26A

It was sixth period and I still hadn't even seen Percy for more than a second without getting my attention distracted by something else— whether that be the teachers yelling or Silena's gossiping.

The moments I did see him from across the room or hall, his eyes would pierce through me and make me burn up—or remember the hot burning feel of his heaven blessed lips.

Where Percy was concerned, it was purely me following my feelings. In the seat of my car two times before, I knew whenever his lips met mine, I didn't give a shit about how reckless I was being simply giving myself to him.

God, it was crazy how I could go from hating him to lusting for him in less than a few weeks or days it felt like.

I was more fickle than he was.

But, boy did I want to be alone with him again. Everything about the crime lord and gang stories I buried in the back of my head— my mom was going to be doing a lot of explaining later and so was Luke. But for now. I really really missed a certain guy's lips.

I should be mad at Percy too, but. Who knew why I was feeling the complete opposite.

Mind over matter, Annabeth. Mind over matter.

At lunch, Silena told me of how she wasn't going to be able to ditch her sixth, since there was going to be a test.

"It's fine. Chill, Sil."

She laughed at my rhyme, "You're such a dork." she said, biting into her apple.

I didn't explain about my whole panic ordeal to her, and Silena, being the best friend she was, didn't push. She knew I'd open up to her when I was ready. Though, I didn't know if I ever would.

"You going to talk to me about this new guy or not." I gave her an all knowing smirk.

She lightly tapped my shoulder, "Oh, stop. It's not like that with me and Charlie."

"It will be though. I can guarantee seeing as you met him in what was it— a hardware store? How romantic." I said in a gushy voice.

She laughed, "He was really hot though, gave me his phone number immediately."

"How old is he?"

"Looked about twenty."

"You going back?"

"Of course, after Zac, I really need someone."

I drank my red bull, "And you deserve it, Silena."

"You deserve a guy too. A really nice one. Not bad, and if you can sense the tone of my voice I would be most grateful."

I knew what she was talking about, her eyes even went over to where the bad one was sitting. The bad one. How silly, since no one was really good—star example being the ex who was sitting on the other side with yet another girl on arm.

"Sil, no, it's not like that."

"I think I have eyes to know how you two look at each other and connect the dots." She gave me a quirk of the brow, "And though it's super hot you have eyes for you're brother in law. Said brother in law is very very bad. And I'm worried for you."

"I know. I know that more than anyone."

Silena pursed her lips, "So do I. And I also know first hand how alluring your brother in law can be."

I buried my fingers into my hair, combing them through in a sigh, "Ugh, God, what is wrong with me?"

I heard her chuckle beside me, "You've got Jackson germs that's what it is. Every girl who he's laid eyes on had it. I was wondering when your hormones would catch up."

There was a great certainty in me that Jackson germs was nigh on the low side of what I was feeling for him. It felt so sudden. Had I never noticed it even building up to this point.

"Help me."

"Of course. Okay, How to Stay Away From a Guy 101," Silena smiled, then lifted one finger and I immediately regretted asking her. She lectured to me a whole list of things I could do and it all ended with simply wearing a chastity belt, which I almost spit out my drink since it made me laugh so hard.

"Don't laugh, it's your last and final option if the others don't work no matter how wild it may seem."

I calmed myself down then shook my head, "Thanks, Sil."

She smiled back then the bell rang for the end of lunch.

It was sixth period and I would have to fill up my spare time in the library or something. Sil kissed me on the cheek goodbye before leaving the cafeteria.

I then finished up my energy drink and threw it in the recycling before making my way over, biding my time as the other students rushed over to their next class. I was about to turn onto the hallway where the library was when suddenly a hand grabbed my forearm and pulled me into what seemed to be the janitor's closet.

A hand covered my mouth in case I let out a noise. In the dark of the room, I still would notice Percy anywhere. It was the scent of him and the warmth of his presence that always effectively burned me up. I was breaking all of Silena's rules being in this closed dark space with him and yet my heart was beating excitedly at the speed of lightning.

His body pressed me against the wall.

"Janitor takes a break after lunch." He whispered, his breath fanning lightly over my nose. I could tell he was breathless as well.

"Don't you have class?"

"You really think that's important to me right now?"

I smiled a bit as his lips lightly brushed mine, like he always did before completely assaulting my mouth. Endorphins coursed through me as his tongue licked at the entrance of my mouth, asking for permission to dominate. I did and boy did he dominate.

His hands came around and slipped into the back pockets of my jeans, I couldn't help but let out a moan at the feel of his hands. I didn't know how we got so hot and heavy so quickly, but I didn't even have time to think as he crashed kiss after kiss against mine.

I let my hand wander up the front of his shirt, feeling up every smooth, toned groove of his abdomen and torso. His breathing became shaky and unsteady as my hand continued it's journey up to splay across the planes of his well defined chest. He practically ripped off his shirt before pressing himself against me again, gaining another moan from me.

He slipped his hands from my back pockets then ran his hands to the underside of my thighs. He brought me up to his waist then flipped around so that he was leaning against the wall—our lips never separating.

I pulled away first, trying to catch my breath. But Percy leaned his head closer to close the distance as if he couldn't bear to be separated from me long. I let out a soft laugh, before pressing a hand against his chest keeping him at bay, "Jesus, Percy, let me take a breath."

He smiled then placed kisses against my chin, then along my jaw. He brushed away my hair from my neck, making space for his kisses. My legs were still locked around his hips. He didn't seem to mind holding me up with one steady arm—God, how strong was he, anyway?

I let my hand run from his shoulder to his bicep and forearm. His toned arms were deceivingly powerful. I could feel the muscles cording underneath.

I then felt his teeth lightly bite the skin of my neck and the shock made me gasp slightly.

He seemed to not like the fact that I was still clothed since his fingers came around to the flannel I was wearing over a tank top. Pulling it off me so that it fell to the floor, his lips teased the skin along my collarbone and shoulder then further south. I brought his face up and met his lips with mine again and he gladly obliged.

I could have stayed glued to him forever if it had not been for the bell that rang for the end of class. I couldn't believe we'd been making out for almost an hour already.

He set me down, lips still kissing me gently, before he pressed one long last kiss on my lips and pulled away. His hands caressed either side of my face, "You're still mad at me, aren't you?"

"Yeah."

He gave me a long stare, green eyes still radiant in the dark, "And yet you still let me kiss you in a janitor's closet?"

"I shouldn't have, but I don't think I'm regretting it."

He let out a shaky breath, "I'm sorry." He kissed me again then raised a hand to brush the hair ever so gently away from my face—so completely different from the passion that had raged a few moments before, "Don't be mad. I can't bear you being mad at me."

His mouth came over the love bite he'd branded on me, tongue licking over it like a puppy would to a wound.

We were definitely going to be tardy.

"You're really not being fair."

He pulled away then, giving me an apologetic look in his eyes, "I know, but you should hear everything from your mother before I tell you anything though."

"I was planning to."

He nodded. Then his thumbs brushed against the bare sliver of skin peeking from my ridded up shirt.

"Do you have to go to bio today?"

I let out a breath then brought my arms around his neck to pull him closer,

"No, I don't."