"What are we all doing here?" Cristina whined.

"You'll find out soon enough" said Meredith "Anyway! What's so bad!? We're all together for a change, how often does this happen?"

"Almost never" said Lexie.

"Exactly!" Meredith exclaimed "Derek!" she shouted.

"Yeah?" he said walking into the room.

"Any idea on when…."

"10 minutes"

"Ok, good"

"What's this about?" Izzie sighed.

"You'll find out soon enough!"

"This better be good" Cristina grumbled.

"Anybody else want to moan at me?" Meredith smirked, herself, Derek, Lexie, Mark, Cristina, Owen, Izzie, Callie and Arizona were all sat in Meredith and Derek's brand new living room, they'd moved into their new house a few days after they got back from LA, they'd told everyone that Alex had gone to visit family for a few days, nobody questioned them since Derek was the Chief.

The next few minutes went by, the room filled with random chatter, the doorbell rang suddenly and Meredith jumped up quickly to answer it, she smiled letting the visitors in and leading them to the living room.

"Guys" Meredith said from the doorway, the all turned their heads and gasped when they saw who was behind Meredith.

"Addison!?" Callie exclaimed "What are you doing here? Who are they? Why is Karev holding your hand?"

"Ok, slow down Callie" Addison laughed "This is Daniel Alexander Karev and this is Kaitlin Alexis Karev, they're 3 years and 2 months old and I'm holding Alex's hand because, well because we're trying to make a go of it, a proper go"

"You have a 3 year old twins?" Mark stuttered.

"Yes" Addison nodded.

"And Karev is the father?" he stuttered again.

"Yes" she nodded.

"What the hell Addison!?" he exclaimed.

Addison sighed "Look, I know I should have told you, I know I shouldn't have kept Danny and Katie a secret but I panicked, I freaked out and well, I thought Alex didn't want me, I thought he wanted Ava and he thought I wanted him to go after Ava"

"You told me to go after Ava!" Alex exclaimed.

"Do I really have to explain the brain of a woman to you again?" Addison smirked.

"No, once was quite enough" he laughed.

"Daddy?" Danny whispered looking up at Alex.

"Yeah?"

"Why are all these people staring at us?"

Alex smiled and picked Danny up "They're staring at you because you are the most handsome little boy in the whole wide world"

"I am?"

"You are" Alex grinned.

"Cool! Can we play with my cars now?"

"Sure" Alex laughed, he carried Danny over to a clear space on the living room floor and sat him down, Danny pulled the small backpack of himself and poured out his selection of toy cars.

"Vrroooom, vrrooom, vroom, vroooom!!!" Danny said as he wheeled the cars quickly along the floor "Boom, boom, CRASSHHHH!!!" he exclaimed slamming the cars into one another "Quick Daddy! They need an ambulance! They need surgons quick!!"

"Surgeons Danny, they need surgeons" Kaitlin sighed walking over to them and sitting down on Alex's lap.

"Dadddyyy!!!" Danny whined.

Alex picked up the toy ambulance and raced it over to Danny "There we go, all better" he smiled.

"No! We need different surgeons! They're not babies Daddy, you and Mommy can't help them!!!"

"But I'm a super surgeon, I can help anyone!" Alex exclaimed.

"Daddy your stupid" Danny stated simply.

"That's not very nice" Alex pouted, he pretended to cry into his hands, Danny leapt over to him and pulled Alex's hands away from his face "I'm sorry Daddy, I love you, you're not stupid I promise"

"I guess I'll have to punish you, oh you know what, my hand, it's starting to hurt"

"Danny quick run!" Kaitlin squealed jumping off Alex's lap and running over to Addison, hiding behind her legs.

"Oh no, it's, it's the claw!!!" Alex said bringing up his hand towards Danny's stomach.

"No! Daddy no!" Danny squealed, Alex wrestled him to the ground tickling his body, Danny writhed around on the floor giggling loudly "Daddy stop! I'm sorry, your not stupid I promise! Stop Daddy!"

Alex stopped tickling him and leant down and placed a kiss on Danny's forehead "Love you mini-me"

"I love you too Daddy"

"Are you guys going to introduce yourself to everyone, like we practiced?" Alex asked.

"Ok" Danny nodded enthusiastically.

Alex picked him up and stood him on the coffee table.

"Alex! Don't put him on there!" Addison hissed.

"It's fine Addison" Meredith laughed.

"I have to go first! Like we practiced" Kaitlin said running over, Alex lifted her up and placed her next to Danny.

"Go on then Katie, do your thing" Alex smiled.

"My name is Kaitlin Alexis Karev, but you can call me Katie, my Uncle Cooper calls me Princess Kate because I'm the prettiest girl at Mommy's work, except for Maya cuz Maya's really pretty! I love my Mommy and now I love my Daddy and when I grow up I'm going to be a baby doctor just like them!"

"And I'm going to be the ruler of the entire world!!!" Danny exclaimed.

"Shut up Danny!"

"Kaitlin Alexis Karev, what have we said about telling your brother to shut up?" said Addison.

"Sorry Mommy" Katie pouted "But he didn't let me finish!"

"Daniel, let your sister finish"

Danny pouted as Katie stuck her tongue out at him, everyone watched them in amusement.

"My name is Kaitlin and I'm 3 years and 2 months old, I love my Mommy and Daddy and when he's not being annoying I love my brother Danny, now it's your turn"

Danny grinned happily "My name is Daniel Alexander Karev but you can call me Danny, my Uncle Cooper calls me Dan The Man because I'm the only little boy in the whole of Mommy's work, Mommy calls me and Katie her miracles because we came down from the stars to make her stop being sad. My name is Danny and I'm 3 years and 2 months old, I used to live with just my Mommy and sister in a house by the sea but now Daddy lives there too" Danny brought his hands up to his mouth as if he was going to whisper a secret into someone's ear "I saw Mommy and Daddy kissing, it was gross" he whispered, everyone in the room chuckled, Addison blushed "My Mommy is the best Mommy in the world and I think that my Mommy should say yes"

"Yes to what?!" Addison frowned.

"Daddy" Danny whispered "It's your turn to speak now"

Alex slowly made his way over to Addison "I should never have let you go Addison, not 4 years ago when you first left, not a year after that when you came back for a surgery, not ever. You have raised the most intellectual 3 year olds I have ever met, they came up with those speeches all by themselves" Alex smirked "You raised them by yourself for 3 years, 2 months and 3 days but that stops now because Ads, I love you, I am in love with you, I've been in love with you for….ever, which is why I'm asking you" Alex said slipping down onto his knee and pulling out a small box from his back pocket "It's why I'm asking you to be my wife. Addison, will you marry me?" he asked popping the box open to reveal a ring.

Addison froze, her eyes looking into Alex's, no words were forming in her now bone dry mouth.

"Mommy this is when you say yes" said Danny.

Addison leapt forward into Alex's arms kissing him hard on the lips "Yes" she whispered before kissing him again.

"Can we eat now?" Kaitlin said jumping off the coffee table.

"Yeah, we're hungry, plane food sucks" Danny said jumping off.

"Come on kids, lets go and get you something" Meredith smiled holding her hands out.

"Aunty Meredith?" Danny whispered.

"Yes Danny?"

"Can you tell them to stop kissing now?"

"How about we hide in the kitchen for a while?"

"Ok" Danny said as Meredith led them out of the room.

"As much as we're enjoying watching you guys make out…." Mark groaned, Alex had sat back onto his legs while Addison wrapped hers around his waist, they had hardly come up for air, they reluctantly pulled away from each other and stood up. Callie and Izzie stood and walked over to them, they grabbed them and shoved them down into the sofa standing angrily in front of them.

"You guys…." Callie started.

"Have got some…."

"Serious."

"Explaining to do."

"We're going to be here all night aren't we" Addison muttered.

"Yep, all night" Alex nodded.

~x~

6 months later….

"This is it" Addison said as she stared into her full length mirror, she brushed her hands down her dress, it was simple, a white halter neck in a thin linen fabric, perfect for a beach wedding, she walked over to her bedroom window and peeked out of the curtains, she saw everyone beginning to take their seats, Sam, Naomi and Maya were out half the night setting up chairs for the 20 guests that were beginning to arrive.

"Stop looking" she heard Izzie say from behind her, she turned around to see Meredith, Callie, Izzie, Cristina and Naomi all stood there.

"I wasn't…."

"Everything is going according to plan Addison" Meredith smiled.

"This is really happening isn't it, I'm not in some sort of coma, this isn't in my imagination, I've been living with Alex for 6 months and now we're getting married, this is real isn't it"

"This is real" Callie laughed.

"Good. Good, that's good. How are the kids?"

"They're building sandcastles with Maya" Naomi smiled "Danny's really excited, I think he wants the first bit to be over so he can make his best man speech"

"Any excuse to talk in public" Addison chuckled "He wants to be the next president apparently"

"The child of Dr Evil Spawn, President of the United States of America" said Cristina "I'd vote for him"

The women all looked at each other and laughed "Ladies" Cooper said stepping into the bedroom "We're all set, it's time"

"This is it" Addison sighed "I'm getting married"

"Your getting married" Meredith smiled.

"Ok, come on, lets do this" Addison said walking out of the door.

Alex stood nervously at the end of the makeshift aisle, Danny stood next to him proudly, everyone turned their heads as the violin player began to play Pachelbels Canon D, Alex gasped as he saw Addison walk slowly towards them.

"Mommy looks really pretty" Danny beamed.

"She does doesn't she" Alex smiled.

As Addison reached Alex she handed her bouquet over to Naomi, Alex instantly took her hands in his "You look amazing" he smiled.

"So do you" she smiled back.

"Ladies, Gentlemen, Children" the minister started "We have come together today to witness the marriage of Alexander Michael Karev and Addison Adrienne Forbes Montgomery, to share their joy and to celebrate their love for one and other. First I am required to ask anyone present who knows a reason why these persons may not lawfully marry to declare it now"

Alex and Addison looked over to their friends with a smirk.

"Well…." Mark started, Lexie groaned and hit him in the chest, everyone chuckled and Addison and Alex turned back to face each other.

"So here you are today to say your marriage vows to each other. It's important that you both understand that the vows that you are about to make cannot be made lightly but with a great deal of consideration and respect. With that in mind, I'm going to ask you the following question:" the minister said turning to Alex.

"Alex, will you take Addison to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and protect her and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"

"I will" Alex smiled.

"And Addison, will you take Alex to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and protect him and forsaking all others be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?"

"I will" Addison smiled.

"Will you, the families and friends of Alex and Addison, support and uphold them in their marriage now and in the years to come?"

"We will" everyone answered.

"And now I invite you to exchange the rings"

Alex turned to Danny and crouched down, Addison did the same with Kaitlin, they both pulled out rings from their pockets and handed them over, they turned back to each other and the minister nodded at Alex to go first.

"Addison, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you, we wasted so much time apart but this ring will always be here to remind you that I will always be here for you and for our babies, I love you Addie" Alex smiled slipping the ring onto her finger.

"Alex, I give you this ring as a token of my love and devotion to you and to our family, the day you walked back into my life will never leave me and I trust you when you say that you will never leave us because I know that if we can get through what we've gone through we can survive anything that hits us. Let this ring be a reminder that I am always by your side and I will always be a faithful partner to you. I love you Alex, you gave me my miracles and for that I will be forever grateful"

"In the presence of myself, their friends and family, Alex and Addison have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands and by the giving and receiving of rings. I therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife, Alex, you may kiss your bride"

Alex tugged on Addison's arm and pulled her in for a long kiss, their arms wrapping around each other, they pulled away and rested their foreheads against each other.

"I love you Mrs Karev"

"I love you too Mr Karev"

~x~

"Today has been a very special day." Danny started as he stood on a chair to make his best man speech "My Mommy and Daddy got married. That makes my Mommy a Karev just like me, Katie and Daddy! Thank you all for coming today, some of you had to fly allll the way from Seattle! That's where my Mommy and Daddy first met, Daddy didn't like Mommy at first because she was really really bossy but then she kissed him and he started to like her a lot! I still think kissing is gross! Anyway! I love my Mommy and Daddy very much, to infinity and beyond!" he said jumping off the chair he was stood on and running around the table, his arms outstretched like a superhero, everyone laughed at him, Meredith stood up and raised her glass.

"To Addison, Alex, Danny and Katie, you may have been a surprise to all of us but I speak on behalf of myself and everyone here today that you guys really are meant to be, To The Karevs"

"The Karevs" everyone smiled.

~x~

8 years later….

"I'm so glad you could make it" Meredith smiled pulling Addison in for a hug.

"It's not everyday your niece turns 7 now is it" Addison smiled.

"Aunt Addie!!" they heard a little girl squeal, she ran towards them and wrapped her arms around Addison's waist "How's my favourite 7 year old?"

"I'm great! Where's Kaitlin I want to show her my new dolls house"

"She's getting out of the car, she'll be here any second now"

"LILY!!" they heard Kaitlin shout "Happy Birthday little cuz" she said hugging her tightly.

"Come and see my dolls house" Lily said pulling Katie into the sitting room.

"Mom" Danny whined as he trudged into the house, Alex following behind "Dad's being mean"

"Daniel I am not being mean, I told you off for hitting your sister"

"Daniel Karev" Addison scolded.

"I said sorry" Danny pouted.

"Do I not get a hello?" Meredith smirked.

"Aunty Meredith" Daniel smiled.

"Come here Danny" Meredith said hugging him "Uncle Derek's in the kitchen"

"Later!" Danny said racing off to find Derek.

"Hey Mer" Alex said hugging her "How's life?"

"Hectic, you?"

"Same" Addison and Alex laughed.

"Everyones in the sitting room" Meredith smiled leading them in "Hey guys the Karevs are here"

"Hey!" everyone replied happily.

"Uncle Alex!" Lily smiled running over to him.

"Hey munchkin, Happy Birthday"

"How long are you staying this time?"

"Just for a week" Alex smiled softly "But then your cousins have to get back to school"

"Ok" Lily shrugged running back over to her dolls house.

"No way, that is not little Harry is it?!" Addison exclaimed as she noticed a small boy toddling around the room.

"It is" Meredith laughed.

"He's gotten so big, I can't believe he's 2 already"

"Me neither" Derek said walking into the room "How are you Addie?" he said giving her a quick peck on the cheek.

"I'm good" she smiled "Can you believe it's been almost 12 years since I first came to Seattle?"

"God, really?! Wow, time certainly does fly"

"Yeah, it does" Addison smiled softly.

Soon after the arrival of the Karevs they all headed outside, the kids all took advantage of the huge trampoline that sat on the land, the grown-ups all sat on the deck watching them.

Over the years the group had all started families of their own, Meredith and Derek were first, Lily May Shepard born a year after the Karev wedding. Cristina and Owen were given the shock of their life when Cristina got pregnant with Jake Hunt who was now four. Callie and Arizona used a sperm donor to conceive Alicia Louise Torres-Robbins, now three, Callie was her biological mother but Arizona would be trying for the next one, Meredith and Derek later had Harry George Shepard, now two and Lexie was 6 months pregnant with her and Mark's first child. Izzie had found love in Jason Stone, they met on the flight back from the Karev wedding, they didn't start dating until 6 months after but were now engaged to be married.

"So, is Danny still set on being the next president?" Arizona asked.

"That or a race car driver" Alex smirked.

"So he still has his obsession with cars" Izzie smiled.

"Yep" Alex nodded.

"Does Katie still want to be a 'baby doctor like Mommy and Daddy'?" asked Callie.

"That or the next Hannah Montana" Addison laughed "I don't care what they do, as long as it's safe and legal and it makes them happy"

"They're so grown up now" Meredith mused "All I can see is those cute little 3 year olds who gave big rambling speeches and were scared of Alex's 'claw', when did they get so, grown up?"

"When did we all get so grown up?" Cristina smirked.

"Yang's right" Alex nodded "12 years ago most of us were just unsuspecting interns who slept with the wrong people, at the wrong time and generally just did stupid things and now, we're sitting here watching our kids run around together and we're grown up"

"I think the fact that you were the one to grow up first is more surprising" Cristina snorted.

"Crack Whore"

"Evil Spawn"

"And you say you've grown up" Addison laughed.

"If someone had told me 12 years ago that the woman who strolled into the hospital lobby saying 'And you must be the woman who's screwing my husband' would be one of my best friends, married to one of my other best friends and sitting in the back garden I own with the husband I was 'screwing' I would have sent them to psych"

"Me too" Addison chuckled.

"I hope George can see this" said Lexie.

"Me too" Izzie smiled softly.

"To George" Meredith said raising her cup.

"To George" everyone said raising theirs.

"To family" said Addison.

"To family" they all smiled.

~x~

And through it all, the secrets and lies, the heartbreak, the fights and the tears they dared to dream. And eventually they realized the the reality they would eventually live would mean so much more and last for a lifetime.

A/N: Ok so the ending was incredibly cliched but ah well. And can we pretend that I didn't steal, i'm sorry, 'borrow' "The Claw" from Liar Liar =)

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iam-kelly.