Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson. Only the OC's and Plot.
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Miss Not-So-Popular
Chapter 17
Annabeth Chase
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After saying goodbye to my mom, Percy and I walked back into the elevator. I felt Percy's warm hand squeeze mine, and I smiled up at him, and he smiled back, pecking me gently on the lips.
We went out to breakfast first at McDonald's both getting Egg McMuffins and coffees, we listened closely to the soft music that was playing in the background and talked, just talked, learning all sorts of new things about each other that we didn't know already. Like how Percy wants to have golden retriever, name him Bentley, and move into a cozy cottage on Montauk beach.
I learned he want's to go to be a Marine Biologist, and study marine animals. I listened intently to him rattle on passionately about these dreams, because I knew that when it was my turn, he would listen.
After breakfast, we began terrorizing the mall, we went into the random stores just to look around and even got kicked out of a few for loitering, which was embarrassing and hilarious at the same time.
After escaping the crowded terrors of the mall I decided to take Percy to some of my favorite shops around town. The first place was a bookshop, called Paperback or Hardcover?
When we stepped inside, we were thrown into a cozy, candle- scented shop of wonder. The place was softly-lit, was scented candles everywhere, bookshelves covering every wall, comfortable seating smacked into the middle of the landscape.
"Wow, even though I'm not the biggest book fan, this place is so cool." Said Percy quietly, and I watched as his sea green eyes scoped the little shop, and I let out a smile.
The owner was a young woman in her mid-thirties by the name of Lacie, she had long reddish brown curls, green eyes and an Australian accent. I had grown to be rather good friends with her, and had even attended her wedding to her husband Jonathon, and she was now heavily pregnant, and ready to pop any second.
"Hello Annabeth, and who's this?" she asked, greeting Percy and I with her trademark warm smile, she waddled around the counter, large belly looking even more prominent than the last time I visited, which was two days ago.
"Hi Lacie, this is Percy, my boyfriend." I said, blushing, I tried holding back my laughter at how awkward Lacie looked, but even for a pregnant lady, she still looked beautiful, she wore a maroon sweater maternity dress, some flowery black tights, and black heeled boots.
"Hey." Said Percy, waving tentatively and running his free hand through his black hair.
"Nice to meet you Percy, I'm Lacie Berry, welcome to Paperback or Hardcover?." She greeted him and went back behind the counter.
"Um, Lace?" I asked, letting out a giggle.
"Yeah?" she asked, back to me. She was fixing some tea for use all, her shop was famous for books and tea.
"Don't you think you should be, er, home, in your condition?" I asked, laughing freely now.
Lacey turned back toward us, balancing three cups of steaming tea and some biscuits on her belly. "Annabeth, how long have you know me? You know I'm working till the day I pop. Just because the pregnant lady's pregnant doesn't mean she can't work." She smiled again an set the tray on the counter for us to help ourselves.
After several servings of tea and biscuits, Percy and I finally escaped to explore the store. I could hear Lacie puttering around in the front of the store, and I shook my head, smiling. The woman was major bookworm, who would brainwash her poor child to enjoy reading the minute it opens it's little eyes.
"I can see why you'd love this place." Percy said, coming up behind me and kissing the top of my head.
"More than you can imagine." I whispered.
Just then, we heard a clatter of a metal tray and glass cups hitting the tile floor and a scream. In a flash Percy and I were in the front of the store, to see Lacie, clutching her abdomen, doubled over in pain. I hopped over the counter and put my hand nervously on her back. "Lacie. Lacie! What's wrong?" I asked, my voice shaking.
"The b-baby. It's c-c-coming!" she muttered. Sitting on the floor and emitting deep breaths.
"Percy! Call Jonathon and 911, we need to get her to the hospital!" I said urgently, tossing him Lacie's iPhone, so he could call her husband off of her contacts.
As Percy talked to Jonathon and then the Emergeny services, I sat next to Lacie, telling her to stay call and take deep breaths. And then doing the same thing for myself.
Finally Jonathon and the paramedics arrived, and Lacie was pale and shaking. Jonathon looked nearly as bad, he looked like he was in the middle of shaving when he got the phone call, because he had spots of shaving cream on his cheeks and half his beard was there, half was not.
They loaded Lacie onto the stretcher, and carted her off into the ambulance. Jonathon was going with her, but he handed up the keys to his truck so we could follow, we had luckily taken a cab from my apartment.
We arrived at the hospital at 10:06 A.M. and after getting Lacie settled in the birthing ward, babies Cooper and Ellie were born, twins.
I'd been following Lacie's pregnancy from day one, I was one of the first people she'd called when she got the test back as positive. But the Berry's didn't know she was going to have twins, they said that Ellie had been hiding behind her big brother Cooper, and that's why they thought they were only having a baby boy, and after last minute name decisions, they named her Ellie, after Jonathon's deceased sister, who'd died in a car accident two years ago.
AN: I know, weird chapter with a weird ending, but I like it. It's something different then what I usually do, so that's fun. And I know what you're thinking, Lacie is a basically a knockoff of Belle from Once Upon a Time. I know, I kinda based the character off of her, but with subtle differences. Oh, and if you're a Oncer, you are the epitome of awesome! Love you all! Keep reviewing!
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