A/N: Yea more drama/angst, even though Mark/Callie are back together:)
Miranda is her usual brisk self, and Derek is falling apart (as he should be).
Life is good!

About the length in updating, have you ever finished up a story but started another one? That's what happened here,
I currently am writing another GA's story that I came up with one night in a dream, I know its scary but its true and I
forgot to keep you guys updated on the one that's already completed! So sorry, you'll see another story coming soon
though, fingers crossed! Thanks as always for your wonderful replies, they fuel me to write better!

WIP24

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Mark and Callie walked hand in hand through the hospital as they waited for news on Addison. As they approached Miranda who was doing a vigil outside Addison's door she looked them up and down once and pronounced her verdict, "Nasty."

Mark smothered a laugh in Callie's hair while Callie started to blush but then sat down next to Miranda and said, "What's been going on?"

Miranda nodded towards the door and said, "Derek is in there with her now. I'm waiting for him to apologize to Addison so that I can tell him what our next steps are going to be in connection to saving Addison's life."

Mark snorted from besides Callie and Miranda fixed him with a glare while Callie backhanded him in the stomach and shot him a warning glance. Miranda stared at Callie and said, "What's wrong with that one? I thought you set him straight?"

Callie nodded, "He's just upset on Addison's behalf…he thinks that Derek won't follow through on Addison's wishes if it comes to that."

Miranda speared him with her eyes and spoke softly but decisively, "You don't get to make those decisions Mark, you are not her husband you never were. That may hurt you but it's the truth, she could never define herself with you but was able to do so instantly with Derek because he's the love of her life, while you and I may not agree with the choices he makes, he makes the choices. She put him in the position of husband for a reason, don't forget that."

Mark nodded and sat down next to Callie and pulled her into his lap and was stroking her hair and waited a couple of seconds before asking the question that was plaguing everyone, "So what do we do now?"

Callie looked to Miranda for confirmation as they both exhaled slowly and spoke simultaneously, "We wait."

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Derek sat in the chair across from Addison's bed watching the gentle rise and fall of her chest and the worry lines that were creasing her eyebrows. Miranda had done him a favor by leaving him alone with his sleeping wife, especially when he realized that they were all right, his wants; his needs had to come second to what his wife requested. It really hit home for him when Mark was raging about what a selfish bastard he had been during their relationship. He flinched when he ran through the list of sins that he had accumulated against his wife. If all she wanted was to fulfill this wish who was he to deny her, especially after everything he put her through. He took her hand into his and squeezed it to his heart.

"Addison, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for not apologizing enough, I'm sorry for not being the type of man that you could depend on, I'm sorry for blaming you for everything that went wrong in our marriage. I'm sorry I made you feel unworthy when after 2 months after leaving you, I had moved on to someone else's bed and heart, I'm sorry you had to put up with my selfish attitude, I'm sorry that I've never been what you deserved. All of this I just enumerated is trivial to me lying to you and saying that I would follow your wishes while you slept. I will follow your wishes because you have always followed mine. When I came to you and stated that I wanted a divorce because it didn't work you took out that with more class and dignity of any woman that I know and still I hurt you. I come to you today to say that my days of putting my own wants and needs are behind us, if you want us to bring these children into the world, then we will do so together. I just need your assurance that you will continue to fight and never give up because I'm selfish and I don't think I can go on without you."

After finishing his piece, Derek placed her hand back on her stomach after leaning down and kissing her belly. He stroked her hair gently and watched as her eyes fluttered, he leaned down and pressed a kiss to her temple to calm her down. "Go back to sleep sweetheart, I'll wake you when it's time." This seemed to calm her as her eyes stopped fluttering and she felt back into a peaceful sleep with the worry lines that had once been there were gone.

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Derek walked out of the room with his hands over his mouth as he saw Miranda sitting in the chair outside her room right where he had been previously and sat down next to her. Miranda nodded at him and said, "So you apologized then?"

Derek nodded and said, "I said I was sorry and that I didn't know what I was doing and I think she forgave me. Now you were talking about next steps, where's Callie? What's going on?"

Miranda nodded, "Callie is going home to get some rest she has to be at the airport for 3 in the morning."

Derek nodded but then turned to her, "Who is coming in?"

Miranda smiled and said, "Richard told us that as Addison's friends we shouldn't sit back and watch her accept her death and we should do something, so we did something."

Derek looked at her expectantly, "And what did you do?"

Miranda smiled at his enthusiasm, "Do you remember a doctor by the name of Martha Glover?"

Derek nodded affirmatively, "I remember Addison used to talk about her all the time, she was sorta like her mentor for her to go into neonatology. She used to say…."

Miranda cut him off and finished, "She was the best neonatal surgeon that ever was, yes Derek we all heard the same story but I must admit that I'm glad to see you still remember hearing it. Anyway, she always said that if anything ever happened and she couldn't look after her own children she wanted Dr. Glover to….I'm hoping that she'll take her advice and have the caesarean and not put her life anymore in jeopardy."

Derek nodded in agreement, "Because every second counts."

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"No it's not necessary Mark, I do appreciate it though."

Callie had moved into the apartment that Addison had found for her and she had never been happier and especially now that she was back with Mark which even for it only being a couple of hours since their reconciliation they just fell into the easy rhythm that was the two of them. There was just something about him that made everything better. She was trying to get him to understand that he didn't have to go with her to the airport since it was going to be so early in the morning. She closed the door behind him as he walked in and sat down on her couch. He looked around, "I like it. How many other guys did you bring here?"

Callie rolled her eyes and walked into the bedroom closing the door behind her. She heard Mark swear and then enter the room. She ignored his presence as she started disrobing and removing her jewelry. She reached for her lounge-in pajamas and was about to put them on when she heard a mumble come from Mark.

She stopped when she was about to put on her pants and looked at him in exasperation, "Did you need something Dr. Sloan?"

Mark slumped on the edge of her bed, "I had a fight with Derek today because he gets to love Addison and I don't and don't let what I just said fool you, I'm not still in love with her, I guess I'm still just pissed about the way he treated her. I finally get to a place in my life where I'm happy with the woman I'm with and she's good friends with my ex, it's just confusing and I'm not that type of guy and it pisses me off. I should have everything in my life compartmentalized and making sense but I'm not and I'm turning into Derek and its pissing me off."

Callie sat on the edge of the bed as she listened to all of his rant and then she couldn't help it, she started giggling. First it was a couple of snorts, then she let out a giggle which she covered with a cough but then when she met his angered face she lost the battle she started giggling, "My god I'm sorry Mark but when did you start taking yourself so seriously? You know what your problem is right, you've never had to care for someone other than yourself, oh you made up lies that you were in love with Addison but you weren't and its kicking you in the butt because your finally in a relationship with me and now you are working back towards a relationship with Derek, you are slowly becoming friends with Miranda and its scaring the hell out of you."

Mark smirked and crossed his arms, "What are you telling me is my problem that is if I listen to your advice?"

Callie nodded as she leaned back on the bed and stretched her arms. She yawned and then sat back up, "Your problem Mark Sloan is that you are creating roots. You are actually starting to fit into Seattle Grace and Seattle and its scaring you. Sure, you had stability in Manhattan but no roots and you are starting to make those here and it's scaring you so you lash out inappropriately by making smart comments like the one for a moment again."

Mark swore and said, "You know you being able to read me is really turning into more of a nuisance than I thought."

Callie shrugged, "What can I say for some reason I can read you, I don't know when it happened or how but somehow I'm attuned to your feelings."

Mark took her in his arms and said, "So what time does the doctor's plan land?"

Callie checked her watch, "In five more hours, I already set my alarm for 2:15, I want to be there early."

Mark nodded and said, "Well get a cat nap and then we'll be on our way."

Callie shook her head, "You don't have to do that, you can go to the hospital and be there for Derek and Miranda, I'll go to the airport by myself, it's not necessary that you accompany me."

Mark shook his head, "Don't even think that I'm going to let you go to the airport in the middle of the night without me accompanying you, I told you I wanted a serious relationship and if I'm in a relationship that means that my girlfriend doesn't go to the airport in the middle of the night alone."

Callie nodded not feeling up to an argument then laid down again and pulled him down alongside her and curled into his side, "Thank you for being my boyfriend and wanting to protect me, I could really fall for a guy like you."

Mark laughed and kissed the top of her head, "What makes you think that you haven't already fallen for me?"

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Dr. Martha Glover had never been a patient woman; maybe it was because at the age of 35 she had seen the life and death of more innocent children than if she had been in any of the wars put together. Whether it ranged from baby being dumped in dumpster to a mother pregnant with two conjoined twins, she was never without cause for patience. In her field, patience wasn't something she had a lot of and her patients depended on her to provide them with the best care for their money. She had created a persona out of her former self, the one who partied in high school and was working her way on boozing through college when her roommate and childhood friend, a sweet girl named Melanie Scott had died. She had died of an ectopic pregnancy while Martha held her in her arms and sobbed for her not to leave her alone.

As she watched her friend's lifeblood seep through her fingers, it changed her and whether it sounded cliché or not it wasn't for her to care she simply was good at her job and reveled in it. So that was why when she had received the call from Dr. Miranda Bailey conferencing on the phone with Dr. Callie Torres about their friend Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery-Shepherd she had listened intently trying to see if she could provide any assistance. Of course she knew of Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd, you would have to be a fool not to, it was almost like she was on the same crusade but for a different reason so when they had stated that the doctor she respected was refusing to have a caesarean that would save her life she agreed to help.

As she rode on the plane taking her to Seattle, Seattle Grace Hospital and her patient she reviewed her file. Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd was 30 weeks pregnant with twins and had developed the complication of toxemia. She was also refusing to have the needed caesarean claiming that if she waited for 2 more weeks her children would have a better chance at survival. Martha was no fool she knew that every word out of the doctor's mouth was the truth, her husband scowling about the fact that because it put her at risk for not waking up ever, it would come down to the survival of either her or her children. Martha closed the files and exhaled a deep breath as she often did after reviewing particularly difficult cases. It somehow helped her to focus all of her thoughts and energy on what was ahead of her and what would be ahead for her patients.

She exhaled a couple of times then opened the file again, as she reviewed the ultrasounds of the twins to date she was pleased to note that they both appeared to be in good condition. As little as two weeks before this episode happened the ultrasound came back looking well for the children. She placed her hands in front of her mouth and blew the air out slowly, when she got to Seattle her first order of business would be to convince Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd that she had to have a caesarean otherwise she could no longer guarantee the health of both her and her twins. She would then show the obviously smart woman who wasn't thinking at the moment that the health of her had to come first and she would prove it by ensuring her that was she was worried about, the health of her twins was no longer an issue she could promise her that. She would stay at the hospital to ensure that the twins were brought into the world with no complications and then she would go about bringing the twins' mother back to health because she was Martha Glover, and she was the best.

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Callie rolled over in bed after hitting off her alarm clock and noticed that Mark hadn't moved even with the sound. He was still snoozing peacefully with his arm tossed haphazardly over her waist. Leaning over she kissed him softly on the cheek and then slipped into her slippers and padded into the bedroom.

After taking her shower she put on her shoes and then checked Mark again who was still asleep and then changed her mind. He had practically begged her last night to wake him up so that he could go with her but he had been through a stressful day as well and the last thing he needed was to be dragged out of bed to go with her to the airport. She scribbled him a note stating as such and headed for the door when a yawning Miranda and baby in tow welcomed her when she opened the door.

Startled Callie immediately reached for Miranda's son who was always happy to see her as he fell in love her ringlet curls. Ever since he realized that he could pull them down and they would bounce back up he had created a game that Miranda swears would keep him occupied for hours. After placing him comfortably on her hip, she closed the door behind her and whispered, "What are you guys doing here?"

Miranda rolled her eyes as she started to reach for her son who shook his head in negation currently fascinated with the curls Callie had pulled back into a bow, "I'm here because it was time for Mr. Man's 2 AM feeding and since I was up and he was up, I thought we could accompany you to the airport."

Callie laughed and said, "You are so transparent, your son has been sleeping through the night for weeks now, what's really going on?"

Miranda shook her head and said, "It's not good, Dr. Revelle told Derek and I before we left the hospital that the latest tests show that Addison's liver has been compromised and that he's worried about the babies. We did an ultrasound and while they look good whenever Addison's system is compromised so is that of her children. I want this doctor here yesterday; she has to help us convince Addison that her best bet is to have the caesarean now."

Callie exhaled softly taking time to blow the breath out through her teeth and said, "How's Derek taking it?"

Miranda shrugged, "I left Derek with Richard, who offered to stay with him until we got back."

Callie nodded and reached for her jacket, "Let's go get this wonder doctor and save our friend and her children."

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Richard exhaled a deep breath as they both watched entranced by the rise and fall of her chest. He looked at Derek who with only a day's beard looked older than his advancing years; it was like in the last couple of hours he had put on twenty years. Richard had sat the man down and forced him to eat a dinner as well as ensured he kept his liquids up, he was hoping that he could get some conversation out of him but he was determined to sit in a vigil by Addison's bed with her hand tucked securely in his and not moving.

Richard put a hand on his shoulder and Derek looked up with eyes unseeing, "Do you know that I counted the amount of times her chest rose and fall within the last hour? It was amazing how many times the human body actually inhales and exhales within an hour. I almost lost count but I decided to stop because it was depressing that with each of the amount of time she inhales and exhales, it didn't matter because she isn't here, it's just her body. I don't know where my Addison is."

Richard exhaled softly and said, "In all the time I knew the two of you, I was always envious of the connection you two share until you both came to Seattle broken people. You were both broken for different reasons, but together the two of you were able to heal each other and in the process strengthen your relationship and create two beautiful children. Focus on that, not the inert woman that's lying on the bed. Focus on the fact that you two were able to overcome what would have been the end of most relationships and you were able to become stronger."

Derek shook his head as the tears streamed down his cheeks, "Don't you see Richard? That's what is making this so hard, I've haven't overcome anything. I'm still so tied up in her that I don't know where she starts and I end and I want it to be like that always. I feel cheated because I wanted to have her to myself for a little while longer, I wanted to be with her just a little bit more and now these babies come along and they are taking away the good thing I have in my life and could possibly the end of the life of the woman I love the most in this world."

Richard grabbed him by the shirt and pushed him out into the hall and yelled at him seething, "I get your scared, I get you can even be angry but don't you ever express that way of your own children, not in front of the woman who is willing to sacrifice her life for them. That's not fair because if she dies…" Richard stops as he started to choke up and spat out, "If she dies then you will have the last thing on your mind that you told her that you spit in her face as goes for her sacrifice, how dare you!"

Derek fell to the floor as the sobs overcame him and he started shaking, Richard instantly felt pity for the broken man in front of him because he knew that more than anyone he was on the edge he leaned down and pulled him to his feet, "You have to be strong for her and with her. That's all she needs from you now."

Derek nodded and as Richard pulled him into a hug no one looked at them strangely, no one questioned why two male doctors were embracing. Not when they knew that at the center was a bright eyed red-haired woman who had bewitched them all with her smile, humor and knowledge. How could they not comfort each other?

Dude, so I'm so feeling the Addek and Addie love and you?