Just recapping your memories on what happened last time! Enjoy the sequel!

Chapter 31

Annabeth's POV

I was busy packing our groceries away while Percy was busy making Bolognese for dinner tonight. I put the last item away and closed the cupboard. I jumped up onto the kitchen island and sighed.

"How was work?" Percy asked, giving me a smile and turning back to cooking. "Fine." I said, still thinking about the shops. Percy must off sensed something was wrong as he switched the stove off and walked over to stand in front of me.

"What's bugging you?" He asked, looking me in the eye. I hated when he did that because he knew I would always cave in and tell him something. I sighed and said, "Well you remember I used to work with that girl Amy, and then she got another job?" I asked. He nodded and waited for me to continue.

"Well she's 27 now but she's married and has a good job-" I started. "Which you have, so I don't see the problem." He said, raising an eyebrow at me. I looked into his eyes and melted inside, caving in completely.

"She has her on little boy." I said, my voice sounding soft. I had been wanting kids for a while but didn't know if Percy was ready or not. He looked at me for a bit and didn't say anything, which was making me nervous.

He surprised me by cupping my face with his one hand and resting the other on my thigh. I kissed him back, feeling him smiling into the kiss. I pulled away and he smiled widely at me. "So you're ready for kids?" He asked, rubbing his hand across my inner thigh.

I smiled at his cheeky grin and kissed him again. I wrapped my legs around his waist and felt him lift me up and carry me out the kitchen.

The past few weeks have been very agonizing. We had to wait to see if I was pregnant or not. I was sitting in bed, late at night, waiting until tomorrow as I would take a test to see if I am going to be a mother or become depressed and have to try again.

I finally fell asleep but it seemed like only for a few minutes as I woke up a few hours later. I could see the sun rising through the dimmed glass. I turned over but Percy wasn't lying next to me. I got up and stretched, smelling bacon coming from downstairs.

I got up and put my robe around me. I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the draw that had a few little white tubes in it. I must have been looking at them for a while as I heard something shift from my side. I turned my head that way and saw Percy standing in the doorway, his arm's crossed, in his boxers.

"You want to know or not?" He asked, a little smile on his face. Gave him a small smile and got the tests out, walking to the bathroom. Those few minutes were extremely agonizing. But the answers made my heart leap.

All the tests read positive. I threw them all away and ran into our bedroom. I jumped into Percy's arms when I saw him waiting there for me. "What did it say?" He asked, trying to pull away from my squeeze to see my face. I looked up into his eyes, unable to speak, and just nodded with a big grin on my face.

He grinned widely and we both laughed with relief. He kissed me all over, my lips, my cheeks, my nose and even my forehead. I laughed as he did it so quickly.

"Oh my gods! I'm going to be a dad." He said, looking me in the eyes. I felt so warm as I saw happiness radiating off of him. I leaned forward, cupping his cheek in my hand, and kissed him.

He deepened it, backing me up onto the bed. I smiled as I lay with my back on the comfortable bed and him with his hands on either side of my head, leaning forward. We pulled away, staring into each others eyes, as I rubbed my thumb over his cheek. I had gotten used to the little stubble, but it was smooth most of the time so I never hd to worry.

He was leaning forward to kiss me again but I put my finger up to his lips. "We need to tell your parents first as you forgot to tell them we were getting married." I said, smiling at his confused face. I removed my finger as he sighed, still smiling. "Five more minutes." He said before closing the gap in between us, making me laugh into the kiss.

Percy gave my hand a squeeze as Sally put two mugs of coffee in front of us and sat down next to Paul, smiling as always. "So what can you tell us so early in the morning?" Sally asked, sipping her coffee. I smiled at Percy, and he answered. "Annabeth's pregnant!" He said excitedly.

Paul and Sally both grinned widely and gave us hugs. "When did you find out?" Paul asked, still smiling widely. "Earlier this morning." I told him, smiling. "I can't wait!" Sally exclaimed, clapping her hands. I chuckled and gave her hand a squeeze.

"So I hope you guys are looking forward to being grandparents?" Percy said, smiling at them. We all chatted for a while about the baby to come. I decided to break the subject and ask Sally something. "How is all your work going? Any new books?" I asked. She has been doing really well lately and even got some of her books read by the New York Times and Suzanne Collins.

We were all really proud of her. She smiled and gave my hand a squeeze. "I have been asked to write an autobiography so am working on it." She said, smiling proudly. "That's great Sally!" I told her, giving her a toothy grin. We finished our drinks and went home. I could get used to being called a to-be-mom.