"Lizzy, I need to talk to you" Annabeth called her secretary and motioned for her to come in her office and she closed the door behind the girl.

"Yes, Ms Jackson?"

"Annabeth" She corrected, tired of reminding her. Her assistant was quite new because the old one had moved to another state and she still called her Ms Jackson. Annabeth lowered her voice "I need a favor..." She hesitated

"Anything" The girl said eager to fulfill her boss's command. Annabeth liked her for that.

"Will you go to the pharmacy at the end of the street and...Get me some tests" not daring to say the word out loud

"Some tests?" Lizzie asked and Annabeth looked at her and she lowered her eyes to her tummy. "Are you..."

"Well I would know if I'd made a test wouldn't I?" Annabeth replied trying not to lose her patience. With a baby one would think she had a lot of practice with patience, but she struggled. It wasn't always her baby that put her on test but most adults like the people at the office and almost always her husband. She asked the gods for patience every day "Bring two, or three"

"Right. I'll be back in a minute" Her assistant tried to leave but she grabbed her arm.

"I don't want anyone to see it or even get suspicious. Bring me a cup of tea from Starbucks; you know how I like it. That will do" She said and smiled at her nervously.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone" Her assistant said before leaving.

Annabeth leaned on her desk and cursed in Greek under her breath, this couldn't be happening. The last thing she wanted was to be pregnant again. They had a plan, her and Percy, bring another baby into the equation was a terrible, terrible mistake.

She had drove over to the house she was building with Percy earlier and its structure was almost finish, but there was a lot of stuff to do yet and lots of money to invest in, floors and painting and furnish, but materials were the most expensive...and then there was Sophia, Annabeth didn't want her to have a brother or sister just yet, she was still so little, and she wanted to learn and enjoy every step she advanced, she wanted to be there for her. Sophia did something new every day and if there was another baby Annabeth thought she wouldn't be able to appreciate it.

She called Piper quickly. "Leo stop calling me to work I told you a hundred times!" The daughter of Aphrodite answered

"Its me" She said "hi"

"What's wrong?" Piper asked immediately because Annabeth wouldn't be calling her at work and because her tone said everything.

"Pipes I think I screw up" She said slowly and in a low voice.

"What happened?" She asked concerned.

"Annabeth do you want the details for the new building in..." The new intern Pedro walked in and she looked at him furiously and he backed away slowly. He was a good worker and excellent on the new computer programs for architecture but she didn't know what were the customs where he came from but you just didn't walk to the boss's office uninvited "I didn't mean to interrupt, I'm sorr"

"Not now" She waved him off, faking a smile "and remember to knock, thank you" The guy nodded and closed the door. She cursed again.

"Tell me, now" Piper said. "Or maybe we can do it over coffee, I can get out" Of course she could.

"I might or might not be pregnant again" She blurted out quickly and breathed in, trying to calm herself. Annabeth grabbed a folder and fanned herself...she was sweating; suddenly the room was too hot.

"You're kidding" Piper said, unbelieving "oh my gods. But I thought..."

"Yes, I thought so too" She cut her and Lizzie entered with a cup of tea from Starbucks and her purse. That was record time, even for her. "I have to find out now, let's have lunch and you'll know if you're an aunt for second time or not"

"Usual place? In about an hour?"

"Yes and yes"

"Don't freak Annabeth, I love you" and she hung up.

"How much was it?" She asked opening her purse while her assistant put the brown paper bag and the cup in her desk.

"Annabeth It doesn't matter" She smiled gratefully, Lizzie wasn't so much of a talker but that much meant she was feeling for her.

"Thanks. Well, take over any calls and stuff, you know what to do." Lizzie nodded "I couldn't do without you Liz" Annabeth said and her assistant smile. She had a lot to thank her actually, she even watched Sophia when she had to bring her to work in crazy days.

"Its nothing" The girl replied smiling.

"Thanks" She nodded and headed out.

Annabeth sipped her cup of tea a little and gathered up courage to go to the bathroom.

/::::/

"Percy I went to see the house today"

"Aham" He said glued to the tv. Baby Sophia sitting on the sofa at his side also staring at the screen.

"Its going well"

"That's great" He answered.

"For the gods sake Perseus it's a children's tv show!"

"Don't insult them, their stories are very deep and interesting. Besides she won't let me watch anything else" Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"It would be great if you ever went with me" She continued

"Okay"

"That's what you said last week" She had her hands in her hips, frowning.

"I don't understand why you want me to go, you know I don't understand anything anyway, I don't get where everything is supposed to be, I don't have that vision of yours."

"You will if you actually go and let me explain. There's so much more now"

Annabeth stayed half blocking the tv still debating of dropping the big news now.

"Percy" She called and he didn't answered.

"We are trying to watch tv Annabeth. Sophia tell your mother how this is a great episode and Yo Gabbagabba is teaching us great values"

"Do I have to be naked for you to listen to me" He did look at her now and smirked naughtily.

"Wow, wait for her to go to bed first Wise Girl" She rolled her eyes again and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Percy I really need to tell you something" She said desperate "probably life changing"

"Stop exaggerating. Later, they are singing our favorite song" He motioned for her to move aside.

"Agh! You're impossible!"

"Love you too" He said

"I'm going to make dinner." She went to her bag looked something inside and throw it at him "Here!" The thing fell in his lap and she walked out. Sophia got a hand on the thing first and shook it to see if it made any sound but she was disappointed.

Percy took it from her chubby hand and looked at it as if it was a bomb about to go off.

"What is this?!" He asked rushing to the kitchen. Annabeth that was filling a pot with water looked at him as if it was obvious.

"Did you leave her on the couch?" She asked realizing Sophia was not with him, she left what she was doing and walked past him towards the living room. "She fell three times already!"

"She's okay. She fall once, the other times were your fault. Besides she falls on her bump on a cushion with diapers on, it's like falling on feathers" Percy replied exasperated while his wife grabbed their baby and put her on the floor where she crawled towards her toys and started making noise with one hitting it repeatedly against the wooden floor.

"Next time it's going to be her head. If it doesn't hurt her why does she cry?"

"Because it's her favorite thing to do she won't miss an opportunity" Percy remembered what he had in his hands "what is this?!" He asked and threw it at her, she caught it mid air. He was about to compliment her quick reflexes, never missing, that was one of her good qualities while fighting monsters, but remember that they were discussing something with that magnitude of importance.

"What does it look to you?" She threw it back and crossed her arms

"Oh shit" He run a hand through his hair. He looked the pregnancy test in his hand.

"Perseus language!"

"Its positive" He said it more like asking a question.

"Would you think I would even bother if it wasn't"

"Shi..." Her stormy eyes made him stop with the curse in his tongue.

"She doesn't even know what bad words are. Wait a minute, when did this happened, how can it happened?! I thought we were not having another one until she was two or three. Closer to three, more like four"

"Did you think I planned this?!"

"I thought you were on pills!" He pointed at her with the test.

"I am on pills!"

"How are we supposed to do Planned Parenthood if those stupid things don't work"

"Don't shout" She warned, they both knew what would happen is their raise their voice "They do work!

"Then how...?"

"Sophie please stop baby, for mommy? My head is going to explode." Annabeth looked at her daughter pleading but she did not stopped instead she thought mommy was encouraging her "They work! They work if you're on them"

"I thought you were!" He kept a low voice because their baby got scared when they started fighting but in reality he was freaking.

"I am! But I wasn't a month ago, remember? My doctor suggested changing them. It was a week…"

Percy did remember and they were told to be cautious if they didn't want this to happen. They were cautious so cautious they didn't even touch each other but...

"You're kidding me...It was one time and you were on your period!"

"I was on my fourth day"

"Oh my gods, is that even possible?"

"You have the proof in your hand"

"Aren't periods supposed to be the moment women can't get pregnant?!"

"It is possible to get pregnant while you're on it"

"Who invented that? Is complete bullshit! I don't understand this fertility thing"

"Congratulations" she said after a few minutes of looking at each other terrified, the only sound was product of Sophia's toy. He squinted at her belly.

"I can't believe this." He rubbed the back of his neck. "She's barely ten months old"

"Tell me about it. I was finally getting my shape back" She wined.

"What are you talking about, you never stopped looking amazing. Can we...concentrate on the thing" He motioned to her stomach "When did you found out?" He asked sitting on the edge of the couch. Another baby, it dawn on him and he bit back another curse, of course they wanted more kids in the future, a very distant future, it was just too soon.

"Today at work, I sent my assistant for one when I realized it had been too long"

"Well...it's clearly unexpected"

"Too unexpected. Can we even afford a new baby?"

"You're the brilliant one" He said but he knew the answer. Annabeth run the economy of the house but he knew what went in and out every month and right now the house was taking most of his salary while hers stayed for the others stuff they needed to live.

"Percy..." She sighed. "I think we'll have to stop putting money on the house at some point. At some point meaning now" He saw how it broke her heart and he hated not being able to give her what she wanted.

"I am sure we can..." She managed a small smile at him for trying to be optimistic.

"I already went through it, we won't be finishing it this year"

"Let's get rid of the stuff we don't need, what's the most expensive thing we are paying for right now?" They both looked at Sophia who smiled at them cheekily with those two teeth in the bottom gum, how couldn't they smile back at her she was so lovely, and this was far to be her fault "we can't get rid of the first baby for the second one, I think" He said and made Annabeth laugh humorless.

"Her daycare" She replied after a moment of silence. Percy arched an eyebrow

"Don't tell me that after all you fought me to send her to that stupid place you're saying we should stop?"

"Its the most expensive thing we are paying for right now, besides the house that is"

"Do I hear right, are you actually agreeing with me? It was stupid to send her there when we could have saved the money and we wouldn't be having this problem in the first place"

"Em…excuse me, we would be having this problem in the first place! Who knew I would get pregnant while on my period?! I was not counting for this to happen!" Their discussions were funny because they would be yelling and whispering at the same time, trying to keep their voices down was a challenge but Sophia got really upset when they fought. They only had to remember the last time they yelled at each other when she cried for over an hour.

"But you do agree with me, we could have saved that, it costs a fortune"

"You have been there, it's an amazing day care" She said in her defense.

"Say it" He pushed and she sighed.

"You're so annoying! Fine, you want me to say it, you were right. Happy?" He nodded and smiled and she rolled her eyes. He was rarely right but when he was he loved to enjoy it.

"You know my mom can watch her for the few hours you're not here. She wants to, they can go to those bring your baby to the park gatherings or whatever. And please don't start with the independence thing again"

"Okay, okay I won't" She threw her hands up in defeat.

She put her hand in her forehead, and Percy could tell immediately: headache. Probably because of the stress she was in. He felt stressed too; supporting a family was not easy. And now they were dealing with another human being they needed to dress and feed and dedicate time they barely had and health care and another bed and diapers and lots of other things started going through his head, he supported his elbows on his legs and looked down at the floor, shit was all he could think about. He needed an urgent vacation to Camp Halfblood.

Percy looked up and Annabeth looked back at him, he extended his hand to her and she went to his side and sat on his lap and he wrapped his arms around her.

"So...baby number two! Yey" He said faking enthusiasm and she put her head in his shoulder and grumbled.

"I know I asked Hera for fertility and babies but its just-"

"Too soon" He finished and kissed her temple. "We'll manage Wise Girl, don't worry" The last thing he should do was share his worries with her, so he kept optimistic for both their sakes.

"Babies cost a lot of money" He nodded.

"Don't tell me. We should start training that one out of diapers. Is like those things are made of gold"

"I already thought about that, I'll try but I think she's too young still"

"I learn not to bet against you, if there's something impossible, you can do it" He kissed her forehead and she pouted.

"I don't want to be pregnant again. Pregnancy sucks. Besides how are we going to do it? We can barely keep up with one baby!"

"We have gone through everything; I believe we can do it. You are an amazing mom, you can go around with two kids" He knew she wasn't believing the last part so he added "and we have friends, my parents, they will help."

"I love how you play on team morale in these situations" He smiled and brushed his fingers on the inside of her wrist, he knew how this was calming for her.

"I'm thinking of telling Piper to throw you two baby showers, invite all the gods they love competing over presents" She laughed

"She's thrill" Percy didn't find strange that the daughter of Aphrodite already knew. "She tried not to show it but she is"

"Ha! Because it's not her baby"

"Don't say that, she wants one" Hera dislikes Piper worse than she dislikes Annabeth and that's probably why she was pregnant right now and her friend wasn't.

"If she wants one so bad we can give her and Jason one of ours" She laughed a little.

"Ugh Percy. It was such a stupid mistake, we are old, we're not kids" He rubbed her back up and down. There was nothing they could do now.

"We should have been more careful" He agreed. "You're the one good at planning, lets come up with another one with the new...baby"

"My first plan is to have baby number three at least 6 years from now"

"I'm cool with that" He said and she smiled "Soph you're going to have a little brother or sister, preferably a sister so it can inherit all your stuff"

"That would be ideal or I'm dressing my son with pink clothes"

"You're not dressing him with hearts and rainbows" Annabeth smiled against his shoulder. "Annabeth. Quick Look" He said in a low voice full of wonder and she looked up.

"She's standing up on her own" She said smiling, their baby could only stood holding on to something. These were the new things Annabeth was thinking about earlier. She kneel on the floor where her daughter loose balance and fall back on her bump but they were both amazed on how long she hold "Good job Sophie!" Percy cheered with a smile and his daughter crawled towards Annabeth very quickly and grasping her leg for help stood up again and started talking baby gibberish very pleased of having both parents attention.

"Momamamamamamam" Annabeth couldn't get her eyes off her baby while she struggled to call her.

"Just two: mamma, mamma" She helped. And her baby continued talking "what is it? What do you want to say?"

"Good point Soph" Percy said after listening intently "yes, yes I agree. Well start enjoying the attention baby because mommy won't be yours anymore in a few months" Annabeth look at him reproachful.

"I don't want that, it breaks my heart to even think about it; I'm scared that we'll be fussing over the littlest and completely forget her. It's going to be horrible for her, especially since I'll be breastfeeding the new baby"

"We won't forget her" He reassured her "I doubt she'll let us. And while mommy stays with the new one we're going to have lots of fun, aren't we? Besides we'll have two babies to sleep with" Annabeth frowned at him.

"Absolutely no way. We're not making that mistake again. Your mistake! No co-sleeping"

"I was just kidding, I want my bed back. I'd enough with one kicking nightmare. And I want you back, we never cuddle anymore"

"We have to start meaning to get her to sleep in her own bed. To go to her room as many times and put her down again until she gets used to it" They usually put her down to sleep in her crib but after two hours or so she'd wake up crying and she wouldn't go to sleep again if she wasn't between them.

"Agh! I know, but it so tiring" She looked at him knowingly "but I'm doing it because I want to cuddle with you" He kissed her cheek repeatedly.

Sophia demanded Percy for attention crying out whenever she saw him kiss or hug Annabeth for a long time.

She lifted her arms out for him to pick her up and Percy noticing, draw Annabeth closer to him and kissed her several times around her face. Sophia cried out angrily.

"Alright alright, daddy is yours" Annabeth said defeated and Percy couldn't help but laugh and hoisted her up into the hug too and she was comfortable to be between them. "You're okay there in the middle, huh? But no when I want my husband for my own?" She tickled her belly and Sophia laughed. "You have to work on your little jealousy issues Love. You have to learn to share, this possessiveness of yours is getting out of control" Percy smile to what Annabeth was saying "he was mine first you know"

"Mammamammammammama" She started again her baby gibberish rant.

"Baby number two then?" Annabeth said looking up at his calming green eyes and Percy grabbed her hand and smiled.

"Bring it" She smiled too because maybe they could pull this off,

"As long as we are together." She added and he pulled her for a kiss baby Sophia interrupted