One Week Later
I went to check on Aubree, her stats were actually holding steady at the moment. However she was still way too tiny, she barely weighed a pound. She couldn't eat and she was hardly able to breathe. By now she had been on the ventilator too long, she was probably blind. Kallye had woken up from the coma but she was still on a ventilator and she spent most of her time sleeping. The boys were still developing at the rate they should. My own pregnancy was taking its toll. I was always tired and the triplets were constantly kicking. I tried to stay on top of Aubree and Kallye but I was beyond exhausted. I went home after work on most days and went straight to bed. I felt terrible that I never had the energy to take care of my own kids. Derek was their main care taker lately since he couldn't work yet. That only made me feel worse, I felt like the world's worst mom. Seattle Grace Mercy West was still under construction so everyone was working at Seattle Presbyterian. Kyson had gone home with Mark and Callie three days ago and was doing great. Everyone but Kallye and Aubree were doing good now. Alex and Carolyn had actually gone home and gotten showers and a good night sleep. Only because Derek and Kallye convinced them too. Even on my days off I was at the hospital checking on Aubree and Kallye. Derek was mad at me for never spending time with him and the kids. We were always arguing. Today was one of my days off, I had decided to actually stay home this time because I was too tired to even move. I slept almost all day and the Derek yelled at me for not interacting with anyone.
"You finally take a day off and you don't even talk to me or your kids. You just slept all freaking day!" Derek yelled.
"Derek I'm exhausted. I'm carrying triplets and I spend all day making sure your sister and her daughter don't die! I am exhausted! Give me a freaking break! Heaven forbid I sleep for a day!" I yelled back. I suddenly felt dizzy.
"So your kids just don't matter anymore?" Derek asked hurt. The room was spinning and I was struggling to breathe. "Addison?" Derek asked. I collapsed to the floor and the world around me faded to black.
Callie's View
My phone rang and I answered Derek's call. I placed the phone on my shoulder so I could continue bathing Cloey.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Callie, is there any way Kallye's kids could stay with you guys tonight?" He asked. He sounded stressed out.
"They were here the last two nights. Why cant you guys take them?" I asked and began to dress Cloey.
"Addison is in the hospital." Derek confessed.
"What happened?" I asked.
"She collapsed from a mixture of dehydration and exhaustion. They have her on an IV of fluids and sleep medication. They want to keep her overnight." Derek explained.
"Oh yeah, they can stay here." I told him.
"Thanks so much Callie, you're a life saver." He said.
"Bye." I told him and hung up. Addison had worked herself into exhaustion, somehow I wasn't surprised. "Oh baby you have been born into a weird family of surgeons." I told Cloey. She just stared back with big brown eyes. Mark came in carrying Kyson.
"Who was that?" He asked.
"Derek. Addison's been admitted to the hospital, she collapsed due to a mixture of exhaustion and dehydration. He asked if Kallye's kids could stay here tonight. I told them that was okay." I explained to him. Mark nodded.
"Is Addison going to be okay?" He asked and shifted Kyson's position.
"I believe so." I told him. Kyson started to cry. "That's his hungry cry, swap with me." I told Mark. He nodded and I handed him Cloey, then he handed me Kyson.
I know this chapter is super short, but the next one will be a lot longer. Promise. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. (: Next chapter will probably be up later today or tomorrow.