Chapter 38

December

When we arrived Apollo was very surprised to see us. "Percy, Annabeth? What can I do for you?" He wondered as he lead us into the back room. I rubbed the back of my neck and bit my lip in thought glancing at Annabeth who smiled slightly.

"Uhm, Annabeth is... We think she might be pregnant, she took a test this morning but we want to make sure." I rushed out. Apollo was shocked with my out burst and nodded, wandering over to his desk and sat in the swivel chair. I tried to stay tuned into the conversation, I really did but my ADHD was acting up really badly due to my nervousness, as I gripped Annabeth's hand, both of us giving reassuring squeezes. I could hear things about vitamins, the last time we had intercourse, and the next thing I knew Annabeth was being told to lay down on the bed in the corner. I frowned in worry as I sat next to her, seeing the look of pure fright in her features.

"This is going to be cold Annabeth, just a heads up." Apollo told her as she lifted up her shirt for him, like he asked. He poured some weird gel on her stomach and she flinched involuntarily gripping my head tighter. I pecked her forehead and ran my thumb in circles over her knuckles. "They're they are." Apollo's cheerful voice rang through us. "It looks like your... four weeks in Annabeth, your baby is about the size of a kidney bean right about now." I stared at the screen through blurry vision. I wiped the tears from my eyes as I heard Annabeth cover her mouth as she cried softly. I pecked her forehead as I heard her whisper.

"I'm four weeks pregnant." She sniffed and rubbed her eyes as Apollo took screenshots of the ultrasound. Annabeth being pregnant means that my proposal has to be either sooner or a bit later than I thought. I bit my lip as I watched her wipe her stomach with a towel before dropping her shirt. She wrapped her arms around my neck and cried softly into my neck. I pulled her into my lap as comforted her all the while thinking, 'I'm going to be a dad.'

"We're going to be parents Percy. I'm so scared." I heard her whisper hoarsely as I heard Apollo step out of the room, giving us a moment of privacy.

"I'm just as scared as you are Wise Girl. But we'll get through this, we've been through so much and we got through all of those. We may not be ready but we can do it. We'll get my mum to help out with the whole thing as she's the only one I can think about right now. We can do this." I told her as I rubbed my hand up and down her back. I felt her nod and looked up at me. Her eyes were glistening and cheeks were tear stained as I wiped them away, feeling how she pushed her face into my hand. I pecked her lips and glanced at the door as Apollo re-entered, beginning to tell Annabeth about prenatal vitamins. He came back with a few boxes, three, and handed them over to her. He told her the basics about the vitamins, taking them regularly, don't drink coffee or smoke and we were soon heading out.

"Apollo. Can you not tell anyone about this." I asked as I saw Annabeth go toward the front entrance towards the car. He nodded and smiled.

"We're family Perce, why would I?" He smiled. I nodded and sighed in relief as I bid him farewell and to see him in a few weeks. I wandered out toward the car, thinking about everything that has happened to us both in the past few months. I came to a stop outside the car where Annabeth was stood, leaning up against the door of the car. I kissed her lips, wrapping my arms around her stomach as she wrapped hers around my neck, bringing me closer.

We pulled back soon after for air, and I leaned my forehead on hers. "Seen as I'm not needed until January for development and designing testing. Shall we get it over with and go see mum?" I asked nervously. She let out a shuddering breath before nodding.

"Yeah lets go."

We arrived at my parents house a couple hours later and knocked on the oak white door. I breathed in a shaky breath as my nerves started getting the better of me, and bit my lip. I felt Annabeth squeeze my hand for reassurance and comfort as I did it back, smiling over at her before kissing her forehead. She smiled softly up at me before the door opened to my dad and Mrs. O'Leary wagging her tail happily at the sight of us.

"Percy, my boy. What can we do for you?" He wondered as he ushered us in. We glanced nervously at each other as we entered the spacious living room, sitting on the furthest away sofas.

"Where's mum, we kinda have to tell you something." I muttered scratching the back of my neck. I nervously glanced at Annabeth as she hooked her arm through mine getting comfortable for the inevitable war that was about to happen. I saw my dad looking worriedly at us before giving a side glance to the kitchen.

"Sally! Percy and Annabeth are here and have something to tell us!" He called. A few seconds later my mothers smiling face appeared around the doorway before slowly dropping at the nervous looks on our faces.

"Hey you two. What's the matter?" My mum wondered as she took a seat next to Poseidon, the pair of them looking at us worriedly.

"So a month back, Annabeth and I... A week after I got my memory back we, urgh..." I glanced at Annabeth who was biting her lip eyes somewhat glistening. "Well. You know." My parents just stared blankly at us, waiting for me to spit it out.

"I got Annabeth pregnant." I rushed out, barely recognisable as English. My brain, the seaweed filled thing it is, felt the need to tell them this way instead of letting it out gently. I gripped Annabeth's hand tightly, probably nearly cutting out her blood circulation as what I just said dawned on my parents.

I watched my parents facial expressions turn from worried to shocked in a matter of seconds as we waited for the onslaught of words and possible disowning.

"Oh honey." My mothers soft voice resonated from the side of the room as she scooped Annabeth into a hug due to the fact that, for the first time I'd noticed, she was crying.

"Hey it's okay. Shhh. We're not mad, just a little shocked that's all." She said softly in her ear, as I glanced at my dad who looked slightly worried about Annabeth. He caught my eye and gave me a slight sad smile. After a while Annabeth calmed down, my mum sitting back down after she assured her that she was okay.

"The way I see it is that, you're both practically adults and you're capable with raising the child in a household as you both have high end working careers, a roof over your head, its just managing the careers that will be difficult. It's going to be tough, being a parent at a young age, as well as being a parent full stop, but your mother and I will help out in any way we can." Poseidon told us as I let out a breath of relief, a breath I didn't know I was holding. My mother nodded and smiled kindly at us.

"Just so you know Percy, we are going to be having a little chat about this, so don't think your off the hook." My mum warned. I gulped and nodded as I rubbed soothing circles on Annabeth's hand.

We later left after a couple of hours, tips on what to do and we were on our way back to the house. Driving down the private road, filled with rolling hills and beautiful landscapes, the setting sun glistening on the distant lake by my test track.

"Where are we going to live?" I wondered, breaking the comfortable silence we fell into a few miles back. Annabeth looked over at me, eyebrows furrowed.

"What do you mean?" She wondered, staring at me inquisitively.

"Well, America or England? Because my family is well, here and your family is over there. Plus what are we going to do about your family. They're going to kill me. So's Athena." I mumbled the latter. Her gaze hardened as she glanced at me.

"I wouldn't let them. My dad's all talk and no bite and Athena, our relationship is still rocky so she wouldn't dare." She said clearly, her voice set. "And Helen, well she wouldn't give a damn, never had never will." She said as I pulled up to the garage entrance, waiting for the door to open. I nodded mindlessly as I pulled into the spot next to my Dodge Viper 13.

"Well, when are we going to tell them?" I wondered stepping out the car, towards the passenger side door to help Annabeth out the car. "I mean we have to tell them soon." I stated as I hugged her, leaning her up against the car, rubbing circles into her hips.

"We'll tell them in a few months, February when I'm back in America." She whispered, toying with the beard on my face, running her hand through the short hairs, wrapping her arms around my neck where she began toying with my black hair that needed cutting. "Right now, I need your help with something." She whispered as she nipped at my neck. She smiled seductively at me before grabbing my wrist, dragging me towards the door leading into the house.