To my awesome reviewers especially you, Annabethrulez120 I give you chapter 10!
Annabeth PoV.
Three months down, six more to go. Was she also like this when she was expecting Louis? No, certainly not. Well maybe. Annabeth had to take leave from her work (well she was the owner/boss) so she could keep and eye on Piper who was constantly dizzy or nauseous. Louis wasn't helping matters, he was just as naughty as his dad probably ADHD too. Every time he cried and woke her from her naps she would at first be angry, then she'd see his curly black hair and his bright green eyes then she'd forget she was angry and just pick him up and hold him and tell him comforting things untill he fell asleep again. Now Piper on the other hand who also cried and cried, never made Annabeth smile, Louis cried because he was hungry or wanted attention, Piper cried because she was completely and utterly terrified. Some days only Leo could comfort her, Annabeth tried her best not to let Piper stress too much, but it was a hard job. She remembered the week before Leo had to be at an important business meeting in Australia and Piper couldn't go with him and she refused to sleep over at Annabeth's. Annabeth had gone over to visit her early in the morning with Louis. She had found Piper on the bathroom floor where she had probably cried herself asleep. Annabeth had called Leo and told him what had happened and he had flown home immediately. He only went to work once a week since then.
"Annabeth, can we go for a walk or something?" Piper's voice penetrated Annabeth's deep thoughts.
"Yeah, just let me go change Lou into something warmer, then we'll go down to the beach."
Half an hour later she and Piper were walking on the beach by Piper's house, Annabeth held an exited Louis who made cute baby noises every time he saw a seagull.
"Now I've got two seaweed brains with seagull obsessions."Annabeth said and Piper laughed nervously.
Annabeth studied Piper silently, her arms were folded protectively over her extended belly, Annabeth knew what she needed.
"Here, hold Louis for a bit, I want to pick up some shells." She said and held him out to Piper. She didn't even hesitate to take him from her, Annabeth watched as Piper seemed to memorize the way her arms cradled his small body and when one of his tiny fists caught her pinky, she smiled so brightly, Annabeth could believe that Piper almost glowed with happiness. That was also why Annabeth had given Louis to Piper to hold, so she could stop thinking negatively and start thinking of how nice it'll be to hold her own baby, her own little work of art. As she looked down she spotted a pink cowrie shell, her favourite shell. She picked it up and handed it to Piper,"When you feel down, press this to your ear, you'll hear the ocean and if that doesn't help, it's other name is 'baby toe' so it'll remind you of your little one."Piper accepted it, then looked at Louis who had fallen asleep and then smiled, nothing more, but Annabeth knew she had made some breakthrough of some kind when Piper leaned down and kissed Louis' forehead.
Really short, but at least it's something and it had to be cute because it's harder with Annabeth, but next time...
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~Daizels