PERFECT STORM SEQUEL
CHAPTER FOUR – A HUNDRED PERCENT FOCUSED ON MERDER AND THEIR FAMILY
CHARACTERS: BAILEY SHEPHERD, DEREK SHEPHERD, MEREDITH GREY, ZOLA SHEPHERD
3rd 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 on May 16th of 2013.
Next morning, I woke up and checked on Meredith. I wanted to make sure she was in the same bed as me, since I hadn't felt any movements during the night; she might have been up all night. But I had a surprise: she was still sleeping. Softly, like an angel. I couldn't resist but stare at that image for a few more minutes, still cuddling with her.
Around half an hour later, I got out of the bed – in no sudden moves; I didn't want to wake her – and took a picture of her sleeping. Well, probably corny and cheesy, she'd say… But I love to hear her criticizing my romantic corny and cheesy style, because I knew she loved it.
With the spare time, I checked up on both Bailey and Zola before setting the breakfast table for us. Surprisingly, Bailey didn't cry last night. I think, in theory, he didn't want to wake his mother up; maybe he's just too smart to realize she wouldn't be able to sleep after hearing him crying. I thanked God innumerous times for that advance, for whatever security Meredith acquired last night… It was certainly the best thing that's happened to us since Bailey's birth.
When it was 12 pm, I couldn't wait for Meredith to eat something. It'd been around 4 hours since I woke up and I had to get to the hospital anytime soon. They could page me, even though it was my day off… And if they did, I wouldn't have any food – which equals energy – in my stomach. Okay, so maybe I overthought, but then again, I was starving. That said, had my breakfast and Meredith only woke up at 3 pm, asking me for breakfast.
"Good morning", she sighed smiling at me.
"Good afternoon, sleepyhead", I greeted her back.
"What time's it?" She yawned while going to the bathroom.
"Three", I affirmed, giggling with her "wide eyes" reaction.
I couldn't believe how happy I was with her waking up so late… It made me so complete, even though I missed her a lot. It did make me complete specially for the fact that she had been very sleepy lately, barely able to finish a conversation.
We had lunch together and talked about many subjects; fed Bailey and Zola, who enjoyed our company like they've never enjoyed before, since our moods were a lot better than any ordinary day.
After a while, we decided to watch Elmo with the kids, trying to get them even happier with us, satisfying every wish they could have. A while after that, when we had dinner, I put the kids to bed (and crib), and then I talked to Meredith. I wanted more details on the night she had spent.
"So, how did you sleep?" I asked, moving to sit next to her in our bed.
"Better than ever! I can't even believe I was able to stay asleep for this long…", she smiled at me, incredibly. "And I have you to thank for", now she quickly kissed my lips, in order to show her gratitude.
"Me?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Yes, you. Your speeches always cheer me up", she kissed me once again. I couldn't help but kiss her back, eagerly. We both knew where that would lead us, but then again, we didn't stop… Exactly because we knew where it would lead us.
A while after everything, Meredith pushed me out of bed and brought me to our little yard. I didn't know what we were going to do out there, especially how long it would take – since we left 2 kids completely alone at home. But I went for it, I was pretty curious and adventurous. That's usually how I behave when I'm with her.
She lied down in the grass, bringing me with her.
"Come on", she murmured, almost a whisper.
"What?" I asked, impatiently.
"Now, look at the stars", she replied, "see how they shine".
"I do see that, but Mer, the stars we can see from the inside and it's very cold out here. We should probably go inside, for the sake of the kids…" I started rambling.
"Stop rambling, Derek, it's okay. They're fine." Meredith affirmed, safely than I've ever heard from her.
"Okay, I'm really glad you're all secure and tough, but I'm not, so can't we go check up on them? I'm afraid of what you might do out here and honestly, I don't want my private part to be seen by entire Seattle." I joked, but kind of meant it.
She grinned.
"Don't worry, it's nothing like that, although that is an amazing idea!" She looked at me implying the idea, but I shook my head sarcastically laughing. "Maybe some other night. But for now we can just look at the stars and hug for a while."
I couldn't disagree that it was actually an amazing idea, so I didn't protest much, just satisfied her wish. After around 30 minutes, we got back home and to sleep. A while after that, I heard her snore and kissed her forehead lightly, smiling to myself.
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