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A/N: I'm baaack! Lol! Hope you guys are having a better month than I am. I spent Sunday afternoon stuck in the lift with my dog. She's claustrophobic. I'm not.
Addison sat in her bed restlessly going through magazines. She was bored! Naomi had put her on bed rest after she started labor prematurely. She didn't like it at all. She was going to think twice before putting someone else on bed rest from now. She was 32 weeks along and Naomi wanted to keep the babies in there for as long as possible. She put the magazine beside her and huffed. She was running out of things to do. She had a laptop she was using. There were only that many turkeys on skateboards she could see on YouTube. She had caught up on her TV – Parenthood, White Collar, Bones and Criminal Minds. Now she was taking a shot at fan fiction. She was really losing it.
There was a knock on the door and she looked up to see Naomi. She was a welcome visit, even if it was official. Naomi walked in and lay out the equipment she got to check her friend.
"Hey!" Addison said, a little sullenly.
"I know, just a couple of weeks. You can do it! You've had women on bed rest for the entire length of the pregnancy Addie!" Naomi said, as she prepped to check down there.
"I will never do that again!" Addison swore and winced as the check up began.
"Well, everything seems okay. But it's gonna happen soon Addie. I don't think you're gonna last two weeks. You ready for this?" Naomi asked her friend, removing the gloves and putting it in the trash and making her way to the bathroom to wash her hands.
"Ready to get these two out? Sure! My tummy won't look abused anymore. Ready to be a mom? Sometimes, I think I can do it, other times, Sam has to calm me down before I get into a full blown panic attack!" Addison said, looking at her belly, where her miracles were.
"How does he get you to focus? And not lose it?" Naomi asked, a little curious about their dynamic.
"He gets me to think about the wedding. I think about my gown, the guests, the dancing, the food, and you know. There's just so much!"" Addison explained. She leaned over and picked up a bridal magazine. It was slightly worn. She opened it to a page where a model was wearing a white strapless gown and a top hat. "This is what I wanted to wear when I married Derek. My mother had a hissy fit and I ended up wearing Chanel. This time round, I'm the mother. I want the top hat!" She told Naomi, smiling.
Naomi took the magazine and looked at the picture for a full minute.
"What?" Addison asked, getting a little concerned.
"I think you should get a ribbon around the hat to match the flowers." Naomi said, handing the magazine back to Addison. She looked at her best friend and grinned. The top hat just screamed Addison.
"You are completely right!" Addison said, picturing the white hat with a purple ribbon. She was going to be carrying purple orchids.
Naomi got up and hugged her friend gently. "I have to go. I have other patients. I'm sorry! Sam will be back soon though, so hang in there okay?" She said and left after Addison nodded.
Sam came home to find his wife, it still gave him a thrill to say that, on the bed, sleeping. He walked slowly and proceeded to undress and wear something more comfortable. Once that was done, he gave her a kiss on the forehead, picked up the magazines from the foot of the bed, that she had flung in a fit of frustrated anger when she was alone, and neatly stacked them on the side table. He made his way downstairs to get dinner started. Amelia was coming over, so he decided to make some pasta in basil sauce. Both the ladies loved it. He put a bottle of wine in the fridge to chill and stirred the pasta.
As the pasta boiled, he heard noise from upstairs. It looked like his wife was awake. He ran up the stairs, two at a time, to get to her. It was crazy, but he missed her terribly. Work was not easy when he was at the practice and she was at home.
"Hey baby!" Sam said, smiling. His smile quickly became a frown when he saw Addison's panicked expression and then her face contorted in pain. It could mean only one thing. He immediately called Naomi, barking "Babies are coming" and then called charlotte telling her the same thing. He went over and pushed Addison's hair off her face.
"We have to go. To the hospital. Now." Addison said, gasping between sentences.
"I know baby. The ambulance is on its way. Do you think you can walk downstairs?" Sam said, forgetting everything he knew about childbirth.
"NO! I can't Sam. My water's broken, I'm early! The babies. They will be fine. Is Nae coming?" Addison asked, panting with the effort. She snapped at Sam. But she didn't care!
There were sirens and footsteps leading up.
"There she is. Be very gentle with her." Naomi said. The paramedics put her on a stretcher and took her downstairs. They loaded her into the ambulance and went to St. Ambrose. Naomi rode with Sam in the ambulance and Charlotte met them out front. They raced Addison into a delivery room. Sam waited outside while they checked on her.
Naomi came out and gave Sam an update. "The baby's head is crowning. I think she can have a natural birth, but Charlotte is prepping an OR incase anything happens, not that it's going to!" Naomi said, looking at the pure panic that was on Sam's face.
"You wanna see her?" Naomi asked, tugging on Sam's hand. He went to see Addison much calmer.
"Hey baby." He said, hating himself for putting her through this and feeling helpless because he couldn't go through this for her.
"Hi." Addison said. She was a little calmer and had refused drugs. Naomi did an ultrasound and looked at her friend.
"We're going to have to cut. One of the twins is a breach. It's safer if we operate." She said, looking at Addison for confirmation and approval. She got it. Sam kissed his wife and went to wait out in the waiting room with Pete and Cooper who had come. Violet was holding Lucas and she stood in a corner. She was still scared about everything and preferred to stay out of the way.
The doors banged open and Amelia walked in. "Sam! Where's Addie?' She asked, walking briskly towards him.
"She's gone for surgery. One of the twins was a breach and both name and she agreed that it would be safer to operate." Sam explained, giving her a hug. She nodded, stepped back and jumped up and down.
"Sam! They're coming! You're gonna be a dad, again, but still! Oh my God! I'm so excited!" She squealed, spreading the excitement. Cooper thumped him on the back, while Pete gave him a warm hug. Even violet smiled at him genuinely, but she didn't come away from her corner. She just smelt Lucas's hair. It was a comforting smell for her.
About an hour later, Naomi came out. The entire group jumped up as she came forward towards Sam.
"You have two beautiful, healthy girls!" She said and hugged him. Sam stared at her in shock as Amelia squealed again, jumping up and down. She hugged Naomi and Sam.
Sam looked at Naomi eagerly and asked "Can I see them?"
"Of course! Both Addie and the girls are in her room now. I think first Sam should go and then the rest of you?" Naomi said, looking directly at Amelia, who made to march right after Sam. She made a face at Naomi and went back. She was really excited. What Naomi didn't understand was that Addison meant the world to Amelia. She had always stepped in, defended her. Addison was the one person who truly believed in her.
Addison lay back in the bed with one baby in her hand and charlotte holding the other. She looked up and smiled when she saw Naomi and Sam. Sam rushed forward and took his daughter from Charlotte.
"We each get to name one." Addison said, cocking her head and smiling.
"Have you thought of a name?" He asked his wife, not taking his eyes off his daughter. She was beautiful. She had mocha skin, but Addison's stubborn chin. It was love at first sight.
"Of course I have! Come here, meet Ahalya." She said. Sam looked up and asked her what it meant. "She is the wife of the Hindu saint Gautama. She was perfect, ideal. Above comparison." Addison said, smiling at her daughter, who according to her was the reincarnation of Ahalya. Perfection.
"What's her name?" Naomi asked, indicating to the baby Sam was holding. He smiled at his daughter and said "Aria"
"Ahalya and Aria Bennet. I love it!" Addison said, kissing her husband.
A/N: I hope you guys like this! My next review will be my 100th, so please review and be kind! Love you!