Sorry it took me so long to update, it's been almost a month! I didn't mean to. :( I know you want to kill me. There's no excuse you haven't heard before and I'm sorry.

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9-11~ United States of America had a terrorist attack and today is the 10th anniversary. I am praying for all the families who lost loved ones, and rejoicing in the Lord that there hasn't been another attack in 10 years.

"Although no words can really help to ease the loss you bear,
just know that you are very close in every thought and prayer."

He's Gone Away…

Chapter 20

Fainting

Annabeth's POV

Soon they entered Victoria's Secret. "WHY are we in HERE?" asked a disgruntled Malcolm. "To buy underwear, duhhhhh!" replied Thalia. "Can I go?" asked Malcolm. "Yes, as long as you take Dead Head with you! And as long as you two stick close by." "Thanks! I really don't need to know what kind of underwear my sister wears." "Ya, I don't know if I'd want him to as well." "Nico, let's go!" "B-b-but… wait. What?" "We're leaving… NOW!" "Darn! If I have to." "You little pervert!" said Thalia while shoving both boys out the door.

"Well that was interesting." "Yes, it definitely was." "Nico's a perv." "Aren't all teen boys?" responded Annabeth. "Ya, I guess." "Let's look around."

Thalia and Annabeth both looked around and possibly got things, that's there business, not yours. Leaving fast, to be sure the boys didn't wander off.

They found the boys and continued to stroll around the mall.

"Hay look." Nico said. "Motherhood Maternity." "Let's check it out." "Why?" "Annabeth, duhh." "We can look, but I don't really want to look like a 30 year old!" "Okay. Let's go."

They entered Motherhood Maternity and looked around.

"You know" Thalia commented. "Not all of this is horrible." "Ya," said Malcolm. "Just the dresses, and you don't even wear dresses!" "Ya, I agree. Except some shirts are really bad, like that horrible flowery t-shirt, with ruffles in the front." Said Annabeth, "Oh look at that one! Yuck! Paisley print." "What about this?" said Nico. "It says, "love in full bloom" how corny!" "I agree." "Well, I kinda like it." "Malcolm. Really? REALLY?" "Uh, ya…" "Moving right along!" interjected Thalia.

"I actually like this one" said Annabeth. "The only weird thing about it is the ruffles are only in the front not the back, but it's beautiful. I like the tan and it looks like the ruffles would kind of hide the baby bump." "I agree!" responded Thalia. "Look there are also two other color options of the same kind. A floral pink and black as well as purple, blue and brown tie dyeish print."

"Well some of these are not like the frumpy pregnancy shirts I have seen." "Ya, I agree. These don't look like some other ugly maternity shirts." "Uhh… Annabeth" Nico interrupted, but an abrasive annoying high-pitched voice cut him off. "Look who's in here in the maternity store." It was Lexi. "So," she continued cunningly "why are you here Anne?" "Her name's Annabeth, stupid." "Ya, what ever. So why are you here?"

"Why should I tell you?" "So your pregos." "I never said that." "You didn't deny it." "Well I am now!" "Now what?" "Saying I'm not pregnant." "Then why are you here?" "Ya, why are you here?" said Katie, who just had to get her opinion in there. "I'm here because my aunt is pregnant." "No she's not." "You don't know her." "Well… I know your lying." Please Mother, Aphrodite help me! "No, I'm not. My aunt is 21 and wants to look young and fashionable while with child, so she asked for my help." Morgan interjected, "No one says "with child" anymore, what are you 90?" "Wha…no…" "And" continued Lexi "why would she want your opinion. You don't even know what fashion is." Annabeth meanwhile was looking like she would bust into tears and punch Lexi at the same time. "I don't care what is fashionable." "That's obvious."

"You spiteful, bubble headed lack wit!" said Malcolm, who was angry that someone would treat his sister so rudely. "Well, you're cute," said the dense Lexi, who couldn't obviously spot their similarities. "Why are you here with her?" "She's my half sister." "Obviously you got the better deal." "Excuse me?" Annabeth started laughing, but stopped suddenly when Lexi said, "Well she's stupid." "She's my sister, jerk." "Lay off Annabeth," said Nico and Thalia at the same time. "Come on guys, let's go," said Annabeth.

They exited the store, and Nico said "wait right here just a second." They waited looking into Motherhood Maternity through the windows. A couple seconds later an assistant came over and asked Lexi something that made her turn purple. They started laughing and walked away.

They started to calm down and Thalia asked Nico, "what did you do?" "When you guys were "talking" to Lexi, I told the store clerk that the girl talking to my friends said she was pregnant and she wanted help finding maternity wear." "Nice one, Nics!"

Malcolm, Nico, Annabeth and Thalia left the mall and headed home, silently agreeing not to talk about Lexi and what just happened.

When they arrived home, Thalia put the things away that she bought. And they all gathered in the living room with blue corn chips and salsa.

"So… When are you going to call you dad?" "Uh… I don't know… later?" "You'll call him now." "Why?" she started with a winey tone. "Because you need to do it sooner or later and sooner is better!" "Ya, and if you do it sooner you'll have less time to procrastinate and be worried." "Do I have to?" "YES." "Fine. I'll get his number."

15 minuets later she had found and dialed the number, then set the phone on speaker phone mode.

"Hello, this is Dr. Chase. May I ask who's calling?" "Dad, it's Annabeth." "Hay Annabeth, how are you." "I'm fine how's Helen?" "She's good." "How about Bobby and Matthew?" "There fine, how about you?" "I'm … good… there's something I have to tell you…" "What is it?" Annabeth glanced at Thalia and the boys who were giving her encouraging looks; well at least Malcolm and Thalia were Nico wasn't paying any attention. "Daddy, I'm… I'm going to… have a… a… a baby." *Slam* Mr. Chase fainted.

"Dad… Daddy… are you there?" Then she heard over the speaker faintly, "hay, why did Dad faint?" Thalia, Malcolm and Nico were laughing silently. "Sush!" "Matthew, Bobby go to your room! Hello who is this?" "It's me, Annabeth." "Oh, hi Annabeth; why did your father faint?" "I told him something…" "And what was that something" she responded a hint of a smile creeping into her voice. "That I am… that I'm pregnant." "Oh… Yes, that would do it."

Annabeth paused a brief moment and then rushed out, "Before you ask, yes it is Percy's and Mrs. Jackson is going to help, also the gods are going to buy us a house and all the baby stuff, so you don't even have to pay for it and I really don't want you to worry for me, but I do need you to send me my medical records…" She trailed off, not knowing what else to say. "Well, I wasn't going to ask that, but thanks anyways. I'll tell him what you told me." "Who?" "Your father" she replied laughing fully now. "Oh… Well… will you let him know I love him." "Of course I will. You know he's going to want to call you tomorrow." "I know." "I'll have him call you at 8 here, which would be around 11 for you?" "Yep. Bye Helen." "Bye Annabeth." Annabeth hung up. Thalia, Nico and Malcolm burst into raucous laughter.

"You guys were NOT helpful! Laughing at me." "S-s-sorry Anna-annabeth!" "It-w-was j-just so funny!" "Ha ha! (Sarcastic)"

After the laughing died down Malcolm said, "Annabeth, I got this for you at Clare's, which ensued a lot of awkward questions; but I just want you to know that we all love you and are with you always, no matter what. And to never forget that." Malcolm then pulled out the lacy, silver heart necklace.

Annabeth started to cry. "Thank you Malcolm." She hugged him.

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