Of New Life

Chapter 26

All rights to Uncle Rick because I don't plagiarize. 

Annabeth's POV:

Annabeth woke up to the bright sunlight streaming through the curtains. Big shock, Percy wasn't next to her. He used to value sleep more than his life, but now he always went to bed too late and woke up too early. Annabeth worried about him sometimes but whenever she asked if he was tired, he always said he was fine.

Ironically, he walked through the door at that moment. He was carrying a tray full of an assortment of breakfast foods and coffee.

"Happy Mother's Day!" Percy exclaimed.

"Oh," Annabeth said. "Thanks."

Percy frowned, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just forgot it was Mother's Day," she answered, sitting up.

He chuckled and set the tray down on her lap. "I'll be right back." Percy dashed off the way he came.

After a minute, he came back with Silena and Luke. He sat down next to her in bed and put the babies in between them. Silena had a teething toy in her mouth and was content with it. Luke reached his hands up to her and Annabeth picked him up and set him in her lap (there wouldn't be space in not that long). Percy picked up Silena and set her on his lap. She just continued to teeth of her toy.

"I need to pray to my mother," Annabeth started.

"I should call my mom or better, stop by to say hi to her," Percy said. "I'd like to spend my morning with you though."

Annabeth smiled, "I'd be fine with seeing Sally."

Percy kissed her cheek. "Good, because I wanna see her badly."

"We saw her a week ago," Annabeth recalled.

"I can't help it, I love my mama," Percy grinned.

After Annabeth finished, they walked downstairs and sat in the living room, playing with the twins. Percy had gotten Annabeth a bouquet of flowers too that was sitting in a vase on the kitchen table.

Silena had been pretty good that morning. She kept chewing on her little toy which kept her from crying. Luke, who learned things and grew faster, was rocking back and forth of his hands and knees. Annabeth was trying to get him to crawl towards her.

Annabeth patted the ground in front of her. "Come here, Lukey. You got it."

Luke flopped down on the ground. Annabeth gave a lighthearted sigh. She picked him up and showered his face with kisses before setting him back down on the ground. He rocked back and forth again on his hands and knees.

After another minute of anticipation and Annabeth giving encouraging words, he lifted his little hand and moved it forward a few inches and set it down in front of him. He made it about a foot before flopping back down.

Annabeth grinned and picked him up again, smothering him in kisses. Luke giggled and smiled. "Good job baby!" she exclaimed. "Percy, did you see him?!"

Percy laughed, "Yes, I saw him." Percy picked up Luke in addition to Silena (who did not look happy to have to share her space with her brother) and gave him a small kiss on his forehead. "Good job, Lukey."

Annabeth gently took Silena from Percy and set her down in between them. "I wonder if she can do it too."

Silena just sat there, focused on her teething toy. Once she realized no one was holding her anymore, she began to whimper.

Annabeth scooped her back up, Silena stopped crying. Annabeth kissed Silena, "That's okay, mommy still loves you. Some people just mature slower. Your daddy didn't mature till he was 17."