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Meredith woke up at 11:30 but could not settle down to anything she really just wanted to go get Emma from the school. She tried to read, and watch TV. She even tried to listen to what was one of her Favorite singers.
Meredith realized now what an important part Emma was in her life. She didn't know how she would handle it if she was to lose Emma. She remembered how she had not really wanted Emma all through her pregnancy.
It wasn't the fact that having a child would take time from her job it was that she had worried that she would be a bad mom to Emma. It wasn't until she had hold Emma in her arm that she knew she would kill anyone if they hurt her child.
Flashback
It was 04:30 in the morning and Meredith had already been pushing for 37 hours, She was tired and in pain.
"Come on it's almost their push." Came the voice of Addison Montgomery
Derek was happy that Addison had agreed to come down to deliver the baby of his new wife. Thou he supposed she was only doing it as a favor because he had saved her brother life, They hadn't had much time to talk as Meredith's baby came a week earlier than it was suppose to. It was just a coincidence that her water happened to break as she saw Addison come in.
Meredith pushed as she pushed she said "I love you Derek, but we never having sex again. This is to painful to go through a second time and like you said the only 100% way not to get pregnant is not to have sex.
Derek laughed. He knew that once the baby had come she would be different. Meredith not having sex was like a fish surviving on land it was impossible.
"Ok last push you can do It." said Addison with some remorse. She sometimes still wished she and Derek were still together but knew that that was impossible. She also wished she'd had a child before it was too late and not focused on her career. Finally she was happy though just before she had come out to Seattle to deliver Meredith's baby Pete had proposed to her. Of course she had accepted. If it wasn't for Pete, Addison wouldn't have been able to come down to deliver her ex-husbands baby. Pete was after all Addison Meredith.
"Congratulations it's a beautiful baby girl" Said Addison as she stood up straight and gently hold the baby. She gently laid the baby on the table and quickly cleaned her she then quickly but gently dressed her.
Neither of them had wanted to know the gender beforehand Meredith because she wasn't really ready to accept that she was pregnant and Derek because he wanted to be surprised when the child was born. They or rather Derek had painted the nursery Green a neutral colour, and had brought a variety of boys and girls clothe a week before hand from a shop that promised you, you could return the clothes once the baby was born. The shop did this because they realized that the main reason why parent found out the gender was so that they didn't waste money.
Now Addison brought the child to Meredith and tried to hand the child to Meredith was too tired after spending 38 hours in labour and put her hand up. So Addison handed it too Derek. And although Derek was tired he looked at the baby girl lovingly. Derek was so happy that he had a child. It was something he had always wanted. He just had always underestimated the wonders you felt holding that baby girl.
"Oh she so beautiful." Said Derek looking down at the baby girl he now spoke directly to the baby girl. "Yes you are and don't let anyone tell you differently"
Derek pulled he eyes away from his daughter to look at his wife who was now sitting up. Meredith put out her hands for the baby and as Derek handed Meredith the child he saw the love and acceptance in Meredith eyes.
Meredith looked at the child and softly said "Emma" as if she had been thinking of it for awhile
Derek looked up from the baby and said "sorry"
"Emma" said Meredith again this time slightly louder "that should be her name"
"Okay. What about Shannon for a second name" said Derek he was happy to see that Meredith had finally accepted the child
"Okay. Hello Emma Shannon shepherd" she said softly and it was in that moment as they watched their daughter cooing that they both knew they would kill the person who hurt her
They looked at each other and Derek said "Thank you" meaning it with all his heart and they kissed gently.
End of Flashback
Eventually it was 13:00 Meredith went upstairs fixed her hair, put on her jacket and grabbed the car keys.
She arrived at the school at 13:20 and decided to go and take a sneak peak at her daughter in the classroom. She walked to the classroom but when she got there the door was closed so she decided to go and take a look through the window praying one of the kids wouldn't see her and shout that she was there. Thankfully no one did but she could not see Emma anywhere. Where on earth was she? She decided Em had probably gone to the bathroom.
She decided to go wait at the door because by now a lot parents were there.
When the bell rang everyone including Meredith rushed to the door to go get their kids. Meredith was at the back of the crowd. Once everyone had spread out Meredith looked around for Emma, but could not see her anywhere. Now Meredith was getting really worried. She decide to go and ask the teacher where her daughter was perhaps she had gone to the toilet and had just got lost
"Hi, my name's Dr Meredith Shepherd, The mother of Emma," Said Meredith. "I was just wondering where she is 'cause I can't seem to see her anywhere?" as she said that last part hers eye continued to scour the classroom.
"Um," Teacher Claire said with a guilty look, she paused clearly unsure as to how she was going to tell Meredith.
"What, where is my daughter?!" Meredith said in an increasingly panicked voice. Meredith knew in that second that something was wrong
AN: ok guys that all for now I'll try get the next update up soon. But I've got first aid training and school stuff to get done so It's gonna be hectic it should be up by the end of the week. Guy's suggestions are still welcome and I'll take them into serious consideration. My mind is not made up about anything.
