Addison's POV
"So what's the update, Addison? It's a high profiled case" Owen asked
I knew this case will be high profiled and Owen wants publicity to promote the hospital but after I visited and examined Dory, I found out that the three fetuses are needed to get into surgery immediately.
"Hold your horses' cowboy, don't go call in the press yet Owen. It's an extremely high-risk pregnancy at least three of the babies are surgical I might need to pull people from all departments" I explained
He stands up from his seat "you're my star, whatever you need" and we shook hands.
After leaving the Chief's office I need an intern to monitor the mother and the baby's condition, good thing that I came across Miranda. She's called the nazi, a small woman but has a superior and authoritative attitude in her, no one can stand up to her not even in a higher position. She also trained good interns.
"Good morning Miranda" I greeted
"Good morning Addison" she greeted back and continue writing notes to a patient's chart.
"I need an intern, what do you get for me?" I said scanning the group of interns, after I said my request Miranda look at them think carefully about who is she going to put in my service because she knows I hate incompetent people.
"James, you're with Dr. Montgomery"
"Thanks, let's go" I walk away without further words, I heard rush footsteps behind me probably the intern. We proceed to Dory's room to update her about her and the baby's condition, and maybe later introduce all the doctors that will be involved.
I know twice till I heard an answer to enter the room, I greeted Dory and her husband with a genuine smile knowing what she was going through right now. The doubt, fear, and excitement were going inside her. Trying to comfort and provide support is one of the medical professionals' jobs to give to patients.
"Good morning Dory and Tom"
"Good morning Dr. Montgomery," they said in chorus, Tom's phone rang and he went outside to answer it
"So Dory I'm with Dr. James, he'll be working with me on this case, and also other doctors will assist me. I'll let you meet them later on okay" I said "for now I'm going to perform an ultrasound just to check on the baby," I said assembling the equipment needed.
"Well the more the merrier" she's being optimistic
"So how far along are you?"
"32 weeks, I'm planning to get to 36 weeks. No one will leave this uterus till I say so" she said pointing to her massive belly, we let out a laugh.
"How positive thinking huh," I said
"Well that bed rest and all the medical care you gave me"
"Update me what the doctor will say, okay thanks" Tom ended the phone call "Adam got a fever and soon they will have a fever, I don't think my moms going through it"
"We have four years old at home, Adam, Oliver, and Grahams"
"Triplets? Do you have triplets? You already have triplets... wow I guess when you take those fertility pills you should read the fine print" out of nowhere my intern said that
"Dr. James"
"I'm-I'm sorry I just um..."
"That's okay, I just really wanted a girl" Dory replied
"Yeah, we just didn't bank with five girls," Tom said
The room was silent for a moment but when I started the ultrasound, the heartbeats of the babies filled the room and the expectant parents fills their eyes with tears.
"Dory the condition of the quints is stable as expected, so we will continue to the medical care and bed rest. If you have questions or concerns you can page me or Dr. James and I will be here okay"
"Yes Dr. Montgomery" I wiped out the gel of Dory's belly and leave the room, the intern behind me as we stand at the nurse's station. Updating the patient's chart
"Next time try not to say anything that pops up in your brain. Stay with her and page me if something happens" I ordered and left
Now I need to find the surgeons who will assist me in this surgery, and let them meet the patient. I page every attending in each department and have a meeting in one of the conference rooms of the hospital when they started to arrive one by one.
"Good morning everyone, I know you're all busy but I gather you all here this morning to inform you that there's a patient with the high profiled case. A quintuplet and three of them need a surgery" I speech
"So all the departments are on standby and a resident will lead this operation to cue us to our disposal? Does the chief agree to this?! How can a resident especially a woman can handle this risky procedure, how capable are you to have a success rate in this operation? Get down from you're high horse kiddo, just because you're favorite by the Chief of surgery you will control our departments" the most hated attending who has a God complex spoke
"Dr. Koracick, don't be too sexiest. And yes the Chief knows about this he's the one who informed me personally about this case and I'm sure hell I am capable of leading this surgery, so today if I say jump you just going to say how high, and if you don't want to be on this case you can leave the door is wide open. I don't need a narcissist, sexiest, God-complex attitude in my team!" I counter back, I had enough of him.
The room was silent, nobody know what to do or say. After my statement, the arrogant head of neurosurgery left, and after that everyone clapped some whistled because everyone hated that guy.
"Nice going Dr. Montgomery," one of the attendings said
"Enough, let's get down to business because we don't have much time," I said sternly because we can't waste time.
"Dr. Webber, Dr. Herman are you available today so that Dory will be able to meet you?" I asked permission from them
"I'm sorry Addie but I have surgery later today and I won't able to tell how long I will be finished, how about Dr. Bailey or Dr. Grey. I have heard that she was great, it wasn't shocking to me cause she's Ellis Grey's daughter" Richard said "and for neuro, Dr. Bartley is a good choice"
"I apologize to Montgomery, I filled my leave of absence tomorrow till next month so I won't be here in time for the surgery. I only went today because I'm finishing up patients, I'll pass down my spot to Dr. Yang even though she's a resident, she's also capable of this procedure just like you. Don't listen to the old man, I believe in you we all are, and especially the Chief because I know if he knew you weren't ready to handle this case, he won't take the risk to put yours, his, and the hospital's reputation."
"Thank you"
The motivation that Richard and Nicole said to me, boost my confidence even more. They are right, I work hard and I know I can do this.
Finding all the senior residents since the head departments gave me suggestions on who to take on the case, after confirming to the Chief what the other attending suggested he approved that the senior resident will participate in this surgery. Good thing that when I turn to the corner to enter the resident lounge I see Kai, Meredith, and Christina were there. The atmosphere in the room was different as if a big mass of threats occupy the room.
"There you guys are" I started
"Hey! There's the champ" Christina lightens the mood
"What?"
"Gossip mills, rumors spread around the hospital that you put Koracick to his place earlier" Kai calmly explain
"Oh that, I don't want to talk about it"
"Brag champ! Brag" Christina said
"Are you okay Addison?" Meredith's voice vibrates through my ears, I couldn't figure out what I'm feeling, yesterday at lunch I was shocked to myself that I invited her in to sit with us as if nothing happened in the past or was it like from the past, the friendship we build before the relationship. Still, I couldn't figure out what I feel for her and Kai.
"Adds?" I heard Kai's voice this time
"Huh?"
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah yeah, I'm fine it's just I have a patient. Dory Russel, she's giving birth to quints" I started while handling Dory's medical record and so are the five babies inside of her "I've already talked to the head of departments but there were all busy and one, in particular, is an asswhole so they suggested you guys to assist me in this procedure, we're all senior resident in there and the interns"
"And the Chief approves of this?" Meredith curiously asked
"Yes, I already confirmed it with him and he approved" they just nodded in response "do you have time to talk to the mom now, I want her to meet all the surgeons on the team" they're scanning the files, and studying it
"I've got time," Meredith said closing the file
"I'll come by once I'm done in the O.R" Christina said standing up
"Me too, I'll have you paged when I'm done," Kai said standing up walking towards me, and quickly giving me a peck on the lips, to my shock I didn't move. "See you later" then she left the room
"Score! I'll find you later" Christina stated she came closer to me and whisper "be prepared because your ex saw what just happened and she wasn't happy about it" and exited the lounge
I turn to look at Meredith, her head is lowered but I could see her jaw clenched and crumpling the file. She stands up her hand turns white from clenching her fist.
"Let's go meet the mother" with that and left the room without another word on the way to Dory's room.
"Dory this is Dr. Grey one of the best general surgeon in this hospital and Dr. White one of our interns and you remember Dr. James from earlier" I introduce them preparing the ultrasound to be able to visualize one of the quints' conditions.
"Hello Dory, how are you feeling?" Meredith asked while I put a gel on Dory's belly
"I feel like a whale" I snorted, and they let out a laugh.
"I don't think so, you're one of the most beautiful pregnant women I've seen" she stated complimenting the patient. Meredith was good at that, distracting people, and diverting their attention. It was her form of comforting others
I move the wand and when I saw it, I stay the wand in that place and press print on the machine. When it was finished, I let Meredith and Dory ended their conversation before I inform her about the baby's condition.
"Dr. Grey" I stare at her and she turns to look at me but the sparkles in her eyes when she talks to Dory vanish as she gave me her attention. I see hurt in her eyes, I don't know how long I stare into her blue orbs to this day I'm still captivated by those eyes.
"How long have you been dating?" Dory quickly asks and that snaps me out of my daydreaming and put me in the real-life
"What? We-were not dating" I quickly denied
"Are you sure"
"Yeah Dory, we're just colleagues" Meredith confirms
I cleared my throat and focus on the main problem "here it is right there the omphalocele"
"Yeah look at that" Meredith pointing out so the intern can see
"That's the scariest word yet" Dory stated panic is evident in her voice
"Oh all it means that some of the baby's internal organs are growing in the sack outside her body" the intern explain without consideration, before I could stop this bladder mouth James did it first
"Jessica!" Slightly raising her voice
"All it means?"
"Okey, Dory takes a deep breath in. Dr. White doesn't mean to give you that information without consideration, I'm sorry" I said once I know that Dory is okay I left the room, and I saw Meredith scolding Jessica.
After Meredith, Cristina also passed by and now it was Kai's turn to visit the expectant mother.
"Dory this is Dr. Barley one of our best neurosurgeons"
"Hello Mrs. Russel" she kindly greeted
"Hi, doc. It seems that you have great chemistry with everyone, with Dr. Yang all I see is friendship chemistry but with Dr. Grey and Dr. Barley, you have this love chemistry. So are you two dating?"
"Ahem..." I'm lost for words
"That's flattering Mrs. Russel but no, not yet at least" Kai answers
"That means there's a chance doctor?" Dory teases
"Enough about my love life Dory," I said in a joky tone "we have to focus on you missy"
"I'm just trying to distract myself," Dory said pouting like a child who just got scolded
I let out a small laugh "Dr. Barley is here wanna talk to you about baby C" I pat Kai's shoulder and she take a step forward
"Lucy"
"Ah! Yes, Lucy. Lucy has a condition called hydrocephalus, it is a build-up of cerebral spinal fluid on the brain" she explains walking to the patient's side of the bed.
"Okay, that means?"
"Excess fluid build-up puts a lot of pressure on the baby's brain which results in brain damage" she sits down on the patient's bed by the foot "the good news is that we caught it early. As soon as the baby is born, I will take her to an O.R to operate and I'll do everything I can so she'll be fine" Kai assured the patient, Dory let out a relieved sigh that she's been holding.
"No brain damage?"
"No brain damage"
"Dory, I know this is a lot to take in but I assure you I gathered this amazing surgeon and we will do everything we can to save you and you girls. Okay," I said, Dory, nodded in response.
A couple of hours later after visiting Dory's room, I was standing in front of the O.R board a nurse consult me about a patient's medications. I ordered her what to do and page her if something happened, when she left Kai was walking past by when she sees me.
"Hey, how was your day? You seem famous today" Kai tease
"Don't start" I massage my temples "I just wish those babies and the mother will pull through with this"
A moment of silence between us until Kai speak again
"Adds, we're okay right?"
"Yeah we're okay" we stare at each other's eyes when my beeper rang and when I look at it, it was Dory. I came as fast as I can, good thing I change to my scrubs ahead of time.
I arrived at her room, I heard Dory screams she was having contractions and her placenta is tearing. We couldn't wait any longer the baby needs to come out now.
I ordered James to page everyone on the team that it is happening now, I hurried to scrub in. The O.R is filled with residents, interns, and nurses, and they are prepping the mother.
"10 blades," I said
After I made the first incision, I made my way to the mother's uterus and take out the first baby. I commend each and everyone on what to do, and where to go. The babies that need urgent care were taken care of by my competent team, I see the incubator exiting the O.R.
I'm not a religious person but I hope they can survive this, that their little body can handle the stress from surgery.
