This one's gonna be very long, so buckle up!
"Annabeth, let's go!"
"Percy, I delivered a baby. I'm still sore."
"Where, may I ask?"
"No, you may not ask, Seaweed Brain."
"No more questions, then. Anyway, I'll take the hospital bag and Zoë, if your body still aches."
"Thank you, Seaweed Brain." She caught up with him and kissed him. She sighed with relief. "It feels so good to kiss you again."
Percy laughed. "I'll do anything for my Wise Girl."
~~~~~
Once they had got home (home, sweet home), Annabeth laid on the couch. "The best feeling is to be able to lay down on a couch with no worries."
Zoë started crying.
"Looks like you have some work to do," Percy said, laughing.
Annabeth took her in her arms. She stared at Zoë for a second, only seeming to realise that she had a Mini Me. But that only made things worse for Zoë, as she cried louder.
"Better get you fed," Annabeth said, aware of the long day that was ahead.
~~~~~
"She's so cute!" Piper said, rocking her. The Argo II crew had come to their home to visit Zoë.
"So is Dakota," Annabeth said back. He was sleeping in a car seat. "He looks like a perfect mix of both of you - your blond hair and eye shape, Jason, and your face, Piper."
"But," Calypso said, taking Zoë from Piper, "Zoë is a mix of both Percy and Annabeth, right? Percy's black hair, well, she has dark hair, and she looks a lot like Annabeth.
Zoë started crying again.
"May I?" Calypso asked.
Percy nodded.
Calypso bounced her to sleep and sang her an Ancient Greek lullaby.
"There," Calypso said, satisfied. She handed her to Percy. "She probably won't wake up in the next 20 minutes."
"Thank you," Percy whispered. "I'll go take her upstairs."
Leo said, "Wow, Sunshine. How did you do that?"
"Yeah," Piper said. "It would be so useful."
Calypso was modest and said, "It wasn't that big of a deal."
"Uh, yes, it was!" Hazel said. "You just put a baby to sleep, in, like, 5 seconds."
Calypso lowered her eyes. Annabeth could tell she wasn't comfortable with so many questions.
Annabeth changed the subject. "Thank you, Calypso. That helped a lot. Anyway, let's discuss Percy's birthday plan. So, you know how today is his birthday, right? He hasn't officially celebrated his birthday, 'cause last night I was in labour. So, in an hour, I'm going to blindfold him and walk him to the back garden. I've already invited everyone and decorated the back. The only thing I haven't done is order any food. But, if I order food, he's going to suspect something. Frank, Jason, Leo, do you wanna have a day out with him or something? I need to keep him distracted."
"Yes! I've been waiting for this for so long," said Leo.
"I'll come along. It's been a long day," said Frank. "Jason, you in?"
"Of course, man. I'm not missing out on Percy's birthday."
"All right! Piper, Calypso, Hazel, you can go with them if you want. Or you can stay here with me? I don't mind where you're headed."
