Right Time, Right Place

Part 24

Time jump : Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve) Amelia is 3 months almost 4 months pregnant (second trimester)

quick authors note : I know I never really addressed this but in this story Amelia was an alcoholic, but the drugs, James, and baby Christopher aren't really in her past in this story. This is mainly because in this plot her and Owen met a long time ago and it would just be hard to also include that side of her. So alcoholic only, but Owen helped her.

Amelia's POV:

I wake up to Owen's alarm going off at 5:30 AM. I hear him still snoring away so I push his arm, "Owen shut that up" He groans but reaches over to turn it off. He puts his arm around me in and brings me in towards him.

"You need to go to work Owen" I sigh as I relax into his arms. I lay on my back and he gently strokes my bump. It has gotten significantly bigger as I approach my 4th month. My HG has gotten a lot better because I have learned how to manage it. I still get nausea bouts every so often but it is not as severe.

"I don't want to go to work though." He kisses my bump and looks back up at me. I smile at him as I put my hand in his still messy hair.

"Blake, Carmen, and I will be fine here. I need to wrap some more of Carmen's presents and wrap yours."

"Hey, I told you not to get me anything" He says as he is getting himself out of bed. I shrug, "I wanted to. I also told you not to get me anything, but Carmen says you did. So ha we are even."

I sit up in bed while he gets ready. "Fine I guess we are even. But have you decided what we are doing with the adoption papers yet?"

"I was thinking we could put them in a box, so she thinks she's just getting boring clothes or something. Make it be the last present."

He smiles and nods, "Sure" He finishes getting ready then comes back over to me and sits on the edge of the bed. He kisses me softly then plants another kiss on my stomach. "I will be home around 3:00 so that will give me time to get ready before we go to Derek's house for that Christmas Eve party thingy."

"Sounds good. Have a good day at work. I love you" I bring his face back in for one more kiss then he is on his way. Blake started kicking recently and doesn't like when I am laying down so I decide to stay awake and wrap some presents. I put them in the closet then walk downstairs. To my surprise, Carmen is already awake. "Hey, what are you doing up?" I smile as I walk into the kitchen.

She shrugs, "I wanted some cereal. Dad is at work I am assuming?"

I sit down on the stool and nod, "Yes he is. He will be back around 3 and then we have to go to Derek and Meredith's sadly."

Carmen laughs, "You don't like going to your brothers?"

"Well it isn't that. I more so just don't want to be around that many people. Lots of people from the hospital are going to go. The rest of my family might be there too."

She nods, "You don't talk about your family much"

I sigh, "Well that is because Derek really is my only family. My mom and 3 sisters don't like me much."

Carmen picks up her cereal bowl, "Let's take this chat to the living room. It seems like you have some talking to do." I laugh and grab some cereal for myself and follow her.

"So you don't know this about me but I am an alcoholic. Obviously recovered but when I was in high school and even beginning in college I got in a lot of trouble. I was always the black sheep of the family, I was never good enough for any of them. Especially my mom. She saw me as the screw up of the family. They say I jump into things too fast and all that crap." I sigh and wait for Carmen to take that all in.