Jason was half asleep, he had woken up from being too cold. He yawned and pulled Piper closer to him, feeling her body heat keep him warmer. It felt nice, holding her close. It felt right.
“I love you.” Piper mumbled, going back to snoring. Jason was sure she was talking in her sleep, and closed his eyes again.
When he woke up, one of her arms was across his torso, a leg wound around his. Her forehead was against his chest. He could feel the rise and fall of her chest against his ribs, hair pulled back tightly. Piper looked peaceful, not a worry line on her face, she was truly beautiful, and Jason blinked slowly. He could've fallen back asleep, if it wasn't for the sunlight through the crack in the curtains.
The clock on the nightstand told him it was ten in the morning, digital blue letters reminding him that his last day at the cabin was that day.
“Piper..” Jason whispered, afraid to shake her. He knew not to wake her up by shaking. Someone had once before, and things did not go well.
Piper stirred, but cuddled closer to Jason. He took a deep breath.
“Piper, we've gotta get up.” He said a little louder.
Sounds of breakfast made their way into the room. He could smell the toaster pastries from his spot on the bed.
“Mmf- are those chocolate pop tarts?” Piper asked sleepily, pushing off of Jason to stretch across whatever part of the bed was open. Her morning voice was slightly gravelly and quieter. Jason found himself drawn to it, stretching.
“I think so. Let's go see.” He offered, throwing the sheets down to the edge of the bed and getting up.
Piper whined, “Jason... Can you bring me one?”
Jason shook his head, smiling. He knew that she was lazy in the mornings, but he was not babying her that day.
“Pipes, I’m not doing that.” Piper groaned in response and buried her head into her pillow. Jason grabbed her feet, which were sticking out of the sheets, and pulled her towards him. Piper laughed loudly, yelling his name.
“I just wanted breakfast in bed.” Piper whined, and Jason rolled his eyes.
“Wait for our anniversary.” He laughed, and Piper giggled.

“Alright, well I’m up now.” She stood up, adjusting the waistband on her pajama pants, pulling down the hem of her shirt. Jason saw her purse her lips when she looked in the mirror. Piper pulled her hair from the ponytail and fixed it, baby hairs frizzing by her forehead. Jason could hear her sigh as she tried to fix them.
“What’s up?” Jason furrowed his eyebrows and walked up behind her. He slipped his arms around her waist, watching her fix tiny hairs. She tried to fix her eyebrows, which didn’t look bad to begin with.
“I just look like a mess.” She mumbled. Unhappiness and a dash of insecurity were in her eyes, and Jason turned her around, looking her over.
“No, you look really pretty in the morning. Who told you otherwise?” He lowered his head, and Piper blinked. Piper was flustered but laughed.
“Jason, you don’t have to lie-” She began, and Jason felt himself get upset. It wasn’t even noon, she hadn’t done anything embarrassing, and was already talking down to herself.
“Why else do I stay so long in the mornings? It’s not cause it takes me an hour to get home. And, your mom can’t cook, no matter what she says.” He told her, trying to cheer her up. Piper did laugh, a sparkle back in her eyes that made Jason’s chest lift.
“She really can’t.” Piper laughed, pulling him into a hug, “You’re right. I don’t look that bad.”

“I said you-”
“Just work with me. It takes me some time okay?” Jason sighed, leaving it alone. Piper pulled back from the hug, opening the door.
Jason held it open for her, the pair walking down the hall. He wrapped an arm around Piper protectively, a little voice in his brain yelling at him to keep her from flirting with Percy. He didn't have to do anything, it seemed like the ship had sailed, but neither Percy or Piper had gotten on it.
“Morning.” Percy greeted them, pulling out another box of pop tarts, “I assume the smell of my cooking woke you?”
Jason looked over the chocolate frosted ones. “Homemade, my favorite.” He teased, earning a laugh from Percy.
Percy dropped the pastries into the toaster before beginning the handshake with Jason. They high fived, bumped hips, screeched like ravens, fist bumped twice and clapped to the tune of the Friends theme song. Wasn't hard to remember.
“We are all heading back today, we want to leave by noon.” Thalia chugged her glass of orange juice. She wiped her palms on her sides, “I'm getting packing.” She clapped Jason on the shoulder and disappeared down the hall.
The toaster popped up the pop tarts, and Percy put them on a plate for Jason and Piper.
“If we leave after noon we will end up in the car for more than four hours.” Calypso said, breaking her pop tart into pieces before eating it. “And that isn't fun.” She popped a piece of breakfast into her mouth, leaning on Leo.
“Small spaces are big No-Nos.” Leo added, taking a large bite from his pastry.
Piper took the plate from Percy, walking to sit down at the table with everyone else. She sat across from Reyna, and Jason slid into the chair next to Piper. Piper broke a pastry in half and took a bit before sliding the plate to Jason.
“Thanks.” She said with a mouth full, and Jason smiled. He ate breakfast, knowing that if he didn't he would regret it.
Luckily, he didn't have a lot of packing to do, and Piper helped get it done in minutes. They were alone in their bedroom for a moment, silence washing over them before a thought popped into Jason’s head.
“Maybe we should practice kissing? So we don't seem awkward when we do it?” He offered. Piper could tell he was being reasonable. You can't never kiss someone in public, Piper wasn't as big on PDA, but Jason had no hesitation when he was dating someone.
“Yeah, sure.” Piper nodded, stepping forward. She stood on her toes and put her hands on Jason’s cheeks, pulling him to meet her halfway.
Their lips met, and Jason pulled her closer from instinct, feeling her front flush against him, a hand cupping her cheek. He felt Piper’s hands go to his hair. Jason's eyes closed, and he focused on the feeling of how she kissed him. He felt himself stepping backward, leaning on the footboard of the bed. The hand cupping Piper’s cheek went to the footboard, making sure he didn't fall.
Jason pulled back, resting his forehead on hers.
“I think we've got it.” He said quietly, feeling her warm breath fan on his jaw.
“I think so, too.” Piper swallowed, before letting out a breath, “Percy knows we aren't actually. You know. Dating.” She confessed.
“You told him?” Jason asked, feeling his hairs stand up. Percy was reliable, sure, but he thought nobody would know.
“He said something right after we made out and I couldn't not-” Piper started to explain, jumping to defend herself.
The goosebumps he had before were gone, anger boiling in his throat. He tried to keep his voice steady, to not yell. His forearms flexed as he balled his hands into tight fists.
“You made out?” He asked, trying to calm himself down. Count to ten, do whatever he needed to.
“Yeah, and Annabeth almost rode you if it wasn't-” Piper stopped herself, shocked by how angry that statement got Jason. Shit. He had to play it off like this was important.
“Yeah, but I didn't actually have sex with her, Piper.” Jason said flatly, trying to relax his shoulders.
“I know, you're acting like I got on my knees and-” Piper began, but cut herself off. A tiny smirk made itself at home on her lips.
Oh man she has really nice lips. Jason had just been missing them and despite how he was feeling he wished he could feel them against his again. Just against his skin, in any way- she knew. Piper knew he was jealous.
“Listen, baby, we are fake dating. If you want me, you can still tell me.” Piper said slowly, each word making him melt into temptation.
No. He couldn't. He swore to himself not to catch feelings. Jason huffed again, pulling his thoughts away from her.
“If I want you to get me off I’ll tell you. I'm mad you went off with Percy.” Jason changed the subject just barely, and Piper looked offended.
“Listen, we both screwed up. Let's get over it, we can still make this thing work.” Piper looked at him, almost begging, but with such intensity his resolve blew away.
“Fine.” He mumbled, walking to grab the bags again, “C’mon. Baby .” Jason nodded her over, and Piper joined his side, an arm looping around her hips.

Softly, he pressed his thumb into her hip- as if he was afraid she would leave. They exited the room together, not a word between them.

Notes

sooo....... im not dead lmao... get ready for a spam of updates

~Nova~