Not Helping Aphrodite

Chapter twenty-two

Sally pov

I hope my baby is okay, I thought to myself which I must've done at least a hundred time in the past three or four weeks since I've been unable to talk to him or her now. I hope she's happy. I wonder what she looks like, I hope no one is being mean to my baby. 

Thoughts like this continue to circle in my head as they have been for the last couple of weeks but at least I know the my Percy is at Camp Half-Blood, hopefully won't be going on any quests and it's just is happy.

'Sally.' I hear, I looked up and saw Paul walking in the door.

'Hey Paul, how are you? How was your day?' I asked getting up to give my husband a hug.

'I'm okay, work was stressful. I take it no word from Percy yet?' Paul asked which make me smile. It made me so happy to know that my husband care about my child like his own ever though he knows that Percy is a half-blood.

Before I could answer, I heard: 'Hi mum, hi Paul.'

Paul and I turned round and saw the rainbow image of a girl. She looks like a feminine version of my son and she was smiling so happily at us.

'Percy?' Paul asked looking shocked. 

  'Yep, although it's Persephone now or Penny for short.' The girl answered.

'Wow, you look amazing.' I said just staring at my son turned daughter.

'Thanks. Sorry look so long to call you soon mum, dad only claimed me about two hours ago.' 

'It's okay, honey.' I said quickly. 'How was everyone treating you? Do you like your new body? What did you do to get Poseidon to claim you?'

'Well, everyone is treating me like a new camper which is quite nice.' Penny started. 'I am very much enjoying my new body. I feel more confident, more happy. Oh and dad claimed me because I parted the lake to save another camper. 

'Parted the lake?' Paul repeated smiling.

'Yeah, like in the Prince of Egypt.' Penny said grinned. 'Never know I could do that but hey-ho, I can I guess.'

The three of us laugh and started talking about what we've been up to in the last few weeks. Like Paul might get a promoted at work and how I was asked to bake a couple of dozen blue cupcake for a party that Paul's sister-in-law was hosting which I said yes to.

We talked for a solid forty-five minutes before Penny turned her head, looked back at us and said: 'I have to go, I just heard the horn for dinner. I'll talk to you when I can, love you.'

'Love you too baby.' I said smiling. 'Don't be a stranger.'

'See you later Percy . . . I mean Persephone.' Paul grinned.

Penny and I waved our hands though the rainbow until the image dissolved.

'Feel better now love?' Paul asked rubbing my shoulder as we sat on the sofa.

'So much better.' I answered snuggling up to my husband. 'I'm feeling too lazy to cook. How about we order a takeaway.'

'Sound like a plan.' Paul smiled.