I don`t own anything.

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Now Addison was 32 weeks pregnant what meant it was a month since Derek proposed to her. The second time.

"Hello my beautiful wife" he greeted her as he arrived home after his shift. He had requested to get paternity leave as it was triplets they were expecting. Richard asked him to work another two weeks befor he could take it.

"I`m not your wife, but hello to you too" she answerd grinning. She felt good, beside that she had to stay at the house all day and most of that time lying around.

"How was you day?" she asked, missing her work. Especially the surgeries.

"It was okay. I missed you there" he answerd.

"You are such a toady!" she laughed and he gave her a quick kiss.

"I am not. But I have good news. Richard said in two weeks my paternity leave starts. And he will just call me in for things only I can handle and I can stay home as long as I want to. He just wants updates from your well-being every second day" the soon to be husband explaint to his fiancè.

"That`s great, as I probably can`t move alone in a few weeks" she laughed. She was happier than in a very long time. Even without surgeries. But she was scared as well and Derek knew that.

"Mom called today. She said she wants to come on christmas. And Nancy and Kathleen with their families too. That would make 12 people plus us and the babies" Addie told him.

"Thank god Amy and Lauren can`t make it. That would be 11 more people" he answerd. He wouldn`t admitt it but honestly he was dissappointed his sisters wouldn`t come.

"Hey what is that? You look dissappointed" Addison noticed as she saw his face expression.

"I do not" he replied.

"Yes you do. You are dissappointed that Amy and Lauren can`t make it" she said convinced she was right.

"Maybe just a little" he gave in. Knowing very well Addison would know anyway.

"So were they little angels today?" Derek asked her as he put a hand on her bumb.

"They were everything else but angels. They moved and kicked a lot the whole day. There wasn`t a minute they didn`t do anything today" she smiled. It was good that her children are so active.

"Ohh I`m sorry you didn`t have a minute of peace" he told her and started wishpering to her enormous belly.

"Can`t you wishper a little louder so I can hear you don`t tell them naughty things?" she asked grinning.

"Nooo. I`m just trying to talk a little sense into them so they won`t annoy her mommy more" he told her with a bigger grin on his face.

"You are mean! They don`t annoy me. Maybe at night when I try to sleep but not over the day" she answerd unsure weather she should be mad or not.

"I know hon" he said and kissed her on the cheek.

"Are you hungry? I could cook us something" Derek suggested.

"Sure. I`m always hungry these days. We`re probably are going to have very fat babies" she laughed.

"We won`t you`re just eating for 4 people Addison" he explained as she wouldn`t know herself.

"Ohh I do? I didn`t realize that. Is that why my belly is so hugh?" she asked ironical.

"Exactly" he answerd and laughed.

"So what do you wanna eat mommy?"

"Maybe mashed potatos and karrotes or something like that. I need something healthy I think" she answerd.

"Okay that it is" he said and made his way into the kitchen.

"Do you need help?" she asked hopefully.

"No, you rest, I cook" he answerd knowing very well that Addison probably is going crazy soon. She was fine there were no complications beside the premature labour but that was 6 weeks ago. Since then she felt perfectly fine. And happy.

"Don`t forget the appointment with Dr. Carter tomorrow" she told him as she went to the kitchen as well to give Derek some company.

"I would never forget that" he smiled and went on with cooking.

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"Hello Addison, Derek" the doctor greeted them.

"Hey Charlotte" they greeted their doctor.

"How are you guys?" she asked as Derek helped Addison onto the examtable.

"We are great. Besides the fact that they are kicking the whole time" Addison said and smiled.

"Well as you know this is a very good thing when babies are active" she said.

"Yeah, I know" she smiled.

"Any complications?" she asked Addison to make sure she is informed about anything.

"No, nothing at all. All I do is lying around the whole day and be bored" Addison replied.

"Well then the bedrest thing obviously helps" Charlotte said happy.

"I haven`t had any complications befor. This was just psyichical stress. I`m sure it could happen again if I would talk to my mother. Even if I`m on bedrest" Addison suggested.

"Maybe, but we don`t know that. I`ll do an ultrasound and then if everything is okay we can discuss the bedrest okay?" she asked.

"Okay" Addison replied.

"Okay you still don`t want to know the gender, right?"

"Right" addison answerd.

"Okay then lets start. Here is baby C and Addison you can have a look if you want to. You can`t see the gender" Charlotte explained.

"It`s beautiful and it looks completely healty" Addison announced Derek gave her hand a light squeez. He was overwhelmed everytime he could see his children.

"Yes, it looks completely healty" Charlotte repeated.

"I`ll print you a few pictures" she said.

"Thanks" Addisons eyes already shimmerd because of the tears which were starting to fall.

Tears of happiness.

"Baby B is here. And everything looks good as well. So you can look now Addison. Looks like baby B is asleep"

"Yeah it sleeps more than the others" Addison said looking at the screen.

"And baby A, Addison, I think you shouldn`t look at because I can see the gender as it moves very quickly. It`s very activ" she discovered.

"Ohh yes it is. It`s the one which keeps me from sleeping"

"So I have a few pictures. Maybe I can find one where you can`t see the gender. Let me see. Ohh yeah, here is one and I made one from the babies face" she told them and handed Derek the pictures.

"So I think striked bedrest isn`t necessary anymore, but Addison you really should take it easy. But you know that. Derek take care of her and if she doesn`t take it easy you`re going to remind her to take it easy, okay?"

"Of course Dr. Carter" Derek answerd. He still isn`t used to call her Charlotte.

"I can`t do much anyway" Addison told them.

"Good. At least that means you`ll going to take it easy. Maybe you should have naps sometimes, but I`m pretty sure you know how much you can take as you are a OB/GYN youself" Charlotte said.

"I think so too" Addison told her to convince her she would be careful.

"Okay. So I`ll see you in 2 weeks. I hope not earlier" she told them and led them out of the room to make an appointment with the receptionist.

"Bye" they said and left.

On their way to the car Derek laid his arm around her waist and pulled her close.

"I think I saw something Addison" Derek said after they left the practice.

"What do you mean?" she asked him curious.

"I think I saw the gender of Sam or Gracie" he told her.

"Ohh don`t you dare tell me" she ordered him.

"Ohh Adds please" he begged.

"No Derek. I don`t want to know! Please don`t tell me. I want it to be a surprise. And you never learned how to recognize a babies gender who knows if you`re right." she said.

"Fine. Can I tell anyone else?" he asked her.

"If it`s someone I don`t know. Yes. But if I know that person you won`t tell them" she told him. She hoped he wouldn`t tell her. She wanted to find out during birth.

"Fine. You know what?" he asked her.

"Hmm? What?"

"I love you" he told her.

"Really? I like you a lot you know. Actually, if I think about it, I maybe love you as well" she joked a little.

"Good to know"

to be continued…

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