I'm going to move forward in time a bit because I want to get to the end of series 6 when Naomi is back. I love Addison's relationship with her so want her to be part of the story.
The last month had been crazy with a lot of highs and lows.
Jake and the girls had moved in with Addison. It felt so right and they had all adjusted to the living situation well. Jake and Addison were planning on getting an extension built because it was a little too small for them all. Especially at the moment because Angela was there living too for the summer holidays.
There had also been the death of Pete which had been hard on Addison and Jake as well as the death of Mark, which Addison had not coped well with at all.
Things seemed a lot more settled now though. Today was the last day of school before summer for Ivy and Lily and they were both very excited.
Addison was sat on the sofa in her office by Jake. Addison was laughing and Jake leant in and kissed her.
Addison kissed him back as Jake ran his hands through her hair.
"Did I get the time of my appointment wrong?"
Addison and Jake broke apart at the sound of Charlotte's unimpressed voice. Addison quickly glanced at her watch.
"No you're right, it is time for your appointment. Shall we go through to the exam room?"
Addison took Charlotte through and got her comfortable on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Addison asked
"How do you think I'm feeling? I've got three mini Coops growing inside of me"
All of a sudden Cooper burst through the door.
"Sorry I'm late, I was with a patient"
"You're just in time" Addison said smiling at him "let's do the ultrasound shall we?"
Addison gently pulled up Charlotte's top and squeezed some gel on before moving the probe around Charlotte's stomach.
Addison stopped once she had a clear picture of the triplets on screen.
"They're measuring well for twelve weeks" Addison said smiling before turning to look at Charlotte and Cooper
The tears in Charlotte's eyes didn't go unnoticed by Addison. Cooper couldn't take his eyes off of the triplets, it was the first time he'd seen an ultrasound of them.
Addison did the rest of what she needed to before letting Charlotte and Cooper go. She cleared up before heading to the kitchen as she had a little break before her next patient.
Amelia was sat in there.
"Has Jake gone yet?"
"Yeah about ten minutes ago, why?"
"I was just wondering"
Addison went to the fridge and got her green juice out before pouring it into a glass.
"I gotta go Addie, I've got a patient"
"Okay. Do you fancy coming over for a glass of wine tonight? I feel like I've barely spoken to you recently"
"Yeah sure, that will be nice"
After Amelia left, Sam came into the kitchen.
Luckily, Sam would now come into the kitchen if Addison was there instead of returning to his office.
Things were so much better between the pair of them and Addison was so pleased they were back to being friends again.
Addison was still talking to Sam in the kitchen when Jake returned with Lily and Ivy.
Lily ran straight over to Addison and wrapped her arms around her.
"Hey girls, how does it feel to have finished for summer?"
"So good" Ivy said happily
"And now it's not long before we go to Hawaii because you said once we finish school we don't have to wait long"
"No, only one week to go" Addison said. She was so excited to be going away with Jake and their children and really couldn't wait either
"I've got one more patient girls and then I'll take you home" Jake told them
"Are you coming home then too Addison?" Lily asked
"No I've still got a couple of patients to see. I have time now though so I can stay with you while your Dad sees his patient"
Jake went to the waiting room and called out the name of his patient.
"What time is your sleepover tonight Ivy?" Addison asked as Ivy was going for a sleepover at Holly's house to celebrate the start of summer with some of her other friends
"I'm going at 5"
"Okay, I probably won't see you until tomorrow then. We'll have a fun day tomorrow though"
"Okay" Ivy said sounding a bit disappointed
"Are you okay?" Addison asked picking up on Ivy's disappointment
"Yeah I was just hoping you'd put a bit of makeup on for me like you did before the party I went to last weekend"
"I'm sorry I won't be home in time. I tell you what, come with me girls"
Ivy and Lily followed Addison through to her office.
Addison grabbed her purse and got her makeup bag out of it.
"I can put a bit on for you now"
"Thank you" Ivy said smiling
Addison put a bit of mascara and blusher on Ivy.
"There, beautiful"
"Can I have some too?" Lily asked
"No, you're far too young"
"That's not fair"
"You can wear some too when you're older. If you go into my dressing table before you go you can choose a lip gloss to put on, I reckon you can do that yourself"
"Thank you Addison"
"No problem sweetheart"
Addison chatted with Ivy and Lily until it was time to see her next patient.
Lily and Ivy waited in the kitchen until Jake had finished and then the three of them went home.
When they got home Jake took Henry from the Nanny before she left.
"We need to leave in an hour Dad" Ivy told her Dad
"Yep I'll be ready"
Angela was out with some friends so Jake went and sat on the deck with Lily and Henry while Ivy went upstairs to get ready and pack.
She changed out of the clothes she'd worn to school into a denim skirt and top.
Once Ivy had packed, she went through to Addison and Jake's room and sat down at Addison's dressing table.
She opened the drawer and chose a lip gloss and put it on. She also picked up Addison's bottle of perfume and sprayed some on her wrists and neck.
Once she was ready she went downstairs and asked her Dad to drop her off.
Luckily Angela was now home so Lily and Henry stayed with her while Jake dropped Ivy to her friends house for a sleepover.
By the time he returned Addison was back and was sat outside with Angela drinking a margarita. Lily and Henry were both having their dinner outside.
"Do you want a margarita honey?" Addison asked Jake
"No I think I'm going to get a beer"
Jake helped himself to a beer from inside before joining them outside.
It wasn't long before Amelia turned up too. When Sam saw them all outside he also decided to come over too.
Addison was so glad about this. It had been ages since Sam had just popped over and gone and got himself a drink.
After putting Lily and Henry to bed, Jake and Addison sorted out some food quickly before bringing it out for everyone.
"Sorry it's not much, we need to do a food shop"
"It looks a lot better than what I could have offered with the contents of my fridge" Amelia said and they all laughed
Despite no longer living with Addison, Amelia often turned up at Addison's or Sam's to eat as she really wasn't much of a cook.
Addison got up from the table to go and get another bottle of wine. When she stood up she realised she'd probably had one too many drinks as she was feeling a bit wobbly. She got a glass of water for herself before topping up everyone's glass. She knew she needed to drink this one a lot slower than the others.
Meanwhile, at her sleepover Ivy was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable.
She'd been having a really good time up until now. They'd been in the pool, had a BBQ and made smores.
Now though they'd all changed into their pyjamas and were sat down in Holly's bedroom talking. Ivy couldn't help but feel that her friends all looked more grown up than she did. They all seemed to have developed more than she had and were showing this off by wearing tight fitting pyjama tops.
They were talking about things she didn't have much of an interest in. She would much rather still of been messing around in the pool. They kept going on about boys and who fancied who.
"Who do you fancy then Ivy?" Taylor asked
"I don't fancy anyone"
"There must be someone"
"No there isn't" Ivy said feeling embarrassed and wishing they wouldn't ask her
"That's probably good because they wouldn't fancy you back with your figure, you're so flat chested" Taylor said and the others laughed
Taylor really upset Ivy and she couldn't help the tears that were forming in her eyes.
"I need the bathroom"
Ivy got up and went straight to the bathroom. She really hoped that nobody had noticed she'd started crying.
Ivy sat there for a couple of minutes with tears rolling down her cheeks. She hated that she hadn't developed as much as her friends and now someone had mentioned it so she was feeling even worse about it.
Ivy realised she needed to come out. All she wanted to do now was go home.
When she opened the door Holly, her best friend, was stood there waiting for her.
"Are you okay?" Holly asked
"Yeah I'm fine"
"I don't think Taylor meant to upset you, you know what she's like"
"I know, she didn't upset me. I'm not feeling very well though, I might go home"
"Don't go home, it won't be the same without you"
"I really don't feel right though"
"Okay"
Ivy went back into the bedroom.
"I'm really sorry Ivy, I was only joking. I was only trying to be funny, I didn't mean it" Taylor said sounding genuinely sorry
"It's okay. I'm not feeling very well though so I think I'm going to go home"
Ivy picked up her clothes and her cell before going back to the bathroom.
Ivy didn't even want her Dad, she just wanted Addison.
Ivy called Addison and she picked up quite quickly.
"Addison I'm really sorry but I'm not feeling well, please will you pick me up?"
"Of course I will, I'll be there as soon as I can. What's wrong?"
"Tummy ache"
"I'll see you soon"
"Who was that?" Jake asked when Addison put the phone down thinking it was a patient
"Ivy, she's not feeling well and wants to come home"
"I'll go and get her, I'd better not drive though"
"It's okay, I'll go" Addison said thinking there might be a reason why Ivy called her and not Jake
"Sorry about this guys" Addison said as she booked an uber
"It's okay, it's probably time I headed off anyway. I'm working tomorrow" Amelia said
"Holly doesn't live too far from you, we can share an uber"
Addison and Amelia got into the uber when it arrived. They dropped Amelia off before heading to Holly's house. Addison had previously been feeling quite tipsy but hearing Ivy sounding upset had sobered her up a lot.
Ivy was relieved when she saw Addison at the door and immediately rushed over to her.
Addison saw the tears in Ivy's eyes so quickly said goodbye to Holly's Mum knowing that Ivy wouldn't want her friends seeing her crying.
"Are you feeling queasy?" Addison asked when they were in the back of the uber
"No, my stomach just hurts"
"Okay let's get you home then"
Ivy leant against Addison and couldn't help the tears that were falling from her eyes. Taylor's comment had really upset Ivy.
Addison didn't say anything, she just let Ivy cry into her. She was wondering what was wrong but decided to wait until they got back to try and find out.
When they got home Jake and Angela were still sat outside but Sam had gone home.
"We're back" Addison said
"Hey Ives, how are you feeling?" Jake asked sounding worried
"I have a stomach ache"
Jake came over and gave his daughter a hug.
"Shall we get you up to bed Ivy?" Addison suggested
Ivy nodded her head so Addison went upstairs with her.
Addison went into Ivy's bedroom with her. Angela was sharing it at the moment too.
"Is there something else going on you want to tell me about or is it just a stomach ache?" Addison asked
"No it's just a stomach ache"
"Okay. Why don't you change into your pyjamas and I'll go and fill a hot water bottle up for you?"
Addison left Ivy to change and went and filled a hot water bottle up for her.
"Is Ivy okay?" Jake asked
"She said it's just a stomach ache, but she seems very upset for that. I'll try and find out what it is" Addison said as she touched Jake's arm
After filling up a hot water bottle Addison went back up to Ivy's bedroom.
Ivy was lying down in bed and still had tears falling down her cheeks.
"Addison went and sat down by her"
"You seem very upset for someone who just has a stomach ache"
Addison started stroking Ivy's hair which only made her cry more.
"Do you want to tell me what's really making you upset?"
"Where's Dad?" Ivy asked as this wasn't something she wanted her Dad to hear
"He's downstairs. It's just you and me, so you can tell me all about it"
"I don't really have a stomach ache. I wanted to come home because Taylor said something not very nice to me"
"What did Taylor say?"
"They were talking about boys but I don't care about boys and Taylor asked me who I fancy and I said no-one and then she said" Ivy started but she couldn't finish her sentence because she was crying so much
"It's okay, just take your time"
"She said no-one would fancy me anyway because I'm flat chested"
"Oh sweetheart, come here" Addison said as she pulled Ivy into her chest for a hug
Ivy was crying so much she was nearly hyperventilating.
"Take some deep breaths Ivy, come on calm down. It's all okay"
After a couple of minutes Ivy calmed down.
"What Taylor said to you was horrible and she shouldn't of said it. You know she's talking rubbish though, don't you?"
"No she's not. I am flat chested"
"You aren't flat chested but you are only eleven years old Ivy so of course you aren't going to have a proper figure yet. You are gorgeous though and kind and clever, so of course boys are going to fancy you"
"My friends all have bigger boobs than I do"
"Everyone develops at different rates sweetheart. It doesn't matter what size your boobs are and there's no point comparing yourself to others"
"I suppose"
"Honestly Ivy, take no notice of Taylor. She was just being immature"
"She did apologise afterwards, I don't think she meant to upset me"
"Good. Just forget about her comment and concentrate on having a good summer with your friends. It's good you aren't interested in boys yet, you've got plenty of time for that when you're older"
"I know. Sorry for making you come and pick me up and ruining your evening"
"You didn't ruin my evening, you know I'm always here you for whatever you need"
"Thank you"
"Now do you think you can get some sleep?"
"I think so"
"Okay, sleep well and I'll see you in the morning"
Addison kissed Ivy's forehead before leaving her to go to sleep.
When she went downstairs she was surprised to see Lily out of bed and sat on her Dad's lap.
"And what are you doing up at this time Miss Lily?"
"I woke up and wanted a cuddle"
"But now I'm taking you back to bed" Jake said
"I want Addison to take me"
"No, Addison's tired and wants to sit down for a bit"
"I don't mind"
Lily stood up and went upstairs with Addison.
Addison got Lily comfy in bed and sat there stroking her hair for a few minutes.
"Goodnight Lily, see you in the morning"
"Night Addison, love you"
Addison hadn't been expecting Lily to say that. It was the first time she'd said it and Addison was touched.
"I love you too sweetheart" Addison said before giving Lily a kiss and going back downstairs
"Sorry about all of this Addison" Jake said when Addison was downstairs again
"It's okay, I don't mind, not at all"
"Did you find out what was wrong with Ivy?" Angela asked
"One of her friends said something not very nice. You know how bitchy girls can be at Ivy's age, but I think she's okay now"
"What did she say?" Jake asked
"It doesn't matter, just a stupid bitchy comment. She said sorry afterwards, they'll get past it"
"Thank you for dealing with it Addie. Ivy must really appreciate having you around, I'd be rubbish at dealing with all of this" Jake said smiling
"No you wouldn't, but Ivy is getting to a difficult age and it is easier to have a woman to talk to"
Addison, Jake and Angela stayed up talking for a bit longer but it wasn't long before they headed to bed because they were all tired.
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