Lips of an Angel

Chapter 3

Teddy Altman had gone through hell for the past 2 weeks. She'd not known what to do; she'd known she was keeping the baby of course. The way she'd been raised had determined that straight away, and she'd always wanted a family, she just hadn't planned it to happen like this. 

The only people that Teddy had told about the baby were Arizona and Callie. She'd told Arizona first, she considered the woman as her best friend and as she had expected Arizona had understood. She asked if she could tell Callie, but Teddy hadn't been sure, she knew that Callie was very good friends with Cristina, in the past they'd even lived together.

In the end, about a week after she'd told Arizona, Teddy told Callie and since her baby was Mark's and she was dating Arizona, she actually said she totally understood and even offered to throw the baby shower.

Teddy appreciated that she had them to help her through this but she made the two women swear to not tell anyone else about it.

Today, as she walked down to the maternity ward with Arizona and Callie for her first baby scan she knew that she would have to deal with Lucy, she knew the woman from a few of the nights they'd all met up at Joe's and she really liked the new Doctor, but she hoped that she didn't ask too many questions.

When they got to the waiting room Teddy kept anxiously looking around the room to make sure no Nurses or Doctors, who knew her, were around.

Arizona smiled at her, "Don't worry Teddy, this is the maternity ward, no one you know comes down here."

Teddy knew it to be true, and smiled her thanks at the woman as Lucy walked out of the room; luckily they were the only people in the waiting room. She looked at the list and then at the three women, "Teddy ." She said clearly surprised.

Teddy stood up, looking a little sheepish. Lucy smiled, "Come in." She said, and with another quick glance around the surrounding area she walked into the room with the other two women. 

Arizona and Callie stood by Teddy's side as Lucy lifted her top and put gel on her stomach, "This might be a little cold." She said as she spread the gel on, she couldn't help but investigate a little, "I didn't realise you were seeing anyone Teddy." Lucy said and the curious tone in her voice was evident. 

Teddy chuckled a little, "Yeah, the funny thing is that I wasn't." She admitted as Lucy busied herself with the equipment, "I tried for so long when I was with my ex-fiancé and I never got pregnant then after a one night stand this happens." 

Lucy smiled, "Well you are lucky you are getting your chance at a family." She said and her words were very true.

Lucy put the machine to Teddy's stomach and began moving it around until she found the heartbeat; she took off her stethoscope and turned the machine on. 

Teddy looked at the screen in amazement as she saw her tiny little baby. Callie and Arizona took a hand each, Arizona on her right side and Callie on her left. 

Teddy listened closely and she heard the soft, steady heartbeat of her baby, her and Owen's baby. She felt her eyes well up with tears at the sound and blamed it on the pregnancy as Arizona squeezed her hand. 

"Do you see its little hands?" Callie asked, looking at the baby on the monitor, she was now very pregnant and her baby scans were probably a look cooler, but for Teddy this was amazing. Teddy nodded, wiping the tears away, she was being silly for crying, but she'd wanted this for so long, she'd just never wanted it like this. She had wanted to be married and settled down by now. 

When Teddy had composed herself Lucy printed the baby photo for her and the three women left the room. As soon as they were in the waiting room Teddy's pager went off, she looked at it and sighed, "911." She said, "See you at lunch?"

"Sure." Callie said with a smile as Teddy hurried off in the direction of the nearest stairwell. She'd placed the baby photo in the pocket of her scrubs and as she hurried up the stairs she was so caught up in the baby and the emergency she had to get to that she didn't see the person coming down the stairs towards her until she had bumped into them. 

Teddy looked up, "I am so-" She started to apologise to the person but then she realised that it was Cristina and that the baby photo had fallen out of her pocket and was lying on the floor. Cristina was looking at the scan photo with a strange look on her face, a shocked look and Teddy's heart felt like it was going to beat out of her chest. 

Did she know?