My Best Friend's Brother part Two [percabeth]

Twenty Seven

Annabeth POV

Its been about a month since I started my postpartum treatment, and you know, my daughter, is actually really cute. She has the same troublemaker smile as Percy, but its way cuter on her. You can always tell when she's up to something, she looks exactly like Percy, her eyes gleam mischievously, with a glint, of 'lets see how far I can take this'.

Unfortunately, because I hadn't been breastfeeding, my milk glands dried up, and I can't do it. I should have pumped or something, now my daughter is on formula! I can't believe Percy let her survive off of formula. I've heard horror stories of babies who were on formula growing up to become serial killers and the mentally deranged! Okay, not really, but its as bad as that! She could get an ammonia or asthma! I don't want her to grow up not being able to breath, and its all my fault! I love Percy, but the idiot shouldn't have listened to me. He should have forced me to— whatever. Its not his fault.

Sally has been a huge help, watching Emma so Percy and I can run errands and do... other stuff. Its not like we force Sally to take her! She offers and genuinely seems like she wants to take her!

It just so happens we got the all clear to resume our sexual activities around that same time, and let me tell you something: there's something incredibly sexy about watching Percy being a good father. The way he just takes care of Emma, reading with goofy voices, changing her diaper, or playing with her, whooo I love him.

"Seaweed Brain!?" He looked up from playing with Emma, the sexy beast.

"Yeah?"

"When did you say your mom was coming?" He smirked, knowing what I wanted.

"She should be here any minute now." He stood up with Emma in his arms, knowing it drives me crazy. "Isn't that right Emma? Yes, Grandma's gonna be here...any minute." He looked at me with what could only be described as 'Sex eyes' and my knees nearly gave out.

"Here I wanna hold her a bit."

"Definitely." He almost ran to me. Its cute how much he wants me to bond with her. Besides its good for her later in life relationships if she has a strong bond with her mother. I'm supposed to be the defining relationship in her life, if I hadn't gotten help sooner, she might have really been fucked up. I mean screwed up... gotta watch it from now on, Emma could say her first word any day now. (Not really but she's half Chase! She's half genius!) She is only four months old, she can barely keep her own head up, let alone walk. "I'm so proud of you Annabeth, compared to how this began—"

"You mean with you hitting on me the summer before my junior year?" He blushed.

"No..." He chuckled nervously. "I mean with Emma, you've really stepped up, and I can see you really trying." He kissed my forehead, and then there was a buzz, probably his mom.

"Hey honey! Its Mom!"

"Hey Mom, come on up." He buzzed her in and walked back over to me. He gave a little kiss, and his mom knocked.

"Hey Mom, thank you so much for taking Emma to the park, she really loves spending time with you."

"Of course! Its my pleasure. Oh Annabeth you look so good! And I don't just mean since you're out and about, but your baby weight is all gone!"

"Some people are just lucky I guess." And unintentionally starving myself works...

"Alright well you two have fun, bye Mom!"

"Love you guys." She kissed each of our cheeks and took Emma in her stroller. Percy locked the door and the eyes were back.

"I know that look." He smirked and slowly, painful in how slowly he walked over to me.

"Of course you do. You love this look."

"Well I wouldn't say that." He held my hips and pushed me against the wall so I was on his hips.

"You wouldn't?" He smirked. "I thought I had cracked you but I guess there's more to learn."

"You know I will never stop surprising you Seaweed Brain." He left little bites on my neck, making me yearn for him. "I can't believe we had to wait so long." He had the perfect opportunity to bring up my postpartum depression, but he's too sweet, or his mind was too blank to come up with a snarky remark.

"I know, I missed you so much." I wrap my legs around his waist and he held my butt as he carried me to the bedroom...

. . .

"I love you." He smirked as he gave me another kiss.

"Will you marry me?"

"What?" He reached over to his nightstand and rummaged around in it for a second before pulling out just the most gorgeous velvet box I've seen in my life. He got on his knee on the bed, which made it a little awkward but thats him...

"Will you marry me?" He smirked, unable to keep a straight face. I couldn't keep the tears out of my eyes. There's of course no one else I'd actually want to go through a wedding with. He's perfect for me. Not Rachel, not Silena, not the girl from target, Me. "Annabeth?"

"Oh! Yes! Yes, yes of course, you Seaweed Brain! What took you so long?"

"I wanted to wait till you were feeling better." He smiled sheepishly and motioned in a way as if asking of it were okay to put the giant diamond on my finger.

"Percy, it's beautiful, its like no ring I've seen before, I—" I kissed him and we went for round two..
. . .

"Did you hear a knock at the door?"

"No." He went back to kissing my neck but I swear I heard something.

"No Percy, I'm serious, I hear something..." He groaned, slipped on his boxers and went to go see what it was.

"Its a dog."

"What?"

"Its a dog."

"How did a dog..."

"They allow pets so I guess maybe somebody let her out." She looked like a smaller version of Mrs. O'Leary from our books.

"She looks like—"

"Mrs. O'Leary? Yeah, I was thinking the same thing." This. This is why I said yes. He can read my mind. He knows what I mean and what I want, when I want it.

The buzz went off and that meant Sally was back with Emma. Percy let her up, and all I wanted was to hold her and kiss her little baby face,

"Baby!" I scooped her up and just held her. She cried a second before I finally figured out how to soothe her.

"Looks like Annabeth's getting better with Emma."

"She really is. Its really awesome to see."

"Alright well I'm gonna head off sweetie, love you. Bye Annabeth!"

"Bye Sally! Thank you!" Sally kissed Percy's cheek and walked out.

Percy smiled and came over. He slung his arm around my shoulders and kissed my temple.

"I love you." He whispered in my ear and kissed my cheek before leaning back.
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A/N: Hey! So I think this story is coming to a close within the next couple chapters, they'll get the ending they deserve and that'll wrap up MBFB!

— LF!