“Honey, how do you feel right now?” Josh Batton asked with a panicked expression. "Are you sure you don't feel any pain at all now?"

He was afraid Annabeth Cates was only saying it to console him.

She nodded with a smile. “Yeah, don’t worry.”

Sighing in relief, he hastily brushed his tears away before peering at the doctor. “Doctor, my wife won't be feeling any pain anymore, or will it still hurt after a while?”

The doctor nodded. “She won’t feel any further pain.”

“Thank you,” he breathed