AN: Thanks for the Awesome response!! This chapter made me laugh so hard as I wrote it. So enjoy!
Chapter 2
Derek turned around, and stared at Addison. "You mean to tell me I have had a daughter for several years that I didn't know about?" "Derek, would you please come inside so we can discuss this civilly?" Addison asked pleading with her eyes. Derek simply nodded and followed Addison into the brownstone.
When he entered the house he noticed the change a child had brought in. The house was a little more messier and warmer than it used to be with just the two of them. As she led him through the entryway he began to gaze at several pictures of Addison, Mark, a man whom he assumed belonged to the ring, a younger boy, and Ari the young red head he just met. They were standing uncomfortably in the foyer when suddenly Ari came bouncing back in begging Addison to pick her up. "Hey Mommy, who is this? Is he staying for dinner? Is he going to play the game to? Uncle Mark needs a partner." the little girl rattled off never taking a breath. "Whoa ladybug slow down. One question at a time please." Addison tried to silence the child, who was now in her arms. The little girl had added a crown and a boa since Derek had last seen her. "Hey babe, who was at the door?" said a male voice stepping into the entry way throwing a dish towel over his obvious cowboy costume. He was a handsome man who was 6'5" (perfect for Addison) with blonde hair and brown eyes, same as in the picture. "Paul, this is Derek, my ex-husband. Derek, this is my fiancé Paul." Derek and Paul shook hands, but before a word could be spoken a small boy appeared at the top of the stairs yelling, "YES! I finally found it. I found the hidden Indian land now we can take over the world Paul. Why are we standing around we have to get to the saloon and drink to our discovery." the young boy with dark curly shouted rushing past everyone and heading for the kitchen. "Derek, get your butt back here," Addison said sternly before the boy got to far into the living room. The boy froze in his tracks, turned around, and sneaked back to the entry way trying to pretend that he had been there the whole time.
Derek once again found himself frozen, "Did Addie just call him Derek?" As Derek watched the boy he suddenly felt like he was staring at a younger version of himself only with Addison's eyes. "Look Jake and Ari; I have someone I would like you to meet. This is an old friend of Mommy's and Uncle Mark's. His name is Derek Shepherd. He is your daddy. Do you remember asking me about him, and I showed you the picture? Well this is him." Jacob walked over to Derek slowly. Every eye in the room was on him to see what his reaction would be. He reached up with his hand and motioned for Derek to join him on his level. Derek slowly leaned down checking with all adults in the room to see if they were concerned as he was. Jacob just put his hands on either side of Derek's face, looked directly into his eyes as if he was seeing if he was real or not. Then he looked back to Ari who simply nodded to him. Next surprised everyone, Jacob threw his arms around Derek's neck and gave him the biggest hug he could. While they were hugging Jacob whispered into Derek's ear, "I always knew you would come. I love you Daddy." Derek's eyes began to water, and he just held his son and cried. When they finally released, Derek noticed that a lot of the anger he had toward Addison had fallen away. It wasn't all gone, but it definitely mellowed out.
"Are we still playing this game cause this dress is really starting to itch?" came Mark's voice from a different part of the house. As he walked into the foyer he spotted Derek immediately. "Well this is awkward." He simply stated. Derek looked up and saw Mark standing in fishnet stockings, very ugly metallic heels, a very ugly 80's prom dress, and a blonde wig. "How?" he snickered trying very lamely to hide his laughter. Jacob was the first to speak up. "Uncle Mark made a stupid comment about mom's heels, so mom decided to prove a point. She bet that if the Lakers beat the Knicks that Mark would have to wear a dress plus heels for a whole day. Well-" "the Lakers won, and now Uncle Mark is our saloon girl." Ari finished for her brother. "Please tell me you have pictures, Nancy would love to see them." Derek stated. "Ha ha very funny Shepherd." Mark huffed as he left the room. "Listen kids who wants to help make the crust for dinner and cookies for desert?" Paul asked. "Yay, pizza night!" said both Ari and Jacob. Paul walked over and grabbed Ari out of Addison's arms while giving her a quick kiss on the lips before he left the room ushering the kids toward the kitchen.
"How about we talk in my office?" Addison questioned. "That would be good" Derek stated still in shock. Seriously, he just found out that his ex-wife is engaged, he has a boy and a girl, and he just saw his best friend in a dress. Derek's mind was reeling. "Do you want to just dive into details, ask questions, or do you want me to tell you the story?" she asked as she shut the door to her office. "Can I just have a moment?" "Sure take all the time you need." Addison replied as she sat at her desk chair, and motioning for Derek to sit on the couch.
Addison just sat and sat. After sitting in silence for 30 minutes, Addison got up to leave the room. "Were you going to tell me?" Derek's words came slowly, but he had a certain harshness to his tone. "The day I caught you with Cindy was the day I was going to tell you."
"Addie, I am so sorry." "No worries, Derek. I have forgiven you, thanks to help from Paul and Mark. Plus that was all a long time ago." "What happens next?" "I have spent a long time thinking about how I would answer that question if I ever saw you again. At the beginning it was some form of decapitation." "Which one looked the best?" Derek asked chuckling to himself. "Oh you know my favorite, the Robin Hood version. Head cut off with a rusty spoon." "Why a spoon?" Derek asked remembering the lines from one of her favorite movies. "Because it is dull you twit, it will hurt more." she added finishing the old banter they used to enjoy. "You always had a thing for Kevin Costner." "I did not! To be honest the whole decapitation thing was thanks to hormones. After the kids were born I finally decided that if you did come back, who am I to deny you a chance at getting to know your own kids? So Derek it is up to you how much time you spend with them, and as long as their school schedules agree I don't see why you can't be a major part in their lives." She said relieved. Derek continued to stare at his hands. Addison could tell that he was thinking hard and deliberately about what exactly he was going to say or ask for next. Even after five years apart, Addison still knew "her Derek" inside and out.
"Could you tell me about them?" He said his voice barely above a whisper. Addison walked over to the bookcase picked out a book that looked a little out of place, compared to all of the Medical books that surrounded it, plus Addison's obsessive collection "chick lit." She walked back and joined Derek on the couch, and opened the book to the first page. It held the ultrasound pictures that used to be in the tiny frames. "This is our daughter Arabella Kate Montgomery Shepherd. She was born 6 lbs. 1oz. She was a princess from the day she was born and she knows it. She was also born first, and will never let Jacob forget it. She definitely has my attitude and hair. She was born with black hair, but it fell out pretty quickly. When it came back, oh my was it red. Then there is Derek Jacob Montgomery Shepherd."
"You named him after me and my father?"
"Yea, thank Mark for that one. I wanted to name him George Payton Montgomery Shepherd."
"So Mark saved my kid from a life of torture, Go Mark." Derek said raising his arms in triumph, "sorry go on."
"Anyway, he was born 5 lbs. 7 oz. He is a lot like you definitely a thinker. He could easily be a Doctor, as for Ari only time will tell." She continued to show the book she had made of her kids lives to Derek.
"They have been in there for over an hour should we send in a small spy to go check?" Paul asked Mark. "Not really, chances are for the first half hour they sat in total silence. Now, they are just hashing out details." "Are you sure? I am positive that we could send Jacob in for something, or to tell them dinner is ready?" Paul said still not completely satisfied with how things were going. "Is it?" Mark perked up because food was mentioned. "Not yet." Paul replied shaking his head. "You are a liar and a cheat!" Mark replied laughing while they watched Ari and Jacob help with making the dessert.
"Mark is in a lot of these pictures," Derek inquired as he got closer into the book, "how come you aren't engaged to him?" "Mark is Ari and Jake's godparent. I don't think he is ready to be a dad, yet he helped me through so much by the end of it he was still just a good friend. Nothing more."
"I am glad that he took such good care of you because I couldn't. I told him to do me that favor before I left."
"I know he told me about it."
"Addison I know I am way to late, but I still love you. I am so sorry I hurt you. I have wished everyday that I could take it back, but you and I both know that can't happen."
Before Addison could tell him her response to the bombshell he just dropped on her, Jacob entered the study covered from head to foot in flour. "Mom, Paul and Uncle Mark sent me in to tell you that dinner will be ready soon." "Jacob, why are you covered in flour?" "Ari and I got into a flour fight while Uncle Mark and Paul were deciding which swimsuit model was better to sleep with." Jacob replied like it was nothing new. "MARK! I am going to kill you for corrupting my child's brain." Addison yelled as she exited the study.
Bahaha MARK IN DRAG!!! Hee hee! Had it planned the whole time. To visualize take the ugliest dress you have ever seen (for me it is a red 80's prom dress) and put it on mcsteamy...yea if you ever need a good chuckle pull that one out of your memory bank.
Next up Family dinner...with maybe more family than expected??
