Owen was paged to the hospital at four am. He gently kissed Teddy goodbye before slipping out of the bedroom. He knew she would roll over and go back to sleep. Leo would be up around seven and if Alyssa was her usual morning loving self she'd appear in the kitchen around 7:30. Walking towards the stairs he noticed Alyssa's light was on and her door was open. He glanced in the room and saw Megan curled up on the bed, her hand still on Alyssa's arm. He had seen that many years before when Alyssa had night mares or had been sick. He grabbed a spare blanket from the hall closet and covered Megan as he had many times before before turning off the light. He had heard Alyssa crying the night before and Megan's voice upstairs. Teddy had stopped him from going to Alyssa saying that Lyss would come or call if she wanted them.

Teddy woke up just before Leo having been conditioned now to the baby's schedule. She stretched out in bed waiting to hear the little boy babble over the monitor. She ran both hands over her bump, "good morning litt;e one. We had a lot of excitement yesterday, auntie Megan is here and Uncle Nathan and your cousins Alyssa and Faroke."

Leo began to babble and Teddy got out of bed to go get the little boy, she only had a few clinic hours in the late morning with some post ops.

"Good morning Leo," Teddy singsonged, "let's get you cleaned up and dressed then we'll have a bottle. Does that sound good?"

Teddy changed Leo's diaper then put him in his outfit for the day in a long sleeve white onesie with Santa heads on it and a pair of denim overalls. Leo cuddled into Teddy as she carried him downstairs.

"Where is everyone," Nathan asked when Teddy and Leo came into the kitchen.

"Lyss and Faroke are still asleep, their doors are closed," Teddy said, "Lyss we'll see in a few minutes. We weren't quiet. Owen got paged around 4 to an MVC."

"Megan," Nathan asked.

"I don't know," Teddy replied, "I heard her in Lyss's room last night but I thought she went to your room."

"She never came to be," Nathan said, "is she with one of our kids?"

"Lyss was sobbing," Teddy replied, "usually Owen or I go to her but we heard Megan so we didn't."

"She'll sometimes fall asleep with Faroke when he's really, really upset," Nathan said, "she'll stay until he falls asleep then sometimes falls asleep herself."

"We all look out for them," Teddy replied, "they need us."

"They do," Nathan said, "I worry with how far away Lyss is. If something happens, who knows how fast we can get a flight and it's a day and a bit's drive."

"We can get to her in a couple hours," Teddy replied, "we go up and see her on the weekend. Leo likes the truck, we go see Lyss. You and Megan need to go to her. Have time with Lyss without Faroke. He can stay with Owen and I or Evelyn, you and Megan need one on one time with Alyssa."

"How do I tell Megan," Nathan asked.

"You suggest it," Teddy replied, "go to conferences in Vancouver."

Teddy finished making Leo's bottle and sat at the table with him in her lap to have it. He snuggled against her while he drank the bottle.

"You're good with all this," Nathan asked.

"He's our son," Teddy smiled, kissing the top of Leo's head. Leo tapped Teddy's stomach with his hand.

"That's your brother or sister," Teddy told Leo, "are you ready for breakfast? Should we have oatmeal?"

Teddy held Leo on her hip as she made his oatmeal.

"Need a hand," Nathan asked.

"We're good," Teddy said, "we do this a lot because Daddy goes to work earlier than I do."

"Lots of call ins," Nathan asked.

"We're short trauma surgeons," Teddy replied, "I'm doing trauma more than cardio right now."

"Do you work today," Alyssa asked joining them.

"You're up sweetheart," Teddy greeted with a one armed hug, "and I have to go in for a few hours. Not long."

"I just woke up," Alyssa said, "I was looking for coffee."

"Do you know where your mom is," Nathan asked.

"She fell asleep in my bed," Alyssa said, "we were talking and she was rubbing my back like when I was little and we fell asleep."

"You okay," Teddy questioned.

"I'm good," Alyssa said.

"Coffee," Nathan offered.

"Please," Alyssa said, grabbing a mug from the cupboard.

"That's your mug," Teddy smiled at the Ravenclaw cup in Alyssa's hands.

"I'll take your mom a cup," Nathan said.

"She's showering," Alyssa said, "she'll be down soon."

"Can you look out for Leo," Teddy asked, "I need to get ready to go to work. I need to do a couple post ops and consults. I just need help while I get rreayd ."

"I got him," Alyssa replied.

"You're sure," Teddy asked.

"I can do it," Alyssa said, "you were the one that said I had to learn to baby sit. And Mom and Nathan are here."

Owen walked through the hospital and ran into someone from his distant past.

"Owen," the woman questioned.

"Beth," Owen asked.

"How are you," Beth asked.

"Good," Owen smiled, "just waiting for Teddy."

"Teddy," Beth asked, "from the army?"

"Yes," Owen said.

"And what's Alyssa doing these days," Beth asked, "are you still close?"

"She's 24 now," Owen said, "she's a medical engineer and incredible at it. Why are you here?"

"Daddy's cancer is back," Beth said, "we're waiting for Dr Grey."

"She's incredible," Owen said, 'she saved Megan."

"Megan," Beth said, "but you told me."

"We all thought so," Owen said, 'it's a miracle."

"And Alyssa," Beth asked.

"They're bonding," Owen said, "I had custody of Alyssa once Megan disappeared."

"Do you have pictures,"Beth asked, "she was a cute kid."

"She looks a lot like Megan," Owen said, "I have a couple from last night though. She's off for a couple weeks and is home."

"Can I see," Beth asked.

Owen took his phone from his pocket and found the picture of Faroke, Leo and Alyssa in front of the tree.

"That's Lyss, Megan's son Faroke on the left and Lyss is holding Teddy and my son Leo," Owen said.

"You and Teddy have a son," Beth asked, "how long have you been with her?"

"A while," Owen said, "we raised Lyss, Teddy and I. Leo is our first together and Teddy is expecting another baby in April."

"Are you happy," Beth asked, "is this the life you wanted?"

"It is," Owen said, "you? Married? Kids? Are you still teaching?"

"Not teaching anymore," Beth said, "my daughter has CF and my son has Autism they need me home."

"Do you have pictures," Owen asked.

"I do,' Beth said, "we're happy. Mark travels a lot but we're happy."

Owen looked at the pictures she showed him, "they're beautiful."

"Yours are two," Beth said, "Alyssa is gorgeous now. I can't believe she's the same little girl who hid from thunderstorms and the vacuum."

"Still not a fan of thunder," Owen chuckled.

"Your niece made me want kids," Beth said, "watching Alyssa. Seeing you with her."

"She's an incredible young woman," Owen said.

"Much like Megan,' Beth asked.

"Bold, smart, stubborn, funny," Owen said, "but she's sensitive, shy, thoughtful. Teddy really rubbed off on her. I see both Megan and Teddy in Alyssa."

Owen's pager went off.

"I have to go," Owen said, "they need me in the ER."

"It was good to see you," Beth said.

"You too," Owen agreed.

Owen ran to the pit and consulted on the trauma.

Teddy entered the hospital with Leo in her arms carrying the diaper bag.

"I never thought I would see that," Bailey smiled, "what happened to GI Jane?"

"I'm attachment barbie,' Teddy reminded, "Owen, a home with two kids."

"How are you feeling," Bailey asked.

"Good," Teddy said.

"Good morning Leo," Ameila greeted.

"Leo, can you wave hello," Teddy asked, taking his hand to help him wave to Amelia.

Bailey turned and walked away.

"I remember this," Ameila said, "I couldn't Imagine with a 10 month old."

"It's good," Teddy smiled.

"I can take him," Ameila said.

"We're good," Teddy said, "I like it."

"Is your baby moving," Ameila asked.

"They do," Teddy smiled, "it's a good feeling."

"Christopher never moved much," Ameila said.

"Christopher," Teddy asked.

"My baby," Ameila said, "he was acephletic. I know a neuro sturgeon, a baby with no brain, the world is ironic."

"I'm sorry," Teddy said, "I wouldn't have said."

"No," Ameila replied, "it was a few years ago in LA, before Owen. I don't want to risk it again but I'm happy for you and Owen. Teddy he's loved you for years."

"You don't disdain me," Teddy asked.

"No," Ameila said, "your the one that dislikes me."

"I don't dislike you," Teddy said, "we don't know each other."

"And I know you have a lot of history with Owen, Megan and Alyssa,"Ameila said, "I saw how Alyssa ran to you when you got here in April.'

"She's my favourite niece," Teddy smiled, "I do need to get this little guy to day care."

"I can take the bag," Amelia offered, "you don't need to carry everything."

"I'm good," Teddy assured, "I've carried a lot heavier things over the years."

They walked up to daycare making small talk and Teddy signed Leo in.

Teddy checked in on her patients and then made her way to her ultrasound appointment. The tech called her back and she laid on the table, anxious, where was Owen?

"You said we were going to do this together," Owen said.

"You were in the pit," Teddy replied.

"We're doing it together,' Owen said.

"What do you want me to do," Teddy asked, "wait for you every time I have to be a parent?"

"If you say your going to wait," he started.

"This baby will be outside of my body eventually," she argued.

"Is that how it works," he asked before pausing and looking at the screen, seeing their baby's heart beat.

"Oh my,' He smiled.

"Wow," she breathed before looking at him.

"We're having a baby girl," he said softly.

She reached for him and he pulled her into his arms feeling her warm tears against his neck.

"Teddy," he asked.

"Our daughter," she breathed, "our baby girl."

"Our daughter," he agreed.

The tech had finished taking all of the measurements and Owen grabbed a towel to clean the gell of Teddy's bump. With the gell off her skin he ran his hands over her bump feeling their daughter kick.

"Hi baby girl it's daddy," Owen said.

"One of each," Teddy smiled.

"One of each," Owen agreed.

She began to slowly sit up and wrapped her arms around him for a hug.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you," she replied, tipping her chin up for a kiss.

He kissed her gently before helping her off the table.

"Let's go home," he said.

"I have to check on two more patients," she replied.

"Cardio or trauma," he asked.

"One of each," she said.

"I'll take your trauma," he offered.

"They know me now," she replied.

"I'll come," he said, "I like watching you work. What was the trauma?"

"MVC car vs motorcycle multiple crush injuries," she replied, "I'm thinking of discharge in 2 days. He's been her 5."

"Cardio," he asked.

"80 year old woman, I just placed a pacemaker," she replied, "did it yesterday and she can probably go home tomorrow. I'll run up and check her in the morning."

Teddy checked her patients and they went home. Teddy got home first and found Alyssa and Faroke playing volleyball in the front yard. She watched as Alyssa threw the ball to her brother repeatedly and he bumped it back to her.

"Where are Uncle Owen and Leo," Alyssa asked.

"He's getting gas in his truck and diapers," Teddy replied.

"Amazon subscriptions," Alyssa suggested.

"I keep meaning to," Teddy replied, "I don't have all my accounts moved back to Seattle yet."

"Moving is a pain," Alyssa agreed, "did you find out what our little cousin is?"

"I want to wait for Owen and we'll tell all of you together," Teddy replied.

"Please auntie," Alyssa tried.

"Lyss," Teddy shook her head and gave Alyssa a stern look.

"Fine," Alyssa huffed.

"Have you had lunch," Teddy asked.

"Mom made macaroni and cheese," Faroke said, "there's lots left."

"She made your macaroni and cheese," Teddy asked.

"She did," Alyssa smiled.

"And," Teddy asked.

"Just like when I was little," Alyssa said.

"Lets go in," Teddy said, "practising you two?"

"I hit it every time," Faroke said.

"You're getting a lot better," Alyssa praised.

They went inside with Teddy.

"Faroke is all sweaty," Megan laughed.

"It was fun," Alyssa said, "he's getting better."

Owen came in a few minutes later with Leo.

"Now can you tell us," Alyssa begged Teddy.

"Tell us what," Megan asked.

"They found out what the baby is today," Alyssa said.

"Tell me," Megan begged, "Tell me now."

"Should we," Owen asked Teddy.

"Please," Ayssa begged, "pretty, pretty please?"

"I guess," Teddy teased.

"What is it," Alyssa asked.

"It's a baby girl," Owen said.

"We're having a daughter," Teddy smiled.

"A baby girl," Megan rushed forward putting her hands on Teddy's belly.

"Alyssa," Teddy asked.

"Can I meet her," Alyssa asked.

"I want you to," Teddy replied, guiding her hand to feel the baby kick.

"She's wiggly," Alyssa gasped.

"She is," Teddy smiled.

"You wiggled a lot," Megan said, "Alyssa moved a ton. She was really active."

"Our baby is active," Teddy replied.

"Lyss," Owen said, "we know you're technically her cousin but you're not just a niece to Teddy and I. We'd like you to be our daughter's big sister. Can you be a big sister to both our daughter and Leo."

"Yes," Alyssa smiled with tears in her eyes.

Teddy pulled Alyssa into a hug as Megan stepped back. Owen joined them with Leo in his arms for a group hug.

"We love you sweetheart," Teddy whispered.

"I love you too," Alyssa replied, "little siblings. Three baby siblings."

"Three," Owen agreed.

"Do we get a name," Alyssa asked.

"We haven't talked about it yet," Owen said.

"We both have ideas," Teddy replied, "I'm going to go shower the hospital smell off then we can have our afternoon."

"I made Macaroni and Cheese," Megan said, 'you should eat Teddy. That little girl."

"I know," Teddy replied, "I will after I shower. Then you and I are getting some last minute errands done and the rest are skating?"

"Thats the plan," Megan agreed.

Once everyone was ready Owen, Nathan, Alyssa, Faroke and Leo drove to the out door ice rink to go skating.

"What do we need to do," Megan asked.

"I need to do Owen and Alyssa's stockings," Teddy replied, "I know what I need but it's a mall and Target trip."

"I have some stocking stuff for Alyssa," Megan said.

"What do you have," Teddy asked, "I have a couple things I always put in that I need to go get."

"When she was little it was always a new bath toy so I have a couple bath bombs," Megan said, "one of those fancy metal water bottles. Socks."

"I always do the bath things,' Teddy agreed, "socks. So I need a book, candy, nail polish. I have new makeup brushes and some hair ties."

"I have a lego set for both Alyssa and Faroke she loves building it with him," Megan said.

"Stocking stuffers and the groceries for the next to days. It's the 23rd," Teddy said.

"I don't have a car," Megan said.

"I do," Teddy agreed, "let's go before I run out of energy."

As they drove Megan asked, "did you mean it that Alyssa is more than a niece?"

"I do," Teddy replied, "her being a big sister was my idea. Megan, we love her. I know her. We all love her. Can you share her with us?"

"I think she's already decided that I have to," Megan replied.

"She has," Teddy agreed, "last night what happened?"

"She let me in," Megan said, "she let me close to her and I got to hold my baby girl for the first time in 15 years. She let me hold her."

"She needed it," Teddy replied, "the times I would try. I would sit with her or lay with her when she was hurt or sick or sad and she cried for you. Whole body shaking saying I want my mom."

"What did you do," Megan asked.

"I stayed and I held her and I did what my mom did," Teddy replied, "she rubbed my back and brushed my hair. When she was sad or missed you and didn't know how to say it she would bring me her brush and a couple elastics and have me french braid her hair. And I could hear the sniffles and her wiping the tears but she just wanted me to do her hair."

"I'm jealous," Megan said, "you have the relationship with my daughter I always wanted. Those memories of teaching her to be an adult, a woman."

"She's a woman," Teddy replied, "I'm just starting to imagine all of those things with our baby girl. I don't know how you did it. How you didn't lose it not having Lyss. I haven't even met my daughter yet but I couldn't imagine not having her or Leo. Wondering if I'll ever see them again, if they're loved and cared for."

"I know now she was," Megan said, "and not just by Owen and my mom. She had you."

"She had a lot of people to love her," Teddy replied, "I don't know how you did it."

"I hardly made it,' Megan said, 'but I prayed she was loved and happy. You guys did a good job. She looks like me but there's your influence there too."

"She's all of ours," Teddy said, "a baby girl I don't know. Anything up until she's 13 I don't have a clue what I'm doing."

"I can help until she's 9," Megan said, "the first year is intense. The first three months were really hard. But my pregnancy was not easy. I was sick the whole time,broke, scared, undernourished, Lyss was only 5 pounds 10 ounces, she was 17 inches long. She never turned, she was breech and I had an emergency c-section."

"Feeding what did you do," Teddy asked.

"I breastfed," Megan replied, "with some formula when Owen babysat."

"I want to," Teddy replied.

"Try," Megan said, "I wanted to use more formula but I couldn't afford it. I could barely afford diapers and to feed myself. Owen fed me a lot those first few years. Things got easier once Nate and I were together."

"You were alone," Teddy said.

"I wasn't," Megan said, " I know you'll have help. Owen will help you. You're not alone. You have my brother. He's a hard ass sometimes and likes to think he's right all the time. But he's loyal, and kind and loves you and the kids."

"Why did you choose him and not your mom," Teddy asked.

"Because she had more of a bond with him," Megan replied, "and he knew what I wanted for her. The vision I had for her, how I wanted her to be raised."

"And did we do it," Teddy asked, "it was a group project. We had team meetings about her."

"Team meetings," Megan asked.

"We did a lot of negotiating," Teddy replied, "curfew, ground rules, dating, education."

"Chain of command," Megan asked.

"Christina, Henry, your mom, me, Owen," Teddy answered.

"You over rode my mom," Megan asked.

"A few times," Teddy replied, "usually because I thought she was being too strict and I wanted Lyss to have more freedom."

"When Lyss was born mom told me I was building a boat," Megan said.

"She told us the same," Teddy replied, "Lyss knows she can always come to us. She knows she can go to Owen, to me or to your mom."

"Faroke," Megan asked.

"You and Nathan build the relationship with him," Teddy replied, "and you two both need to spend time with Alyssa one on one. I told Nathan this before I went to work. Fly up, Faroke can spend time with Owen and I so we can really get to know him and you and Nathan go see Alyssa. I know you worry that you're a couple day's drive from her or a 3 hour flight. We're a two and a half hour drive. We can get to her in a couple hours if she needs us. He's done it before. We will always go and we're close. Megan you got to grow up and have your adventures away from your mom. She's ready."

"I know she is," Megan said, "it's that I miss my baby girl. The little one that nestled in my arms and looked up at me with those big hazel eyes and the red fuzz on her head. My nine year old that clung to me at the airport who my mom had to pry off that left tear marks on my uniform. The 11 year old I hugged as tight as possible and kissed her little cheeks and forehead."

"I remember that," Teddy said.

"She was too young," Megan said, "I was too young."

"We all were," Teddy replied, "all of us were unprepared. And I don't know how you did it. Get on that plane and do what we did over there know your baby was here."

"I hardly made it," Megan said, "I wasn't doing well before I was captured. I needed to go home. We needed to go home and be a family."

"You did," Teddy said, "I would hear you cry and Nathan trying to hold you and comfort you. How are things with him? Wedding plans?"

"We're taking our time," Megan replied, "it's a process. Learning to be a couple. To live together again."

"You lived together before," Teddy asked.

"We did," Megan said, "three bedroom little house we rented. Owen, sometimes Beth, Riggs, Lyss and I. We taught Alyssa to ride a bike in the driveway and she started school there. She was happy. We had fun."

"Interruptions," Teddy asked.

"My preschool and elementary aged daughter yes," Megan replied, "until we rented the house Lyss was in my room. She would get scared and come into our room or if I wasn't home go to Owen's."

"And that's when the sitting on her bed or in her door started," Teddy asked.

"She was six before we didn't have to sit with her," Megan said.

"There's been periodic regressions," Teddy said.

"Last night," Megan said, "we needed that."

"You did," Teddy replied.

They walked into the mall and gathered what they needed to finish the stockings.

At the ice rink Leo giggled as Owen pushed the stroller forward. Alyssa skated beside Faroke coaxing him forward with Nathan, determined to get her brother skating.

"Who is that," Faroke pointed to a man dressed as Santa.

"It's Santa," Nathan said, "he brings Christmas Presents."

"I thought," Faroke said.

"Let's get all of you to take a picture with Santa for your mom and Auntie Teddy," Owen suggested to Alyssa and Faroke.

"Really," Alyssa asked.

"Really," Owen agreed.

They skated over and joined the line by Santa's sleigh to take their pictures. Owen took one of just Leo then Alyssa and Faroke then the three together before sending the pictures to Megan and Teddy.

"That's good," Teddy smiled seeing the photos.

"It's cute," Megan agreed, "our kids."

"Our kids," Teddy agreed.

"We have the big happy family," Megan said.

"Four by the end of April," Teddy smiled, rubbing her bump.

"Two each," Megan said.

"One of each," Teddy replied.

"Have you told my mom," Megan asked.

"She knows about the pregnancy," Teddy said, "we'll tell her that it's a baby girl tomorrow."

"How did my mom take it," Megan asked, "she never said it but she was disappointed with me."

"Your mom was shocked but happy for us," Teddy replied.

"We're all shocked," Megan said, "you could have called."

"We wanted to tell you face to face," Teddy replied, "news, good and bad should be face to face."

"I'm excited for you guys," Megan said.

"We're excited," Teddy agreed.