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April 23 1982

Fifteen year old Addison Forbes Montgomery tried to be strong as she laid in that bed. Her baby was about to be born. She was too young for this responsibility though. Fifteen was too young how had she gotten herself into this situation.

She looked over at the boy beside her. Sixteen year old Derek Shepard. They had met one summer day well her she and her parents were vacationing in New York. One wild stupid destructive summer. A summer where she tried to out run her parents. And he tried to outrun the memory of his father's death only a few years prior.

One wild summer and here they were about to become teen parents. They both had aspirations to become doctors. Surgeons. They had discussed this all. What this would mean, for them. For their future. They were keeping their baby. That was a given. Neither could stand to give this child up for adoption. And Addison had considered abortion but in the end she felt a connection to this child she was about to bring into the world.

Mrs. Shepard was not thrilled to say the least. Mr and Mrs Montgomery where even less so. They tried to hush it up and hide their daughter but, in the end,, they agreed to help raise the new baby. Addison would still finish High school and go to College and Medical school and so would Derek and the baby would be raised by Carolyn Shepard in New York and Addison would visit whenever she could.

It was either Carolyn raise the child or a Nanny and Addison wanted her child but she couldn't stomach the baby being raised by a Nanny much like her own childhood. She knew Mrs. Shepard would be a good force on her child after raising five children herself. She didn't know the woman well that was true but she could see she had a good soul.

Derek took her hand as the doctor came and checked on her letting her know she was ready to push. Two hours later a sweaty tired Addison gave birth to a beautiful red haired little girl.

"What should we name her?" Addie asked looking down at her baby.

"Well she was born in April so what about April?" Derek suggested.

"Derek that's corny." Addison giggled. She looked down at her daughter. "Corney but you know what I actually like it. She looks like an April."

"Middle name?" Derek asked

"Carolyn your mother is doing so much for us I think we should honor that in our daughters name don't you agree. "

"I do." Derek agreed. "April Carolyn Montgomery-Shepard."

"Yes." Addison agreed. "Except maybe just Shepard. The double last name is a little long and what if she grows up and wants to hyphen her last name with her husbands that would be even longer."

"Okay then April Carolyn Shepard."

"Perfect." Addison agreed. "Why don't you let everyone know she's here."

"Alright I'll be right back." Derek left the room but not before taking one last look at his daughter.

He walked out into the waiting room. There was Nancy and Kathleen and Liz, Amy his mother the Montgomery's Archer and Mark.

"Hey so there's my man has that little bundle been born yet?"

"Yes you have a niece. Mom mr and Mrs. Montgomery would you like to come and see her?"

"I would." Carolyn said ready to hold her first grandchild. The Montgomery's followed with more reluctance. Derek pushed the door open.

"I have some visitors for you he smiled as he looked down at the baby taking her gently from Addison. He turned to the parents gently handing her to his eager mother. "Mom I would like you to meet April Carolyn Shepard."

"Oh my." Carolyn cried hearing the name. "I'm honored thank you." She went over and hugged Addie. The Montgomery's had a guarded look on their faces. The captain looked at the baby and gave a small smile. Addison's mother seemed more removed. Addison didn't make a comment that was her parents. The grandparents left and the aunts and uncle shuffled into the room.

Each took a turn holding her accept eight year old Amy who wasn't sure to think of that tiny baby in that moment.

The Forbes Montgomery family had grown by one on that night and none of their lives would ever be the same.

Derek and Addison did finish high school go to college and Medical school got married and both became world renowned surgeons. Their precious April was always a part of their lives but she never did live with them. Their schedules were so hectic all knew that the stability of Carolyn Shepard was best and by the time med school and residency was over and they both became attendings April was 18 ready to fly off to college herself. Ready to follow in her parents footsteps. She vowed she'd become a doctor one day herself. Like her aunts and uncles like her parents. She'd make them proud something she felt she'd never been able to do.

And just as April Carolyn Shepard was finishing med school and heading off for her internship ready to take the world by storm her parent's life imploded. She was in Seattle by that time so she didn't see it happen but one night her father ended up on her doorstep. Drunk and told her he'd left her mother. After everything they'd been through Mark Sloan. Her uncle Mark the man who had played hide and seek and given her hidden candy bars had been their down fall.

She didn't know what to do and honestly just was thankful her father went to Seattle Grace instead of Mercy west. Of course Uncle Richard had almost begged her to take a job at Mercy West but she wanted out from under her parents friends to carve her own path.

In a little while she might not be so excited and relieved when she found out about Meredith Grey, but for that moment as she sat on the edge of her internship April Shepard was going to take on the world. Here she came.

A/N so I was watching a season 2 episode and this came to me so I checked some grey's facts it said Addie was born in 67 Derek in 66 and April in 82 so I ran with it and here we are. April Carolyn Shepard this will be a Japril and well I guess we'll see where everything goes from here. I think next chapter will go back just a little and we'll actually see April finding Derek on her front step. This chapter was just to set everything up.