A/N- Hey everyone. Thanks so much for the reviews. I really appreciate them. Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy!

-Local Park-

Izzie sat and watched her god-daughter play in the sand. She had offered to take her for a couple hours while the doctors talked to Addison. The past two days had been spent running test and doing procedures. Izzie fondly remembered seeing Georgie for the first time. She had gone to New York to work with Addison for a few weeks. Georgie was only 8 months old at the time. Izzie then recalled the night that Addison had left so many years ago.

-Flashback-

"Dr. Sheppard." Izzie knocked on Addison's apparent door. "Dr. Sheppard, are you there?" She knocked again, but still no one came. "Addison please open the door." Slowly the door creaked open and Addison opened it for Izzie to come in. Izzie barely recognized her. She was wearing jeans, a long sleeve t-shirt, her hair was in a bun, and her usually calm eyes were red and puffy.

"If the chief sent you here to stop me, then you are wasting your breath." Addison quickly began folding clothes and shoving them in boxes.

"No, no one sent me. I came on my own volition." Izzie stood silent for a moment. "Dr. Sheppard you just can't up and leave."

"Why not?"

"Because you have a job here, a husband, and...and you are my mentor; I was hoping you could be my friend." She said timidly.

Addison stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Addison. "I have a job in New York, my husband just informed me that he is still in love with Meredith, and I am your mentor, but I was told not to be your friend." She turned around and continued her packing.

Izzie was persistent. "I still don't understand why you are leaving. Derek was with Meredith when you first arrived, but that didn't stop you from trying to fix things. Why are you giving up now?"

"Because I am pregnant Dr. Stevens!" Addison whipped around to face her. Tears began to make their way down her cheeks. "I am pregnant with the baby of a man who no longer loves me. I love him, so I am leaving. He doesn't need to be tied down to a woman he has no concern for."

"You're pregnant with Derek's baby."

"Yes!" Addison yelled and threw her hands up. Her breathing became ragged as she lowered her hands. "Yes." she whispered and laid her hands on her flat stomach. "Oh, God what am I going to do." She flopped down onto her sofa and placed her head in her hands. "How am I going to raise a baby without a father?" Her body began to shake with sobs.

Izzie cautiously sat down next to Addison. She knew that Addison was made of stone, but right now she was crumbling like sand. Izzie gently wrapped her arms around her mentor and tried to console her. "You will raise her or him the best you can. You can do it. I know you can."

Addison sat up and wiped her eyes. "Thank you Izzie. I mean it, thank you." Addison stood up and looked around her empty living room. "You know Dr. Stevens you could come back to New York with me. You could intern under my supervision, and then once you have completed that you will be a full time member of my staff. It is just an option."

Izzie stood shocked. She would love to have that position, that kind of training, but Seattle was her home. She had friends here, and a home. "Thank you Dr. Sheppard, but I am afraid I will have to decline your generous offer."

"I understand. You should probably be heading home, it is getting late. Again thank you for coming to check on me."

Izzie smiled warmly. "You are welcome."

She turned to leave, but Addison stopped her. "Dr. Stevens, Izzie, you are always welcome in New York. And when you finish your internship, if you want it, we will have a job waiting for you."

"Thank you. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Izzie."

-End of Flashback-

Since that night Izzie and Addison had kept in touch. They had become close over the past four and a half years. Izzie saw Addison as a big sister, and she loved Gigi to death. She was the one who had nicknamed her Gigi, and felt proud that Addison still called her that sometimes. Izzie walked over to the sandbox and squatted next to Gigi. "Are you ready to go squirt?"

Gigi looked up at her and smiled. "Yes." She threw her hands up and Izzie picked her up quickly, and then spun her around.

As they walked back toward Izzie's car Gigi began playing with her badge. "Isthe did my mommy work with you?"

"Yeah she did, why do you ask?"

"Because she has one of these." she said pointing to the badge.

"Your mommy worked with me a long time ago."

"How long ago?"

Izzie placed Gigi in her car seat and buckled her in. "That doesn't matter anymore."

-Seattle Grace Hospital-

Derek and Addison sat in the conference room pondering what Dr. Smith had just told them. Dr. Smith was the child neurologist that Derek had brought in to help him. He was the best of the best. As Derek sat there he realized that he no longer thought like a doctor, but was thinking like a father. He had only known Georgie for a few days, but he loved her with all of his heart. He rotated his chair to face Addi. "I think we should let him do the operation."

"We? Since when have you been included in my decisions? Derek you haven't been a part of my life for almost five years, so don't try to be part of it now." She stood up angrily.

"Addison I have a right to state my opinion as Georgie's doctor, and her father."

"Derek you have been as much her father as the pope has!"

"Well, it's not like I had the option to be in her life."

Addison closed her eyes, and rubbed her temples. "I don't want to fight anymore Derek." She sighed and looked at him. "I want her to have the surgery. Tell Dr. Smith that I will sign the papers."

"Okay, I will bring them to you tonight." He walked closer to her, so close she could feel his breath on her face. He gently laid his hand on her face. "You need to get some sleep Addi. You are useless to Georgie if you are always tired. When Izzie gets back I'll take care of Georgie, and you can take a nap." She started to protest, but he stopped her. "Doctors orders." He smiled smugly.

"Hey I am doctor too. I could just take my own orders and not obey yours." She smirked at him challengingly.

"But you won't do that, because you know I have more power seeing as this is the hospital I work at, and the chief would order you to do the same thing, so do not even try that angle."

"Fine I surrender, uncle, I will wave a little white flag, whatever. You won."

"Good not a sore loser." Becoming serious again he looked deep into her eyes. "I am worried about you Addi. I only want you to be okay."

Addison stiffened and backed away. "I will fine Derek. I'll see you tonight."

-That evening - Georgie's room-

Derek walked in and saw Addison tickling Georgie. They were both laughing hard and grinning from ear to ear. "Unca Derek save me!" Georgie cried in between laughs. Derek set the papers down and ran over to the bed. He stood there and acted like he was thinking. "Help Unca Derek!"

"Well I don't know if I can?"

"Why not?" she giggled.

"I can't unless your mommy agrees to have dinner with me tomorrow night at eight."

Addison quite tickling Georgie and stared at Derek. Georgie looked between the two and smiled. "Say yes mommy! Please!"

Addison sat silent for a moment looking between Georgie and Derek. They both had that same mischievous look on their face. She knew she could not get out of it, so she agreed. Georgie squealed with delight, and Derek simply grinned. "Now that that is settled I the papers you need to sign."

After Addi had signed the papers she looked up at Derek. "How long will her recovery time be?"

"We will need to keep her here at least a week, and then they will want you to stay in town for at least a month for checkups. You could go back home, but you would have to fly here every week."

Addison simply nodded and rubbed her forehead. "God, I am going crazy. What am I going to do? I...I..." Addison grabbed Derek's arm as she faltered.

"Addi are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, just hungry. I haven't eaten anything today. My blood pressure is just low. Will you watch her while I go to the cafeteria?"

"Yeah, sure." Derek slowly let go of her arm. He was worried for her, she didn't look good, and her not eating meant something major was wrong. He watched her leave the room, and then he saw it. She wobbled, and then fell hard. "Addison!" he yelled as he ran out the door. He pushed away the nurses that had crowded around her. He checked her pulse. It was racing, and her forehead was hot. He scooped her into his arms. "Stay with Georgie, please. There is a phone number for Izzie Stevens. Call her and tell her what is going on." He told all this to a short blonde nurse who ran off to do as she was told. Derek grabbed the elevator and stepped in. "Come on Addi, wake up. Please wake up." He gently kissed her sweat laden forehead, and then prayed that she would be okay. He needed her to be okay. He needed her, not because she was his daughter's mother, but because he loved her, and he always would.

A/N- I know it is kinda short, but I wanted to leave it here. For those of you interested I will be updating my other story shortly. Read and review, please!