Wow, it is pretty amazing that over 1300 people have read the beginning of my story in 48 hours. It really makes me smile. And to those of you, who review, they really inspire me to keep writing. So to everyone reading, thanks for the inspiration, you guys rock! And I know some of you want Mer to be pregnant, and some of you think its been done too many times before, but I really do think she is going to be. Now, the story will play out different than others, but I really love the idea of Mer and Der having a McBaby. How cute would that kid be?! Please stick with me but I don't think I'll be able to help myself. So she's met Izzie at the drug store, lets see what happens next

Derek sighed in confusion as he watched Meredith walk out of the trailer and pull out her cell phone as she climbed into her jeep. One minute his was preparing spaghetti sauce for a nice quiet meal, just the two of them, and now, here he was, sitting on the trailer's small couch, contemplating what exactly it was that he had done to upset her this time. He sat there for about ten minutes before he decided to call her cellphone. It went straight to voicemail, so he called her house, in hopes of catching her there, only to have George tell him that she had called the house ten minutes earlier and asked to speak to Izzie, before the blonde had mumbled something about being back later and jumped in her car, headed to a destination unknown by either man. Derek bid a thank you to George before hanging up the phone and deciding his next move.

After a few minutes of the heavy silence that had taken over the trailer after Meredith's abrupt depature, Derek decided to try Joe's, and if she wasn't there, determined to meet her at her house when she finally did come home.

After a short drive and a brief argumant with Izzie, Meredith was now sitting in her jeep waiting for her friend to walk back out of the drug store with a pregnancy test. What in reality, was only a few minutes since the blonde conceded to purchase the test, felt like eternity to Mer. What if she really was pregnant? What would she do? Could she be pregnant and still continue her internship? She still had five months to go before she would become a resident. Would the chief let her continue with her internship? What would Bailey say? Oh crap, Bailey. Bailey was going to kill them. What would Derek want her to do? Derek. Oh crap, Derek. If she was carrying his child, that qualified for moving a relationship to the next level, right? Oh crap, was the last of her swimming thoughts before her roomate exited to the drug store with a brown paper bag.

The two women drove back to Queen Anne's hill in silence. It wasn't until they pulled up to their house and saw a familiar car parked out front, that Meredith broke the silence with a mumbled, "Oh crap."

They slowly made their way up the drive, taking the front steps with ease before entering the house to find George in the living room asking McDreamy if he was absolutely positive he didn't want anything to drink.

"No thank you", came Derek's defeated response.

After a meaningful look at Mer, Izzie sighed a loud "We're home", from the foyer. Within seconds Derek, followed by George, exited the living room to join the two women. Izzie looked at Meredith, who responded with a soft nod, and proceeded to mumble something to George about helping her with the dishes as she pulled him into the kitchen with her.

"Hey", Derek breathed softly as he gave Meredith a small McDreamy smile.

"Hey"

"Listen, I didn't want to impose or infringe on your space… I know you need space, but I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Derek, there's something I need to tell you, and I don't know how to tell you, because we're giving each other space. And if we both still need space, we shouldn't push it just because of this. And, I love you. I still love you. For a while, I absolutely hated you for it. I really, really hated you for it because you broke me. You hurt me, and I loved you. But I still love you and I don't want to help it now. I wanted you to know that, but no matter what the outcome of this is, we both have to be ready before we are us again, because I love you too much to lose you for good. And I don't think either of us can handle another round of heartbreak. I just wanted you to know that, just in case this is really happening."

"In case what is really happening, Mer?", Derek chuckled at her rambling.

Meredith glanced down at the paper bag still in her hands and than back up to him.

"Can I know what's in the bag?", Derek asked tenatively moving closer to her as he spoke, until they were mere inches apart.

She looked back down at the bag before handing it to him and studying his face for a reaction.

Derek took the bag in his hands and slowly unrolled the top opening, before sliding one hand down into it to pull out the contents. He stared at the cardboard box with the label E.P.T. for a few long moments before looking back up to the love of his life.

"Mer", he said questioningly, before a smile graced his features as he stared at her lovingly.

"Are we pregnant?"