THE SEA QUEEN'S PEARL
Author's Note: I know, I know, I haven't updated in seven months! Well don't worry I made a New Year's resolution to dedicate myself in finishing this fic by the end of the year. I have a vague plan of attack now and will start working on the next chapter later on this week. "Hey, beautiful." Gabe Ugliano was a sleazy, slimy, smelly, scumbag who thought that Sally should fall at his feet every given moment. He was the worst man imaginable in the whole world and given any other choice Sally would tell him where to bugger off to and if he didn't take the hint she would smack him over the head with handbag. Unfortunately he was the foulest smelling human in the world, she can smell the human from a good ten feet away from him, and that was what would cover the scent of a demigod without any issue. So she swallowed every disgusted, revolted, sickened feeling she had from the pit of her stomach in order to protect her sweet boy. "Hello Gabe," she said through a fake smile. "You look ravishing tonight," Gabe complimented her. She grimaced as she noticed he was staring down at her chest. "Very nice dress." She felt so dirty and disgusting. The dress she wore was a cheap bargain she managed to get hold off in the Wal-Mart. It was clingy, revealing, and in any other circumstances would be rather classy but she felt nothing but cheap. She felt like some sort of tart as Gabe put his grubby hands all over her and gave her a sloppy wet kiss that made her insides shrivel up and turn to dust in such horror. She tries to make it appear she was in love with this man. She uses every memory she has of Poseidon when she is with Gabe. Every loving look, every passion filled kiss, every gentle but firm touch, and how his words rolled off the tip of this tongue when he said the sweetest of sweet nothings. When she watches Gabe trying desperately to court her and how he interacts with Percy she replaces him with Poseidon in her mind. Where Gabe steps back and looks half terrified, half disgusted at Percy's attempt to befriend him she sees Poseidon taking Percy into his arms, and ruffling Percy's hair before play fighting with him and telling Percy how proud of him he is. Where Gabe grabs onto her bottom and gropes her chest and pants like a dog she thinks of how Poseidon would kiss her and kiss her and kiss her while his hands roamed gently around her body and he worshipped her. As if he was the mortal and she was the goddess. Gabe slings his arm round her and pulls her close as he practically shoves his tongue down her throat. She tries to think about how Poseidon would have cupped her face lovingly and kiss her softly when greeting her while she tries desperately to not gag. The stench of this man was making her ill. Percy lets out a revolted noise causing Gabe to pull away and give Sally time to take several deep calming breaths. "Shut it, kid, you'll want to do this one day when you're older," Gabe said nastily. "I hope not," Percy mumbled. "What did you say?" Gabe spat out. "Don't talk to me in that tone." "Gabe," Sally said softly as she put a hand on his arm, "he's just a little boy. Percy doesn't mean to be rude he just doesn't understand expressions of love." Oh she really wanted to throw up and throw Gabe out of her apartment so she could be spend the night playing games and watching cartoons with Percy before sending him to bed and trying to write her novel for a few hours before turning in herself. Instead she chided her son for his attitude and simpered like a good little girlfriend to Gabe. She hated herself for that. She despised how Gabe put her in a difficult position of appeasing him and siding with her son. The man was a despicable excuse for a human being to pick fights with a seven year old. "Of course babe," Gabe said losing his hard hate filled face for a softer sickly expression of what he thought was love. "Let's go, I have a reservation at a good steak house, tonight is going to be the best night of your life babe." She doubted that but she gave Gabe what she hoped was an excited expression before rushing to Percy and hugging him tightly. "Be good for Jessica, there are cookies in the fridge and bedtime is at eight o'clock, no excuses," she said sternly before kissing Percy on the cheek. "Mum, don't go," Percy whispered. "You don't have to be with that creep." "It's complicated, sweetheart," Sally whispered, "when you're older you'll understand," she kissed him on the forehead and gave him an extra hug. "Be good," she said loudly before pulling away and uneasily joining Gabe's side. As they headed towards the restaurant Sally thought back to the past two years. The summer had been a miserable experience as Sally desperately tried to cheer up Percy after Paul's death. A depressed six year old turned up to his new school and within six months Sally found herself desperately seeking another when Percy unexpectedly got expelled. The reason remained unclear to this day but Sally feared it was another monster attack. One day one of their shelves just snapped clean straight of the wall and Sally found that they were out of screws for her to fix it. She went to the nearest hardware store only to be ridiculed by Gabe who thought that since she was a woman she had no clue on how to do DIY. Well she showed him as most single mothers on a low budget would. TV and the internet were the world's greatest inventions with their help shows and sites teaching women how to do these things. Apparently she made an impression because when Percy somehow lost the plunger and blocked the toilet all in one day a month later Gabe asked her out. Having never been on a date with someone since before Percy was born, being flattered by what seemed to be a sincere apology and compliment, and feeling a little sorry for Gabe since he wasn't the most attractive bloke and probably didn't receive a lot of female attention, Sally had said yes. He had been great with Percy at first. He had taken them both out to the park for a picnic that Sally had prepared and played football with Gabe. Unfortunately Percy's ADHD kicked in at the wrong moments and instead of being enchanted by the sweet tiny boy, as everyone should in Sally's opinion, Gabe was disgusted and began to drop hints about putting Percy in a home for learning disabilities. The only reason Sally hadn't told Gabe where to bugger off to was the protection he could offer to Percy. Minor attacks and mysterious events usually happened about three times a week. One day with Gabe and Percy was left untouched for two whole weeks. The more time spent with Gabe meant the less monsters and Sally would conceive Gabe's disgusting spawn if it meant Percy could have a lifetime without being attacked. Ok the child being half hers probably meant that it wouldn't be a disgusting spawn but that was beside the point. So she sat there with a fixed smile on her face as she pretended that Gabe was the only man for her as he ate like a pig. She listened to all the disgusting spew coming out of his mouth that was all sexist, racist and all other kinds of 'ist' you could think of and pretended he was God's gift to the world. There was not a single God or Goddess in Olympia that would find this man a gift to the world. More likely a piece of dog poo on the bottom of their shoe or in Artemis' case more reason to hate men. Just after desert she was shocked, horrified, and a little delighted when Gabe went down on one knee and pulled out a small box. The jewel on it was not likely to be a real diamond and was very small but the gesture was nice and she pretended to be beside herself with happiness at the sight of it. "Sally Jackson," Gabe shouted causing the whole restaurant to look at them, "Will you do the honour of being my wife?" She wanted to say no, slap him, shout abuse, and list all his flaws which would take her till Christmas to do. She would like to say yes but on a long list of conditions starting with him treating Percy the way a good father should, along with no sex, and ending with him to stop scratching his backside in public. Instead she had to be flattered, had to act like the silly woman he thinks she is, and had to make a big fuss about it before she excitedly breathed the one word that would seal her doom. "Yes." Percy better buy her bloody fantastic Mother Day gifts and birthday presents throughout his adult life.
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