"Are you sure you want to do this?" Derek asked her. 
"Alex can do it."  

He could see the look in her eyes.

Julia opened her eyes and looked at him, managing a
crooked slow grin.  It was obvious she didn't want to
go, but she didn't want to deny him his 'Mister Mom'
thing either and that meant quality time between
father and daughter.  

She gently kissed their daughter's head again and
walked to him, having also noticed he had hung up on
Sloan as it were and laying her cheek next to the spot
she had just touched with her lips.

"Give us a hug so Momma can get work done and come
back to smother the both of you from seperation
anxiety." she joked, voice low so as not to
unintentionally startle Amelia.  Maybe it was the
hormones her doctor said would be felt after the birth
but Julia needed to feel both of them for a moment,
Derek's arms about both of them.

Then, she thought to herself, she'd be the Julia most
people expected to see.... well, hopefully anyway.

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