Obligatory disclaimer: sadly, Grey's Anatomy is property of Shonda Rhimes and ABC, not me.
A/N: A huge thank-you to everyone who added this story to their alert/favourites or reviewed, even while I was on my hiatus.
Part One, Section Six: Grows a warmer kind of life
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to Mer." Addison looked at me intently, wanting reassurance.
"We've been through this. I want to Addie; I want to do this with you. I need to do this with you." My reply was quick and held no hesitation.
"Are you positive?" she whispered.
I grabbed her beautiful surgeon's hands and got her to look me in the eye. "Addie. Addison. Look at me. Of course I want this. I want babies that have your red hair, your blue eyes or your nose. And if you can't carry them then you know what? I will Addie because I love you and I want you to be happy."
"What if something happens to you or to the baby and you regret this?"
My heart was breaking at the look of anguish on her face. Usually I was the one to express the doubts, not her. "Adds, I could never regret this even if we had twins, triplets or if something was wrong with the baby because it's a part of you. I know you're scared I'll get sick or have complications because you see those things happen every day since you're the best and they go to you to fix their problems, but that means that I'll have the best care possible. Okay?"
"Okay."
Kissing her quickly but tenderly, I got up off the bench and held out my hand to help her up. "Let's go see Naomi."
"Thanks Mer," she said and squeezed my hand, the both of us knowing she was thanking me for more than just the pep talk.
I put my arm around her waist and drew her close to me as we walked towards the building that would hopefully change our lives. "Anytime."