Chapter Thirteen- Something to Talk About
Being a doctor had its perks but it also left a lot of strain on the body because you never quite on a full rest mode due to pages at any time of the night. They both had come to a point in their careers where they were able to realize that they needed some personal time in their careers so they had to out of access from certain hours just to maintain. Since they've been together, they realized even more so for their relationship that they had to cut back a little on their surgeries and if it was a true emergency they could go beyond the set time they wanted to get home. But it was also rare that they actually went out of the house since they were pretty much homebodies, and for the most part that's how they wanted but there were those rare nights they were itching to get out and see things other than paint samples and baby furniture catalogs that she insisted had to be looked over from front to back with much detail. Josh Hines, a classmate of theirs back in Columbia and his wife, were in town and called them up to get together, which gave them a perfect excuse to get out of them out of the house. Back in medical school they were both very much with their class, seeing as they were all basically competing for the same positions but it was rare that they each formed a bond so the friends that they did make they tried to keep in contact with. After finishing up dinner, they all sat and talked over dessert, which was a big request from Addison.
"Wow! So Sam stole you away from Derek. I don't know whether to be happy due to the fact that it was Shepperd or just really be happy" Josh teased as it was a known fact that Josh and Derek were very competitive with each other when they were all going to school, so it was no surprised that he was thrilled with the news.
"Of course you would Josh" Addison said as it didn't even cause her to tear away from her cookie and ice cream
"Well I think we all know how we feel about Shepperd" Josh stated
"We know, you say it every chance you get" Tammy, his wife sighed as Sam and Addison laughed
"So he's caught you up on all things Derek?" Sam asked him
"Has he ever. I think when we first met he asked did I know three things: Derek, Shepperd, or Derek Shepperd" Tammy teased her husband
"That sounds like you" Addison laughed "He came to the wedding and at the reception he pulled me aside and said its not to late to run" she recalled
"And I swear by it, I saw you really contemplate it" Josh laughed
"She's all ready said the 'I do' though. I mean your pretty much locked in" Sam said
"No your not. You still have chance to run. You see, if you run after the wedding its like it all became overwhelming but the day after…that's when your being rude" Josh reasoned
"And for that fact alone is why you are in Pediatrics" Addison replied to his statement
"That's really comforting to know as his wife" Tammy teased "So how far along are you Addie?" she asked
"I'm going on five months. I think I'm beginning to show a little, which is killing me because I'm dreading the day where I won't be able to see my feet" Addison laughed
"She wears so many shoes that its honestly becoming an issue for her. I always tell her that she just wear two shoes and not all these closet full of shoes that you have to have at one point then toss to back a month later" Sam said
"Exactly, Tam is the same way" Josh agreed
"That's such a guy perspective. You two only wear like one pair of shoes, I have to literally beg Sam to buy shoes" Addison replied "The only shoes he'll be are basketball shoes for when he plays" she said turning to look at the grinning Sam
"Because you always have to switch up the court shoes" Sam said
"As do we" Tammy replied
"I have to say that I always knew this was going to happen. I knew you two were going to get together back in med school, I even told Sam back then. I quote on quote told him that you should try to hook up with Montgomery but what does he end up doing…he gets with Naomi, the best friend" Josh said "I bet that got messy for you two, didn't it?" he asked as they both became a bit uncomfortable with the shift in conversation
"And I think this is the part where you've stuck your foot in your mouth" Tammy told her husband
"I know these two. It may have been Derek, Mark, Addie, Sam, and Naomi but I was invited in after they realized my potential" Josh said
"Because you saw all and knew all" Addison replied
"I just knew" Josh said "How is Nae?" he then asked
"She's good. She moved to New York to be with Maya and the baby" Sam replied
"But in all realness, I'm very happy for the both of you and the most important thing is that your happy…happiness isn't always a thing that is guaranteed so where ever you find it, you've got to go for it" Josh told them which made Addison feel a bit at ease that at least one of their friends truly understood that Sam and her loved each other
"Thank you, that means a lot coming from you" Addison smiled at her friend
"Now that we've got that out the way. Have you guys decided on the important things with the boy, emphasis on the boy, I might add" Josh teased Addison as it was clear that Sam informed him on the bet
"You two are sickening" Tammy laughed "I for one was cheering for a girl" she told Addison
"As was I" Addison replied
"We've got everything down. We're prepared, and over prepared…all the important stuff is taken care" Sam said
"So the disciplinarian, I can totally see that as Sam" Josh said
"Disciplinarian? Our child isn't going to be some wild animal" Addison replied
"I think he means how we plan to give structure to our son" Sam said
"I know what he meant, and I think implementing a healthy level of communication between our son will prevent the so called disciplinarian actions" Addison said
"Such as what?" Josh asked a bit intrigued as to what she was referring to
"The whole whooping thing. It won't be necessary" Addison said as Sam couldn't help but laugh which caused her to look over in his direction "Do you disagree?" she asked
"I think to expect a healthy communication in the sense of discussing right from wrong is a bit much…I think that a whooping shouldn't be the first resort, but it's a good form of discipline when the child gets older" Sam replied
"Yes, if our son was acting like a savage. Sam, whooping a child is like beating a child" Addison replied
"How is that beating a child? If you hit a child with force then that beating…" Sam said before Addison cut him off
"And that's what a whooping is" Addison replied
"No, you can tell a difference between a whooping and beating a child" Sam said
"It's the same in my eyes" Addison said
"I do agree" Tammy replied
"Look, I was whooped as a child and I learned due to a whooping" Sam said
"Oh, really? I'm surprised your mother didn't let the hands of God touch you" Addison said sarcastically
"Okay, low blow and I just don't think the timeout method is effective" Sam said
"Josh, you've gotten quiet…what's your stance?" Addison asked
"I'm with Sam. I mean I was whooped as a child and I learned all I needed to know that what was right was right and what was wrong was wrong" Josh replied hesitantly not wanting to get in between the argument
"So if he messes up your just going to whoop him?" Addison asked Sam
"Due to the severity of how he messes up. Addison you act like I'm going to just beat our kid, the point of whooping a child is to show that what they are doing is wrong…nothing else, its not beating a child. I do believe warnings should be given before taking that step but if the kid continually does the repeated action then you have to do something other than sit them in a comfy chair" Sam replied
"Wow! This evening has truly been informative" Addison said in disbelief by his answer
After a long night of surgeries all Amelia wanted to do was sleep in and just take her sweet time going into work today because for the past couple of days she felt as if she was running on a thousand mile per hour without even slowing down. Her night of sleep hadn't gone off to such a great start since Marcus's on and off snoring throughout kept her up most of the night, so she went back and forth from the sofa downstairs to the bed hoping that he would stop snoring but it just seem to come back. There were points in the middle of the night where she seriously thought of smothering him in her sleep, she literally entertained the though to the point where she was trying to decide where to hide the body at but luckily her focus was mostly on trying to get some sleep so she would have to deal with him later. Gripping on tight to the pillow, she was holding on to her sleep with all her might but Marcus made it hard to as it was painfully obvious when he was up in the morning because he'd move so that it would move her as well since they slept so close together, then he'd sing in the shower and hum when he shaved, he'd forcefully close the drawers as he was getting dressed, then when he was downstairs he would talk loudly on the phone. The talking loudly on the phone wasn't really such a bad thing for her because at least she always knew what he was up to, which was comforting to know seeing as he was desirable to every girl in this town so it helped to know his where abouts. Finally realizing that she wasn't going to be able to get her sleep, she grumpily got up from the bed and made her way downstairs to see him talking on the phone while eating a bowl of cereal.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow" Marcus said as he was ending the phone call while Amelia made her way into the kitchen only to see that it was a complete mess "Good morning" he said as he got up to give her a kiss on her neck before placing the bowl in the sink along with the other dirty dishes
"You do know that the dishes are starting to have this whole leaning tower thing going on, right?" Amelia turned to ask him
"Which is why I try to balance it. The trick is to hit the edge of the dish so when you put it on top of another it won't fall" Marcus replied as he went into the fridge to grab a powerade
"Or the trick could be to wash them. You know that tends to be the usual problem solver" Amelia said
"I know, but I didn't want to put that all on you. I mean you were tired last night so I figured you'd get around to it" Marcus said
"I'd get around to it?" Amelia asked
"Yeah, I mean…and I'm noticing the look which is saying that I should end the comment I was about to make. I'll wash the dishes today, it will be taken care of" Marcus said slowly realizing that Amelia was not in the mood to joke around about the dishes
"Did you pick up coffee?" Amelia asked as she went through the cabinets in search of the coffee mixture "You said you were going to pick some up after work" she said before she turned to look at him as she leaned up against the counter
"I forgot" Marcus said as all she did was sigh "I'm sorry. I will add that to the list of things that I will do" he said
"Do you not pay attention to me when I tell you things?" Amelia asked him
"I do, I just lost track of time yesterday after work" Marcus said
"And yet I always manage up your powerades that you request, which is a big thing for me because I don't pick up stuff for other people" Amelia said as he moved closer towards her
"I know, and I will make you proud by writing down all the stuff you want" Marcus said
"So like a grocery list?" Amelia asked
"No, not like a grocery list. That sounds like stuff a married couple do" Marcus said
"But for a guy that frequents my house a lot, it sounds about right" Amelia said
"I don't frequent" Marcus replied
"You have worked your way up to two drawers, don't think I didn't notice that you moved my underwear to the other side of the room" Amelia said
"Okay I frequent but because your house is closer than mine" Marcus said
"Well I don't care if you frequent or not, but just please get what I ask today" Amelia said
"Okay. I can give you something that you request frequently" Marcus smiled as he pulled her towards him as she tried to resist his lips
"No" Amelia laughed "You were annoying last night" she said dodging his lips
"And I'm sorry" Marcus laughed before he was finally able to capture her lips once again
"If you really want to make it up to me then you'll wash these dishes" Amelia said as she broke the kiss while he just began to fidget at the prospect of washing dishes before work.
"Did you hear that?" Marcus asked as he rubbed his side trying to find his cell phone as she stood back and looked at him, not buying what he was saying "Yeah, its my cell phone. I think this is the practice calling me" he said as he slowly began to back peddle towards the door
"Your such a liar" Amelia laughed "You better do what you say you will do" she told him as he grabbed his jacket and quickly walked over towards her and gave her another quick kiss
"I promise you I will. It's a done deal, I guarantee it" Marcus said as he left the house glad that he dodged a situation.
Humming a joyful song of relief, Sam was glad that he had finished up the last of his surgeries for the day and could spend the rest of his day at the practice doing regular check ups. At this point all he wanted to do was hurry back to the practice so he could catch up with Addison for lunch. Last night they had a minor disagreement over the child disciplinarian issue while they were out at dinner with their friend, on their way home Addison hadn't said much, which was unlike her because she was usually talkative on the car ride. He didn't want to think too much about if she was mad because he just hoped it'd be an issue that they could get past and hopefully in the future realize that it wasn't that big of a deal in the first place. In the morning they were still somewhat okay as she had let it go, but he could still see that it was bugging her. He hated that it was an issue between them but one of things he always wanted to have with Addison was honesty. Honesty was the key in their relationship and he didn't want it to start effecting them now. Stepping off the elevator, he quickly went over to his office to drop off some of the files he had before he made his way over to Addison's office. Taking a seat at his usual spot, he looked on unsure as to what he should say as Addison looked over a few of her charts. Sam had finally gotten ready to say something to her but was quickly torn away from his thought when Marcus made his way into her office.
"Finished up looking over her medical charts, she's all yours" Marcus said as he dropped off the files on to her desk before he made his way over towards the chair to take a seat "Do you know your office is the only comfortable one" he pointed out
"I have been told that" Addison replied as she looked over the chart he had just brought in "So are her parents on board?" she asked as she leaned back in her chair
"The parents are thinking stats, but the girl wants to have the baby. It's a sad situation all the way around with the parents being all money hungry" Marcus sighed
"Money will do that to you" Addison replied "Are we doing lunch?" she turned to ask Sam
"Yeah, just waiting for you" Sam replied
"Lunch sounds great. Breakfast would have been good but we have a dirty dish problem going on" Marcus replied as he began to massage his head
"You know the great solution to dirty dishes? To wash them" Sam joked
"Yes, I'm well aware of that but I don't really do the cleaning thing" Marcus said
"Didn't you have chores growing up where you had to wash dishes or so something of the magnitude of cleaning?" Sam asked
"My mom always did that. I was always too busy trying to impress my dad in sports, so when I came home the only thing I had to do was eat, do homework, and sleep" Marcus told them
"Let me guess, you have a cleaning lady at your place?…so you cleaning would defeat the purpose all together" Addison asked
"My mother was a housewife…what was I suppose to do" Marcus replied as he just laid his head back on the sofa getting even more comfortable in his seat "How did your whole parenting class search go?" he then brought up which causes Sam to become more intrigued by what he had said while Addison's eyes just bulged out at the reveal
"What parenting class?" Sam asked as Marcus looked from Addison to Sam only realizing that he had just revealed something that he shouldn't have
"And I think this is the part where I have to go" Marcus said as he slowly rose from his seat
"No, no. Please stay. I have a question for you" Addison said to Marcus
"No, I think we should talk" Sam replied
"Okay…" Marcus said getting ready to go before Addison got up from her chair
"Did you get whooped as a child?" Addison quickly blurted out as Marcus just looked like a deer in headlights
"Uh…what does this have to do with anything?" Marcus asked a little confused by where the question was coming from
"Its nothing. You can go" Sam said as he just shook his head in disbelief that she was even asking this question to one of their colleagues
"No, its important for me to know. I would like to know if you were whooped?" Addison asked
"I…occasionally I got whooped. Not a lot though" Marcus said "Why do you ask?" he asked them
"Because Addison doesn't believe in whooping, she believes in a healthy communication slash the timeout chair" Sam replied as Addison turned to look at him "It's what you've been upset about this whole time" he said
"I'm upset because…you know what? I'm not even going to get into this with you because I've clearly heard your point of view on things, which is why I have set up an appointment to see a parenting counselor" Addison said as she made her way back to her desk
"They have parenting counselors?" Sam asked
"It's L.A., they have everything here" Marcus replied
"Why? What is the point to seeing a counselor? We can clearly agree to disagree because not everyone is going to agree on the same things…it's the struggles of parenthood" Sam replied
"Struggles of parenthood is deciding if he should go to bed at eight or eight thirty, struggles of parenthood is deciding if he should bring a jacket to school or not…those are struggles of parenthood" Addison replied
"How are those struggles?" Sam asked
"Okay, I think I should go" Marcus said as he slowly began to tip toe out of the office
"Stay!" Addison and Sam both demanded as he just stood confused in the doorway feeling like he was watching his parents argue
"Sam, we're going to this counseling session. This is a topic that I'm not dropping…and it really concerns me that we're not agreeing on something so important to me" Addison said as she began to get emotional. Looking on at Addison become all teary eyed, Sam began to crumble a bit and just wanted to appease her instead of frustrate her further that what she all ready was "I know I'm making this a big deal…but I would really like to know if we should whoop our kid or communicate…is it wrong to want to talk to our kid…or do we just beat him to a bloody pulp" she said in between tears as both Sam and Marcus tended to her
"I think you should just go to the counseling session" Marcus whispered to Sam as they both consoled Addison
"Will you?" Addison asked Sam
"Yes. Yes, we will go to the counseling session" Sam agreed and as soon as he gave his answer, Addison acted as if she was perfectly fine making it clear that she had duped the both of them
"I can't believe…" Sam said as he realized he was played
"Yeah, good luck with the counselor. Can I go now?" Marcus asked as he looked over at a smiling Addison, who sat proudly behind her desk
"That'll be all" Addison smiled as she leaned back in her chair before he patted Sam on the back in comfort for what he was going through before he left the office
"You can't keep doing that, because you see when you pretend like your all in pain or just basically use your pregnancy against me…it's an unfair advantage. It's fighting dirty to be exact" Sam told her
"It's called the advantages of being a woman" Addison said as she got up from her chair with her files in hand before she moved towards him "This is what you signed up for…" she said so seductively moving in closer so that their faces were a mere centimeter away from each other "Right?…I mean you can handle me, right?" she asked as she began to run her hand up and down his chest "All I want from you is to have an open mind…you know like I'll have an open mind to the things you want to do" she whispered in his ear knowing that at this point she had him in her grasp
"All right. All right. Let's go to this counselor" Sam agreed try to control himself
"Thank you" Addison said as she motioned to kiss him but turned her attention towards her watch "Will you look at the time, I've got to go to my next appointment. I'll see you tonight" she said before she quickly made her way out of the office leaving Sam behind to wonder just what happened
"She did it again!" Sam said in disbelief that he allowed himself to get played again
More than thrilled to almost be at Sheperd's place, Marcus was over joyed to finally turn on the street that would take him to his final destination. Throughout the day Marcus had received calls from his agent to see if he wanted to head out to a Lakers game where they would sit courtside, but the only comforts he sought were maybe a couple rounds of Wii and some pizza instead of sitting courtside with the media lurking all around. Most people found it to be weird that a doctor had an agent, he from time to time found it to be weird but with clients that he had it gave him some sort of fame through association, its how he became Doc Hollywood as most liked to label him. Pulling into the driveway he found it a bit odd that his stuff was bagged up on the porch. Quickly getting out the car he nearly ran inside the house with his stuff in hand to find Amelia playing Wii in the living room. Looking back and forth in disbelief, Marcus tried to wrap his mind around the fact that his stuff is bagged up and outside, while she's in the living room playing video games.
"Uh, did a organized robbery happen or something? Because why are my clothes in bags?" Marcus asked while Amelia just kept on playing "Shepperd! Shepperd!" he called out as she just continued on playing until he finally walked in front of the television
"Oh, hey. How was your day?" Amelia asked as she put the remote control down to head inside the kitchen to grab a bottle of water
"Great until I saw my clothes in bags. What is this?" Marcus asked as he followed behind her
"That, my friend, is your traveling bag" Amelia said
"Okay, why do I have a traveling bag? I mean I had a drawer in which these clothes were nicely tucked away in" Marcus said
"And I had a clean house before you nicely without noticing moved in to it" Amelia replied
"Wait, this is about the dishes?" Marcus asked laughing in disbelief
"I asked you to get me powerades and clean up your mess, what was the deadline?" Amelia asked
"When I come in" Marcus replied
"And look, your in, and in your hand….nothing" Amelia said
"Look I will go up to the store and get your…get your" Marcus said trying to remember what it was that she wanted in the first place
"Coffee. I wanted you to pick up coffee. Then I text you saying could you pick up bread, cereal, and a pizza because its your turn to buy the pizza…but as per usual you don't get them" Amelia said
"All of which I can get now" Marcus replied
"Oh, you bet your ass you will" Amelia replied
"Okay, so fine. We've got it all worked out…so now, I can put my stuff back in the drawer" Marcus said
"No, no, no. I like you, I like you a lot and I think by us doing the whole living together thing is going to ruin the whole fantasy of you for me. I couldn't stand you when I first met you, and then you got hott, but now your annoying me because you can't clean up for the life of you" Amelia said
"So am I getting kicked out?" Marcus asked
"Precisely" Amelia smiled as Marcus observed her closely to see if she was messing around with him but then again he saw the bags of clothes he had only realizing that she may not be
"Does this have to do with the sex thing?" Marcus then brought up which made Amelia laughed
"I'm not breaking up with you, and it has nothing to do with the sex thing…I've substituted my need for sex into a need for a nice clean house. I'm not the fifties housewife, who diligently cleans up the man's mess…if he's messy then he needs to go is my philosophy, hence the bags" Amelia said
"At this point I really wish it would be the sex thing" Marcus sighed "But what am I suppose to do…" he began to ask before she cut him off
"I picked up a teddy bear for you to cuddle with" Amelia quickly answered
"So this is real. Your kicking me out…I mean who's going to protect you? You live by the ocean and…" Marcus said before Amelia just laughed at his reasoning "A shark could come and get you" he then said
"I'm in a house, a shark is in the water that happens to be a few hundred feet away from so called house. So I highly doubt a shark is going to jump out of the ocean and get me, the night you move out" Amelia said
"I'm a very valuable asset to this house, you know it and your going to miss having a nice pair of strong arms around. I was like built in lips for you" Marcus said trying to find something that would work "You know lips as in mouth, not any other….you know what I meant" he clarified
"Your as valuable as the dust that my tv collects in this house" Amelia joked as she took a seat on top of the kitchen counter
"I'm not joking. Once I leave, I will not under any circumstances be forced to come back" Marcus said as she just continued to laugh
"I'll miss you" Amelia replied
"That's fine. I'm going to be just fine, I'm a bachelor anyways, who has a great condo apartment with an amazing view of the city…" Marcus said trying to act like he didn't care
"That's the spirit" Amelia encouraged him "From your whole city view, you should wave to me as I stay in my nice clean house" she said hugging herself knowing that her jokes were getting to him "I just hope you'll hope you remember me as you live in your whole bachelor pad, and if we must part due to your bachelor ways catching up to you…know that it was fun, but I still prefer a clean house" she laughed
Sitting nervously in the counselors office, Sam couldn't stop himself from shaking his foot as he didn't know what to expect when it came to anything anymore. He knew he wasn't the greatest of parents and that his record would show that easily, seeing as his teenage daughter was a teen mom…but the whole not knowing what to expect was really getting to him. Addison sat beside him with her legs crossed in her usual seductive way, while she just flipped through a Health Today magazine as if she knew she was right about all of this. He's sweating bullets and she's smelling like roses compared to how he felt he smelled like. Observing the office he felt as if it went far beyond any regular counselors office that he had ever seen, it felt so robotic of some sort with the boring wall paper and hi tech furniture…everything just seemed to be getting to him and there was no way of stopping it as he just sat there. Just as his nerves were getting the best of him, the counselor had come out and called them back to his office. Walking the halls he just played with his hands trying to prepare himself before entering his office to take yet another seat.
"Okay, Sam and Addison Bennet. I'm " Dr. Hillmen introduced himself
"Oh, no. We're not married. We're together, but not married" Sam corrected
"Yes, he's the father of my child and we've been together for more than a year now. We're the very modern couple" Addison added
"Yeah, we do things ass backwards like the rest of them" Sam laughed nervously realizing that he shouldn't have said that
"Okay. So what brings your asses here?" Dr. Hillmen asked
"Can you really say that to us? You know the ass thing?" Sam asked as he undid his button on his dress coat
"I want to provide a stable environment for you two, so opening up will be easy for you. I figured since you cursed that I would in return curse so that you will feel at ease. How do you feel if your child were to curse?" Dr. Hillmen asked catching Sam off guard with the question
"No, we don't want cursing" Addison quickly replied "We want our son to have manners and not use the language that consists of today" she said
"I agree. I mean I don't think cursing is the best language" Sam replied
"So the issue is the disciplining? that's what brings you here" Dr. Hillmen asked
"Yes, we have to realize that we differ on how we should discipline. Sam opts for whooping and I think…I think that's the newest form of child abuse" Addison said as Sam just chuckled to himself
"And that's funny to you?" Dr. Hillmen asked noticing the little smirk
"No, I just think she's over exaggerating on the new form of child abuse. I was whooped as a child and I didn't have some sort of physiological breakdown from it" Sam said
"Of course you didn't because your mother probably blasted the sound of God into you when you were about to get a psychotic break" Addison muttered
"My mother is Christian woman who would have used Moses staff to whoop my…" Sam was about to say
"What does being Christian have to do with it?" Addison asked
"I was simply using your reference of her faith as an example that her beliefs never topped her discipline" Sam said "Now your mother on the other hand" he said
"Even if Bizzy was a mother she wouldn't have whooped me" Addison replied "But yet I still turned…I turned out" she said
"As did I" Sam replied as Dr. Hillmen just jotted down notes not caring to stop their bickering with each other as they clearly had no idea that he was writing this stuff down
"Do you really have to throw Bizzy in this?" Addison asked
"You put my mom in it, so its only fair" Sam replied "The only reason why we're here is because I didn't agree with your method of parenting, so if I stand up to you then I'm all of sudden wrong" he said
"That's absurd, I just think that topic is a big issue that clearly we both feel strongly about" Addison said
"A topic that we have even encountered yet" Sam said before Addison looked over at Dr. Hillmen to see that he was writing stuff down
"Great, now you both made us look like whack jobs" Addison sighed as she crossed her arms in her chair
"No, no. You both have valid points of what your trying to tell each other, but I think there is an underlying message in what your trying to tell each other" Dr. Hillmen said
"What do you mean?" Addison asked
"Well your both talking about an issue that is very much something you will have to address, but not quite so soon as Sam stated" Dr. Hillmen said as Sam smiled proudly to himself "And Sam it appears that you come across as narrow minded" he then said as Addison laughed to herself
"This is exactly what I was talking about" Addison replied
"You said that about me?" Sam asked
"Her exact words were that your narrow minded at times" Dr. Hillmen said as Sam just looked at him with confusion
"Look I just simply stated my opinion because as a child I was whooped, and when my mom threatened to get the belt I knew she meant business. It was like this physiological thing where when I was presented with making a decision I knew right from wrong, I knew what the consequences were if I did wrong" Sam said "I'm not the greatest parent in the world, I admit to that, but what I draw from as a parent is how I was raised" he said
"And I don't think you're a horrible parent, I never thought that. I just would like for us to be able to talk about stuff without one of us being right or wrong about things. When our child does something wrong, I want them to embrace the fact that they messed up and learn from it…not fear messing up because everyone is going to mess up, we still mess up as adults" Addison turned to tell him
"Addison, would you be a first time parent? With this child?" Dr. Hillmen asked
"Yes. This is my little miracle baby" Addison smiled as Sam grabbed ahold of her hand
"So maybe your so anxious to plan out your child's future due to your excitement. Its perfectly normal to want to have the world planned out for our children because we feel we have control when we do that, but we forget that sometimes things don't go as planned on the path. I noticed that when you spoke that I got the impression that your all ready placing your child under the column of perfection, why is that?" Dr. Hillmen asked
"Because I think we all want our kids to be perfect. I mean no one want there child to be duplicates of themselves, we want our children to be better than us" Addison said
"And if you teach him what is right in your mind or what has been told to you that is right, you think it will make your child perfect?" Dr. Hillmen said
"I think that we've both been far from perfect, actually very flawed to say the least…so I think we both want our child to be better in the sense that we don't want them to deal with the things we've had to deal with individually" Sam said
"And you can't protect your child from that. You have to raise a child to the best of your abilities, and to a capacity that is comfortable to you. Preaching beliefs that you yourself don't believe in will only lead to slip up. No one is perfect nor will ever be, so use your flaws as teaching points and not as cautionary tales" Dr. Hillmen said
"What do you mean by that?" Addison asked
"Teach implies that you allow the person to learn and mess up, but the ultimate goal is to learn. Caution implies enter knowing that this and this can go wrong and could very well stay wrong. I encourage most parents that come in here to teach as opposed to caution because we ourselves are still learning to be good" Dr. Hillmen said "You two aren't off to a bad start nor are you going to be on a bad path. You've just had some things happen to yourselfs that lead you to fear as opposed to just moving past it all together. Sam, you may not be a perfect father, but you're a father none the less and to be a father requires more than just being there. Addison, you want to plan out the future but the things you'll learn is that sometimes the unexpected things can be good and makes you stronger" he said "Just love your child, that will guide you to what is right and wrong" he then stated
Placing his patients chart at the end of the bed, Marcus looked back to see that since receiving the medication she was finally able to rest. As he left the room, he turned out the lights and headed over to the nurses station to put in the special instructions he had written down for his patient. Filling out some of the small details he had left to put down, Amelia walked up with a smile from ear to ear, while he barely could even manage a smile. It had been two whole days since he had been removed from her house and she was looking like a beauty queen while he was barely surviving. Even though they were still together as boyfriend and girlfriend, he just felt as if they had broken up in the ways that mattered or meant so much to him. When they did hang out it was usually drinks down at the bar or food in the cafeteria but nothing that would get them in the awkward position of wanting to head back to the others house in fear of the overnight.
"Hey, was that your last patient?" Amelia asked as she finished up writing in her patients chart
"Yeah, things are looking good for the patient" Marcus smiled "The patient I had with Addison, she delivered a healthy baby girl…that she gave up for adoption due to the fact that hitting a ball was more important than stepping up to take care of a kid" he said
"If she wasn't ready to have a child then I think she made the best possible choice for her kid. I mean I don't like everything my patients do, but the best thing was the outcome of what happened to the child" Amelia told him
"I guess. It's just…it comes with the gig" Marcus said as a moment of silence came between them "I got tickets to a Dodgers game, do you want to go? We could do dinner and get something from that bakery" he suggested
"I can't. I'm going out with friends for a drink, they're sort of doing a pass through trip to Vegas" Amelia said "You should take Sam or even Cooper for that matter?" she then suggested
"I was kind of hoping that we would go. I was kind of missing you" Marcus replied
"What happened to your bachelor pad?" Amelia asked
"Oh, its still kickin' but its not the same" Marcus replied
"Is the teddy bear not enough?" Amelia teased him
"The teddy bear suffices at times, it can't seem to stay in the position I want it" Marcus joked "Not a good conversation starter either" he added as she just laughed
"We'll do dinner tomorrow, I promise" Amelia said before she handed over her charts to the nurse before she grabbed at her key card "I have to go. I'm running a little late" she said "Will you call me tonight?" she then asked
"Oh, I fully intend to. Have a great time tonight" Marcus said before he leaned in to give her a quick kiss just as Charlotte had made her way up towards the nurses station to witness the exchange.
"All right. I'll see you" Amelia said after breaking the kiss then turned to leave as all Marcus could do was watch her leave like a love sick puppy. Charlotte laughed to herself as it was painfully obvious how Doctor Hollywood felt about the once wild Little Shepperd.
"I'll tell ya, that Galveston Clinic is becoming a pain in my ass" Charlotte sighed
"Galveston Clinic, haven't heard great stories about the place" Marcus said as he just could manage to tear his view away from watching Amelia
"What'd you do?" Charlotte asked as she began to notice where his attention was
"Why do you think I did something?" Marcus asked as he turned to look at her
"Because when a man looks like a love sick puppy dog, then he did something or is extremely whipped? Take your pick on which one" Charlotte asked
"I'm not whipped first of all. We're sort of not living together anymore" Marcus said
"How are you sort of not living together anymore?" Charlotte asked a little confused
"Because she kicked me out. Something about the claim of me being messy" Marcus muttered as Charlotte just laughed
"You're a slob. I never would have pegged you for that" Charlotte replied "But good for her, kicking you out and all when you don't fall in line" she laughed
"How is that good for her? We're suppose to be dating" Marcus said
"Dating, but she's not suppose to clean up behind you. She's not your mother" Charlotte said
"Believe me, she's not my mother. I don't clean, I haven't cleaned a day in my life so how am I suppose to know that I'm suppose to clean up behind myself when its always been done for me" Marcus said
"That's a load of bs and you know it. You don't have to get classes in cleaning in order to do it. You make a mess, you clean it up" Charlotte said "Do you care about her?" she asked
"Yes, I care" Marcus replied
"Then care enough to help her out. You stay and you eat at her place then you need to care enough to give her place the same care as she gives it. You should feel lucky that there's a woman out there that will tell you to get off you butt and clean as opposed the women who want you just for your celebrity. Women have come to far to have to take care of a grown man, who is fully capable of getting off his but to clean up" Charlotte said "You've got a solution, now implement it" she said before she handed over the charts to the nurse
"Are you always this mean?" Marcus asked feeling a little bit scared
"I tell the truth, you don't like how I deliver it then that's tough" Charlotte said before she walked off down the hall
Like clock work he had gotten up early for his morning run to sort of clear his head and to maintain his fitness regiment, there had been occasions when Addison would tag along but today she was eager to sleep in. After his run was over he had to admit that he was glad he got that over with seeing as his eating habits had gone back to bad since Amelia and Marcus were frequent pizza eaters and with Addison's hormones, she was craving anything and everything she could get her hands on. Making his way inside the house he heard an eery silence that made him a bit paranoid because Addison would always be doing something. Heading up the stairs towards the bedroom with much cation, passing Olivia's room he could hear pages being turned from within. Looking through the crack of the door he saw Addison sitting on the floor with her baby catalogue before she got up to look at the paint samples they had collected. A slight smile came to his face as the sunlight had graced her beautiful features that he didn't quite pay attention to as much as he did the others. She was always a looker when she dressed to impress, but her real beauty came when she thought she was all alone…to herself, just as natural as could be.
"What are you doing?" Sam asked as he made his way inside
"I'm trying to figure out what color to give the little guy" Addison smiled
"Blue. It's the manly color for guys these days" Sam teased
"I want something more unique than blue. I mean it's a good color, but I just want to keep our options open" Addison replied but then tried to refrain from sounding like she didn't care about his opinion
"It's okay. I'm not going to be mad about a color, I know how much this means to you" Sam said
"And I know how much this means to you" Addison replied
"So then why are we being difficult with each other. Why go see a counselor to tell us things we should all ready know when it comes to each other?" Sam asked as he pulled her towards him
"I don't know. We were both being stubborn about what we believed in" Addison laughed
"Yes, stubborn is a good word…narrow minded, not so much" Sam laughed "I'm sorry for making you feel like your opinion doesn't matter to me" he said
"And I'm sorry about being paranoid, controlling, stubborn, and an overall bitch" Addison said
"Hey, your not a bitch. I would never think that about you, nor would I ever say that" Sam replied "I think we're just getting away from the fun of it all. Before we were trying to make the baby, then now we're trying to make the babies life" he laughed
"Yeah, I know. Maybe we can come to a truce though" Addison suggested "I promise to make an effort about the things that are important to you when it comes to our son" she said
"And I promise to make an effort when it comes to things that are important to you" Sam answered
"See we're all ready doing good at this co-parenting thing" Addison laughed
"An A for effort all the way" Sam said as he took his hand in hers
"And we were good in school. I hope he will be, too….but if he's not then that's perfectly fine" Addison said
"I hope he's good at sports….but if he's not then I'll be somewhat okay with it" Sam replied as Addison just hit him on the arm "Okay, okay. I'll be fine with it" he laughed
"I finished up all of Bizzy's diaries, and I have to say that it just helped me understand my mother and how she was never truly herself when it came to growing up. I guess I just wanted to be as nurturing as possible to our son so that he could talk to me about anything and never feel like he had to hide anything in fear of it being wrong. I didn't want to duplicate the example my mother gave me" Addison said as Sam pulled her into a hug
"And you won't. We're not going to be our parents, we're just going to be us" Sam told her "Besides if I were my mother then you'd have to leave your heathen ways behind" he joked
"This would be deemed a Christian household" Addison laughed
"Gospel Sundays. The Lord would wake us up with his words" Sam laughed as he leaned in to give her a quick kiss
"You do know that this was like our first official fight" Addison said "Of the span of us being together, this was our first fight" she said
"I hardly doubt this was our first fight" Sam replied not buying her statement "I mean I hate to dredge up bad memories but…" he said before Addison put her finger up to his mouth
"This is our first fight, and do you know what we do after our first fight?" Addison asked as Sam was slowly realizing what she meant
"Oh….yeah, I hate that this was our first fight" Sam eventually agreed before he slowly walked out of the room "I'll get the whip cream…" he said turning to head down the stairs as she followed behind
"I'll get the strawberries and the straw" Addison laughed as they made their way into the kitchen rummaging around for anything and everything they could find
"Grab the cheese" Sam instructed as Addison looked at him with much confusion
"Cheese?" Addison asked
"Dairy is good for you, if you know what I mean" Sam replied as Addison quickly grabbed the cheese to go with her pile of stuff before they both eventually headed back upstairs
After seeing Sam come in from his run, Amelia had got the inspiration to take a quick run this morning before she would call Marcus. Going about her now cleaned house like it was nothing, without having to clean up behind him like she had gotten use to…Amelia began to feel a twinge of sadness as she sort of missed having Marcus around. Even though they were still very much together, she missed how they used to be with each other when they sort of lived together. They hadn't got to the point where they said they lived each other so they just said that they sort of lived together. She knew at first that they started sleeping with each other after he revealed his addiction, it was a way for them to be intimate without truly being intimate…but from then on it was like they were suppose to be with each other and sleep in the same bed together. It started off as her being his safety net but in a small way he was becoming hers. Just as she was getting her play list ready to listen to for her run, she quickly heard the sound of a lawn mower going from outside. Opening the door she was a bit surprised to see Marcus, half naked pushing the lawn mower.
"What are you doing?" Amelia went over to ask as he powered down the lawn mower while she looked on at the sweat that trickling down his bare chest "Not that I'm complaining all too much" she said to herself as he walked over towards her, making sure to take the earbuds out of his ear
"The grass needed to be cut, so I was going to finish up with it. Then the porch light needs to be replaced so I got up early and got one that I think will work" Marcus said as he walked over to his car to grab the bag of light bulbs he got to fix it
"Your cutting grass and changing lights…what is all this? I can't get you to clean a dish now your cutting grass" Amelia laughed
"I got the message. Took a blunt southern woman to help me get to the point, but I got the point" Marcus said
"Aw, so Charlotte gave her input" Amelia laughed "How long is this going to last? I mean I'm loving the visual but is this going to be something I'll see a lot?" she asked
"That's the plan. I'll do whatever needs to be done. Wash dishes, vacuum, stop snoring…whatever needs to be done. I plan to be a partner in this, ninety percent" Marcus said
"Ninety percent?" Amelia asked
"Well I have to leave the ten percent to keep my good looks" Marcus laughed
"You need ten percent to deflate that ego of yours" Amelia replied "So Charlotte was the only reason you decided to man up?" she asked
"That and I was tired of cuddling with a teddy bear…that in itself was not manly whatsoever, and the fact that I missed you and appreciate you" Marcus said
"So basically I was right?" Amelia teased
"I didn't say that. I said I missed you and appreciated you" Marcus laughed
"Which translates to you were wrong" Amelia said
"If I say I was wrong, will that get me access back into the house?" Marcus asked
"Maybe, depends on how well you cut my grass" Amelia laughed
"Okay. What about access back into the bed?" Marcus smiled as he knew he was pushing his luck
"That's a maybe as well" Amelia replied before she pulled him into a kiss
"All right. I'll impress you" Marcus laughed as he broke the kiss "I got to finish this up, but we will discuss" he said before he walked back over to his lawn mower. A smile weighed heavily on her face as she just found herself happy when she was with him. She couldn't explain what he did to her but she was glad that he was one of the few that actually wanted to make a relationship work. They both weren't perfect at being in relationships, but with him she felt like as long as she was herself then she could believe in the happily ever afters and all that dumb stuff she saw on television. Getting lost in the sight of him, Amelia was soon torn away from her view by her cell phone ringing.
"Hello" Amelia answered
"What is going on over there?" Addison asked nearly out of breath
"What is going on over there? I hear things breaking" Amelia said
"We're redecorating" Addison said as she tried to stop Sam from nibbling on her ear
"Yeah, right" Amelia said sarcastically as she knew that was a lie "Doc Hollywood is cutting the grass" she said
"What? I thought you knew that Sam has the gardener come over every two weeks, right?" Addison asked
"I do" Amelia replied
"Then why is he cutting when its going to get cut in four days" Addison said
"Because I'm enjoying the view" Amelia smiled "I haven't had sex in quite some times, so looking at him half naked with sweat trickling down his abs…it's the closest I'm getting, and I intend to watch" she laughed
Author's Note: Thank you for reading the chapter, it took awhile because I never seem to have time to sit down and write straight threw...so now I do bullet points of the stuff I want to cover, so I write a bullet point then do something else. So if you see a bullet point just know its from my new method of writing called remember this. I appreciate all the feedback and even the couple nickname I got for Marcus and Amelia, Amelius...I thought that was cute when I read the reviews. That made my day, I was like Amelius has fans. I didn't want to make this fanfic solely about Addisam because I do love them but I also love Amelia, so I wanted her to have a storyline since she never has one on the show.
Also I just want to encourage you guys who just like Addisam in general that what's going on the show is not, in my belief, true to the characters. I think Addison and Sam haven't been written well as characters at all this season. I was probably amongst the few that were a little dissappointed by this weeks promo, but I got over it because its just bad writing...plain and simple. So for those who might fall off the bandwagon just know that its the writers job to create and bring the characters to life...with that is a lot of memorization as to what the character has presented thus far and to just change a character with no build up is bad writing and lazy. I'm all for drama but don't throw it at me, let me see it coming that way I can say 'oh, the drama' not 'what the hell' there's a big difference in the reactions. I will always think Shonda is brilliant for her writing on Grey's because I'm an aspiring tv writer, but her writing for Private Practice is something I don't desire nor care to implement...tell the story not some heightened drama crap that comes out of left field. Sorry for the rant but once again thank you for reading, and if you have any thoughts about where Addisam are at right now in terms of the direction please write me, I love hearing other people's thoughts.