Hello I am finally updating. Still at a loss of ideas. But I would like to apologize to Baywatch17. I just now got the review email. So I am sorry that this is over a month late. And thank you for the ideas and what you would like to see. I also apologize to everyone else reading this story because I have been lacking at updates so much. I have been writing other fics and have not focused on this one. This is probably one of my most disliked stories of all of the stories I have written. So I am sorry that I am not giving it all my attention. Thank You!
Also a bit of a time skip here. In the first chapter I said that Noah was 4 ½ well now he is five almost 6. With my previous time skips this seemed like it would add up.
Percy POV
I met Annabeth on Saturday and I am glad to say that it was good. Today is Wednesday and Noah was turning 6 in a few days so I was busy planning his party. Tara and I always planned to give Noah memorable birthdays and so far I have kept it up. I had invited my family, and Tess's family, I don't know if they will all turn up her parents never do but her brother will if he can. And Noah's friends, I had invited Annabeth because Noah adored her. My mom was coming to help cook and Emily was making the cake. But I had to do everything else as I was the one planning it, meaning that I had to clean the apartment and organise our messes. I had gotten most of it done and was hoping it would keep till Saturday. I was almost done as we had a small apartment.
-TIME-SKIP-TO-SATURDAY-
Mom and Emily were busy cooking in my small kitchen while I was putting up the birthday banner. Family was coming over in like 30 minutes so now was last minutes get it all done. I never got to do this with Tara but I always imagine it.
-WHAT-IT-COULD-HAVE-BEEN-FLASHBACK-
Noahs 6th birthday. Tara is in the kitchen finishing the cake. I am putting up balloons and decorating when I get ambushed at the legs.
"Daddy!" I little voice yells.
"Hey buddy! You ready?"
"Yes! When are they coming?"
"Any minute now how about you go check on your mom."
"Okay. Where is Maddie?"
"She is taking her nap."
"Okay." Then he rushed off to find his Mom. I then heard crying and I knew Isabella was awake so I went to get her. Noah was now 6, Madison (Maddie) was 4, and Isabella (Bella) was 2. Then Tara came back into the room.
"Hey when is everyone coming over?" Tara asked me.
"Any minute."
"Okay thanks" I pulled her into a hug that lead to a kiss.
-END-OF-WHAT-COULD-HAVE-BEEN-
I came back too sitting on the floor with my mother over me offering me a hand.
"You good Percy?" She asked.
"Yeah thanks." She gave me the look as she knew what was wrong. I happened every year I always went back to the day Noah came into my life and then what how our life would be if Tara was still alive. When she was pregnant with Noah if he was going to be a girl his name would either be, Madison or Isabella. So I imagine if we had girls that is what their names would be.
Mom came back into the room and handed me a blue cookie. They were my favorite as a kid and they were Noahs as well. So she always made them. She brought me back to reality as she did every year. I ate my blue cookie then went back to working. Finally Noah came out of his room and helped me finish. He is more mature that what he should be at the age of 6. But he is an only child with a single Dad and no Mom. He had to help unlike other kids his age. People started arriving and Noah and I greeted them at the door. It was Paul, he came in and greeted us then went to find Mom in the kitchen. Next was Aaron and his family. Taras brother still came to see Noah every now and then but her parents blamed me for her death. I don't know why but Aaron said they needed to blame someone so they blamed me. Aaron married a girl named Jessica and they have 2 kids, Elaina and Max. They were both younger than Noah. Soon enough my entire family arrived, but then Annabeth walked through the door.
"Hello Percy." She Greeted.
"Hey."
"Happy Birthday Noah!"
"Thanks."
"Your welcome."
"You doing okay?"
"Yep." The party continued on and soon enough it was present time. Noah opened all of them and said thank you to everyone. Soon enough everyone but Annabeth had left. Noah was already in bed and Annabeth and I were sitting on the couch talking.
"Tell me about her."
"Who?"
"Tara you never say anything and I know it is hard but I hardly know anything about her. I know her brother and his family were here but what about her parents."
"Her parents blame me for her dying. Aaron is an amazing Uncle. He checks up on Noah when he can. I haven't seen Jane and David since the funeral. Tara was amazing we were going to have more kids. Every year on Noah's birthday I think about what our lives could have been if she was still alive. 3 kids. 2 girls and Noah. A big happy family. I want that. It is my fault that Noah had to grow up quickly. I am a high school biology teacher raising a now 6 year old by myself. Tara would be disappointed. But I can't change that."
"Maybe we could. We are already practically dating maybe we go on more dates and make it official. Noah needs a mother. I could be that."
"I know but I couldn't ask you to do that for us. It weird, I always wanted my kids to have a father that I never had. I had an amazing mother but no father figure until Paul when I was older. Noah has no mother only a father."
"Then let's change that. It will take time but I think Noah would like it."
"Okay but you have to give me time. It was over 5 years ago but it seems like I lost her yesterday."
"I know lets take it one day at a time." I agreed and we sat there on the couch watching TV with Annabeth.
Okay that is the end a this chapter. Still at a loss for ideas but thanks to the review Baywatch17 left I had a bit of inspiration to write this. Thank you all and please review. Tell me what you would like to see. Hopefully this has enough Percabeth in it for you ;) Baywatch17. Thank you for your review they always make my day! Thank you again and PLEASE REVIEW!
