Leo paced outside the door, heart pumping. It was way to quite in there. "Leo, she's going to be fine." Leo relaxed a little. He was glad he call Piper so early. It was good to have her here.
"Are...are you sure?" Leo asked sitting down on the floor outside their small bedroom.
"Leo, Calypso is a goddess I'm sure she can handle child birth."
"April 16 today's the day..." Leo said, tapping his fingers on the ground.
Piper laughed. "Why'd you call me first not the Apollo doctors?" She asked.
"I knew you would be able to keep me calm."
"What about her?"
"Well..." To be honest Leo has been getting really nervous. He knew that Calypso could handle it better than him. He was about to say something when the door opened.
"Leo?" Will said. "You can go in." Leo hoped to his feet.
"Leo..." Piper said standing up and grabbing his wrist. "When you're ready I want to see him/her."
"Actually..." Will said. "Ah, never mind."
"I will Piper." Leo said. He took a deep breath and walked in.
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"Hey." He said softly. "Let me see my baby."
"Correction." Calypso said. "Babies."
"What?" Leo's heart raced. Babies? Did he hear her right. Plural baby. Calypso held out her arms. In them were two bundles of blankets with little heads poking out of them.
"One baby girl, one baby boy." She said. Leo sat on the edge of the bed next to Callie.
The little boy had pale skin like his mothers and straight black hair stuck out of the top of the blanket.
The little girl and only slightly darker skin with light brown curly hair stuck out in different places.
"What do we name them?" Leo said taking the baby girl and moving some of the curly hair out of her face.
"For the boy I like the name Liam." Calypso said.
"But I said Peter!" Leo protested.
"How about...Liam Peter Valdez."Calypso suggested. Leo thought for a moment.
"It's got a ring to it." Leo agreed. Looking at his baby boy. "Hello Liam."
"And the girl..."
"Esperanza." Leo spat out.
"Your mothers name..." Calypso said. He nodded. "hmmm. I like it."
"Middle?"
"Rose. It's my favorite flower besides the moonlace."
"How about, Rosa." Leo said running his finger over Esperanza's pink cheeks. "It means pink in Spanish. Ot matches her little pink cheeks." Calypso sighed.
"Esperanza Rosa Valdez it is." Calypso said switching babies. "Hello...Essie."
"That's a good nickname." Leo said, cradling Liam. "Pipers her, she wants to say hello."
"Bring her in." Calypso said. Leo stood rocking Liam. "She going to be the maiden of honor at the wedding you know?"
"Yes I know." Leo kissed Callie on the forehead. "I'll be right back."
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He went outside to see not only piper. The rest of the six plus Nico and Reyna stood in the small hall.
"Uh hi." Leo said still cradling Liam.
"Awwwww" the whole group went.
"Boy or Girl." Annabeth asked.
"Both." Leo said smirking. He waved them to follow.
"Meet Liam Peter Valdez and Esperanza Rosa Valdez." He said as they walked in.
"I thought Piper was coming in." Calypso said hushing Essie as she cried.
"Me too." Leo said.
"I couldn't keep quite. Jason called and asked were I was. He told everyone else."
"Can I hold one?" Hazel asked. Leo laughed and handed her Liam. "He looks like you." She said. Everyone even Nico, which Essie wasn't really happy about, held each of the kids then said they're good byes.
Finally they're small little family was alone.
"Essie let me feed you." Calypso said trying to put a bottle in her mouth. Leo set Liam in the crib and walked up to him. Calypso stood bye the widow the setting sun bounced perfectly off her skin.
"Here." Leo took her and Essie took the bottle.
"She likes you better." Calypso said picking up Liam and feeding him his bottle.
"Well he likes you." Leo pointed out as Liam cuddled into her chest. "I'm sure she like you she's just stubborn, lik-" the shop bell wrung. "I'll get it."
He walked out still feeding Essie. A pretty scratch up kid stood in front of the desk. Once he saw him he shakily lifted a small kitchen knife.
"Whoa kid. I'm not gonna hurt you." Leo said.
"W-what's that?" He said lowering his knife.
"Uh this?" He said moving Essie a little. He nodded.
"A baby. Well my baby." He showed him her face. "Hungry?"
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I did the best I could on the names. I suck at giving names. It took me like 10 minutes to come up with them. Gosh I wish I had more of a talent for that
To answer last chapter question,
I'm a grudge holder. Even if I try and let it go it really never works. Especially with my father, I won't go into though.
This chapters question,
What is your greatest fear?
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Love ya sunshines!
~Lin
