Annabeth
When I got home I sat Sophie at the table and gave her some animal crackers. She loved those.
I went into the living room, sat down, then Sophie screamed.
"Moma!"
I walked there, knowing nothing was wrong, she was just a screamer.
"Juice!" she yelled.
I went to the refrigerator to get her juice and there was a note on there.
Annabeth,
Piper's in labor. Jason called me. Come to the hospital as soon as you use this.
Percy
I hurried and got Sophie her juice, then got her out to the car.
I went to the hospital and got Sophie out. She was confused.
"Moma, why?"
"Aunt Piper is having her baby," I slowly explained.
"Baby!" she yelled.
"Sophie, quiet down. Now let's go find Aunt Piper . . .," I shush her as we go to the front desk.
"I'm looking for Piper Grace. She's in labor."
"Oh, uh, um," she says looking up the number. "278."
"Thanks," I go and search.
We had to ride the elevator, and we had never ridden in one, so Sophie was amazed.
Piper's room was at the end of the hall, a long walk for a pregnant woman.
I knocked and heard somebody call, "Come in."
I went in the room. Leo was there, talking with Percy. Jason was next to Piper.
"Hi," Piper said, and started breathing hard. Contractions.
A couple of minutes later, a nurse came in.
"I'm sorry, she's 10 centimeters. She's ready. You guys have to go."
We all walked out into the waiting room.
I'm not gonna write a long authors note. You know what I'm gonna say. So . . . .