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"I told Poppy about you a week ago." Alex admitted, playing with Addison's fingers when they laid in bed. "And?" Addison asked hopefully. "She would love to meet Daddy's new girlfriend." He responded. "Okay." She snuggled closer into his embrace. "Okay." He spoke, drifting off to sleep.

1 month ago

Addison threw her head back as she laughed at one of Alex's jokes. They were sitting at a simple Taco Bell, seen as Alex was the one who got to choose the 'restaurant' for their 6th date. No one at the hospital knew they were dating, not even Alex's closest friends, not even Callie.

It was their sixth date and things started to get serious, which was great. This is what Addison wanted and surprisingly this was also what Alex wanted. A committed relationship was what they both needed. Addison, because she finally wanted to move on from Derek and Mark. And Alex because he wanted to settle down and give his daughter the stable and secure home she deserved. No one knew about his daughter except the Chief because once in a while he would ask to take the day off to spend some time with her. But ever since he and Addison started dating, he figured he needed to share his oh-so-important secret with her. And the 6th date was perfect.

Alex was fumbling nervously with his napkin until Addison put her hand over his, making him stop abruptly in his movements. "Spit it out." She told him and he did. "Addison, I know this is our sixth date and I like you and I think you like me too. And I can feel that this is going somewhere and I told myself that if things got serious I would tell you. No one knows and this is really important to me and I need to know that you're not going to freak out and run away, telling everyone what I told you." He uttered uncomfortably.

"I don't run." She stated.

"I have a 5 year old daughter." Alex revealed.

Addison's mouth fell open. "You have a daughter?" She chimed, trying to process the fact that her new boyfriend, potential husband already has a child. "Did I freak you out?" Alex asked. Addison thought for a second before replying, "No, tell me about her. I'm all ears."

He took a breath, "When I was 24, I met Jasmine. She went to college with me and she was my girlfriend. We had only been together for a year and I accidentally got her pregnant. An abortion was not an option, because she is really religious and because we both didn't want it. She worked as much as she could and aside from my studies, I also took a little side job. Then she gave birth to Poppy. We struggled to pay the bills, which led to minor discussions at first, but when Poppy was about 2 years old, we split up. We lived in the same house for a while, because it was easier on Poppy and because we couldn't pay for separate houses. I started my internship at Seattle Grace and Jasmine had to babysit a lot because I was barely home. Well I am, barely home. About a year later, Jasmine got a boyfriend and moved out and now I see Poppy on my day off and I drop by as much as I can. She's 5 now and she loves Peter, Jasmine's boyfriend. It breaks my heart sometimes when I see him handling her like he's her father, but he spends more time with her after all. Poppy has asked me before why she doesn't have two moms, but two dads. And when I say that I need to find the perfect new Mommy for her, she says that I have to take my time and find someone really special. And I think I found that someone now."

"Wow, I think you just earned more of my respect. Have you told her yet about me? Have you told Jasmine?" Addison asked.

"I told Jasmine that I was going to tell you about Poppy and she agreed we shouldn't tell Poppy until we're serious." Alex replied.

"Okay. I'm glad you told me." Addison smiled.

Addison nervously breathed in and out, rubbing her hands together. "Stop it, she's going to love you." Alex tried to assure her as they were waiting in front of Poppy's school, waiting for the kids to come out of the classroom. Alex took Addison's hand in his and caressed it with his thumb, trying to assure her everything was going to be fine. The bell rang loudly and Addison's breath hitched in her throat, Alex tightened his grip on her hand. Kids were running to their parents and Alex was scanning the crowd for his little girl. A small girl with brown shoulder-length curly hair stopped in her tracks to look for her Dad, when she spotted him her face lit up and as she ran towards Alex, her curls bounced up and down. She was wearing jeans and a flashy green winter jacket with fake fur on the hood. On her feet she had blue Converse and a Hello Kitty backpack was bouncing as she ran.

Once Poppy had reached both of them she jumped into Alex's arms squealing "Daddy!" in excitement. "Oh Poppy, you had fun at school?" Alex asked as he lifted his daughter of the ground. "Yes, school was fun. But Liam made fun of me and that was not fun." The little girl pouted. "I thought I told you to stand up for yourself?" Alex told her. "I did Daddy! I punched him! But then he cried and Miss Charlotte told me that punching wasn't nice. He's such a sissy." The girl giggled. "Well you can't punch someone unless it's in your defense." Alex replied.

Addison was endeared by the little conversation between Father and Daughter that played out in front her. She was surprised by how much Poppy looked like him. Not only did she have the same features, but her personality seemed similar. Poppy only now seemed to notice Addison was with them because she directed her next sentence to her, "Are you Addison?" She probably had her talkative trait from her mother as Alex was rather shy. Poppy's pale blue eyes were piercing into Addison's as she was waiting for an answer. "Yes, I'm Addison. Nice to meet you Poppy." She shook the girl's hand that she extended after Alex had nudged his daughter and muttered something about politeness.

"I knew you were because Daddy told me you had red hair. I went up to people with red hair all week asking if their name was Addison but Mommy said that I shouldn't do that." The girl giggled again, letting her head fall on Alex's shoulder. "We should get you home kid." Alex spoke and started walking to their car. Poppy brought her head to Alex's ear and whispered loud enough for Addison to hear, "She's really pretty." Addison smiled and her stomach fluttered when she heard Alex reply, "She really is."

When they pulled up into the driveway to Alex's apartment, Poppy was eager to get out. It had been a week since she'd seen her Daddy because the hospital had been busy. As soon as they were inside, Alex went to the kitchen to make some snacks for them. Addison followed him into the kitchen and when Poppy threw her backpack to the side and wanted to go into her bedroom, Alex yelled at her, "Take your shoes of Pop! I just vacuumed." The little girl came into the kitchen and stood next to Addison. "Addison, do you want to untie my shoes because I always kick them off and then Daddy's mad at me because he can't untangle my laces." Addison squatted and the girl put both of her hands on Addison's shoulders for support. "All done." Addison spoke as she put the shoes aside and Poppy ran back into her room.

"Told you she'd like you." Alex said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She turned in his embrace and pulled him closer to let their lips brush against each other. "She's such a beautiful girl and you're such a good father." Addison spoke as she leaned against the counter, still holding Alex's hands. "Thanks. She seems to think the same of you." He smirked. Addison laughed, "She's such a sweetie! And all talks, does she have that from Jasmine?"

"Definitely! She's a lot like me but that's probably the only thing she has from Jasmine. It's crazy!". Alex put the snacks on the coffee table in the living room and he turned the TV on to Poppy's favorite TV-show. "Poppy! You coming?" He shouted in the direction of her room before sitting down on the sofa, next to Addison. Poppy ran into the room and despite what Addison expected, she wriggled herself between the two of them, softly resting her head against Addison. The redhead had a blissful smile on her face which Alex noticed and he winked her an 'I told you so'.

Dinner rolled around fast. Poppy was doing most of the talking and sometimes she asked Addison something, to which the redhead gladly responded. The girl finished all of her food and when she was done, Alex gave her a bath and left Addison to do the dishes.

"So what do you think of Addison?" Alex asked his daughter while soaping her little body. "She's really pretty." Poppy answered, splashing some water. "Yes, we already established that. Do you like her?" He asked. "I do. She's really nice. Does she like me?" The brown-haired girl asked her father. "I'm sure she does. Who wouldn't like such a smart, funny little-"

"Big." Poppy corrected him. "Big girl like you?" Alex tickled her, making her squeal in delight. "And what do you think about Addison?" Poppy asked sincerely. "She's beautiful, she's kind, she's smart and she's really funny. She's good with kids and she's an amazing surgeon." Alex went on. "Do you love her like you loved Mommy?" The girl asked. "I do. I love her." Alex smiled. "Good." Poppy answered.

Now that she was clean, it was time for bed. Alex had tucked her in after reading a bedtime story and after Alex had turned off the light and put on the bedside lamp, Poppy whispered loudly, "Dad! Let Addison come up here." Alex smiled, "I will." He spoke and he ran downstairs to find Addison. "Poppy wants to see you." He told her as he gave her a quick peck. "Me?" She questioned. She went upstairs and knocked on the door of her room slightly before going in. "Addison is that you?" She heard the girl whisper. "Yes it's me." Addison replied. The girl motioned for her to come closer, "I'm going to tell you something." She waved her hand, for Addison to come closer as if she was going to tell a secret. "I'm listening." Addison replied. "My Daddy loves you. Do you love him too?" Addison smiled at her sincerity. "Yes I love him too, Poppy." The redhead answered. "Good." The girl established. "Goodnight Addison." Poppy extended her arms and gave Addison a hug. "Goodnight Poppy." She got off the bed and went downstairs.

"So apparently you love me?" Addison smiled as she sat beside Alex on the couch. Alex's head shot up, "She really can't keep her mouth shut for two seconds." He laughed. "Alex, I love you too, you know that." Addison declared sincerely. He leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. "This is the first time we say we love each other and it's my daughter who tells you." Alex laughed. "Well, I found it quite adorable honestly." Addison chuckled and she laid her head in his lap.

"I'm glad you finally met her." Alex said, running a hand through her hair.

"I know. Me too."

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