Some fifteen minutes later, the whole party was at Seattle Grace Hospital. Jess wheeled Addison into the OR, with Mel and Derek following, arguing along the way. Everyone else remained in the waiting room, except for Chrissie, who had changed into her work uniform. She needed an excuse to be present at the birth, and what better way than pretending to be mopping the OR?
"You can't be here." Derek said. "Only 1 person can be in the OR."
"And that would be me." Mel walked faster in an effort to beat her brother.
"Excuse me? I'm her husband." Derek cocked an eyebrow at his sister.
"Who never paid much attention to her." Mel retorted back. "I'm the sister in law who's practically a sister that adores her to death."
"You aren't even related by blood." Derek argued. "You can see them when the ordeal is over, wait like everyone else."
"You work here Derek. I'm sure you can find a way in."
"It's a family thing Mel."
"Aren't I family? I have a right to be there."
"Immediate family." At that moment they reached the door leading to OR 3, the only one that happened to be free. "Sorry Melly dear, but I'll see you later." Derek entered the door and closed it behind him. Mel, clearly pissed, stomped off to find the rest of the group.
"So any news?" Brandy stood up as soon as Mel was in sight.
"NO. The jackass also known as my brother kicked me out of the OR." Mel folded her arms across her chest.
"Aww poor Mel." Chelsea said, sitting on a bench, with Mark's right arm embraced around her.
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Addison was quickly placed on an operating table and pumped with anesthesia. Derek sat on a stool beside her, gently rubbing her cheek, hands gripped tightly.
"You ready dearie?" Jess asked kindly, picking up a nearby scalpel. Addison slowly nodded, Derek planted a soft kiss on her cheek.
"You can do this." Derek whispered. Addison closed her eyes. Jess was making the first incision. Chrissie, pretending to be mopping, just stood there still, examining the surgery. Jess gave her a funny look, but continued with the c-section anyway.
Silence was in the air the next few moments. Then, breaking the stillness was a small, weak cry as Jess pulled a scrawny little pinkish thing out and placed the eldest baby into a nurse's waiting arms. Addison let out a small giggle of delight, and Derek stifled an urge to jump up for joy.
One by one the rest followed, with Jess's patient arms guiding them into the world. 6 babies. Just born. About to start a life of their own. Their wails flooded the OR and then the NICU as they were wheeled away.
"Good job." Derek whispered, patting her head.
Addison shut her eyes. "I feel empty."
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"I'm bored." Mel complained, sitting in the chair in a way it wasn't meant to be sat in. The tips of her long, dirty blonde locks swept the less-than-clean floor.
Kendel stood up and peered her surroundings. "I say let's have a contest." She was eyeing a nearby pole when she said those words.
Kayli nodded "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Hell yeah" Kendel nodded and ran to the pole faster than you could say 'stripper'. "Kayli and Kendel, the stripping duo. Be jealous. And you know you all love me." Kendel announced to whoever was nearby within earshot. Kayli grinned and hopped on, the two made a fabulous pair. Some random passerbys were a bit horrified to see strippers in a hospital, but everyone who was at Addison's baby shower cheered on for them.
"Doo de doo" Chrissie whistled and glided into the room, with her mop in tow.
"Hey anything?" Brandy anxiously asked, everyone directing their attention away from the strippers and towards the janitor. Kendel scowled at everyone turning their heads, dismounted from the pole and walked towards the group with Kayli, anticipating news.
"Jess kicked me out of the OR. She was sewing Addie up and said I didn't have a reason to be in there anymore. But I saw the babies, cute, tiny little things." Chrissie said with a shrug, part of her mind was concentrated on something else. Meredith, who was unfortunate enough to be walking by, skimmed her way past Chrissie, looking down on the floor in case she decided to pull that stunt again.
However, the janitor had something else in mind. She seized her mop, and as soon as Meredith walked a yard away, Chrissie thrust the mop into her back.
Meredith's back curved forward on impact. "Ow! Dammit that hurt!" She turned around to face Chrissie, eyes bursting with anger. "Stop all this shit or I will kick your ass next time I see you." she threatened. With a turn on her heel, she walked away.
As soon as she was out of earshot, Chrissie looked around. Alisa started giggling and soon everyone else followed suit.
"Does she seriously think she could do that? I mean, Addison so kicks her ass in bed... and everywhere else" Mel said when their giggles subsided. Her jaw was aching from laughing so hard.
"Ahh I hope that's not from personal experience..." Brandy smirked. Mel rolled her eyes. "Just kidding."
At that moment, Derek came out, with an expression so full of joy it looked like he had just gotten high. "I'm a dad" he exclaimed happily.
"No really?" Mel said. "Details."
"And can we at least go see them?" Brandy asked, excited that she was a big sister after years of being an only child.
"Umm yeah... follow me." Derek gestured with his arm towards the stairs, seeing as the elevator wouldn't fit the whole party.
Finally, the long awaited trip up to the NICU was completed. Jess was examining the babies and finishing a postpartum evaluation on Addison, who appeared to be just fine; she was upbeat and smiling. "Hello everybody." Jess greeted half distractedly, at the same time filling out charts for Addison and her sextuplets.
Addison waved "Welcome... they're here..." She was still in a wheelchair, gently touching her youngest child, the one nearest the door.
"We can see that." Mel walked up to her sister in law and rubbed her shoulder. Everyone else huddled around the incubators of the tiny creatures, marveling with delight at how small, frail, yet alive they were.
Derek cleared his throat in an effort to catch everyone's attention "Okay, Addie and I have decided that... well... we haven't named them yet, we would like to hear your suggestions. There are... 4 girls and 2 boys."
"That's because women trump men." Addie retorted with a grin. She and Derek were preoccupied with their youngest, the weakest and sickliest of the bunch. "We can assign some of you with a baby... if you want... or a specific job." She looked at her younger sister. fondly and said "Kendel here will be the one buying outfits and dressing them up..." Addison knew how much her sister loved shopping, and dressing up babies, especially girls, into cute, frilly outfits.
"Crys is our nanny, Brandy as you all know, is the older sister of them." Derek said. "So what about names..."
Addison interrupted "Derek and I have decided that this little one... well we've named her Jessica Christine. After Jess, my best friend and obstetrician through all this, and Christine after our wacky janitor." Jess and Chrissie beamed at the mention of their names.
"I think Addy should name one of her fabulous babies after her favorite sister" Kendel said
Addison laughed "Fine... you choose who."
Kendel skimmed the row of babies carefully before finally stopping "I choose... her. She has the best hair" she said, pointing to the third baby.
"Won't we get mixed up between you two?" Derek remarked.
"Psh. Fine. Kendra then. Close enough." Kendel said with a shrug.
"Fine, then I'm naming one after my favorite sister." Derek said. "Let's see... that one looks like a Jennifer." He stood in front of his eldest child.
Mel put her hands on her hips "So you had to choose the sister that despises me."
"She only hates you because you hate me." retorted Derek.
"She spoils you like crazy." Mel argued.
"Come on guys... no fighting." Addison wheeled between the two siblings. "Let's just... stay happy."
"Well tell my sister to leave all her unnecessary comments to herself" Derek said loudly.
"Derek!" Addison hissed, glaring at her husband. "Shut up."
"Do what the woman says." Mel smirked at her brother.
"Hey, can I name one?" Brandy asked. Addison nodded. "I think she should be Kari... don't ask me why." Brandy was pointing to the baby next to Kendra.
"Nice name." Addison remarked.
"Alright... all done with the girls... time for the boys." Derek clapped his hands together.
"Ohhh let's name one Mark." Mel said sweetly.
Derek rolled his eyes "Uhh... no. Where is he anyway?"
"Don't know... I think the Chief found him and asked him for a consult." Chelsea said.
"Fine... his name will be Taylor then." Mel said.
"And... that leaves one more." Addison said, looking around.
"And the mother has the honor of naming the last one." Derek planted a quick kiss on her forehead.
Addison sat in her chair in deep thought. "I want something unique... I think Landon is nice."
"So our six kids are named..." Derek looked at each and every one of them in order of their birth. "Jennifer, Taylor, Kendra, Kari, Landon and Jessica."
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I tried to think of names of our Addeks... Jen, Taylor, Kendel, Kari, Jess and Chrissie. And Landon, that was a totally random name. hope you dont mind me uh... borrowing your name. lol.
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