*KIND REMINDER: English isn't my language*
Chapter 9
Run To Me
If ever you got rain in your heart, someone has hurt you, and torn you apart, am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me? And let it be like they said it would be, me loving you girl, and you loving me. Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me? Run to me whenever you're lonely, run to me if you need a shoulder…
Once inside the hospital and alone in the elevator Owen noticed that Teddy was literally chewing on her lower lip. She quickly withdrew her hand when she felt Owen's gave her a little squeeze. He said nothing.
"Do you think someone has seen us?" Teddy asked.
"What? Take the elevator? We do it every morning."
"To go to our respective wings, not to the OB-GYN wing."
"Teddy, no one from surgery comes to this part of the hospital and if so, what? It's just a matter of time before you start to show." Owen tried to place the palm of his hand on Teddy's belly but once again she waved his hand. Once again he didn't say a single word.
"I know, I know but I would like to hide it as long as possible."
Owen felt a twinge in his chest. "Are you ashamed of this?"
"What?! No, of course not! Owen... I didn't mean that... I-I mean I want our families and close friends to know about this from us and not from some derma nurse."
Owen just returned her a weak smile. Teddy realized how harsh she was being with him, he didn't deserve this, probably he was also anxious and scared and she just kept pushing him away.
Taking his hand she placed it gently on her belly and smiled warmly at him. Owen returned the smile accompanied by a kiss on her temple.
"I can't wait to feel her or him move." Owen said with a smile.
"I know… I can't wait too." She answered. They both stared directly into each other's eyes, their faces were getting closer, they could feel the other's breath and just as their lips were about to touch the elevator door opened. Owen just growled internally.
The rest of the way to Addison's consulting room was in completely silent. Teddy checked in with the assistant and both waited their turn in the waiting room. Owen felt strange in this place, along with them four other couples awaited their turn. They all seemed so calm… unlike them. Some women gently caressed their bellies with one hand while their partners took the other, they smiled, talked, laughed, this made them feel even more anxious.
"Does Addison know? I mean, if she knows I'm the father of this baby."
"Yes." Teddy answered shyly. After a while not only was she biting her lip but her leg kept jumping up and down, with every movement the heel of her boot made a noise that after a few minutes Owen couldn't stand anymore.
"Enough!" Owen said through clenched teeth and a more harsh tone than he would have liked while stopping Teddy's leg with his hand. The other people in the room couldn't help but give them a strange look.
A knot formed in Teddy's throat making her voice shake. "If you don't want to be here you can leave, I've done this alone once, I can do it again, I don't need you!"
Owen felt lost; he was anxious, she was scared and hormonal, it was clear that she needed someone to vent all her emotions, Owen didn't care to be that person, it wouldn't be the first or the last time. However now things were different, if before their friendship was at risk, now he could lose the woman of his life and his child, so leaving aside the pride not to say something that he could later regret Owen decided that in this new journey that both were about to take he would try to be Teddy's rock in those moments in which fear take over her.
Owen looked directly at Teddy. Without words they said everything, their eyes spoke for them, as it had been since they met. That hidden language that both had created and that nobody else, neither Cristina, nor Henry and even less Beth or Andrew had been able to equal. Owen just wrapped Teddy in his arms and she laid her head on his chest, so they stayed until the assistant informed them that it was their turn. The time had come.
When they entered Addison was getting her equipment ready for the checkup and ultrasound.
"Good morning, what a pleasure it's to see you two!" Addison said with great joy on her voice. Deep down she always knew that Owen and Teddy would end up together and although she certainly didn't expect them to start this way, she couldn't help but feeling extremely happy for her friend.
Owen and Teddy just returned a smile, they were too nervous to say a single word. After the pertinent questions and the routine checkup, Addison proceeded to perform the ultrasound. The hands of both parents trembled as a thin layer of cold sweat formed on their foreheads.
"Ok Teddy, I'll ask you to please lie on the bed and place your legs on the supports, as you'll know the first few weeks the ultrasound is vaginal." Addison said with great professionalism in her voice, at that time she wasn't her friend but the super obstetrician she was.
"In fact, my first ultrasound when I was pregnant with Ange was almost at four or five months." Addison couldn't help but frown and give her a questionable look. "Long story." It was all that Teddy said.
"Ok, here we go, you will feel some cold and a slight pressure in your pelvic area." Addison said proceeding to perform the ultrasound.
Teddy didn't hesitate to take a strong hold of Owen's hand, who immediately brought it to his lips, giving soft kisses on Teddy's hand. The avalanche of emotions that they both were feeling at that moment was indescribable.
Addison was looking intently at the image on the monitor without saying a word.
"Addison, what's happening, is everything okay?" Teddy began to worry for the lack of words from her friend.
"Yes, yes, yes! Sorry, everything is absolutely in order; it's just that this never ceases to be amazing." Addison replied with a warm smile. "And now, my friend, you who are the best cardiothoracic surgeon in this country will surely recognize this sound."
Turning on the volume the constant sound of a throbbing heart invaded the room. Owen's and Teddy's eyes were flooded with tears in a matter of seconds until suddenly…
"Addison, wait! That's not one heart ... those are two hearts ... ADDISON, THOSE ARE TWO HEARTBEATS!"
A giant smile appeared on Addison's face. "I wanted for you to discover it." And turning the monitor towards them she added as she pointed to the screen "See this from here?"
"There's only one placenta." Owen said completely shocked. "Which means they are… identical twins!"
"Very good, Doctor Hunt! I see that you still don't forget your obstetrics lessons". Addison said.
"Twins? Oh, God! Owen, they're twins!" At this point Teddy was crying.
Owen couldn't help asking a question that would leave Teddy extremely uneasy. "Addison, wait, if I remember correctly when both embryos share the placenta there is a possibility that the Feto-Fetal Transfusion Syndrome may occur, isn't it?"
"You doctors really are the worst patients, don't worry, Teddy." Addison said to Teddy and then looked to Owen. "It is true, there is the possibility as in any other pregnancy there are possibilities of complications, but as far as I can see both babies are in perfect condition, we would have to wait a few more weeks to determine if the transfusion is taking place, but you have my word that I will do everything to bring both babies absolutely healthy into this world." Addison said, convinced of her abilities but above all to reassure her friend.
"Thank you very much, Addison." It was all Teddy could say with her sobbing voice.
"Congratulations to the two of you, we have two little nine-week-olds in perfect condition." Addison couldn't keep her voice from shaking a little. After all, they were her best friend children.
Owen and Teddy hugged each other tightly. Without saying a word, Addison left the room to give them some privacy.
"I love you, I love you, I love you so much!" Owen kept saying as kissed Teddy all over her face and then went on her belly. "I love you… I love you all with all my heart."
"We love you too." Teddy replied taking Owen's head in her hands and crashing her lips with his after a few seconds they both stopped the kiss to catch their breath and he place his forehead on hers.
"I love you, Teddy, thank you… thank you for giving me the best day of my life." Owen couldn't stop crying. At last his dream of being a father was materializing and not only with one but with two children. It was definitely the best day in Major Hunt's life.
"I want to tell everyone, Owen! Our friends, my father, your mother and Angela, I want everyone to know." Teddy said sobbing. Owen was ecstatic, he couldn't stop kissing the woman who was about to make him father.
…
After a long day at work, Teddy was finally getting ready to go home, going to the attending's room to take her stuff she found that her best friends were there, it was now or never. She and Owen had decided to organize a dinner to tell all their loved ones of the good news.
Addison couldn't help the huge smile on her face when Teddy entered the room.
"Hey honey! How was your day?" Arizona asked, cheerful as always.
"Tired… and exciting, but finally I'll go home." Teddy replied with a knowing look at Addison who immediately caught the message.
"Lucky you, I don't know what happened today in Seattle that in addition to my scheduled patients no new cases arrived." Said Callie
"Girls, taking advantage that we all are here… I-I would like to invite you all to a very special dinner that Owen and I are organizing."
"Oh my God! You're finally in a relationship? Arizona asked.
"No, no, not at all! But soon you will know, it's next Saturday so I really hope to have you all there."
"Of course!" The three answered in unison.
Once again Addison and Teddy exchanged that look of complicity. It was going to be terribly difficult for Addison to keep the secret for almost a week.
…
Once on her way to the parking lot, Teddy met Owen who was already waiting for her on a bench at the entrance.
"Owen, what are you doing here?"
"I-I was waiting for you… maybe you need something ... I-I don't know ... Take you home?" It was obvious that Owen was trying hard to find any excuse to be with Teddy.
"I appreciate the offer but tomorrow is my day off and I'll need my car, so ..."
"Oh, I understand ... I called my mother to let her know about the dinner."
"Good! I also invited the girls and I called my father ... I don't know why but I think he suspects something." Teddy said smiling. Oh God, her smile, Owen loved to see her smile, see how her olive-green eyes lit up and her snub nose wrinkled slightly creating that adorable heart shape at the tip.
"Well ... I guess it's time to say goodbye ... Do you think we can see each other tomorrow?" Owen asked hopefully.
"What for? Do you need me for something?"
"Hmmm no… I-I mean… see each other and hang out ... maybe take Angela for an ice cream… talk…. I don't know, just hang out." God! Owen was extremely nervous. If it depended on him he would take Teddy and Angela in that precise moment to live with him, however he had to earn even more their trust, so he would start spending time together. For the moment it seemed that Teddy was finally accepting the fact that he really loved her and that made him feel even more confident.
"I'm afraid it will have to be another day, I have a lot of things to do, I have mountains of dirty clothes to wash, Angela's room and mine are a mess, I need to buy groceries my cupboards are almost empty, besides ..."
"I can help you!" Owen interrupted.
"Don't you work tomorrow?"
"My shift starts until 9:00 at night, so I have all day."
"Oh Owen, I don't want to compromise you… maybe you want to rest and ..."
"No, not at all! I would love to help you, also I don't want you to strain yourself, i-it may be bad for babies."
"Owen, I'm pregnant not handicapped and it's not the first time I am, remember… But if you want to, why don't you come to my house for breakfast? Though I warn you, my house is a real mess."
"I don't care, see you tomorrow." And with a tender kiss on Teddy's lips, Owen said goodbye.
Good heavens! Owen's kisses from that first time there was no time they don't leave her in a trance. Owen was already a few steps away when he turned to shout at Teddy.
"Hey, Teddy… I love you, I really love you, see you tomorrow." Teddy simply returned a huge smile.
And with that Owen left. Tomorrow, tomorrow would be the first day to implement his plan to form a real family with Teddy, Angela and their babies.
Song: Run To Me - Bee-Gees
OMG! They're twins, what do you think they are? boys or girls? Two little ginger G.I. Joe or two little blond Desert Storm Barbies?
Do you think Owen's plan will work? Or do you think Teddy will keep pushing him away?
The following chapters are quite long, almost 4 thousand words D: I've been thinking on split them into two or three parts, what do you think? So you don't get bored :)
