A/N- Okay so here is the epilogue to Georgie. I hope you enjoy it, and don't worry about my other one it will be finished. I promise you! Oh, btw this is six months after the last chapter.
-Sheppard Residence-
Addison sat in the living room on the plush leather couch and lovingly caressed her flat stomach. She smiled as she thought of how to tell Derek the good news. "Will he see it as good news?" she wondered. Their marriage was definitely stronger than it had ever been, but they still had some kinks to work out. She knew deep down that he would be happy, but she was still frightened. Addison loved their life, and didn't want the happiness they had to go away. She was afraid that if something went wrong with the pregnancy that it would ruin her marriage, and she could not lose him again. She didn't have any more time to dwell on the subject because she was attacked by a wild four year old. "Mommy!" Georgie screamed as she jumped onto Addison's lap.
"Hey baby how are you?" Addi asked as she hugged her little girl.
"Great! Daddy took me to get pizza and ice cream!" This was a new thing that they had started as a family, every Friday they would go out to eat somewhere or do something fun. Addison would have joined them except she had felt too nauseous to go.
"Oh really?" she looked down at the Georgie's ice cream covered face. "I would have never known." she said as she laughed.
"Hey do you feel better?" Derek asked as he leaned down to give Addi a soft kiss.
"Yeah, still a little queasy, but better than before." Addison turned back to Georgie and smiled. "Well since daddy took you out to eat how about I give you a bath and tuck you into bed?"
"Okay mommy." Georgie said as she slid down from Addison's lap.
"Addi you don't have to do that I can do it." Derek protested.
"Derek you are worn out, and honestly you look like you could use a bath yourself." She smiled as he rolled his eyes.
"Why don't you give me one?" he whispered softly.
Addison blushed and glared at him. "I am busy taking care of your daughter." With that she turned and went upstairs.
Later on that evening Addison crawled in bed beside Derek and laid back against her pillows. Sighing she looked over at him. "Well I better do this now and get it over with." she thought. "Derek I hate to interrupt your difficult game of Sudoku, but I need to tell you something."
Derek put down his book and pencil, and then turned to face her. "Go ahead." he said calmly.
"Now don't over react when I tell you this. I know it may come as a shock; it was to me too..."
"Addi just say it."
She took a deep breath and went for it. "Derek I'm...I'm pregnant." There she had said it. Now it was his turn to react.
Derek sat quietly and soaked it all in. "Are you sure?"
"No Derek. I'm an OB, but I'm not sure if I'm pregnant. Yes I'm sure!" she was losing her temper and she didn't know why. 'Dang those pregnancy hormones.' she thought
Derek looked down, then back up at her with the biggest smile she had ever seen on him. "So I am going to be a daddy, again?"
She nodded and bit her bottom lip. "Are you okay with that?"
Derek laughed then pulled her to him. "I have never been more okay with anything in my life."
-4 Months Later-
"Derek I don't want to wear them."
"Addison you look cute in them, plus the others are getting too small."
"So I will get a bigger size."
"Addi just wear them."
A seven month pregnant Addison sat on the bed staring at a pair of maternity scrubs. Derek had bought them for her, and she didn't want to wear them. So far all she had done was just get larger scrubs. She didn't want people to notice she was pregnant. She knew they knew, but when she wore the regular scrubs she felt like everyone treated her the same, and she was afraid that if she wore the maternity ones then people would treat her like she was pregnant. "Derek I am only going to wear them because you got them for me, if it had been any other person I would have told them 'no' and where they could put them." she said frustrated.
Derek laughed as she mumbled while she put them on. They were the same color as his scrubs, except hers had a drawstring around the waist that tied in the back and flair legged pants. "See you look cute." he said as he went to help her tie the string.
"No, I look like a beached whale."
"You could never look like that." Derek wrapped his arms around her and rested his hands on her stomach. All of a sudden he felt the baby kick and lookeddownat Addison. "See even she agrees with me."
"How do you know it's a she? It could be a he." she said as she covered his hands with her own.
"I don't know. I just have a feeling that it is a girl. I hope it is. I mean I love Georgie so much, she is sweet and gentle. I mean if it is a boy I will love it just as much as I would a little girl, but..."
"But you just want a girl." she finished for him. "Me too." She turned around in his arms and kissed him softly. "Come on you have to get your wife to work."
"We have ten minutes before we have to leave." he said as he glanced at his watch.
"Exactly. By the time I get down the hall, have my bag and coat on I will need to pee. Then after I pee I will have to put my coat on again and walk to the car, so all ten minutes are definitely taken up."
Derek laughed at her humor and watched her leave the room. He loved her so much, and couldn't wait until he had one more person he could love.
-3 Months later- Sheppard Residence-
It was two am when Derek awoke to the sound of someone walking around. He looked up to see Addison making slow circles in their bedroom. "Addison what are you doing?" he croaked.
"Oh I am just trying to hurry up the contractions. Go back to sleep." she said nonchalantly.
Derek nodded, closed his eyes, then sat back up. It had just dawned on him what she had said. "Contractions?" He asked as he walked up beside her.
She nodded. "Yeah, they're about ten minutes apart now." She squeezed his hand as another one hit.
"Addi we have to leave now." He walked to the phone and dialed the hospital. "Hey Izzie, yeah it's time. Listen if we bring Georgie could you watch her for us? Thanks. Yeah we are on our way." He hung up and walked back to Addison who had taken a seat on the trunk in front of their bed. "Izzie is going to call Dr. Masterson for us. I am going to go get Gigi, and then I will help you to the car okay?"
Addison closed her eyes then looked over at him. "Okay, you have about eight minutes before I need you again."
Derek gently cupped her cheek, kissed her forehead, and ran out of the room. Ten minutes later they were backing out of their driveway.
"Mommy is the baby coming now?" Gigi asked sleepily.
"Well sweetie it will be a little while before the baby comes, but it is on its way." Addison said in her parental tone.
"Oh, okay. Can you tell it to hurry up? 'Cause I am sleepy, and I want to see it."
"You will see it when it is born Gigi, I promise. So if you want to sleep you can."
"Okay. Tell baby I love her." With that Gigi's eyes fell closed.
Addison rubbed her stomach. "You hear that? You need to come out soon, just not before we reach the hospital."
-10 hours later- SGH Hospital-
"Okay Addison it's time to push. Derek do you want to stand beside her or sit behind her?" Dr. Masterson asked politely.
"Can I sit behind you?" Derek asked as he looked down at Addi. He felt horrible for her. She was exhausted, and he knew she still had a lot of work ahead of her. She nodded and pleaded with her eyes for him to do so. The nurses helped her sit up while he slid in behind her. "There are you okay?"
"Other than the fact that I am about to push something the size of a watermelon out something the size of a lemon? Yeah, I'm good."
"Okay Addison when you feel the next contraction push."
"Oh, so that's what I am supposed to do? I would have never known." she said sarcastically.
"Hey, I wouldn't give me any lip." Dr. Masterson said with a smile. "Okay now push."
Addison pushed with all her might. She did this over and over and over. Two hours later she laid her head back on Derek's shoulder. "Derek I don't think I can do this. It wasn't this hard with Georgie." she said as she clenched her fists in pain.
Derek knew she was really hurting if she was no longer cracking jokes. She had always pushed herself to do the best she could, and when she gave up he knew it meant she was really not doing well. He lovingly wiped away the sweat on her forehead with a cool rag. "Listen to me. You have always finished whatever you started. Now we started this and you have to finish. Ad I wish I could help you, but I can't. I am right here if you need to squeeze my hand or anything, but you have to push." All of this he whispered in her ear. "I love you, and I know you can do this."
"Come on Addison you don't have much more." Dr. Masterson said loudly.
Addison looked up at Derek. "You can do it." he said encouragingly.
She nodded and pushed again. She felt as if she couldn't push one more time. When all of her energy was almost gone she finally heard the doctor say she had only to push two more times and then she would be done. Taking a deep breath she pushed. She allowed a loud moan of pain to escape her mouth; she had refused to scream.
"Good Addison, good. Now one more small push and you are through. Can you do that for me?"
Addison nodded and looked up at Derek who was too busy looking at the face of their new baby to notice her. Without looking down he gave her hand a squeeze as ifto tell her that she could do it. Taking one last deep breath she gave a small push, and stopped once she heard that beautiful sound. She heard her small baby let out a loud wail, which meant everything was alright. "Don't tell me what it is. I want Derek to tell me." She said quickly before someone let the news slip.
Derek leaned down and cut the chord. He had never felt as proud as he did right then. Once the doctor had fully assured Addison that the baby was fine, the nurses cleaned it off then handed it to Derek. He laid the small bundle into Addison's awaiting arms. "Open your eyes and look at your baby girl."
Addison opened her eyes and stared down at the precious child. Tears quickly formed in her eyes as she lovingly rubbed the little girl's soft cheeks. "She's beautiful." she said softly.
"Just like her mother, and her big sister." Derek kissed Addi's forehead. "I love you so much. You have given me the two greatestgifts a man could ever ask for."
"Yeah, and what are they?"
"Two beautiful children and a love for you that will never die."
Addison leaned up and kissed him then looked down at the little girl. "'Mam what name do you want on the birth certificate." a young nurse asked.
Addi smiled. "Julia Rose Sheppard." she said confidently then smiled down at her daughter. "Does that sound good to you Jules?"
Julia cracked open one eye then closed it quickly. Derek and Addison both laughed. "I guess that means she will make do with it." Derek said as he touched her cheek.
"I guess it does."
-4 Months Later- Sheppard Residence- July 9th-
Today was Georgie's fifth birthday and they decided to have a cookout with their families. Derek's parents, four sisters, and nieces had all flown in. Along with Addison's parents and her two bothers and their families. The get together was not just for Gigi's birthday, but also so everyone could see baby Julia. Derek stood with his dad and Mike, Addi's dad. They were all talking about this and that while they cooked hotdogs and hamburgers. Derek left the two older men and walked towards his wife. She was sitting in a lawn chair with Julia in her arms. "I can't believe you are actually holding her." He said as he pulled a chair up beside her.
"Yeah well everyone else wanted to get in the pool, and since little miss here isn't old enough I decided to take her back." She glanced over at Derek. "Hey do you want to hold her? You haven't held her, but like once this whole week."
"Sure." he reached over and took the little baby. She gurgled and smiled up at him. "Hey Jules, how are you? Are you mad that you can't swim?" He continued to talk to the baby. He had only had her for about two minutes when Addi's mom asked if she could hold her. Addison laughed as he unwillingly handed over his little girl. "So Addi are you going to get in the water?" Derek asked as he stood out of his chair.
Addison stood up and undid her sarong. She had on a black halter top bikini, and looked great. It hadn't taken her long at all to lose the baby fat. "No, I think I am just going to dangle my feet in the water."
He shrugged. "Oh, okay." Derek acted like he was walking away then turned around and scooped Addison into his arms. "I think you need to take a swim." He said evilly.
"Derek don't you dare!" she yelled as he approached the deep end of the pool.
He grinned at her. "What is it I shouldn't do? Is it this?" With that he tossed her toward the water. Unfortunately for him she had a death grip on his neck, and he came tumbling in with her. They hit the water causing a great splash. Everyone around them burst out laughing as the drenched couple emerged from underneath the water. They both gasped as they reached the surface. "Good God woman you have a grip."
Addison glared at him. "It's your own fault you got wet." She clung onto Derek's neck, and wrapped her legs around his waist. "You know I don't really mind itas much as I let on."
"I know."
Addison leaned in and gave him a soft kiss on his wet lips. "Could we go sit on the bench?" Derek nodded and they both swam to the bench that was by the waterfall in the pool. Addison looked over at Gigi who was talking animatedly to Julia. "They are so cute together."
Derek looked over at his two daughters and felt a rush of pride swim through him. Those were his little girls, his own flesh and blood, and he would do whatever it took to protect them. "So you know they are not dating until they're forty." Addison just laughed and laid her head on his shoulder. "Are you happy?" He asked looking down at her. She had developed a clump of freckles across her nose from being in the sun, and he thought they were adorable. He lovingly touched them and looked into her green eyes. "I mean truly happy?"
"Of course. Are you?"
Derek took her face in his hands. "Totally and completely. Addison for a while I didn't know that the oneperson that could make me eternally happy was right in front of me. Addi that person is you. I don't need anyone or anything else, just as long as I have you."
A tear slowly slid down her cheek. "Dido." She leaned in and gave him another soft kiss. He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. Together they sat their and watched their families; old and new. This washow they wanted to spend the rest of their lives; happy, in love, but most importantly... together.
Finis
The End
A/N-I hope you enjoyed this story. I certainly enjoyed writing it. Thank you for all the reviews. BTW I have never had a baby, so if the amount of time it took for her to have it was off, sorry! Please review.
