"Derek, she's five years old. What are the chances of someone with a good home coming to adopt her?" Meredith said.
"I don't know, what are you suggesting we do?" Derek said.
"I really don't know, but she has nowhere to go." Meredith said.
"Well I know its really important to you that this girl goes into a good home, so whatever you decide...I'm here." said Derek.
"No, I don't want her to go to just anyone. What if I kept her?" Meredith finally finished.
"Meredith, this girl is more than a puppy. We can't just adopt her wihtout thinking out things." Derek said.
"You said, 'we'." Meredith said.
"Yeah, as in you and me." Derek said.
Meredith just looks at him in awe.
"You don't think I would let you adopt a child without me, do you?" said Derek.
"Well, how wa-" Meredith tried to let out.
"Meredith, face it. I'm here for the long run, don't you think we would eventually have children?" Derek interrupted.
"Well eventually, but I didn't think I would be thinking about children at this age." Meredith said.
"Well, you still havn't decided for sure yet, have you?" Derek asked.
"Derek, it doesn't matter if I'm ready or not. I'm going to adopt her." Meredith said.
"Alright then; if your in, I'm in." Derek said.
Then they both looked at Sidney for a moment and smiled. They sat there for about another hour, and Derek went to the on call room to sleep. Meredith sat there thinking for a while, and then she asked herself "what kind of mother would she be?".
