Chapter 33
Callie POV
"Hey Red you ready to go? We have to make a quick stop at the grocery store for some wine for dinner tonight." I say to my best friend as I enter her office.
"Yeah just had to sign off on this last chart and we are good to go. Did Aria, Jake, and Max get here okay?" Addison asks as she shuts down her computer and stands up to leave her office.
"Yeah they are currently at my house with your brood and mine. Plus I think Teddy, Henry, and Benny are coming over for dinner as well. Arizona said that Coop had the spaghetti sauce done and simmering and they got a salad made as well. Arizona just said that between Aria and I we would need more wine." I say with a chuckle. The last 3 months have been a whirlwind for all of us. Addison and I found the perfect location for our clinic. It was a 3 story office space that hadn't been used for some time now. It was only about 10 minutes from the hospital, which would be great for Addison and me when we needed to perform surgeries. We approached my brother in law not long after Addison and I committed to opening a clinic about going into business with us and he and Aria jumped at the chance to move closer to us. Aria and I had been working very hard this last year to rebuild our relationship and honestly we are closer than we have ever been and we both hate living so far away from each other. Aria was currently looking for teaching jobs in the area. They were planning on using this trip not only for Jake to meet with the contractor with us but also to look for a house and start the transition of moving here to Seattle from Miami. We may have even convinced my father to buy a condo in the same area as Arizona's parents since both of his daughters were now going to live in Seattle. So as right now we planned to have a sports medicine wing and a pre-natal/pediatric wing for the clinic. There would be office space as well as lab space for my continuous research. We were leaving some room for growth in case we added to what the clinic could provide down the road. We were mostly meeting with the contractor tomorrow to see the progress and fine tune anything we needed done. We were hoping to have the clinic open within the next 9 months. This would give us time to get the construction done, both Addison and I to transition our departments over to Dr. Wilson-Karev and Dr. Fields respectively, and for Addison to have that beautiful baby of theirs. Arizona also starts back at the hospital next week and will hit the ground running in assuming her new position as the hospitals new Chief. Bailey has been in constant contact with Arizona this last month of her maternity leave so that Arizona was ready for when she came back. Bailey had consulted with Arizona on any major decisions to ensure that she was already passing the role to Arizona.
"Is Arizona ready to come back next week as the boss?" Addison asks as we heads towards my front door.
"She is anxious but mostly excited. She is anxious mostly about meeting with the board next week; you know how she is with authority figures. And she is sad to leave Oliver; she has really enjoyed being home with him and the twins. But she is excited for this new step into her career. Karev will be officially announced as the new head of Peds when they make the announcement about Arizona as the new Chief official next week." I state proudly. As I open my front door I can't help the smile that passes my face at the chaos that is going on. With my sister and Teddy being there we have 6 kids ranging from 3 months up to 4 years old, then an almost 9 year old and a 13 year old all bouncing around the house. Then add me and Addison plus 6 other adults and it is crazy, but I love it! Both Addison and I have a chuckle at what is going on. The music is playing loudly and apparently we are having a dance party. Arizona and I enrolled Sofia in dance a couple of years ago and she loves it and is now apparently trying to teach her Aunt Teddy how to salsa unsuccessfully.
"Aunt Teddy you have move your hips like this." I watch my 9 year old demonstrate the movement flawlessly.
"Seriously how can a 9 year old move like that!" Teddy exclaims and we all crack up.
"It's her Latina blood Bear!" Coop says as she walks over to greet Addison and me.
"Yeah Teddy what can I say my daughter was naturally made to move!" I exclaim as I greet my family.
"Can I inquire what brought on this dance lesson?" I ask Arizona as I give her a kiss and take Oliver from her.
"Well apparently Noah is going to his first dance mixer on Friday and is nervous because he doesn't really know how to dance so it started off with Sofia showing him some basic moves, which by the way he was awesome at, and then it turned into this." Arizona says with a chuckle. I can't help but join her when I look around our living room. Timmy, Quinn, Dylan, Liam, and Max are all bouncing around to music the only way toddlers can and it's adorable. My sister Aria is bouncing with them while Jake and Henry sit on the couch watching. Noah had apparently stepped to the side when Teddy began her salsa lesson from Sofia and was watching amused smile on his face.
"Has anyone shown Noah how to dance with someone properly?" Addison asks as we watch Noah blush.
"Uumm I don't really think I need to learn that, I don't plan on asking anyone to slow dance or anything." Noah says shyly.
"Nonsense, while you may not plan on asking anyone I would bet there are a few who may ask you to dance and I would hate for you to say no just because you didn't know how to dance with someone." Addison says as we watch her walk over to the stereo and play with the iPod finding and appropriate song. Soon we hear Jason Marz I Won't Give Up start playing. It makes myself, Arizona, Teddy, Coop, and Henry smile at the memory of New Year's Eve when they serenaded us with this song. Addison grabs a blushing Noah and helps positions his arms and then starts swaying with him to the music. We all stop and watch for a moment.
"They really adore each other don't they?" Arizona asks Coop as I stand behind her while she holds Oliver as we softly sway to the music.
"Yeah they are pretty tight. Noah is as protective of her since she got pregnant as I am." Coop says as she watches her brother and her wife dance.
"Hey kid go ask Sofia to dance while I show you how it's done." We hear Coop say as she cuts in. I turn Arizona and Oliver around and put my arms around her and start dancing with them. We watch Henry and Jake grab their wives and start dancing with them. We all watch Noah approach Sofia and hold out his hand and they begin to dance together as well. Addison, Coop, Arizona, and I smile as we watch them.
"Would anybody be surprised if those 2 grow up and get married to each other?" My sister Aria asks with a smile. The four of us smile at each and have the same thought, no we really wouldn't be surprised at all!
Addison POV
After the impromptu dance party we all sat and had laughter filled dinner and then got the kids all occupied so that we could all discuss business.
"Alright I will meet you and Jake at the clinic site tomorrow. Nicole and I have our 3 month appointment with Dr. Fields but I shouldn't be too late. If necessary you guys can start without me with the contractor since you both know what needs to be done." I say looking at Callie and Jake.
"Oh yeah you guys find out what you are having tomorrow! Are you excited?" Aria asks with a smile.
"Yeah we can't wait to find out if we are growing a boy peanut or a girl peanut!" Nicole answers as she places a gentle hand on my stomach.
"Do you have a preference?" Jake asks.
"Really all I care about is that the baby is healthy but part of me would love another little girl, especially is she looks like Nicole." I answer with a smile.
"I agree with Addison I really only care that the baby and Addison are healthy but another girl in my life wouldn't be so bad, although poor Liam and I won't stand a chance!" Nicole replies with a laugh.
"So tentatively we are looking at October as the goal to open the clinic. My dad was thinking we should do a big gala with not only our investors but with representatives from the sporting teams and organizations that will be working with us and different hospital folks as well. I was thinking it would be fun to do a masquerade party and dad said we can use the hotel for the event. What do you guys think?" Callie asks.
"I think it is a great idea plus it's good P.R. for the clinic." Jake states.
"I agree with Jake and maybe we can pick a charity or two and get some contributions to the community as well." I add.
We spend another hour hashing out details for tomorrow and on-going plans. Soon we all head home or to the hotel to get some rest before our busy day and between running like crazy with everything and my pregnancy as soon as my head hits my pillow I'm asleep. It feels like only a few minutes later that I'm being woken with my wife talking to my tummy and I open my eyes and realize it is already morning. I smile as I listen to Nicole having a conversation with our baby.
"Good morning peanut this is your memaw. While I really don't care if you are a boy or a girl because you are perfect no matter what, I'm very excited to find out today if you are my son or my daughter. Thank you for finally taking it easy on your momma, those first few weeks you were making her sick kiddo. I don't know if you realize this yet but you have the most amazing momma. She is beautiful and smart. She is so good at loving me, your uncle, your brother and sister, and especially you. She is doing everything to make sure you are taken care of while you grow inside her. She feeds you nothing but good food, well except when you scream at her for a cheeseburger." I can't help but snort at that and I get my wife's attention.
"Okay peanut we have woken momma up with our talk so I'm going to say bye for now but I will see you in a couple of hours. Love you baby." Nicole gives my stomach a sweet kiss and crawls up to give me one as well.
"Good morning my gorgeous wife. Did you sleep well?" Nicole asks as she snuggles up to me.
"I did and this was a very sweet way to wake up. I love listening to you talking to our baby. Are you excited to see what we are having?" I ask as I began to get out of bed as that I hear our kids starting to move around.
"Yeah I'm excited to see the baby for the first time too. I love getting to hear the heartbeat but to actually get to see him or her today is going to be amazing." Nicole replies.
I smile at her enthusiasm and we go get our kids ready for the day. Aria had offered to come over with Max and watch Liam and Dylan. We left for our appointment after we dropped Noah at school.
"Alright Montgomery-Cooper family are we ready to see our baby today?" Dr. Lucy Fields asks cheerily as she gets the ultra sound machine set up.
"You should prepare yourself to see the cutest baby you have ever seen Dr. Fields because I mean really this kid is mine and Addison's so you know it is adorable!" Nicole replies and we all laugh.
"Okay Addison you know the drill this will be a bit cold." Dr. Fields smears gel on my stomach and turns on the machine. Both Nicole and I smile as we hear our baby's heartbeat and soon Lucy turns the monitor towards us and we see our baby for the first time and I feel the tears fall from my eyes as I watch my wife reach out and touch the screen.
"Hi baby it is so good to see you, you are perfect." Nicole says with emotion in her voice. She looks up at me with those green eyes I love so much and gives me one of her heart melting smiles.
"Alright Red it's been a long time for me since I had a pre-natal rotation so are you going to tell me what we are having or what!" Nicole mocks.
I look at the screen again and see what I need to see and turn back to my wife to answer her.
"We are going to have another girl for you to spoil my love."