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Annabeth

I walked into the living room with Percy's hand in mine. Sally and Paul were waiting, standing in front of the couch. Paul was holding a plate of scrambled eggs, which I assumed was his breakfast. It looked like Sally had made him leave the kitchen table to have this conversation with me and Percy. But that wasn't what I was focusing on. For some reason, the look and smell of the eggs was making me feel quite sick. I thought I could power through it, but my stomach churned and I rushed to the bathroom.

I vaguely heard Percy calling after me, but I didn't stop. The contents of my stomach rushed back up and into the toilet. When my stomach had finished heaving, I sat back, wrapping my arms around my stomach and bringing my knees up to my chest.

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Yes?" I called hoarsely.

"Annabeth, dear, can I come in?" Sally asked.

I reached over and unlocked the door. Sally opened the door and got a cloth from the cabinet and wet it. She held the cool cloth to my forehead in a soothing manner.

"Thanks," I whispered.

"Of course," Sally replied. We sat in silence for a few more moments before Sally spoke again.

"Annabeth, Percy told me you two used protection, but I still want to make sure…" she said softly. She reached into her apron pocket.

"I got this from my bathroom. I think it would be a good idea for you to take it, just in case," Sally told me, holding a small box out to me. I bit my lip nervously when I saw it was a pregnancy test.

I nod my head in agreement and take the little box from her hands.

"I'll be right outside the door if you need anything," Sally assured me before pressing a soft kiss to my temple. She made to leave the bathroom. But before she shut the door I asked, "Could you tell Percy to come in here? Please?"

Sally nodded with a smile and left.

I opened the box, took a deep breath, and quickly took the test before Percy came in. Now all I had to do was wait.

Percy

I heard the bathroom door close as my mom went into the room. I leaned forward and put my head in my hands, bouncing my leg nervously. My mom came back out and frowned at me.

"Percy, honey, if this test is positive, I'm going to..."

I cut my mom off, "you are going to what? Get mad? Well honestly mom, you have no right to get mad! You got pregnant when you were only 18! Annabeth and I are 19, almost 20. You can't get mad. This is actually a better situation than it was when you got pregnant with me. At least if Annabeth is..." I paused, scared to say it "at least if Annabeth is pregnant, I'll stay, unlike my dad. I will stay and help. I'm not disappearing for 12 years like Poseidon."

I looked up at my mom and regretted saying those things. She looked hurt. "Mom, I'm sorry. I just snapped and I..."

"No honey, you had every right to say that. I needed to hear that. I'm looking at it in a different way now. I was just worried. I didn't want what happened with your father and I to ever happen with you. I was so young… I guess your father wasn't that young but he seemed young. I just wanted you guys to be able to have a few more years and maybe finish college before adding the responsibility of a child. But look, we don't even know if the test is positive or negative yet," Sally interrupted. She sat down next to me and hugged me. I leaned into her, just like when I was little.

"She asked me to send you in there with her," my mom told me. I nodded and stood up. My legs took me to the bathroom without me having to think about it. I knocked and heard Annabeth's quiet consent before I opened the door.

She was sitting on the floor, leaning back against the bathtub. I saw the little stick sitting on the counter.

"We have to wait until it beeps," Annabeth said nervously.

I slid down the wall and sat down next to her, wrapping my arm around her shoulder and leaning my head back against the wall. A sigh escaped my lips.

"I never thought we'd be sitting here this early… like, I thought maybe five years down the road…" Annabeth whispered.

"Me too. But whatever that test says, we are still together. We defeated several titans and Mother Earth herself! Surely we can handle a baby," I said with a laugh.

Annabeth grinned and wiped the tears from her eyes.

Our fingers linked together as we waited. My arms wrapped around her and she rested her forehead on my chest.

"I love you," she whispered.

"I love you too," I replied. If only she could know just how much.

Then the test beeped and I reached up to grab it. I handed it to Annabeth upside down.

Annabeth took a deep breath beside me. "Ready?" she asked quietly.

I nodded in response. Then she flipped the test over.

I looked at the stick in shock.

I heard Annabeth whisper, "what?"

Her hands shook as she set the stick back on the counter.

We walked back into the living room together where Paul and my mom were sitting on the sofa. They both looked up at us expectantly

I squeezed Annabeth's hand encouragingly.

She took a deep, shaky breath then said, "Um, I'm pregnant."

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