Derek's POV
We booked the plane tickets from Seattle to New York City last night for us to fly out at 10 this morning. We had to leave our house by 8 so that had us waking up just after six so we could get our stuff packed and get everyone ready. What seemed like such a fun and spontaneous decision last night was nothing but stress the next morning, at least for me. Bailey had woken up as soon as I did so I got him up to start breakfast with me. I had set him in his highchair with some oatmeal and fresh fruit which was normally his favorite thing to eat... until I got to the stove to get the kettle of hot water off to make tea for Meredith and I, and Bailey took the opportunity to shove all his food off of the tray on his high chair. The bowl and plate shattered against the floor and the sound scared him inducing quite a few tears. I ran to grab the broom and dust pan to clean it up. Meredith came running down.
"What happened?"
"Our son is protesting this early morning... I got it under control, why don't you start to get ready? Our french toast breakfast and tea should be ready soon. I'll get Zola up after I clean up all of his mess."
She gave me a sympathetic smile.
"Derek, I don't mind helping out. It would get cleaned up faster."
"Yes but your showers take longer and you'll want to do your hair and all of that. We have to leave about an hour and a half from now. I've got this."
I gave her a quick reassuring kiss.
"You know where to find me if I'm needed..."
She was teasing me as she went back upstairs to shower. Whenever I had got most of the mess up and got the swiffer out to clean the now sticky floor, Zola made it down the stairs. I was just ready to get on the road already.
"Daddy?"
I glanced at her in the midst of my cleaning. She was just standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Zola sweetie, we're running behind and Mommy and Daddy are taking you and your brother on a big trip. Please sit down at the table, it's almost time to eat."
"Daddy?"
I snapped my head up at her, getting aggravated even though I know it wasn't her fault.
"What is it Zola?"
"I... I had an accident and I went peepee in my bed."
Now Amelia was coming down the stairs.
"Dammit! Amy, can you help me? Meredith just got into the shower. Can you get Zo's spoiled clothes and bedding and bring it down here? Zozo, go jump in the shower with Mommy, but hurry please."
I could hear Amelia whisper something to Zola as she carried her up to her mother.
~ Meredith's POV ~
I was just rinsing the shampoo out of my hair when the door opened. Amelia came barging in with a very naked Zola.
"Sorry Mere but Little Miss Sunshine had an accident and wet the bed and Derek is about 2 seconds away from losing it. She needs to shower off. I'm going to go help with Bailey."
Zola stood as still as a statue. She looked so scared and ashamed.
"Zo baby, come on. Let's get you cleaned off."
She hesitantly took a step then stopped. I slid open the glass door.
"Mommy isn't mad at you. Accidents happen, it's okay."
"Daddy's mad."
"What?"
"He yelled, and he said a bad word. He's very mad at me."
She looked down at her hands, trying to avoid eye contact.
"I'm sure he isn't mad at you, he's just worried we won't get to the airport on time. Aunt Amy works today so she is dropping us off and we have to go after we all eat and everyone is ready."
"Where are we going?"
She seemed to be relaxing some.
"To New York. We're going to see Nana and all your aunts, uncles, and cousins. Now let's get all clean so we can go."
After we showered, I checked the pregnancy test I had taken when I had first woken up. There were two plus signs. I was really pregnant.
-Later on, finally at the airport-
We all hugged Amelia goodbye before getting through security and checking our bags in. Derek was still so tense and quiet from our chaotic start to the day. Zola skipped happily as she held my hand, Bailey asleep in the ergo baby carrier on Derek's chest.
"Derek, we're here. You can relax now. We're almost to our gate, and I have the boarding passes in my carry on."
"I know."
"Remember you were all for this last night? A fun trip out east with our kids... Our first family vacation?"
"Meredith, I know. Everything is fine."
"Everything is not fine. If it was fine, you wouldn't be in a bad mood, and you definitely wouldn't have snapped at Zola like you did."
I left it at that so Zola and I could stop and use the bathroom before boarding. When we came out, Derek was sitting in one of the chairs at our gate, just waiting. He seemed to have calmed down some, holding a newspaper and a coffee in his hand. I sat to the left of him and Zola hesitantly chose to sit on the other side of me, still a little scared from earlier. Derek saw it and sighed. He knew he has hurt her feelings.
"Zola, can you come sit with Daddy?"
Derek unstrapped Bailey and shifted him into my arms, setting down the paper and coffee to hold his arms out, giving her his best smile. She got onto the edge of her seat but stayed there.
"Zo, I'm not mad at you. I wanted to apologize."
She finally believed him and crawled into his lap, resting ever so happily against his chest. She was a huge Daddy's girl, there was no mistaking that.
"I love you Daddy."
"I love you more Zozo. I'm very sorry I yelled earlier. It wasn't at you, and I shouldn't have said it. I was just a little stressed out. I know accidents happen, so I'm not mad at you. It's been a very long time since you last had an accident, I'm really proud that you've made it so long without one."
Zola gave us both one of her blindingly bright smiles.
"Oh and here Mere, I got you a coffee too, figured we could each use a cup."
I loved this man so much. He would always do little kind gestures for me... Even when I wasn't sure a cup of coffee was the best thing this early into my pregnancy. That wouldn't stop me from faking that I was drinking it. Bailey was still young enough that he could be held on the plane instead of having to get a seat of his own so when it was time, I got the window seat with Bailey on my lap while Derek sat in the middle. Overly eager and nosy Zola insisted on the aisle seat so she could see what everyone was doing. Within an hour after take off, Zola was passed out, leaning against Derek's side. Bailey slept through the entire beginning. Another thing he definitely inherited from me was my intense ability to sleep like a bear in hibernation. Derek put his hands on my inner thigh, rubbing soft circles.
"We're really doing this Mere..."
"Our first family vacation with both our babies."
"They aren't much of babies anymore... Zola's almost five, Bailey almost two... Now that I'm all healed from my wreck, we could always try for that third baby again when you're ready."
I couldn't help but let out a giggle and a huge grin.
"Derek..."
He looked at me and instantly knew.
"No way! Really?!"
I hushed him as both of the kids stirred a little.
"Yes really, I took the test this morning. Two plus signs. It must have happened the day before your accident... Surely wouldn't have shown up so fast from last night."
He was looking just like the McDreamy he was when I first fell for him. We shared a deep kiss before I rested my head on his shoulder, letting him wrap his left arm loosely around me and Bailey.
"We're really going to have a third baby... The puking from last night...?"
"Yes, pregnancy sickness. I can't really call it morning sickness because it obviously comes whenever it wants to."
"Does anyone else know?"
"Amy has her suspicions... She knows I've been throwing up lately... That's why I was late getting to your room when you were getting discharged. But I haven't said anything to anyone, especially since I just found out for sure this morning."
"When we get to New York City this evening, I'll call up an old friend of mine and see if we can get seen tomorrow morning for the first ultrasound. When we tell people, I think we need to tell Amy first."
"That's totally okay with me."
"She's just done so much for us, and she lives with us... She would totally take it as a huge slap to the face if she wasn't the first to know."
"Der, relax. I want to tell her first. She and I have gotten really close these past couple weeks. She's like a sister to me. Probably my favorite out of your four sisters."
"She's my favorite too."
"After we tell her, you can tell the rest of your family, and I can call Cristina and tell her all about it. She always said we'd have five kids running around with your perfect hair."
Derek chuckled and kissed the top of my head.
"Well so far we have two, almost three, out of five."
I groaned. The thought of having to go through child birth again, and possibly two more times after that was enough to make me puke.
"Let's make it through this one before we even think of anymore. We're going to end up like the Brady Bunch if we keep on having kids."
"Hey, big families are so much fun. And if they keep looking like Zola and Bailey with their astonishing good looks, we're doing the world a great service."
He cracked me up. It was going to be so nice to just be a family for a bit.
~So, yes it's all mushy gushy lovey stuff... I'm always open to ideas/ suggestions for the chapters... Any of them I will try to incorporate if it flows nicely... Next chapter will be Times Square and Mama Shepherd. I'd also like to say thank you soooooooooo much for all of the sweet reviews. It means a lot and surely gets me wanting to update faster. Thank you for reading, and I hope the story will improve with each chapter, but you all will be the judges of that.~
