Allegra's small smile froze on her face. Although she had realized that this was a huge ask, and that the chances of him agreeing were slim, it was still a blow to hear him say no.
"Yeah well," she said gruffly. "I mean, it wasn't that big of a deal. I'm hot, I could find someone else easy enough."
But finding someone who would be as good a father as Percy would be a more difficult task. "So just... take your kid, yeah? I've got things I need to do today, and the last thing I need is to be hanging about here while you faff around like a prat."