A/N: OVer a hundred reviews? Even after I yelled? Thank you so much! ^^ *hugs each and every reader* Read on!
It was a slow night at home. Percy had been missing for at least three months now (I'll fix up this time length once "The Son of Neptune" comes out). Chiron had all but forced Annabeth to take a break from her search and come visit me. The poor girl looked exhausted.
Right now I was sitting on the couch, feet tucked under me, laptop on my knee, working on the next chapter for my novel. Annabeth was on the other couch, with her laptop open, looking through some of the Daedalus files.
"So, Annabeth," I smiled over at her. "Are you getting tired? It's pretty late."
Annabeth looked up from her computer screen to smile, albeit sadly, over at me. "Not really."
My own smile faded. The poor girl was still missing Percy.
Annabeth closed her laptop, and then sat it on the coffee table. She got up and came to sit with me. I closed my laptop and sat it on the floor by my feet as she settled into the couch beside me.
"What's you favourite thing about Percy?"
I pondered the question. There was so much... "My favorite thing about Percy is... is that he is so wonderful. He's always kind, well, unless you're a monster or an evil Titan, he's funny, he's... just so easy to love. Percy isn't like the other boys who want to keep as far away from mom as possible. He's okay with sitting down to talk with me, or letting me comfort him. He's also the hero of the world. He's...wonderful."
Annabeth nodded. I reached over and tucked a blond curl behind her ear. She smiled a thanks at me.
"What's your favourite thing about Percy?" I ask, settling back into the couch.
"I don't know where to start," she confessed. "Well, he is kind, he is funny, he's brave, he's good looking, he... he can say he loves me as much as he wants to because I know he means it. He can have a conversation with other girls because I know he isn't going to dump me for them. He can be a seaweed brain, but he's my seaweed brain. Percy is... wonderful."
Annabeth so looked heartbroken thinking about my son, it really hit me just how much she loved Percy.
I wrapped Annabeth into a hug.
"You'll find him sweetie. I know you will."
Annabeth buried her face in my shoulder. She started crying, and I smoothed her hair back, out of her face.
"I-I just m-miss him s-so much-ch!" She sobbed. I was shocked, to say the least. She wasn't even trying to hide that she was sobbing.
"Shhhh...shhhh..." I soothed, trying to make her calm down. I was going to start crying too. "It's okay, Annabeth. You and the others will find him. I know it. And even if his memory is g-gone, he'll love you exactly t-the same. He'll still be w-wonderful." Tears were trickling down my face, and I wasn't even bothering to wipe them away.