THE JOY OF BABYSITTING
Bobby and Matthew Chase had taken out their niece Trina out for a date and Annabeth was pretty confident that her daughter would come back in one piece. What could happen if the twins babysat Trina for an afternoon? Annabeth thought to herself. She repeated everything to the twins and gave them very specific instructions about what and what not to do. So far she hadn't received any calls regarding her daughter. A few hours later, the twins had taken Trina home in one piece. Thank the gods. But the problem was, Trina was as red as a tomato, had rashes and was itching all over. She was already crying by the time Percy and Annabeth saw her.
"WHAT DID YOU DO!?" Annabeth yelled at her twin brothers while Percy immediately carried his crying daughter
"Nothing!" Bobby cried out while Matthew immediately took cover behind his brother
"It's itchy!" Trina cried while trying to scratch her arms
"Stop scratching it" Percy told her but it only made Trina scratch it more
"I'll carry her" Annabeth told her husband "Go call Will"
Percy gave Annabeth their daughter and went to the kitchen to call Will Solace who was still probably at the Hospital.
"Tell me in detail everything that you did" Annabeth growled at her brothers as she also tried to calm down her crying daughter
…..
They recalled to Annabeth everything that they did since they left their hotel.
Bobby and Matthew were at New York for a few days to visit Annabeth and her family. They both decided to take Trina out for a little Uncles and Neice date. Before riding a Taxi, Bobby bought Trina a rose, while Matthew bought her chocolates. They arrived at Annabeth and Percy's apartment building and went up to their floor and knocked on their door. The twins gave Trina their gifts while also looking at a sleeping Amethyst. They went to the kitchen with Percy and….
"Can you speed things up a bit please" Annabeth cried out while trying to get Trina to stop scratching her arms and legs
"Okay okay!" Bobby cried out "We took Trina to the movies to watch a movie"
"Obviously" Annabeth rolled her eyes "Was the movie for kids?"
"Of course it was!" Matthew told her
"Then after the movie, we went to get some food, we ate at a restaurant then when we took Trina to the toy store she started turning red and itching. So we took her home"
"What exactly did you feed her?"
"Seafood Pasta, a cheesecake, and a cherry coke" Matthew smiled at Annabeth "She liked it a lot"
"SEAFOOD!?"
"Uhm yes?" Bobby answered
"We had some ice cream too" Matthew added
"WHY IN GODS NAME DID YOU FEED HER SEAFOOD?!"
"She loves little mermaid so much, and finding nemo, and well because Poseidon!" The twins cried out in unison
Annabeth sat down Trina in the couch, grabbed a pillow and started hitting her brothers with it "Exactly the same reasons why you shouldn't feed her seafood!"
"You didn't tell us she was allergic to seafood!" Bobby ducked behind Matthew
"That's because we never eat it" she yelled while throwing a billow at Bobby
"Eat what?" Percy asked "Will's gonna be here in 5 minutes, and I already told him Trina's condition. He's also asking what she ate"
"Seafood pasta" Annabeth told him
"Seafood?! Fish are friends! Not food!" Percy cried out. Which caused Trina to cry harder.
"We didn't know that!" the twins cried out while at the same time ducking behind the couch
"Are you allergic to seafood too?" Annabeth asked him
"I don't know. I never tried and mom never cooked seafood anyways" Percy answered and picked up Trina again "I asked Will if we could try if the water heals Trina but he told me to wait till he arrives"
"I should probably check in Amethyst first while we wait for Will" Annabeth said and headed towards the nursery
Five minutes later…..
Will arrived to Percy carrying a still crying Trina and Annabeth glaring at two boys hiding behind a couch.
"What happened?" Will asked
"We think she's allergic to seafood" Annabeth told him
Will checked on Trina for a few minutes while asking Annabeth a few questions. He pulled out a lotion from his bag and a bottle of medicine. He gave Trina a spoonful of medicine and wiped some of the lotion on Trina.
"Here's some antihistamine and calamine lotion for her allergies and rash. That should control her itching. If her rashes persist call me again, then we might have to take her to the hospital"
"Thank you, Will" Annabeth said and picked up Trina whose eyes were already dropping
"Have her wear loose fitted and lightweight clothes okay? And instructions about the medicine are on this paper" He told Annabeth and gave her a piece of paper
"Thank you, Will" Percy told him
When Will Solace left the Jackson Apartment Percy turned towards his brother-in-laws "You know the two of you can stop hiding now"
"Where's Annabeth?" Bobby asked
"Still here"Annabeth answered
"We're not coming out" Matthew cried out
"Oh just out already you two" Annabeth said "Trina's asleep"
"We're sorry" the twins said
"It's fine. You didn't know anyways. I shouldn't have assumed you knew that Poseidon kids don't do seafood." Annabeth told them
"Just remember" Percy started "Fish are friends. Not food"
"Got it" the two answered
"Are we still allowed to babysit?" Matthew asked
"Of course"
"Where's Amethyst?" Bobby asked
"Sleeping" Annabeth answered and sat down at the couch while she was carrying Trina, then she stood up again and went towards Trina's bedroom to tuck her in.
Percy went to the kitchen and came back with cans of Coke and offered some to Bobby and Matthew. "You guys did a great job though"
"By getting your daughter allergies?" Matthew asked while soothing down his shirt
"No. By taking her out on a date. She should know how a guy should treat her." Percy told them
"Thanks" Bobby said and reached for another can of coke.
"You should do it for Amethyst to when she grows up" Percy said
"Aren't you supposed to be the one doing it though?" Bobby asked him
"Oh I always take out Trina for a daddy and daughter date" Percy smiled
"DADDY!" Trina cried from the bedroom
"Coming!" Percy immediately stood up and ran towards his daughters bedroom
"She woke up and wants to hear a bedtime story from you" Annabeth told her husband
"Of course. Daddy story teller is on the job" Percy saluted which made his girls laugh.
"Has the itch stopped baby?" Annabeth asked
"The story will make it stop" she replied and pouted
"Of course it will" Percy laughed and sat beside Trina, telling her a story that would 'hopefully' make the itching stop.
Annabeth slowly exited the room as Percy started the story with the words "Once upon a time…"
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