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"It's a boy," Addison finished for Dr. Morgan, a broad smile adorning her face.
"It's a boy," Dr. Morgan confirmed.
Derek was speechless. He was going to have a son. All he could do was stare at his wife as she teased him, "I knew you wanted a boy."
"You got me," he smiled at Addison, tears pricking his eyes. He couldn't belive how happy she made him.
"So everything seems fine, Addison, and we'll set up the next appointment for about four weeks from now," Dr. Morgan interrupted the two.
"Yeah, sure," Addison replied. It didn't really look like she'd registered what Dr. Morgan had said, however, because she couldn't tear her eyes away from her husband's.
"And, Addison, take it easy, okay? We don't want you to get into premature labor like the last time. I want you to make it at least into week 36," the doctor ordered.
"I have one week left to work, then I'll be on maternity leave," Addison assured her doctor.
"Alright then," Dr. Morgan approved. "Derek, take care of her."
"Promise."
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Addison and Derek made their way out of the practice and went to the beach to spend the time together until they would have to pick up Emilia from daycare.
"Adds, we need a name for our son," Derek told her, ready to begin the fun part.
"Yeah, we do. Remember last time? It took us five months to decide on Eric Christopher. God, how we argued!" she answered him and rolled her eyes at the thought of it.
"What would you like to name our little baby boy?" he asked.
"Well, there are a few names I like. What do you think about Raphael or Jack or Wyatt?"
"I don't know. What about Jason or Justin?"
"No I want my son to have a special name. Every second boy is named Justin or Jason! I like Jacob. What do you think about his second name being Derek? I mean, you wanted Emilia's second name to be Addison," she suggested.
"But Emilia's second name is Greta, and her third name is Addison. You switched the names without telling me, remember?" Derek reminded her. "But I like Derek as his second name. And Jacob isn't that bad either."
"Seriously? You like Jacob? I really love the name. Jacob Derek Shepherd," she spoke slowly, enjoying the sound of the name.
"Jacob Derek it is!" Derek announced and smiled warmly. "So what about Rosalie? Doesn't she need a second name?" Derek asked his wife knowing that she has a thing for two and more names. If it were up to Addison, she would give her child all the names in the book.
"I think, since we decided to ask Mark and Callie to be their godparents, we could name her after Callie. What do you think? Rosalie Calliope Emma Shepherd?"
"Emma? After my grandmother?" Derek asked Addison.
"Emma for both our grandmothers. My grams always tried to be a little like a mother for me when Bizzy wasn't around."
"I don't mind if we name her after Callie, but won't Mark be a little ** off?" he pointed out.
"He has no right to be ** off. We called our first son Eric, which is Mark's middle name," Addison replied, sniffing.
"All right then. We should get Emilia and tell her the news."
"She will be so thrilled!" Addison had to smile at the thought of Emilia's reaction to the news of Rosalie and Jacob. The toddler had just told them the night before that a little brother would be cool, too.
Derek pulled Addison near him and softly kissed her. The kiss became more intense, and they only pulled apart when the need for oxygen grew too great. They were as much in love with each other like they were when they got married.
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"Daddy!" Emilia almost screamed. She was so excited; she knew her parents would tell her about the babies' genders today.
"Hey, cupcake!" Derek greeted his little girl and gave her a quick kiss.
"Where's mommy?" Just then Addison appeared in the door. "Mommy!" Now she was even more excited. It was very rare that both her parents picked her up from daycare.
"Hey, sweetie." Addison pulled her daughter in a tight embrace and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Did you have a good day?" she asked. It was a routine between mother and daughter: first they hug, then the kiss on the forehead and then Emilia would tell her mom about her day. Then they would go home and cook or play something together.
"Hey, you two. Haven't seen you together in here for a while," Eva greeted the Shepherds.
"Yeah we had an appointment, we wanted to pick Emilia up a little earlier so we could all spend a little time together," Addison explained.
"Bye, Eva!" Emilia waved her with her tiny hand.
"Bye, Emilia" she laughed, smiling at the family. She really liked the Shepherds. Emilia started daycare when she was six months old. She came in twice a week so Addison could treat a few patients, but whenever she was needed, she was there to be with her daughter, and Derek, too.
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At home, Addison and Derek prepared a picnic so they could go down the beach, eat together and tell Emilia about Rosalie and Jacob. They had fruit, sandwiches, homemade cookies, water and orange juice.
After settling down on a towel in the sand, the three made themselves comfortable on the ground and began to eat.
"So, Emilia, we told you we would go to the doctor today to see if your siblings are healthy, remember?" Addison began to explain to her baby girl.
"Yeah, are they healthy?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, they are. But we found out something else. The doctor told us if the babies are girls or boys," Addison went on.
"Do you want to know?" Derek asked, even though he knew the answer already.
"YEAH, I want to know!" Emilia screamed, jumping up and down in excitement.
"Well, one baby is a little girl. What do you think her name is?" Addison told proudly.
"Rosalie?" she asked unsure, but grinning madly at the thought of having a little sister.
"You bet. Her full name is Rosalie Calliope Emma Shepherd," Derek announced.
"And the other baby is a little boy. What do you think about having a little brother?" Addison asked.
"I think it's great. What's his name?" Emilia was curious. She hadn't had a dream about a little brother.
"His name is Jacob. Jacob Derek Shepherd" Derek finished again.
"Mommy, when the babies are born, will you have time to play with me? Ally told me that her mommy stopped playing with her when she had a baby, and her daddy didn't have any time, either." The three-year-old looked serious, now, and scared of losing her mother. Addison could see the tears beginning to form in her daughter's eyes.
"Honey, I still will play with you, okay? I'm going to have less time for you than I have now, because babies need lots of attention, but I will still have time to play with you or to make cookies. And if you want to, you can help me with the Rosalie and Jacob. Okay?" Addison soothed.
"Okay," Emilia answered, but she wasn't convinced just yet.
"I love you. You're my baby girl and you always will be. I love you more than anything. Come here." Addison held her arms open, ready to pull her daughter in a tight hug.
Derek watched that scene, unsure what to do. He decided to give them a mommy-daughter-minute and then pulled them both in a hug of his own.
"I love you, too, cupcake" he whispered into Emilia's ear.
to be continued...
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