The title was a joke but I liked it way to much, so it stays.
Song: God, I hate Shakespeare!—Something Rotten!
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1 year later:
Nico unlocked the door of his and Will's apartment. It was about 5:00 in the afternoon and he was just getting home from his job as a concession stand operator at a movie theater. Will had only had one class that day so he was already home. It was the couple's one year anniversary. Nico had an arm full of roses and a card that held the News that Nico was taking Will on a week long vacation to Venice. Will had always wanted to go with Nico and see the place his husband grew up.
"Will! I'm home!" Nico yelled from the door. He was surprised that his husband wasn't in the kitchen cooking dinner, or watching TV in the living room. Maybe he was doing something for their anniversary in their bedroom so Nico wouldn't see, but he thought Will was taking him out to dinner. "Will? Babe, are you home?" He shouted again.
Will's voice rang out from their bedroom. "I'm in here! And I kinda got something to show you!" His tone was trembly, but Nico didn't notice. Instead, he just smiled. What had Will got him this time?
Nico opened the door, expecting to see Will on the bed or sitting at his desk, but instead he saw his husband standing in front of the window, holding a baby.
His jaw hit the floor. Why the heck does Will have a baby? "Will, why do you have a child?" He shouted, full of nerve.
Will forced a worried smile. "Well, She was on the doorstep in a blanket. This note was pinned to her. I bet you'll just be overjoyed when you learn how she came into our lives." Will handed Nico a small piece of paper.
Dear Will and Nico Solace,
This is all yours. Like, your DNA and all. Consider her a gift of the gods. Name her as you wish. And no, it's not returnable. Whether you like it or not, your stuck with her unless you of course put her up for adoption, and that wouldn't be safe for a child of godly abilities now would it? We hope you provide her a good, loving home. No matter how unprepared you are we know you will both be excellent fathers, and that you'll care for her like no other. She's less than a day old.
With sincerity, Hades and Apollo
P.S. send Hera a prayer, will you? She's the one who allowed this to happen, Apollo pulled a favor.
P. P. S. There's 3 thousand dollars attached to her baby blanket. Use this for buying the baby necessities, and put the rest towards a house.
Nico looked furious. "Our dads just decided to drop a baby on out doorstep? How do they think this is okay? I'm not ready! What if I never wanted kids?" He yelled. The baby began to cry. Will tried to calm her down but was unsuccessful. She had Nico's Italian skin and dark hair and Will's blue eyes. She was absolutely beautiful. Nico could tell Will already cared for her immensely.
Will looked back at Nico like he was fighting tears. "You never wanted kids?"
This took the anger off Nico's face and replaced it with guilt. "Of course I wanted to have kids, Will. I just...i just wasn't prepared for this. I'm just mad that out stupid fathers did this. Without, you know, telling us." He kissed Will on the cheek. "However we ended up with her, she's ours and I'll love her. Just like I love you. And she's ours! That isn't medically possible, right?"
Will smiled. "No, it isn't possible. I love you too. Now what will we name her?"
Nico returned the grin. "I thought we decided?"
The couple both smirked and at the same time said "Hope Maria Solace."
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Will carried Hope on his hip across the house. She had come dressed, but they didn't have any other baby stuff. Annabeth and Percy were supposed to bring some stuff over, but that wouldn't be until tonight and her diaper was rank.
Will looked panicked. "Um, Nico. We can't take her anywhere. She doesn't have a car seat."
"I'll hold her while you drive. It'll be fine. Trust me, 'kay?" Will nodded in return but didn't seem convinced.
20 minutes later they were in the parking lot of Buy, Buy, Baby. Will carried in Hope while Nico pushed the cart. An employee met them at the door.
Her name tag read Sherry. "Hi, I'm Sherry!" She said gleefully. "Are you two in need of any assistance today?"
Nico was about to say no but Will but in first. "Actually yes."
"And what do you guys need?"
Will looked embarrassed. "Ummm everything you need to have a baby?"
Sherry giggled. "New parents?"
The boys nodded with wide eyes. Sherry led them all around the store. They ended up with a little more than a thousand dollars worth of stuff from onesies to diapers to bottles. And a car seat of course.
It took the boys 20 minutes to figure out how to work the car seat (Piper had recommended one from when she'd had Tally) that was supposed to be easy. When this happened all Nico could think was how unprepared he was. But he had to keep Hope alive. For the first time, someone friendly solely on him. There weren't any big mistakes allowed this time.
Well oh shit. He thought as he climbed into the car. This is gonna be one hell of a ride.
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Will and Nico spent the rest of their anniversary getting stuff ready for Hope. They first called Percy and Jason (he and Piper were visiting the camp) and explained the situation to them. They came over to help along with Piper and Annabeth. They used Percy's kids carriage as a makeshift crib for her, just until they had time to actually get a room for her, since they only had a one bedroom apartment. Despite how much they didn't want it, Annabeth and Piper insisted on planning them a baby shower.
"It'll be fun!" They said. Nico thought otherwise. But, they did need the supplies. They didn't have anywhere near the amount of stuff they needed for her.
On top of that they demanded that Will and Nico went out for the romantic dinner Will had been planning. So they went.
It was a classy Italian restaurant in downtown New York, almost an hour drive from their apartment. They spent almost the whole time talking about Hope. How cute she is, when they wanted to move, how they were going to afford having a child. Nico had completely forgotten about the dream he'd had two years ago.
At the restaurant Nico have Will his card and the flowers he had stashed in the backseat on the way out.
Will's jaw dropped. "You're taking me to Venice? Omigods Nico I'm so excited! How can we afford this?"
Nico's smile fell. "Well, I'd been saving whatever money I had left over from work and I've gotten just enough for a great vacation with you. But now with Hope, I don't think we can spare the money."
Will bit his lip in concentration. "Well I guess it's something for the bucket list." He smiled without his teeth and Nico knew it was forced. He'd disappointed his husband and he felt horrid.
"Babe, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you that I was even planning a trip. Now your just disappointed and—" Nico rambled until a pair of soft lips collided with his.
Will pulled back faster than Nico wanted him too. "Neeks, sure I'm a little upset that our vacation got canceled, but do you realize how happy I am? We have a daughter! And she's ours. That isn't supposed to be possible! I never thought I would have a child with my blood in their veins. But I do. Today I became a dad and I don't think there's any way our anniversary could've gone better. I love you, and I love Hope and that's all that matters, right?"
Nico smiled softly. "Right. I love you to Will. And on the topic of Hope, shouldn't we be getting back to the house?"
"Crap! Yeah let's pay for this and go, okay?"
Nico nodded as a devilish smirk appeared on his face. "How bout," He said, giving Will a small kiss on the neck. "tonight I'll make it up to you, if we have the time after dealing with Hope and all that?"
The son of Apollo nodded with a sly smile. "I think I'd like that very much, if you know everything with Hope permits."
He nodded again just as Will pulled him in for another kiss.
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It's short but sweet. Hope y'all like Hope!
Also, I'm not sure if I'm going to continue this story or add a few more chapters and then start a sequel. I'm planning on doing a big time jump (like 8ish years) into the future and Idk.
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Bye dudes and dudettes :)
-taryn
