A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! They make me so happy and more motivated to write. They also make me spend a lot of time editing and tweaking the story because I worry about what you all will think. So, sorry if I sometimes take a while to update.

"Teddy, we're going to be late!" Owen called upstairs. Teddy was trying to get her and Allison ready to go but it was taking a lot longer without Tom there to help. Teddy looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was disheveled. There hadn't been time to take a shower this morning. She threw it into a ponytail and hoped no one would notice.

"Sorry sorry," Teddy said to Owen, handing off the baby to him as she came downstairs. Teddy was scrambling to get her stuff together and the baby's things together. "Can you feed her, please?"

Owen took her to the kitchen to eat. It wasn't like Teddy and Tom to oversleep. "Is Tom almost ready?"

Teddy stopped what she was doing. She whispered, "Tom's not here."

"Oh, did he get an emergency call?" Owen asked.

"No," Teddy said, sadly.

"Oh, uh, did you two have a fight?" Owen questioned, sensing that something was wrong.

"Not exactly," Teddy answered. She swallowed hard. "But, he won't be around for a while."

"What happened?" Owen asked, feeling worried about Teddy. "Are you okay? Did he do something?"

"Owen, please. I don't want to talk about it," Teddy begged. "Please. We're going to be late."

Owen nodded and they finished getting ready for work. The ride to work was quiet besides the sound of the kid's songs playing and Leo trying to sing along.

"So, are you two done?" Owen asked, breaking the silence.

"It's just a break," Teddy answered, trying not to cry. "He needs some time to figure things out. I told him that he should take it. He left last night."

"Is this my fault?" Owen questioned. "Is it because I brought Elizabeth back into his life?"

"I mean, yes it's because of her, but it's not your fault. He's the one who thinks he should give them another chance."

"Sorry, Teddy," Owen apologized. She was hiding it well but Owen could see through her facade. She wiped at her eye to avoid crying and Owen saw her engagement ring. "But, you two didn't call off the engagement?"

Teddy looked down at her ring. "I told him I'd wait for him. Maybe he just needs a few days."

"And, if not?"

"I don't know!" Teddy exclaimed angrily, annoyed by all his questions. She sighed as she realized that she was taking her feelings out on the wrong person. "Sorry. This is just frustrating and I don't have all the answers. We're just going to take it one day at a time."

Owen nodded. "You two will work it out. I'm sure his feelings for her will pass."

Tom stood on Lizzie's doorstep holding flowers. Tom was excited for their date tonight, although he still felt a little guilty about Teddy.

She smiled as she opened the door. "Wow they're beautiful!"

"Are these still your favorites?" he asked, holding out the orchids.

She nodded. "I can't believe you remembered."

"How could I forget?" he asked.

"Thank you," she said, turning to face him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Tom hugged her back, getting a familiar whiff of her perfume. He smiled at the familiarity.

"Where are we going to dinner?" she asked when they pulled apart.

"Chez Louis," he answered. He had a little trouble choosing a restaurant tonight. It seemed like he had taken Teddy to every restaurant. He wanted to be open to this but couldn't if he was thinking of Teddy. This was one they hadn't been to together. "Best French restaurant in Seattle."

"That sounds great!" she exclaimed. "Let's go!"

In the car, the two of them were singing along like fools to the radio and laughing.

"Do you still play music in your OR?" Lizzie questioned.

"Of course," he told her.

"God, that always drove me crazy!" Lizzie laughed. "I don't know how you focus."

"I don't know how you focus when it's so quiet," he replied. "Sounds too serious. Like death."

"You always did that when studying for our exams in med school too," she said.

"You didn't mind that," he reminded her. "You used to study with me."

Lizzie laughed. "Of course I minded. But, I was obsessed with you. So, I'd study with you just to spend time with you and then I'd go home to actually study by myself."

Tom laughed. "Really?"

"Yeah, I wanted to make sure you weren't going to find a new study buddy. Especially not one that was prettier than me," she told him.

"If you thought that, then you didn't realize how obsessed I was with you," Tom insisted. They smiled at each other.

"Not to mention that nobody else in our class would have wanted to study with you because they didn't think you were smart since you didn't even know where the gallbladder was!"

Tom nodded in agreement but all he could hear was Teddy's laugh in his head from when he told her that story. Her laugh was so contagious.

"Sorry, sore subject?" Lizzie asked, not getting the reaction she expected from her teasing.

"No," Tom assured her. "All good. We're here."

They went into the restaurant and took their table. Their dinner was complete with candlelight, an amazing view, and dessert. It felt like old times. They reminisced about all their favorite dates, laughing and teasing each other. They were both enjoying their conversation but Tom wondered if that was all this would be. All talk of the past and nothing to do with the future or even about who they've become since then.

"So, how's your nephew?" Tom asked her, remembering that she had mentioned that her sister, Paula had a son that she was helping out with.

"Oh he's amazing," Lizzie said. "He is so smart for his age. And, being an aunt is great! I just spoil him all the time and Paula gives me these nasty looks whenever I give him too much candy."

Tom laughed thinking of how Teddy used to do that with Leo before Owen and Leo had moved in with them. "Teddy always-"

He realized his mistake and looked up at Lizzie. "Sorry."

"No," she said. "Don't be. I wouldn't expect you to be able to just turn off your feelings for her."

She reached across the table and grabbed his hand. "I'm really happy that you're taking a chance on us."

She leaned back and pulled her hand away. "So, what is happening with you two? Did you break up? Or…"

"Um, well, it's complicated," Tom answered. "We're still together. Just less so. But, she's okay with me taking some time to figure things out with you."

"Stupid," Lizzie said. Tom looked at her confused and surprised that she'd say that. "What? Letting you go is a terrible decision. I would know."

"I have to agree with that. I'm the whole package," Tom said, confidently.

Lizzie laughed. "Glad to see your confidence is still in tact."

They continued their meal and then Tom drove her home. He walked her to her door.

"Do you want to come in for coffee?" Lizzie asked him, playing with one of the buttons on his jacket.

Tom considered it for a moment. He knew what would happen if he went in. But, he felt like sleeping with her would be cheating on Teddy despite the break. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"Really?" she asked surprised by his response.

"I just don't think I could do that to Teddy."

"She said it was okay for you to figure out your feelings for me," Lizzie encouraged him.

"I'm pretty sure she didn't mean it like that," Tom clarified. He kissed Lizzie on the cheek. "Goodnight."

"Night," she said, slightly disappointed that he wasn't staying longer. She turned her face and caught his lips with hers. It was a short lived kiss but enough for them to feel the connection between them. "I'll see you later then."

Tom went back to his car and sighed. He still felt incredibly torn between Teddy and Lizzie. Was it possible to be in love with two people at once? If so, it was completely unfair. He couldn't give his all to Lizzie if he still loved Teddy. He couldn't give his all to Teddy if he still wondered how things could turn out with Lizzie. He just wished that this were easier.

Teddy rubbed the back of her neck as she waited for the elevator. She had just finished an incredibly long surgery and was exhausted. The elevator doors opened and Teddy hesitated to get on when she saw that Tom was in there alone.

"Hey," he greeted.

"Hi," Teddy forced a smile and stepped onto the elevator. She wasn't exactly sure what to say to him. It was the first time she had seen him in two days. She wasn't avoiding him but she wasn't going out of her way to see him either. He asked her for time and so she was trying to give him space. Not to mention she didn't know what to talk to him about. She didn't want him to think she was totally happy and unfazed by him dating Lizzie nor did she want him to think that she was a pathetic mess. She twirled her engagement ring around her finger nervously.

"Long surgery?" Tom asked her. He could tell that Teddy felt uncomfortable and he desperately didn't want that.

"Yeah," Teddy responded.

"Teddy," Tom sighed, closing the space between them and turning her so that she was facing him rather than the door of the elevator. "When I said I needed time to figure things out I didn't mean that I didn't want to see you. I want things to stay relatively normal between us."

"You seeing your ex-wife isn't normal for us," Teddy told him. The elevator dinged to let them know they had reached their floor. "It feels different now."

The elevator doors opened and Teddy walked out. Tom watched her walk away wondering how long Teddy would actually wait for him to make a decision. And, if he did choose her, would they be able to get past this?

"Where are you off to?" Amelia asked Tom as he grabbed his jacket off his chair and stood up. She couldn't figure out what exactly was going on with Tom but he seemed different this week. Quiet. Distressed.

"Lunch," Tom answered.

"With Teddy?" Amelia questioned.

"No," Tom replied. "She's working."

"Oh, do you want company then? I could use a bite to eat," Amelia offered.

"Uh, no, that's okay," Tom said, turning down her offer. He tried to think of an excuse for her not to come since he was actually having lunch with Lizzie. "I have some paperwork that I need to do. I'd prefer some peace and quiet."

Amelia shrugged. "Okay, whatever."

Tom left and went to the lobby of the hospital where he saw Lizzie waiting for him and chatting with Catherine Fox.

"Ladies," he greeted. "What are we talking about?"

"Catherine just told me that you saved her life," Lizzie said, linking her arm with his. "Why didn't you tell me that?"

"Well I don't like to brag," Tom responded.

Catherine laughed. "You brag about everything. For once you have something real to brag about, and you don't take credit for it."

Lizzie and Tom laughed along with Catherine.

"So, you two are…?" Catherine started, trying to figure out how these two were on good terms again. Last time she had seen them together, they were going through a divorce.

"Dating," Lizzie answered. Catherine looked to Tom who shrugged and nodded. Technically, they were dating since they were going on dates. But, it felt strange to think of it that way considering he was engaged to Teddy.

"Well, congratulations," Catherine said happily. "I won't hold you up longer. Go on your date."

Tom and Lizzie said goodbye to Catherine and left for their date. They had a good time and Tom returned to the hospital afterwards. He still felt just as confused about his feelings. As he headed back to the lab, he passed a conference room that Catherine was using as her office. He knocked on the door which was slightly ajar and entered.

"Tom, how was your lunch?" Catherine questioned.

"Good," Tom answered.

"It was great to see Lizzie today. I didn't realize you two were even in touch, nevermind dating," Catherine said.

"Long story," Tom told her.

"Well, it's nice to see you two together again. You two are perfect for each other."

Catherine knew Tom and Lizzie back when they were married. She had always thought they made a great couple but had seen them go through hell too. She remembered how withdrawn Tom was after David died. She didn't blame him for that but he had let his marriage fall apart right in front of his eyes. Eventually she was able to make Tom see that he was still alive and had to start acting like it but at that point it was too late to save his relationship with Lizzie.

"I'm still trying to figure that out," Tom admitted.

"What's there to figure out?" Catherine asked, confused.

"Well, Teddy."

"Oh, that's still going on?" Catherine asked. She knew Tom was dating Teddy Altman but she thought it was just a fling. She didn't even know that Tom was engaged to her as they hadn't spoken in a while.

"Yeah, we're engaged," Tom told her.

Catherine scoffed. "Oh, please. Teddy is a nice girl but Lizzie is your soulmate. If you and Lizzie are finally at a place where you two can move on from the past then you two will make it."

"You think so?" Tom inquired.

"Absolutely," Catherine assured him.

"Hey, you paged?" Amelia asked Teddy, walking into the trauma room.

"Yeah, I've got spinal cord damage. The patient fell out a six-story window," Teddy explained. She went over the patient's injuries with Amelia. Soon, they were in the OR working together to save the patient.

"So, how is Tom?" Teddy asked Amelia.

Amelia looked at her confused. Wouldn't Teddy know better than anyone?

"I know he talks to you about things," Teddy continued. She didn't want to say too much. There were others in the OR and the last thing she wanted was for everyone to know that Tom was potentially leaving her for another woman. "Maybe he's telling you about how things are going with her?"

"Her?" Amelia asked. Tom hadn't told her anything. But, he had told her that he had lunch with Lizzie, over a week ago. Is that what Teddy was asking about? She whispered, "Do you mean his ex?"

"Well, yeah," Teddy said, as if it were obvious.

"I know he went to lunch with her last week," Amelia said. "Is he seeing her more than that? Are you two okay?"

Teddy cleared her throat, realizing that Tom hadn't discussed it with her. "Nevermind. Forget I asked."

Amelia dropped it, sensing that Teddy needed to stop talking about it. After they finished the surgery, they were washing their hands in the scrub room.

"Is Tom seeing Lizzie?" Amelia asked, now that they were alone.

Teddy nodded.

"Why would he do that? He's crazy about you," Amelia sighed.

"Apparently not," Teddy responded sadly. "I told him he could take some time to figure out his feelings. So, I figured he's probably gone out with her all this week and I was just hoping you'd know how it went."

"I'm sorry. I don't," Amelia apologized seeing that Teddy was upset thinking that he would leave her for Lizzie. She and Teddy were closer friends now that she was spending more time with Leo, so Amelia wondered if they were at the point where she could offer advice. "Can I offer some advice?"

"Uh, yeah, please," Teddy agreed.

"Lizzie is persuasive and fun and she always had this hold over Tom," Amelia explained.

"Wow, thanks," Teddy replied sarcastically. "That makes me feel a lot better."

"But, their relationship never had any depth," Amelia continued. "It was all just happy and fun and as soon as something devastating happened, there was no solid foundation for them to fall back on."

"Okay, feeling a little better now," Teddy commented.

"Well, don't," Amelia warned. "Tom is a sucker for fun and carefree. If he's having fun with her and you're avoiding him, he's going to choose her."

"So, I should - do what exactly?" Teddy asked, unsure of how anything Amelia was telling her about was helpful.

"Spend time with him. Try not to think about Lizzie and just have fun with him. Do something to show him how much you care about him," Amelia advised.

Teddy sighed. "You're right. Thank you."

"Good luck," Amelia offered before leaving the room.

Teddy took out her phone and texted Tom to ask him if he wanted to go out on Saturday. She nervously waited for his reply, wondering if he already had plans with Lizzie. But, she wanted to make sure she didn't just disappear into the background. She would remind him why they belonged together even though the very thought of him dating someone else at the same time made her feel sick to her stomach. Tom replied a few seconds later saying that he would love to see her on Saturday.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Will Teddy be able to go on their date without being in her head about Lizzie?