A/N: Thank you all so much for reading and a special thanks to all my reviewers! This chapter seemed a little short but the next part I'm working on would have made it way too long and you would have had to wait longer for it because it's not ready yet. As usual, please review!

Teddy was cooking a chicken dinner when Tom knocked on her door. Teddy checked her hair in the mirror before answering. She felt bad for ignoring him the past couple days and had offered to make him dinner as a peace offering.

"Wow, it smells amazing in here," Tom complimented, as he walked inside. "I was a little skeptical when you said you were cooking."

"Why?" Teddy asked.

"Most doctors are too busy to cook," Tom explained.

"I don't get to do it often but I love cooking and baking," Teddy told him.

"You really are the whole package. What can I do to help?" Tom asked, getting a smile from Teddy.

"Help me bring this stuff to the table."

They brought the food to the table which Teddy had decorated with candles, giving off a romantic atmosphere in her own dining room. They started eating their meals and Tom complimented her cooking.

"I'm sorry, by the way," Tom apologized. "I shouldn't have let Hunt get to me the other day. I'm sorry I upset you."

Teddy smiled. Tom was an arrogant man so when he apologized she knew that he must mean it.

"I overreacted a little," Teddy admitted. "It's just-I need you guys to get along. And, that's not all on you. But, it scares me to think that I'm going to have this baby in just another month or so and all she's going to have around her are people who fight. I don't want that for her."

"Me neither," Tom agreed. "I will try harder next time to ignore him."

"I don't want you guys to ignore each other either," Teddy sighed. "If both of you are going to be a part of her life then I need you two to move past all of this and be friends. Or at least friendly."

"I will work on it for you."

"Thank you," Teddy replied.

Tom and Teddy finished their dinners and put on a movie to watch. They made popcorn and took a seat on opposite sides of the couch so Teddy could put her feet in Tom's lap. Tom happily massaged them, as Teddy enjoyed popcorn from the bowl that was balancing on her very round stomach.

"You want some?" Teddy asked, referring to the popcorn that she was hogging.

Tom looked down at Teddy's feet and smiled. "I have feet on my hands."

Teddy smiled, remembering how he had first hit on her with a plate of french fries.

"Open your mouth," Teddy instructed.

Tom looked at her confused. "You're not going to be able to feed me from way over there."

"Just do it," Teddy ordered. Tom opened his mouth and Teddy threw a piece of popcorn through the air, trying to get it in his mouth. However, she missed and it hit him in the nose and fell down onto the couch.

"Nice aim," Tom teased.

"Let me try again," Teddy begged. Tom let her try again which ended with the same result except this time the piece of popcorn hit him in the forehead.

"Oops," Teddy said, with a little laugh.

"Who taught you how to throw?" Tom asked.

"Nobody," Teddy answered. "I'm terrible at throwing everything. The hospital used to have this softball team and I begged to be pitcher. Which I was obviously terrible at."

"Who would even let you be pitcher in the first place?" Tom asked.

"Owen," Teddy told him. She bit her lip gently. "And Henry."

"I didn't know he worked at the hospital."

"He didn't. Owen hired him for a week to help with the game. He was a pro baseball player for a while before the VHL took over."

Teddy liked that she could talk to Tom about Henry. She liked being able to remember Henry, and Tom didn't seem to mind when she would tell him things about the man she was once in love with.

"And, he never taught you to throw," Tom said, shaking his head in fake disapproval. Tom liked hearing about Henry. Unlike Owen, Henry obviously treated Teddy the way she deserved to be treated. It also made Tom happy to know that Teddy was capable of loving someone other than Owen.

"Let's face it. I'm a lost cause," Teddy said.

"Let's just hope the little peanut doesn't want to play softball," Tom replied, rubbing her baby bump. "Then, you won't have to play catch with her."

Teddy smiled at Tom calling the baby 'peanut'. She could feel how much Tom loved her little girl. It made her heart full.

"Ready to go?" Tom asked Teddy in the pit.

"I can't until Owen gets here," she told him. She looked at her watch. "He's late."

"There he is," Tom said, seeing Owen coming towards them with Leo in a stroller.

"I'm so sorry," Owen apologized to Teddy.

"Where have you been?" Teddy asked.

"I was dropping Leo off at daycare but he has a slight fever so they won't take him," Owen explained. "Can you please just cover for ten more minutes while I find someone who can watch him."

"Yeah, fine," Teddy agreed.

"Well, we could watch Leo," Tom offered. He saw Teddy's head turn to him and her eyes widen.

"Uh, no. That's okay," Owen said. "I don't want to put you guys out."

"No, really," Tom assured him. "It wouldn't be a problem."

Owen looked at Teddy for her approval. He needed to know that she was on board with that offer as he did not want to hand his child over to Koracick without Teddy being there too. Teddy smiled and nodded.

"Alright," Owen agreed, handing the bag of Leo's things to Tom and giving the stroller with Leo inside to Teddy. "Um, thanks. Call if you need anything."

Teddy and Tom walked with Leo out to the parking lot. Teddy had her baby's car seat in the car already. In Tom's car that is. She still hadn't gotten one. When she first moved back to Seattle, the hotel was in walking distance to the hospital. Now, Tom drove her to and from work every day. Tom picked up Leo from the stroller and put him in the car seat, not wanting Teddy to have to lift him. Teddy kept a decent distance between herself and the car.

"You want to strap him in?" Tom asked, sensing Teddy's hesitation.

"I don't really know how," Teddy admitted. "I don't want to mess up."

Tom extended his hand to her. "Come here. I'll show you."

Teddy took his hand reluctantly, and stepped in to get a better view of the car seat. Tom showed her how to adjust the straps properly. He was surprised at how much he remembered about taking care of a child. He could remember strapping David into a car seat for the first time, not entirely sure that he had done it properly. He remembered driving only a block before pulling the car over and checking that everything still felt secure. He had always spent copious amounts of time ensuring that his son was safe. After showing Teddy what to do, he unbuckled Leo.

"Your turn," Tom said. Teddy reluctantly switched places with Tom and did everything that Tom had just shown her, checking with him to make sure she was doing it right. As she tightened the strap, Leo started to cry and fuss.

"What did I do?" Teddy asked, stepping back.

Tom smiled. He thought it was slightly amusing that this strong, brilliant surgeon was so afraid of a child. "Nothing. Kids just don't like being put in car seats."

"He didn't cry when you did it," Teddy reminded him. "He hates me."

"He doesn't hate you," Tom assured her. He could see how stressed she looked. "Why don't you get in the car and I'll quiet him down."

Teddy practically bolted to the other side of the car, away from Leo. Tom worked on comforting Leo and got him to stop crying before Teddy got into the passenger's seat. Tom got in the car and started driving. Teddy looked distraught and nervous as they drove.

When they got home, they let Leo take a nap, and by the time he woke up, his fever had gone down. Leo was ready to play. Tom sat with the child and built a tower with blocks that Leo would then knock down and laugh hysterically. Teddy was watching them play from afar, not wanting to get to close.

Teddy didn't want to get too close to Leo. Leo was a reminder of the pain she felt when she realized that, not only did Owen not want her in Germany, he also had been ready to start a family with Amelia immediately after. And, he had chosen Amelia and their family over his family with Teddy when she returned. Owen had ignored Teddy and their daughter's needs for weeks after she told him about the baby. The pain was still fresh in Teddy's mind. How many times in their daughter's life would Owen choose Leo over the baby? Would he favor Leo? Leo was his first child after all. Teddy rubbed her baby bump. She remembered when she first decided to go to Seattle to tell Owen. She was excited to tell him that she was going to give him his first child. And, she had hoped that that would mean the world to Owen. But, Owen already had Leo. Their baby was just a complication to Owen. An obligation. He chose Leo. He didn't choose to have their baby. Teddy was determined to stay indifferent towards Leo so that her child knew that at least she was always first in Teddy's life if not her father's.

"What's going on with you, Altman?" Tom asked, from across the room, still sitting with Leo. He could tell that she was thinking about something that made her upset.

Teddy asked. "Why would you offer to babysit?"

"Well, for one, trying to extend an olive branch with Hunt, which I'm pretty sure was your idea. Friends babysit each other's kids. And, two, you're having a baby in a month and figured you would want some practice time."

Teddy didn't respond so Tom continued. "How about you come over here and help me build the next tower?"

Teddy slowly walked over to them and sat down next to Tom. As much as she didn't want to get close with Leo, she really wanted to interact with him, practice for when her baby came, and prove to herself that she would be a great mom.

"You might need to get over your fear of babies before you have one," Tom teased.

"I'm not afraid of babies," Teddy told him. "I actually really love kids."

Teddy stacked a few blocks on the top of the tower. Leo knocked the blocks over and began laughing again and Teddy couldn't help but smile at how cute he was. She caught herself smiling and rubbed her baby bump, silently apologizing to her little girl for liking Leo.

Tom and Teddy played with him for hours with various toys. When Teddy let her guard down, she had a lot of fun. Eventually, they tired the child out and Leo crawled onto Teddy's lap and curled up to take a nap.

Teddy immediately tensed up. It was such a sweet moment with Leo and she loved that Leo chose her to cuddle up with. But, she also hated that he had made her like him so much.

"You okay?" Tom asked, noticing Teddy tensing up. He sat next to her and rubbed her shoulder.

"Can you take him off?" Teddy asked.

"Is he hurting you?" Tom questioned.

"Please, just get him off," Teddy said, tears coming to her eyes.

"Okay," Tom said, gently moving Leo from her lap to his. Teddy stood as soon as she was free. Tom was confused as he watched her walk quickly up the stairs and heard her bedroom door shut behind her.

Teddy stayed in her room the rest of the time that Leo was there. Tom wanted to go check on her, as she seemed off today, but didn't want to disrupt the sleeping child on his lap. Owen came to pick Leo up after his shift and Tom greeted him at the door, with Leo in his arms. Leo was rubbing his eyes as Owen came in.

"Hey Leo," Owen greeted. He noticed that Teddy was not around. "Where's Teddy?"

"Upstairs," Tom told him. Owen reached out for Leo but Tom stopped him. "I think you might want to talk to her first."

"Why?" Owen asked.

"She's been acting strange since we took him," Tom told Owen.

"Well, maybe she was afraid of catching something from him? Because he had a fever," Owen offered as an explanation.

"No. And, his fever went away a few hours ago. She just seemed uncomfortable around him."

Owen's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "I'll go talk to her. Thanks."

Owen went upstairs and walked into Teddy's room without knocking and found Teddy lying on the bed.

"What are you doing?" Owen asked, obviously irritated.

"Don't you knock?" Teddy replied. Owen waited for an answer to his question. "I'm taking a nap."

"While you're supposed to be watching Leo?" Owen questioned.

"Tom is watching your kid," Teddy answered. Owen could hear the resentment in her voice when she pointed out that Leo was his child. "I don't need to be there too."

"Yes, you do. I only agreed to his offer because you were going to be there. You think I would have just let Koracick watch him without you?"

"Well, he did a great job," Teddy told him. "So, why does it matter?"

"I just thought you were going to try and connect with our daughter's older brother," Owen said.

"I never said that I was interested in doing that," Teddy argued.

"Well, why not?" Owen asked, raising his voice now. He wanted them to be a family. Even if him and Teddy weren't together, he wanted to be able to have the four of them spend time together without any hostility. When Teddy didn't answer, Owen continued. "He's not going anywhere, Teddy. The adoption was finalized. He is part of this family now!"

"She was supposed to be first!" Teddy yelled. Owen fell silent. "I'm aware of how petty that sounds. But, our daughter was supposed to be your first child. Leo is the child you chose to have. He's the one who was part of the family you actually wanted. You didn't want us."

Owen's heart broke at her words. Of course, he wanted their family. How could Teddy think he didn't?

"Teddy, I love our family. You, me, and our daughter. You didn't destroy anything by coming back here."

"You and Amelia aren't together anymore," Teddy reminded him.

"And, we wouldn't have made it whether you were here or not," Owen explained. "It wasn't meant to be. But, I got Leo from that situation. So, I wouldn't take it back for the world. I'm sorry that our daughter couldn't be first. But, that doesn't mean that I love her any less than Leo."

"Even though you chose him? And, she was kind of, well, unplanned?"

"Absolutely," Owen assured her. Owen sat down on Teddy's bed and placed his hand on her stomach. "Our girl is an absolute miracle. And, I love her so much."

"Thank you, Owen," Teddy said, thanking him for reassuring her that he would love their daughter just as much as he loves Leo.

"Can I talk to her?" Owen asked.

Teddy smiled. "Of course."

"Do you do it often?" Owen questioned.

"Only when I'm alone," Teddy admitted. "I don't know why. I guess I just get a little shy about it."

"What do you say to her?"

"That's between me and her," Teddy told him.

"Well, that's not fair. You get to listen in on what I tell her," Owen replied.

Teddy laughed. "Well, yeah. She's kind of attached to me."

"Cover your ears," Owen suggested. Teddy rolled her eyes and covered her ears. Owen lowered his head to her stomach.

"Hey in there," Owen started. "It's your dad. I know you haven't heard from me much but I want you to know just how much I love you."

Teddy tried to hide her smile. Although her ears were covered, she could still hear everything he was saying.

"Your mom and I are so excited for you to be here soon. Your brother, Leo, will be excited to meet you too. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I love you so much. And, that I love your mom so much. You two are the most important girls in the world to me."

Owen sat up and Teddy uncovered her ears and wiped away a tear.

"You were eavesdropping," Owen accused, playfully.

"Maybe a little," Teddy admitted.

Owen smiled at her. He wanted to tell her that he meant what he said about loving her. He wanted her to know that he loved her as more than a friend. But, he remembered that Koracick was downstairs. Whether her response was good or bad, he knew he shouldn't do it while her boyfriend was nearby. He didn't want to ruin her happiness but also wanted her to know that she had options. She didn't have to settle for Koracick.

"I'm going to head out," Owen said. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait for me," Teddy called out, scrambling out of bed. "I'll come say goodbye to Leo."