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5 years later
Callie O'Malley stood at the bottom of the stairs in her home she shared with her husband and beautiful 5-year-old daughter. She lightly tapped her foot on the floor and she rested a hand on her lower back. She sighed when she looked up at the clock on the wall. Today was Emma's first day of school and Callie really wasn't sure she was ready to let her go, but Emma was so excited about going. She had been too excited to go to sleep, but finally after 4 books, her favorite song her mommy sang to her and a glass of water the raven-haired girl finally fell asleep. Callie smiled at it all. She couldn't believe that her little girl was 5 and going to school. It seemed so surreal to her. George walked into the foyer and glanced around the room.
"She's still not ready?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her. His hands rested on her little very pregnant belly. Callie turned her head around to him.
'What can I say, she is your daughter." She said, smirking at him. George rolled his eyes and let go of her. He walked to the bottom of the stairs.
"Emma Nicole, you better hurry your little butt up, you're going to be late for your first day of school." He yelled. Callie laughed. George was the cutest daddy and Emma had him wrapped around her little finger. She heard the little footsteps coming running down the hall. Emma stopped at the top of the stairs, her little hand on her hip. She was the spitting image of a mini Callie.
"Mommy! I need your help, now!" she yelled down to them then ran back to her room. Callie laughed at her and walked up the stairs and walked into Emma's room. It had been repainted when the little girl decided that she no longer wanted the baby room. It was now soft beige with a pink and white-ribboned border. The crib had been replaced with a white and pink wrought iron canopy bed. A small white and oak nightstand sat next to the bed with a pink lap perched on its top. The matching dresser and mirror was placed near the wall on the other side.
Emma was sitting on her bed; her little legs swinging over the edge. Her long black curls were up in pigtails and swinging by her head at the lightest movements. She looked up and saw Callie walk in. She got off the bed and ran to her, wrapping herself around her mother's leg. Callie placed her hand on the top of Emma's head.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?" she asked. Emma looked up at Callie with big tears in her eyes. It broke Callie's heart.
"I don't wanna go to school, I wanna stay here with you." She said, as her tears fell down her cheeks. Callie grabbed Emma's hand and led her to the bed. She motioned for her to get on her lap and Emma did. Callie wrapped her arms around her daughter's little frame.
"What happened to, 'Mommy, I'm a big girl and I have to go to school'?" she asked. Emma just shrugged her little shoulders. Callie giggled a bit.
"I changed my mind mommy. I'm not a big girl. Please can I stay here with you?" she asked, looking up at her mother. Callie wanted to say yes but she knew that she had to let Emma go. So Callie just shook her head no. Emma just dropped her jaw at her mother.
"Why mommy? Don't you want me here with you?" she asked, hurt. That really hurt.
"Oh, baby girl, of course I want you with me. But you see mommy has to go to work and I'm sure you would have a lot more fun at school making brand new friends." She explained. She knew that was a long shot since Emma loved going to the hospital and seeing all of her aunts and uncles. Emma violently shook her head.
"No, I like the hospital mommy. I get to see Aunt Addison, Aunt Meredith and Aunt Cristina! I love them all lots and lots! Aunt Cristina is so much fun." She said, smiling proudly. Cristina had surprised Callie most of all and Emma had seem to taken to her most of all. She loved all of the so much but Cristina was her favorite. Addison didn't mind it all; Addie was the one that spoiled her the most. She had bought Emma anything she wanted and most of the designer clothes in her closet. Callie smiled and pulled her daughter in for a tight hug.
"Sweetie, you have to go to school. Tell you what if you go to school, mommy promises that she and daddy and whomever else you want will all go out for ice cream. How does that sound?" she asked. Emma's smiled brightened.
"Can I get new clothes too?" she asked. Callie smiled widely. Emma certainly got her love of fashion from Addison. Emma had to have new clothes. She wasn't the normal little girl that loved princess toys and horses. No Emma was the style princess of Seattle. Emma's closet was lined with chuck taylors of every kind, sandals, and various cross trainers. Shoes were her favorite accessories. She got new shoes almost every time she went out with Addison or her daddy. Callie would give in a few times but mostly Callie would buy her clothes.
"Yes, you can get new clothes, don't you always?" she asked, kissing her daughters cheek. Emma smiled widely at her mother and jumped off her lap.
"Ok, mommy, I'll go to school." She said, and ran around her room getting her clothes. Callie watched and laughed a little as Emma checked herself in her mirror several times as she walked by it. She was completely Addison molded. After 5 minutes of primping, she finally turned to Callie.
"How do I look mommy?" she asked. Callie giggled at her daughter's choice of clothes. She wore a dark pink long-sleeved shirt that read 'I Rock the Cute', dark blue jeans with embroidered pink butterflies and her dark pink chuck taylors.
"You look absolutely adorable, sweetie." She said, as she got up. She quickly grabbed the bed frame as a pain shot through her stomach. Emma's smile quickly faded and she ran to her mother.
"Mommy, are you ok?" she asked. Callie nodded her head.
"Go get daddy, tell him to hurry." She said, pointing to the door. Emma nodded and ran out the door. She stood at the top of the stairs and yelled down.
"Daddy come quick something's wrong with mommy and the baby!" she yelled and came running back into the room. She heard George take the stairs an soon he came running into the room as well. He went to her side, placing his hand on the small of her back.
"Cal, what's wrong?" he asked, as the sound of rushing liquid hit the floor. Callie looked down and then up at George.
"We're having a baby." She responded. Emma squealed lightly and clapped her hands.
"Yay, I'm going to be a big sister!" she said, happily. George nodded his head and helped Callie out of the room; Emma followed holding Callie's hand.
"You still have to go to school. Mommy promises if the baby comes before you get out of school, I'll make sure someone comes to get you." She said. Emma nodded and agreed.
"Ok mommy, I can't wait to tell everyone that my little brother is coming!" she said. Callie and George both laughed. Thank god Emma's school was on the way to the hospital. She could be dropped off on the way. George called the school as soon as they were in the car.
'Hello, this is George O'Malley, my daughter is going to be dropped off at the school in a few minutes and I would like to have someone wait for her out front. My wife is in labor with our second child, and can't walk her in." He said into the phone. He nodded and then hung up the phone with a thank you. He turned back to Emma, as Callie grabbed his hand.
"Your teacher is going to meet you out front baby. We're so sorry we can't be here for your first day of school." He said. Emma just smiled and shook her head at her daddy.
"That's ok daddy, I get to be a big sister and got to school in the same day! I'm very happy." She said as the car came to a stop. Sure enough there was Emma's teacher waiting for her. Emma unbuckled herself from her booster seat and the teacher opened the door for her. She climbed out and then opened Callie's door. She climbed in and gave Callie a big kiss on the cheek.
"I love you mommy." She said, the rubbed her mothers belly. "I love you too baby. And you too daddy! Bye!" she said and then hopped out. She took her teachers hand and they walked into the school.
-Line Break-
After 6 hours of labor and an hour of pushing, the newest O'Malley entered the world. Emma had been picked up from school when Callie started to push and she was anxiously waiting in the waiting room with Cristina and Meredith. She couldn't sit still to save her life.
"Emma, sit down or I'll sedate you." Cristina said. She was starting to get annoyed with the constant jumping and questions.
"Fine." She said, sitting back down and folding her arms across her chest. She head someone call her name and she looked up to find her daddy standing in the doorway. She smiled widely and jumped up from her seat. She ran to him.
"Daddy! Is my little brother here?" she asked. George nodded and reached down and picked up his little girl.
"Yes he is, do you want to see him?" he asked.
"Of course I wanna see him, daddy!"
George laughed and walked with Emma down the hall to Callie's room. He pushed open the door and peeked his head inside.
"I found a little girl who claims that she's a big sister, can she come in?" he asked. Emma playfully smacked George's shoulder.
"Daddy!"
Callie looked up from the gaze with her son and smiled. She motioned for them to come in. George pushed the door open. Emma smiled widely at the little bundle in her mother's arms. She wiggled to get out of George's arms and he set her down on the ground. She ran over to the bed and gently climbed up on to it to get a better look.
"Emma, I'd like you to meet your little brother Gabriel Michael." Callie said softly. Emma reached her little hand in and held Gabriel's tiny one.
"Oh he's so cute mommy, and so little." She said. Callie smiled up at George.
"Do you want to hold him?" Callie asked. Emma looked up at Callie and nodded happily. Callie placed her arm around Emma's back and helped her hold her little brother. George smiled widely at his perfect little family. He grabbed his camera this was too cute and he had to take a picture. Emma and Callie both looked up and smiled at George. He took the picture and then handed the camera to a nurse who was still in the room. He walked over and stood on the other side of Emma and the nurse took one more picture of the O'Malley family.
Callie looked down at her two children and smiled widely. Her family was now complete and it had become picture perfect in her eyes.