Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Teddy or Henry. If I did, they would have been together a lot sooner!:)

Chapter 1: Pudding Would Be Nice

"You're my husband. And…and I think I'm falling in love with you." She smiled as he dipped his head slightly to kiss her again.

Henry smiled again at the memory of his wife saying she loved him. He had been trying for weeks to get her to admit that she had feelings for him, or to get her to realize that he had feelings for her. He chuckled slightly thinking about how oblivious she had been, or maybe she had known all along and had just been ignoring his subtle advances. At this point it didn't really matter to him either way. She had said she loved him. Teddy Altman loved him. Teddy Altman, his wife, had said she loved him. Or rather, that she was on her way to being in love with him. It didn't matter, that was good enough for him for now. His phone buzzed on his bedside table, and he smiled seeing that it was her.

'I miss you too:) But the chief would have a fit if I stayed there with you. And I wouldn't be able to be on anymore of your cases if he knew we were involved.'

He smiled as he tried to think of a plausible excuse to get her to come back to the hospital for the night.

'I don't care what the chief would say. He was rooting for me anyway:) And it would be okay for you not to be on my cases anymore, we are involved now, and I'm not asking my doctor to visit me. I'm asking my wife to visit me.'

He smiled, satisfied with his response and sent it. He picked up his book again, he would have to try and read to pass some time until his wife, he loved calling her that, caved into him and came back to the hospital.

Teddy had been smiling ever since she left the hospital. She wished she hadn't had to leave, she wanted to talk to her husband more. She wanted to know everything she could about him. But she was tired, and the chief would have had a huge problem with her staying with him. He already didn't approve of their relationship. And until today it had been strictly business, or so she had tried to convince herself. She reached for her phone on the bedside table as it began vibrating.

'I miss you:) Come back. Xoxo (even though these aren't as good as the real thing)' she smiled to herself again as she texted back. She thought back to the first time she had met him while she waited for him to respond.

She looked like she was having a rough day, so Henry thought he's try and cheer her up a little.

"How do I look?" he asked.

"I'm about to propose to my girlfriend. So, besides the gown, and the IV, and the ghostly pallor from being in the hospital for the past week. What do you think? Do I have a shot?" he noticed this made her smile slightly.

"She'd be a fool to say no." she answered, smiling genuinely this time. His floor came and the attendant wheeled him out.

"Goodluck!" she called after him, smiling to herself.

The sound of her phone buzzing brought Teddy out of her thoughts.

'I don't care what the chief would say. He was rooting for me anyway:) And it would be okay for you not to be on my cases anymore, we are involved now, and I'm not asking my doctor to visit me. I'm asking my wife to visit me.'

She sighed, he was making this very hard for her, and she had a feeling he was doing it on purpose. She started debating whether she should go or stay, but before she could think of an excuse to stay home she got another text.

'Just come back Teddy. You can bring a bag with clothes and everything you'll need for tomorrow in it. My surgery is at 10am, and you wanted to be here. And you need to come into talk to Richard about getting your job back. This way you'll already be here. It just makes more sense.'

Teddy sighed again. She threw back the covers with a smile and packed her bag, not bothering to change out of her pajama pants and t-shirt. As she was leaving she sent him a text.

'I'll be there in 15. You owe me:)'

Henry chuckled to himself, he knew that last text would get her to cave. All he had to do was use logic with her.

'Of course, I'll pay you in kisses;) See you soon.'

He sent the text and pushed the call button. After several minutes a nurse came in.

"Mr. Burton? Did you need something?" she asked.

"Yes, please. I'm going to need two pudding cups, and two spoons. Please." She nodded and disappeared out the door, only to return several minutes later with what he had asked for.

"Anything else Mr. Burton?"

"That's it, thanks. Oh. But could you shut the window blinds on your way out?" Again she nodded and did as he asked. Several minutes later Teddy stood in his doorway. He smiled up at her.

"I'm glad you came back." He said as she came in and shut the door behind her. She smiled at him and set her bag down in the chair next to his bed and kissed him gently on the lips.

"I am too." She said pulling away. Then, noticing the pudding she laughed.

"What's this?"

"Well, we never got to eat that pudding earlier."

She smiled at him again and scooted into the bed next to him, grabbing a pudding and a spoon.

"Pudding sounds great." She said with a smile.

Welll…? What did you all think? Reviews pleaseee!