A/N: Sorry, this has taken me a while to upload it. It's all written, it just needs uploading, and I'm sure we all agree that I suck at uploading, right?
Anyway, this chapter is...well, it's not exactly fluff, but it's not exactly angst. It's more full of drama, I suppose. I'm not really sure. Anyway, just read and review, the reviews will make me update faster, if people are still reading this. Are you?
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"I don't want you to go." Addison hugged Derek tighter.
"I know. I don't want to leave you." He hugged her back, feeling her stomach press into his. "Before you know it I'll be home though, and I'll call you okay, and you can call me whenever you want to." He placed a kiss on her hair.
"Okay, call me when you get there." Her voice was muffled by his coat.
"I will, now you better get inside before you catch a cold." He smiled and pulled back, smiling at her red nose. "Your nose is already cold." He pulled his coat tighter around him to keep out the cold November air. "Go in." He urged.
"I'm fine."
"No, in, I won't have my seven month pregnant girlfriend stood outside with no coat in winter, now in."
Addison pouted but moved back inside.
"I'll call when we get there." He lent forward and kissed her on the lips. "Take care of both of you." He smiled and dropped to his knees, kissing her bump. "Daddy will miss you, so be good for mommy while I'm gone." Derek smiled and kissed her bump again, brushing his hand over it before standing up and kissing Addison again. "I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too, Der." She looked up at him.
"It's only ten days. I'll be back before you know it."
"I know, have fun with your gran."
"Thanks," He smiled and kissed her again. "Take care." Derek turned and headed down the steps to the car where his mother and sisters were waiting. "Go inside, Addi." He called as he opened the car door, making her roll her eyes but wave and shut the front door, walking back inside. She rubbed her bump as she walked into the kitchen and got herself a drink. Addison didn't want Derek to go away, but his family was going to visit his gran, and she couldn't say no when he asked if she would mine if he went. It was only ten days anyway; she could survive that long without him.
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Addison sat down on the small couch in Nicola's living room. She had tried moving back in with her dad a few times but they had always ended up arguing badly and she had always ended up back at Nicola's. Nicola and Jamie had accepted her as part of the family and they had even helped her set up a nursery for the baby in the house. She had been helping Nicola plan the wedding, leaving Derek and Jamie to bond.
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Derek had only been gone for four days but Addison missed him badly, she'd just want to snuggle up next to him on the couch when she felt fed up and moody. She just wanted him to be there with her, to calm the baby down when all they did was kick. She sighed and lent back against the cushions, positioning herself so she was comfortable and her hands rested on her bump. Addison felt the baby move and moved her hands to where they lay and she smiled, rubbing gently. Softly she began to talk, smiling the whole time.
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Jamie mumbled slightly and pulled Nicola slightly as he heard the bedroom door open. He opened one eye slightly and frowned when he saw Addison stood there. "What's wrong?" He asked sleepily.
Addison bit her lip, a hand on her bump. "I think I'm in labour."
"What?" He sat up straight. "But you're only seven months!"
"Hmm, what's going on?" Nicola rolled over groggily.
"She's in labour." Jamie got out of bed and began to pull clothes on.
"What?" Nicola sat up as well, before quickly rushing to Addison who winced in pain as a contraction hit her. "Okay, we'll get you to the hospital, everything will be okay." She reassured Addison.
"It's too soon, something's wrong, what if I lose my baby?" Her eyes widened at the thought, tears starting to gather.
"Don't think like that, you are not going to lose your baby."
"Come on. Let's get you into the car." Jamie took hold of one of Addison's arms and began to gently lead her down the stairs and out to the car.
Ten minutes later and they arrived at the hospital, Addison being taken into a room immediately. Nicola went with her for support, telling Jamie to ring Derek. Addison lay in a bed and gripped Nicola's hand tightly as the doctors examined her.
"You're in labour, this baby is coming today." The doctor stood up looking at Addison.
"No! It's too early! They can't be coming now they can't!" She began to sob. "I want Derek, I want Derek here."
"Jay's ringing him, he'll get here, don't worry." Nicola tried to calm her down.
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Jamie paced back and forth as he finished his phone call with Derek. Derek was going to do everything he could to get back to Addison. He was going to be there for her, he had promised. Jamie hung up and continued to pace. He had no idea what was going on in there, he just watched as nurses moved in and out of Addison's room, no one would tell him anything because he wasn't family. He sighed and wondered if her parents should be called, but then he shook the thought from his mind, knowing it wasn't what she needed.
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"I'm sorry ma'am but you're going to have to leave, you're not family." The nurse addressed Nicola.
"No! She is not leaving!" Addison gripped Nicola's hand tighter.
"She's not family, she's not meant to be in here."
"She's like my family! She IS family to me, and she's not leaving."
The nurse looked at the determined look in Addison's eyes before she cried out from another contraction. "Okay, she can stay then." She nodded before moving back to the doctor, listening to her instructions.
"Is Derek coming?" Addison looked up at Nicola scared.
"Jay's rang him, I'm sure he's on his way."
Addison just nodded her head and tightened her grip.
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"Okay now I want you to push on your next contraction, Addison." The doctor looked up at her.
"No." She shook her head. "Derek's not here, he has to be here." Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"This baby needs to come out now. We don't have any time to wait."
"No, I want him here, please." She sobbed.
"Addison, look at me, look at me, Addison."
Addison turned and looked at Nicola.
"You need to do this for your baby. I know Derek would be here if he could make it, but he's trying his best to get here, but you can't wait, you have to do this now okay? I'll be here the whole time, you won't be alone, and Derek will be here later okay?"
Addison just nodded.
"Good."
"Right, let's have this baby then." The doctor smiled as Addison prepared herself to push. As the next contraction hit her, she began to push, gripping Nicola's hand tightly. "That's good, keep pushing, the head's nearly out." The doctor concentrated on the baby. "Head's out! Stop pushing now, just pant for me okay, encourage her." She motioned to Nicola who encouraged Addison. "Okay right on the next contraction, give me a big push."
Addison began pushing again, concentrating on just that, before she felt a hand grasp hers and a chest press against her back, soothing words being whispered into her ear. "Derek." She gasped as she felt her baby slide from her body, and a loud cry fill the room.
"I'm here." He whispered, kissing her cheek.
"Congratulations, it's a girl." The doctor smiled and held up a tiny baby, before passing her to some nurses who immediately put her into an incubator and left the room with her.
"Where…where are you taking her?" Addison looked at the doctor.
"She's going to the NICU. They'll clean her up and run a few tests to make sure she's healthy. She'll need to stay in an incubator for a while; she's very small and needs to develop more."
"When can I see her?"
"A little later, one of the nurses will take you to go see her."
Addison just nodded numbly, leaning back into Derek who kissed her hair and ran his hand up and down her arm.
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Addison looked down at the tiny baby in the incubator, she had tape over her eyes and she was hooked up to many monitors. Carefully she placed her hand through the hole on the side and took hold of her daughter's hand.
"Welcome to the world Jessica Samantha Montgomery." Addison felt tears sting her eyes as she looked at her daughter.
"She looks like you, you know." Derek stood behind her, a hand on the small of her back, putting his hand through the other hole, softly stroking Jessica's stomach. "She's got your red hair," He smiled.
"Yeah." Addison agreed and smiled slightly. "She's so small."
"She'll grow, won't you, Jessie? You'll grow for mommy and me. You'll grow and be a big strong girl." He smiled as he watched her turn her head to face them. "Look, she knows our voices."
"Yeah." Addison smiled and gazed at her daughter.
"I should ring my mom." He whispered and placed a kiss on Addison's hair.
"Okay." She nodded.
"Are you going to call your parents?"
"They don't deserve to know."
"Okay." He nodded, respecting her decision. "I'll be back as quick as I can." He pecked her cheek and left the nursery, pulling out his cell phone.
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"It's a girl!" Kathryn announced to her daughters. "Jessica Samantha Montgomery." She smiled.
"A girl!" They squealed with delight and started chatting amongst themselves.
"So you have yourself a granddaughter?" Victoria smiled at her daughter.
"I do." Kathryn grinned. "I can't wait to meet her."
"Well, I want to meet my great granddaughter."
"You will mom, but right now, she's in an incubator, I don't know if I'll even be allowed to see her."
"Don't worry, she'll get better, she's a fighter, I know she is." Victoria smiled. "Now, why don't you and the girls get yourselves ready to go home, so you can see Jessica?"
"Okay, thanks mom." Kathryn smiled and hugged her mother, calling to the girls.
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"She looks a lot like Addi." Nicola smiled and leaned back into Jamie. They were stood outside the NICU and were watching Addison stood next to her daughter's incubator. They had left her alone to spend some time with Jessica. "They don't deserve to have to go through this."
"I know. No one does." Jamie placed a kiss behind her ear. "But they'll get through this together. Jessica's a little fighter, I can see it."
"She has amazing parents who love her so much."
"She does." They stood in silence for a while, just watching Addison.
"Maybe we should wait." Jamie whispered.
"What?"
"To have a baby, let's wait a while, until after the wedding and all, right now Addi is going to need us, she's going to need you, let's wait a little while longer for a baby."
"Yeah." Nicola nodded. "Okay."