Derek Shepard stood in front of the full-length mirror examining himself to see if he was presentable or not.
"I guess I look alright," he said to himself.
He looked over to his wife who was trying to finish getting dressed. He walked over to her and helped her zip up her dress for her.
Meredith walked over to the same full-length mirror and let out a small cry that grabbed Derek's attention immediately.
"I look like a whale! I can't possible go out into public looking like this!" Tears begin to fill her big eyes.
Derek rushed over to her; he didn't like her to be upset, "Darling! Sweetheart! Meredith Grey Shepard! You are not fat! You are nowhere near fat! You are absolutely beautiful; you are pregnant with our child! There is no way you could be a whale," he said tenderly as he ran his hand through her hair and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Aww, Derek! You certainly know how to make a woman feel loved. I love you so much! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father for our child. No man in the world holds a candle to you. This has been the best year of my life," she said as she kissed him fully on the lips.
They kissed passionately for at least a minute before breaking away and looking deeply into the eyes of one another.
"Mer, you mean the world to me too. I would not want to spend the rest of my life with anyone else but you. And the fact that you are carrying our daughter only makes me love you even more. You are the most beautiful, sexy, and intelligent woman to ever walk the earth. I love the way you talk, the way you walk, and even the way you think. (He didn't know if she knew that he lay awake at night just to watch her sleep. That was one of his most favorite things to do in the world.) You also make one hell of a surgeon, no one works better in the operating woman than you, my dear. Sometimes I think that you could show me a thing or two," said Derek as he rubbed her back in small circles that made Meredith feel very calm and safe.
They shared an embrace and were interrupted by a small kick. "She moved!" exclaimed Derek with a silly grin on his face. "Daddy's little girl moved!"
He quickly put his hand over her belly to see if he could feel anything but couldn't.
"Sweetheart, isn't it amazing at how we created a living thing? I know we are doctors and know so much about life but when it is your own it feels different," Derek said with his hand still resting on her belly.
"I know what you mean Derek. Every time I feel her move, I get this excited feeling. It feels like, I can't really describe it, but I love the feeling. I keep dreaming of all the exciting things that are yet to come and I can't wait to hold her. We are going to have a great life together, especially since the past is officially in the past and we have no more secrets," Meredith said as she embraced her husband and laid her head on his shoulder.
"You are so right Mer. You couldn't be more right about everything. And I mean everything. I cannot wait to see what other things are life together has in store for us. No matter what, we will make it. We have beaten so many obstacles and I am so glad we did. I could not live with out you. Everything you do amazes me; everyday I thank God you are with me," Derek said in such a tone that it brought happy tears to Meredith's eyes and warmed her heart.
Derek once again embraced her and she could smell his scent and she did not want to let go.
Derek looked over and glanced at the clock, which read 6:00.
"We had better get going gorgeous; I have some very romantic things planned for us tonight! There is no emergency surgery, no making rounds to help patients, no Webber or Bailey to watch over us like a hawk, and no hospital drama. We are going out and having a fantastic evening that will leave us talking about it for years to come. There might even be a ferryboat ride in there tonight! You know how much we enjoy ferryboats, " Derek said laughing.
"Oh yes." Meredith began, "the ferryboats. Nobody knows the better than us and I have yet to meet someone who says they received a come-on about ferryboats. You, Derek, are one of a kind. It was a great one though; I'm here and hopelessly devoted to loving you for the rest of my life," Meredith said as the two of them walked downstairs to the foyer to retrieve their coats from the hall closet.
Derek grabbed the coats and helped Meredith out hers on. He looked at her again and was taken aback by her beauty. He loved the way her dark blond hair fell against her shoulders so softly and the way he eyes looked in the soft lighting of the house. To him, she was the only woman who could look beautiful even when she was seven months pregnant. He even thought that he pregnancy only enhanced her beauty. He adjusted her scarf for her and planted a kiss on her forehead.
After putting his coat on and giving a warm smile to his soul mate, he took her hand and walked her out the door and into their BMW.