“Okay,” I said. “Just a normal afternoon and two normal people.”She nodded. “And so…hypothetically, if these to people likes each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?””Oh…” I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows-slow, dumb, and bright red. “Um…”

“I’m calm,” Rachel insisted. “Every time I’m around you, some monsters attack us. What’s to be nervous about?””Look,” I said. “I’m sorry about the band room. I hope they didn’t kick you our or anything.””Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb.””Was it hard?” Annabeth asked.”