A/N: This first part of Part 2 is just a little filler, the next chapter skips again to 2004! And then it gets more interesting (I hope!) Please review!

Part 2 – It Comes And Goes In Waves
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April 1998

"Have I got a baby sister yet?" Katie asked as she walked out of school and over to Addison.

"No honey, not yet" Addison said with a soft laugh "Naomi isn't supposed to have the baby for a few weeks yet remember?"

"Ok" Katie sighed "It's taking a long time Mom"

"Having a baby does Katie" Addison laughed as they walked home "It won't be long now, and I promise you will be told right away"

"Even if I'm sleeping?"

"Even then"

"Even if I'm at school?"

"Absolutely" Addison smiled "Wherever you are I will make sure you are told ok?"

"Ok" Katie smiled "Mom I want to choose something for the baby, something special from me"

"That's a great idea honey" Addison smiled softly "We'll go shopping on Saturday ok? We'll pick something really special"

"Ok" Kate beamed "Mom do you think…do you think maybe you and Derek will have a baby one day?"

"I don't know sweetie, maybe, you're more than enough for me to handle right now my cheeky money" she tickled Katie and grinned as he daughter laughed, Katie held her mothers hand, chatting away constantly as they walked home together.

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2 weeks later.

"Mmm, hello?" Addison mumbled tiredly into her phone.

"Addie it's me" Sam said, slightly panicked.

"Hey" she yawned "What's up?

"Naomi's in labour, we, we just got to the hospital and she's, she's already 8 centimeters and, and…"

"Sam" Addison said firmly as she sat up "Sam breathe, it's ok, breathe" she felt Derek stir beside her as she listened to Sam take in a deep breath of his inhaler.

"What's going on?" Derek mumbled tiredly, he sat up and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Naomi's in labour" Addison smiled "Sam's freaking out"

"I am not freaking out" Sam said defensively.

"Yes you are" she laughed "But honey it's ok, you know the drill, just go back to Naomi and hold her hand and let her scream everything under the sun at you and then your new gorgeous little girl will be here"

"Ok" he breathed out "Can you, can you come down here? Please she's freaking out too and I'm going crazy…"

"Ok, ok, I'll be right there" Addison said with a slight laugh "See you soon"

"You're going down there?" Derek asked as she put her phone down and slipped out of the bed "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, no you stay here and watch Katie, it could be hours yet" she said as she kissed him gently "Do you mind? Is that it? Cuz I can call him back…"

"Of course I don't mind" he laughed softly "Our best friends are having a baby, you better get there before Sam gives himself an asthma attack"

"Oh god, let's hope not" Addison laughed "If Katie wakes up tell her I love her, I'll let you know what's going on later, she's going to want to come and see them"

"Ok" he smiled "Send them my love"

"I will" she smiled, kissing him again "I love you"

"Love you too" Derek smiled, he watched Addison leave before falling back to sleep.

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"Derek" Katie said as she shook him awake "Derek wake up"

"Mmm, hey Katie" he mumbled tiredly, looking over at the clock.

"Where's Mom?"

"Guess" Derek smiled as he sat up and pulled her onto his lap.

"Erm, working? Is she working again?"

"Nope, she's not working" Derek laughed softly "She is at the hospital though, with Naomi and your Dad"

"Why?" she frowned "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong" he said softly "You have a new baby sister"

"I do? She's here?" Katie exclaimed happily "Well we've gotta go! I have to meet her!"

"Hold your horses honey" Derek laughed "You and me are going to get washed and dressed, have some breakfast, and then go and pick up some of Naomi's favourite pastries from the bakery near the hospital and then we can see the baby"

"Derek?"

"Yeah baby girl?"

"What's it like having a baby sister? Cuz you have 2"

"It's really, interesting" Derek said with a soft laugh "You're going to love it Katie, now go on, go and get dressed so we can see her"

"Going!" Katie grinned, skipping off to her room.

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"Ok honey I'm going to take you in now" Addison said softly as she crouched down in front of Katie outside of Naomi's hospital room "Your Dad and Derek are gonna give us some time, just us girls"

"Ok" Katie smiled "Come on Mom I wanna meet her!"

"Come on then" Addison whispered, taking Katie's hand and leading her into the room.

"Hey sweetie" Naomi smiled tiredly "Come on over"

Katie skipped over and Addison lifted her to perch on the edge of the bed.

"Katie, this is Maya" Naomi smiled "Maya this is your big sister Katie"

"Hi Maya" Katie whispered "She's so small"

"You were that small once" Addison smiled "You were a little smaller actually"

"And she's going to grow up into a beautiful big girl like you" Naomi smiled "I bet you're going to be her favourite person in the whole world, her big sister"

"Yeah" Katie smiled "I'll be a good big sister"

"I know sweetie" Naomi said softly.

"Mom can I give Naomi the presents for Maya now?" Katie asked.

"Sure you can honey" Addison smiled, passing Katie the gift bag in her hand.

"Can you take Maya Addie?" Naomi asked.

"Sure" Addison smiled, taking Maya into her arms, instinctively rocking her gently.

"I picked them out all by myself" Katie smiled as she passed the gift bag to Naomi "Mom just got the right sizes"

"Thank you sweetheart" Naomi smiled, she took out the present wrapped in tissue paper and unwrapped it, taking out the little pink dress with a white bow around the middle and a pair of tiny white booties "Oh Katie it's beautiful, I think this should be her going home outfit don't you?"

"Yeah" Katie smiled "So you really like it?"

"I love it honey" Naomi said softly.

"We got something else too didn't we Mom, did you bring it?"

"I did" Addison smiled, holding Maya in one arm to get the small box from her bag, passing it straight to Naomi "I thought it would be nice for the girls to have something they can keep forever, so I chose these little lockets, one says Big Sister for Katie, and the other says Little Sister, for Maya, and once we have one we can put a picture of them both inside"

"That's such a great idea" Naomi smiled, tears coming to her eyes "I don't mean to cry but it's the hormones"

"I know honey" Addison said with a soft laugh "I'm so proud of you, you're going to be an amazing Mom"

"I hope so" Naomi sighed "I'm scared"

"I'm still scared all the time and Katie's 7 now" Addison laughed softly "You're great with Katie, you'll be great with Maya"

"Can I hold her?" Katie asked "I'll be really careful I swear"

"Let me just get your Dad ok? He won't want to miss his big girl holding his little girl" Addison smiled, she put Maya in Naomi's arms and left the room to find Sam and Derek, returning with them a minute later.

"So, what do you think Katie?" Derek asked "You like your new baby sister?"

"She's beautiful" Katie beamed "I wanna hold her now"

"Sit in the chair sweetheart" Addison smiled, helping Katie to her feet, Katie sat in the chair next to the bed and Sam took Maya from Naomi, he reached down carefully put Maya in Katie's arms, he took a pillow and put it under Katie's arm to help support her.

"Hi Maya" Katie whispered "I'm your big sister, even though we don't live together I'm gonna see you all the time, Daddy promised and Daddy always keeps his promises"

"And you have the best big sister in the world Maya" Sam said softly as he knelt beside them, his hand on Katie's back and his other stroking Maya's small tufts of hair, Addison took out her camera and took a picture.

"Mommy! I wasn't ready!" Katie exasperated.

"Sorry, I'm sorry" Addison laughed "Ok, after 3 I want your best smile, one, two, three" Katie grinned at the camera as Addison took a picture "Beautiful" she smiled.

"Hey, you ok?" Derek asked Naomi quietly as she watched Sam talking to Katie, Addison taking a ridiculous amount of photos.

"Yeah" she breathed out "I'm, tired, mostly happy but, tired too"

"Do you want us to leave you for a while?"

"No" she smiled "I want you all right here with me"

Derek smiled and squeezed her hand gently before joining her in watching their family.

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