A New Beginning

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Annabeth and I were living together for the past three years. I decided to take it to the next level and she said yes. Annabeth was now my fiance. Who would have thought, huh? Someone like Annabeth going for me? Either way, she said yes. That was about a month ago. I never been happier since.

Being a professional swimmer, you had a lot of free time.  Although, it didn't help with Annabeth always saying I'm a cheater. Okay, maybe I was. But, I still allowed other people to win. Sometimes. Either way, the only thing you had to do when there was no tournament was stay fit. Which wasn't a problem when you're a demigod. Anyway, since I had nothing to do, I went for a jog.

As I was jogging, the only thing I thought about was Annabeth. Her blonde hair, her grey eyes, her intelligence. She is amazing. And she's gonna be officially mine. Although, I don't know when exactly. We hadn't decided a date, yet. We wanted to take it slow. Of course, Piper is way too excited. She keeps bugging Annabeth to set a date.

The night I proposed to her was beautiful. We had gone to our pizza place. We were on our dessert and I proposed to her. And she said yes! I think I said that too many times. Either way, that night was pretty awesome. If you get what I mean. 

Once I got home, I grabbed my keys and opened the door. Annabeth was nowhere to be seen.

"Annabeth? Where are you?"

"Percy?" Annabeth, called out from the bathroom.

"Anna?" I said, going to the bathroom.

She was sitting on the commode, tears streaming down her face. Her eyes were bloodshot. I sat beside her.

"Anna, what's wrong?"

"Percy, don't be angry."

"Why would I be angry?"

"Well, for starters, I'm pregnant."

"What?"

"I'm pregnant."

"Like with a child?"

"Well, yeah Percy. That's usually how it works."

"I'm gonna be a dad!"

"Yeah."

"Oh, come on, Anna! Why aren't you happy?"

"There are many reasons. First, we aren't even married. We're engaged but we haven't even decided the date! Second, it's a kid! We have to take care of it and feed it and all that. Third, we're demigods. It will be horrible to bring a kid into our world. What if we get attacked when we're with the kid? It's not gonna be pretty. Fourth, what if he/she doesn't like me? What if I'm a horrible mother?"

"You'll make an amazing mom, Annabeth. Besides, my mom's there. She'll take care of the kid when we're at work. Plus, we're like the strongest demigods when we're together. And I'm pretty sure your mom and my dad would not be fine with a monster attacking their grandchild. They might not approve of our relationship but they're not that crazy. It'll be fine. Kay?" I said, hugging her.

***

We were snuggled up on the couch, watching Friends. You can never be too old for that TV show. We were discussing baby names. Annabeth was 6 months into her pregnancy. She was a handful when she's pregnant. Well, an even bigger handful. We didn't know the gender of the baby yet. Annabeth wanted it to be a surprise, so even I don't know. I really wanted to know, but I didn't want to get Annabeth upset.

"If it's a girl, what about Elizabeth?" Annabeth said.

"Eh. How about Monica? It would be named after one of my favorite characters."

"Eh."

"Oh come on, you're just saying that cause I said no to your name."

"Oh, I know! Let's name them after our friends!"

"What like Jason or Hazel?"

"No, like Zoe or Charles."

"Yeah! Let's do that. If it's a boy... Luke Beckendorf Jackson?"

"Luke? You sure?"

"Yep."

"Thanks, Seaweed Brain. And if it's a girl... Zoe Nakamura Jackson?

"Nice! The middle names for them are a little weird though. It'll be fucking awesome!"

"Okay, swearing is something that is gonna have to stop when the baby arrives."

"Let's hope I can do it."

Annabeth laughed. We spent the rest of the evening snuggling, watching Friends and eating.

***

"Oh gods, Percy! I swear, if you ever get me pregnant again, I don't know what I'm gonna do to you."

"I'm sorry, Wise Girl! Just breathe, everything will be fine."

"It hurts like a bitch, Percy."

"Okay, that's something that you can't say once the baby's out of you, Anna."

Annabeth just glared at me. I smiled sheepishly.

***

Annabeth was sleeping on the bed. She was exhausted. Obviously. I was holding our child, who was sleeping in my arms. With perfect grey eyes and round cheeks, it was probably the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. A little tuft of black hair was on the baby's head.

"Luke Beckendorf Jackson. I swear on the River Styx that I'll do everything in my power to keep you and your mother safe. I love you both." I said, kissing him on the forehead. Thunder boomed as I sat on the nearby couch and closed my eyes, clutching Luke to my chest.

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