A/N:Okay, sorry I haven't updated this one in a while, but I just don't want it to end and there's only three chapters after this one! This has been written for months now, I jsut don't want it to end on here :( Anyway, this is just basically fluff in this chapter, I love near the end. :D

Enjoy

A few days later and Addison sat in a chair next to Jessica's incubator, letting Jessica grip hold of her finger tightly. She had gotten a little stronger in the past few days, but they still had a long way to go. Addison watched her daughter move her legs and turn her head.

"Hey Jess." Addison smiled. "Are you growing for mommy and daddy? You need to grow for us so we can take you home." Gently she ran a finger over Jessica's nose. "Your gran and your four aunties will be in later to see you, they will, and they all want to spoil you rotten."

Jessica just turned her head towards her mother and tightened her grip making Addison just smile widely at her daughter.

"Hey." Derek smiled as he walked into the NICU.

"Hey." Addison smiled up at him as he kissed her cheek.

"How are you both today?"

"We're good, we're getting there aren't we, Jess?"

"Good." He smiled. "Hey Jessie." He placed his hand through the other hole and stroked her stomach. "Did you miss daddy?"

"I think she did, I know I missed you."

"I missed you both as well, but I brought some people with me." He smiled and turned to look as his mother and grandmother walked in. "Addi, this is my gran. Gran, this is my girlfriend Addi, and our daughter Jessica." Derek smiled proudly as Kathryn and Victoria peered into the incubator.

"She's gorgeous, Derek. She's absolutely stunning, they both are," Victoria smiled at her grandson. "You have a wonderful family here with these two."

"Thanks gran." He smiled back at her.

"She looks just like you, Addi." Kathryn smiled at Addison before looking back at Jessica. "She's a little fighter."

"She is, just like her mother." Derek grinned and placed a kiss on Addison's hair who just smiled and watched her daughter.

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Addison smiled and accepted the sandwich that Derek offered her. He had insisted that she went with him to the canteen and got food, while his mother and grandmother stayed with Jessica.

"I don't like leaving her." Addison looked up at Derek.

"She's fine with my mom and Gran." He smiled at her. She was already proving to be a brilliant mother for Jessica.

"I know, I just miss her, I've gotten use to her being around."

"You're never going to put her down are you?" He looked at her amused and she blushed slightly. "I don't blame you. I never want to let you two go."

"You'll never lose us." She smiled at him before leaning forward and kissing him on the lips, resting a hand on his cheek.

"Good, I hope not." Derek smiled, leaning in to her touch, bringing a hand around her waist. Addison grinned and carried on kissing him. He brought his hand up to her head, tangling it in her hair as he kissed her back, his other hand pressed against the small of her back.

"I think people are looking." She mumbled but never broke the kiss.

"So what?" Derek grinned, pressing their bodies closer. Addison smiled and wrapped her arms round his neck. "I think some of the kids here are too young for this."

"Hmm, no one is asking them to look." She giggled.

"They look anyway."

"They do." She smiled at him and pulled away slightly.

"We should carry this on later," Derek smiled, cursing the fact that they were in the hospital canteen.

"Yeah, we should get back to Jess."

"Yeah, we should." Derek linked their hands as Addison smiled and leaned into him. Derek rested his shoulder on her head for a moment, inhaling the scent of her hair that he loved so much. She just smiled happily and was content to walk along side him. "Hey, Add? I have something I want to tell you." Derek tightened his grip nervously.

"What is it?" She looked up at him, placing a hand on his chest as they walked. Derek looked around, pulling Addison into an empty room. "What's wrong?" She looked at him confused.

Derek simply smiled, holding her shoulders. He looked into her eyes, the worry and expectation evident. He placed a sweet kiss on her lips, resting his forehead on hers. "I love you." He whispered, his hands moving down her arms to link their fingers once more. Addison gasped and looked up into his eyes, hers wide. "I love you, Addison." Derek whispered again, searching her eyes.

"You…you love me?" She asked him shocked.

"Yeah, yeah I do." Derek smiled.

"No…no one has ever said that to me before." She felt the tears gather in her eyes.

"I have no idea why." Derek whispered, taking her in his arms. Tears softly made their way down her cheeks. Kissing the top of her head, Derek held her tighter.

"Derek?"

"Yeah?"

"I…I don't want to hurt you, but I don't think I can tell you that I love you."

"I know, I don't expect you to, you've been through too much to take that step so soon."

She just nodded and looked up at him.

Derek smiled, cupping her cheek. "I'm not going to push you into anything."

"Okay." She smiled and leaned up, kissing him softly on the lips. Derek grinned, holding her close. Slowly Addison pulled back and just looked into his eyes. "Thank you, Derek." She smiled and kissed him again.

"Just take your time okay, Addi."

She nodded at him and he took hold of her hand, walking back towards the NICU.

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"She's so tiny!" Nancy's eyes widened as she looked at her niece.

"She looks like Addi though." Kathleen placed her hands against the incubator.

"That's a good thing. She doesn't want to look like Der." Emily giggled.

"That's so mean, Em." Beth laughed as well.

"Look, she's looking at us!" Nancy looked at Jessica in awe as she turned her head towards the chatter.

"She's a lot like Addi." The girls just stood and watched Jessica.

Derek smiled as he stood outside the NICU, watching his sisters inside with Jessica. He couldn't wait to take her home. He just wanted to show his little girl off.

"What does it feel like to be a father then?" Jamie stood next to Derek, looking into the NICU as well.

"It's amazing, I can't describe it really. I just want to protect her. I want to show her off. I want everyone to know that she's mine." He smiled widely.

"You will do soon." Jamie smiled. "I can't wait to have kids of my own, but we're going to wait, Addi is going to need help with Jessica, so we'll wait a while."

"You don't have to do that."

"We want to." Jamie smiled.

"Okay." Derek smiled as well and continued to watch the girls.

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A month later and Addison watched as the nurses removed the tape from her daughter's eyes, and Jessica look around her and blinked.

"Hey baby." Addison smiled down at her and took hold of her hand. Jessica turned her head and blinked up at her mother. "Hey Jess, I'm your mommy." She smiled widely.

"Hey." Derek smiled as he walked into the NICU. "Hey Jessie." He grinned as he saw the little girl look at him and gurgle slightly. "How are you today?" He cooed at the little girl, making Addison laugh softly.

"You know she can't answer you right? She's only a month old."

"I know that." He stuck his tongue out at her and Addison just laughed some more. "Nikki will be in later, she hasn't got any lessons this afternoon so she'll come in then."

"Haven't you got lessons today?"

"No."

"Derek, you really should go back to school."

"No, I want to be here with you two." He smiled and pecked her cheek. "How is she today?"

"She's doing good." Addison smiled widely.

"Good." Derek smiled as well and put his hand through the other hole.

A nurse walked towards them. "If you want you can try feeding her." She smiled at Addison. "The skin to skin contact will help her."

"Really?" Addison's eyes widened.

"Yes."

"I do." She grinned and watched as the nurse carefully untangled Jessica from the wires.

"If you sit down in the chair over there."

Addison sat down in the chair and the nurse placed Jessica in her arms. "She's tiny." Tears sprang to Addison's eyes as she held her daughter for the first time.

"Nursing her should make her gain weight." The nurse smiled. "Do you know how to feed her?"

Addison shook her head.

"Okay, pull your top up to show your breast and move her head towards your nipple."

Addison did as the nurse said and watched as Jessica instantly turned her head towards her breast and began suckling happily. Addison gasped and Derek shifted uncomfortably.

"I'll leave you to it now. If you have any problems just give me a shout." He nurse smiled and left.

"Erm, do you want me to leave as well?" Derek looked at Addison.

"No, no stay," She smiled up at him.

"But you're…I can see your…"

"It doesn't matter." She smiled at him and he walked towards her. Jessica gazed up at them as she suckled happily, one hand resting against Addison's breast. "I can't believe I'm actually holding her."

"It's amazing." He ran his finger over Jessica's cheek and they just watched her silently as she continued to suckle.

Once Jessica stopped suckling the nurse entered the NICU again. "Does daddy want to burp her?" She looked at Derek who just nodded. "Okay, just rub her back." Derek took Jessica from Addison and rubbed her back, making her burp slightly and Derek smiled down at her. "If you want to hold her for a bit longer, hold her against your bare skin."

"Bare skin?" Addison looked at the nurse.

"Yes, the heat from your body will help her, so you can take your top off, lay her against your chest and wrap your jacket around yourself."

"Oh okay,"

"Erm I'll just leave if you want me to?" Derek shifted again.

"It's fine, Der," Addison smiled at him before discreetly taking her top off and taking Jessica back into her arms, laying her against her chest and wrapping her jacket around them. She smiled and placed a kiss on her daughter's head, holding her close. Addison could feel Jessica's even breathing against her chest and she felt her daughter move slightly to get comfortable.

"She looks quite cosy." The nurse smiled. "Just give us a shout if you need anything, she won't be able to stay out for too long, but this will help her." Once again they were left alone. Derek was just stood there looking at Addison wide eyed, he had imagine what her body looked like, but it had never been as good as it was.

"What?" She caught his expression.

"Nothing, it's just that, I mean, your body is better than I imagined." He watched as her cheeks blushed a deep red. "Sorry I didn't mean to look."

"It's okay." She smiled at him and looked back down at Jessica who was making baby noises. "I can't wait to take you home, baby." Addison placed a gentle kiss on her daughter's head. Derek smiled as he watched them.