8 more weeks had gone by so quickly, but the morning sickness hadn't. Teddy stood still against the sink of her bathroom. She heard her front door open, then close. "Teddy?" she heard Owen say. "This isn't normal!" Teddy shouted. She was sure he knew what she meant.
Her morning sickness had stopped her from going into work at normal times, and even eating at all until 12 in the afternoon. Even then the constant hovering in the bathroom every half hour didn't stop. Sometimes it would persist well into the afternoon, like it had today. She felt like she had lost weight even though her bump was quite clearly there, at least thats how she saw it.
She decided to make Owen wait, and turned on the water to the shower. She undid the drawstring of her scrubs and slid out of them, then lifted the shirt over her head. They had done a pretty good job at masking her pregnancy so far. She had decided to go up one size so they would fit looser. Teddy could still fit into her size small scrubs, but then she would look clearly pregnant. That was the look she wanted to avoid, because she and Owen didn't exactly have a plan settled out, yet. Teddy climbed into the shower and let the hot water soak her hair. She got her favorite marshmellow scented body wash and poured some into her hand. Twenty minutes later she was just about done taking her shower, when she heard the door open. She stuck her head outside of the glass shower doors. Owen cocked an eyebrow at her " It smells amazing in here, like marshm-" " I know what it smells like! Would you -please- remove yourself from my bathroom?" Owen knew what the hormones did to her. After coming over for around an hour, everyday of the week, he had deciphered her mood swings. "That's rude." he said, smiling. "It's my bathroom! How the hell am I being rude?" He shook his head, and walked out to the kitchen.
He had set his bags down there. Owen searched through his suitcases until he found where he had tossed in his phone. He turned it on and found that he had seven new text messages, all from Meredith. 'I cant believe you hurt her like this'-'You've pushed her over the edge owen!'-'DICK!'-'Im skinny and blonde, can I be your FUCK BUDDY too?'-'What the fuck owen'-'Shes filing the divorce papers now'-'I'm going to get you fired' Owen chuckled at that last one. Had she forgotten he was the chief? Of course he wasn't above everybody, but he was surely out of Meredith's reach.
Just then Teddy walked out from the living room in a black bra and pink underwear, she had blow dried her hair straight. That was something different. "Look." she said, and turned to the side. He nodded his head. "It's amazing isn't it?" Owen asked. Teddy blushed, and crossed her arms over her chest, realizing she walked out practically undressed . "Yeah it is. Who would have thought..." she mumbled as she walked back to her closet. " Want to go out to dinner?" Owen called out from the kitchen. "I'll throw up." she said back. She assumed he wouldn't stop untill she said yes, so as they argued back and forth through her closet door, she pulled on a strapless red dress that fell just above the knee. It flowed slightly, and had a tie just under her ribs. She grabbed a white cardigan and a pair of nude heels she definitely shouldn't be wearing while pregnant. But to the rest of the world she wasn't pregnant, but she also wasn't with Owen. She made a mental note to remember that one as defense for when he mentions how high her heels are.
" No you will not throw up, You'll be fine." "How do you know?" "I just do." He replied. "What about other peopl-" "I'll take you somewhere where nobody knows anybody" "Fine." He tapped the door with his hand " Thanks sweet-heart!" Owen replied and left to change into something nice. Sweet-heart. They never called eachother pet names, ever, but she registered it as cute and smiled. She walked into the kitchen and looked through her purse for her keys. She looked around and tossed them to Owen. He gave her a questioning look. "Don't feel like driving." she stated, plan and simple. "I wasn't going to let you anyways." he retaliated. "-Let- me?" "I'm just joking with you Teddy." Teddy walked to the door, then turned around. "Why is all of your stuff in my kitchen?" "Well, you see.." Ignoring him, she walked out and to the car. Owen unlocked it and opened the door for her, then walked around and got in.
"You've been rather bitchy lately." Owen said after driving for 10 minutes, somehow thinking that would break the silence. "Your child is doing this to me." She said, watching him as he drove. "Ugh, I need to pick up some papers from the hospital." Teddy said, as she remembered a new patient whom was part of a stem cell research trial. She needed her files to research further into the actual procedure she was supposed to do. It had something to do with creating a new heart wall for trauma patients who had somehow damaged their own. Owen made a turn "Alright , we can just run by and pick them up." he said, watching the road. " I cant..." Teddy replied. "Why not?" Owen asked. Of course he knew why, but he was enjoying pushing her buttons right now. She motioned to her barely there bump. " Hmm I wonder why not." Owen shook his head. " Teddy I told her." Silence. "When?" He pulled into a parking space at Seattle Grace. "I told her, and we ended it." He undid his seatbelt "Oh my god ,Owen I'm a home wrecker." she announced. "Teddy, I want you. I'm in love with you. If you don't feel what I feel also, then I guess I'm just extremely lost." Owen said, staring at the steering wheel. "I love you." she replied, and gripped his hand. " And it's not just because of the baby. I really do." she added, with emphasis on the really. "We just may have not realized without it." As they got out of the car, Owen replied " I already had." Teddy linked her arm around his as they walked. They were in this together.
They walked in the automatic doors ,Teddy's arm around Owens, " I think I'm going to be sick." she whispered to him, tugging on her cardigan. "I think your just nervous." he said , as he flashed his I.D. to the security guard. "I don't care what you think Owen, I feel like I'm going to puke." She closed her eyes as she walked. They stepped into an elevator. She leaned her head against his shoulder. The elevator stopped, and more people walked on. A second year resident, who's name Owen could never remember, raised an eyebrow at them. "Doctor Altman, I didn't realize you were expecting." the resident said. Everybody looked at her. " That was the point, May" Teddy said. Apparently Teddy didn't remember her name ether. " My name is April, Doctor Altman. And I'm working with you on the stem cell research trial. I wasn't trying to offend you, I'm just, suprised."-"Congratulations, and to you too doctor Hunt!" she said. Owen ignored girl really knew how to run on. Teddy nodded her head, not wanting to deal with her. "Thank you April." April nodded as she walked off at her floor, and more people walked on.
Later than sooner there floor came up and they walked off , now hand in hand. Teddy unlocked the door to the conference room, and opened a filing cabinet. "It's pretty slow here tonight." Owen said, looking at her. "Im surprised -you- haven't been called into a midnight trauma case yet." Teddy replied. She walked out of the conference room, and he followed, locking the door behind them. They walked to the bridge and after getting about a hundred odd looks, Teddy turned to him"I'm not ready to go through this." she said, looking up in his eyes. Figuring that he knew what she meant, Owen replied "April already knows, and so does Meredith. There is no hiding it , it's here, it's out in the open." he said. "And we should be proud of it," he slid her cardigan down her shoulders, exposing her bump to everybody walking past. "Lets face it, we've been together for much longer than this." He snaked his arms around her waist. " Years." he added. Teddy laid her head against his chest. He ran his hand through her hair." There were so many times in Iraq that I just wanted to take you home, out of that mess. The woman I loved didn't belong at war. She didn't deserve to see so many of her friends die horrific deaths. Now dealing with a little situation back home, that is something she can handle." He took half a step back, and tilted her chin up. "Something -we can handle." He gently placed both hands on her stomach and looked at her."Don't expect a poetic response from me." Teddy whispered to him. He grinned. "I know how you feel, you don't express it the ways I do." he said, then leaned down and kissed her, she responded with passion then pulled back. " I could,- but I'm just feeling so out of it today." Teddy said. "You have no clue how hard this baby is affecting me." she added. "I'm so sorry sweetheart." he said. "Don't be." she said, he nodded. "Hey Owen." he looked back into her green eyes. "Hm?" "I hope our baby has your red hair." Owen smiled and took her hand. They went home afterwards, and Owen cooked dinner. Afterwards Teddy proceeded to get nauseous and puke everything up. He held back her hair for the whole two hours. " I'll get you an appointment for tomorrow." She sighed in agreement, thinking of how much this really sucks.
A/N - You guys have guilted me into writing another chapter! Haha kidding. To reviewer- Shondra is starving us towen fans! I'm trying my hardest to keep it in character, but very fluffy!/ Anyways, update , I've had the worst sunburn of my life from surfing with nothing to do, so expect Chapter three to be up around Wednesday next week at the latest :) You guys are gonna loooove it! Adios ~ Bree