3rd chapter is up! I was kinda going back and forth on how I would do this chapter but I think im pretty happy with the end result. Thank you for the reviews and next chapter I plan to involve the reuniting of Emma with her half-siblings (Zola, Bailey, and Ellis). And to answer the question of how old is Emma she is around 17! Hope you guys enjoy!
Emma had been lying in the ER for the past two hours. Every once and awhile a doctor would come by and check on her, but they all refused to sign discharge papers until her mother had landed in seattle and pierce had discussed with them both the lab results. She had been going crazy with just lying in the bed waiting for the bright fiery hair to stomp through the door rushing over to being away for nearly an hour the intern finally returned.
"Labs are pretty backed-up but I'm sure in no time we will have them and can get you discharged." The bubbly blonde smiled moving on to her next patient.
"Wait!" Emma called back at the women, "Can I at least wonder, I mean there is no use for me taking up a bed in the ER when there are bigger cases." The request had the intern whipping around.
"Sorry but, Hospital policy can't allow our patients to wonder." , blowing off the question the intern continued to walk away.
"Listen I only want to go to the cafeteria and get some food lady." the teen rebuttled at the snarky women.
"Listen Kid." the women started not another word was said as she was cut off by the voice behind her.
"Dr. Isaacs" the authority began, "Is there a reason you are denying Miss. Montgomery's appeal when the child is right? We are trauma center not some day care system. Im sure her mother will be able to find her just fine when she arrives."
Realizing the voice Isaacs turned around pale trying to figure out a way to cover her ass on this one. Moments went by and not a word had been said, she stood there silent looking at the man. " , Sir- I" the girl rambled on, "I thought she would be much better just waiting here in the ER for her mother, her plane just landed and she will be here soon. So I figured it'd be best for her to wait for her mother." Isaacs finished barely able to make eye contact with Richard.
"Well you thought wrong." Webber stated motioning over at Emma "You're coming with me,"
Emma grinned and shuffled out of the bed. Emma had known Richard or "Webby" as she liked to call him, since she was a toddler. Him being her parents mentor she saw him often when he was in New York and was ecstatic to realize she'd be around him when they moved to Seattle. Rushing into his arm's Emma let out a laugh squeezing him for a hug.
"You can go now Isaacs." Webber dismissed the intern. The two began walking towards the hallway leading out of the ER. Emma looking back with a devious smile at the lost doctor.
"You know it's been awhile since i've heard from you. What brings you to seattle?"
"Well," Emma started as the two walked down the hall, "I was in town for some things and clutzy me fell and passed out, nothing big just a big ol' cut and they're just making sure it was nothing to do with the valve"
"You been taking care of yourself down in hipster Cali?" Richard interrogated the girl. The word 'hipster' made Emma let out a giggle.
"I have, for your information. I'm graduating on time which nobody thought was going to be possible when I was put in homeschooling because of the last heart trinket and managed to fail every single class in a span of 2 months. So I guess you can say I'm still defying the odds.", Emma boasted. Her freshman year was the last time her heart began acting up again. After trying to handle the problems in LA, Addison demanded she be brought to Seattle and worked on by the best. Granted Sam was doing just fine helping Emma balance her medications Addison couldn't risk anything. Emma was one of the first patients Cristina Yang operated on after her traumatic stress of the plane crash and her return to seattle.
"And your mother?"
Rolling her eyes Emma complied to the question. "Mom is fine. I mean she's busy with work but who the hell isn't nowadays am I right? The practice has been bustled with patients and she's managing. Now enough about me, I heard from a little bird you're married again? Who and when!"
Just as Richard was going to speak the devil herself turned up. The Catherine Avery.
"Richard sweetheart, I have a patient with trauma to his abdomen and I'm going to need your help. Can you scrub in at seven tonight?" Catherine's eyes went from staring at Richard to migrating towards Emma. "But if you're busy I can get Bailey" She smiled towards Emma.
"He's not busy", Emma offered a hand out, "Emma Montgomery, I've heard a lot about your work from my parents and your son "
Catherine, looking back and forth between her husband and the offering hand smiled and gave a firm shake. "Montgomery? I had no clue Archer had a child." the comment made Emma laugh shaking her head with a no.
"No he doesn't, Which is good knowing how many time I could have be taken away in his care. I'm Addison's, my father was Shepherd."
"Ahh you're the little heartbreaker everyone around this hospital raves about."
"More like heart trouble, but yes I am the one." Emma admitted proudly, "Listen, if you need Webber I will be completely fine. My mom's flight is still 3 hours out and I'm sure I'll be fine for awhile."
"Well, you heard the girl, we've got a surgery!" Catherine beamed taking her husband's hand leading the way to scrubbing in. Emma waving her goodbyes as they scurried off, leaving her with a room full of rushing nurses and the infamous operating board listing all of the surgeries that were scheduled in each OR.
Looking over the board Emma stood pointing out each of the names she recognized on the board as the nurse continued to put up names.
OR 1- Shepherd, Edwards - Craniotomy
OR 2- Pierce, Torres- Multiple Traumas
OR 3- C. Avery- Cystectomy
OR 4- Grey, Bailey - hepatectomy
And the list went on in on, each of the OR's being booked. Emma knew that her mother wasn't going to be here for hours so she thought it why not entertain herself with sitting in an OR gallery. Finally scanning over the entire list she spotted the one she wanted. Karev.
Snickering with joy Emma made her way towards the OR floor. If there was one thing she missed more than anything in Seattle, it was Karev and Robbins surgery's together.
Having no issue getting to the OR floor and not being caught by anyone while on the OR floor Emma finally made her way into the gallery for OR 6.
"Clamp please" were the first words Emma heard as she quietly sat in the back row of chairs as she got more comfortable as the two surgeons made casual conversation talking about the gossip and what not. It stayed like this for a few minutes or so until Arizona looked up at the blue-eyed girl doing a double take, not believing her eyes.
"Oh you are never going to believe who is sitting in our gallery right now" Arizona still couldn't believe it. Turning around Alex realized Robbins shock.
"Emma?" he yelled for confirmation.
"Hey there Evil spawn." Emma smiled with a wave not only to Karev but to Arizona as well.
"Emma what the hell are you doing here?" Karev tried keeping his cool as he turned back to the open child on his table.
"Long story short I ended up in the ER getting poked and proded by one of your Evil queens featherbrained interns." Emma's voice filled the OR intercom.
It wasn't always a civil friendship between the two but over the years Emma and Karev had learned to enjoy the company. The first time Emma had met Alex was after one of Addison's shifts. Alex and Addison were chatting (more like arguing) about who knows what and Emma ran right into Alex trying to tackle her mother with a hug, the next time they had met Emma puked all over Karev's scrubs and eventually he ended up being the head doctor on one of her last cases.
"Emma What. Are. You. Doing. Here. In seattle." Karev asked again as he continued his work on the small infant lying in front of him.
"I was in town for some things, Since when did you get so damn nosey eh?" ,the girl badgered on being interrupted by her cell ringing with the words " " lighting up across it. "Listen, my mom just got into town, I gotta go. I'll catch up with you later. Have fun!" were the last things Emma screamed before running out of the door.
"Emma!" Karev yelled not turning back to see if she was still there. "That damn kid" he mumbled to himself suturing the internal wounds on the child.
After an eventful 15 minutes of running around the hospital trying to figure out where her mother was Emma finally reached the main lobby on the west wing where her mother had been panicking at a nurses station.
"Debra, I don't understand who the hell let my daughter lose! If anything people should have been making sure she was bolted to the bed!" Addison exclaimed.
"Listen, I'm sure Emma is around the hospital somewhere but I don't think it is necessary for the chief to be told to secure the perimeter." the nurse retorted back softly and calmly.
"My child is missing!" Addison overexaggerated again causing heads to turn in worry, this was the point Emma thought it would be best to step in.
"I am not missing mom!" she yelled running over to the frantic red-head. "I was just exploring, I had to find some people. And I wasn't alone, I was with Richard" her daughter explained.
"Emma have you lost your goddamn mind?!" Addison scolded. The raging steam coming out of Addison's ears soon stop once she spotted the large stitched wound on Emma's right arm. Going from anger to uneasiness of her daughter's injury. Bringing Emma into a hug, Addison kissed the child's forehead mumbling "As long as you're fine, Im fine."
When the promise was said Addison wasn't allowed to panic anymore. That was the rule. When Emma was younger and her heart issues were first discovered Addie had cried nearly every night after putting her daughter to bed. She was always a mess but always kept it a secret from Emma, a kid with medical problems doesn't deserve to watch not only her parents marriage fall apart but her mother in general. One night as Addison was having one of her weekly sob sessions Emma walked into the master suite witnessing it all.
"Emma what are you doing up? you're suppose to be sleeping" Addison asked trying to wipe away the tears.
"You're crying because I'm sick." the young girl stated as she started crawling up into her mother's embrace. "But you don't need to", she began reassuring. "I get to play like all the other kids and I get to be happy with you all the time. I know how to ride my bike and at this rate I think I'll get my cartwheel soon! Plus I have tons of friends and I know how to multiplication!" the toothless six year old smiled at her mother. Letting out a laugh Addison leaned back letting the girl lay on her chest.
"Well to me you sound pretty great" grinned Addison staring up to the ceiling.
Lifting her head up to make eye contact with her mother Emma held out a pinky.
"So if I'm fine, we are all fine. Kay?" the child stated offering out her pinky. Interlacing her pinky with the girls Addie smiled genuinely for the first time in a while "Kay."
And to this day no matter the bad things and the triumphs if they were fine in the moment then nobody was allowed to panic.
"Addison, Emma?" a voice came from behind the two.
"Meredith." was all Emma could think
And in that moment, Emma did not feel fine at all.