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As we lay on the hillside, side by side on the beach towel, I looked over at Percy. His eyes sparkled, even after all these years. He caught my gaze and grinned. “Like what you see, Wise Girl?”
“Oh, very much. The fireworks are amazing this year!” He looked so confused, I had to laugh. “Yes, Seaweed Brain, I do. As if your ego needed another boost” He grinned again and turned his attention back to the fireworks. I smiled to myself and did the same. But no matter how the spectacular the fireworks display was, I kept getting distracted. I couldn’t stop staring at Percy. The way his green eyes sparkled, and how his black hair shone, reflecting the fireworks, and how his smile lit up the hillside with a beautiful golden glow. He practically emitted light. A beautiful, pulsing light, full of boundless energy and reckless abandon, just like him, and I loved it. Our future was bright, and I knew that as long as we were together, that light would never fade.
Wait, when in Hades did I get so sentimental? Hanging out with Silena was rubbing off on me. I smiled up at the sky, thinking that maybe, just maybe Aphrodite wasn’t as useless a goddess after all.