Alex went back to Jo's room, knowing she had cooled off by now, and he held the mac and cheese in his hand. Although it was cold now as he had just pulled it from the fridge in his office. Alex wasn't sure if Jo would even want to eat it now, as she probably had snacked during her escape on forbidden foods like her favorite chips.

He took a deep breath as he knocked on her door. He felt like a teenage boy knocking on his girlfriend's door. Things were always awkward between them after a fight. Although they fought enough to know how this dance went in the aftermath. They were good at fighting but they were also good at making it.

"Come in," Jo said, already knowing that it was him.

He opened the door and found her sitting in bed watching TV with her notebook in her lap although she wasn't writing. The OB intern babysitting her was sitting across from her and looked bored as they did chart work on the table tray. Alex nodded at them to go and they quickly scurried up and gathered their things as they left.

A quietness settled around them and Alex treaded carefully as he went to sit in the chair next to her. He put the mac and cheese bowl on the nightstand next to her. Jo glanced at it with curious eyes but quickly shifted back. She was still mad at him, something she displayed as she crossed her arms.

"I'm sorry," Alex started with a gentle tone.

Jo quickly snapped at him. "You should be."

"Jo please," Alex said, frustrated as she still glared at him.

Jo took a deep breath and loosened her posture, uncrossing her arms. "I'm sorry too."

"I'm still scared for you. It's something that I haven't fully processed and every time you escape, that… anxiety gets stirred up inside of me. I worry about you so much, Jo. I still feel like I could lose you and the baby and I don't want that to happen."

"I know," Jo said with a nod, reaching out and grasping his hand. "And I'm sorry for sneaking off, but I don't think you realize how strong I am. I feel good, I feel strong, and I just want my life back. When you keep insisting I rest and recover, you're invalidating the way I feel. I'm not pushing myself. I promise, I just want to do something other than sit in this room alone."

"I know and it's time I stopped treating you like you're made of glass," Alex said with a smile.

"Really?" Jo said as she sat up straighter and looked over at him, hope filling her eyes.

"Yeah," Alex said as he truly looked at his wife.

She moved to the side of her bed as gracefully as she could while heavily pregnant and patted the spot she made for him next to her. He smiled and climbed up next to her, wrapping one arm around her as she smiled and leaned against him.

She was so full of life again. Her cheeks were pink, her eyes sparkled, and her smile was so happy. She was full of energy and trouble, but she always had been. Suddenly, the memory of her fainting in the bed, barely able to move and staring up at him with glassy eyes before she was rushed into surgery was nothing but a memory. He was still scared, but it felt more manageable now.

"I talked with Cristina and Carina and they both agreed that you're ready to be discharged. So you and I are going to take maternity and paternity leave. The girls can stay in daycare part-time, so it's easier for us, but we can still get some family time. It's not going to be like it was before you got sick, but we can find a new normal. But if it comes to a point where Carina wants you monitored and on bed rest in the hospital, you have to comply. You have to agree to take it easy, Jo, for your own health and for the sake of our baby, please."

"I will, I promise," Jo said, agreeing to it with ease, and he knew it was a step in the right direction. "Thank you."

"Of course," Alex said with a little smile as he watched Jo before she looked at the container on the nightstand.

"Well, are you going to tell me what that is?" Jo asked curiously, eyeing it.

"I got you mac and cheese, your favorite," Alex said as he pulled back the cover on the mac and cheese bowl and handed her a fork.

"It's cold," Jo complained as she poked at it with the fork.

"Yeah well, it would have been warm if you had been in your room where you were supposed to be," Alex said although Jo just shrugged. "I'll go warm it up for you."

Alex took the mac and cheese and came back with it a few minutes later. He got back into bed with her and put his arm around her again. Jo leaned into him as she ate before she put her head on his shoulders as her eyes fluttered. He knew she was going to take a nap. Her naps were the last lingering symptom of her heart surgery and her pregnancy.

"Hey I love you," Alex said, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

"I love you too," Jo said with a smile. "Even though you're annoying and constantly worrying about me too much."

"And I love you even when you run away and evade your doctors, which is why I worry so much," Alex said, leaning in to kiss her as Jo kissed him back with a giggle.

She fell asleep in his arms and he slipped out and laid the bed back down. He knew she'd only nap for a couple of hours as it was still early in the evening and she slept through the night later. He and Carina could relax as they knew where she was until she made her escape again.

A little while later, Carina and Cristina came over to do her check-up. Jo was the perfect patient, of course, and complied with all their tests. They did another echo and a stress test on both her and the baby. Of course, she passed with flying colors and Cristina and Karina agreed that she could both go home. They sent her home with a portable heart and fetal monitor that would be checked biweekly at her OB appointments. Jo was absolutely elated and started packing immediately. While Alex went to get their other daughters so they could go home.

It was towards the end of dinner time at the daycare, although Luna was already asleep. He walked in as they were all eating and talking about the day they had with Ms. Daisy as the night teacher Mrs. Lareen, a tall Muslim woman, who talked to them in a kind voice.

"Daddy!" Helena pointed at him as he walked into the classroom. She instantly got up and walked over to him, still holding her chicken nugget with ketchup all over her face and hands.

"Hey baby girl," Alex said as he picked her up and held her out in front of him before she could get him dirty. "Are you all done?"

"Yeah, we go home?" Helena asked as she reached out for him.

"Yeah we're going home, but let's get you cleaned up first," Alex said as he carried her over to the little sink and helped her wash her hands and face.

Alex had already talked with the daycare director about the girls going to part-time and updated Mrs. Lareen. She told him the girls had a good day, although Luna was tired because she hadn't napped for very long that afternoon. While Helena got her coat, Alex then went over to her and gently woke her up.

"Hey Little Moon," Alex whispered to her as he rubbed her back and gently roused her.

She opened her eyes and looked up at him, still blinking the sleep out of her eyes. "Daddy?"

"Hey sweet girl, are you ready to go home with Mommy?" Alex asked as he smiled at her.

"Yeah, I want Mama," Luna said sleepily before he reached down and picked her up.

She laid her head on his shoulder, too tired to do anything else. Luna always slept the most and went down easily. He carried Luna and held Helena's hand as he got their stuff from Mrs. Lareen. Then they went back up to the Maternity Ward to meet up with Jo. As they walked down the hall he spotted a familiar pregnant bump waddling in a dark pair of scrubs.

"Josephine Karev," Alex called out to her as she turned around, looking like a deer in the headlights as she spotted them before she plastered on a smile. Alex sighed as he walked over to her, even though she had been discharged she still pushed the boundaries.

"There's my babies, I was looking for you," Jo said to the girls as she held out her arms for them.

"Mama," the girls both yelled at her as Helena wiggled out of his grasp and ran to her and Luna picked up her head and reached out for Jo.

"Hi sweet girl," Jo said, leaning down to pick up Helena despite how she wasn't supposed to.

"Jo, please," Alex said as he quickly ran up and took Helena out of her arms, giving Jo a glare.

"What, I can't hold my baby now," Jo sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Not when you still have stitches in your leg," Alex said as he turned to let her at least hug Luna although she tried to hold her as well.

"Well, are we ready to go home?" Jo said as she smiled at the three of them genuinely.

"Yep, let's go home," Alex said to Jo.

"Alright," Jo said, with a large smile across her face.

He still wasn't sure about how she would feel being cooped up at home rather than at the hospital, but he hoped she would finally relax. Jo leaned in, putting her hand on his cheek as she kissed him. Enthusiasm radiated off of her lips as he kissed her back. She pulled back before kissing him again and again, giving him a series of little excited kisses. However, Luna pushed on his cheek and pulled them apart before leaning in and wrapping her arms around Jo and kissing her cheek.

"Oh thank you love bug," Jo said, holding her as much as she could.

Alex just laughed as he looked over at Helena and she kissed his cheek. "At least one of them is a daddy's girl."

"I wonder what this one will be?" Jo said, rubbing her belly.

"We'll have to wait and see."

"Alright girls, let's get Mommy home."

"Home Mama, Home Mama, Let's go!" Luna said as she got down and tugged on Jo's hand.

"Sounds good to me," Alex said as he steered Jo back to her hospital room where they packed up all of Jo's stuff and headed home.