Wow, sorry its taken me so long to update this. Hit a major writers block, so I finally decided to get a beta. Thanks to AmyHale for beta-ing this chapter, and giving me ideas on the one to follow. Anywho, on to chapter 10!
Chapter 10
Sam walked into Addison's room with anxiety clouding his thoughts. She wasn't awake yet, but would be soon, and Sam wondered how he was going to break the news about her being on bed-rest. No doubt it would make her miserable, but Sam knew she would do whatever it takes to keep their baby healthy. He took her hand in his and watched her sleep, brushing a strand of red hair out of her eyes. She looked so peaceful. He placed a gentle kiss on her lips, marveling at how beautiful she was while she slept.
"Addie," he whispered, watching her eyelids flutter slightly. "Addison." she opened her eyes slowly.
"Hey, sleeping beauty," he said softly as she slowly regained consciousness. "Welcome back."
"Sam," she croaked. "What...what happened? Why am I..."
"Shhh. You're ok." he reassured her as he stroked her hair.
"What happened?" she asked again.
"You were bleeding. A lot." She frowned, struggling to remember the events that took place that morning. Her eyes widened as she remembered the wetness between her legs, the bathroom tiles dotted with small pools of her own blood. She jolted upright.
"Oh my god. The baby! Sam, I..." he gently pushed her back into the pillows.
"Relax. The baby is fine."
"But...the blood..." she was feeling dizzy again and she closed her eyes.
"The placenta was sitting over your cervix, it was what caused the bleeding. Naomi put in some closure stitches to prevent your labor from progressing. You needed a transfusion, you lost a lot of blood."
Sam paused, he could sense that Addison knew what was coming. "You need to be on bed rest for the remainder of your pregnancy."
"Fuck." she grumbled. "Crap, Sam! I'm a double-board certified OBGYN with a degree in genetics and you're telling me that I have to be on freakin BED REST? You. HAVE. TO. BE. KIDDING." her voice got louder with each word, and before he knew it, she was shouting.
"WHAT AM I GONNA DO, MY PATIENTS DEPEND ON ME! I HAVE PEOPLE COME TO ME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEEK MY ADVICE AND NOW I CAN'T GIVE IT TO THEM BECAUSE IM STUCK ON FREAKIN' BED REST UNTIL THIS KID COMES OUT OF ME!"
"Addie, calm down," Sam said anxiously as he watched her blood pressure rise on the monitor. "I know you're upset about this, but we have to think about what's best for the baby."
"No bed rest," she said stubbornly, folding her arms over her chest.
"Yes. I'm sorry but you don't really have a choice."
"Get Naomi."
"What?" Sam asked, confused.
"You heard me. She has to fix me so I won't need bed rest."
"Addison..."
"GO, SAM!" she pointed to the door. Sam sighed.
"Fine. If it will make you feel better, I'll get Naomi. But you know it won't change anything."
"We'll see about that." she narrowed her eyes and stuck out her lower lip, pouting. Sam fought back a laugh as he kissed the top of her head.
"I love you," he whispered into her ear. "We'll get through this. I know this isn't how you wanted it, but the important thing is that you and our baby are healthy." Addison managed a small smile.
"I like the sound of that."
"What?"
"Our baby. It sounds magical." Sam agreed.
"It does, doesn't it? She's our little miracle."
"I still want to see Naomi." Addison insisted. "Please. I know she can't change anything, but..." Sam nodded and squeezed her hand.
"Ok. I'll go get her." he started for the door when Addison called him back.
"Hey, Sam?" he turned and his breath caught in his throat. She was beautiful, perfect in every way. He hoped that when their daughter was born, she would look exactly like her.
"Yeah?" He asked, smiling to himself as he imagined a tiny Addison baby in his arms.
"I love you too."
"How is she?" Naomi asked when Sam walked into her office. "Is she awake?" Sam nodded.
"Yes. She's awake and I told her everything."
"And? How did she take it?" Sam sighed.
"Not great at first. She was really angry, started screaming at me. I'm surprised you didn't hear it, actually. She was quite loud." he smirked slightly, remembering Addison's pouting.
"She was yelling?" Naomi asked, raising her eyebrows slightly. "Sam, you can't let her get upset, it's not good for her!" Sam smirked again.
"Look who's getting all protective." he said in a teasing tone.
"I'm serious, Sam! She just had a surgery and nearly lost her baby, you can't let her..." Sam raised his hands defensively.
"Hey, hey, I took care of it, alright? She's calm now. She wants to see you, actually."
"She does?" Naomi asked, a little surprised.
"Yes. Are you busy? Can you come now?"
"I've got time." the two of them left Naomi's office and headed towards Addison's room. Naomi was about to walk in when Sam stopped her.
"Nay-" he paused for a moment, collecting his thoughts.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Thank you." she looked confused for a moment.
"For what?"
"Look, I know this hasn't been easy for you, but I'm happy that you were able to work things out. Addie needs you now more than ever, I just hope that you can be there to help her through all of this." Naomi touched his arm briefly.
"Of course I'll be there for her. It took a while for me to get it, but you guys are happy, so I will be too. We talked about this before." Sam nodded.
"Ok." he was about to follow her into the room but she stopped him.
"Maybe you better let me in first."
"But..." Sam started to protest but Naomi cut him off.
"No buts. It's women talk, you don't need to hear it." Sam sighed. He wanted to be there to for Addison, but it was probably a good idea for Naomi to talk to her first. She was better at explaining the risks than he was.
"Fine." he muttered. "Just be gentle with her, will you?" Naomi nodded.
"Of course. Go get something to eat, you look tired."
"Right. Ok. Find me when you're done."
"Will do." she walked in the room.
"Hey," Naomi said softly, once she saw that Addison was awake.
"Hey," Addison replied. "So...guess I have to be on bed rest, huh?" she didn't look all to thrilled with the prospect. Naomi sat down at the edge of her bed.
"Addison, I'm sorry. I didn't have a choice. You were loosing a lot of blood and if I didn't put those stitches in..." she grimaced. Addison sighed.
"I know. Sam told me."
"Are you ok?" Naomi asked, seeing the tears in her friend's eyes.
"I'm fine...it's just...you have no idea how much this sucks!" Naomi chuckled and Addison raised her eyebrows.
"You think this is funny?" she spat at her.
"Of course not," Naomi replied as she smoothed the wrinkles out on the bedspread. "It's just...I do know what you are going through. I went through it once, with Maya. Remember?"
"Oh, yeah." Addison had almost forgotten. She had gone to Naomi's house nearly every day to check on how her friend was doing, running her errands, bringing her food. She smiled slightly.
"Does this mean you're gonna be my personal slave?" she asked with a giggle. Naomi laughed.
"Don't get your hopes up. I'm leaving Sam in charge of that."
"Ha! Right, I think we both know that Sam can't cook to save his life. I won't be able to run in case there's a fire this time."
"Are you scared?" Naomi asked quietly.
"I think terrified would be a better way to put it." Naomi raised her eyebrows.
"What are you afraid of?" Addison thought for a minute before answering.
"Lots of things," she replied slowly, tracing a random pattern on the bedspread with her finger. "Loosing the baby. Being on bed rest for the next 10 weeks. Giving birth. Being a bad mom. Not knowing what I'm doing." Addison sighed. "There's also the fact that Sam and I have NOTHING ready for this baby. No clothes, diapers, a crib...now that I'm on bed rest I don't know how it's gonna get done. I can't imagine Sam trying to put a crib together- his handy skills are nearly as bad as his cooking." she began to panic slightly. "Oh my god, Nae. What am I gonna do?"
"You are gonna relax." Naomi said firmly as her blood pressure began to rise. "The important thing right now is for you to get well. We can worry about the rest later. And as for being a bad mom- you're crazy! I've seen how you are around babies, Addison. You'll make a great mom." Addison smiled at her friend.
"You think so?"
"I know so." She began to feel sleepy again, her eyelids felt heavy and she tried unsuccessfully to stifle a yawn. Naomi stood up.
"You're tired. I'll let you get some rest."
"You're leaving?" Addison asked, slightly disappointed.
"I'll be back. I'll get Sam for you." Addison sank back into her pillows and closed her eyes.
"Please," she mumbled, already feeling the need to drift off to sleep.
So, what do you think? Next chapter will be up soon, and its baby shower time! Expect a couple of Addie's friends from Seattle to come for a visit :-) In the mean time, please review!