LAST CHAPTER FOR NOW, HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Present Day---
"Did you finish your homework Maycie? You've been up here forever." A tired Meredith stood in her daughter's doorway, still wearing scrub bottoms. She smiled when she saw her daughter surrounded on her bed by picture albums and scrapbooks. She saw her wedding pictures, with a smiling Derek and herself in his arms, Maycie's scrapbook, with a picture of a huge Meredith about three days before she gave birth to Ethan, with Cristina laughing at something in the background. Meredith picked up a picture of Cristina on her wedding day, with Meredith standing beside her and smiled. "I do believe that's one of the last times I've seen Cristina in a dress."
Maycie picked up another picture that showed Meredith, Izzie, Cristina, Alex, and George eating lunch at the hospital. She smiled. "Mom, who's that guy making the funny face?" Maycie asked, pointing to George. "That is George O'Malley. He lived in my house with me and your Aunt Izzie and Uncle Alex when we first started being doctors. He was one of my best friends." "Where is he now?" "He died on the night your father and I had our post-it wedding." "He was in a bad accident. I still miss him, even after all of this time. He was a great person, and he'd love you Maycie. He's spoil you worse than Izzie." Maycie smiled. "I wish I'd have gotten to know him." "Me too sweetie, me too."
Maycie picked up another picture, of a pregnant Addison holding newborn Maycie. "Wow, Addie was really fat when she was pregnant with Rheagan and Evan!" "Meredith grinned." "Yes, she was", she laughed.
Now, let's clean up these pictures and get ready for dinner. Your daddy's making chicken alfredo." "My favorite!" Meredith laughed and hugged her daughter. She looked into her daughter's eyes, which mirrored her husband's, and thought back to the time when she almost lost her. "I love you Maycie Claire." Her daughter picked up a picture album and laughed. "Oh Mom, I love you more!" She ran downstairs.
Meredith picked up the albums and started back to the closet with them when a picture fell to the ground. She bent and picked it up. It was a picture of Derek holding Annistyn asleep on his shoulder, with Ethan asleep on the other shoulder, and Maycie asleep at his feet. Derek's eyes are half open and there is a smile on his face. Meredith tucked the picture back in the album and smiled, wiping a happy tear from her face. She took a second to wonder when she had become such a sap.
Derek watched Meredith come out of their bathroom, laughing when he saw she had on his sweatpants, which were halfway falling off of her tiny frame. She shook her head and danced around the bed, landing next to him in bed. She turned and faced him and laughed. "What, I can dance better than you can!" He grinned his McDreamy smile, and she melted into his arms. "Thank you," she said. "For what?" "For everything." He turned to her and kissed her, and together they fell asleep in each other's arms.