Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's anatomy. Nor do I own any of the characters. This is a continuation from when the season 9 finale left off. Please feel free to leave comments about how you like the story. I haven't written fanfic in a while and want to try to get back into it.
Meredith smiled up at Derek as he held Zola, Derek Bailey safely in her arms. "Derek Bailey Shepherd." She said proudly. "God he's so perfect." She whispered so only Derek could hear her.
Derek smiled back down at her and their son. "Mmm , you're pretty perfect, too. Considering the circumstances, you stayed pretty calm. You still amaze me after all this time." He said, handing her the flowers he had gotten for her.
"I was going to get you something more worthy of you giving birth to our child, but in this storm it's the best I could do." He said smiling at her, the giant bear for Derek Jr. at the end of the bed. Derek smiled a little, sadness in his eyes for a few seconds. "Mark would be so proud, a boy in the Shepherd family. Someone we could take to ballgames. He would have spoiled his nephew rotten."
Meredith smiled at him. "You miss him today." She said. She missed having Lexie there, knowing she would have been a proud aunt today.
Derek smiled down at both of them. "He looks like you." He said, smiling proudly at their perfect son.
Meredith's nose scrunched up "I don't know. He has your chin and your hair. My color, but definitely your hair. I was born bald. "
They both looked up as Zola said "Wat's at?" She asked pointing to baby Derek.
"That's your little brother." Meredith said gently, as to not to alarm either her or Derek. Zola seemed content with the answer for now at least.
Just as the family was getting comfortable, baby Derek started crying. "I'm going to take Zola to Aunt Cristina. Then we can see what's wrong with this little guy." Derek said, seeing Meredith slightly alarmed at the newborn crying, being used to an older toddler.
Derek found Cristina in the hallway outside their room. "Cristina can you take Zo for a little while? The baby won't stop crying. It'd be easier to calm him down without her in the room, just for now." He asked.
Cristina smiled at Zola. "Come here Zo. Go take care of the little monster." She told Derek.
Derek went back into Meredith's room, where she was trying to calm down the baby. "Mer, do you think he's hungry?"
"Well I… I guess so." She said. Derek held his namesake son as she readjusted her gown. "Just relax; he'll latch on when he's ready." Derek said calmly, much to Meredith's curiosity. "Nancy's an OB. Three sisters out of four have kids."
Meredith nodded her head in understanding as she held baby Derek to her breast. After a few minutes, he calmed down enough to latch on, and started sucking eagerly. "Wow I guess he was hungry." Meredith said.
Derek watched her, noticing her wince a little. "You ok?" He asked.
"Yea, just not use to breastfeeding yet; feels a little weird." She said. Derek smiled at her as he watched his wife feed their son. "Stop staring at my breasts, Derek."
"I'm not staring; I'm watching my son eat his first meal." He said with a smile. After fifteen minutes of eating, the baby decided he was done. "Here, hand him to me. I'll burp him while you get redressed. "
Derek breathed in his son's newborn baby scent as he held him. He patted his tiny back, burping him gently. "You are so perfect, little one. Daddy loves you already." He whispered to Derek. Derek let out a little spit up. "Good job buddy." He cheered him on as he kissed his little head.
He looked down at Meredith in the hospital bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked, concern written on his face. He wasn't expecting to nearly lose his wife after she gave birth to their son.
She smiled at him. "Sore, mostly. Happy I made it. I was so scared when I saw the blood coming through my IV from my spleen. I thought I was going to leave you and the kids. I didn't want to leave you guys." Meredith said, a tear slipping down her cheek.
Derek sat on the bed and held baby Derek close to him, as he wiped her tear away. "When Cristina knocked on the NICU window, I knew. She didn't have to say anything. Alex stayed with Derek the whole time. I was so scared, too. I'm not even close to ready to lose you yet. I'm so happy you fought." He said before kissing her forehead tenderly.
He placed Derek back in her arms, his arm around her, holding her close with his finger in Derek's little grip. "I love you so much, Meredith. You were so brave through everything last night and today. And for the record, I don't like seeing you in pain."
Meredith smiled "I know you don't." She said, kissing his cheek.
"Are you going to be alright for a few minutes? I should go see if I can get a hold of Mom. She'll want to know about the newest addition to the Shepherd family. "
"Yeah, I'll be fine," Meredith promised.
Derek nodded, then headed towardthe attending's lounge. He stopped midway once he reached the door where he saw Callie and Arizona fighting.
"I uh..I just need my phone. Mer had the baby. I just need to call my mom. I'll be out in a second." He said awkwardly.
Callie's pained face softened slightly, and she managed a smile. Congrats Derek. I'll be down in a little while to visit you guys."
"Thanks." Derek said, grabbing his phone. After dialing his mom's number, he put his phone to his ear, waiting for her to pick up.
"Hello?" came her voice on the other end.
"Mom." He said, smiling brightly. "I would've called before, but there was a huge storm here. so we didn't have reception. I'm calling because you have a new grandson. Derek Bailey Shepherd." He said proudly.
"Oh Derek! I'm so happy for you! Tell Meredith congratulations from me."
"Thanks Mom. He's perfect. He looks mostly like Mer. He passed all the tests. I'll call you when I think it's safe to fly here. A lot of building and roads were damaged in the storm. and I don't know about the airport. The hospital lost power. Mer is such a strong person. Having a baby in no power." He said, still in awe over how brave she'd been.
After promising to call in the morning and send pictures of the baby, Derek ended the call, and walked back down the hallway toward Meredith's room.
"Mom said congratulations. You might be her new favorite child now that you gave birth to the first Shepherd grandson." Derek teased. He leaned in and kissed her again, unable to help himself. "I told Mom I'd let her know when it's safe to fly here."
Thanks to Melissa for Pro-fee reading the changes.
