Birthdays

Percy lit the candle and carried Luke over to the cake. Grover and Juniper, with their three year old daughter Alyssa, and their one year old daughter Dawn, walked over to the cake, helping Percy with Luke.

"Annabeth!" Percy called, trying to find another candle.

"What?"

"Where's the candle?"

"I gave them to you!"

"I'll help Annabeth," Juniper said, quieting the couple's bickering. Grover took Alyssa's hand from Juniper's and looked at Percy pointedly.

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Aren't you going to help her?"

"No."

"Percy-"

"Grover."

Grover walked off, muttering about "unrespectful husbands" and "trying to help."

The kids must be getting to him, Percy thought.