"It feels good to be home," Teddy said walking through their front door.
"It does," Owen agreed.
They had been gone a month and he was happy to be home and get back to routine as soon as possible. When they left it looked like Jordan would have a good outcome although it would take nearly a year, they were hopeful.
"We can just be us," Teddy said, "no Faith trying to tell me I'm a bad mother for working or that I don't love my kids because they go to daycare."
"You wouldn't be happy if you didn't work," Owen acknowledged, "they need a happy mom."
"And a happy dad," Teddy said.
"Thirteen," Owen shook his head, "I saw it for a month, I still don't know how they do 13."
"Three is perfect," Teddy smiled at her kids, "I always said two or three and you said three or four."
"It's our perfect number," Owen agreed.
"Do you want to go home," she asked.
"Lets finish our contracts," He said, "I came here with Leo looking for meaning and I found it."
"I stayed here because it was purpose," she agreed, "then when Allison was born it felt safe. It was familiar."
"What do you want," he asked.
"I want to be our family," she smiled, "my home is wherever you and the kids are."
"We're together," he said.
"Do we want to look at a small wedding," she asked.
"Small as in sneaking off to a courthouse with one witness or small like just close friends and family," Owen clarified.
"Close friends and family," Teddy smiled, "not my brother's whole family. Most of our friends are here, fly your mom out, Megan and Riggs are here."
"We can," Owen agreed, "do you want your brother to come?"
"I'd like to have JOrdan but that means Faith and all of their kids," Teddy said, "they can't afford to all come. It would be nice to have my twin."
"You two are getting along better," Owen commented.
"Yes and no," Teddy said, "there's a lot neither of us have said. A lot about when we lost our parents. I wasn't going to bring it up while we were there."
"You told some good stories," Owen said.
"Stories," Teddy said, "the good times. Looking at photos and showing them to all the kids. Stories I hadn't thought of in years."
"Your family did a lot of things," Owen said.
"We did," Teddy replied, "things I want to do with our kids. I want to travel with them, and once they start French speak it with them and keep our German Immersion meals, i want to play games and act out stories with costumes made from news papers and tape."
"We can do all that," Owen promised.
"Lets plan a wedding," Teddy said, "just those we're closest to. It's a third wedding for both of us."
"The last one," Owen said.
"How can you say that," she asked.
"Because for the first time in my life this feels right," he said, "our wedding what do you want?"
"White dress and our kids involved," she said, "a wedding cake. Chocolate this time."
"Chocolate cake," Owen agreed, "the kids. White dress and tux?"
"I get a white dress. I want you in your dress uniform," she said.
"Dress uniform I can do," he agreed.
"Mommy can we go to the park," Leo asked.
"Not tonight," Owen.
There was a knock at the door and Teddy groaned, the only people who knew they were coming home tonight were Megan and Nathan and she did not have the energy for Megan right now.
"Meg, Nate," Owen greeted, letting them in.
"We brought dinner," Megan said, holding up a big laundry basket.
"What's for dinner," Allison asked.
"Eeyore's favourite," Megan replied, "Roast beef, mashed potatoes and veggies."
"You are a lifesaver," Teddy said.
"How did it go? How's Jordan," Nathan asked.
"It was a lot," Teddy said, "he's got a ways to go. Chemo and radiation."
"The surgery was successful," Owen said, "it was good to get to know him and his family."
"They have a huge family," Teddy said, "I don't know all of his kids yet."
"Give it time," Megan said, "it took you and Owen a while to get to know Faroke and Cassie."
"I was caught up with our three and getting Daniel on a routine and off the newborn routine," Teddy replied.
"Email, facetime and talk to them," Megan said.
"How did everything go here," Teddy asked.
"Like we told you," Megan said, "some gossip about your disappearance. Apparently you disappear when you have babies and people are questioning."
"Well go in tomorrow and bring the kids, let them see it's still the three of them," Teddy said, "I'm done having babies."
"Three is a handful," Megan agreed.
"My brother has 13," Teddy said, "we helped homeschool them. If it was up to me they would all be in school. Thats not right to keep them away from other people and points of view."
"I home schooled Faroke," Megan said.
"Out of necessity" Teddy pointed out.
"True if we had a school he could have gone to safely he would have," Megan agreed, "as soon as we were in LA I had him in school."
"School is good for them," Nathan agreed.
"What else happened while we were away," Owen asked.
"Cassie is walking, we're planning a trip to Paris," Nathan said.
"Do you want us to take the kids," Teddy offered.
"Would you," Megan asked, "we need a weekend just us."
"Go," Owen said, "we have the kids."
"The Eiffel Tower, Arc De Triomphe, Seine river, crepes," Megan listed.
"Wine in a park with a baguette," Teddy said.
"Cheese," Owen said.
"Just a romantic weekend," Nathan said.
"Hey that's my sister," Owen teased.
"We're engaged," Nathan replied.
"Still my sister," Owen said, "I'll relax when you marry her."
"When will you marry Teddy," Nathan asked.
"We're going to start planning," Owen said, "keeping it small, close friends and family. It's a third for both of us."
"Have one," Nathan said, "mate you have three kids with her."
"I know we have three kids," Owen said, he looked over at Teddy who was talking to Megan with Daniel balanced on her hip, the little boy playing with his mom's hair.
"We're going to start planning the wedding," Teddy told Megan.
"Ahh, finally," Megan said, "only took you how long to start planning?"
"Two years," Teddy said, "but pandemic and Daniel."
"Ideas," Megan asked.
"Close friends and family," Teddy said, "not my brother's whole family, it's too many of them."
"Have you thought about anything," Megan asked.
"I want you to be my maid of honor," Teddy said, "I want you with me. My sister."
"Yes," Megan beamed, hugging Teddy, "of course I want to be your maid of honor. Can I plan a bachelorette?"
"Megan, I'm a 49 year old mother of 3," Teddy said.
"I'll keep it tame," Megan said, "but we are celebrating."
"That's what the wedding is for," Teddy said.
"Have you told mom," Megan asked.
"Not yet," Teddy said, "we started talking on the plane."
"Your getting a lot of frequent flyer points," Megan said.
"Now and then in a month for Christmas," Teddy replied.
"It feels right to go home for Christmas to take the kids to moms," Megan smiled.
"It does," Teddy agreed, "we have to check on the house. Hopefully the truck runs well."
"Not looking forward to the flight," Megan said.
"Straight through is long," Teddy agreed, "with Cassie it will be tricky."
"So will Daniel," Megan argued.
"If I can feed him for take off and landing he does okay," Teddy said, "it's almost time but after we come back from Seattle. I want him home and on our routine."
"Allison," Megan asked.
"Was almost two," Teddy said, "I'm letting my babies be babies as long as possible. Except the diapers. We're sick of diapers."
"It's a lot of diapers," Megan agreed.
"We had Allison trained about a week before Daniel arrived. Even then she had accidents for about six months."
"Three is it doable," Megan asked.
"It is," Teddy said, "together. This only works because it's Owen and I together. What are you thinking?"
"She's one," Megan said, "I'm not getting any younger."
"I had two unplanned in my mid to late 40s," Teddy said, "I'll be 70 when Daniel finishes college."
"Am I go old," Megan asked.
"Your 5 years younger than me. But he was physically harder than Allison," Teddy said, "I would start trying soon."
"We are," Megan said, "do you think?"
"You can do this," Teddy assured, "we'd have another if we were younger but I'm too old."
"Not old." Megan said.
"I just turned 49," Teddy said, "ancient."
"Wise, seasoned, experienced," Megan suggested.
"At least my fiancé still finds me attractive," Teddy said.
"He's always loved you," Megan said, "you two dumb dumbs just took forever to see it. Then what ever happened when you made allison."
"It's all good," Teddy said, "so you and Riggs wedding plans?"
"Not in a rush. We're happy," Megan said.
"Your mom is dying to plan your wedding," Teddy said, "she's going to make it a huge event."
"I'm more excited for the honeymoon," Megan laughed.
"You live together and are going to Paris soon," Teddy teased, "what am I missing?"
As newlyweds," Megan laughed.
"We've been sleeping with the same guys for how long," Teddy said, "what's going to change. It's not like they have some magical new skill for the honeymoon."
"Maybe," Megan said, "or it's an excuse for all the s-e-x-y things we never wear."
"So something other than pj bottoms and his old tshirts," Teddy laughed, "I do that once in a while."
"Glass of wine with him in the tub," Megan said.
"Lots of bubbles," Teddy suggested, "can you take our three over night soon?"
"We owe you," Megan said.
"No we left you to cover our asses for a month," Teddy said.
"I still can't believe the first assumption with you disappearing was that you were pregnant again," Megan laughed.
"With Allison I ran to Seattle was there 4 or 5 days trying to figure out how to tell him then going to his house," Teddy said, "then I cut back at 32 weeks and was off at 36. With Daniel I was home from March on with the pandemic. It's not unreasonable."
"Would you," Megan asked.
"Too old. I don't think it's possible," Teddy replied, "four would be too much. Three is plenty. Our family is complete."
"We've applied for transfer back to LA. Teddy this isn't working for our whole family," Megan said, "Faroke isn't adjusting. I need to be in the same time zone as my mom. They've told us it could be a year to find our replacements."
"We're applying to go back as well. We want to before Leo starts grade one," Teddy said, "I've been here a long time and I will always love this place. I could be happy here but Owen it's only ever been temporary. Him and Leo were to do a year here. And by the time we go it'll be nearly 4."
"But we built our family here," Owen said joining the conversation.
"Seattle hopefully," she said, "we could finish out these contracts and quit. I'll keep my army pension, i've done long enough."
"If you quit what would you do," Megan asked.
"Bailey told me there's always a job for me at Grey Sloan and I'm sure she'll have something for Teddy," Owen said.
"I'll apply around Seattle," Teddy said, "I can do cardio and trauma."
"Your wedding then," Megan asked.
"In Seattle next summer. Our contracts end in July," Owen said, "so wedding in august."
"Wedding in august," Teddy smiled, "three year engagement."
"14," Nathan said.
"Life had other plans for all of us," Owen said.
"With everyone moving back closer to mom we'll all be together a lot. It's a two hour flight for you to come see us," Megan said, "and we still need to make Owen less pale."
"Don't think that's possible," Teddy teased.
"I'm trying," Megan said.
"But coming to the beach house and playing with the kids in the sand," Teddy smiled, "that sounds good."
"Meet in the middle for camping trips," Owen suggested.
"A few more months here then home," Teddy said.
"Home," Owen asked.
"Wherever you and the kids are," she smiled, "my home is with you."