Hey everyone! Thanks for all the positive reviews! You guys make my day! I fast-forwarded a bit in this chapter, so Addie is currently about 20 weeks pregnant in this part of the story. Enjoy! Also-I finally joined the world of twitter yesterday. Still figuring out how to use it...but if you want to follow me on there my username is the same...tiburito85. Cheers!

A/N-Nope, dont own it.

~*20 Weeks Pregnant*~

"Nai- we need to talk," Addison stated firmly as she strode into her friend's office.

Naomi looked up from her paperwork.

"About?" Naomi asked curiously. She had a feeling she knew what was coming, but she refused to acknowledge anything that had to do with her and Sam's relationships. She avoided the two of them as much as possible, keeping her eyes to the floor so as not to draw any attention, disappearing into her office for hours at a time whenever the two of them shared more than a friendly conversation in the hallways.

"You know what this is about." Addison narrowed her eyebrows. "You've been avoiding me ever since you found out I was pregnant." Naomi grimaced, but returned her attention to her paperwork, organizing them into neat little piles on her desk. Her office was now impeccable; she had taken to cleaning every nook and cranny to help keep her mind off things, along with her stress-eating habit. Boxes of half-eaten chocolates littered her desk and her garbage can was so full of candy wrappers that Addison thought it couldn't possibly hold anymore.

"And now you're ignoring me." Addison noted. "Come on, Nai. You're my best friend. Talk to me."

"I WAS your best friend," Naomi corrected. Addison recoiled as if she had been slapped at the sound of the past tense. "And get out of my office. I have nothing more to say to you."

"Nai-"

"No. Don't "Nai" me. You slept with my ex husband and now you're pregnant with his baby, and you come marching in here expecting me to act like nothing happened? I don't think so, Addison. Now please, get out. I have work to do."

"Nai, please let me explain-" Naomi slammed a pile of books on her desk, making Addison jump.

"What part of "get out" don't you understand?" she asked sharply. "The door is open. Use it." eyes flaming, Naomi pointed in the direction of the exit.

Deeply hurt, Addison left Naomi's office. She knew she would be angry, but this-this was a side of Naomi she never knew existed. She missed her friendship. While Amelia was fun and exciting, Naomi was the one Addison could confess her innermost thoughts and secrets to. She longed to be able share her latest ultrasound with Nai, to argue playfully over what sex they thought the baby would be. She wanted Nai to be in the room when they heard her baby's heart beat for the first time, to feel her child kicking inside of her. Her hand dropped down to caress stomach. She was nearing twenty weeks of her pregnancy and she now sported a noticeable bump. Tears stung her eyes as she realized that things could be over for good, that Naomi was never going forgive her. She leaned against the wall and rolled down to the floor, burying her face in her hands.

"There you are!" came Sam's voice from down the hall. "I've been looking all over for you. Want to grab lunch?"

"I'm not hungry," she whispered, quickly wiping away a tear from the corner of her eye. Sam reached her side and knelt down so that he was at her eye-level.

"What happened?" he asked. "Are you alright?" it was a stupid question, he could see that she wasn't.

"Naomi hates me." she admitted, refusing to meet his gaze and staring at the floor instead.

"Did you two have a fight?" Addison shook her head.

"So what happened?" he asked again, gently lifting her face and forcing her to look at him.

"She-said I'm not her best friend anymore. I tried to go in there and talk to her, but she wants nothing to do with me. She kicked me out of her office." Sam exhaled slowly. He knew from experience that when Naomi was mad, it was best not to push things. However he hated to see Addison so broken, especially over something that should be making her happy. He gently took her in his arms and she rested her head upon his shoulder.

"Maybe this was a mistake," she whispered. "Maybe we shouldn't be doing this."

"No," Sam stated firmly. "I will not have you calling our kid a mistake. Naomi is angry, and when people get angry, we say things we don't mean. She needs time to cool off, Addie. This is a big deal for her."

"And it's not for me?" Addison asked. "You know I want this more than anything in the world, Sam, but is it really worth our friendship?"

"Shh. Don't go there. I'll talk to her, OK?" Addison nodded. "Good. Now how about lunch?" he brushed a strand of red hair out of her eyes.

"I'm not hungry, Sam...I just..."

"Come on, you're supposed to be eating for two here. We don't want a repeat of what happened four months ago, do we?" he stood up and held out his hand.

"No. I suppose not." she took his hand and pulled herself up from the floor.

"I didn't think so. Lets get you something to eat. I love you, Addison Forbes Montgomery."

"I love you too, Samuel Bennett." he grinned as she smiled up at him.

"Just don't go calling me pretty." he said with a smirk. Addison laughed.

"But you ARE." she kissed him gently on the lips. "Will you still want me when I'm all fat and hormonal?"

"I will always want you. Even when you are fat and hormonal." he stared into her dark green eyes. "You are beautiful to me, Addie. We'll work this out together, don't worry."

"Together," she repeated. The sound of his reassuring voice felt like music to her ears. She linked arms with his and let him steer her into the break room, where he proceeded to the refrigerator to assemble ingredients for her next meal.

"You're cooking?" she asked, amused. Last time he tried to cook something, they ended up calling the fire department. He knew what she was thinking and grinned at the memory of the two of them trying unsuccessfully to put out the fire.

"I'm letting lean cuisine do the work." he held up the box of instant pizza. Addison laughed loudly.

"God, Bennett, you must be crazy if you think I'm gonna eat that crap!" she patted the slight bulge of her belly. "Besides, you were the one who said I should be eating for two. I highly doubt that a meal in a box would cut it." Sam smiled warmly at the redheaded beauty before him.

"You're right." he said as he briefly checked his watch. "You and I both have an hour before our next patient comes in. What do you say we go out to lunch?"

"I say its a date. Just...not Chinese," Addison begged. "The baby doesn't like it."

"Not Chinese." Sam agreed.

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Next chapter- Addie and Sam find out the baby's gender and get a surprise visitor :-)