The chair was hard and uncomfortable, the hand in his was cold, and the world was nothing but a watery blur. He was barely aware of the doctors and nurses walking around the room. He couldn't believe she was gone.

"Mister Jackson." Someone said. It sounded like the woman was on the other end of a tunnel. "Mister Jackson." The woman repeated.

Percy turned. He had no doubt his eyes were red and puffy and that snot was running down his nose.

The nurse, Terri, sat down next to him. "Mister Jackson, I hate to disturb you, but I just have a couple questions." Percy wiped his nose with a tissue, and nodded for her to continue. "After recent events, we want to be sure your children will be going to a stable home. Are you sure you'll be capable of taking care of them? Or do you think it'd be better to put them up for adoption?"

"That's not an option." Percy snapped, surprising the nurse and himself. "I'm not abandoning my kids like my father did to me. I promised myself that along time ago."

"And will you be able to financially provide for them? Take care if them during the day?"

Percy nodded. "I'll have the help I'll need."

"We need names before we can release them." Terri said. "Two girls and a boy. Do you have any in mind?"

Of course Percy had names in mind. But he looked at the hospital bed, reconsidering their original name choices. He couldn't see through the white sheet which covered the corpse, so he stared at the hand which he'd been crying into for at least the last half hour.

Percy nodded. "I have names." He said, after rethinking them all.

Terri asked for one of the girl's name first- The girl with brown hair and blue eyes, both inherited from his mother. "Beth Kallias."

Terri asked for the boy, who had managed to inherit his green eyes and her blonde hair. Biologically speaking, it should've been impossible for any of their children to inherit their mother's sandy blonde locks, given that it was obvious Percy had inherited two genes both dominant to her two blonde genes, but the gods must've made it so. "Chase Valerius."

And finally, Terri asked for the name of the other girl- The girl with his black hair and her grey eyes. "Anna Sophia."

The nurse stood, returning the seat to the wall by the door. "I have to go take care of some of the paperwork. You'll have a couple pages to sign, and in about two hours, you'll be able to take Beth Chase and Anna home."

She turned to walk away, but as she was leaving she heard Percy say one last thing. "Actually, it's Anna Beth and Chase."

So this story is complete for now, but I'm considering adding a couple more chapters in the near future. So don't be afraid to follow what currently seems to be a mere one-shot! Also, favorite, review! If you have any suggestions for a future chapter let me know (Review or PM, it doesn't matter)!

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~Tom