Hello! So as I promised in the last chapter I said there would be some kind of reunion between the shepherd children and I thought this would be the best way. Hope you guys enjoy!

It was going on day 3 of Emma being in the hospital. Her heart was unstable and everyone was refusing to let her be discharged until a few days after her surgery that was scheduled for tomorrow morning. Addison had been asked to work on a case that had came in a week before Emma was admitted. Addison was very against doing the case but Emma insisted she would be fine, leaving the girl alone with the occasional visit of the doctors around the hospital to keep her company.

Callie had been in Emma's room for nearly 4 hours the other day raving about some amputation she had done where the bone was infected in seven different areas after the man had went hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and had fallen off a cliff, being stranded. Karev had stopped by to keep Emma company for a few minutes before having to leave because of a code blue for one of his preemies in the NICU. Of course Amelia had been in Emma's hospital room whenever she didn't have a surgery.

"Amy, Is Owen not concerned you've been spending so much time at the hospital?" Emma questioned looking up from the game she was playing on her phone. Amelia chuckled sinking deeper into the chair she was sitting on, not lifting her eyes from her tabloid magazine as she spoke.

"Are you kidding me? Owen and I go home twice a week if we're lucky. We practically live here, I mean it's either here or Meredith's house watching the kids." Amelia confessed.

"You seem them a lot don't you?"

" Who the kids? Yea, you know since the whole accident and everything you and the three of them were the only things I had left of your dad. Of my brother. I mean I don't get to see you often but I'm lucky I get to see them."

Emma nodded with a smile knowing that her siblings were making the people around them proud and happy. The last time she had seen Zola the little girl went from being a happy 4 year old playing tea princesses with her parents to a kid asking when daddy was going to come home. Bailey had barely just turned 2 and was an energetic crazy toddler. And obviously Emma had never met Ellis but a part of her wanted to.

"Can I see them?" Emma's voice was frail asking.

Looking up in shock at the request Amelia slapped closed her magazine and stared at the girl as if she had just performed a miracle. Clapping her hands together Amelia bolted up with a smile.
"Sure. Sure." you could tell Amelia was becoming anxious. "You want to go now? They're in the daycare for another few hours."

With a small giggle Emma nodded quickly and began getting out of the plain hospital bed she had been in for days. Emma started taking off the patches that were connected to the machine monitoring her heart, making Amelia feel a little bit iffy about taking her to the center on the floor below them. Finally being free from all the cords Emma stood, revealing her bright pink pajama pants.

"Emmy my god are you trying to get us got? The rover on mars can see you from here!"

Amelia took a deep breath stopping the girl before she could bolt out the door.

"Okay, listen, if we are going to do this it has to be quick and nobody know. Got that?"

"Got it." Emma confirmed letting Amelia lead the way.

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With minimal people seeing the two Shepherd women (despite Emma's pants being eye-catchers) they were able to get down to the daycare without having anybody they knew see them and causing a fuss about Emma being out of bed.

Face to face with the door Emma hesitated opening it. She didn't know how to access the situation. 'you can't just walk in and be all family when they probably don't remember you' were the only thoughts racing through her mind.

"I can't do it." she breathed out letting go of the knob and stepping away from the door. "Amy I can't just waltz in there and try to have some family reunion. I'm not close with any of them like I am with Henry. Henry has seen me enough that he knows who am when I disappear for months and come back. I haven't seen these kids in years Amelia" Emma was beginning to panic.

"Hey, Hey" Amelia tried soothing grabbing Emma by the arms "You don't have to go in there. We can just look through the window okay? I'll stay to the side so they don't see me but you can see them. Okay?"

"Okay." Emma motioned as her nerves began to calm. Leading the girl over to the window, they had an entire overview of the nursery. Some kids were running everywhere as if they were playing tag. A few were coloring at a table and a group of little girls were playing with dolls. Then Emma saw one of the children she had been looking for. Zola was sitting on a chair near the back reading a book by herself. Emma was taken back by how big the girl had gotten.

"Zola loves books and wants to be a doctor like her daddy so she can save people." Amelia pointed out before guiding Emma's eyes towards another child. Emmas eyes were met with a young brunette boy who was having a laughing fit over who knows what with a group of other boys. "Bailey over there has laughed probably everyday for the last two years and is constantly annoying both of his sisters." The comment made Emma giggle as Amelia directed her attention in another direction to a toddler who was coloring at the table. She had two braided pigtails in her hair and her tongue was hanging just slightly out as she was focused on the scribbling of her drawing. "And that is Ellie."

The hall was silent as Emma stared at Ellis. This was the little girl she had missed out on. Everything about her was screaming their father. Ellie had the classic shepherd nose all of the shepherds had been blessed yet often cursed with. Her eyes were the same color as their fathers and even her smile reminded Emma of her dad. This was the little girl Emma had been missing out on.

"She looks like dad." Emma choked out trying not to cry.

"Yea she does." was the only thing Amelia could respond with as she stared at Ellie herself.

Wiping her tears away Emma sniffled and turned to Amelia. "We should get back now." the girl interjected tearing Amelia away from her thoughts. Looking at her watch Amelia agreed with how late it was getting. She knew Addison would be done in awhile and will go straight to Emma's room.

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After Amelia had gotten Emma back to her room and hooked back up to the machines, Addison had arrived back. It was getting pretty late so Amelia said her goodbyes and wandered off leaving the mother and daughter in the room alone.

Laying on her side Emma stared at her mother who was sitting peacefully in her scrubs looking over some charts.

"Thank you." Emma blurted out causing Addison to look up with confusion.

"For what?"

"Giving me a sibling." Emma confessed, "I mean growing up alone was boring. I mean I didn't get to do fun things or having a sibling to boss around. But, you know if though you and dad were separated, both of you gave me siblings and you know I get to be the one they look up to and everything and no matter what I know whatever the hell life throws I've got something to remind me why to fight." Emma explained.

Lowering her glasses, Addison stared at her daughter as if she had grown a second head as she rambled on. "Emmy this is sudden. Are you okay? is the whole heart surgery tomorrow scaring you?" the redhead began asking with concern as she put her charts to the side to scoot into the bed with her daughter.

Accepting the gesture Emma scooted over and let her mother in, wrapped her arms around Addison. "No mom, I was just thinking. I'm fine", Emma confirmed. Taking her daughters word for it Addison didn't ask anymore questions. Eventually Emma had fallen asleep in her mother's arms, allowing for Addison to simply just enjoy her daughters embrace. \

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