You Set Off Avalanches In My Heart
Part 2/6
~x~
3 months later.
"Sam, Sam come in here" Addison called out from her bedroom where she lay on her bed with Olivia.
"What? What is it?" he asked quickly as he stepped out of the bathroom.
"Watch Olivia's face when she feels the baby kick" she said with a slight laugh, when she felt the baby move she took Olivia's hand and placed it on her bump, Olivia's eyes widened in shock and then a giggle escaped her lips.
"Is that weird Liv?" Sam laughed, moving to kneel on the bed.
"Pa" Olivia babbled, reaching out to him, he scooped her up and kissed her face over and over making her laugh.
"Ok baby girl, it's time for bed or your Mommy won't be happy with me for keeping you awake and we don't want Grandpa to get in trouble do we" he said tickling her stomach "Say Goodnight to Aunt Addie"
"Goodnight sweetheart, sweet dreams" Addison said lifting Olivia into her arms for a quick hug, kissing against her hair, Sam picked Olivia back up, pecked Addison's lips and headed into the spare bedroom, when he had settled her he returned to find Addison half asleep.
"Tired baby?" he asked softly as he climbed onto the bed next to her, his hand coming to her bump.
"Hmm" Addison nodded, nuzzling into his neck "Today's been nice though, she's such a good baby don't you think?"
"A lot better than Maya used to be" Sam chuckled "Didn't get a minutes rest"
"You still don't" Addison smirked "And I'm sure our baby is going to run rings around you"
"Just like her Mommy" he teased.
"You love me" she smirked.
"I do" he whispered, kissing her softly "I was thinking, maybe we should start work on the nursery soon, Amelia's all moved into my house, we've got most of the furniture here already…."
"Ok" Addison smiled "I'd like that, I can't wait for it all to be done"
"Me either" Sam smiled back "I can't believe how quickly this is all going by, the day you found out feels like yesterday"
"Well a lot has changed since then" Addison said softly, her fingertips brushing against his jaw.
"Yeah" he whispered, turning his head a little to kiss her hand "All for the better right?"
"All for the better" she smiled "Will you run me a bath?"
"Sure I will" Sam said pecking her lips "But don't even think I'm gonna let you get in and out without my help"
"I know" Addison said rolling her eyes "Honestly, you and Amelia are so paranoid"
"We just want you both to be safe" Sam smiled, Addison laughed lightly and kissed him again before he slipped off the bed and headed into the bedroom.
~x~
2 months later.
"Hey" Violet said with surprise as Addison walked into the kitchen at the practice where she sat with Naomi, Pete and Charlotte "What are you doing here?"
"That house is so boring" Addison groaned "Do you know what I did today? I arranged the babies clothes into colour order, colour order Violet! I needed to get out of there before I did the same to Sam's"
"Fair enough" Violet laughed "Want something to drink?"
"A martini would be great" Addison said with a small smirk.
"Water it is then" Pete chuckled "Sit down Addie"
"Fine" Addison groaned, lowering herself down into one of the chairs "So, have I missed anything interesting?"
"Not really, you're the one who caused all the drama around here" Charlotte said dryly.
"I would protest but, I know you're right" Addison laughed, her laugh faded when she felt a sharp pain.
"You ok?" Violet asked worriedly as she put a glass of water in front of her.
"Braxton Hicks" Addison breathed out before taking a sip of water "Promise, I think I'd know if I was in labour"
"I hated Braxton Hicks" Naomi said without thinking about who she was talking to "I was on edge for weeks thinking I was gonna be giving birth at any second"
"I know, because it was me you were calling at 4am panicking" Addison said with a slight laugh "You even turned up on my doorstep once and attacked Derek with your hormones….and your fists"
"God I'd forgot about that" Naomi laughed "He didn't look me in the eye for a week"
"Because he thought you'd hit him again" Addison laughed back, Violet, Pete and Charlotte simply watched them in shock.
"Hey" Sam said walking in and causing the room to drop into an awkward silence "Everything ok? Why aren't you at home?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"She put the baby clothes in colour order" Violet piped up.
"Bored?" he said with a slight laugh.
"Y'know you could just take your paternity leave now" Addison said hopefully "Or just do less days? Come on Sam I'm at home all alone all day, what if I go into early labour?"
"You could call me"
"What if my phone dies and I haven't paid the home phone bill?"
"Now you're just being silly" Sam smirked, reaching down and kissing her lips "I'll rearrange my schedule and do less days next week ok?"
"Ok" Addison smiled "Thank you, baby girl says thank you too" she said with a slight laugh as she felt the baby kick.
"Why don't we go somewhere for lunch and then I'll drop you back home? We can even stop by the movie rental place and get something for you to watch so you don't colour order anything else" he teased.
"Fine" she sighed "Help me up" Sam held her hands and helped her stand up "Gotta do what the baby daddy tells me, someone come and see me soon? Please?"
"How about I bring Lucas over tomorrow?" Violet asked "I can bring lunch too"
"Sounds great" Addison smiled "I'll see you guys later"
"Bye Addie" Pete smiled.
"Y'know you're waddlin' Montgomery" Charlotte called out as they started to leave.
"Shut it King!" Addison called back.
"Ok, what the hell was that?" Violet laughed to Naomi as Addison and Sam disappeared out of sight.
"What?" Naomi frowned.
"You. And Addison. Laughing" Pete added.
"Together" Charlotte finished.
"Oh um, I don't, I guess I wasn't really, thinking about it" Naomi shrugged "It's not a big deal, I'm being civil right? And that's good"
"Right" Violet said slowly "Y'know, you could just talk to her, I know you miss her"
"I miss the body I had in med school but we can't have everything can we?" Naomi said as she stood up and left the room.
"Women. I will never understand them" Pete mumbled, he groaned when he felt Violet and Charlotte both hit him on the back of the head.
~x~
3 weeks later.
"Sam" Addison called out shakily from the kitchen.
"Yeah?"
"Sam, can you come in here please?"
"What is it?" Sam said rushing in "Oh, my god" he said looking at the puddle at her feet.
"I, I've been having contractions all day but I thought, I thought they were Braxton Hicks but, but they're not" Addison stuttered "Sam she's coming"
"She's coming" Sam repeated, a smile forming on his lips.
"Sam, I know, it's great, and amazing, but I really think we should get moving" Addison said with a breath before a painful contraction hit her.
"Ok" he said rushing forward and taking her hands, letting her squeeze them "Let's get you changed into something else and then I'll drive you to the hospital, I'll call Dr Baker on the way"
"Ok" Addison gulped "Sam I, I can't believe this is really happening, we're, we're going to be parents"
"I know" Sam whispered, kissing her temple "I love you Addison"
"I love you Sam" she whispered back.
~x~
6 hours later.
"Ok Addison, you've only got one centimetre to go, you ready for this?" Dr Adam Baker asked with a smile.
"No" she replied with a slight laugh "Y'know, I've been an OB for almost 2 decades, and I've delivered, too many babies to remember, and I've sat and watched women have these contractions and thought to myself, it can't hurt that much, well Adam, it can, it really can, and you are so damn lucky you will never experience this"
"You're gonna be great Addison" he said squeezing her hand "You're ready for this, don't panic, don't freak-out, just take a deep breath and think about the end result"
"How are you not married yet?" Addison said with a slight laugh.
"Ahh, the unanswerable question" he smirked.
"Y'know, you could ask Amelia out" Addison suggested "She really likes you, and for her to actually almost admit that to me is a big deal, you get that she comes to all my appointments just to stare at you right?"
"You're trying to set him up with Amelia again?" Sam said with a slight laugh when he walked into the room, handing Addison a cup of ice chips.
"Admit it, they're perfect for each other" she smiled up at him before tipping some into her mouth.
"I'm not getting involved" he chuckled.
"And I have to go and check on another patient" Adam said closing Addison's chart and putting it on the end of the bed "I'll come back soon"
"At least agree to a date" Addison said hopefully.
"Maybe" Adam laughed as he left.
"I'll break him soon"
"You are incorrigible Addie" Sam chuckled, kissing her lips gently "She's almost here" he whispered.
"I know" Addison whispered back "I can't wait"
"Me either" Sam smiled, his hand gently caressing her stomach, both of them dropped into a comfortable silence until another contraction hit.
~x~
"I really need to push now" Addison panted as everyone around her prepared for delivery, her hand was holding Sam's tightly.
"Ok" Adam nodded "Go ahead, push"
Addison pushed as hard as she could and finished with a scream, after a couple more pushes the head was out.
"Wait, hold on" Adam said quickly.
"What is it?" Addison panicked.
"The umbilical cord is around her neck, I can get it off, you just need to relax"
"It's ok Addie" Sam said brushing the sweat from her forehead "He's fixing it ok? Don't worry"
"Is she ok?" Addison asked tearfully "Adam is she ok? Adam!" she asked in a panic as he stayed silent for a minute.
"Ok, I've untangled it, everything's fine, everything's ok, on the next contraction I need you to really push"
"Ok" Addison sniffled "But she's ok?"
"She's ok" he nodded, a second later and Addison started pushing again with Sam coaching her through it, after her final push she collapsed back into the pillows behind her, laughing slightly at the sound of her daughters cries, Sam cut the cord before the baby was placed on Addison's chest.
"Hi" she said tearfully "Hi baby girl, look at you"
"Addie she's perfect" Sam whispered, trying to hide the tears in his eyes but failing miserably "I'm so proud of you"
"We made her Sam, we, we did this" she sniffled "Look at her"
"I know" he nodded, kissing her temple and bringing his thumb to lightly brush against the baby's cheek "Hi little one" he said softly "You are beautiful baby girl"
"Sam, why don't you take her over to the nurse and get her weighed and me and Addison will take care of the afterbirth" Adam suggested.
"Ok" Sam nodded, he accepted the blanket from Addison and wrapped the baby in it as he lifted her up, letting Addison kiss the top of her head before moving over to the nurse, when they were back together Addison was cleaned up and sitting in the bed, Sam passed her their wrapped bundle.
"6 pounds, 4 ounces, 19 inches long" he smiled "We got a small one"
"You are small baby girl" Addison said with a slight laugh "Small but beautiful"
"Perfect" Sam smiled.
"Amy" Addison said quietly "That's her name"
"Amy?" Sam said slowly.
"Amy Carson Bennett" she smiled "Amy, because, I like the name, and Amelia, she's been amazing Sam, right from the beginning, and Carson, well you know I love that name"
"Ok" he said with a slight laugh "But, Bennett? Are you sure?"
"I'm sure" she whispered "You want to be a Bennett don't you Amy?" Addison cooed, Amy blinked up at her and reached her arms out a little "See, she wants to be a Bennett"
"I love you, so much" Sam whispered, tilting her head so he could kiss her "Both of you"
"We love you too" Addison smiled.
"We're gonna move you back to your room now Addison" Adam said taking the moment to interrupt them "I'll stop by and see how you're getting on later, she looks pretty perfect to me, congratulations"
"Thank you Adam, for everything" Addison smiled.
"No problem" he smiled softly.
~x~
"Hi" Amelia said quietly as she slipped into Addison's private room.
"Hey" Addison smiled "Come over here" she said patting her bed "I wanted you to be the first to meet her"
"Ok" Amelia said walking closer and sitting on the edge of the bed, she carefully accepted Amy into her arms "Wow Addie, she's tiny" she said quietly.
"Yeah" Addison breathed out "Didn't feel that way when I was pushing her out though"
"I bet" Amelia laughed "Sam's making calls?"
"Mmhmm" Addison nodded.
"So…what's her name?" Amelia asked "We can't keep calling you baby girl now can we?"
"Amy"
"Yeah?"
"No, the baby's name, it's Amy" Addison said with a small smile "Amy Carson Bennett….I'm serious" she said with a slight laugh as Amelia furrowed her eyebrows a little "It's not like you let any of us call you Amy anyway, and, if it wasn't for you, I'd probably be insane right now"
"Well, you're kinda still insane" Amelia joked, Addison rolled her eyes a little and let out a laugh.
"You can cry y'know" she teased "I know you want to, I won't tell anyone"
"Shut up" Amelia said dryly "Addison I, you have no idea how, how much this, means to me, god a couple of years ago nobody even trusted me to hold their kids, and now, I can rub this in my sisters faces right? Please?"
"Of course" Addison laughed "And you are going to prove to every single one of them that you are nothing like the girl you used to be, they'd be proud y'know, they might be pretty awful at showing it but, if they knew everything you've achieved, all of it, they'd be proud"
"You're all the sister I need" Amelia said with a small smile.
"No" Addison said softly "I'm not, I'm here, and I will always be your sister, but they're your family, and you're always going to need your family"
"Yeah, I know"
"But you better not leave me here in LA because I need you around to make me feel young"
"I won't" Amelia laughed "As long as you don't get boring now you're a Mom, cuz that's what happened to all of my sisters and pretty much every person I know with kids, Violet has her moments but, she's pretty boring sometimes"
"I promise" Addison smirked "So, what do you think? Think she's gonna give me hell?"
"Definitely"
~x~
Part 3/6 to follow…