arms wrap around my waist as my tears start to fall. We crash to the ground and I roll over in the grass, my training kicking in as I try to get out of the death grip. Percy pins my arms to my side and wraps an arm around my waist.

As the dust settles, I stare into his beautiful sea green eyes and can't help but notice his mouth inches away. We stare at each other for a few seconds in astonishment before I break the stare and look away first, something that has never before happened in our friendship. I feel Percy's thumb brush away my tears before he gets up and offers me a hand. Being Percy, I can't resist him, even knowing that he witnessed me in my most personal moment and basically saw me naked. I take his hand and he lifts me up easily steadying me. I never look up at him, scared to see his disgust at my actions.

I know this thought is irrational seeing as I was only masturbating because he was, but I can't help it. As soon as my feet hit solid ground I turn and prepare to run again, but then remember that I left the inspection clipboard on Percy's porch. I was too busy inspecting Percy to write a report on the state of his cabin.

We stand in an awkward silence until I clear my throat and say, "I uh, was going to inspect your cabin so yeah, I need to do that." I flinch at my choice of words for making the situation even more awkward sounding.

I push past him and head back to his cabin. Heading around to the back I pick up the clipboard and turn to go inside only to smack into Percy's nicely toned chest. I gulp and force myself to look into his eyes. His arms snake around my waist and pull me close to him.

He leans down and whispers in my ear, "Gods Annabeth, do you have any idea just how beautiful you are?"

I take in a sharp breath and nervously ramble, "Percy...I-I didn't mean to see anything I just came to do the inspection and I heard these noises and wanted to make sure you were okay because I care about you, and then you were there a-and I don't know what came over me, I-I just..." I trail off, not knowing how to convey everything into words without blushing even more.

"Annabeth...it's okay. I mean, I would have done the same thing in your position. Your sweet and unbelievably gorgeous and I-I honestly have been crazy for you since practically the day I met you. As it is, you were the one I was picturing when I...you know...and so there's nothing to be embarrassed about because you looked so stunning when I saw you through the Iris message, the look on your face unnerved me because it was a look I've dreamed about putting on your face. I know you're my best friend but every time I see you I know that I want for us to be so much more. So uh, um, I'm rambling but uh, do you maybe um, want to go out with me sometime?"