"Owen Hunt."

A stern, raspy, very familiar voice echoed in his ears, "You don't drag her along, do you hear me? If you want her, if you truly want a family with her...do that. But if you have even a fraction - and I mean a fraction - of a doubt, do not drag her along. It will kill her this time. Things change when you carry a life inside you."

Owen frowned...It was part his life too. Did no one see that? It seemed that both his sister and mother were on Teddy's side.

Women…

He was starting to think it might have been a mistake to reach out to Megan. She'd told his mother before he had even a chance. Evelyn had been waiting on his front porch when they'd arrived back at his house. It was way past midnight. He was exhausted.

"I know, mom."

She was standing from the table now. Megan slouched on the corner of the couch she'd been parked in since they'd all arrived at Owen's house, shook her head and clucked. The women exchanged a knowing glance.

Owen turned abruptly towards his sister, "What?"

"Oh do you?" Evelyn laughed.

"He thinks he knows!" Megan added in delight.

"Listen. I'm not the bad guy here, you guys. Teddy told me NO - in fact, she's still telling me no. She's the one who rejected me all those months ago..."

Megan shook her head forcefully again, "No, no. Owen, you're conveniently leaving out the part where you slept with Amelia not 24 hours before and she's the one who told you to go after Teddy. You jumped from you ex-wife's bed into your best friend's bed without so much as regard to either woman! You don't see how wrong that is? Teddy called me daily for weeks after that night and half the time it was just me listening to her sob on the other end for hours. She's been in love with you for thirteen years, Owen. You are breaking this woman.

"Jesus, Megan-"

Megan waved her hand in the air, communicating she wasn't finished, "And I know this seems awfully unfair to you, and that no one is on your side. But you've got to try to see it from her point of view: she's pregnant - for the first time - and she's alone. Alone, Owen. That's scary! And to make it worse, she comes here to tell you you're going to be a father, only to discover you've already become one in the span of three months. Talk about feeling rejected…"

There was a beat of silence that settled between the three of them. Owen looked down, fiddled with his fingers.

"Owen, this could be what you've always wanted," his mother was saying now, her voice much softer than Megan's, "...You know everything about Theodora. You share a history together. You've been through the same hardships, the same triumphs. She knows you too, she accepts and loves you and she's giving you the greatest gift. Will you regret it looking back if you can't say to your child that you were there for every moment of his or her growth? Are you going to wonder what it's like to wake up in the morning and have the first thing you see be evidence of the life you created? You care about her, no?"
Owen didn't hesitate, "I love her. She's my best friend, mom. Teddy's my person."
"So what are you waiting for?"

He slumped.

"It's just not that easy…I'm in love with Amelia, too. I can't just magically make my feelings for her go away. I didn't realize one night of...honestly, a fantasy...would change my life like this, okay?"

Evelyn was shaking her head this time, a sad smile on her face. "No, not okay, Owen."

Owen frowned. He couldn't catch a break.

His mother continued, coming to cup his cheeks in her two hands, "You have to take responsibility for your actions, for once. You are a smart man, a doctor, for goodness sakes. And I know for a fact I taught both you and your sister the Birds and the Bees. Even unprotected sex in another country can make a baby, young man!"
"MOM!"

Owen's cheeks were on fire. His sister was doubled over, laughing.

"I could not have predicted I would have to be doing this talk again with you at over forty years old, Owen!"
"You don't, you don't," said quickly. "You don't," he added for good measure. His face was a darker red than his hair. Owen joined his sister on the couch, collapsing into the deep cushions. He lowered his face into his hands that were resting on his knees, "I don't know what to do…" he mumbled through choked tears. Megan eyed her mother and rested a hand on her brother's back.

"We'll help you...figure it out, Owen. It's a messy scenario, but it's about to be such a happy chapter for you regardless of what happens next. You are having a baby, big brother. A freakin' baby! I'm going to be an aunt!" Megan was crying now. So was Evelyn. They all were. "You've dreamed about this for so long, Owen…" Evelyn added, joining her children on the couch.

"And mom and I were talking earlier, and I know you may not agree right now...but Teddy Altman is the best woman you could possibly have as the mother to your baby."

Owen looked up, his eyes shining with tears, and nodded. "She is. I do agree with that."