Watching CSI and Criminal Minds, so my life is complete.
I'm also typing so I'm basically in heaven. c;
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(Percy's P.O.V.)
Annabeth and I were driving to her 5 month appointment, and Luke was at home with Thalia, who was staying with us again. Annabeth was looking at her phone, searching for a new house.
"Oh. Look at this one," She said, holding the phone out to show a white, cozy looking house.
I shook my head, "Back yard isn't big enough."
She groaned stating, "You don't like any house I find."
I smile, and park in the hospital parking lot. I climbed out of the car, and over to Annabeth's door, opening it for her. She was huge. She was much bigger than she had been with Luke. I helped her out of the car, shutting her door behind her, and then locking the car. I pocketed the keys, and rubbed Annabeth's back as we walked. She continued looking for a house, showing me another one that I shook my head to. She grumbled about annoying, indecisive husbands. We walked into the OB/GYN part of the hospital, and sat in the waiting room. I looked around at all the other pregnant woman, who were reading magazines. I was the only male in the room and I shifted uncomfortably. Annabeth looked at me, raising an eyebrow.
"Nothing," I said, looking at the house she had been checking out, "Too small. We need tons of rooms," I said, just to mess with Annabeth.
She slapped my chest, "No more children after this."
"You've said that before," I said, chuckling softly, nuzzling her ear.
"I mean it now," She murmured, wincing and rubbing her stomach. This baby loved kicking, and when Annabeth rubbed it, it seemed to calm the baby down.
"Jackson, Annabeth," Dr. J. called, and smiled at us when we stood, "My, my Annabeth what you do to yourself. No offense hun, but you are large."
"It's all his fault, and I know. I feel nine months already," Annabeth said, jabbing a finger at me when she mentioned what I was at fault for.
"It's not like you objected," I said with a soft chuckle, following the two, shutting the door behind me.
I sat down on the chair, like I had before. We hadn't come to any appointments before since we had been too busy to do so.
"Five months and you haven't come. Very irresponsible," The doctor said, picking on Annabeth, who she knew, knew all about the risks, and what the symptoms of complications are.
"I know. I'm such a bad person," Annabeth said with a soft laugh.
I sat silently, smiling at the conversation.
"Alright Annabeth you know the drill," Dr. J. said and Annabeth walked to the bathroom. I slipped outside momentarily, knowing full and well that Annabeth was fairly sensitive when she was pregnant.
Soon I slipped back in, sitting back in the chair. Dr. J. squeezed the gel onto Annabeth's swollen stomach, and then pressed the sensor thingy to it, the monitor lighting up.
"Healthy heartbeat," Dr. J. muttered, and moved it around a bit more. She moved it past something, and then quickly moved it back, frowning softly. She then smiled, looking at us both, "You ready for the good news?"
Both Annabeth and I nodded excitedly.
"Well there are two healthy heart beats, which means your having twin girls," Dr. J. said with a smile.
Our eyes went wide and I grinned.
(A few hours later.)
Luke wandered over to Annabeth, as I stood in the kitchen, sipping coffee. Luke climbed up onto the couch by Annabeth, who was looking at her laptop screen, which held another house.
"Mommy," Luke asked, leaning against her side.
"Yeah baby," She asked, not exactly paying attention.
"How did da baby get in yow tummy," He asked, lying his head against her swollen stomach. I spit my coffee out, waiting to see how Annabeth handled this.
Annabeth looked at her son, eyes wide, "Well… Uh… I… Wished for a baby sweetie and then my wish came true."
"Oh. Did yow wish fo me?" He asked, face so innocent. I couldn't stop laughing.
"Well yes I did sweetie," Annabeth said, turning her face back to the laptop screen, "Go bug daddy okay?"
"Okay," He said happily, getting off the couch, and stumbling over to me. He stumbled, caught my leg before he fell and grinned up at me, "Hi daddy."
"Hi buddy," I said, after wiping my face and my eyes.
"Did yow wish fo a baby too?" He asked, yanking on the end of my t-shirt.
I picked him up, kissing the side of his head, "Yes I did buddy. I wish very, very, very hard," I said, and winked at Annabeth who was discretely looking at us. She rolled her eyes and turned back to her laptop, scrolling. I smiled and looked back at Luke, "You wanna watch a movie in mommy and daddy's room?" I asked.
Luke squealed, and began squirming in my arms. I set him down and he runs to up the stairs and disappears into our room. I quickly kissed Annabeth, and said no to the house that was on the screen. She slapped my arm, and I sprinted up the stairs, heading into my room. Luke was already under the blankets, everything covered but his head.
"You wanna watch Lion King or Finding Nemo?"
"Wion King!" Luke squealed, raising his hands under the blankets. I slipped it in, grabbed the remote and jumped on the bed, making Luke bounce a bit in the air. He giggled and I lied next to him, legs crossed, and arms folded.
(A few hours later, after watching many movies.)
I awoke when I heard Annabeth yell. I raced up, slipped when I ran out the door, but recovering when I raced down the stairs.
"What's wrong?" I asked, looking for anything dangerous.
"I found the house Perce. I found it," She squealed.
"Gods Annabeth, you nearly gave me a heart attack," I said, running a hand over my face. I then looked at the house she had on the screen. It was a beige color, with a green front lawn. The backyard was very large, and lined with a white picket fence. It was a four bedroom, 3.5 bath house with a family room, a dining room, a roomy kitchen, a deck, an office, an attic and a partially furnished basement. I smiled, nodding, totally in love with this house.
(About a week later.)
I carried a few more boxes into the house, thanking the gods that it's early December so it was cooler. Annabeth was inside the house, searching through the boxes for things to put up. Luke was squealing, running around looking at the new house. Annabeth had gained five pounds in the past week, which she said she would easily loose once the babies were born. I smiled, and went back outside to get more boxes. We wanted to move in before the babies came, so we wouldn't have to move and take care of newborns. I walked in with three more boxes, and Annabeth let out a breath, holding her stomach. I rushed up, concerned.
"Babe, you okay?" I asked, steadying her.
"Yeah just," She winced. "One of the girls is pushed up against my bladder, and the other is kicking really hard. Plus carrying two babies is not fun," She breathed, and sat on a new bar stool we had bought for the house. We had replaced almost all of the furniture, all but Luke's room stuff.
I got on my knees, my mouth level with her very swollen stomach, "Hey babies, it's your daddy out here. I'd like it very, very much if you'd stop kicking mommy, and making her have to pee, because I love her very much, and she's unpacking for the place where you little angels are going to live. We love you very much, but please stop kicking mommy," I said, and then lied a kiss on her stomach. Annabeth smiled, stroking my hair, and I stood up, looking into her gorgeous grey eyes, "Better?"
She smiled wider, "Much better."
Luke came out clapping as he jumped up and down, "Is dis ower new home?" He asked, wide eyed.
"Yes it is," I said, swooping Luke up and blowing on his soft, chubby little stomach. He then giggled, kicking his feet around.
I set him down, letting him run about, and he sprinted up the stairs. I finished getting the boxes and then grabbed Annabeth's hands., "How about you take a rest? You are carrying two babies," I said, trying to reason with her.
She nodded, sweat lining her forehead. She sat down on the stool, and I started to unpack the boxes. The couch, table, T.V., beds, and other important furniture were already out. We mostly had to decorate and set the small things up. Luke found his room, and he began playing with his stuffed animals, and you could hear him. I unpacked a few more boxes, and then walked behind Annabeth, massaging her probably aching shoulders. I felt the tension, and knots begin to ease away, and she breathed deeply.
I leaned down to whisper in her ear, "How about you go take a warm bath, and I'll finish unpacking."
"That sounds nice, but I'm not going to sit around and not do anything," She said, stubbornly although her wall was caving.
"You aren't sitting around and doing nothing. Your carrying two beautiful baby girls, and you shouldn't be so tense and stressed. So go get in the bath, and enjoy yourself. I'll get as much done as I possibly can," I said, kissing her cheek from behind. She finally nodded, getting up and heading to our new master bathroom.
I smiled, and started taking out pictures, that were mostly of Annabeth, Luke and I, but there were pictures of our friends. I heard chatter outside, and recognized the voice immediately, but Luke noticed it before me and was already out the door, and through the garage.
"Grandma, grandpa," He screamed.
"Oh hello Luke," I heard my mom say. "My you make me feel so old."
I walked out, smiling, "Mom I thought you were still in Europe."
"Nope, Paul and I decided to come back early to see and help you and Annabeth. She must be so exhausted," My mom said, hugging me.
I bro-hugged Paul, and asked him how the trip went. Luke giggled and grabbed his grandma's hand, telling her all about the babies mommy had wished to be in her tummy. Sally shot me a confused look, and I mouthed, "Just roll with it."
We went into the new house, and Sally looked around, "Where's Annie?"
"Bath. Twins are being a pain," I said with a chuckle, as I pulled more pictures out.
"Your so grown up Percy. About to have your second and third child. It seems like only yesterday you were the cute, always naked two year old," Sally said, sighing.
"Well now I'm the cute, mostly clothed, almost 24 year old son who is still your mommy's boy," I said with a smile, after I finished another box. I set the empty boxes in the garage, and set the few boxes aside.
"Whether you like it or not," She said with a wink.
Paul joined me in unpacking, while my mom and Luke sat on the couch, Luke showing her the ultrasound pictures of the babies that we had given him. Annabeth finally came out, curly hair in messy bun, dressed in yoga pants and a new maternity tank top we had to buy since she was much larger than she had been before.
"Oh Annie," My mom said, getting up and hugging her. My mom hadn't seen her since Annabeth was just four months, and Annabeth had grown significantly since then. My mom was also the only who Annabeth would let call her Annie, "Gods what you must be going through right now."
Annabeth smiled, "Well it's not that fun, but I can't wait to see them," She said, releasing Sally from a tight hug.
"Well they'll be here soon enough," Mom said smiling, and then walked back over to Luke, sitting down next to him.
"Good job sea weed brain," She said to me, giving me a sweet kiss.
"Thank you," I said with a chuckle, kissing her once more, "The twins doing any better?"
"Much. No one is on my bladder, and no one is kicking me," She said, hanging one of the photos. She smiled at Paul, who smiled back.
A few hours later, we had all but four of the boxes unpacked, but all of us were too exhausted to finish. My mom and Paul hugged us and said they'd see us soon. I waved, and then shut and locked our door. Luke was lying on Annabeht's chest, bottom half of his body scrunched together on her stomach, his top half lying against her chest. His eyes were closed, and his hands were balled together, pressed to his chest. Annabeth rubbed his back, slowly and methodically.
"Can you believe he'll be three soon," She whispered, eyes full of love and adoration.
"I really can't," I muttered, sitting next to her. I pressed my lips to her temple, closing my eyes and lingering for a moment. I drew back, putting an arm under her, pressing the side of my face to hers.
"I wish they'd stay young forever," She murmured, sounding sleepy herself.
"Mhmm," I sounded, nuzzling her neck.
We all fell asleep there, my arm wrapped around Annabeth, her hand lying on Luke's back while Luke was asleep on her.
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This is a REALLY short chapter, but I wanted them to get moved into the new house, because that apartment wasn't cutting it anymore.
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~Jen