A/N: Thanks for reading! Thanks to those of you who gave your suggestions on Owen. I don't know what to do with him yet. I agree with those of you who said let him be single for a while. So, that's where I'm going with it for now.

Leo was running around the living room while Owen and Teddy chased him, pretending that they couldn't get him. Owen eventually lifted Leo into the air when he caught him and blew a raspberry on his stomach. Leo shrieked with laughter at the tickling vibrations. Owen put him back down.

Leo stepped towards Teddy and lifted his shirt to show his belly. "Mama. Again."

Teddy smiled and did as she was asked, bringing her lips to his stomach and blowing, causing him to laugh all over again. "You're so silly."

Leo ran over to where Allison was laying. Allison had one hand in her mouth and the other holding her foot. Leo kneeled down and tried giving Allison a raspberry but didn't know how to do it like his parents. Allison removed her hand from her mouth and was smiling. Owen and Teddy kneeled down next to her and Leo convinced his dad to do it. Owen leaned down and blew on her stomach, making Allison laugh joyfully.

"Oh my God!" Teddy exclaimed, thinking it was the happiest sound she'd ever heard. "Her first laugh! Do it again!"

Owen could barely do it because he was smiling too much at the sweet sound of his baby's laugh. But, he did it again and she laughed again.

"Wait, let me record it," Teddy said, grabbing her phone. She pressed record and told Owen to do it again.

Teddy sent the video to Tom who was at work.

'CUTEST THING YOU WILL SEE ALL DAY!' Teddy texted along with the video.

Tom watched and couldn't help but smile at the adorable laugh that Allison had. God, he wanted to be with them right now.

Tom texted back, 'She has a big adorable laugh. Just like her mom. Can't wait to come home.'

"Why are you smiling at your phone?" Amelia asked, walking into the lab.

"Watch this." Tom showed her the video.

"Cute," Amelia said indifferently.

"Yeah, Shepherd. Very cute. Do you have no heart?" Tom asked, slightly offended that she wasn't as enamored by the child as he was.

"You act like such a dad," Amelia commented, rolling her eyes. "Not everyone has to think the kid is God's greatest gift to the universe."

"My kid is God's greatest gift to the universe though," Tom argued playfully.

"Still not your kid," Amelia grumbled.

Tom had to admit that her comment hurt. Allison was his kid. He was there for her every day. He loved her unconditionally. "Someone's in a bad mood. Did you and Ortho Barbie break up?"

"No, we're fine," Amelia said.

"Then what's wrong?" Tom asked.

Amelia sighed. "I just don't love seeing videos of the happy Altman-Hunt family."

"Ah, I see. Still bitter about Owen," Tom concluded. "No reason to take it out on the baby."

"It just makes me sad, okay?" Amelia admitted. "Owen and I had a happy family. I know that leaving him was the best choice for me. I deserved better. But, we were really happy when we had Betty and Leo. And, I miss Betty. And, Leo too. But, I do not miss all the pain that Owen caused me."

"You can still see Leo," Tom told her, not sure how to address the other issues Amelia was having. "I don't think Owen is keeping him from you."

"He's not," Amelia agreed. "But, seeing him requires me to talk to Owen which I'm not sure I'm ready to do yet."

Tom shrugged. "Well, if you still want to be Leo's mom, you're going to have to ask to spend time with him eventually."

"I gave up being his mom. I could have put my name on those adoption forms. But, I didn't want to. I love Leo and I want to be a part of Leo's life. But, Leo was always Owen's child, not mine. Betty was my child."

"I could throw a 'not really your child' jab at you but I'll resist," Tom said, still feeling hurt by her earlier comment.

"I'm sorry," Amelia apologized. "I shouldn't have said that. I know you love Allison. She's as much your child as Betty was mine."

Tom nodded, accepting her apology. Amelia watched Tom as he worked for a moment, curious what his plans were with Teddy.

"Are you and Teddy going to get married?" Amelia asked, out of the blue.

"What?" Tom asked, surprised by her question.

"Well, you talk about wanting to be the baby's parent and technically you could be if you and Teddy got married. You'd be able to say you're her step-dad rather than her mom's boyfriend which sounds awfully temporary."

"I'm not going to marry Teddy so that I can be the baby's step-dad," Tom reasoned.

"Right," Amelia said. "You're right. That's stupid."

"I will marry Teddy because I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her," Tom continued.

"Wait, so you are going to get married?" Amelia asked, with a smile. She was happy for Tom and Teddy. They seemed good together.

Tom shrugged. "We've been a little too busy to talk about that. We'll get there when we get there."

Amelia shook her head at Tom in disbelief. "I just don't get how Teddy was able to extract the good out of you. I mean, I knew it was there but it was buried way beneath the surface."

"Yeah, I'm not sure either," Tom confessed.

Tom had been drawn to Teddy from the first moment he saw her. He had been flirting with Meredith in the elevator, just for fun, when the door opened to reveal a beautiful, tall blonde woman whose first words were 'oh crap'. And, being the curious gossip that he was, he stuck around to listen to her very awkward encounter with Owen and Amelia. He was particularly impressed when he learned that Bailey had offered her a job as interim chief. He had to admit he liked strong, intelligent women. After that, he gained intel from Amelia by listening to her talk about Teddy and Owen. When it was clear that Owen had chosen Amelia and not Teddy, Tom finally decided that he would introduce himself. He brought french fries to where she was sitting, knowing full well that she was pregnant and would want some. He wasn't sure what he wanted to happen with her at that point. He didn't think anything serious would come out of it. But, she was pregnant and her hormones were likely racing and he was more than willing to satisfy her needs. Until she spoke. The sarcasm flowed from her mouth effortlessly and he immediately changed his mind. This girl was special. He didn't just want to screw her. He was intrigued by her and wanted to get to know her. He actually wondered if she was an angel with how perfect he thought she was.

Tom had already considered the fact that he wanted to marry her. Every day he fell more and more in love with her. He just hadn't had a chance to figure out where Teddy was at. He knew she loved him but that didn't necessarily mean that she was ready to get married. They were a little too busy right now with taking care of the baby to be planning a wedding. Tom put the idea out of his head. They were happy with where they were right now and there was no need to rush.

"Come on, Teddy," Owen sighed, pulling on her arm slightly to tell her it was time to go. "The longer you stay, the harder it is."

Teddy gave Allison and Leo one last kiss at daycare, trying not to let herself cry. It was their first day back at work after their parental leaves and even though the two kids were in the daycare just seconds away, Teddy hated leaving them. Owen didn't love having to leave them after having been out of work for twelve weeks. However, he was used to leaving Leo in daycare and trusted the workers completely.

Teddy followed Owen down the hall. "But, what if something happens while we're gone?"

"They will call or page us and we will take the one minute journey from the ER to the daycare," Owen explained.

"What if we're in surgery though?" Teddy asked. At home, she had actually been excited to get back to work. She missed operating. But, now that she was here, she wasn't so sure.

"There are three of us raising Allie and all three of us work in the hospital," Owen reminded her. "One of us will be able to go if she needs us."

Teddy nodded sadly. They went off to work and once Teddy got back into the craziness of the ER, she felt good to be back.

Tom loved that Teddy and Owen were back at work. He had just finished a surgery that he was called into early in the morning and updated the patient's family. He then saw on the OR board that Teddy was already back in surgery. He went up to the gallery for a bit to see how she was doing. He had to smile at the sight of her. She looked amazing when she was saving lives. Strong and in charge. No one would have guessed that she hadn't operated in three months. Knowing that Teddy was doing well on her first day back, he went off to the daycare.

"Hey there, peanut," Tom said, picking Allison up and giving her a kiss. This is why he loved that Teddy and Owen were back. He could go visit the baby during breaks which he couldn't do when she was at home and he was at the hospital. Allison was smiling up at him and reaching to touch the soft fabric of his scrubs. She loved touching soft things like clothes, blankets, or even Teddy's hair.

"Hi!" said a happy voice from the floor who was pulling on his pant leg. Tom looked down and saw Leo, who was holding up a toy race car in the air.

"Hey, kid," Tom said, kneeling down to talk to him, while still holding Allison with one arm. He took the race car that Leo was offering him. "You want to race?"

Leo nodded and grabbed another toy car for himself. Over the past few months, Tom had befriended Leo. Leo's favorite thing to do with Tom was to push race cars and see whose car could go faster and further.

"Ready, set, go!" Tom said, both of them releasing their cars which moved across the floor. Tom purposefully didn't push the car very hard, wanting Leo to win. Leo laughed as he ran behind his car which went further than Tom's. Tom congratulated him on winning. He was about to ask for a rematch but his pager went off. He said goodbye to Leo and gave Allison a kiss before putting her down and heading back to work.

A few days later, Owen took Allison and Leo home since it was his night with Allison. Teddy and Tom left the hospital a few hours after Owen. Tom noticed that Teddy was quiet on the drive home.

"Everything okay?" Tom asked, reaching out and touching her leg gently.

Teddy nodded unconvincingly.

"You're a terrible liar, Altman," Tom teased.

Teddy gave him a half-hearted smile. "Can we go to Owen's? I didn't see Allison at all today because I was so busy."

Tom turned the car around. He took Teddy to Owen's. Owen was surprised to see her and invited both of them to stay for dinner. The five of them spent some time together before Tom started driving him and Teddy back home. He hated how miserable Teddy looked. It didn't seem to matter how many times Allison spent the night at Owen's, Teddy just couldn't get used to it. Teddy crawled into bed when she got home.

"You know it's only eight o'clock, right?" Tom asked her.

"I'm kind of tired," Teddy told him. Tom knew that it was less about her being tired and more about her thinking of Allison.

"You sure you don't want to watch a movie or play cards or something?" Tom encouraged.

Teddy shrugged. "You can put on a movie if you want."

Tom laid down next to her and pulled her into his arms. She cuddled against him. Tom wished he could help her. He knew she wished that her and Owen didn't have to split their time with her so much.

"I had an idea," Tom said.

"Hmm?" Teddy questioned, looking up at him.

"What if Owen and Leo moved in here?" Tom suggested, twirling one of her curls around his fingers. Teddy stared at him skeptically. "I mean, that way it would be easier. All five of us under one roof. You guys could still take turns on who checks on her at night but you'll both be there. Neither of you have to miss a thing."

"Oh yeah, and where will they sleep? The kitchen?"

Tom thought for a minute. There were only two bedrooms which wouldn't work for all five of them. "Or, we could all move. This situation clearly isn't working for you. I think it's time we come up with an alternative."

"I love this house. I don't want to move," Teddy told him. "Thank you for trying to come up with a solution. In theory, it's a great one. It's exactly what I want. But, it just won't work. And, besides, Owen has a house too that I doubt he'd want to give up. Just let it go."

Tom let it go for the moment. She made it clear that that was what she wanted and Tom was determined to make it happen.

A few days later, Owen walked into the attendings' lounge to get coffee and saw Tom there.

"Hey," Owen greeted. He and Tom were on much better terms now than they used to be. They weren't friends per se that would hang out together but could hold conversation. "How was your night with Allison?"

"Great," Tom told him. "She's so close to rolling over onto her back."

"I know, I just couldn't get her to do it the other night," Owen complained. "By the way, I was wondering if you had anything in particular planned for Teddy's birthday next weekend. I assume she'll want to see Allison and Leo for a lot of it, but if you two have plans, I'm happy to watch them."

"Teddy's birthday?" Tom asked, unaware that Teddy's birthday was coming up. They had never discussed it.

Owen rolled his eyes. "She didn't tell you. God, she is ridiculous. Teddy hates being the center of attention. So, she doesn't tell people when her birthday is."

"That sounds like her," Tom agreed. "Thanks for letting me know. Now, I have to find her a gift."

"Good luck," Owen laughed. "I've been trying to think of what to get her. You know, she's not just my best friend anymore; she's the mother of my child. I want to get her something she really wants. She's just tough to shop for."

Tom knew what Teddy really wanted. She wanted her house to be big enough to accommodate Owen and Leo so that they could all live together. "I know what she wants."

"What?"

"Teddy's been pretty miserable lately," Tom explained. "Every time it's your day with Allison, she gets really sad."

"I know the feeling," Owen added.

"She wants you and Leo to move in," Tom told him. "Any chance you're interested?"

"Are you kidding?" Owen questioned. "I'm the one who suggested we live together back when she was looking at houses."

"Yeah, let's not pretend that was about raising the baby. That was you trying to win Teddy back."

"I-" Owen started, about to protest but realized that Tom was right. "I mean, it was about both. But, yeah, it was mostly about getting Teddy back."

"So, you would be interested?" Tom asked, getting back to the point.

Owen nodded. "Yeah, but I don't think either of our houses are big enough. Are you suggesting we get a new house?"

"Teddy loves her house," Tom reasoned. "She won't move. But, maybe get a contractor to come up with an addition for the house. Build on two more bedrooms."

Owen agreed that building an addition to Teddy's house would be the best way to give Teddy what she wants. And, he was getting what he wanted too. It was too hard being away from his daughter for so long. This would make their lives a lot easier. He was glad that Tom had brought it up, as Owen never would have. He didn't want Tom and Teddy to think he was trying to crowd their space. He never thought that Tom would be okay with him moving in with them. But, he was really growing to like Tom.

"What is this?" Teddy asked, as Tom came into their bedroom with a tray of breakfast food.

"It's breakfast," Tom told her. It was her birthday and Tom planned to do everything to make her day special.

Teddy looked at him skeptically. Did he know it was her birthday? "Why are you bringing me breakfast in bed?"

"Because I love you," Tom told her, with a smile. He wouldn't admit that he knew it was her birthday or she would avoid all the sweet things he had planned for her today.

Teddy accepted his answer. Maybe he didn't know it was her birthday. He was so sweet that he would spoil her on any given day with breakfast in bed. Teddy ate her breakfast happily.

"Thank you," Teddy told him. "A great way to start my day off."

"You know another great way to start your day would be with a massage, manicure, and pedicure," Tom suggested.

Teddy glared at him, knowingly. "Owen told you. Didn't he?"

Tom smiled. "Is that really such a crime?"

"Yes," Teddy answered. "I'm going to kill him."

"What's so bad about your birthday?" Tom asked.

Teddy sighed. "I just don't need everything to be about me."

"You don't need everything to be about you. But you deserve to have everything be about you."

"But, I-" Teddy started to argue.

"Shhh," Tom interrupted. "Go get dressed we have an appointment at the spa."

He was going to make her enjoy the day no matter how much she protested.

"Owen's supposed to drop Allie off in like ten minutes," Teddy told him.

"Nope. He's taking her to daycare and we'll pick her up when we're done."

Teddy got dressed and Tom drove them to the spa. Despite her initial protests, Teddy was happy to be spending the morning alone with Tom. It had been a while since they went on a date and it felt nice to be pampered while they talked and laughed with each other.

"Thank you," Teddy said, as they drove from the spa to the hospital. "That was fun."

Tom parked the car at the hospital and Teddy kissed him passionately, only stopping when they needed air.

"You ready to go pick up the peanut?" Tom asked.

Teddy shook her head slightly, a mischievous smile on her lips. "Ten minutes?"

Tom smiled back, knowing what she was thinking. "On-call room?"

Teddy nodded. They got out of the car and walked through the hospital quickly, barely acknowledging the people who said hello to them as they passed. They took the first empty on-call room they could find and Teddy locked the door behind them. Tom kissed her hard, backing her against the wall. Their hands moved quickly, undressing each other and letting their clothes scatter across the floor. They moved their way to the bed and Tom laid down pulling Teddy on top of him. She moaned as she lowered herself onto him. They kissed as they moved against each other, with a quick pace.

"God, Teddy," Tom breathed, as Teddy's lips left his and she buried her head into his shoulder.

Teddy giggled and Tom wrapped his arms around her, caressing her back until moving his hands to her hips and pulling her down harder against him, causing both of them to be pushed over the edge.

They laid next to each other, both of them trying to catch their breaths. Teddy put her head on Tom's shoulder.

"Thank you," Teddy whispered.

Tom smiled at her. "For that? Please, you can have that whenever you want it."

Teddy laughed. "I meant for making my birthday special."

"That's what birthdays are for," Tom told her.

Teddy shrugged. "I haven't been this happy on my birthday in so long. When I was a kid, my mom would bake my favorite cake while my dad took Allison and I to the arcade. Every single year. Even during college and med school when most people celebrated their birthdays at bars. When all of them died, I didn't have anyone to celebrate with anymore."

"So you not wanting to celebrate your birthday is because it reminds you of your family?"

Teddy shrugged. "No, I like remembering my family. It's about all the years after that where I was alone on my birthday. That's what I don't like remembering."

"Well, you'll ever be alone on your birthday again," Tom promised. He kissed her and Teddy smiled.

"Alright, let's go get Allison," Teddy said, getting off the bed and picking her clothes up off the floor. She and Tom got dressed and walked out of the room, holding hands. They ran into Owen as they walked down the hall.

"Hey. Happy birthday," Owen said, giving Teddy a hug.

"Thanks, big mouth," Teddy teased, giving him a playful shove for telling Tom that it was her birthday. "We're going to go pick up Allie. Can we take Leo too?"

"Uh, actually, I told Amelia she could hang out with Leo for the afternoon," Owen told them. He had been surprised when Amelia had nervously came up to him and asked if it would be okay if she took Leo out of daycare to spend time with him. Owen told her that she was always welcome to, as long as she let him know so that he wouldn't freak out if he went up and didn't find his son. Owen thought Amelia hadn't really seemed interested in seeing Leo after she stepped out of adopting him but Owen wondered if it was less about her love for Leo and more about her disappointment with him. He knew he had said some terrible things to her. He blamed her for their relationship failing and told her she was incapable of love. He still hadn't apologized for those comments. He was embarrassed for ever saying it.

"But, I'll bring him by tonight though," Owen promised. "With cake."

Teddy smiled and agreed. Teddy and Tom went up to daycare and took Allison out and brought her to the car. When they got home, Tom left the car on and told Teddy to stay in the car with Allison. He ran inside and grabbed supplies and Teddy watched as he put something into the trunk.

"Ready to go?" he asked, as he climbed back into the car.

"Where are we going?" Teddy asked.

"Lunch," Tom told her. He started driving and stopped when he got to the park.

"You take the peanut. I'll get the stuff from the trunk," Tom instructed. They walked to a flat grassy area of the park and Tom laid out a blanket for them to sit on. Tom started unpacking the bag and cooler he had brought that were filled with food.

"This looks amazing," Teddy told him, as she looked at all the foods he had brought for their picnic.

"And, most importantly," Tom announced, reaching into the cooler. "Wine."

Teddy laughed. "Oh my God. I haven't had wine in forever."

"Yeah, like a year now," Tom told her. "I think you've earned it."

"Oh, but I probably shouldn't because she still drinks my milk," Teddy sighed.

"Well, I brought bottles for her," Tom told her. "As long as you don't feed her until the alcohol is out of your system, she will be fine."

Teddy didn't hesitate to take the bottle from him and open it. "I don't need much convincing."

Tom laughed and poured both of them a glass. They began eating and talking and cuddling with Allison. Teddy didn't think it was possible for her to be any happier than she was right now. She was so in love with Tom and loved being able to spend time with him and her baby.

"Thank you for all my surprises today," Teddy said, when they were packing up their things to head home.

"Oh, you're cute. You think you're done with surprises," Tom commented.

"Really?" Teddy asked. "What other surprises could there possibly be? You're going to make it hard to top this birthday in the future."

"Well, I don't need to worry about that until next year," Tom replied.

They continued to enjoy their day at home, playing with Allison. When Owen's shift was over, he went over to Teddy's with Leo walking beside him at his feet while Owen carried a bakery cake and a long tube that was wrapped in birthday wrapping paper.

"Wow," Teddy commented as Owen walked through the door. "You brought me a whole bunch of stuff."

Teddy took the cake from him and put it in the kitchen.

"Thanks for picking up the gift," Tom said to Owen, as Teddy went into the kitchen,

"Yeah, I was worried it wouldn't be ready in time," Owen responded.

"That what wouldn't be ready in time?" Teddy asked, walking back into the room and hearing the tail end of their conversation.

"Just talking about your present," Owen told her.

"Can I open it?" Teddy asked.

"After cake," Tom told her.

"It's Owen's present, he can decide," Teddy argued.

"I agree. After cake," Owen said. "And, actually, it's a joint gift."

"A joint gift?" Teddy asked, skeptically. Tom and Owen were getting along okay recently but this was really a step up. "You mean to tell me that you two actually came up with an idea for me together and had a conversation that didn't require me to be a middle man?"

Tom and Owen looked at each other and then back at Teddy. "Yeah."

"That is enough of a present for me," Teddy told them.

The five of them sat down together to eat cake. Teddy let Leo sit on her lap and help her blow out her candles. When they were finished, they moved to the living room where Tom and Owen presented her with her gift.

Teddy unwrapped the the paper to reveal a cylindrical tube of cardboard. She took the cap off one end and saw a bunch of papers. She was really confused about what this could possibly be. She unrolled the papers and saw drawings. They were sketches of floor plans for a house. But, as she looked closer she realized the floor plans were of her house. Except each drawing came with two extra rooms and an extra bathroom at different locations.

"I'm confused," Teddy said, with a slight smile. She could only think of one reason why she would need to build two more bedrooms in her house. "Are we doing this?"

"If it's still what you want," Tom told her, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"And you would move in?" Teddy asked Owen. "You want that?"

"Yes," Owen agreed. "I want to live in the same house as my daughter. The kids deserve to live with their sibling. I don't want to miss part of her life just because you and I aren't together."

Teddy hugged Owen tightly. This was the best present. They would get to raise Allison together in the same house. They would still get to have their separate personal lives, but share their lives with their best friend.

"Thank you," she said, pulling away from Owen. She turned to Tom and hugged him. He always worked hard to get her what she wanted. "Thank you, thank you, thank you."

Teddy looked through the different options for the addition and the three of them came to a decision together. Tom told her they'd hire the contractor the next day to start the work. Teddy couldn't think of a more special birthday.

As she climbed into bed that night, she still had a smile on her face. She moved in close to Tom.

"I love you so much," she told him. "Are you sure you're okay with Owen moving in? It's not weird for you, right?"

"I wouldn't have asked him to if it made me uncomfortable," Tom assured her. "This is hardly a traditional family. You and Owen both deserve to live with Allison full time."

"I know, but I don't think you knew that being with me meant living with another man in our house," Teddy said, wanting to make sure that Tom was comfortable with this.

"It wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I moved in here. It will likely result in us having a lot less sex in the various room throughout the house. But, I think we'll survive."

Teddy laughed.

"I love you, Teddy."

"I love you, too," Teddy replied. She heard a happy little noise from Allison across the room and smiled. "I love our family."

Tom smiled and kissed her head. He was happy that she called it 'our' family, indicating that he was a crucial part of it. He didn't need to ask her if she was ready to marry him. He knew her and he knew that she was. "I love our family too."

Teddy kissed him and rolled on top of him, her legs straddling his waist. Her hands ran down his chest and stomach. She felt him reaching towards the drawer of his nightstand as they kissed. She assumed he must be reaching for a condom, although the timing was a little strange since they were still completely clothed. Until he pulled away from her slightly and sat up, keeping her in his lap. Teddy's eyes widened and her mouth dropped when she saw that he was holding a small box between them.

"What are you-?" Teddy started, shocked. She couldn't bring herself to finish her question.

"Teddy, you are the most amazing person I've ever met," Tom told her. He had bought a ring weeks ago, knowing that he wanted to marry her and wouldn't want to miss the perfect opportunity to ask. "You are hilarious, intelligent, beautiful, and just so-"

Tom tried to think of the right word to describe her but no word was enough so he left it at that, remembering that 'so' was how they described each other on their first date on Valentine's Day.

"You make me a better man. The kind of man who wants to give you everything you want in life. To give your daughter everything she wants. I love you both so much. I want to be your family. Teddy, will you marry me?"

Teddy was already crying tears of joy and couldn't stop laughing in happiness when Tom opened the box with the ring.

"Yes!" Teddy exclaimed, wrapping her arms around him. She gave him several kisses while repeatedly saying yes. She was so excited. She had been surprised but it was exactly what she wanted. For him to officially be her family. She let Tom put the ring on her finger and held her hand out to admire the beautiful ring he had chosen for her. They let themselves celebrate with each other, before resting in each other's arms. Teddy drifted asleep, thinking of how her birthday had been absolutely perfect.

A/N: Please review and let me know what you think!