Adalyn POV
"Will you come to play with me?" Estelle, Percy's younger sister asked me.

"Stelle, it's really early and I'm sure Adi is tired," Percy told his younger sister.

She pouted and looked at me with wide-eyes. Gosh, I couldn't ignore those wide eyes. I gave Percy a side-glance. "I think I can spare a few minutes to go and play," I began.

Estelle's eyes lit up. "I'll go get my swimsuit!" She exclaimed.

I shook my head and laughed as she ran back over into the room she was staying in. I stood up and headed over to the room Percy and I were staying in. I didn't make it far when his arms wrapped around my mid-section and kissed my shoulder.

"You don't have to go and swim with her," Percy said. "I can go get my suit on and go."

You see, Percy, his family, and I were staying at a water park for a week trip. Percy had invited me to go along to get to know his family together. It wasn't great timing, but we both agreed it would be for the best.

"Percy, I want to. Your sister is an angel. Plus, you have a paper to finish for school. I'll be fine for an hour or so. We have a big day planned after that," I said, and Percy groaned leaning his head into my shoulder.

"That stupid paper," he said frustrated his lips brushing my skin.

I pushed myself out of his grasps. "Hey, you're the one who didn't finish it before we left."
He shook his head. "It's not fair that you can just get everything on the first try. It takes me hours to write my paper," he pouted.

I squeezed his face. "Oh honey, you really shouldn't be the one pouting."

Percy leaned down to give me a big kiss. "Hmm, I suppose you're right," he was about to give me another kiss when Estelle came out of her room.

"Eww!" she screamed. "You two are kissing."

Percy smiled at his sister and started to chase her, "I could give you a big kiss too if you want."

"No!" she shrieked and ran away as Percy chased her. I felt a huge smile form on my face seeing Percy with her.

I quickly changed into my swimsuit and brought Estelle down to the water park. We had been staying at the resort for a few days. Today was going to be our day not in the water park and explore the city, but Estelle insisted on going. We had given Sally and Paul the night off to go do a romantic getaway, so we had been babysitting.

Estelle shrieked as she went down the small slide. I shook my head and smiled. Estelle was only five but had a big heart. I was standing on the side of the pool as she kept going up and down the slide. My feet just grazed the water but gave me comfort in the warmth.

I was watching Estelle go down the slide when a guy, probably around 25, came up to me. He had curly blond hair and a strong body, I knew his type. I rolled my eyes knowing how the encounter would go.

"Hey sexy," he began approaching me.

Even with my one-piece on I was getting hit on? I didn't respond just gave his a strong no thanks look as I watched Stella out of the corner of my eye.

"What are you doing here?" he asked gesturing to the play area. "If a kid is what you're looking for, I can take you back to my room and we can get started on that right now."

I crinkled my nose in disgust. "Did you really think that would work?" I asked.

He shrugged. "It would get me what I'm looking for."

I glanced at my watch, 10:00am. "Dude, it's way too early for this to be happening. My boyfriend barely tries anything this early."

The man came closer to me. His cologne almost made me throw up. Percy's natural scent was so much better. "Babe, just give me a chance. You could make your boyfriend jealous if that's what you're going for."

I was about to respond when Estelle came up and hugged my leg. "Adi, can you please come to play with me?"

A five-year-old to the rescue, "Of course sweetie."

"Yours?" he asked.

I scoffed, "No, actually my boyfriend's little sister, and trust me, I don't need to make him jealous. And if you'll excuse me, I'm going to play with her."

Estelle and I ran through a nearby mist. Nothing too crazy, I could handle this. Eventually, it was time for us to go get ready. Estelle still needed lunch and we were meeting Percy's mom and step-father at 1:00pm.

I wrapped Estelle in a towel and she waddled her way back to our hotel suite. Gosh, she was so cute. I had been nervous about Percy's family before. His family had been really close with his previous girlfriend, so we were unsure of how I would be accepted. Sally liked me alright, from what I could assume. Even Estelle I think was liking me more and more.

We made it back to the room and Percy glanced up from his computer. He smiled when he saw us. Estelle ran and jumped in his lap, soaking him.

"How was the pool?" Percy asked.

"It was great!" Stella practically screamed. I laughed. "Adi let me go down the slide as many times as I wanted them ran with me through the sprinklers!"

"Wow," Percy glanced up at me. "Adi's pretty cool." Estelle nodded enthusiastically in agreement. "Okay," Percy continued. "Go get your stuff ready for a bath, I'll be there in a minute to help you."

"Can Adi help me instead?" Estelle asked with wide-eyes.

Percy stared at me expectantly. I smiled. "Of course, I'll be there in a minute." She smiled and ran off.

Percy laughed. "Is my sister liking you more than me know?"

I shrugged and sauntered closer to him. I sat up on the table. "I don't know, maybe?"

He shook his head and placed his hands on my hips. "If she's ever a handful, just let me know."

I smiled. "Percy, your sister is an angel. If our kid is half as angelic as her, I'll be happy."

Percy smiled and kissed my mid-section. He placed his head in my lap and began to talk to our baby. "Hey baby, it's me your daddy again," I laughed at his baby-talking voice. "Just here to say, 'I love you'," and he kissed my belly again.

"You're so good with your sister; you're going to be a great dad," I smirked.

"And you're going to be a great mom," he said still rubbing my belly.

I bit my lip. "Are we still going to tell your family tonight?"

He nodded. "If that's okay with you."

"Yes," I said. "I don't think I could take any more of your mom asking why I don't want to go on any of the water slides or drink any wine."

Percy kept his hand on my stomach. "Don't worry, we'll do it tonight."

Just then, Adi burst out of her room butt naked. "Adi!" She screamed. "I'm ready."

I laughed. "Go to the bathroom!" I yelled, and she ran in. I gave Percy a kiss. "Now you finish up your paper."

"I hate writing my thesis though," he whined.

"You need to graduate!" I yelled back.

I quickly helped Stella with her bath than showered and got ready myself. I was careful to choose an outfit that slightly hid my small bump. It was small but definitely noticeable. Percy thought it was adorable, but we hadn't told anyone yet, so I had to hid it for now. Percy made some mac and cheese for Stella and offered me some. Stella was cheerfully watching cartoons when Percy came over to me.

"Do you want anything?" he asked. I shook my head. "Is the watermelon giving you some problems?" he asked.

I smiled. See, Percy and I had come up with a code-word for any talk about our baby when other people were around. He would ask about 'the watermelon' in the presence of other people. It was really cute, but soon we wouldn't have to.

"The watermelon doesn't want to keep any food down," I said referring to my hour-long endeavor in the bathroom this morning. Morning sickness sucks.
"I'm sorry," Percy said. I raised my eyebrow at him knowing we've had this conversation before. "I know," he added. "You don't want me to say I'm sorry. But it's sort of my fault."

I shook my head, but a smile couldn't help protruding. "If you would have just kept it in your pants," and his face got bright red. "But I think you are forgetting it takes two."

He blushed a brighter red but just let out a smirk. We quickly got ready and met Sally and Paul for our day out.

Percy, Estelle, Paul, Sally, and I spent the afternoon wandering through the quaint downtown. It was a spring day, but the sun made the day warmer. We went into and out of small boutiques and stores. We spent the day laughing and talking. I think Percy's family was growing on me.

That night, we went to a fancy dinner. Percy had slyly pulled our waiter aside to ask about the food preparation. He was being very careful at what I was eating. The waiter got the memo and recommended the chicken. Unfortunately, the wine expert didn't get it.

Sally and Paul ordered a drink, but Percy and I passed. Percy was trying to stick to how I had to eat and avoid as much as possible. I told him I was fine if he drank, but he insisted. Sally raised an eyebrow at us.

"Honestly, dears, you two should have something nice with your dinners," she said.

"Mom, really we are fine," Percy insisted.

"I really don't drink," I defended.

After that incident, the night went off without a hitch. We went back to the hotel and got ready for the night. I was grateful to get out of my jeans and into something less restricting. I was wearing a pair of maternity sweatpants and one of Percy's old t-shirts from the summer camp he had attended.

Percy came in when I was finishing. He leaned against the wall. I smiled and gave him a look.

"Have I ever told you how sexy it is when you wear one of my t-shirts?" he asked.

I blushed. "You may have mentioned it before. Maybe that's what got us into our little watermelon mess."

He came over and kissed my cheek. "I actually love our little watermelon mess." He stared at me deep into my eyes. "But Estelle was asking if you could read her a bedtime story. We can tell my parents after that if you want."

"Shoot," I exclaimed. "I shouldn't have changed. I forgot we were telling them tonight."

Percy laughed. "I don't think they will care once we tell them you are caring their grandchild. Plus, my mom and Paul have already changed."

I went out into the living room. Estelle snuggled into me as I read her a bedtime story. I could get used to this.

"And they lived happily ever after, the end," I said shutting the book. I could tell Percy, Sally and Paul were watching us. I sighed and smiled at the little girl.

"Adi, can I ask you a question?" the little five-year-old asked.

"Of course, sweetie, what is it?" I smiled and asked rubbing her head.

"Why was my brother kissing your tummy?" she asked innocently. I could tell my face got bright red, I didn't know how to respond. "I know people who love each other kiss on the lips, but why the tummy?"

I turned back to look at Percy. He understood my glance and came over. Sally and Paul both had shocked looks on their faces. It wasn't how we wanted to tell them, but it was coming out. They made their way into the room and sat on the chairs opposite of us. Percy joined Estelle and me on the couch sitting behind me.

Percy placed his hand on my stomach. My heart was racing. I had been dreading this moment, and it was finally here.

"You know how you were in mommy's stomach before you were born?" Percy asked, and Estelle nodded with wide-eyes. "Well, Adalyn has a baby in her tummy now too."

"You have a baby in your tummy?" she asked.

I nodded and placed my hand on top of Percy's. "I do."

"But why was brother kissing your tummy then?" Estelle asked.

I turned at Percy, letting him answer. I could feel him gulp. "Well, it's because it's my baby too."

"Your baby?" Estelle asked.

Percy nodded behind me. "You know how your mom and dad are Sally and Paul?" Estelle nodded. "This baby's mom and dad are Adalyn and me. I was kissing her tummy because I love the baby, just like I give you kisses."

"So, you're going to be a daddy?" Estelle questioned.

"Yeah, I am," Percy said slowly as if realizing it for the first time all over again.

I looked up and saw Paul holding Sally, tears in her eyes. She just found out she will be a grandma.

"Can I give the baby a kiss?" Estelle asked.

Percy gave me a glance and I gave a slight nod. He nodded to Estelle as well. "Just be very careful. The baby is really small and still in Adalyn's tummy, so it has to be a soft kiss."

Estelle stared at my stomach, unaware of where the baby actually was. I sat up a little more and lifted up my shirt to reveal the tiny bump forming. I ran my hand around it. "Hey sweetie, the baby's right here."

"Can the baby hear me?" she asked.

I smiled. "I think the baby can. At least I hope the baby can, your brother likes to talk to the baby a lot."

Estelle leaned in and gave my belly a big kiss. She stayed close. "Hi baby!" she said and gave it another kiss. "I love you," she exclaimed.

Sally wiped her tears and Paul let go of her. "Estelle, sweetie, let's get you ready for bed."

"But I want to talk to the baby," she argued.

"The baby will still be there when you get up, but you need to go to bed," Paul stated.

"Fine, goodnight baby," Estelle said with a final kiss and rushed off to bed.

Once they left the room, Percy addressed his mother. "Mom," he began slowly.

Sally had tears coming down her eyes again. She stood up and sat down on the couch next to her son. "How far along are you?" she asked.

I bit my lip, practically shaking. I turned to face her. "20 weeks," I softly spoke.

"Oh my gosh," she said and placed her hand over her mouth.

"We knew around week 8," Percy began. "We honestly didn't know what to do. We took it day by day. We wanted to wait until after the first trimester to tell everyone, but it was still up in the air. The chance of miscarriage went down a lot a few weeks ago, but we decided to wait to tell you all."

"My baby's having a baby," Sally uttered.

Percy nodded, and I could see tears coming to his eyes. "I know. We're only 22, but we are deciding to raise the baby."

"It's a big decision," Sally said.

"A really big one," Percy remarked.

And it had been a really big one. Percy and I were both on our last semester of school. We would be in a lot of debt after college, having a child was just more debt. But we knew we could do it financially. We both had jobs lined up for us after we graduated and had picked out an apartment to live in.

"It's a lot on a relationship as well," Sally commented.

That was also a factor. Percy and I had only been together for four months when we found out I was pregnant. Our relationship was, and still is, very new.

Percy bit his lip. "It is, but we are taking it slow. We aren't going to move any faster in our relationship than we want to. Even with the baby." He was right. We decided we weren't going to do a shot gun wedding or elope. Neither of us were ready for that, and we weren't going to do it until we were ready.

Paul entered back into the room and sat down next to his wife. "You're going to be a father," he remarked.

Percy nodded. "I know, it's pretty scary."

Paul nodded in understanding. "When your mother told me she was pregnant with Estelle, it was a crazy moment. But it was one of the best of my life."

Percy looked over at me and placed his hand on my stomach. "I can agree with that."

"Do you have a picture of the ultrasound?" Sally asked.

Percy shakenly took out the phone and showed her. She smiled with each one. "Are you going to find out the gender?"

I nodded. "We were waiting to tell everyone, but we will at our next appointment."

"Percy," Sally shook her head and smiled. "The baby's beautiful."

I smiled. "Percy's gone to every appointment. He really likes to hear the baby's heartbeat," Percy blushed slightly, and Sally gave her son a soft smile. However, then I let out a big yawn.

"Darling, are you tired?" Sally inquired
I tried to say no, but another yawn came out. Percy sighed. "She's tired, she's always tired."

"Little watermelon doesn't like to sleep at night," I commented, and Sally gave me an odd look.

Percy laughed. "That's what we call our baby, watermelon, to avoid slipping up."

Sally smiled and nodded. "But try to get sleep when you can. When I was pregnant with Percy, he was a handful."

I smiled. "We can talk more in the morning. And thank you, I know it's a lot to take in," I felt tears coming to my eyes and Sally immediately came over to give me a hug.

"Honey, you are caring my grandchild in you, we will be here for everything," Sally said.

I got up and Percy followed me back to the room. He stood outside the door. "Do you need anything? I'll be in a few minutes. I just want to talk to them alone if you don't mind."
I smiled and gave him a light kiss. "I don't, good night."

Percy POV

I watched as Adalyn went to bed and sighed. I went back out to where my mom and Paul waited. Ready to have the real talk.

I sat down and looked at them. I knew they loved me, but there were things that needed to be said. "Go ahead," I began.

"Percy," my mom sighed. "First off, you have to know I'm happy. I truly am for you. But how could this happen? Weren't you being careful?"

I could feel the shame rising to my face. Yes, my mom was happy, but also disappointed. "We did, we were. Adalyn had the stomach flu for a while and wasn't taking her pill. We used condoms then, but," I shrugged. "It just happened."

Paul nodded and addressed my mom. "Sally, we know Percy's careful. With all he's been through, he's smart."

My mom nodded but wasn't entirely convinced. "And does she know? About you?"

I sighed and rubbed the back of my head. "No, she doesn't."

"Percy," she chastised.

"There hasn't been a good time!" I defended myself. "Between appointments and school. How am I supposed to fit in the fact I'm part god? That our child will be a legacy?"

"Honey, she has to know," Sally said.

"I know, it's just," I could feel tears coming to my eyes. "This is why it took us so long with the baby. Adalyn could tell I loved the baby, so much, but something was holding me back. It wasn't her or the baby, more bringing a baby into the world of gods and monsters. With all my enemies," I trailed off.

"It has to be hard bringing a child into a world like that," Paul added.

"How can I look at her and say our child will be targeted? All because of me? What if I can't protect him or her?" I asked.

"Percy," my mom said sadly. "I can't say what will happen to your child, but I know you will do everything in your power to protect them. But I think one of them is to tell your child's mother the world you are bringing her into."

"I know, but how can I?"

"Percy," my mom began sternly. "You are the strongest demigod I know. You've been through so much. Yes, you've made a lot of enemies, but you also know how to kill those enemies."

"That was mostly because of Annabeth," I said trailing off and my mom stiffened. That was one of the first times I had spoken of Annabeth in a while.

"Does Adalyn know about her?" My mom asked slowly.

I shrugged. "She knows I was in love before I met her. She knows that it was strong, but we broke it off."

"And do you love Adalyn?" My mom asked.

I nodded slowly. "I do, but it's different." I stared at my hands. "With Annabeth, we had gone through so much together. Quests, and monsters, and tart-," but I stopped myself. "We knew each other. With Adalyn, I'm still learning her but somehow I still love her."
"Somehow?" My mom asked raising an eyebrow.

I shrugged. "I just felt connected to her, even right when we began dating. I didn't know if it was Aphrodite playing with my emotions, but I think I loved her right away. But not a demigod love, like Annabeth. It was just a pure love, as I could see my future with her forever."

My mom smiled. "It sounds like you really love her."

I smirked and laughed. "I do. And now we are having a baby together, it's all so surreal."

"It sounds like you have some things figured out Percy, even if you don't think so," Paul commented.

I laughed. "I'm not ready to be a father, but in a sense, I am? If that makes any sense."

"It does," Paul said slowly. "But I think we all need to be getting to bed."

I nodded. "I'll see you in the morning."
I snuck into the room as quietly as I could. I changed into my pajamas and slipped into my bed. Adalyn and I rarely just slept together. She never felt comfortable with the baby; she was always too hot or cold. And actually just sleeping together was very inmate. We had only done it on rare occasions.

"Percy," Adalyn said softly.

"Love, I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" I asked sitting up.

"No," she said softly. She took a deep breath. "Can you come here?"

I was instantly out of bed. "Is everything okay?"
I saw her nod slowly in the darkness. "Can you, can you sleep with me tonight?"

My eyes softened. "Of course," I said slipping in bed with her.

She immediately leaned her back into my chest and sighed. "That's better," she mumbled.

I slowly lifted my hand over and placed it on her stomach. "Was watermelon keeping you up?"

She shook her head. "No, I just wanted to sleep with you tonight. To be with you."
I smiled at the woman I loved. "Okay, now sleep. Please," but she was already sleeping. I could get used to this.

Let me know what you think! I'm not 100% sure where this story is going, but I have a lot of little scenes already written that will eventually fit together. This story just sort of came to me and I had to write it! I wasn't originally going to share it, but I have it written so I thought I would put it out there. Please let me know what you think!