Mom and Paul were asleep by the time we got home. Mom had put my skate board, pads, and my backpack neatly in the corner of my room where she always does. The apartment was quiet, and I wasn't sure how to proceed.

Annabeth and I went into my bed room. I know that sounded dirty but there wasn't a better way to word it. We were still taken back from the events in Avenger Tower. The job offer, the judo flip, and the kiss. The kiss I really wanted to repeat. Annabeth rummaged around her bag for something to sleep in, and I pulled my shirt off. I'd been itching too since I put it on. It was my aquarium employee shirt and it was made out of the worst material. I think I scarred my girlfriend in the process.

I turned to see Annabeth with red cheeks. She wasn't even trying to cover up the fact that she was, indeed, checking me out and mentally finishing undressing me. Annabeth and I were never really the couple that was super I guess touchy. I mean we held hands, went on cute dates, fell asleep on the couch together, but we never did anything beyond that. Jason told me once that he'd gotten that far with Piper, a short while before they decided to end things. I suppose neither of us had the time act on our thoughts. At least I didn't. And trust me when I say it took a lot of self control.

I smirked at my blushing girl. That made her glare at me, but only half hearted.

"Stop that." She said, dropping her pajamas. I gave her a lopsided grin.

"Stop what?"

"That." Annabeth weakly gestured at me. I stepped close enough to her that I could feel her breath.

"You mean this?" I asked, hooking my fingers into the belt loops of her jeans and drawing her up against me. I could hear her breathing catch and speed up.

"Yes." She whispered.

"Why?" I whispered back. My own heartbeat was racing, each beat turning into a countdown of my self restraint.

"We have to sleep. And your parents. It's really late." Annabeth failed at protesting.

Her stormy grey eyes were darker, and dilated. Her pink lips were slightly parted, and I felt giddy that I could make her react this way. I watched her gaze flicker between my eyes and my mouth. I began struggling. I moved my hands from her belt loops to her waist and the back of her neck, my fingers became tangled in her honey blond curls.Heartbeat after heartbeat we stood like that, staring at each other. The moment lasted no longer than a second, but it felt like forever and I could feel my control slipping away.

I kissed her like I wanted to during the Second Titan War. I kissed her like she did before I blew up a mountain. I kissed her like I hadn't seen her in almost a year. I kissed her like tonight was the last night of our lives and there wasn't a tomorrow. I kissed her roughly, my hand on her waist pulling her closer that what seemed possible. I poured all my love, admiration, passion, and desire that I held for her into the kiss. It was desperate, needy, and hungry.

Annabeth responded by wrapping her arms around my neck. One of her hands ran through my hair, tugging a bit at the nape. Her other hand held onto me, reminding me of the way she gripped my hand before we fell into Tartarus. It was motivating. I pushed her against the door, closing it first so we avoided making so much noise. We were pressed so close, only fabric stood as a barrier. Things heated up, both at the bottom of my stomach, and between the two of us.

Eventually both my hands wandered to the hem of her shirt. I hesitated for a moment, just to make sure she was okay with where my mind began wandering. I took her nodding her head and continuing to kiss me as a yes. I made a mental note to ask her again before we really got there. I pulled her shirt up and over her head. I tossed it on the floor behind us. Next were pants. We equally struggled to unbutton, unzip, and take off each other's jeans. That led to us to dangerously trying to keep our laughter contained.

When we were both stripped down to our underwear, I took a step back to look at Annabeth.I swear my heart stopped. She was beyond beautiful, and I was a lucky man. She started to look worried and I shook my head at her.

"You're absolutely breathtaking," I said to her softly. "Eímai tóso erotevménos mazí sou." I added, slipping into ancient Greek. She grabbed my face and kissed me silly. Her way of saying she was in love with me too.

I picked her up and walked over to my bed, unhooking her bra as I went. She pulled it from between us and let it fall. I gently laid her on her back, and positioned myself over her so that my full weight wasn't on her.

"Are you absolutely sure Wise Girl? Once we do this, there isn't any going back." I asked her just to be sure.

"Yes. I'm sure." She breathed. Her voice was thick with desire.

I totally lost it there, I'm not going to lie. We made a hasty effort to remove the rest of our clothes, and I fumbled for the drawer in my nightstand for a condom. It was an effort that took probably longer than it should have. In the end, we got protected.

I touched her everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Her skin was silky soft in some places, and rough in the places where almost white scars marked her battle wounds. I kissed her to muffle the noises her mouth had no control over making. I reveled in the euphoric feeling she gave me in return. And they said your first time would suck. I was gentle and sweet with her. Rough, but not enough to hurt her.

When we finished, she looked at me dazed. She was glowing. I smiled lazily at her and traced slow circles on her shoulder. I thought about all the things the future held. It was bright and so close that I could almost touch it. 

"I'm going to marry you someday, Wise Girl." I blurted. Annabeth softly smiled at me.

"Yes you will. But for now, I'm going to pee and go to sleep." Annabeth got out of our cocoon, throwing on one of my other t-shirts on the floor, and her underwear.

While I waited, I cleaned up, and threw on a pair of boxers and some pajama pants. We traded places once she came back into the room. I went to pee, and came back. I assumed Annabeth would have pulled out the trundle bed, but I saw her wrapped in my blankets. She was already fast asleep. My heart melted at the sight. I may have taken on a job as risky as my life had been over the last six years, but the thought of having Annabeth by my side gave me something to fight hard for.