Author: PeppermintPatty09

Title: What Makes a Family

Rating: M

Fandom: Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice

Pairings/Characters: Addison/Meredith, Violet/Charlotte, Arizona/Callie, Naomi/Sam, Izzy/Dell, Alex/Lexie and George/April. Past mentions of: Meredith/Derek and Addison/Mark

Genre: Romance and Family

Summary: A/U; Single moms Addison Montgomery and Meredith Grey start a friendship through their young daughters, which develops into more. This is pretty much a fluffy, romantic, family centric story with slight angst and drama.

Disclaimer: The characters of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice are proudly owned by Shonda Rhimes, production company ShondaLand, and broadcast station ABC. No copyright infringement is intended. Alyssa Harper Grey and Ella Rose Forbes Montgomery are my own.

Authors Note: If the idea of two women or men loving each other and are in a romantic relationship is against your views, please look elsewhere. All mistakes are my own.

Chapter Nineteen

Little Talks, Little People

Addison placed the bowl filled with shredded mozzarella cheese on the counter. They were having a make-your-own-pizza night. It was one of Ally's favorite, and Ella had grown to love it. Meredith followed suit by placing four bowls filled with pizza dough that she had prepared earlier that day. Ella and Ally were outside with their dogs and playing in their tree house.

Placing the last bowl that was filled with chopped artichokes, Addison turned to Meredith. "You call the girls in, and I'll get the drinks ready and preheat the oven," Addison said.

She was slightly nervous but not too much. Ally and Ella were bright, well-rounded and open-minded girls. Ella knew that there was different kind of love when an innocent, sweet six year old Ella had asked why her new aunt Charlotte and Violet weren't married to their prince charming but to each other. Addison had done her best to talk to Ella about the different kinds of love and families without getting into the gritty details. All she focused on was making sure Ella knew that no matter whom you fell in love with social status, gender, religion or nationality shouldn't factor when falling in love, and that you should fall in love with who they are in the inside. She also told Ella about different families. By the end of the night she felt she had succeeded with her talk with Ella. Meredith had also told her she had a similar talk with Ally.

Meredith caressed Addison's silky, smooth cheek. She could tell her girlfriend was nervous about telling the girls – she was, too. But she wasn't worried for the reason Addison was. No, Meredith was nervous telling Ally because she was too scared what Ally would think if she was dating Addison. She didn't want Ally to think she was replacing Derek, or that she didn't love him. She had loved him, very much so, but he wasn't her true love, soul mate, or whatever else Izzy and Ella dreamt about finding and reading in their fairy tales. Addison was her soul mate, she really believed that.

"It's going to be okay, okay," Meredith told Addison, hoping to sooth her girlfriend's fears. "They love us; they'll want us to be happy."

Addison breathed in deep, exhaling slowly. "You're right. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. Okay, go get the girls. What would you like to drink?" Addison asked Meredith as she walked to the fridge to grab out two can of Sprite for the girls and a can of diet Pepsi for her.

"Umm…get me whatever you're having," Meredith replied back.

Meredith walked through the backdoor, and went in search of the girls. She could hear them giggling in their tree house, most likely playing Super Mario Bros. 2 on their Nintendo 3DS.

"Ally, Ella, it's time to come and make your pizza," Meredith bellowed from below, looking up at the tree house.

Ally stuck her head out, smiling when she saw her mom. "Okay, mommy, we'll be right down. We just need to get our jackets on."

Meredith nodded. She made her way back into the warm house. There she found Addison pouring two mugs of hot chocolate, knowing the girls would want something to warm their bodies before they started working.

"They just need to put on their jackets, and they'll be in," Meredith told Addison. She perched herself on the barstool, grabbed a bowl that held the pizza dough, pizza pan and started to stretch and pull at the dough with her hands until it was the perfect size for the pan.

"What sauces do we have tonight?" Ella asked. Her angelic face was flushed red from the cool Seattle air, strawberry-blonde hair pulled into a French braid, showing off her crystal blue eyes.

"Tomato, garlic and some cheese sauce your mom wanted to try, butterfly," Meredith replied to Ella. "Are you a vegetarian this week, or not?"

"Nope," Ally answered for her best friend/sister. "She's vegan. That's different from a vegetarian, ya know," she finished off with a cheeky grin.

"Yeah, I know," Meredith grumbled.

Addison laughed at their antics as she handed each girl a cup of white hot chocolate with a dash of cinnamon for spice. She truly loved how goofy they were together, or how they can finish each other sentences or thoughts. It was eerie and yet cute.

Lately Ella had been going through a picky food phase. One week she'll be vegetarian, the next she eat all meat but pork and beef, or the week after that she'll eat whatever she feels like whether it was meat or not. This week, as she just found out, was vegan. She looked at their selection of topics; relieved that they had a wide selection of vegan-friendly toppings.

By the time the girls finished their hot chocolates, Meredith and Addison was finished prepping the dough to where it was stretched across the pizza pan, waiting to be prepared and cooked.

"All right, Ally, you first. What sauce do you want?" Addison asked from the stove.

Ally thought about it, looking more and more like Meredith. "I think I'll have the cheese sauce."

Addison nodded. She reached for the ladle and dipped it into the pan the held the cheese sauce she had prepared. She poured some liberally all over the flat round dough, using the kitchen utensil to spread it around. When she was done she had the pizza pan to Ally so she can add her toppings.

"And you, Ms. Montgomery, what would you like?" Addison asked her little princess.

"I'll have the garlic one, but not too much," she told her mommy. "Thanks, mommy," Ella said enthusiastically.

Ella went to stand next to Ally who was putting the finishing touches on her own pizza. Ella grabbed a handful of baby spinach, she was about to ask her mommy if there was left over tofu ricotta from their vegan lasagna when something caught her eyes. Squinting her little blue eyes, she could see that her mommy's hand was resting on Meredith's waist. She had seen that same move from her Aunt Nay and Uncle Sam or her Auntie Charlotte and Violet when she would go to their house for dinner with her mommy. They were all married and in love.

Unable to stop her squeal, Ella let out a loud squeal of excitement and ran to Meredith and Addison, hugging them tightly.

"You're together," she squealed again, jumping up and down and clapping her hands in glee. "And you're in love, too!"

Ally, who was munching on some cheese, looked up abruptly at the words her best friend/sister spewed. She jumped off of her barstool and ran to where her mom, Addison and Ella was.

"Is it, true?" She asked, looking back and forth from Meredith to Addison. "Are you guys really in love?"

Meredith looked at Addison. Addison looked like she was going to faint any moment. Meredith rolled her eyes, and took control. Even though all control her and Addison had over the situation left the moment Ella caught on to them.

"Let's finish our pizza first then we'll talk about, about that," Meredith suggest with a tone of authority. She, no they, needed to be in control of the situation. They had a plan, and that plan was going to go through.

With big grins on their faces, Ally and Ella went back to preparing their pizza. Meredith nudged Addison to get her attention and bring her back to reality. For the next thirty minutes, they all worked on making their pizza and cooking it.

When they were finished preparing their pizzas and in the oven for cooking, Meredith and Addison sat with the girls at the kitchen table. Addison smiled at the pleading, hopeful look. During her time, making her pizza, she had thought about what had transpired between them. At first she was freaked out, then nervous, but after thinking about it for some time, she realized that the girls weren't unhappy about it. No, they were excited for them. And with that information, she knew they would all be all right. The girls wanted them to be together.

Ally never one to beat around the bush, opened her mouth first. "Are you together? Yes or no?" She bluntly asked, looking at her mom for a few seconds then switching her attention to Addison.

Meredith worried her lips between her teeth. Hesitantly, she reached over and laced her fingers with Addison's. Addison offered her a small smile, and that was all she need. "Yes, we are," she said slowly. "And like Ella said we are very much in love with each other. I don't know if you guys understand what that means, but I love Addison like Grandma and Grandpa love each other. There are people who think that's wrong and might even be mean to us. But it is not wrong and we just have to ignore those people. We still love you very much. Nothing has changed that; both of you are still my number ones."

"Just to add to what Meredith said, if you do have any problems or if anyone says anything to you, you can come to Meredith or me. We'll always be there for you. But if you can, ignore those people. They have the right to their opinion – even if it's not right. Do you guys have any questions, or concerns?" Addison asked.

Ally and Ella looked at each other. It was their new thing. Just by looking into each other's eyes, they know what the other was thinking. Ally shrugged; Ella nodded.

"We just want you to be happy, that's why on my birthday I made a wish that mommy and Addison would fall in love. I wanted mommy to be happy again and not cry at night, and Ella wanted a daddy. But she changed her mine and sometimes wished mommy was her mommy, too. I wanted Addison to be mine, too. So I made a wish that you guys would fall in love."

"And it happened," Ella squealed as she added to Ally's words. "Now we can be a family!"

"So you guys are okay with all of this?" Meredith asked again.

"Yup," Ally said popping the 'p'. "And if anyone as a problem with it, I'll kick them where it hurts. Right in the nuts!" Ally finished her speech by punching her palm with a closed fist, scowling her face.

"Alyssa Harper Grey!" Meredith cried out, appalled; however, the twitching of her lips was evidence that she wasn't mad.

"Yeah, and I deck them right in the jaw," Ally injected, menacing her face.

"Ella Rose Forbes Montgomery!" Addison shouted, chocking back her laugh.

It only took a second before the new family erupted in giggles.

"That went well, didn't you think," Addison asked Meredith. She was standing at the bathroom sink, washing away her make-up.

Meredith nodded and continued to brush her teeth. Grabbing the Dixie cup on the side, Meredith swished her mouth before she spit into the sink. "Yeah, I'm surprised that they were plotting to get us together. Thank god we pulled our head out of our asses, huh?" Meredith chuckled, shaking her head in disbelief and amusement at the little girls that were sleeping peacefully across the hall from theirs.

"And their faces when they found out we were driving to Aspen," Addison laughed, rubbing her face with her face moisture. "I swear I thought Ally was going to faint, or Ella was going to blow out our ear drums from squealing so much."

Meredith shut off the light as they made their way out of the adjourned bathroom. Meredith pulled back the covers, crawling into her side of the bed. "At least we no longer have to lie about why you're sleeping with me, and not in the guest room. I was running out of excuses."

Addison hummed; sliding up next Meredith. She moved until she was hovering over Meredith. Addison dipped her head, and delivered a white hot, intense kiss. Her arousal that's always present around Meredith flared. Meredith darkened eyes met with Addison's dark, molten hot, filled with desire, passion and arousal with her own. They knew they wouldn't be making love tonight, but that doesn't mean they can't play.

"I love you," Meredith murmured against Addison's lips.

Instead of speaking of her love through words, Addison decided to act on it and show how much she loves Meredith. Slowly, Addison lowered her mouth to Meredith's and pressed them gently together.

Meredith's lips softened instantly beneath Addison's, molding to their shape. Addison gave a soft sigh of surprise, taking full advantage, dipping her tongue into Addison's mouth for a taste. Meredith gave herself a long, lazy minute to sample the subtle taste of Addison's cinnamint toothpaste on her breath before she pulled back.

Addison rolled on her side; a mere couple of inches away from Meredith. Addison let her hand danced across the duvet, over the curve of Meredith's hip and to her flat, tone stomach.

"You're so beautiful," Addison breathed in awe.

Meredith blushed. She had never felt more beautiful than when Addison was looking at her now, like Meredith was her world.

Addison slid a cool hand under Meredith's tank making soothing patterns on her stomach, her fingers tickling Meredith's belly button. Meredith shivered.

Addison licked her lips, her hand pausing on Meredith's ribs, asking for permission to go further.

"Touch me," Meredith pleaded.

Addison's hand ghosted over Meredith's ribs grazed the side of Meredith's breast until her whole palm covered Meredith's breast. Addison breath hitched, Meredith arched her back, pressing her breast more into Addison's hand.

"Oh, god," Meredith moaned when Addison's hand started to squeeze her breast.

Addison stifled Meredith's moans by pressing her lips to hers again, in an urgent, needy kiss. Addison continued to caress Meredith's breast, feeling the heaviness and roundness of them. She liked how Meredith's breast fit perfectly into her hand.

Addison repositioned herself until she was between Meredith's legs. Both moaned when their centers met in a delicious friction. She could feel Meredith wetness and heat hitting her own weeping center.

Addison, not one for wanting to take control, suddenly felt the need to be in control of this moment. She was relieved when she felt Meredith relax, surrendering herself to her.

Addison held Meredith's face between her hands and kissed across Meredith's forehead, into her hair; Addison lips explored the planes of Meredith's face for long moments until she finally gave into temptation and pressed her lips against Meredith's plaint, yielding ones.

Breaking the kiss, Addison laid her face against Meredith's throat. "What you do to me," Addison murmured. "I can't get enough of you."

Meredith raised her face and felt Addison's lips again this time answering Addison's rhetorical question with her tender moving lips.

Leaning on her elbows, Addison pushed up Meredith's tank until Meredith's alabaster breast was free. She stared at Meredith's breast, memorizing every perfect imperfection of them. They pale like Meredith, capped with pale pink nipples and slivery, white stretch marks streaks that ran the side of her breasts were evidence of her pregnancy with Ally. Addison took in the small hang of them from age and birthing and breastfeeding Ally. A sudden need to feel them and taste them overwhelmed her.

Addison leaned down and kissed the hallows of Meredith's shoulder, across the collar bone, delivering one finally kiss to the hallow of Meredith's throat.

Addison caressed Meredith's breast with slow, gently, sensuous fingers. Meredith's hands fell to her side, grasping at cool sheets when Addison began to kiss her breast in warm, slow and feathery kisses.

"Ohhh," Meredith moaned, arching her back, pulling the sheets tighter. It's been so very long since she felt this pleasure, since she felt another person worship her body and never this strong.

Meredith gasped, her throat tightening, when Addison took a nipple into her mouth. She ran her tongue of the stiffening bud, flickering it, nibbling and nipping at it with her teeth. As her mouth paid homage to one breast, her hand gave it the equal attention.

After a few moments, Addison took her mouth away from Meredith's breast. She unbuttons the navy blue top of her pajamas and laid her breast on Meredith's. Both gasped at the feeling of their breast rubbing together.

Meredith, not wanting Addison to feel left out, cupped Addison's breast in her hands, suckling the nipple into her mouth. She could feel Addison's nipple become swollen and taunt in her mouth as Addison laid above her moaning and whimpering in pleasure. She finally let go of Addison breast with a pop, moving onto the next.

Addison placed feathery, chaste kisses on Meredith's face, her jaw, throat, gentle hands caressed down curved, gently hips.

As Addison placed sporadic loving kisses on Meredith, her hips began to move in an undulation of pleasure. Her clit rubbed against Meredith, sending shocks waves of pleasure through her body.

"Addiiieee,"Meredith moaned, tilting her hips to meet Addison's thrust.

"You're so beautiful, Meredith," Addison breathed. "You make me breathless. I love you so much."

Addison tucked her damped face into Meredith's neck, her movements' erratic; her heart pounding, her breathing was sharp intakes and the motion of her hips, grinding into Meredith's center became more urgent as the pending doom of her pleasure came closer and closer.

Addison removed her sweaty face from Meredith's neck. She could clearly see Meredith's face exclude pleasure with each thrust of her hips. She was close to coming, too.

"Please….don't stop….so close," Meredith pleaded in a breathless voice.

"Let go, Mer. Come for me, let me hear you," Addison said, her hips grinding harder into Meredith.

Addison dipped her head and took Meredith peaked nipple into her mouth, sucking hard. It was enough for Meredith, pushing her to the edge. Meredith arched and trembled, clutching desperately at Addison's back as she cried out Addison's name in desperate pants and moans and cries.

Hearing her name tremble from Meredith's lips was enough to send Addison into her own orgasm. Addison felt the coil spring in her stomach explode and heat suffuse her body as her powerful orgasm crashed through her body, sending shock waves and ripples from her head to her toes.

They held each other tightly riding out the final waves of their pleasure. Tiredly, Addison rolled off of Meredith. With as much strength as Meredith could muster, she rolled over and threw a heavy arm around Addison's waist.

"That was wonderful," Meredith whispered in the darkened room. She kissed the back of Addison's head, breathing in Addison's shampoo. "I love you."

"I love you, too." Addison turned to face Meredith. "I have never felt anything like that. My body is still…God it was amazing; wonderful. You're wonderful. I have never seen you so beautiful. The way your body moved with mine. It was as if you were meant for me, and our souls were reuniting."

"I was meant for you," Meredith said passionately.

TBC

A/N: Weird place for me to end, sorry. It's been a long time since I wrote a scene like this. Hopefully I've done it okay. Next chapter coming soon with Christmas in Aspen.

I still can't believe Private got canceled. I hope by the end of the season Addison and Sam are back together. I haven't been watching the show after I found out Addison and Jake was together. In canon I ship Addison/Sam, and to see Addison with some douche I can't stomach is a no-go for me. I only hope everything get resolved at the end of the season.