Parenting

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OWENS POV
Logan and I were driving back from Avery's. He had a good time which was good, and she was a very sweet girl. Amelia is going to kill me because she didn't get to meet her. I pulled in the driveway and Logan and I got out of the car.
"Thank you dad, for taking me," Logan said.
"You're welcome," I said. I unlocked the door and the house was moderately quiet for lunchtime.
"Anyone home?" I chuckled.
"No," Amelia said from the kitchen. I walked in the kitchen and she was making a cup of coffee.
"Hey," I said.
"Hey," she smiled and came over and kissed me. I cupped her face with my hands and kissed her passionately.
"Mm," she smiled as I kissed her again, "I have to go into the hospital in an hour."
"I thought you were off today?" I questioned.
"I am, but Stephanie had a few questions with a patient this morning, it's not urgent, I told her I'd come in at like 1 to help her," Amelia said.
"You helping people?" I joked.
"Shut up I like Stephanie," she chuckled.
"I know," I chuckled.
"Also," she said, "Riggs has a case for me."
"Riggs?" I said.
"Don't be mad please," she said.
"Amelia," I said.
"It's work related!" She said.
"I hate him," I said.
"Okay well I still have to work with him, we still have to work with him," she said.
"He killed my sister," I said.
"Owen do you think this is easy! Do you think I want to work with him!" She said.
"Seems like it," I said.
"You're ridiculous," she said and grabbed her bag.
"Amelia!" I said.
"You are ridiculous Owen! You can't put me in this position with Nathan every 5 seconds when we work! He is a coworker and I know you hate him which makes me hate him but that makes it VERY difficult for me to do my job!" She said. I didn't say anything and she stormed out of the kitchen. I heard the front door slam shut and I sighed.
AMELIAS POV
"Thank you!" Stephanie smiled as I gave her back the patients chart.
"You're welcome, you did the right thing by asking, there's no stupid questions and I'm glad you came to me before doing anything you were unsure of," I said.
"Thank you Dr.Shepherd-Hunt," she said.
"Shut up you know you can call me Amelia," I chuckled.
"I know," she chuckled.
"Hunt?" I heard someone say. I turned and saw Nathan.
"Oh hey," I said.
"Hey," he said and we started walking and he handed me a set of scans.
"How old are these?" I asked.
"Last night," he said.
"Did she come in as a trauma?" I questioned.
"Yeah, we took her into the OR for internal injuries and discovered a brain tumor with some scans," he said.
"I would definitely page Derek," I said, "it doesn't look inoperable but a second opinion is good."
"Thank you," he said and I handed the scans back.
"Yeah no problem," I said.
"Thanks for being nice to me," he shrugged.
"Mhm," I said and walked off towards the stairwell to head out. I got in my car and I looked at my phone and I had a text from Ava.
"When are you coming home?" It read.
"Heading home now, everything okay?" I sent.
"Dad locked himself in the bathroom," she sent.
"I will be home in 5," I sent. I sped home and unlocked the door and Ava was waiting for me.
"Hey," I said.
"He's upstairs," she said. I walked upstairs and opened my bedroom door and Olivia and Liam were trying to talk to Owen.
"Dad mom's here," Olivia said.
"Okay," Owen said.
"Why don't you open the door for mom?" Liam offered.
"Hey I've got it," I said softly and they got up and went back to their rooms. I knocked on the door and sat down on the floor.
"Hey," I said softly and leaned up against the door. There wasn't an answer and I knocked again.
"Owen," I said again, "open the door please."
"No," he said.
"Owen, I'm sorry, we have to work with him, that's it, we don't have to socialize with him at any work functions or any dinner parties, but if he has a patient for me what am I supposed to do?" I said upset.
"You're too nice to him," he said softly.
"Owen," I said.
"How can you be so nice to someone who killed my sister!" He said.
"Owen," I said as I could feel my eyes fill with tears.
"You are," he said angrily.
"Can you open the door?" I asked. I felt the door unlock and I stood up and opened it. He was sitting on the ledge of the tub, his eyes were all red from crying.
"Can I sit?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said. I sat down next to him and he refused to look at me.
"Look Owen I'm sorry," I said.
"No you're not! I thought we were both going to hate him but it seems like you decided you can just do whatever he wants!" He said.
"I looked at a scan for 5 seconds," I said angrily.
"I don't care!" He yelled.
"Stop yelling at me!" I said.
"He got megan killed! HE KILLED HER! Stop being a surgeon for five seconds and hate him!" He yelled.
"Am I just not supposed to do my job?" I said.
"There are other neurosurgeons Amelia," he said.
"Oh sorry for wanting to do my job!" I said.
"STOP TALKING TO HIM," he screamed, which made me feel so weak.
"You don't control me," I said and stormed out of the bathroom. I couldn't stop myself from crying.
"Mom?" Olivia said. I turned and saw Ava, Logan, Liam, and Olivia sitting in the hallway.
"I-I," I started but Ava just got up and hugged me and I started crying. We walked down to her room with Olivia and I heard the front door slam shut which meant that Owen left. I started crying harder and Olivia hugged me.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Ava asked.
"Not really," I said.
"Okay," Olivia nodded, "tissues?"
"Thank you," I said, "where are Noah and Riley?"
"They are playing video games in Liam's room," Ava said.
"Okay," I sniffled, "I'm sorry for the fighting."
"It's okay mom," Ava said.
"Can I ask a question?" Olivia said.
"Sure," I said.
"Who's megan?" She said.
"You dads sister," I said.