[ Annabeth scoots back a little so she can face him properly, the hand that was playing with his buttons coming up to push a lock of hair behind his ear. ]

Maybe you should. It's a reprieve, at any rate, but it's understandable that you still react that way. Not like we can help it when we've trained for it for so long.

[ She feels bolder than she is when she says the next bit, a small smile on her face. ] Maybe I can help distract you? Somehow.