Merry almost Christmas! So I had some freetime today and I wrote this up, I wanted to post it before I left for my Christmas Eve events! It's shorter than usual but I hope you all enjoy it anyway.


Pete woke with a smile on his face and reached to pull Addison close to him but when he reached for her he realized she was gone. Pete reached for his phone, dialed her cell number but it went straight to voice mail. Pete shouted something that wasn't understandable and then threw his phone at the wall.

"So what did the phone do to you?"

Pete turned and looked towards the doorway to see Addison standing there with Lucas in her arms. He should his head to say nothing. Addison climbed into bed beside him, placing Lucas with his bottle between them.

"So what exactly did the phone do, that you threw it at the wall?"

"I thought you left; I thought you changed your mine. I called your phone and it went straight to voicemail."

"Pete, I wouldn't have left without saying goodbye and my cell phone died last night because I forgot to bring my charger with me."

"I know I don't know what I was thinking."

"It's eight o'clock I have a doctor's appointment at ten; a check up for the baby. You can come if you want."

"Of course I want to come."

"Okay, how about you get in the shower, I'll get Lucas ready and make breakfast and then you can finish feeding him when you're done then I'll get in the shower?"

"Well, it looks like he's sleeping. So how about instead, I go put him in his crib and meet your beautiful self in the shower."

"Okay."

Pete laid Lucas in his crib and then walked into the bathroom, thinking he was the luckiest man in the world. He got into the shower with Addison; they made out for what seemed like days and then took turns washing each other. They got out of the shower and both got changed. Pete walked out of the bathroom and didn't see Addison in the bedroom. He walked down the hall and stopped at the door of the nursery. He stood in the doorway and watched Addison interacting with Lucas. She was changing him and just talking to him, making him laugh. Pete walked over to Addison and wrapped his arms around her waist. He whispered I love you in her ear. She picked Lucas up off of the changing table, then turned around and placed a kiss on Pete's lips. I love you too she whispered back.

Before they knew it they were pulling into the parking lot of the doctor's office. Originally Addison was going to have Naomi as her doctor but they were like family and decided it was best to get another doctor just in case of any problems during the pregnancy or delivery. They sat together in the waiting room holding hands and Lucas was snuggled up in Addison's lap. To anyone on the outside watching they looked like the picture perfect family. Little did anyone know the problems they had been through just to be with each other.

"I called a lawyer while I was parking the car."

"Why?"

"To see how long it would take to get a divorce from Violet. I want to be with you, Lucas and our son or daughter."

"Don't you think she'll fight you for custody?"

"Yeah, but she just up and left him with you. What kind of judge is going to grant her full or partial custody?"

"I guess you're right."

"Don't worry about anything."

Addison smiled up at him, and then leaned in for a kiss. Not long after their conversation they were called in. The nurse asked a few questions, normal for any new patient information. Five minutes later then doctor came in and started the ultrasound. She pointed out the heartbeat and said that the baby looked to be developing normally for a baby of almost eighteen weeks. She printed out a few copies of the ultrasound picture for them and took them that the secretary at the front desk would help them to schedule their next appointment. After making another appointment, they got in the car and drove to the grocery store to pick up stuff for the week. Before going back to Pete's they stopped at Addison's place to pick up some things she would need from her place.


One Month Later…

It had been a month since Violet had left behind her family and everything had fallen into place for Addison and Pete. Two weeks after Violet had left Addison was wearing Pete's ring. They hadn't started making wedding plans because no one could find Violet for her to sign the papers. Addison knew that Pete had a private investigator out looking for her and that he had sent out paperwork to various locations when he thought he had found out where she was staying. She didn't keep her hopes up that a set of paper work would be returned soon but she hoped that it would before she had their baby.

Addison sat on the floor in the living room playing with Lucas, waiting for Pete to get home from the paint store. They had found out a few days before that they would be having another little boy. They were both overjoyed with the news and decided to start the nursery. Addison didn't want Lucas to be left out so she had bought him a new bedding set and the décor to go with it, so along with painting the nursery they were going to repaint Lucas's room to give him a more grown up looking room. Addison was lost in watching Lucas playing, that when the door bell rang she was startled.

Addison picked up Lucas and walked over to the door. On the other side was a man in a FedEx uniform.

"Miss, can you please sign for this?"

"Yes, of course."

Addison scribbled her name on the tablet and then was handed a small eight by ten package. She shut the door, and then walked over to the couch. Addison ripped open the package, she began to skim the paper work and as she flipped to the second page there were signatures. She picked up the next packet of papers and flipped to the last paper, which was also signed.


Pete was so excited, for the arrival of his second son; he couldn't help but be the proud father that he was. He parked the car in the driveway and grabbed two of the four cans of paint. He walked in the house and glanced over at Addison on the couch and saw tears running down her face. He put the cans down and rushed over to her.

"Baby, what's wrong? Is something wrong with you, or Lucas? Is the baby okay?"

"Everything's perfect," she said as she handed him the two packets of paperwork. She watched as his eyes widen and a smiled formed upon his face.

"She signed both? She signed the divorce papers but she signed the custody papers too? She signed away all rights to Lucas. I can't believe it."

"Me either, hence the tears; I've never been so happy in my life Pete. I love you guys so much, I was scared that this would be a big battle and that I would lose you two. I don't know what I would do if that happened."

Pete sat down on the couch beside Addison and Lucas pulling them into his arms.

"I love you two so much."


A/N: I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter, it's a lot shorter I know but I wanted to post once more before Christmas and things got crazy.

Next Chapter: What's next for the happy family? Will everything work in their favor? Will Violet stay away, even though she signed those papers?

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