Disclamer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy, or else I would be married to Derek Shepherd right now!

Chapter 1: Scared

"MOMMY! JACC WON'T LET GO OF MY EGO'S! HE SAYS I HAVE TO EAT POPTARTS! BUT I HATE POP TARTS!"

Meredith Grey-Shepherd could hear her daughter yell all the way from the kitchen. It was 8 o'clock in the morning on her first day off in a while. She tried to ignore her, but she knew that wouldn't work. Reluctantly she got out of bed and threw some clothes on and walked down stairs.

"Jaccob Fredrick Shepherd, let your sister have some Ego's please! It's way too early in the morning for this," Meredith made her way to the coffee maker and poured herself a large cup and sat down at the kitchen table. Her son was sitting on the other end, pouring a massive river of syrup on one Ego Waffle

"Jaccob how many times do I have to tell you? Less is more!" Meredith sighed. Even though her children were 7, they still needed to be told at least 2 a day what to do and what not to do. Soon after, Audrey Ellis Shepherd came to join them.

"Mommy?"

"Yes Audrey?" Meredith asked as she took another drink from her coffee.

"When is daddy coming home?"

Meredith set down her coffee and looked at her daughter

"How many times must we go through this Aud? He's going to be gone for a month. He'll be home in 2 weeks. Being the top neurosurgeon in the country means he has to go on long trips…remember?"

Audrey sunk her head as she went back to her waffle. Meredith did a silent laugh. Audrey had always been a daddy's little girl since the day she came home from the hospital 7 years ago. She never wasted a single moment with him. Meredith couldn't blame her. Audrey Ellis Shepherd was the spitting image of her father. She had the brown curly hair with the matching blue eyes. She also had his famous 'McDreamy' smile. The only thing she was missing was his dimples. On the other hand, her twin brother was the spitting image of Meredith. He had short, straight, dirty blonde hair with green eyes. The only thing that was different was that he had his father's dimples. Meredith smiled as she looked at her two kids. The last month had been tough since Derek had been called to London for some work. Meredith missed him dearly. Everytime she looked at her daughter, she was reminded of him. Meredith sat there, starting at her children, as tears came to her eyes.

"Mommy?"

Meredith was snapped out of her daydream by Audrey's voice

"Y-Yes dear?"

"Why are you crying?"

Meredith quickly wiped away her tears

"Because honey, I just miss Daddy that's all. So what do you two want to do today? I got the whole day off!"

Meredith quickly changed the subject as she looked at her son. He hadn't said one word yet

"Jacc?"

Jaccob looked up at his mom

"Can we go to see Uncle Burke and Aunt Crissy?"

Meredith laughed

"Sure, I be Aunt Crissy has the day off today!"

Meredith got up from the table and went over to the sink. She dumped the rest of the coffee down the drain and tuned back to her children. She saw that they were trying to kick each other under the table. Meredith laughed

"Guys, how many times do I have to tell you? NO kicking! Now c'mon, let's get dressed and go pay Aunt Crissy a visit!"

Both kids jumped down from the table and ran out of the kitchen. She could hear them bound up the stairs and into their rooms. Meredith smiled as she picked up the dishes and set them in the sink. She leaned back and took in the house. The kitchen was huge with black and white tiles. There was a small island in the middle where they mostly ate their meals. From there, you could see the beautiful oak front doors and the spiral staircase. To the right, there was a spacious living room with plasma TV mounted on the wall. A couch and 2 chairs faced it. Meredith smiled. 7 years ago, Derek had promised her a house, and a house she got. It was her dream home. It was big enough for their twins and some guests. Meredith went over to the cordless phone and dialed Christina Yang-Burke's number

"Hello?"

"Christina?"

"Hey Mer, what's up?"

"Nothing much. The kids want to come visit. Is it okay if we pop by in about half an hour?"

"No, no problem. Burke had a surgery today, so he's not here. It's only Amelia, Christopher, and me. I'm sure they won't mind seeing their non-blood-related-cousin's,"

Meredith laughed at her best friend

"Thanks Chris, I'll see ya in about half an hour then,"

"Okay, see ya!"

Meredith hung up the phone and made her way to her bedroom. She missed, but at least her kids kept her busy.

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"Thank you again for having us over Christina,"

Meredith had just arrived at Christina's house an hour later

"It took you long enough to get here," replied Christina with a smile on her face

"We had another fight, about who got shotgun," Meredith rolled her eyes as she stepped in with her twins

"And?"

"And no one won, of course. Both ended up sitting in the back,"

"Oh," Christina let out a chuckle, "Long morning?"

Meredith smiled "Like I said, thanks again for this,"

"No problem. Hey Audrey…Jacc!"

"HI AUNT CRISSY!"

Meredith and Christina laughed as Christina scooped them up into a big bear hug as they went into Christina's living room. A year after the marriage, Christina and Burke built a house near Meredith and Derek. It was a pretty spacious one-story house. They would have built a two-story, but there because of their daughter's condition, they couldn't.

"So Chris, where's Amelia and Chris?"

"They're getting dressed," Christina took a sip of a cup of coffee

"And you're not helping?" snapped Meredith in a whisper

"Mer, Amelia doesn't want help. Trust me I've tried,"

"AUNTY MER!"

"Amelia…Christopher! Wow, you've gotten so big!"

A small 6-year-old girl in a wheel chair came out, followed by a 7-year-old boy. Amelia had the spitting image of her father but her eyes were her mothers. Christopher on the other hand looked exactly like his mother, but with his father's eyes.. Amelia though had Christina's stubborn personality and Christopher was more like Burke.

"Hey guys, how about you show Audrey and Jacc your room huh? Didn't you get a new game yesterday?"

" 'OPERATION'! C'mon guys, I can teach you!" yelled Audrey

All 4 children left the room.

" 'Operation' huh? Some one wants their children to follow in her parents footsteps I take it?"

"Aww, c'mon Mer, It's not like you don't want Jacc and Aud too!"

"I guess you're right,"

Meredith took sip of some coffee. She tried to avoid Christina's eyes.

"Meredith Shepherd, something's wrong with you,"

"No, nothing at all,"

"Oh my god, you're kidding right? I've known you since day one! Fine, don't tell me, but you know I'll find-"

"Fine. It's Derek. Audrey has been asking about him everyday ever since he's stopped calling every night. Christina, I'm worried he found another intern. And not just an intern…an English intern. Someone who can give him what I can't. Christina, I can't raise these two kids alone. I need him!"

Meredith collapsed into tears. Christina came over and gave her a gentle hug.

"Shhhhh. I know how stress full this may be. You don't have time for the kids because of your demanding job, then your husband is gone. But Mer, you've got to trust me. Derek doesn't love anyone but you. The day he married you, he made a promise to never hurt you. You should have seen him when the babies were born. I've never see him that happy. He's probably stopped calling, because he's been so preoccupied in London. Do you know how many times he's told me how much he loves you and the twins at work? He never fails to tell me. He never loved Addison like he loves you. Mer, you have nothing to worry about. He's not having an affair with an English intern. You and the twins are safe,"

Meredith looked up at her friend.

"You know Amelia has turned you into a softie," said Meredith, wiping away her tears.

Christina play punched her friend as the laughed. Meredith's cell phone rang

"Hello?"

"Meredith?"

"GEORGE! I haven't seen you in a while. Hey, how are you?"

"Mer, I need you to come down to the hospital now,"

"George, what's wrong. You sound worried,"

"Mer…. It's Derek,"

A/N: So this is the sequel to Grey's Anatomy: Post Prom. Please don't let the title of the story let you think that Mer and Derek neglect their kids. I jsut like it. So...I think this is pretty good chapter, but I don't know. Please tell me what you guys think!