Of New Life

Chapter 3

Hey! This chapter is a little longer and the next will be long as well. Enjoy!

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Percy's POV:

I sat with Annabeth in my lap on our bed, waiting for her tears to let up. Now she wasn't usually a big crier, however, her hormones seemed to forget that as she was pregnant. Slowly, her cries turned to sniffles and Percy spoke, "So you wanna explain what that was about?"

Annabeth shifted uncomfortably. After about a minute, she said, "Piper was in Jason's cabin this morning and said that she woke up and Jason wasn't there. So I asked her jokingly, why she was there. She acted all put out about it and was all like 'you and Percy did the same thing years before you were married.' But you and I both know that that's not what happened most of the time. Then she was like 'even before Tartarus you two went at it in the stables.'"

Percy tensed at this. If it was another situation, he might have found it funny. But, it wasn't. Piper knew dam well that that's not what happened. Annabeth continued.

"And then she asked why I made it sound like she was some slut, which I never said or assumed. She finishes herself off by saying, 'I don't know why I'm still listening to some bitch who got pregnant before she was even 21' making me feel like the slut." Annabeth started crying again.

Percy was mad now. Annabeth was a married woman who was pregnant with his children, not anyone else's. Her being pregnant at a younger age than average was none of Piper's business. And what they did before they were married was also not her business. But Piper was like a sister to Percy, so why would she say that? He knew that while she would never admit it, Annabeth being pregnant younger did make her feel like she was constantly being judged. Percy could say the same, but he never felt like his kids were some big mistake that they had to deal with. He knows Annabeth is excited for them to be here too and would agree with him, she just hated being judged for it.

He just sat there with Annabeth on his bare chest, and stroked her hair. After ten minutes, she calmed back down again. "Wise girl, I hope you know that I don't think of you like that, never have never will. These are our kids and our marriage. So what if people think we are too young? To Hades with them, it's not their business." He finished his little speech by giving her a soft kiss. She gasped at first, then kissed him back slowly and passionately.

Finally, he pulled away and stared into her big, stormy grey eyes. "Se agapó (Greek for I love you), Annabeth."

"ki ego se agapo(I love you too), Percy."

"They sat there just like that for a little while more. Eventually, Annabeth fell asleep and was softly snoring in his embrace. Percy laid her down, jumped into the other side of their bed, and fell asleep next to her.

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The Jackson's family cabin was finally finished, and they were moving in. When I say cabin, it's more of a house. 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom with a pool in the back (per Percy's request) along the beach of the sound. Hazel and Frank came to help them, along with the rest of the seven, Calypso, Nico and Reyna. Annabeth was now 8 months along, and wasn't allowed to lift anything heavy. Piper and Jason were now engaged after an ecstatic yes from Piper, and she and Annabeth made up for their little dust up. All in all, life was good. Most of the moving was taken place by the men, while all the women gave up helping after an hour, and were having a nice conversation on the patio.

After about 4 hours, most of their things were in the house, and everyone was taking a break before the girls told them where everything should go. All 10 of them were eating lunch (courtesy of Hazel and Calypso) on the patio. They were laughing and just enjoying each other's company when Leo asked them a question.