A/N: With regret, I would like to say that this will be the last chapter of To Save a Life. I do intend to write more (hopefully many more) Teddy/Henry fics, but for now this is the end. Keep your eyes open for a sequel in the future. Thank you to everyone who has faithfully read and reviewed. For the final time, I do not own or have anything to do with Teddy, Henry, or Grey's Anatomy.

Three Months Later

"An unidentified female, approximately twenty-eight years of age, was found in an alley off of Middle Street last night in battered condition. Police believe that the woman committed suicide by jumping off of the building, but investigation is continuous at this point. The Jane Doe was found with no identifying materials spare a single piece of jewelry, an empty locket. More on this story to foll-"

Henry heard Emma's skipping and humming from down the hall and skittered for the remote in a frenzy. When the news channel had disappeared and was replaced with a sitcom, he dared to breathe again. April would be twenty-nine this year. April's favourite bar was on Middle Street. He knew what that locket looked like. He knew April had killed herself. It shouldn't have surprised him, but the confirmation was shocking. His chest tightened, his mouth went dry.

He sat there in silence for a moment as he stared off into the distance. Emma rummaged through a cupboard of DVDs, clearly in search of a specific movie.

It wasn't until the tiny redhead pulled out a disc and thrust it toward him that he remembered where he was, "Henry, will you watch Toy Story with me?"

"Uhh . . . sure. Yeah. Get me the remotes, kiddo."

He had barely set up the cartoon in his detached movements Teddy walked through the door with an arm full of grocery bags. Henry barely gave her time to pass the threshold before he had her cornered in the kitchen, whispering in a mad fury, "She's dead, Teddy. She's really not coming back."

She was confused. "What are are you talking about? Who's dead?"

"April."

Now she was extremely confused, "We knew that, Henry. We talked about this before."

"No. I mean, she's actually gone. I just saw it on the news."

Now she understood. And for the first time since she'd walked into the apartment, she actually looked into his eyes. Teddy could see that he was heartbroken. Whether his sorrow was for himself or Emma was yet to be determined, but he was clearly a wreck for one reason or another. Pulling him in by the shoulders, she wrapped her arms around his neck, running a hand through his hair.

Against Teddy's body, Henry found himself breathing deeply and blinking repeatedly to push back the tears that welled within him. April was dead. He couldn't believe it.

They stood like that in the kitchen for many long moments before Henry finally took a step back, and she could see tracks of liquid where tears had rolled down his cheeks. Teddy reached forward and smeared them with her thumb, causing the evidence that he had been crying to evaporate.

"Do you want me to cancel tonight?"

"No," he shook his head, turning to open the fridge and put some of their groceries away.

She caught him by the arm, "Are you alright?"

"No."

"Are you going to be?"

"Eventually."

Henry and Emma had moved into Teddy's apartment two months earlier. His had already been rented out to someone else. He had asked her to marry him two weeks ago. Tonight was their engagement party. Not exactly a party, but a gathering of friends in honour of the engagement. They had been planning it for a week; he wasn't about to ruin that now. Especially not over a few tears.

He would be fine.

x

The first people to arrive were Joe and Madison, followed by Callie and Arizona. Emma was sound asleep in the furthest bedroom, played out and oblivious to the noise piling into the large apartment. Jax, Owen and Cristina, Meredith and Derek, Mark, Bailey, and Eli showed up all relatively on time. Even Henry's dad had been able to make it, dragging his much younger girlfriend along with him. Most of those who hadn't been able to make it were at the hospital, but the majority of invitations sent were accepted.

It wasn't a large gathering, but it was lively. The staff from the shelter mingled well with those from Seattle Grace-Mercy West. Henry was well liked by most of Teddy's friends. Teddy was liked by all of Henry's.

Jackets and purses were thrown in Teddy and Henry's bedroom. It was as Henry was shutting that door behind him that his dad stopped him in the hallway, "I was surprised you called," he stated.

"I'm surprised you're here."

"Well, son, you're getting married."

Henry nodded, "I don't hate you, you know. I think that you screwed up, and I dislike you some of the time. But I love you."

This seemed to be news to his father. It shouldn't have been. Henry didn't expect to hear the same in return. He never had. "She seems like a nice girl," was Mr. Burton's reply.

"Thank you."

Across the house Callie and Teddy were caught up in conversation over the arrangement of various foods. "I can't believe I'm getting married. I cannot believe that you're having Mark Sloan's baby. This is all so crazy, Callie."

"Oh, God, believe me. I know. It's insane," she peeked around the corner to see that Arizona had manged to catch Henry as he made his rounds to greet everyone. "And you failed to mention how painfully gorgeous he is when he cleans up. I mean, gorgeous in jeans, too. But this is dangerous. That tie is seriously making me consider going straight and stealing that engagement ring."

Callie ducked back into the kitchen with a laugh to match Teddy's. Teddy then took her turn peeking around the corner to evaluate her fiance, "He is pretty damn beautiful, isn't he?"

"Mhm. And I'd be willing to bet he's a fox in bed."

"Oh, of course," she admitted modestly.

"We should have a threesome sometime," Callie joked.

They both laughed again.

x

The night proceeded with laughter and gait. Henry met his dad's newest girlfriend. Mark and Jax flirted off in a corner without interruption. Bailey and Eli disappeared into the bathroom for an extended amount of time, believing that nobody had noticed their absence when they returned. All was well.

Henry observed most of these happening from the sidelines, conversing with those who passed by him or those whom he sought out.

He was standing watching Teddy as she laughed with Derek about something when Owen approached him with a smirk.

"How's it going?" questioned Henry.

"Great. You?"

"Better than ever."

Owen took to standing next to Henry as he spoke, "Teddy's been a good friend of mine for a long time. I want you to know that if you ever, ever hurt her in any way, you'll have to face me."

Now it was Henry's turn to grin, "I'm not afraid of you. I recognize that was your goal with this - to make me fear you, but I don't. And I'm the last person who would ever hurt Teddy. Maybe you should take a look in the mirror before pointing fingers."

Maybe that had been too much, Henry thought. But he really didn't like Owen Hunt. Teddy had told him of their history, and even if Owen did seem like an alright guy, he wasn't about to take shit from him.

Madison was standing alone by the table, munching on a handful of potato chips. Henry decided that was a better place for him to be. But he only made it halfway to his friend before Teddy stood up on a chair in the middle of the room and called everyone to her attention. The room went silent.

His fiancee's voice met his ears and warmed him to his toes, "On top of our engagement, Henry and I have something else that we would like to announce tonight."

They did? Henry was confused. Very, very confused.

"We're having a baby," she said with a smile, her eyes meeting his.

A/N: Sadly, that is the end for now. Please review :D