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Lydia pov:

"What did I say about weapons in the house? Go put them in the car right this instant! Hey, Mom." The woman's voice drifted from the entry way along with the sound of two small boys complaining and loud footsteps.

"You already gave the twins wooden swords? That's just asking for trouble!" I heard Marcella joke.

"What? They're already six! We needed some way to use up their excess energy!" This was a man's voice coming closer. I smoothed out my shirt and they all walked in.

The woman was in her late twenties with straight blonde hair and brown eyes. She immediately came and hugged me.

"You must be Lydia! It truly is astonishing! You look just like the pictures! My name is Rosetta and this is my husband Cam."

Cam stepped forward. He was huge with several tattoos. Despite his intimidating appearance, he smiled warmly at me and gave me a handshake. Just then two identical boys ran in and jumped on their father.

"Spin! Spin! Spin!" They chanted till Rosetta grabbed them both and set them on the floor.

"Boys, this is your auntie Lydia, Nana M's sister. This is Joey and this is Daniel."

I knelt down in front of the boys. I looked at them both and noticed small differences. Joey could barely stand still. He was fidgeting, trying to tug away from his mother. His hair was slightly lighter than his brothers, most likely from being in the sun. Daniel was studying me intently. He had a scar on his right hand that he was rubbing without thought.

"It's so nice to meet you boys."

"You don't look anything like Nana." Daniel announced. It made me smile. He sounded just like Marcella did.

"Your Nana and I are step sisters. That means that we don't share either of our parents except in how we were raised. Do you understand?" He nodded and grabbed his brother's hand and raced out the back door and immediately they were climbing the trees. Rosetta laughed.

"I think Daniel likes you." She said.

"Mom! We're here!" This voice was the deep rumble of a man.

"We're in the kitchen, Richard!" called Marcella. The first one in the door was a twelve year old girl with her nose buried in a book and a sword belted around her waist. She had her curly black hair cut short in a pixie cut. She would have ran into one of the kitchen chairs if her father hadn't grabbed her arm and jerked her to a stop. Richard also had curly black hair and gray eyes. He was tall with glasses. He came forward and hugged Marcella and was trailed by a woman who must have been his wife.

"Lydia, this is my son, Richard, and his wife, Leah, and their daughter, Shawna." At the sound of her name, Shawna looked up. She saw me and smiled. Leah came over and hugged me. She was a petite woman with soft features. She looked like she might be of Asian descent.

"Our son, Marko, is at Camp Half-Blood right now. I'm sure he will introduce himself when he sees you."

Richard looked like he was about to add something when a two year-old came running in yelling, "Unca Rich!"

Richard scooped up the little girl and spin her around. She laughed and yelled, "Faster, faster!" Richard laughed and complied.

"Richard, if you make Caroline sick, you will be taking care of her!"

A very pregnant woman had appeared in the doorway, her hands on her hips. She had the same dark hair as Richard but she had large brown eyes. Behind her was a very tall, redheaded man holding a five year-old little boy who also had red hair. He was squirming in his father's arms.

"Daddy! I want to play with Joey and Daniel!"

"Tommy, come give Nana a kiss."

Tommy finally squirmed down and raced to give Marcella a kiss on the cheek before running outside. Richard put Caroline on the floor and she raced to join her brother.

"Lydia, this is my daughter Hannah and her husband Mich." Hannah came and gave me a hug the best she could over her large belly. She laughed looking around the crowded kitchen.

"Mom, do we have enough room for everyone?" she asked, stepping back.

"We're going to use the dining room." Everyone grabbed plate and dishes and cups and we moved everything into the dining room. The parents called their children and soon we were all eating. I couldn't help looking around in wonder. Yesterday, I had been an orphan with no home, today my family was larger than I ever imagined.

I was seated beside Shawna and she was telling me that she couldn't wait to go Camp Half-Blood next year. They still let her and her cousins come even though most of them were only one-fourth god. She was gushing about meeting Annabeth and how amazing she was.

"You know, I could probably introduce you to her. Her boyfriend is my brother." Shawna's eyes got huge and she almost dropped her fork.

"You know her?"

"Yeah, she and Percy brought me here."

"Mom! Lydia knows Annabeth Chase!" Leah a turned to us smiling.

"Did you meet her a camp?"

"Yeah, she's dating my brother."

"Your brother is Percy Jackson?"

Suddenly, I had the attention of the entire table.