Disclaimer: I still don't own Grey's Anatomy.

"How is everything going in here?" Addison asked as she walked into the room.

"I just sent down her last pre-op labs and she's all prepped and ready to go," Alex said.

Addison nodded. "Good. How are you feeling Mrs. VanMorrison?"

"As good as can be expected, I guess." Mrs. VanMorrison was a young 35-year-old, with dark brown hair and light brown eyes. She wiped her eyes with a Kleenex and tried not to cry.

Addison came over and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Sarah, I know this is a very hard thing to go through, but it's the best thing to do to give you a fighting chance at getting better."

Sarah VanMorrison nodded. "I know, I do. It's just…my husband wanted children so badly, and he was so excited when that stick turned blue a few months ago, and so was I. Then all of a sudden I'm bleeding and told I have ovarian cancer, and after today I won't be pregnant anymore, and I won't be able to ever have children."

"I'm so sorry, Sarah. I wish I had better news for you, or a different way of doing this. But you're lucky we caught it this so early, and you have a real chance of beating this. There are always other ways to have children as well. I know it's not the same, but you guys can still have a family."

"I know. And we've talked about adopting and egg donors."

Addison let out a small smile. "Well, everything will work out for the best. Are you ready?"

"As I'll ever be."

"Okay, good. Dr. Karev, come with me. Sarah, an orderly will be in shortly to transport you down to the OR. I'll see you there."

"She's handling that remarkably well," Alex said to Addison as she made a final note in the patient's chart and started walking toward the elevator.

"Yeah. I think reality finally sunk in and now she's looking to the future. She was a mess for the past two day, though. When you get news that your dreams of having kids are ripped to pieces, you are bound to be irrational for awhile. But you have to pick yourself up, look at your options, and do what's best for you in the long run, even if it's not what other people want."

"You have to lookout for yourself," Alex said as he hit the button for the OR floor.

"Exactly." The doors closed and there was an awkward silence. Finally, Addison looked over at Alex. "Look, Alex, about the other day…"

"Yeah, I'm sorry. I don't know what I was thinking."

"No, it's not your fault. You have no reason to be sorry. I just don't want there to be any awkwardness between us. You are really talented and even though you may not like it, you do have a natural gift for obstetrics. So, can we just forget it happened?"

"Yes, definitely."

"Okay, good."

"Good."