You sneaked into my cabin?”<br />Annabeth rolled her eyes. “Percy, you’ll be seventeen in two months. You can’t seriously be worried about getting in trouble with Coach Hedge.”<br />“Uh, have you seen his baseball bat?”<br />“Besides, Seaweed Brain, I just thought we could take a walk. We haven’t had any time to be together alone. I want to show you something—my favorite place aboard the ship.”<br />Percy’s pulse was still in overdrive, but it wasn’t from fear of getting in trouble. “Can I, you know, brush my teeth first?”<br />“You'd better,” Annabeth said. “Because I’m not kissing you until you do. And brush your hair while you’re at it.