PERFECT STORM SEQUEL

CHAPTER TWO – A HUNDRED PERCENT FOCUSED ON MEREDER AND THEIR FAMILY

CHARACTERS: BAILEY SHEPHERD, DEREK SHEPHERD, MEREDITH GREY, ZOLA SHEPHERD

2nd chapter - storyteller: Derek Shepherd

Synopsis: Meredith after labor at home, with Derek and her children. A few weeks after the episode "The Perfect Storm", aired in May 16thof 2013.

Author's note: Hey, here it is another update, like you asked me to! Now, we have Derek telling the story, and I hope to continue like that - Meredith and Derek, not just one storyteller. What do you think about that? Make sure you tell me in your beautiful review!

After shaking Meredith for about 10 minutes straight, I couldn't sleep. She got me thinking a lot, to be honest. Sometimes things just didn't cross my mind the way they were, I basically saw what I wanted to see… And now I had to review my concept of the world, since my wife almost died or something like that and I couldn't just ignore that.

I thought about maybe calling Dr. Wyatt again for a consult, scheduling for her. But then again, I wanted to help but didn't know how to. I couldn't predict anything, or see if she'd like my sudden moves, but I had to do something. That's when I called and set everything up for her consult. Although I knew Meredith wasn't insane, she needed all the help she could get. And one day, maybe, who knows, she would thank me for it.

A few hours later, when we had already had dinner and I had just come home from the hospital, I tried to announce the consult scheduled softly. I waited until bed time, trying to bring it up casually, almost as if a small talk.

"So, how was your day anyway?", I put Bailey in the crib and got into bed, waiting for an answer.

"I didn't go to work. Again. Hunt got me a few days at home for no reason at all, so, here I am. How was your day?" I could see in her eyes she was trying to stay awake to hear my answer, but I wasn't sure she was going to make it. It was incredibly visible the crinkles by her eyes.

"I think Hunt is just looking out for you. Maybe he thinks you should slow down a bit."

"Well, I don't need to, this is driving me crazy." She said, avoiding eye contact.

"I think you can afford to slow down a bit, Mer. I mean, let's face it: you're not doing so great. Which is why I found a way to get you to the hospital tomorrow", I affirmed, noticing a big smile on her face.

"How did you do that? Hunt wouldn't let me go to work tomorrow and he's the Chief! Derek, this is just… Thank you so much." Meredith planted a kiss in my lips, still smiling at me. "I promise I'll make it up to you."

"You're going to the hospital tomorrow, I managed that but it's just not as a doctor, it's more as... a patient."

"What? What are you implying with that?" She immediately snapped at me.

"I think it's important that you go in tomorrow and see Dr Wyatt", I said in the softest way I could imagine.

"What for, and why? I told you guys already – I'm fine! She probably won't understand herself what I'm going to do there." Meredith raised her voice a little bit, but not too much. She tried hard enough not to wake Bailey or Zola up.

"So you're going?" I asked, little smirk on my face. A very subtle smirk.

"If you really need me to, I'm going", she nodded. "Just to prove to you that I'm not crazy."

"I know you're not crazy! You could just use some help right now, I mean, Meredith... The nightmares you've been having are causing a lot of issues to you. You've got crinkles and you don't sleep anymore. I bet sleeping is scary to you! It freaks me out that you're not able to sleep like you used to; it bugs me that I'm not doing anything to help you, because I'm not a shrink, but I know one! I know Dr. Wyatt, she's more than capable of taking care of you and get you in a better shape. You're a doctor, you know her potential. So just please, give it a shot. Go to one consult and you can tell me all about it, and then we can start figuring things out."

"Fine. I'm going. I can do this for you. But just one consult", she assured me, making me feel better.

I knew this wasn't for me, but if it made her feel any good about going to the consult, then so be it. Deep down, I had conscious she would thank me for it sometime in the future.

"Thank you, then", I kissed her lips in order to say good night and turned around to sleep.

She wasn't going to sleep well that night and I was aware of that, but I was also aware of the consult she was going to have tomorrow morning. That comforted me a little, and I personally think It comforted her as well – according to the movements I felt in the bed during the night, she had only got up about 4 times, which equals one time less than last night.

Next morning, I woke up earlier than Meredith, and checked up on Bailey and Zola before going to the hospital. Her appointment with Dr. Wyatt was only at 10, so I didn't want to wake her until then. With that in mind, I kissed her forehead softly and yet didn't wake her up.

At 9:30 I met Meredith as I was about to go to into the O.R. She came and talked to me half an hour before her consult. I wondered what she was doing there so early. Also, she had Bailey in her arms.

"Hey", I greeted her. "You're here early."

"I am, I thought I'd come here early and talk to my husband, drop Zola in daycare and get you a quick visit with Bailey", so she really thought I'd fall for that.

"Meredith. You're here because you couldn't sleep after I left, could you?" I asked, sweetly sliding my hands in her face.

"What? No! Derek, you think I'm crazy, right? Of course I slept after you left; God, I didn't even see when you left! Get over it, already." She snapped; lie so obvious in her eyes.

I could tell when she was lying and I was almost always right. She didn't raise her voice, have a high-pitched voice or gesticulated any more than usual. It was something about her eyes; the way they were just lying as she kept staring at me. I don't know how to explain it, I just saw it. It was very obvious to me.

"Okay, then… I have a surgery in about two minutes, so I'm going to scrub in, but good luck at your first appointment." I concluded, leaving her in the hall with Bailey.

I didn't know exactly how her consult had been until I got home with and saw her crying near Bailey's crib, desperately. It was a cry for help.

"What's happen, daddy? Why mommy cry?" Zola looked at me with a sad expression that I couldn't exactly understand. With Meredith's care in mind, I walked Zola into her bedroom and lied to her – saying something about happy news that Meredith's received – and she seemed to believe me.

When I had settled everything with Zola and Bailey, I went to talk to Meredith. I wanted us to be alone. I didn't want Zola to be around, or Bailey to cry in the middle of the conversation. But well, I couldn't handle Bailey – he had to be in the same room as us. So, when everything was solved, I finally heard her and the reasons she had had to be crying.

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