AN - Another chapter updated, not much changed to be honest as it was pretty decent to begin with. As usual I own nothing and I hope you enjoy it :)


It was late when Percy and Thalia crept into the cabin. They quietly chuckled to themselves when they came across the two slumbering Gods, slumped on the chairs with empty beer bottles in their hands. Heads hung back snoring loudly.

"Now I know were my dad gets 'Earth-Shaker' from." Percy said, surprised at the volume of his dads snoring and chuckled at a particularly load snore his dad made. Thalia let out an uncharacteristically girly giggle, and moved closer to Percy, wrapping her hand around his waist.

When they got into the house, Thalia went to the airing cupboard "You want to check on the kids or sort out the old men out there?" she said, holding out the blankets. Percy frowned in deliberation as he considered his options. He smiled and took the blankets.

"How about you go run a bath, and I'll do both and join you when I'm done?" Percy smiled as Thalia wrapped he hands around his neck and gave him a deep heart felt kiss. She pulled away and slunk into the bathroom.

"Don't leave me waiting too long Mr Jackson, or you might miss your chance." Percy stood in the main room, enjoying the relaxed sway in her hips as she walked into the bathroom and shut the door.

Percy laughed to himself and turned to the door leading to the patio, opening it he walked over first to Zeus and gently pried the empty beer bottle from his hand. He placed it on the table and unfolded the blanket, carefully he placed the blanket over the God and turned to his father.

He stood and took a moment. It had been a while since he and his father had been on such good terms, he thought back to the last positive conversation they had had. It was two weeks before the battle, he had been sitting on the shore to the lake, manipulating the water in front of him when his father had come up behind him and sat down next to him. They had talked for hours about everything and anything, had mucked around with water and play fought. It had been great. Looking back now he knew his father hadn't meant to burn the bridges he had.

He was brought out of his thought as his father let out and extra load snore. He smiled before removing the bottle and placing it next to the other on the table. He then placed the blanket over his father and turned the porch light off as he went back inside. He walked quietly into the house and slowly opened the door to the nursery, he stepped inside and walked to the small bed by the window. Peering over he saw Dylan, sprawled on his back sound asleep. He smiled and turned the CD recording of 'The Twits', one of his favourites, off. Before he turned he fixed the blanket that lay over his son, he turned to Abigail and lent over the bar to check she was soundly sleeping. He nodded and turned away and to the door, he took one last look at the room before closing the door and making his way to his room. He made his way over to the bathroom and paused.

He chuckled as he opened the door and slipped inside. He looked at Thalia and smiled, it had been a while since they had had the time to have a bath together, with the kids being so young and needing someone most of the time.

"Hey you. You took longer than I thought you would." She said, turning her head to him she smiled, "well are you going to stand there or are going to join me?" she said coyly. Percy let out a snigger at her failed attempt at subtlety but nonetheless obliged in removing his clothing and changing the station to something quieter. He slipped into the water and let out a sigh of relief as the scorching hot water took him by surprise. He had forgotten how hot Thalia liked her baths. The heat was refreshing and the water soaked into his limbs, taking away the ache he always got after traveling.

They sat in peace and quiet, enjoying the silence that lay over the house, Percy became absorbed in memory after the battle. He remembered laying there wounded and thinking about all the people he had lost. They had given him a report later of the deceased and injured, but what was worse was the list of the missing. Demigods yet to be found. Nico had been on that list and it shook him to the core that he couldn't help the man that was practically his brother.

He pulled away from the train of thought, not wanting to ruin the rare moment they were having. He pulled her further back into his arms, he whispered in her ear "I love you, you know that right?"