A/N: So, I know that this will be getting a little bit further away from the show, but I'm thinking that Grey's will pretty much be finished with Teddy/Henry when he is out of the hospital. So, read or do not. Either way, smile about it! :D I own nada.

"I want a divorce."

"I want a divorce."

"I want a divorce."

The words echoed through her consciousness over and over and over again. Clearly, he was serious. Teddy felt the nearly uncontrollable urge to hit him. She wanted to break down and cry. She wanted to throw something. And, above all, she wanted to scream.

Throwing something that didn't belong to her would just be rude. Melting into a puddle of tears would prove only that she wasn't quite as tough as she pretended to be. And hitting him seemed to be a humorous act, she had learned the last time she'd tried it. With these facts in mind, she settled on the screaming.

"You arrogant, two-faced imbecile! You're such an asshole! What kind of fucking prick takes advantage of the woman who married him to save his goddamn life? The insurance, I don't give a shit about. But the sex? I can't believe you! All you wanted was to get into my pants, wasn't it? Well guess what? You win! You freaking win! Your whole 'I'm the sexy dying guy so you can't deny me' routine worked. Are you happy, Henry? Are you fucking happy?" She was screaming, all right. Pointing fingers and throwing her hands into the air.

Henry was leaning against the wall across from her, arms crossed and towel slung around his waist so it hung low enough to show those irresistible hip muscles. It wasn't that that bothered Teddy, though. It was the smug grin plastered to his face. That pissed her off.

"You think this is funny?" He wasn't half the man she had believed him to be.

"You think I'm sexy?"

She couldn't believe it. She could not, for the life of her, believe his ignorance and audacity.

Teddy couldn't find an answer. She hated him. That was the only thing she could think. She absolutely despised the man before her eyes.

When silence had filled the air, and Teddy wasn't sure if she could continue staring into his hazel hues, he finally spoke again, "I want a divorce, Teddy, because I would like to do this - us - the right way. I would like to take you out on a date, and I'd like you to meet my dad, and I'd like you to stay the night at my house. And then, then, I'd like to marry you. I want us to be engaged for a while, plan a wedding, go the whole nine yards. So, with your permission, I would like a divorce. Then I'd like to take you for dinner."

Relief surged through her system like a miracle drug. He wanted a divorce. Henry wanted a divorce, so that he could marry her.

He stepped forward, his hand pushing aside her still-damp hair to rest on her neck, "And, uhm, one more thing: I love you, Teddy Altman."

She placed a soft peck on his lips, resting her forehead against his, "I may want to kill you sometimes, but I do love you, Henry Burton."

x

They stopped by the courthouse before doing anything else, to file for divorce. The secretary gave them a questioning look, which Henry rewarded by screwing up his own face. She told them that they didn't seem like two people about to get a divorce. Teddy and Henry exchanged a smile as their fingers brushed each other's.

Then they grabbed hot dogs - which they both knew were terrible for their health -, and headed downtown. Teddy wanted to know where, exactly, but he managed to keep his lips sealed until they pulled into a small parking lot situated next to a building of substantial size.

He didn't jump out of the car and rush in, but Henry didn't take time to walk around and open her door for her, Teddy noticed. A smile stretched across his face from ear to ear as they covered the sidewalk to the front doors.

She looked up to see that the sign above the entrance read: "No Shame". Beneath those words was the formal title, "Shelter and Aid Center for Battered Women and Children." He held the door open for her, and she entered to see a billboard with the same font; "No Shame", and below that, in italics, "There's no shame in asking for help. There's no shame in being broken. There's no shame in needing someone."

"This," he swept his arms out in a wide gesture, "is my life."

Teddy matched his grin, and then suddenly the moment dissipated as a woman rushed out from a door on their right to pounce on Henry in an embrace.

"It's great to see you, too, Jax." He wrapped his arms around the woman's waist, placing a kiss on her cheek.

The woman stepped away a few seconds later, "Jax," Henry began, "I'd like you to meet my girlfriend, Teddy. Teddy, meet my partner-in-crime, Jax."

The two women shook hands, but weren't given a chance to start a conversation, as their connection continued, "Is Madison working?"

"No, but Joe just got back from one of his rounds. We could only get two staff in today, so he took the third spot."

Henry moved to the makeshift reception desk, looking through a stack of papers, "It's Saturday. Have you seen April and Emma?"

"April stopped by yesterday morning and left Emma here. She said that she was finished. There's an envelope from her on your desk." Teddy recognized that he suddenly looked distracted; his mind was elsewhere as Jax continued, "Henry, I was going to call Child Services, but I wanted to wait until you came in."

Her sentence wasn't even complete before he moved around her, Teddy close behind him. A few turns and many steps later, they were in his office, a single white envelope lying on his desk.

Henry couldn't get the letter out quickly enough, it seemed. And when the single sheet of paper was finally in his hands, he read it over as quickly as he had ever read anything in his entire life.

Dear Henry,

Thank you for everything you have done for Emma and I over the last three years. I am forever grateful for that. We wouldn't have made it without you, Jax, Madison, and Joe. But I'm finished. I can't keep doing this, and neither can she. When I asked Emma who she loved the most in the entire world, she answered you. I won't be back. I promise you that I won't disrupt your life or change my mind in five years from now. All I want you to do is take care of her, and make sure she knows I loved her. I know she's always seen you as her dad, anyway.

Love Always, April

"Teddy, there's someone I need you to meet."

A/N: So, uhh . . . review? ;)