Chapter 3: Departure

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Leo and Athena had been successful in their machine shop, and had actually become good friends while owning the shop. However, it was too good to stay, and Athena was still a goddess, and as both of them knew, she had to return to Olympus sooner or later. Leo simply didn't expect it to happen so soon, either. And he sure as heck didn't expect Athena to be sitting there with a golden cradle and a baby girl.

"Athena, why do you have a baby?" Leo asked.

Athena smiled at Leo, "She's our daughter."

"Daughter?" Leo was confused....him and Athena didn't even have sex! But then he remembered the stories about Athena, and he remembered how Athena was born. Then he freaked out. This was his daughter!

"Yeah, umm, Zeus found me, and as the Winter Solstice is in two days, I have to go back to Olympus. I'd like to thank you, and by doing this I give you a daughter, I know this is sudden and I should have told you ahead of time..." Athena told him. "I'm usually smarter than this!"

Leo wasn't listening, his focus was still on the baby. She had a patch of curly black hair on top with her mother's stormy gray eyes. However, all the other traits she had belonged to Leo; her elvish face, her eye shape, even her freaking nose- this most definitely was his child.

Athena handed Leo the cradle, before leaving, "Thanks for everything Leo Valdez."

Leo stared down at the newborn. Well, someone else in his life was gone, but as he looked down at his child, he realized for once, he had someone, permanently. The baby girl started to fuss, an Leo extended his arm out. Looks like he was going to need more diapers. The baby calmed down a little and looked to see a small bag, he looked inside and it was full of supplies- as usual, Athena thought of everything.

Leo carefully placed his daughter on the nearby leather couch and bent over and prepared a bottle. He got up, propping the baby on his arm, feeding her. "What shall I name you?"

He always knew if he had a daughter, he wanted to partially name her after his mother, Esperanza. But not the first name, it had to be the middle name. But what about the first name? He always liked the name Sofia.

"That's it. Sofia Esperanza Valdez."

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