Two months had gone by and still, there was no new heart for Nico who continued to decline fast. Teddy and Owen were beside themselves, from what had been a mostly blissful life had turned into one devastation after another. Teddy was barely functioning, she hardly ate, drank, or spoke to anyone, not even to her kids who were once her whole world. She just sat by Nico's bedside every day, praying for a miracle.

Seeing their little brother and parents in the state they were in scared Annabelle, Genevieve and Daniel so much. They were still so little themselves and it was so much for their young minds to understand.

Owen had taken a leave of absence once Nico's condition worsened, so he could give his full attention to his family. Although just like Teddy, he found himself right beside Nico much of the time, only seeing his other children when his mother Evelyn brought them by once or sometimes twice a day.

And Nico, who always had a positive and outgoing nature could barely crack a smile anymore, he was just too tired and frankly, losing hope himself. The family just didn't know what more they could do, but hopelessly wait.

The days went by and still, the Altman-Hunt family was not receiving the news they wanted to hear and things had taken a turn for the worst. Nico was officially unstable, and relying on machines to keep him alive. If he was going to get a heart, it needed to be within the next few days or he was going to die.

"Teddy, Owen…" Arizona said carefully one afternoon in late November. "I think we need to…um…start talking about Nico's options."

Owen looked up at Arizona with tears in his eyes, he pulled Teddy close and squeezed her shoulder to get her attention for Arizona. Teddy looked up ever so slowly and cleared her throat, of course she had been crying for hours.

"What should we do?" Teddy asked coldly.

Arizona held back tears herself, despite being their close friend, tried to remain professional.

"Nico needs a heart within the next 72 hours max or..." Arizona stated.

"Or…" Owen continued even though he already knew the answer.

Arizona almost choked on her last words looking down at the five-year-old on a vent.

"Or, we need to discuss end of life care."

Teddy began bawling again.

"Arizona, you GET HIM a heart! I don't care how! I can't lose him! He's too special." Teddy screamed.

"Teddy, calm down." Owen tried to comfort her.

"No Owen! How do you not get it? I almost died giving birth to him, he lived despite all of that. He is our first planned child. And he is our baby, literally. He was the last we can ever have. If I lose him…I…I don't know what I'll do." Teddy cried.

"Okay, okay. There is still a chance." Arizona piped in.

"Yeah. You've been saying that for quite a few months now." Teddy said angrily. "Just go, Arizona." Teddy said sitting back down next to Nico.

"Teddy, I-." Arizona attempted to get closer to her friend.

"Get out!" Teddy cried.

Arizona nodded, looked at Owen apologetically who just looked at her with pained eyes, and left.

A few hours had passed, Teddy and Owen didn't speak after her outburst, and she had quickly fallen asleep in the cot placed next to Nico's bed. Owen tried to sleep in the chair in the corner but he was wide awake. He barely slept these days, he hardly saw his kids who were currently staying with his mother, and he could feel his PTSD spiking watching the love of his life and children suffer.

"Babe?" Owen heard softly across the room, peacefully cutting into his thoughts.

Owen slowly got up and walked over to Teddy as she stirred in the sheets.

"What time is it?" She asked.

"Around 12:30a.m." Owen replied.

"Come here." Teddy looked at Owen apologetically and moved over to create space for Owen to snuggle up next to her. This was all he wanted, to be close to her. She had been so distant for so long, but he didn't blame her.

"Babe, I don't know what I'm going to do if we lose him either." Owen whispered.

Teddy sniffed.

"It's just…I think people think that because we have three other kids we won't miss one. And I don't favor Nico over them, he's just…" Teddy paused.

"A miracle, Teddy. He's a miracle." Owen finished.

"All of our kids are miracles." Teddy corrected.

"Of course honey. I just mean…well you got pregnant with him so fast, despite being in your mid forties and you know, the whole emergency C and then you almost dying…but we got him from all that. Our perfect baby boy." Owen said, starting to cry.

"Our perfect baby boy." Teddy said crying into Owen's chest.

The next morning, was Thanksgiving Day. Evelyn brought a homemade Turkey dinner to Nico's hospital room where everyone sat and ate, having short conversation and trying to act as normal as possible but there was nothing normal about this Thanksgiving. Nothing at all. The family felt they had nothing to be thankful for.

But just as Evelyn was slicing up pumpkin pie for everyone, who barely got through dinner, Arizona ran in.

"Arizona? What's wrong?" Owen asked.

"Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We have a heart for Nico." Arizona beamed but began to move quickly as a whole surgical team entered the room to prep him.

"Are you serious?!" Teddy jumped up and hugged her best friend.

"Yes, yes but we have to move." Arizona smiled, squeezing Teddy's hand.

"Nico's going to get better?" The twins asked excitedly.

"We hope so." Teddy and Owen both said in unison, grabbing each others hands tightly as they each gave Nico a kiss on the forehead before he was wheeled to the OR.

"He's going to be fine, mommy and daddy." Annabelle said, joining her parents. "Just you see." She looked up at them smiling confidently.

Teddy and Owen were immensely shocked and grateful that this was happening, even though part of them felt pain for the family who just lost their child in order for their son to live. But Nico still had to have surgery, his body still had to accept the new organ. They weren't quite out of the woods yet but this was a start.