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thedefinitionofendgame · 3 years

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two under two

Amelia X Link multi-chapter | Rated T | Canon-divergent after 7x11

A/N: Just some Amelink (and others) fluff for y’all! After all the potential wedding talk in 17x11, I decided I just had to work on my Amelink short multi-chap fic. I’m just so glad Amelia’s found someone who is absolutely crazy about her. I am so happy for her and the little family she’s made. *SPOILERS FOR SEASON 17*

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You can read this work on ao3 and fanfiction.net as well

Written & cover by @thedefinitionofendgame (aka me)

chapter 1 - big news calls for bigger reactions

It was now or never, and even though never sounded fine to Amelia, she knew now was the best time to say whatever she wanted to say. Clearing her throat, she felt Link’s fingers intertwine with hers under the table, which kept her calm. There’s no time like the present, Amelia thought to herself. Rip off the bandaid and get on with it! So by opening her mouth, she did just that. “We, Link and I, have something to tell you guys,” Amelia said, shifting her gaze to everyone seated around the outdoor dining room table. They were outside because the weather was finally nice enough to enjoy a meal in the outdoors, without fear of being rained on.

Everyone stopped chattering and turned to look at Amelia. There was a big crowd tonight in the backyard, as get-togethers were allowed now that all the adults had their COVID vaccines. Besides Meredith and the kids, Winston, Jo, Teddy, Owen, Leo and Allison had come over as well. Oh and of course, Jo’s adopted daughter, Luna Ashton who had been renamed Luna Ashton Brooke Wilson, to honour her birth name and her forever mom. It was definitely a full house, which made for the perfect time to announce Amelia and Link’s news; the news that they had been dreading to announce for the past couple months. Not dreading the actuality of the news so much as the reactions it would bring. Just like the time before, Amelia braced herself for the responses of her friends and sisters that telling this news would bring.

Amelia paused a heartbeat too long. While Zola, Bailey and Ellis were quiet at their kids table next to the main one, Meredith was the impatient one. “Well, out with it!” She said, raising an eyebrow at Amelia. Despite Meredith’s terrible health scares earlier in the year, the blonde had bounced right back and was as high spirited as ever. She still had to take it easy, especially when it came to heavy-breathing exercises, but for the most part Meredith Grey was back to normal.

Amelia looked at Link, who nodded encouragingly. He hadn’t forced her to announce their news in front of everyone today, and had actually suggested only telling Meredith and Maggie to start. However Amelia said she wanted to tell everyone at once, to avoid any questioning or whispering that might happen at the hospital. “Link and I are pregnant again. Tada, that’s the surprise.”

The entire table fell silent, while everyone processed the news. Maggie was the first to recover and jumped up out of her seat to give Amelia a hug. “Oh my gosh!” She squealed, engulfing Amelia into her embrace.

“That’s awesome news! I’m so happy I get to be Auntie Mer again,” Meredith said. It only made her a little sad to know that last time Link and Amelia had announced they were pregnant, Andrew had been with her and heard the news firsthand. She quickly shook her head to clear her mind of those thoughts. This was not the time nor place to think about Andrew DeLuca.

Next to Amelia, Link was receiving a fist bump from Winston and Jo smiled happily at her best friend. “I’m really happy for you, you’re gonna make a great dad times two.” Jo bounced Luna in her lap. “Are you excited to have another baby friend? Maybe it will be a girl this time.”

Link opened his mouth to reply, when Zola popped up between the new parents’ two chairs. “I can’t wait for another cousin! Can I say hi to the baby?” Nodding, Amelia pushed back her chair so that Zola could place her hands on her Auntie’s belly. Amelia was a bit overwhelmed by the well-wishes; she hadn’t expected so much attention. When she had started telling people about Scout’s coming, it was only Maggie then Link then Meredith and Andrew. People found out gradually. Oh god, Link was right! Cursing herself about her baby daddy being right about waiting, Amelia tried to drag herself out of her own thoughts.

The squeezing of her hand in Link’s brought her back. Zola had moved on, and was now happily talking about the new cousin on the way to Bailey and Ellis. Scout was napping just inside, which at least dialled back the noise. If one baby was loud, Amelia was scared to find out what two would be like.

Although she was excited. Goodness, she was over the damn moon about it. The first time Link had gotten her pregnant, she had been just scared, until Mr. Atticus Lincoln had turned her whole though process upside down. He had told her he would support her no matter what she decided; would love their baby unconditionally or drive her to the clinic if she chose to have an abortion. Amelia hadn’t ever felt that type of love before, the type that didn’t matter what she chose. It only grew with the pregnancy, at least after the whole “who’s the daddy” fiasco got cleared up. At least this time Amelia was one-hundred percent sure this baby was Link’s. She loved the baby they had made together the first time, and would love their second baby just as much.

While most of the people around the table seemed surprised, Link was very much not. When Amelia had told him she was pregnant, he had raised an eyebrow at her and laughed, before telling her he loved her and that he was the happiest man alive. With all the “athletic and aerobic” sex they had despite having four kids in the same house as them, it was no wonder he managed to get Amelia knocked up a second time in less than two years. It was more like one and a bit years, because what everyone else didn’t know was that Amelia was already five months along. They’d gotten pregnant around Scout’s half birthday. Good timing on their part...not. Both Link and Amelia weren’t against having more kids but had not wanted to discuss or try for a second for a while longer. Baby Amelink #2 was a bit of a surprise just like their older brother had been.

Owen and Teddy were the last to offer their congratulations. "Well I’m pleased for you both," Owen said, speaking for the first time since the bombshell was dropped. He didn't look at Teddy, because he knew what her face would convey. They had been wanting to add to their growing brood for the past couple months, but nothing had happened. Owen didn't think of himself as infertile, all previous mishaps had proven that, so he wasn't quite sure why he and Teddy hadn't gotten pregnant yet. Although he wasn't going to complain, especially when Amelia and Link seemed to just come to terms and that's why they chose to wait so long to announce it. He had been waiting for them to come out with their secret for a while now, after accidentally overhearing a conversation between them both in the pit post-consult. Like the good ex-husband-more like friend and fellow doctor-Owen was, he kept quiet and didn’t even tell Teddy. Now that their news was out in the open, at least he wouldn’t have to worry about slipping up ever.

Chatter continued amongst the friends, and Amelia relaxed now that the focus was off of her. She leaned back in her chair and placed a hand on her growing tummy. “You’re already a hit,” she whispered to the baby inside of her.

“Damn right she is,” Link leaned over and whispered in Amelia’s ear, sending shivers down her spine. Why did that voice always make her think dirty thoughts? Probably the hormones, and also the fact he used that exact tone in the bedroom. God Amelia, get your head out of the gutter, she thought to herself.

Amelia glanced at Link. “Are you calling girl on me?”

Link shrugged, not totally willing to admit it, but he was definitely thinking it was a girl. “Maybe. Jo said it first.”

“Oh sure, that’s what sparked it.” Amelia rolled her eyes but internally, she was smiling really big. “We already have a name regardless of their gender though.”

“We do.” Link smiled and pressed a kiss to Amelia’s temple. “Best name ever.”

“Even better than Scout?” She smiled back at the man she loved more than anything else in the world, maybe even more than Scout. Amelia loved her son very much, but it was his daddy that made everything in her life good. Every single moment, no matter how upsetting, Link somehow made it worth it. Made it worth all the hard nights and the crying sessions and the struggles to stay sober. He was her everything, and always would be. Together, they would be there for Scout and the new baby. It was always going to be them, until the very end.

Link thought for a moment. “Nope, but tied though.”

Laughing, Amelia nodded. “Alright, I can live with that.” They were quiet for a moment, then Link nudged Amelia with his elbow. She turned and saw Ellis standing beside her chair. “Hey Ellie-Belle, what’s up?”

“I wanna sit with you and the new baby. Where is it?” Ellis looked around, as though she magically expected a baby to appear outside in the backyard.

Meredith raised an eyebrow at her sister, as the youngest Shepherd pulled her niece into her lap with only minor difficulty. “If you have a girl, all I gotta say is that they’re clingy and ask a lot of questions. Such as,” she turned to Zola who was standing beside her patiently waiting to ask a question. “Yes, Zo-Zo?”

“When are we going to have dinner? Bailey’s hungry and we ate lunch over five hours ago.” Zola stated matter-of-factly.

“And with boys, you get the always hungry factor,” Meredith sighed.

“Know all about that,” Amelia said, with a pointed look at the baby monitor on the table. “I swear this kid never stops eating. He’s almost getting more action than Link is,” Amelia blurts out, forgetting there was a child in her lap and four others nearby. Well, more like 3 because Allison was inside napping with Scout.

No one really paid close attention, except Link who let out a chuckle. “Always telling like it is,” he said with a smirk. Link waited until Meredith had gotten up and headed inside with the rest of the adults and the other kids, minus the one in Amelia’s embrace, before he said anything else. “I love you,” he whispered, leaning over and pressing a soft kiss to her lips.

Amelia melted and wrapped her arms tighter around Ellis. For a minute she pretended that the small body in her lap was her own daughter, the girl’s older brother chasing after the food Bailey sought as well. “I love you too. Everyone took our surprise a lot better than I thought.”

“Of course they did. Because they love you, they love Scout and I guess they love me too,” Link added.

“They love you probably more than me. I’m the former drug addict, remember?”

“Hey, you’re still keeping your promise about not getting high. That’s all that matters.” Link placed one of his hands on Amelia’s belly, right where their baby was growing. Ellis twisted in Amelia’s lap and did the same, amazed by whatever her Uncle Link was doing. With a smile to both the girls present, he messed Ellis’ hair and then looked over at the woman he loved. The woman he had unashamedly surrendered his heart to, the woman who he would fight forever for. He had almost let her and their beautiful son slip through his fingers, but thank god his best friend told him to not mess what he had with Amelia up. She was his ever after, and it was true that before Amelia, he didn’t tell people he was in love with them often. Hookups were a thing of his past, after the gorgeous brown haired-blue eyed girl walked into his life. She had walked in, stolen his heart and stayed because they were going to be each other’s forever. They were each other’s forever.

A forever as a family of four. Because they already had Scout and a baby on the way which made them a family of four. Four was a number Link could work with, a number he sort of wanted to increase but only if Amelia wanted. He would do anything for her and vice versa. His girl was strong and brave and worked miracles everyday. If it was anything Atticus Lincoln was proud to do, it was call Amelia, his.

posting chapter 2 & 3 soon!

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wary-era · 7 years

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So this might be boring but I’d just like to write out my birth story. I’m mostly writing it for me, to try and put my memories all in order

I woke up February 1st feeling pretty nauseous. After seeing Akay and A out the door I went back to bed a slept most of the morning, I think 😂 woke up around noon or so and eventually made my way out to buy groceries. Prepared supper when I got home and cleaned the kitchen, ended up eating supper right after my guys got home because I was ahead of the game 😛 Nausea was completely gone. Akay was really good that night albeit tired, but no tantrums or meltdowns (thank god). A and I watched Zoolander after Akay fell asleep (I hadn’t seen it before), I ate some pineapple while watching, not because I was thinking of induction but it was really ripe/juicy and the craving was strooong. During/after the movie my tummy was upset and I ended up in the bathroom quite a bit, didn’t strike me as weird due to the nausea earlier. A and I ended up having a shower together with the intention of getting ‘it’ on but we both were too tired afterwards 😂 parent life, man. A went to bed around 11 and I stayed up a bit to watch Legend of Korra. I was tired but not fall asleep tired, ya get me? What else was I gonna do at 11 o'clock anyway? Around 11:30 I started getting cramps that hurt a bit but didn’t really think they were a big deal. I started timing what I assumed were Braxton hicks anyway, at that point they were about 30 seconds and 5 to 10 minutes apart - at the time I didn’t think it was going to amount to much. Another 30 minutes pass and suddenly the ‘Braxton hicks’ really freaking hurt. Like I stopped watching LoK to breath through contractions/think… being the turd I am I decided to wait and see if the contractions stopped/slowed when I got up and moved. No such luck. I waited another 30 minutes before deciding it might be baby time 😅 by this time it was 12:30 and instead of getting A up right away I decided to make the guest bed because someone would need to come over for Akay. After making the bed I went to get A. Walked into the room and he woke up: Him: “Hey what’s up?” Me: “I think I might be in labour.” Him: “What??” Me: “We might have a baby tonight.” He stared at me for like 20 seconds before getting up and walking upstairs. Why did he go upstairs? To get me 😂😂 then walked back downstairs and said, “It guess we should call your parents?” And again walked upstairs. Lmao he seemed so lost. I was still timing contractions at this point which were still 30 seconds but consistently 5 to 8 minutes apart. Called mum and she was so out of it too! Granted it was close to 1 am… she wanted to know how far apart/how long contractions were and if it was a ‘come over right now’ scenario, in fact she almost sounded like she wanted me to wait. Nah, dad got in his truck and got to us a little bit before 1:30. We ended up leaving a bit after 1:30 for a drive that takes around 15 to 20 minutes 😐 By the time we got to the hospital it was close to 2 am and by that time I sure as shit wasn’t closely timing contractions, they sucked! They were still 30 seconds but more often 4 minutes apart. Getting through emergency was easy enough, took about 5 minutes and then it was a 5 minute walk up to the Labour and Delivery ward… now where it got fun. Admitting in L&D took at least 5 minutes, they’re super chill and take their time presumably because they’ve seen it all before. I got into triage pretty fast but had to wait for a doctor. A nurse came in to monitor baby and me and kept asking the exact same questions the admitting nurse asked (annoying af). Mid shitty contractions she kept asking me to lie down or hold still, I did my best but Jesus Christ it sucked. No damn way was I timing contractions anymore, I was just getting through them as each one came. Great, so triage nurse leaves to get a medical student and check my cervix, which took them I dunno, 10 minutes? Felt like an hour of course. By that time I’m standing, rocking against A, and making tons of noise through contractions. I felt like such a turd making all that noise but it seemed to help a bit… Eventually triage nurse and medical student come in the check my cervix. I asked if the anesthiologist is busy which she wasn’t, “awesome!!” I’m thinking; I lie down, nurse sticks her hand up there and just goes wide eyed. The medical student then double checks my cervix and they both run out after mumbling something about needing a room. I’m lying on the bed contracting like, “the fuck is going on?” 😮 right away an L&D nurse with a wheelchair comes in and basically shoves me into it. She literally took off running and called over her shoulder to A that we were in room 1. We arrive in the delivery room and right away about 3 nurses are talking to me, telling me my doctor has been called, asking if I need to poop 😅, a million questions… they wanted me to lie down but I kept contracting and asking for a minute (late sorry ladies!). I then asked if there was still time for an epidural to which one nurse said, “Oh hell no, you’re 10 cm. Baby is coming right away.” I was kind of shocked at that point to be honest. My doctor had mentioned labour would be faster this time but this much faster?? Not my proudest moment but I panicked at that point, I kept telling A I couldn’t do it, wasn’t ready, etc. He was really supportive and encouraging though, despite it falling on deaf ears 😊 I got maybe 2 minutes of nitrous oxide before my doctor came in and I wasn’t allowed that good stuff anymore 😜 my doctor checked my cervix right away (I was already lying down) when I felt a warm gush. I sat up and exclaimed, “Oh my God did I pee on you or was that my water?” Not sure if they laughed but it was definitely my waters breaking. Thinking back on it I laugh, but I’m sure they hear it all the time… I was then instructed to push, which I thought I was doing for some reason but my doctor told me I was just making noise 😅 hah oops. A told me to relax and 'grunt it out’ (exact words), which surprisingly helped. One contraction and I hear my doctor say, “Whoa okay slow down…” next contraction comes right away and my doctor is telling me not to push as hard. I heard that last time with Akay but it still sounds baffling in the moment! From start to finish pushing time was less than 5 minutes. Isla’s head popped out and she screeched at my doctor! She was so tiny and perfect, she came out easily and was put on my chest, the official birth time was 2:27 am! I was so shocked by how tiny she was, not that she was below average but I definitely thought I was having a bigger baby. She was 6 lbs 11 oz to be exact, Akay was a week earlier than she was at 6 lbs 12 oz. A then started to cry 😊 which he did off and on all day. Everything was presumably smooth sailing after that but I won’t lie, as corny as it was I was too entranced by my tiny, gorgeous girl. She kept crying in spurts and eventually I got to feed her. A got to cut the umbilical cord and she wasn’t taken from me for about an hour after she was born, which was much different from Akay. Isla was literally perfect in every way, especially to us. Her apgar scores were 7, 8, and 9; an hour and a half after delivery my doctor asked if I wanted to go home that day 😀 we got home by around lunch!

Now, I know for a fact I pooed on the bed right before I started pushing 🙈 it just kind of came out…I know they say “you won’t care in the moment” but holy I am still embarrassed. Yeah I’m sure they’ve seen it all before but uuuugh so gross. I’ve contemplated sending L&D and my doctor a thank you card that says something to the effect of, “Thanks for delivering my baby! Sorry about the poo… shit happens” 😂😂 everyone keeps telling me to stop worrying but aaaaahhhh. Yes I worry about dumb things.

So to recap, contractions started at 11:30, I got to the hospital by around 2 or shortly before, baby Isla was born at 2:27. 😁 we sure cut it close. If I were to have a third would I even bother going to the hospital? Haha

P.S. 'the ring of fire’ is no goddamm joke. I had an epidural with Akay and stupidly did not expect it to hurt so much without.

#mumblr #pregblr #okay no longer a pregblr #labour #she's perfect in every way

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