The double party for Kynlee's first birthday and Sofia's second went off without any problems. It was in one of the conference rooms at the hospital since most of their 'family' was working the day of the party. Having it at the hospital gave everyone the opportunity to stop by when they had a chance between patients. The party was over by early afternoon, which allowed Teddy and Addison to have more than enough time to pack for their trip to California. Most of their stuff was already packed, but they wanted to get it in the car so they wouldn't have to deal with it the next day.

"You're gonna think I'm crazy for suggesting this, but since we're already packed, what do you say we leave tonight? It's only 4 o'clock, we can easily get at least a few hours of driving in. It would mean shorter days in the car the next few days. Kynlee's just fell asleep, so we've got at least an hour before she wakes up and she sleeps so well in the car," Teddy suggested.

"You're right, I do think you're crazy. We can't get to the house until Monday night at the earliest. Amelia's been letting a girl she met in rehab stay with her and they're not expecting us until then," explained Addison. "We could try to get to Portland tonight. That's only three hours. It would be a good time to stop for the night and then we can still get up early tomorrow to keep driving."

"I'll call to let Arizona and Callie know that we're leaving tonight so they don't get worried if they stop by for some reason; you get Kynlee in the car. Let's go to Disneyland!" exclaimed Teddy as she picked up her cell phone and the last few bags they had been waiting to put in the car.


Roughly twelve hours before they originally planned to, they were in the car and on their way to California. Teddy couldn't help but ask Addison about the friend that was staying with Amelia.

"I've accepted that Amelia's a recovering addict, but now you're letting her have her addict friends stay with her in your house?"

"Haley is also a recovering addict. She was eighteen when she met Amelia and her parents kicked her out after she got clean when she told them she was pregnant. Amelia said she's been clean for over a year, and that she's been working at the practice, cleaning up and answering the phone, doing little things. I haven't met her, but I doubt everyone would let her work at the practice if she were trouble. It will be fine, trust me," Addison said as she reached over from the driver's seat and squeezed Teddy's knee.


The family arrived in Los Angeles early Monday afternoon, only a few hours before they planned to. They parked in the driveway of the beach house and lifted Kynlee out of her car seat. Since they had some time to kill before Amelia and Haley got home, they were going to play with their daughter on the beach and let her play in the ocean for the first time, but still not going too far from the patio of the beach house so they could hear when their hosts returned home.

Amelia recognized the car with Washington plates in the driveway when she got home from work that evening. "Addison still has a key, she probably let them in," she told Haley, who had climbed out of the passenger seat.

"I'm kinda nervous about meeting them. I don't know why, but I am."

"You'll be fine. They're both really accepting of everyone. Addison was the one who really encouraged me to go to rehab and get clean. She might have divorced my brother, but she's still my sister. Let's go find them."

Walking through the house, Amelia and Haley saw no signs that Addison, Teddy, and Kynlee had been in the house. Haley stepped onto the patio when she saw the people she recognized from photos Amelia had shown her playing on the beach. "Ames, they're on the beach," she called into the house.

Amelia saw them digging in the sand and yelled to them, "Are you guys gonna play in the sand all day or are you coming in?"

Teddy picked Kynlee up as Addison jogged toward the house. Everyone was introduced to each other before they decided that they would just order pizza for dinner.


Addison, being the curious OB that she is, couldn't help but ask Haley about her pregnancy. "How far along are you? Is the father involved at all? How are you feeling?" the questions just kept coming.

"I'm six months. I told the father, but he said he wants nothing to do with the baby. I'm just tired, but I'm taking college classes in the morning and working at the practice in the afternoon, then I'm up studying most of the night. Amelia really helped me turn my life around. Hearing her story about getting clean and becoming a doctor has really helped me. I'm going to school to become a nurse. I really like helping people," she explained, taking another slice of pepperoni from the box in the middle of the table.

"That's awesome. Do you have any kind of support system for after you have the baby? I thought I was going to be able to handle it on my own, but I was so glad I met Teddy and she happily accepted Kynlee."

"I'm giving the baby up for adoption. I want to find a family that's okay with an open adoption; I want to hear how he's doing and see him grow up. I've met a few couples, but they just weren't right for my baby. As soon as they hear that I've only been clean a year, they think that means the baby's gonna be born all strung out, even though I was clean for six months before I got pregnant."

At this point, Teddy was giving Addison a look that she hoped Amelia and Haley weren't picking up on. Haley must have noticed something was going on because she excused herself, saying she should really study because she had a test the next morning.