Three weeks after Christmas, Lexie went into labor at just over thirty-six weeks. After fifteen hours in labor, baby Bradyn Elijah Grey-Sloan was born at 2:17pm, weighing six pounds, two ounces and seventeen inches long. Lexie went into labor late in the evening, Mark called Addison to let her know that they were heading to the hospital. Addison had one of the other OB attendings sending her regular updates on Lexie's progress.

Everyone agreed that since Ella was most likely going to not be in school when Addison was in labor with Evelyn, they wouldn't tell her that Bradyn was on his way until after he was born. Ella immediately knew something was going on when Alex picked her up from school that day instead of Mark or Lexie since it was Thursday and she was looking forward to spending the night with her father.

Alex met Ella outside of school in the spot where she always met whoever was picking her up that day. "Hi, Alex," she said as she gave him a hug. "Why isn't my Daddy or Lexie picking me up? I'm supposed to go by them tonight."

"Your dad and Lexie got stuck at the hospital, so they asked me to pick you up for them since I don't work until tonight. You're going to the hospital with me and we'll hang out there until your dad and Lexie are ready," Alex had already gotten a text saying that the baby had been born and was healthy, but to not bring Ella up until he heard from them. "How does a nice, big dish of ice cream sound when we get there?"

The mention of ice cream immediately caused Ella to forget that she was somewhat upset with the fact that her father wasn't picking her up like he had promised when she talked to him the night before. "Can I get chocolate with sprinkles?"

"You can get anything you want. You just can't get it on your uniform. Your mom won't be happy with either of us if you get really messy," Alex took her backpack from her and got her settled in her booster seat before heading to the hospital.

Upon their arrival at the hospital, Alex took Ella to the cafeteria and texted both Addison and Mark that they were in the building. Knowing how long it would take Ella to eat a dish of ice cream, Mark replied that he could bring her to Lexie's room when she finished.

Addison decided to meet them in the cafeteria. "Is Daddy and Lexie done? I want to go home, I don't like being at the hospital, it's boring here," Ella said as her mother sat in the chair next to her.

"They're done, but you can't go home quite yet. Finish your ice cream and you can see the surprise they have waiting for you upstairs. I'm pretty sure you're going to like it."

Hearing there was a surprise waiting for her, Ella decided she was done with her snack after only a few bites. "I'm done. Can I go see Daddy and Lexie now? I wanna see my surprise."

Addison took her daughter's hand and led her to Lexie's room upstairs. Opening the door, Ella saw her almost-stepmother laying in bed, holding an infant wrapped in a standard hospital blanket in her arms. Ella ran to the bed and Mark lifted her into his arms. "Hi sweetie, this is your little brother, Bradyn. He is the reason why I couldn't pick you up from school today."

"Can I hold him? I've been practicing with my dolls, I'm really good at it."

"Make her sit on the couch first, Mark. Be sure she supports his head," Lexie was clearly nervous about a six-year-old holding the baby who wasn't even two hours old.

Alex and Addison stood near the door, watching as Ella met her brother for the first time. Alex stood behind Addison, with his hands resting on her stomach, feeling their daughter move. "I can't believe our little girl should be here in about two months," whispered Alex, not wanting to take any attention away from the new family.

"I think they'll be here for a while. Let's go get dinner before you start," Addison said as she backed the two of them out of the room. "Ella will be fine and I'll get her when I get off. Pretty sure she'll be with us for the next week or so while Mark and Lexie get used to having a newborn in the house."

Their dinner consisted of hospital food since Addison was still working and Alex only had half an hour before he started. Arizona was pleased that Alex had accepted the peds fellowship and was constantly increasing his responsibilities. He was currently in charge of the peds department while Arizona took a long weekend with Callie and Sofia.

After sitting down with their trays of food, Addison couldn't help but smile between bites. "What are you smiling at?" Alex asked, her smiling was starting to make him paranoid that she knew something he didn't.

"Just everything. I had a really good day today and I have someone to share it with whose old enough to understand how happy I get seeing someone completely in love with their new baby."

Alex scooted his chair closer to Addison and took her hand in his. "I'm happy that you're happy and I can't wait to see you completely in love with our baby. Can I admit something?"

"I swear if you're about to tell me you have a kid out there," started Addison before Alex interrupted her.

"Again, I'm not aware of any kids that I might have one besides the one growing inside of you. I see how great of a kid Ella is and I know that you mostly raised her on your own and I'm terrified that I'm somehow going to screw up with Evelyn, especially with how I grew up."

Addison kissed his cheek. "You're going to be a great father to Evelyn. You already are with Ella. She loves when you're with her. She loves that you love taking her to the park and that you play dolls with her and that you let her stay up late when I'm working late. You're definitely not the same guy I met six years ago when I first came to Seattle to get Derek back."

"You actually thought Derek would take you back while you were pregnant with his best friend's child? I always thought you just came out here to see that the rumors about him and Meredith were true before signing the divorce papers," Alex never knew Addison had tried to get back with Derek.

"You're missing the point, Alex. You're a hundred times the father yours ever was and our daughter isn't even here yet. I see you with Ella and the kids up on peds and you're amazing. What you're thinking right now is the same thing every other guy who is about to become a father thinks."