Chapter 7 - Dear readers, sorry for the late update! These last weeks have been incredibly busy with work and exams, but finally we found the time to post this brand new chapter! Little spoiler, for the many who were waiting who was the person at the end of the previous chapter very soon you will discover it and maybe you will surprised!

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Addison Montgomery turned around to identify who was the voice had startled her, it seemed so familiar but since being in LA she couldn't put the name to the voice. As she turned around it hit her like a ton of bricks, it was the Nazi.

"Well it's pleasant to see you too Miranda," Addison said as she tried to get over the shock of the situation.

"Addison Forbes Montgomery, you have some explaining to do as to why you're here in the middle of the night asking for your ex-husband."

Addison stared at the short surgeon and turned to face the girl at the reception desk one last time.

"On second thought, Dr. Bailey would be more than happy to escort me to see the doctor. Thank you for your time and if he does come by, this interaction here between the three of us never happened. Understood?"

The young girl's color had drained from her face as Addison addressed her, she swallowed hard and nodded in understanding at the woman's words, meanwhile with a trembling hand gave Addison her Hospital ID.

"Yes ma'am."

Addison then turned back to Miranda and began to explain herself.

"Look, you're one of the only people here that doesn't spread gossip like an STD so I'm going to tell you why I'm here but if this place is anything like how I left it before we are going to have to go somewhere a little more private."

The surgeon agreed with Addison's words and ushered her to the conference room up on the third floor. She locked the doors and closed the blinds as they walked into the room. Bailey walked over to the coffee table and grabbed two cups of coffee and placed them on the table.

Addison sat facing the woman with her coat still on, apprehensive of how she was going to face her old friend. She stared at the coffee before her and looked back up at the surgeon that was sitting before her. Guilt was written all over her face as she lost her confident composer when Bailey began to talk.

"Addison I know that the hallways here can be a little chilly but it's not snowing inside so I think that you should take your coat off unless you're hiding something that needs to be explained?"

"Miranda I just like this coat and there's nothing that needs to be read into."

"Hmm, see the Addison Montgomery that I know would have guzzled that coffee down now like the coffee addicted surgeon that she is and be digging into her second cup by now. So there's something up, I mean come on what are you pregnant or are we going on a caffeine detox?"

The color from Addison's face had just been drained at Bailey's comment as her hands then fell to her lap. Bailey then gasped at her sudden realization about the woman in front of her.

"Addison Forbes Montgomery you're..."

"Pregnant yes." It was with that, that Addison began to take off her winter coat and revealed her small baby bump to the surgeon.

"Congratulations!" Miranda exclaimed hugging her old friend, "How far are you?"

"I'm in the second trimester already!"

"I would have said less, but you look great!"

"Miranda, I know you are a good friend and you want to be kind to me but right now, I really don't think I look so great!" Addison was pale and tired of this long day, but this didn't stop her from jumping onto the first flight to Seattle, even if this meant putting her unborn child in some form of danger.

"Miranda, I just need you to keep it on the down low for the moment, I don't want news of this being spread around the hospital especially since what's been happening with Meredith and Derek."

"Wait how do you know about that? Is that why you're here?"

"Yeah, Derek called and asked me for help. At first I was really hesitant but then I… ugh I don't really know what happened and now I'm here."

"You're telling me that you just happened to get a phone call in the middle of the evening from your ex-husband and just hours later you jump on a plane and you're here waiting on him like a puppy dog."

"It's not like that Miranda, I just. If you were there you would have done the same."

"Addison, Derek is paranoid when something happens to Meredith, but for what I know she's in very good hands… Richard even called this new ob/gyn, which is doing a pretty good job!

"Did you even think about if you were ok to fly in your condition?"

"Oh god, the baby! I uhh I just completely spaced out."

"Spaced out? You can't be serious, Addison!"

"I was alone in my beach house, my husband was out for a conference and a consult, I received Derek's call and at first I told him 'NO!', that I couldn't be here, but after a couple of hours I found my self on a flight for Seattle… It seemed the right thing to do, Miranda, but now I'm not so sure" she put instinctively an hand on her small baby bump as an unconscious way to protect her child, "What if Derek notice I'm pregnant?"

"Why do you care what Derek can think seeing you pregnant?"

She fought the urge to tell her friend the truth about her pregnancy, "I know, it's stupid! I just don't want to cause him more pain, I mean with Meredith and the baby's current situation and then having to see me like this. I just don't think that he could handle that extra stress!"

"Addison, are you an adult?"

"Yes, Miranda. Why are you asking me such trivial questions?"

"Because you need to start acting like one. You and Derek are both grown ups who are both happily married with a growing family. Truth be told the two of you never thought that this was how your lives were going to end up years ago but this is how it is and he needs to acknowledge that. The two of you have moved on and this is only healthy that you show each other that you are both content with your lives and not still hung up on one another…" Miranda was finishing her statement when her pager started beeping "Sorry, Addison, it's the ER, I really have to go" before leaving the room she hugged her old friend "Don't do anything that you'd regret!"

"I'll take your advice into consideration, Miranda!"

Addison proceeded to put on her black coat and continued down the hallways of Seattle Grace in search of Derek. As she turned around the corner of the Obstetrics and Gynecology ward, Addison immediately spotted that familiar face. Lying before her in a hospital bed was Meredith Grey. Truth be told this wasn't the first time that Addison had seen Meredith admitted to the hospital but seeing her thin and fragile frame lying almost lifeless on the bed was enough to send Addison into a state of shock. This woman used to be her worst enemy, the wedge between her and Derek and now she couldn't feel anything but sadness for the woman before her made her heart shatter. Then her thoughts drifted to Derek and how broken he must have been to have his whole family, his entire world fall to pieces within an instant.

She needed a moment to take this all in, a moment to rationalize this whole situation, a moment to breathe. So Addison did the only thing that she did best at Seattle Grace and hide in an on call room. As she located the nearest room her hand grasped the door handle and she slowly let herself in. Walking over to the bed she notice that the room had already been occupied by one person. Addison took a moment to analyze the sleeping figure and realized who was the person on the bed.

He began to stir and slowly opened his eyes not believing the sight in front of him. Was he dreaming? Did she actually come for him? After all of this time, after everything that he had been through, Addison was there for him in his time of greatest need. She always kept her promise to him, Addison was always one phone call away.

"Addie?" Derek said in a frightened tone. He held his breath praying that it was her and that this wasn't a dream.

She reaches out and places her hand on his cheek slowly caressing it. "I'm here Derek."

"Addie, I'm so scared. I don't know what to do, everything is happening all too fast and I can't handle it. I can't lose my family."

Addison felt a massive pain in her chest from Derek's words. But she put all of that aside because she was here for Derek, she still cared for him and would do everything in her power to help him. "Derek, I'm so sorry..."

"We already did 3 blood transfusions, 2 during the surgery, and another one a couple of hours ago, but she still doesn't show any sign of improvement. They even perform a hysterectomy…"

"How's the baby?" Addison asked the grieving man.

He picked up his phone from the pocket of his coat and showed her a picture "He's in the NICU, for the moment he's stable and breathes spontaneously, but tomorrow they would run some other tests on him… Oh Addison, he is the most beautiful baby I saw in my life, he has no hair for the moment, I'm positive he will be blonde like his mommy, but I hope he has my eyes and not my nose… he weighs almost 4000 gr and he is tall 51 cm…Can't wait to show you him, even if he is still in the incubator"

Addison's heart wrenched hearing Derek's words, she did her best to smile at him. "…Sorry, Amelia told me you can't have kids, it was rude…"

"It's ok, Derek, after all I'm an ob/gyn…" Addison said as she tried to comfort her ex husband.

"Why don't you try with adoption? Meredith and I adopted a baby girl, Zola, she's 2 now, trust me, it's an amazing experience!"

"Amelia showed me a picture of her… and to answer you, adoption didn't work either, Derek" that conversation was awkward and Addison couldn't wait to change subject.

"Oh?!" Derek said as the guilt grew within him.

"Well, It seems like the situation is under control!" She started believing she had done a terrible error. He didn't need her there, and she even put her baby in danger to help him. "Why did you call me, Derek? There are 2 ob/gyn attendings who are working night and day on your wife's case, and an entire team of neonatologists who are taking good care of your child, why do you need me here?"

"You're the best on your field, Addison… I can't imagine anyone else that I want looking after my wife and child!"

"The country and this hospital are full of perfectly capable doctors who can take care of them!"

"Oh funny, and why did you come in then?" Derek said as the sarcasm rose in his voice.

"It was a mistake!" she said leaving the little on call room, in a bitter tone.

"What's wrong Addison?" he rose from the bed and grabbed her arm as she tried to exit, tightening his grip. "I know you, you are hiding something!"

"Derek you're hurting me, please let go of my arm!"

"Sorry!" he soon loosened his grip, "I didn't mean to hurt you, neither verbally nor physically! I'm really glad you are here… You drop everything for me… You… You kept the promise!"

"What promise?"

"To be there for each other despite anything that life threw at us… Just one call away, Addie!"

"…Just one call away, Derek!"

He hugged her and she suddenly fell so fragile and disarmed in his arm, "Thank you" he gently whispered to her ear. She closed her eyes and for a moment and inhaled his scent oh how it was so familiar as she wanted to stay like this forever, but she soon recognized this feeling was wrong on so many levels. She swiftly distanced herself from his warm body, "You should try and get some sleep Derek" she said clearing her throat, "I had an incredibly long day, Derek, and for my condition it's better get some rest too…"

Addison had just realized what she said to Derek. She accidentally let it slip that she had a condition. Her mind quickly drifted to the thought of Derek figuring everything out, especially that this was his child. She could not handle dealing with that right now and neither could Derek. Luckily for her Derek was too concerned with his own thoughts to make the connection.

"Yeah right with the flight and everything, I guess you probably want to get some sleep right?"

"Yeah something like that," she said as she gave him a warm smile. It was with that, that Addison leant over to Derek and placed a soft kiss on his cheek and exited the room.

Early the next morning Jake and Nancy arrived in Meredith's room and started checking on her, she was still pale and her pulse was weak and frequent, "We should do another blood count" he said to the nurse, "She's dyspnoic, I'd like to do an X-ray and an Echocardiographic exam", he said this time talking with Nancy.

"Tell me the truth, you have no idea of what's going on, right?" Derek said pissed, "Thank god, I required another consult, she will be here anytime soon, so you two incompetent can play doctor with other poor patients!"

Jake took a disgusted look at this man, he was really got on his nerve now, but to not set fire on that already unstable situation, he decided to not reply at him.

Derek saw her walk past the window and into the room. Addison looked as breath-taking as ever but still strangely enough wore a large overcoat into the room. Derek questioned this choice but dismissed it immediately as he knew that his ex wife had impeccable taste. He smiled when she entered and guided her in.

"Dr. Reilly and Nancy, this is my second opinion."

Everyone in the room gasped in shock, especially Addison.

"Addison!" both Nancy and Jake exclaimed in accord.

Jake took a second look at Derek "…he can't be that Shepherd!" he groaned still in shock.

"Jake what are you doing here?"

"Me? I can ask you the same question!"

"You know each other?!" Nancy asked completely dazed.

"I need a minute," Addison said as she walked out of the room. She couldn't believe what was happening right now. How could all of this be happening without her knowing?

Jake followed his wife out of the room afraid she was not feeling well.

"How could you not tell me that you were here in Seattle? Especially leaving out the fact that you were operating on my ex husband's wife!"

"It happened all very soon, trust me I wanted to explain you everything I just didn't have time… How are you?"

"Don't try to change subject Jake… Have you ever heard of phone, email, SMS, whatsapp? You had plenty of way to tell me where you really were!"

"I was visiting the hospital with Dr. Webber, an intern told him there were troubles during the C-section and Meredith and he asked me to scrub-in to help Nancy. I didn't even make the connection he was actually that 'Derek Shepherd'! …This the truth honey, trust me, this situation is even more awkward for me! …Now can ask you how you feel? You seem pale and tired, Addie!"

"I'm fine…"

"I mean both of you"

"We are fine, honey…Thank god I'm not the patient here!"

"Are you taking the vitamins and the iron?" he asked very apprehensively.

"Don't play the ob/gyn with me!"

"Sorry, it's just the habit!"

Jake smiled at her and she smiled him back, "I'm happy you are here with me!" she admitted,

"I think it shouldn't be easy for you being here in the hospital!"

"Gosh, this is so awkward, Jake…"

"How could you marry an ass like him?" he couldn't believe the man in that room was actually her former husband.

"Derek is a very complicated man, Jake, but he is not a bad person…"

"Are you kidding? He seemed to me a cocky, selfish and arrogant man"

"He is a brilliant neurosurgeon… But he has poor judgement when something happens to Meredith…" she took another look inside the hospital room, "He never felt that way about me…" she spoke it out aloud.

"I don't know… I'm just afraid my baby could be like him", she was happy that Jake was still referring to the baby she was carrying as his baby.

"It will not gonna happen"

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because nurture beats nature, and I know you will be an amazing father for this baby!" she said putting his hand on her little bump.

"Do you really think?"

"I do! You already did an amazing job with Angela!"

"I love you Addison Montgomery" he said kissing her lips.

After that conversation, Derek looked at Nancy with complete and utter confusion.

"What's going on Nancy?"

"Derek, I'm about as confused as you are ok. But by the looks of them I would say that they know each other, very well in fact."

"What like co workers?"

"No Derek you idiot, I..."

Just then Addison and Jake walked back into the room both staring at Derek. Addison looked pissed, whilst Jake looked annoyed at Derek.

"Addison, what's going on?" Nancy said as she looked at her former sister in-law.

"Derek, Nancy, this is my husband Jake."

Derek's jaw dropped at Addison's words. How could such a gorgeous woman be married to him? How could Addison fall in love with him? It finally hit him that Addison had already moved on.

Nancy smiled at the two of them with a leer.

"Since, Jake and Nancy are perfectly capable to handle the situation here, I prefer taking care of your baby, is it fine for you, Derek?"

"I don't trust them!" Derek said defensive.

"Derek, trust me, I would trust them with my own life."

"You say this just because he is your husband!"

"Is it a problem, Dr. Shepherd? Are you questioning me professionally or as the husband of your ex wife?" Jake asked him.

"My reservations here are purely professional!" Derek exclaimed in his defense, but Jake was right, he wasn't convinced but him before, but now knowing he was Addison's husband he didn't want that man near him.

"Derek, Jake is a double board certified doctor, he is a general surgeon and an ob/gyn, he perfectly knows how to take care of women, Meredith is in good hands with him and Nancy!"

Derek didn't really care, he had a mix of emotions, angry, desperation, tiredness, regrets, "Enough of all this situation, enough of all of you… Get out of this room all of you minus Addison!"

Addison, Jake, Derek, Nancy are all together in Seattle... What do you think should happen next?