Not sure what happened with all the spacing on the first upload of this chapter. Hope this is easier to read!

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After the shock of the test results, Addison stayed in her office for awhile. She knew only an ultrasound would confirm it was twins, but she couldn't bring herself to do that without Derek around. Where was Derek anyway?! Again, she tried to call him, but there was no answer. Finally, Addison decided to head home. Or what qualified as her home. How were they going to bring home two babies to a trailer!

Addison pulled up to the offensive home and turned off her engine. It was like deja vu from when she pulled up the day of prom. She had no idea where her husband was or what was going on. For all she knew, he was cheating on her again.

"Stop it, Addison!" she said out loud to herself. She gave her head a shake. "Don't go down that rabbit hole. He will have a perfectly good explanation. Just calm down."

Just then, Derek pulled up. He looked over at Addison, confused as to why she was talking to herself in her car. Addison looked over at him and gave him a death stare as they both got out of the car.

"Where were you?!" "Are you feeling better?" They both asked at the same time. Derek laughed. "You first."

"Where were you? I have been calling you for hours. No one at the hospital had even seen you today! So where were you?" she yelled, pissed off. So much for staying calm. Derek immediately stopped laughing.

"What do you mean no one at the hospital knew where I was? Were you spying on me? I thought you said you were sick!" Derek said fuming. He couldn't believe that after everything over the last few months and how far they had come, she still didn't trust him.

"No I wasn't spying on you! I needed to go to the hospital, and really needed you but couldn't find you! Where were you?" Addison said, close to tears. She was seething and the pregnancy hormones were getting the best of her.

"I was working. Not that I should have to explain myself, but I got paged about Ellis Grey, which is why I wasn't at the hospital." Derek yelled back. Then all of the sudden it clicked what Addison had said. "Wait, why did you need to go to the hospital? Addison, are you ok?" he said rushing over to her. He took her in his arms and held her as the tears started to spill over. Addison tried to fight him but he wouldn't let go. He was convinced something had happened related to her brain tumor. She finally stopped fighting him and let him hold her as she cried.

After a few minutes, she pulled back enough to look him in the eye.

"I am fine, Derek. Nothing happened." she said quietly. Derek led her into the trailer and started to pour them both a drink. "No, Derek. I just want water." Derek gave her a funny look but proceeded to get her some water.

Once they had sat down at the table, Derek began to talk. "I am sorry for not communicating clearly where I was. I got a page from the hospital when I left here, but on the way, I got a call from Meredith." Addison stiffened at the mention of her name. Derek noticed this, and sighed. "Addison, how many times do I have to tell you, nothing is going on with Meredith? I love you and only you, ok?"

"I know. It is just really hard knowing when I needed you, you were with her." Addison said, barely audible. Derek looked at her with concern.

"Addie, you said nothing happened. Why did you need me at the hospital if nothing happened?"

"Just finish your story." Addison replied. She was avoiding telling Derek about the pregnancy as long as possible as she knew she would never get the rest of the story out of him once he knew. Plus she was still a little mad at him that he was with Meredith when she was looking for him earlier.

"Fine" Derek responded a little annoyed. "As I was saying, Meredith called and said she was the one who had me paged as she wasn't sure I would answer her call. She told me to meet her at the nursing home. Awhile back, I had filled out some paperwork to help get Ellis Grey in an Alzheimer's clinical trial. They finally heard back, and she was accepted. The doctors in charge of the trial had more questions for me. They want me to help with the trial" Derek sat back and waited for Addison to respond. This wasn't how he wanted to break the news to her that he would be helping with a clinical trial, but she had been so upset, he wanted to tell her the whole story.

Addison looked at him for a long time and then stared down at her water. She could barely process what he had said. He decided to be a part of a clinical trial the same day she found out she was pregnant with twins. This couldn't be happening. The clinical trial would take up a lot of Derek's time and require a lot of traveling. She was going to have to take a step back soon and was hoping to have him there for her.

Addison stood up from the table and walked outside without saying a word. She needed air. Derek followed her outside, completely confused.

"What the hell, Addison?" You seriously can't be mad at me for going to help Meredith's mother! I barely even talked to her!"

Addison looked at him and began to laugh. Soon the laughing turned in to tears. Now Derek was completely bewildered. Then he realized she never told him why she had gone to the hospital.

"Are you ever going to tell me why you were at the hospital?" Derek asked, crossing his arms. He wasn't going to let her off that easy.

"I'm pregnant, Derek." Addison said, looking at him through the tears. "And it is very likely twins. This isn't how I wanted to tell you, but there you have it. That is why I was at the hospital. That is why I wasn't feeling good earlier. And that is why I am crying. I get pregnant with twins and you will be working who knows how many hours on a clinical trial to where we won't ever see you, and we live in a fucking trailer!" Addison said, completely worked up now

Derek stared at her dumbfounded. Addison was pregnant?! And did she say twins!? It took several minutes to process what she had said, but soon he snapped out of it and crossed the deck of the trailer. He cut off her tirade with a kiss.

"Addison Adrianne Forbes Montgomery Shepherd! Will you calm down?" Derek said laughing gleefully "We are going to have children!" He said swinging her around in a hug.

Addison stepped back and looked at him. "But Derek, what about the clinical trial part?"

"We will figure it out, Addison. I am only HELPING. I am not in charge, ok? It is going to be fine!"

Addison began to smile. She was going to be a mom!

"Now, Addison, why do think you might be having twins?" Derek asked once he noticed she was calming down.

"Because my HCG levels are already over 3000." Addison said matter-of-factly. "The only way to know for sure is to do an ultrasound, but I didn't want to do that without you."

"Well, then why are we standing here? We have access to plenty of ultrasound machines, and I happen to be married to the best neonatal surgeon in the world. Let's go!" Derek said, grabbing her hand.

"Derek, slow down!" Addison said, stopping in her tracks. "We can't just barge into the hospital and demand an ultrasound machine. Besides, while I can read my own ultrasound, I can't exactly give myself a vaginal ultrasound, which is what is required this early on."

"Addie, come on! I don't want to wait any longer! Now would be the PERFECT time to sneak in to the hospital, as very few people are there on Sunday night."

This actually made sense to Addison. "Ok, so we might be able to sneak in, but who will PERFORM the ultrasound?"

"I will." Derek responded. This was not what Addison was expecting.

"You? Seriously?"

"Why not? I went to medical school too. You can tell me what to do, and honestly, I don't really like the idea of anyone else touching you like that, so why not?" Derek smirked. Addison started to laugh.

"Derek, you do realize that part of having a baby will involve other people 'touching me like that' and that there is absolutely nothing sexual about it, right?"

"Of course I do. I just prefer to do it myself." Derek smiled at her coyly. "Now come on!" Derek exclaimed grabbing her arm and pulling her to the car.

An hour later, Addison and Derek were in an exam room. They had managed to come in a back entrance and go up the stairs without running into anyone. Getting an ultrasound machine was a little more tricky. Izzy was working that night and knew that Addison was off. Addison finally was able to sneak a machine when Izzy was paged to the pit.

"Ok, Derek. I will guide you through this, but PLEASE remember to be gentle! If you aren't, you won't be coming anywhere near my vagina for a long time!" Addison winked. Derek chuckled.

"I will be extra careful then!" Derek listened to Addison on how to place the wand. Soon the image appears on the screen and Addison began to cry. Two beating hearts appeared.

Even Derek could see it was twins. His eyes began to tear up as he looked at Addison. She too had tears in her eyes.

"Is everything ok with the babies?" he asked. He could read ultrasounds a little, but nowhere near the level of Addison.

"Yes, Derek. Everything is perfect. Our babies are 6 weeks and 3 days. That means our babies will be here at the end of April or beginning of May!" Addison couldn't stop smiling. "Now, turn on the sound to the ultrasound machine so we can hear their heartbeats." Soon the room filled with the most precious sound they had ever heard.

"I really want to kiss you right now Addison, but that means I would have to remove the wand. I don't want to stop looking at them yet!" Derek joked. They sat there for 10 more minutes before Addison finally told Derek it was time to go.

"I love listening to their heart beats as well, Derek. But this is really starting to get uncomfortable. Plus, someone is going to walk in here soon."

"I know. Ok, babies. We will see you again soon." Derek said, pulling the wand out. After Addison was cleaned up and changed, Derek walked over and pulled her in his arms, kissing her deeply. Then he leaned down and kissed her stomach.

"Addison, we may not have planned to have a baby right now, or even two, but I am so happy about this."

"Me too, Derek." Addison whispered, leaning her head on his shoulder. "Me too." All of the sudden she was completely exhausted. "Would you mind if we just sleep here tonight? It is already 8:00, and we both have surgeries first thing in the morning" Derek could tell she was really tired.

"That's fine my love. Let's go find an empty on call room."

The two Lovebirds walked to the nearest on-call room and went to sleep. The did not notice all the strange looks they received from the staff at SGH

The next few days were insanely busy for the Shepherds. They barely saw each other.

Finally on Wednesday night, they both were at the trailer at the same time.

"I swear, Derek. I don't know how I am going to survive the next month! September is always the busiest month for me since that is the month with the highest birth rate!" Addison exclaimed, collapsing on the bed. "These babies are sucking all my energy!"

"Well, Addie, they have doubled in size since last week. That takes a lot of work!" Derek chuckled.

"I see someone has been doing some research." Addison laughed. She knew that Derek knew very little about fetal development, and had never really been that interested in it.

"I have." he smiled, walking over next to her and sitting on the bed. "I also have a surprise for you." This got Addison's attention. She LOVED surprises from Derek.

"What is it? A new pair of shoes?" Addison asked gleefully sitting up.

"No You seriously don't need any more shoes!" Derek said playfully. "How would you like to get away this weekend?"

"But Derek, it is Labor Day this weekend. The hospital is already severely understaffed. How are you going to convince Richard to let us be gone as well.?"

"Don't worry about that, Addison. It is already taken care of." Derek said smiling at her shocked face.

"Really?" Addison exclaimed pulling her knees up underneath her. "Where are we going then?"

Derek laughed as Addison was bouncing on the bed like a child.

"I called Sam and asked if we could come visit Noami and him for a few days." Derek said, smiling. Addison's jaw dropped. She was completely speechless.

"Wow, the great Dr. Shepherd is finally speechless!" Derek teased. Addiosn play punched him the arm and then jumped on top of him giving him a big hug. She had so much momentum, they fell off the bed. Both of them started laughing.

"Derek, this is by far one of the best surprises you could ever give me! Of course, I want to go!" Addison exclaimed, still sitting on top of him. "Let's see if I can come up with some ways to thank you!" she said, leaning over to kiss him. The rest of the night was one of celebration.

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On Friday, Derek and Addison arrived at the airport early in the morning. Derek had booked first class tickets as he didn't see a reason to worry about a private jet for such a short flight. Addison did not agree.

"Derek, why didn't you contact the family pilots and just book a private plane! Then we wouldn't have to get here so early and go through security and wait in lines and everything." Addison said annoyed. She had woken up puking at 4:30 in the morning and still didn't feel all that great.

Derek rolled his eyes behind Addison's head and took 3 deep breaths. He had heard about the flight options all morning and was trying his best not to fight back. He knew she didn't feel good and didn't want to ruin the weekend.

"I'm sorry." Derek replied, also annoyed. Addison turned to look at Derek and saw how frustrated he was and began to feel worse.

"I'm the one who should be sorry." she said as she began to tear up. "You planned this great weekend, and I am ruining it by complaining." She turned her head away from Derek hoping he wouldn't see the tears. Derek pulled Addison into a hug.

"Addie, just turning your head isn't going to prevent me from knowing when you are about to cry. I know it by the sound of your voice." he said kissing her on the top of your head. "Let's just get on the plane and get to LA."

"Ugh! I HATE these pregnancy hormones!" Addison said wiping her eyes. "I cry so easily now!"

"It's ok, Love." Derek replied hugging her tighter.

Soon they were on the plane and on their way to LA.

As they were driving to the hotel, Addison couldn't stop smiling. The ocean was breathtaking, the weather perfect, and she was feeling normal for a change.

"Derek, thank you so much for this trip!" She exclaimed turning towards him. "I don't know what I am more excited about: seeing Naomi, the beach, or the hotel!"

Derek laughed. He had booked the presidential suite at the Hyatt Regency hotel. While he didn't see a point in private jets, he knew better than to book the best hotel room.

"We are supposed to meet Sam and Naomi at 4, so that gives us plenty of time to relax at the hotel or beach. Whatever our babies want." Derek winked.

"As long as our babies let me keep my food down, I will be happy at either place!" Addison responded.

They decided to go get some lunch on the boardwalk and then relax at the beach for a bit. It was exactly what they needed. Addison even fell asleep while sunbathing.

"Addie, love. It is time to wake up." Derek said, gently shaking her. "It is 3. We need to get ready to go meet Sam and Naomi." Addison rolled over and looked at Derek.

"Ok. This is just the most relaxed I have been in weeks! Definitely want to do this again tomorrow!"

They headed back to the hotel room to get cleaned up. They were meeting the other couple at their practice.

Around 4, Derek and Addison walked into the lobby of Oceanside Wellness. They looked around, a little shocked at how quiet the whole place was.

"May I help you?" a cute, young receptionist asked them.

"We are supposed to be meeting Naomi and Sam." Derek responded.

"Ah, you must be Derek and Addison! My name is Dell." he said, flashing a big smile at Addison. Derek wasn't too thrilled that Dell was obviously flirting with his wife.

"It is such a great honor to meet you, Dr. Shepherd. I am training to be a midwife and would love any advice you have for me!" Dell exclaimed as he led them down the hallway. He knew of Addison's success in her field and read all her articles.

"Wow! A midwife, huh?" Addison asked, a little taken aback that Dell was old enough for that. "I will answer any questions you have." she continued politely.

"Addison!" Naomi exclaimed coming out of her office. The two friends gave each other a big hug. "How are you? It has been WAY too long since we have seen each other!"

"I know! Now that we live on the West Coast, hopefully, we will see each other a lot more!" Addison smiled. It was so good to see Naomi.

"Let me grab my purse, and we can head over the Sam's house. He is cooking us all dinner tonight." Naomi said, entering her office again briefly.

As they pulled up to Sam's house, Addison was astonished with how big it was. And it was on the beach!

"Sam! I love your house!" Addison said, giving her friend a hug. It was a little weird being around Sam and Naomi now that they were divorced, but the two seemed on good terms.

"Thank you. May I get you guys something to drink?" Sam said, giving Derek a hug.

"I'll take a scotch." Derek replied.

"I'll just have water." Addison said. Sam gave her an odd look as he knew how much Addison liked alcohol.

"I'll help you get the drinks Sam, while the women headed out to the back porch." Derek responded quickly, distracting Sam from asking any questions.

Naomi and Addison made their way to the table outside and sat down.

"Wow, Addison. I can't believe how much has happened in our lives lately. How are you really doing? Your life has been a major roller coaster over the last few years!" Naomi said, looking at Addison.

"Honestly, Naomi. I am in a better place now than I have been in a long time. The brain tumor was a blessing. It saved my marriage." Addison replied. She went on to tell Naomi the whole story of her and Derek.

"I am glad you guys are doing better. I am not even sure a brain tumor would have saved my marriage." Naomi said sadly. Addison gave her friend's hand a squeeze.

"What happened with Sam and you?" Addison asked.

"I honestly don't know. He just wanted a divorce." Naomi said tearing up. Addison could tell her friend was still in love with her ex. She gave her friend a hug.

It was then that they heard the men starting to come outside. Naomi quickly wiped her eyes and decided to divert attention away from her.

"Ok, Addison. Spill it!" she exclaimed as the men sat down.

"Spill what?" Addison asked, confused.

"Your boobs are huge and you are drinking water…I too work with pregnant women everyday. I know the signs!" Naomi laughed. Addison glanced over at Derek quickly. He gave a slight nod to her. They weren't planning on telling people yet about the babies, but these were some of their oldests friends.

"Is it really that obvious?! You are correct. I am 7 weeks pregnant with twins." Addison said smiling.

"Twins?" Naomi and Sam exclaimed at the same time. Naomi jumped up and gave Addison a hug. "Was it planned? How are you feeling?"

"Slow down, Naomi!" Addison laughed. "No, it wasn't planned. Derek and I are both thrilled. I am ok right now, but much of the time I am tired, emotional, and nauseous."

"You always have been on overachiever Derek!" Sam said, teasing his friend.

The friends enjoyed the rest of the evening catching up and reminiscing about med school. Addison had missed having close friends around in Seattle, and was so thankful Derek had planned this get away.

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