Just want to say thanks again to everyone who left great reviews on this story! I got a lot done on it while the site was down, so updates should be happening daily for now. Glad you all enjoyed the cliffhanger at the end of the last chapter :-) Feel free to check out my other story (Believe in Second Chances.) Havent updated that one in a while, but one should come soon...got a lot of ideas! Cheers!
A/N: dont own it...I just wish Shonda would give Addie a baby already!
About an hour or so later, Addison woke and was surprised to find herself lying on a hospital bed back at work. Her head was pounding dully, but she was relieved that when she opened her eyes, the walls stayed where they should.
"Sam?" She called out groggily, struggling to sit up. "Sam?"
"Hey, you're awake," Pete said, looking up from the chart he was reading. "How are you feeling?" he helped her sit up, adding a couple of pillows behind her. Addison fell back into them.
"Where's Sam?" she asked, her voice still thick with sleep.
"He's with Naomi." Pete answered. Addison sat up quickly, making her head spin again.
"Oh my god, they know," she gasped. "I have to find Sam, I need to talk to him..." She tried to get up, but Pete gently pushed her back into the pillows.
"Ok, you need to take it easy. Your blood pressure plummeted, which was why you fainted in the first place. Have you been feeling tired or dizzy recently?"
"Just the past couple of days."
"How's the appetite?" he paused and glanced down at her chart. "We did an ultrasound and took some blood samples, it says here that you're about 10 weeks pregnant. Everything else seems normal-aside from the blood pressure issue." Addison's eyes widened.
"You did all that while I was sleeping? How long was I out for?"
"You've been drifting in and out for the past hour or so." she raised her eyebrows, surprised.
"Wow. I cant believe I missed all of that."
"Have you eaten anything today?" Pete asked.
"No...I havent been eating much...I've been feeling nauseous most of the time." She closed her eyes."He hates me, doesn't he?"
"Who?"
"Sam." Pete sighed deeply and sat down at the foot of her bed.
"I take that as a yes."
"He doesn't hate you, Addison. He's in shock. We all are."
"I need to see him." she murmured, her emerald eyes swimming with tears. "Please."
"Of course. I'll get him for you, just- try to relax, ok?" Addison nodded.
"How's the stomach now, are you hungry?" Addison shook her head.
"You should eat something. I'll tell Sam to bring you something to eat, ok?"
"But..." Addison started to protest.
"No buts. Doctor's orders." Addison managed a small smile.
"Thanks, Pete."
"No problem."
Pete walked slowly towards the break room. He could already hear Sam and Naomi yelling at each other, and dreaded the idea of walking in there in the midst of an argument. However Addison needed to talk to Sam, so he braced himself mentally and walked into the room.
"How could you do this to me? To US!" Naomi was yelling. Her black hair had come out of it's elegant bun and was falling loosely over her face. She had her hands balled into fists, and Pete felt certain that she was trying hard not to rearrange Sam's face. "You are unbelievable! You know, I may have had a hard time adjusting to the two of you being together, but this-this is just unacceptable!"
"Naomi-" Sam started to protest.
"So I suppose you are going to forget all about Maya and Olivia now? Did you assume that Naomi could handle her all by herself while you had some fun with my best friend?"
"Whoa, ok, everybody needs to calm down!" Charlotte shouted.
"Don't you DARE tell me what to do, Dr. King," she said in a deadly whisper. "My ex husband got my ex best friend pregnant. And you tell me to calm down?" Naomi glared at Charlotte with daggers in her eyes.
"Addison didn't mean to hurt you," Charlotte interjected.
"You knew about this," Naomi whispered as angry tears spilled down her cheeks.
"Yes."
"Who else knew about this?" the room was suddenly silent. Naomi glared at everyone, silently daring anyone to come forward. Finally Violet spoke up.
"Addison and I had a talk in my office. That day that you were cleaning the microwave." Naomi suddenly remembered Addison running out of the room with her hand over her mouth, Violet and Amelia following close behind.
"Amelia?" she prompted. Amelia nodded.
"I made her take a pregnancy test. She was showing all the symptoms."
"So everybody knew about this but me."
"Hey, I didn't-" Sam started to protest, but Naomi silenced him with a look. The phrase if looks could kill flashed through his mind and he retreated several steps.
"I don't believe this." Naomi muttered. "I just...unbelievable." she stalked out of the room. Pete cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Sam...um-Addison's awake. She wants to talk to you." he said. Sam nodded but stood frozen on the spot.
"Sam?" Pete prompted him.
"Just. Give. me. a .minute." Sam took a few minutes to collect his thoughts. He was still in shock, and he needed to calm down before he went to talk to Addison. The fight he had with Nai left him with mixed emotions. While he still cared for her, the feelings he had for Addison were like nothing he had ever experienced. He may not be ready for a child, but he didn't think he was ready to give up the fiery redhead, either. What they had was special. He took a deep breath and followed Pete out of the room.
"I just want to make things clear with you before you go in there," Pete said as he paused outside of Addison's door. "I don't want any fighting. Got it?" Sam nodded.
"Of course, I don't want to fight either. We just need to talk about things."
"Calmly," Pete suggested. "She's under enough stress as it is. And if you can get her to eat something, that would be great too. She said she hasnt eaten anything in the whole day."
"Right." Taking another deep breath, Sam entered the room.
So-another cliffhanger! How will Sam react now that he knows the truth? Please review, you know you want to :-D
