A/N: Hey, loyal PJO fans. Thanks again for reading – my guess is you're all waiting for Percy/Annabeth. Have patience. It's coming. Eventually. If you want, drop a visit to my profile and vote on the poll I'm conducting for my next oneshot…It might actually encourage me to write. And now, some words of thanks:
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Prompt: you know how this is
Characters/Pairings: Sally/Poseidon, + Amphitrite
Book: Pre-series fic
Rating: K+
Word Count: 172
"Let me tell you a story."
She snuggles closer into his wide chest, palms pressed to the soft curve on her stomach that is just beginning to form.
"Okay," she murmurs, words soft and luxuriant against his blue shirt.
"Once upon a time, there lived a lonely man and his wife. He wandered the earth many years, but never was happy until he met a special girl."
She rolls her eyes, and his deep rumble of a laugh reverberates against her heart.
"But despite how much he loved this girl, and how much he wanted to raise their family, he couldn't because, well, somebody else made the rules."
His eyes are deep with ancient sadness as she cranes her neck to peer at him.
"Rules are made for breaking," she whispers.
"Sally," he begins. "Sally, you know how this is."
When she meets his gaze, she sees everything between them: a beautiful sea-girl, an unbreakable oath, and the lonely, desperate break of the waves on a distant shore as he slips away.
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