Not What I planned

None of this has gone according to plan.
A last-minute flight to STL airport wasn't the plan.
Moving back home wasn't the plan.
My little brother's suicide attempt wasn't the plan.
WashU wasn't the plan!
Meeting a random guy at the gym wasn't the plan
Dating a single dad wasn't the plan.
Falling in love with said guy was not the plan.

Being a single dad isn't ideal.
Life isn't ideal.
Every choice I make is for her.
Missouri is safer.
Missouri is affordable.
It's just us. It always will be.
I can't let someone in.
I let someone hurt her when they leave.

23-year-old Annabeth had it all planned out. Her whole life had lived in planners and calendars. However, when a crisis strikes her family, Annabeth moves home scrambling all the plans she'd ever made. She's suddenly back in Missouri, transferred from Berkeley to WashU for the last year of her bachelor's.

Percy is 26 living in a small duplex with his 4-year-old daughter in the middle of the Missouri suburbs. Being a single dad was never the plan but he's found a routine to settle into. Starting to make plans for his daughter instead. A way for things to be stable but a girlfriend was never one of those things that made it into a plan.

But when a tour turns to drinks and Annabeth passes out drunk on Percy's couch for his 4-year-old to find in the morning, the two are pushed into a situation neither of them planned for. Love.

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This story contains mature themes including strong language, references to self-harm, suicide, mental health struggles, and sexual content. Not suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised.

In Loving Memory of Jackson. Because he believed in my writing first. Who I wish I could say I love you, to again.