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"I can explain." Meredith looked at her mother in law and knew that she had been caught in her lie.

Sylvia placed her hands on her hips and stared at Meredith.

"Derek and I…we've had a bit of a falling out. We haven't really sat down and talked with each other in a while, and I take care of the boys mostly by myself. Derek rarely helps, if at all. When I told him I might be pregnant he was the least bit happy. He said he didn't want another baby right now which I guess is understandable. I know it's not the best time right now but there's nothing we can do about it. This baby is coming whether we like it or not. So the morning I took the pregnancy test we made plans to go out for dinner after work. He was supposed to meet me at six. I waited with the boys in the hospital lobby for twenty minutes. He never showed. I got a ride home from one of my bosses. When he got home he gave me a pregnancy test. I told him I had taken one and it was negative. Then this morning I woke up and he was packing. I tried to tell him about the baby but he just…left. Please don't tell him though. I want to tell him in person. That's all I'm asking you."

"When are you going to tell him?"

"When he comes home. He obviously doesn't want this baby so I don't think I should tell him over the phone. Maybe when he gets home he'll appreciate me more."

Sylvia shook her head. "That doesn't sound like my Derek."

"Your Derek has changed."

Sylvia nodded her head. "Why don't you bring the boys in for their bath?"

Meredith picked the boys up and walked towards Sylvia.

"What do you think you're doing?" Sylvia scolded. She grabbed Cameron from Meredith's arms. "You shouldn't be carrying both of them. It's not good for the baby."

Meredith smiled. "Thank you."

The two women walked into the bathroom. Sylvia kneeled down on the floor and placed Cameron in the tub. Meredith then placed Daniel in the tub and sat down on the toilet.

"How far along are you?" Sylvia asked.

"Two moths."

Sylvia looked at Meredith. "Your boobs are going to be popping out of your shirt when Derek comes home."

Meredith gave her a look. "Excuse me?"

"Your boobs. They're going to be huge."

Meredith laughed. A comfortable silence filled the room until the phone rang a few minutes later. Meredith got up and walked to her bedroom. She checked the caller ID. It was Derek.

"Hello." She answered coldly.

"Hey, how are the boys?" Derek asked.

"The boys are fine."

"That's good. Did my mother get there yet?"

"Yes."

"How is she?"

"Good."

"Can I talk with her?"

"No. She's giving the boys a bath."

"You're putting her to work already, aren't you?" Derek laughed.

"I guess you can say that." Meredith stated coldly.

"Can you bring the phone into the bathroom? I would really like to thank her."

"She's giving the boys their bath. I don't feel like buying a new phone just because you feel the need to talk to your mom while her hands are wet. She can call you when she's done."

Derek sighed. "That's fine because I want to say good night to the boys as well."

"Okay. I'll have your mom call you in about twenty minutes."

"Thanks." Derek paused. He really wanted to talk to Meredith about herself but he didn't no what to say to her.

"Well bye."

"Wait. Mere…how are you?"

Meredith didn't say anything.

"Meredith…"

"I'm fine."

Derek sighed. "How was your day?"

"It was okay."

"Come on Mere…talk to me."

"I have nothing to say to you, Derek."

Derek nodded even though he knew that Meredith couldn't see him. "Well I guess you can tell my mom to call. I'll talk to you tomorrow?"

"Yeah that's fine."

"Bye Mere."

"Bye."

Meredith turned the phone off and placed it on the charger before walking back to the bathroom and standing in the doorway.

"Derek wants you to call him after you finish the boys' bath."

Sylvia turned her head to look at Meredith.

"What did he say to you? Did he apologize?"

Meredith shook her head.

Sylvia gave Meredith a weak smile. "I'm sure he'll come around. He loves you a lot."

"Yeah I guess." Meredith shrugged.

"Why don't you go take lay down. I'll finish up here with the boys'."

"Thank you Sylvia."

"It's mom." Sylvia corrected.

"Thanks mom." Meredith smiled.

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Three weeks had passed and Meredith was getting used to her new routine. On the days that Meredith had work, Sylvia would take care of the boys in the morning, but on days like today when Meredith was off, she made it a habit to let Sylvia sleep in.

It was a Tuesday and Meredith woke up feeling nauseous. She rolled over and looked at the clock. It was barely six AM. She stayed in bed for another five minutes before getting up and running to the bathroom. Meredith dropped her head over the toilet and let the contents of her stomach find their way into the porcelain bowl in front of her. After a few more rounds of throwing up, Meredith slowly made her way back to her bed where she was able to sleep for another twenty minutes before the boys were heard through the baby monitor. Meredith got out of bed and made her way to the nursery.

"Damn you Derek Shepherd." She mumbled under her breathe.

Meredith walked over to Cameron's crib and picked the little boy up. She felt something funny and looked into the toddlers crib. Diarrhea was everywhere.

"Shit." Meredith cursed.

"Shit. Shit. Shit." Cameron repeated.

Meredith let out a little laugh then sighed. "No honey, not shit. Do you have a belly ache?"

Cameron nodded his head.

"Okay. Let's go get you cleaned up."

Meredith placed the toddler on the ground so that she didn't have to carry him.

"Daniel stay put. Mommy will be right back for you." Meredith told her other son who had started to cry.

Meredith took off Cameron's clothes and placed him in the bathtub. She grabbed a plastic bag from under the sink and placed the dirty contents into it. Just then another wave of nausea hit her and she found herself in front of the toilet. The sound must have scared Cameron because soon his cries joined the cries of his brother in the other room.

"Mom! I need help! Please! Mom!" Meredith cried.

Sylvia came running from her bedroom. "What is it?" She asked. "Oh, dear." She said when she saw the mess. "I'll take care of the boy. Why don't you go put a video in for Daniel and then shower in the other bathroom?"

Meredith shook her head. "I need to lay down."

"Okay. Just…just put the video in for Daniel and then go lay down."

"Thank you."

Meredith did as her mother in law told her to do, and then laid down in her bed.

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Meredith woke up a few hours later to find Cameron in her bed with her. He was sound asleep. Meredith picked her son up and held him. He felt warm. Meredith carried the child downstairs to where Sylvia was preparing lunch.

"Cameron feels warm. Have you given him any Tylenol yet?"

Sylvia shook her head.

"Okay. I'm going to give him some and then I'll put him down in his bed so I can shower. How's Daniel?"

"He has a temperature but he hasn't gone to the bathroom yet."

"That's good. Have you given him anything?"

"Yes. About an hour ago. He's sleeping on the sofa right now."

"Thank you." Meredith said before leaving the kitchen.

"Meredith wait."

Meredith turned around. "I called Derek. I thought he should know that his sons' were sick. He'll be home in about an hour. I didn't mention you at all."

Meredith nodded. "Thank you."

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When Meredith was finished with her shower and finished getting dressed she made her way into the boys' room to see how they were doing. She only made it to the doorway before she saw Derek sitting in the rocking chair with her Cameron on his lap. She turned around before Derek could make eye contact with her and went back to her bedroom. She sat on her bed and pulled out the prenatal vitamins that Alex had given her a few weeks before.

She then stood up and walked over to the mirror. Meredith took her shirt off and examined her body. Her boobs were already bigger. She was three months pregnant now and her boobs and ass had already gotten bigger along with the few pounds that she had gained in her stomach.

"Knock. Knock." Derek said from the doorway.

Meredith turned around.

"Wow." Derek smirked.

Meredith grabbed her shirt and put it on. "How long are you home for?" She asked.

"I go back in two days."

"Two days?" Meredith questioned.

"Yeah."

Meredith nodded and sat down on the bed. She felt the nausea hit her once again and ran past Derek and to the bathroom. He wanted to follow her but he knew not to so he decided to sit down on the bed and wait for her. There, lying next to him were her prenatal vitamins. Derek picked them up and examined them before walking to the bathroom.

Meredith felt Derek's presence in the doorway. She turned to face him.

"What the hell are these?" Derek questioned.

Meredith shrugged and got off of the floor. She flushed the toilet and walked out of the bathroom.

"Meredith. I am talking to you. Don't walk away from me." Derek raised his voice and grabbed a hold of Meredith's wrist.

"Why the hell do you care about those? You're the one who left." Meredith yelled.

Derek's face dropped. "I didn't leave. I came back, didn't I?"

Meredith nodded. "You still left me and our sons. We could have gone with you. Why did you leave? Since when has work come before your family? You made a promise Derek."

"I know and I'm sorry. I'm going to keep my promise. After the tour we'll spend more time together, I promise."

Meredith nodded and crossed her arms. "Why should I believe that?"

"Because I am your husband and I love you very much."

"Of course you do, that's why you left us."

Meredith walked back to her room and sat down on the bed. Derek followed her.

"So, what are these?" He asked.

"They're nothing. They belong to Cristina. She left them here."

"Meredith…"

"They aren't mine."

Derek looked at Meredith. "They aren't yours?"

"No." Meredith lied.

"You've gained a few pounds since I've been gone."

"So you're calling me fat?" Meredith snipped.

Derek shook his head. "You just threw up."

Meredith shrugged. "I probably have the same bug that the boys have."

Derek sighed. "Okay. I'm sorry I asked you. I shouldn't have done that. I'm going to go stay with the boys. Why don't you and my mom go out and get a break?"

Meredith shook her head. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying with my babies. You can go back to the hotel. We don't need your help."

"Meredith please…"

"No."

"Meredith I love you and I want to be here with you."

"No. Please just leave."

Derek sighed. "I'm not leaving."

A/N: So what did you guys think? Haha. That's not where I was going to go with this chapter but yeah. I was going to wait a few chapters before he came home but I changed my mind. So…let me know what you guys think.

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