A/N: There's something about this chapter I don't like but I'm not sure what it is. I think it might just be me being fussy and critical about myself :P There are only 2 more chapters coming your way for this fic but considering it started as something that was only supposed to be 3 chapters I'd say that's pretty good going!
Also, the next chapter is actually complete, but I won't post until I get some reviews for this one ;P
Accidentally In Love
Chapter 7
~x~
"Hey" Addison smiled as she opened the front door to Naomi, Maya and Sophie "Come in….hey baby girl" she said leaning down to Sophie's stroller and kissing her forehead.
"So, how is everything?" Naomi asked quietly as they kicked off their shoes and hung up their coats.
"Megan hates us, she hates everything and everyone, so, just, don't take it personally"
"She can't be that bad Addie she's 8" Naomi said with a soft laugh.
"You would think so" Addison sighed "But Ellie, Ellie's really sweet, asks a lot of questions, every couple of words is Mommy or Daddy, she's more accepting, I guess it's because she's younger, I don't know…"
"Let's just go in and meet them" Maya said squeezing her hand "Come here baby" she said taking Sophie from her stroller and walking into the living area, Addison and Naomi following behind.
"Gada!" Sophie squealed, reaching out to Sam as she saw him.
"Hey Soph" he said taking her from Maya and kissing her forehead "Hi sweetie" he said kissing Maya's cheek.
"Hi Dad" she smiled "And you must be Ellie" she said moving to the other side of the sofas where Ellie sat watching cartoons.
"Are you my big sister?" Ellie asked happily.
"I am sweetie, I'm Maya, and this is Sophie" she said reaching out to Sam who passed Sophie to her "She's your niece"
"Hi Sophie" Ellie said quietly "I'm your Aunt Ellie"
"Say hi to Ellie Soph" Maya said tickling her a little, Sophie giggled and reached out to touch Ellie's face.
"Megan can you come down here?" Sam called up the stairs as Naomi and Addison moved over to Maya, Sophie and Ellie.
"Why?" she called back.
"Because Naomi, Maya and Sophie would like to meet you, just come and say hi" he listened as Megan's feet stomped across the hall and down the stairs to him, she walked into the living room and everyone looked to her.
"Hi Megan" Naomi smiled "I'm Naomi"
"Hi" Megan said simply "Can I go back upstairs now?" she said looking to Sam.
"No, you can stay a little longer" he said with a smile "This is Maya, and this is Sophie, your big sister and your niece"
"They're not my family!" Megan said loudly, pushing past Sam and storming up the stairs.
"Let her go" Sam said as Addison started to stand "Let her calm down"
"Megan doesn't mean it Mommy, she just gets upset when she's tired" Ellie smiled "She's just tired"
"I know sweetie" Addison said softly "Don't you worry"
"Ellie why don't we take Sophie out to the beach, she likes getting the sand in her toes" Maya suggested.
"Ok" Ellie said happily, following Maya out onto the beach.
"What are we going to do Sam?" Addison sighed.
"Let her calm down" he said squeezing her shoulder.
"That wasn't what I meant" she said quietly.
"Just give her time Addie, she just needs to settle in" Naomi said with a small smile "Now why don't I go to the store and pick up some ingredients, Ellie can help me bake a cake, a welcome cake"
"Why?" Addison laughed.
"Because I want cake" Naomi said simply, causing both Addison and Sam to let out a laugh.
~x~
"Megan?" Addison said quietly, knocking on the open door of Megan's bedroom.
"What?" Megan mumbled.
"I brought you some food, I thought you might be hungry, and maybe when you're done you could come downstairs and have some cake with us, Naomi and Ellie just put one in the oven, Ellie insisted it was chocolate, she said it was your favourite"
"It is" Megan nodded, sitting up in her bed and pulling her knees up to rest her chin on, Addison walked closer and sat on the bed, putting the plate of food on the bedside table.
"Honey it's ok to be scared y'know? Of being in a new place" Addison said softly "But you have to understand that this is your home now, and I promise you it's going to be ok, and me and Sam will always be here for you and Ellie, ok?"
"Thank you for the food" Megan said quietly, her eyes briefly meeting Addison's.
"Ellie will come up and get you when the cake is done" Addison said with a slight sigh, she squeezed Megan's hand lightly before she could pull away and left her alone in her room.
~x~
"It's ok Megan, don't cry" Sam heard Ellie say softly as he walked past their bedroom that evening, he peeked through the door to see Ellie sat next to Megan on her bed stroking her hair like a mother would her child "Everything's going to be ok"
"Go to sleep El" Megan sniffled "I'm ok"
"This isn't like the other times Meg, we're staying here, I know it, they promised"
"They all promised" Megan said quietly.
"But they signed things" Ellie smiled "They never signed things before"
"Ellie just go to bed" Megan sighed "I'll see you in the morning"
"I love you Meggy" Ellie whispered, hugging Megan tightly "I don't want you to be sad anymore"
"I'm just tired, I love you too Ellie-bear" Megan sat up and slipped out of the bed, Sam watched as she lifted back the covers on Ellie's bed and tucked her in as she lay down, she kissed her forehead before climbing back into her own bed and closing her eyes.
"What are you doing?" Addison asked with a whisper as she came up behind him, Sam put his finger to his lips before taking her hand and leading her into their bedroom.
"She's really troubled isn't she" Sam said quietly "Megan, I thought, I thought it might be a phase but, I think she's really troubled" he said sitting on the bed, Addison sat down next to him and rubbed his neck a little "Ellie's the strong one, she's the strong one and she's only 4 Addie, they're so young but, they've been through so much together, they need each other, what if they'd have been split up?"
"But they weren't, because we took them in" Addison said softly "They still have each other Sam, and they have us"
"I just want them to stop thinking like adults, and be kids"
"They will be" she said kissing him softly "In time, they will be, we have to believe that, both of us"
"I love you" he mumbled as he pulled her into his arms and held her close.
"I love you too" she whispered back "Let's go downstairs, put on a movie and curl up on the sofa" she smiled.
"Sounds perfect" Sam smiled, Addison kissed him again before taking his hand and leading him back down the stairs.
~x~
2 weeks later.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Addison asked Sam and Dell as they watched Megan and Betsey play out on the deck.
"I don't know" Dell shrugged "What do 8 year old girls usually talk about?"
"Just be glad Megan is actually talking Addison" Sam said with a slight laugh.
"I guess" she sighed "What if she doesn't talk at school? What if she doesn't learn anything? What if…"
"What if you relaxed" Sam said squeezing her hand "She's going to be fine, she's a smart girl, if she's not speaking she's listening, and her teacher understands the situation, and understands that for a while Betsey may be the only person she'll really talk to, that's why we've arranged all these play dates"
"Betsey really likes her" Dell smiled "They get along well, Megan just, she needs time to settle in, and she will, you're great parents, anyone can see that"
"Thanks Dell" Addison said hugging him tightly.
"No problem" he said with a slight laugh.
~x~
"Addie?" Naomi said with a frown as she stood in the doorway of Addison's office the next day "You ok?"
"Hmm, what?" Addison said looking up from where she was sat on her sofa staring at the cell resting on her coffee table.
"Are you ok?"
"Mmhmm, fine" she nodded "I'm fine"
"You're worrying" Naomi smirked, she closed the office door and walked over to where Addison kept her chocolate stash, pulling out the box and sitting down next to Addison, she took a chocolate and passed the box over "They're fine Addie, Ellie will love Pre-K and Megan, she'll be ok"
"I just want her to enjoy it y'know? I know Ellie will be ok, but Megan, I just want her to have something that puts at least a small smile on her face"
"Oh Addie" Naomi said softly "She's going to be ok"
"What if she never settles in with us?" Addison asked quietly.
"She will" Naomi said squeezing her hand "Just breathe and eat some chocolate"
"Ok" Addison said with a slight laugh, she popped a chocolate into her mouth and leaned back into the couch, Naomi doing the same seconds later.
~x~
"They're both fast asleep" Sam said quietly as he walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind him after checking on Megan and Ellie.
"It's been a long day" Addison yawned as she settled herself in bed "I think Megan enjoyed school, even if she won't talk about it, she seemed happy when I picked her up, happy for Megan anyway"
"Dell said Betsey told him she was fine all day, just a little shy" Sam said stripping down to his boxers and climbing into the bed.
"Hmm" Addison sighed.
"She'll be fine babe" Sam said kissing her gently.
"I hope so" Addison said quietly "I just want her to talk to me"
"She will, in time" he said brushing her hair of her face "Why don't I give you a massage, you need to relax"
"Ok" Addison smiled, Sam reached to the bedside table and pulled out a bottle of massage oil.
"We haven't used this in a while" he said reaching down and kissing her with a teasing grin.
"Oh I know that look Sam Bennett" she chuckled.
"What look?" he asked innocently, Addison just smirked at him and took her shirt off, moving to lie on her front, he pulled the covers back a little and straddled her low on her body, he put some massage oil on her back and slowly started to rub it into her skin "God babe you're really tense" he said as he pressed down hard on one particular spot.
"Like you said, we haven't done this in a while" Addison sighed, Sam continued to massage her whole back, Addison letting out content sighs as he worked all the knots out of her muscles, when she felt herself relaxing she rolled herself over underneath him.
"And I know that look too Addison Bennett" Sam said leaning down and brushing their lips together.
"We have to be quiet" Addison whispered.
"I know" he said kissing her neck "I've missed this, being close to you" he breathed out against her skin.
"I've missed this too" she sighed "I need you Sam"
"I'm right here baby" he said kissing her gently, Addison reached out and pulled his shirt over his head, Sam pulled her bottoms off and then his own leaving them naked before kissing her again, Addison pushed him a little so he rolled onto his back and straddled his body, his hands moved to her hips, his thumbs brushing against the skin softly as she leaned down to press their lips together.
"I want you inside me" she whispered, holding herself up above him.
"Are you ready?" he asked quietly, Addison reached between her legs and held him in her hand, she brushed his tip against her wetness so he could feel how ready she was before moving her hand away and sinking down onto him.
"Oh god" he groaned "You feel so good Addie"
"So do you" she said with a breath, she sat up, her hands coming to rest lightly on his stomach, her head tipping back as he pushed up into her fully, Sam simply watched as she rode him, took in all of her features, his hands brushed against her skin gently, he saw her bite her bottom lip to stop her quiet moans getting any louder, he brought his thumb to her clit and rubbed it gently, her body slumped forward a little, her hands coming to his chest.
"Oh my, fuck" Addison breathed out "I'm almost…."
"Hold on Addie, cum with me" he whispered, he pulled her body close to his and thrust up inside her, he felt her tighten around him, her hips bucking harder, with one more flick of his thumb against her clit she came, as her body tensed up and her toes curled he came, as their bodies relaxed their movements slowed, Addison pressed her lips to chest as she tried to get her breath back.
"We're doing that again" she breathed out.
"We are huh?" Sam said with a slight laugh.
"Mmhmm" she nodded, she reached up and pressed their lips together, he rolled her over onto her back as he pulled out of her.
"You're so beautiful" he whispered, kissing her neck softly "I love you Addie"
"I love you too" Addison smiled "And I, am definitely relaxed" she laughed.
"Good" Sam grinned "That was my aim"
"Well you fulfilled it well" she said, laughing again, she had to cover her mouth with her hand when he dipped his head under the covers and made her feel even more satisfied.
~x~
Chapter 8 to follow
