"Hey Mer! I brought ice cream and popcorn and Gone Girl, we're watching the hot woman kills hot boys and wish I could do it!" Amelia called her sister as she entered the house, when she noticed the lights on and uncharacteristic quietness in the house, she called again as she walked to the living room, "Mer?"

She felt all the blood pumped into her face and she knew it turned crimson immediately as she saw Owen holding a sleeping Dania and Meredith about to take her from him when he turned around to look at Amelia. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know who else to call, Callie and I are working late at the hospital and I-" Owen stuttered as he cursed himself internally, he truly had no idea what else he could do, he didn't have the heart to leave her sleeping alone, too scared she'll wake up alone and not find anyone.

"It's ok," Amelia swallowed hardly, "you don't have to apologize. Give her to me?" she meant to tell him to leave Dani to her firmly, but it came out like a question, like she wasn't sure of the authority she had in the awkwardness of the situation.

He handed the girl over gently to Amelia's shoulder, careful to not wake her up, although it seemed impossible at that time. "I'm sorry I ruined your night, you can still fantasize about maiming me," he jested nervously in attempt to make light of the situation, apparently making it worse as both women looked at the floor and he was the only one who chuckled at his own joke. He alternated glances between them and excused himself, thanking them profusely as he walked out.

Amelia waited until she heard the door shut and made sure there was no way he could hear her, then she interrupted when Meredith was about to open her mind and say something, "Really?" she glared at her belligerently

"What was I supposed to do? He's family, I can't say no." that did not get Meredith out of the death stare Amelia was giving her, "look when I started my fellowship, he helped me with Zola before I found a nanny, and there was both me and Derek." She watched as her sister in law looked away reluctantly and moved her gaze to the girl lovingly as she stroked her hair and then walked away to take her upstairs. "It doesn't seem like you mind the baby sitting much!" she protested and teased

…

Over the next several days, shunning was the solution they both used, no one said anything, it was just silent stares and hand brushes every now and then,. She wanted to get back with him but her prejudice was too big to admit it. Owen repeatedly asked Meredith to babysit again and when Meredith said yes, Amelia intervened and took Dania for herself after Owen left. The new Grey-Shepherd collaboration was working in good harmony, they made the family life work.

One night after Amelia finished telling Dani a bed time story, she was uncharacteristically still not asleep, Amelia noticed that something was wrong and was stirring inside of the little girl, concerned, she asked what was wrong.

"Are you mommy?" she answered her question with a question, throwing Amelia off guard.

She considered her next words carefully, though desperately wanting to say yes and assure her, but things between her and Owen were still rocky, "That depends, do you want me to be your mommy?"

Dani gave her a tight embrace with all the force her little short arms could gather and nodded her head against Amelia's tummy, "I know daddy is my new daddy 'cause he telled me, but he not telled me who's my new mommy, I think you're a nice mommy."

Amelia felt her shirt getting a little wet and her heart broke at the girl's hurting words, she deserved a full family, and Amelia threw the caution to the wind and decided to accept the invitation. If Dani decided she was her mum, there's no way Owen wouldn't let her see her daughter. "Then yes Dani, I'm your mum, and you can be my little princess."

"You're the best mommy ever!" she grinned joyously and slept in Amelia's arm like a baby for the rest of the night.

Staring at her, Amelia felt connected like never before to a human being. She knew she wasn't her biological daughter, but oddly enough, she had dark brown hair and beautiful green eyes. If she didn't know any better, she'd say the brown came from her and the eye color and the curls came from Owen. She caressed her soft olive skin and fell asleep, never wanting to let go of her.

…

Amelia woke and went down stairs hurriedly, calculating the time she'd need to grab breakfast and drink some coffee before Maggie passed by to take her on their run. Everyone noticed her attempt to overwork and busy herself with anything but fixing the pink elephant that followed her to every room. So they'd try different consolations, April offered delicious homemade food at lunch. Arizona was always upbeat and perky, often bringing Sofia over for a play date as the two women swooned over their daughter. Meredith gave dark and twisty advice, and was a living example that things can be worse, and that you can come through anything. Callie always wanted to talk it out, and convince her to take Owen back, but Amelia was too stubborn. As yet another distraction, she decided to go with Maggie and run every morning, she'd read studied on how exercise can give you a clear view, and so she wanted to try it.

As was planned, Owen came over to pick Dania up on his way to the hospital as he went in earlier. Purposely forgetting Amelia was startled when she saw him at the doorstep.

"Hey." She greeted, awkwardly not asking him to come in.

"Hi." He said, gawking directly down at her outfit.

"My boobs aren't all that visible under the hoodie, what are you staring at?" Amelia asked, being the unfaltering woman that she is.

Owen giggled and looked back up at her quickly when he was caught staring, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to- it's just that.. that hoodie looks good on you." He couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he saw her in his old oversized navy hoodie that matched her deep blue eyes.

She quickly realized that she had inadvertently packed his hoodie when she took her stuff. She wore it so frequently that she almost forgot it wasn't hers, "I'm sorry, um, I didn't notice, I uh.. I should give it back to you, I could uh.." the unfaltering resilient woman was now stammering

"No I didn't mean that.. I think you should keep it. It always looked better on you anyway." He had unintentionally flirted like that quite a few times since the kiss, but Amelia always replied professionally. Now, out of the hospital, they were standing at the door step in silence desire.

Thankfully (or not), Maggie chimed in, not taking note of the wordless interaction, "Hey, Hunt! Nice to see you here, are you coming to run with us too?"

"Uhh, no, that's okay, maybe some other time, you guys go, I'll just take Dania and head to the hospital." He alternated his glances between Amelia and Maggie

"Help yourself in," she didn't realize her voice was shakily nervous until the words came out. It was all she could manage.

..

"What was THAT?" Maggie inquired playfully while they were running

"Let's talk about something else," her breathing quickened

"I thought you didn't run, but you're in a pretty good shape," Maggie tried to change the subject

"I did other forms of vigorous exercise until lately," Amelia reasoned

"Really? Like what?"

"Sex." She panted and paused, "Hot dirty amazing sex. With Owen. Almost like the put you in the hospital sex. I miss that."

"You know that thing people have where they don't always say what they're thinking," Maggie teased

"A filter." This wasn't the first time Amelia heard something like that

"Yeah, you don't have it," Maggie sighed with a smile and continued running, letting Amelia catch up.

…

Meredith, sick of all the drama, decided to take matters into her own hands and fix this ongoing soap opera. She waited until the ER was quieter and he didn't have get into any surgeries that day in preparations for a major one later that night, he would be trapped and unexcused.

"Hunt." She called his name as she walked in the skills lab

"Grey, can I help you?" he replied casually

"Yes, actually. I need you to apologize to Amelia, because I don't want Ellis's first words to be 'Owen is a jackass'." She demanded in a serious fed up tone

He didn't know whether to laugh at the joke or reply seriously, but he was definitely taken aback, "I.. I tried. I kissed her."

"You what?" she gave him a small scolding slap on his head

"Ow!" he scowled, nonplused, they were friends, but this was a first.

"You don't just kiss someone like Amelia and expect everything to be alright. If anything, it's offensive. Do you love her?" she was growing angrier by the second

"Very much," he admitted, surprised his love for her was even in question

"then go fight for her! Apologize, make it up to her! Give her an explanation, just go fix it, because what you two are doing is plain stupid. It was never going to work with Cristina, but now you've got this, and I can't see another one of my friends leave, so you better make it right." She ordered before she walked out of the room, her eyes starting to glisten. He realized then that no matter how much you try, it was impossible to get over something this magical, it will stick with you until the day you die, and sometimes even after that.

..

He caught her in the hall, just out of surgery, with her favorite scrub cap on.

"Dr Shepherd, how was your surgery?"

"It was successful," skepticism in her answer because she hadn't expected him to drop their unsaid deal of avoidance.

Before the turned the corner, he grabbed her hand gently and swiftly swooped her in a supply closet, not even asking to talk to her, knowing that she'd come up with work as an excuse like she always did.

"What the hell? I don't have time for-" she was furious

"Stop, stop for a minute and just listen. You were right." The beginning caught her attention, so she agreed to stay still and listen, but she did not however grant him her gaze. "I should have discussed Dania with you, I was a jackass."

"You think?"

"Amelia, I'm not gonna give you some lame excuse or reason to stay with me, but I want to be around you for the rest of my life. No, stop, you don't have to answer now." he shut her down when she was about to open her mouth to say something, "I believe in us, I believe that we can get through this. I know I don't deserve it, but I'm asking for one more chance. Don't answer me now, or tomorrow for that matter, but if you think there's hope for us like I do, just please look at me, I need you to look at me, Mia."

She reluctantly moved her head in the confined space between him and the shelves, and slowly, deliberately, burning him with increasing hopefulness, to finally meet his eyes. She had missed them so much, and feared that if she let them in again, there would be no resilience or self control again, that it'd all fade away. With a relieved and satisfied expression, Owen left her breathless in the dark supply closed before any of that could happen.

There was a lot of buzz around the hospital about Owen and Callie's surgery, they were going to give the 16 year old girl from the shooting an entire leg bone transplant. They were replacing her bones with donor ones, and using titanium for joints. Amelia fretted about Owen's speech to her for the rest of the day, she replayed it a million times in her head, every time with a new reaction. She tried with all her will to force logic into the situation, science, reason, that's what she knew worked. This however exceeded all of that, her brain couldn't function properly. The next thing she knew, her shift was over and she had put Dania to bed and returned to her car to buy a bottle of wine on her way to the hospital. She thought it would be a nice new start, the first time was with awkward sparkling water, and this time would be with acceptance and confident fancy wine. He could drink and she would let herself take advantage after a few glasses. However, all these imaginations of make up sex were shattered when she found herself standing in the scrub room, watching from the squared window, the quite empty operating room, with only Owen and Callie. Kissing.