Meredith found Addie in her office. She was curled up in a ball on the couch. Her mascara had ran and her eyes were all puffy.

"Oh Addie" Meredith sighed at the sight. She moved into the room and went straight to her.

"I...I..." Addie sobbed but couldn't manage any more than that.

"Shhh... it's ok." Meredith told her as she ran a hand up and down her arm. "it's all going to be ok."

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Mark remained with his head in his hands. He didnt know what he should do. A kid with Addie could be great, but he didnt know hot to be a father, and the closest thing he had to a father had been Richard.

"Richie rich did good by us." Alex said as if reading his thoughts.

"Yeah" Mark sighed.

"And he did it alone." Alex added.

"hmmmmmm." Mark sounded.

"I'd prefer to go through into parenthood with someone who understands me, rather than alone." Alex told him.

"Yeah" Mark agreed, only now looking up to see that Alex was now standing. "What are you doing?" Mark asked.

"I dont want to go through this alone Mark, and Addie, Addie shouldn't have to either. Neither should Chris." Alex said as he moved towards the door.

"So?" Mark asked dumbly.

"I need Chris, and i need my kid." Alex told him "and the worst thing that could happen is that they end up like us."

Mark laughed at his brothers stupidity.

"I'm going to tell that girl what i think. You're married to Addie, you should accept that this is your next step." Alex told him.

Mark considered his brothers words as he watched him disappear. "What the worst that can happen?" he asked himself.

"That the kid ends up like you." A voice came from the door causing him to look up again.

Mark studied the person in the door. "I was a shit of a kid."

"But you weren't the problem child." the person countered.

"I was rebellious."

"At first yes, but you settled down."

"I can't take care of anything."

"and yet when its been needed you have kept this family together."

"I dont know if i can be a dad." Mark finally murmured.

"but still youre prepared to do whats right ." Richard told him as he moved into the room and sat next to him.

"You can do this Mark because i did." Richard told him. "I've raised you to be this man. You can ignore your mothers disappearance, ignore your fathers desertion. You had a dad, have a dad, that has been there to seee you through thick and thin." Richard told him "and i will continue to."

Mark looked at Richard. He was not sure what he should say. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment. "Thanks for being my dad." he finally whispered.

"Anytime son" Richard replied as he patted him on the back. All he could hop was that his children will make the right decisions in regards to their current situations. And he knew all he could do was sit back and help pick up the pieces if things went wrong, after all, a dads job shortens when they hit a certain age, especially with impending parenthood