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Chapter 16

"Does anyone want to tell me what exactly I am looking at?"

"You're having twins," Thalia belted out before the doctor could say anything. She stood up from her chair and leaned over Annabeth toward the screen. "This is Baby A," She said as she drew an imaginary circle around the baby on her left, "And this is Baby B," she said as she repeated the process to the baby on the right.

The doctor smiled and nodded at everything Thalia said and she quickly blushed. "Sorry, I was a sonographer in a former life. I didn't mean to steal your job."

"No harm," He said smiling. "We do have a little bit of an issue though, which I am sure you have noticed by now," He added as he nodded at Thalia. Thalia just nodded and sat back down in her chair.

"What? What is wrong," Annabeth questioned, worry pouring out of her.

"You last cycle date is off. These babies are measuring right at nine weeks. Well one baby at nine weeks and two days and the other at nine weeks even. Discrepancy in size is absolutely normal in twins though. It's just a couple of days in size and not a week or more, which is when we worry. When did you start in August?"

Annabeth closed her eyes and tried to think. August was a hazy, bad dream for her but she needed to think at this moment. She thought back to her birthday and started mentally counting forward in her head. "August fifth," She finally answered.

She watched him carefully as he handed the wand over to Cadence and then went to his little wheel again. "Ah, now that lines up. You are nine weeks and two days. Your estimated due date is now May eleventh."

Annabeth was trying to stay calm. She sucked in a deep breath and asked, "When would my conception date have been?"

"I can't give you a definitive date but anywhere from August fifteenth through the twentieth. May I ask why you need to know this information?"

Annabeth choked back a sob and Thalia spoke up for her. "She was raped in the early hours of the nineteenth. I do know that she and the boyfriend had been active that same evening and several days before." The doctor gave Thalia an interesting look and she continued on, "I was with her through the questioning during the rape kit. Beside the point! I also know those twins are not identical. She could have dropped two eggs from one side or she ovulated off both sides but please tell her some good news."

The doctor sighed sadly. "Most likely these babies belong to your boyfriend," He replied as he moved out from the foot of the bed and then moved to Annabeth's side. "Your friend here said that you had engaged in intercourse several days before your rape. Most likely that is the set of sperm that made it to the eggs. We do have a blood test we can do to help determine paternity but with fraternal twins it may not be one-hundred percent accurate. The other option is to do an amniocentesis at twenty weeks and take a little DNA from both babies. An amnio can be dangerous and has been known to cause spontaneous abortions, so there is that to think about as well."

Annabeth could only nod. She was trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall. Even in Texas she couldn't get away from Luke.

"You can get dressed and when you stop at the receptionist, let her know I want to see you back in two weeks." He stopped and looked down at her chart and took out a note pad. He quickly wrote down something and then handed it over to Annabeth. "Pre-natals. Take them every day as close to the same time as possible. If your morning sickness has been bad, try taking them at night rather than in the morning."

Annabeth nodded and a faint, "Thank you," escaped her lips.

"Remember, two weeks," And with that he was out the door with Nurse Cadence in tow.

Annabeth did everything she could in the doctor's office to keep a straight face. While a part of her was ecstatic, a huge part of her was beyond worried. The girls quietly made their way to Annabeth's car and she could feel Thalia throwing her looks of concern every five seconds.

Annabeth crawled into the car, started it to get the air conditioning moving and then dropped her head to the wheel and cried.

"Annie, please tell me what's wrong?"

Annabeth tried to push back her sobs but they escaped, tears pouring from her eyes and loud gulps of breath forcing their way in and out of her mouth.

Thalia carefully reached over to Annabeth and pushed her blonde curls out of the way so she could see her face. "Please talk to me," Thalia pleaded with her friend. She was honestly scared of Annabeth's behavior at the moment, fearing that she may have another meltdown like she was having back home in New York.

Annabeth tried to catch her breath but all she could do was blubber out, "What . . . what . . . what if they are Luke's?"

"First off, you heard the doctor Annabeth. They are more than likely Percy's babies hanging out in there and you know what, so what if they are Luke's. Who cares?"

"I care! I don't want to carry that monster's evil seed! I won't!" Annabeth started to hit her head on the steering wheel, lightly at first and then one harder hit that dizzied her. She decided that at this moment it was probably not best to break down.

"Annabeth, those babies didn't ask to be here. They didn't ask for Luke to possibly be their father either! You are talking about taking innocent lives here." Thalia leaned back in her seat and pushed her hair back out of her eyes. "At least talk to Percy first. Because if you don't I will."

Annabeth sucked in a deep breath and sat back in her seat. She racked her fingers through her hair and looked over at Thalia. "Drive for me please."

Thalia simply nodded and jumped out of the car, swapping places with her friend.

Percy was pacing his office. The text he received from Annabeth twenty minutes ago worried him. She told him they had some things to discuss and she wanted to head to the beach as soon as he got home.

He looked down at his watch again and groaned. He still had thirty minutes left and he just couldn't concentrate on anything.

"Lindsey!"

"Yeah," A female voice answered back from the office next to his.

Percy quickly walked over to her door and peeked his head in. "Hey, I have a bit of an emergency at home. I know I still have thirty minutes on the clock but do you think I can head out?"

"Yeah, Dolly will be fine without you. I honestly don't think she is going to pop any time soon. At least not today. Just keep your phone on in case I need you to come back and assist in the birth." Lindsey flashed him a smile and then shooed him out of her office.

Percy sighed and grabbed his things and made his way through the large crowd of school kids that were blocking the exit. He smiled down at the group of first graders and suddenly he couldn't wait to show his baby everything the world had to offer.

He was finally out of the building and he found himself running to his car. He was literally only five minutes from the apartment and could have made it in that time if he ran but the oppressive heat kept him from doing so. The drive to the apartment was actually longer than had he just made the run, or maybe it was just the fact that he was nervous and not sure he wanted to hear what Annabeth had to talk about with him.

After the ten minute drive and wait in traffic he was finally back at the Omni and making his way to the elevator when he ran into Thalia coming out of the car.

"Sorry Perce. Your woman up there is in a mood," She exclaimed wildly, her blue eyes flashing in annoyance.

"Where are you headed and what on earth are you talking about?"

"A. It's been a long and interesting day for us. 2. You might want to ready yourself for hormone overload. I am headed to get her chocolate, ice cream and fries, so naturally I am headed to Wendy's. C . . ." Thalia sighed and looked at him sadly before continuing on, "she is in a terrible mood. She had a mini meltdown in the car earlier just before she text you. I doubt she is going to bring it up and don't you dare tell her I told you that!"

Percy shook his head in agreeance. "Do I even want to know?"

"Well, when I get back I want to know what you talked about, I will fill you in on anything she left out because I have a feeling she might just leave some information out to suit her selfish needs right now."

Percy cocked his head to the side and looked at Thalia with utter confusion on his face. "What on earth are you talking about?"

"Just go up there and be with her. She needs you and I need to get her food before she rips both of our faces off. See you in a bit." And with that she disappeared out the door to the parking garage and Percy was left to his thoughts.

He quickly made his way to their suite and quietly walked into the apartment. As he made his way farther into the living area, he could see her out on the balcony, looking out over the bay. He dropped his things and quickly made his way to the door, quietly calling her name as he stepped out to join her. "Annabeth. Do you still want to go to the beach?"

She simply shook her head no and Percy sighed. He hadn't seen her this quiet in a while and quite frankly it scared the hell out of him. She was pregnant and neither she nor the baby could handle any of the meltdowns she had back in New York.

He walked over behind her and gently pushed her princess curls out of the way and started massaging her neck and shoulders. He instantly felt the tension release in her neck as she whimpered slightly at his touch. He continued to work on her silently for a few more minutes before walking in front of her and kneeling down to be eye level with her. "What's wrong?"

Annabeth could only lean forward and hug him. She clung to him desperately, as if her life depended on him being there and Percy could tell she was on the verge of tears. Percy stood and pulled her with him, turning so that he could sit in the large lounge and then pulled her back into his lap. He cradled her like a parent cradles their baby and he wished that he could make the world perfect for her.

After several minutes Annabeth finally pulled away from him and looked into his sea green eyes. She leaned over to the patio table and grabbed the envelope she had waiting for him and handed it over to him.

"What's this?"

"Just open it," She replied shyly.

Percy did as he was told and was surprised to see the edges of a sonogram image sticking out over the top. He quickly pulled the image out and looked it over, noticing that there was something different about this sonogram. In his line of work he was used to looking at sea mammals but he knew what he was looking at and suddenly he realized that he wasn't looking at one fetus but two.

Percy pulled her close and nuzzled his face into her neck, "I love you," he whispered in her head as she turned into him. "We are having twins!"

Annabeth giggled at his enthusiasm and then sighed sadly.

He pulled her away slightly and looked into her gray orbs. They were stormy today, swirling with sadness and love all at once. "What is wrong babe? Be happy! We are starting a family! Granted it's sooner than we may have planned and one more than we were expecting but these babies are a blessing."

Annabeth allowed the tears to escape and she reached forward and cupped Percy's face in her hands as she pressed her forehead to his. "They may not be yours Perce." Annabeth closed her eyes and waited for his response.