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WILL AND NATALIE

It'd been almost two months since Natalie had had the baby. Jackson Jeffery Manning "JJ" was born two months ago today. 8 pounds of pure joy for his mom. Natalie had never experienced pain like that before, but when she held her baby, it was all forgotten.

But now, two months later, she felt like she was losing it. She wasn't working, Helen had more or less moved in, and she hadn't seen her best friend for more than five minutes in those two months. She'd text him all the time when he wasn't working and Helen wasn't watching her every move, and she'd talked to him on the phone a couple of times late at night, but she was starting to miss him.

Of course she denied to everyone that there wasn't anything more than friends between them, but late at night when she needed someone, he was the first one she'd think of. Helen couldn't stand him, hence why she hadn't seen him for more than five minutes in two months. She didn't think Natalie should be looking at other men, friends or otherwise, and Natalie was getting tired of her telling her how to feel and what to do.

She still had the flowers he'd brought her in the hospital by her bed. They'd died about a month ago, but she kept them there anyways as a reminder. He told her when she was ready for something more than just friends, he'd be waiting.

He'd fallen hard for her and JJ and it was killing him not to spend time with them, but he knew he had to give her space to adjust and deal with Helen. He knew Nat and he knew before long, she'd tell Helen where to go. Until then, he settled for text and the occasional phone call when she had a minute. He'd actually gotten to facetime with her last week, and she looked tired and worn out.

He wish he could be there to help her. JJ was keeping her up late and Helen was hovering. He knew she was nearing her breaking point but he didn't know what to do about it. He'd actually broken down and asked Maggie what to do and she took pity on him. She knew how much he cared for Nat and the baby and she told him all he could do was wait until Nat came to him because eventually she would.

And Maggie was right.

It was three am, and Will had been asleep for two hours having just pulled a twenty-four hour shift in the ER, when he heard someone pounding on his door. He threw on a pair of sweats forgetting the shirt and stumbled to the door half asleep. When he opened it, Nat was standing there with tears pouring down her face and JJ was screaming crying.

He reached for him and pulled Nat into his apartment. As soon as he had JJ in his arms, the little boy instantly quieted. Nat cried harder as he wrapped his arm around her pulling her into his side.

"It's ok Nat," he whispered leading her to the couch. He sat down and kept her close as he held JJ. She laid her head on his shoulder as she cried. "Let me go lay him down and we'll talk."

She shook her head no. "He'll start crying. He's… been fussy all day and nothing… nothing I've done has worked… and Helen…. God… she keeps telling him how I'm doing everything wrong…. And… and…"

Will laid JJ on the couch beside him with a pillow beside him. Even though he couldn't roll yet, he was still being safe. He pulled Nat into his lap and held her tight. "You're a good mom, Nat. Helen… never mind. He's had an off day, it happens. Baby's cry and get upset… that doesn't make you a bad mom. JJ is the luckiest little boy there is because his mom is amazing."

She cried as he held her slowly rocking. "I've missed you," she quietly admitted when she calmed down.

He smiled even if she couldn't see it. "I've missed you too Nat, but I'm right here."

"Can we stay? I mean… I don't even know you're schedule and you probably haven't slept or you're getting ready to go in or probably would like to sleep without a baby…" she was rambling and he couldn't take it so he kissed her softly.