Hey everyone! First of all, i wanted to thank each and every one of you for your amazing reviews! You are the sweetest people! Second of all, i wanted to apologize for taking so long in updating. I know it's been forever but my schedule has been literally nonstop! It's so hectic! but well, here i am with a new chapter. I promise to update regularly. Because i want to finish this fanfic before S10 starts ;) Well, this one is based on ep. 19. A fluffy cute starting scene that i really really hope Shonda will sometime write and include in an episode and a much darker ending, but with a glimpse of hope as always. Hope you like it!

What The Future Holds

"Zola's up" Meredith said pushing Derek away and abruptly stopping their morning make out session.

"No, she's still asleep. We're good." Derek reassured her and kissed her back.

"No, no. She's up." Meredith insisted pulling away.

"Did you hear something?" He asked.

"No" she said naturally.

"But you know she's up..." He said skeptical.

"Yes." She nodded with a smile.

He looked at her and sighed, climbed out of bed and headed to open the door.

When he looked down saw Zola holding her stuffed penguin over her head with a big smile quickly turning around and running down the hallway. This seemed to be the toddler's idea of a perfect morning greeting.

Derek turned around and Meredith's lips curled up into a smile as she nodded and her eyes sparkled with happiness.

He definitely couldn't understand how Meredith was able to feel Zola being awake without even hearing her. But this amazing maternal instinct his wife had left him in awe every time.

He smiled back and went chasing after Zola roaring like a lion while the little girl ran screaming in excitement until her father's gentle arms caught her and lifted her, Zola laughing as Derek carried her back to his and Meredith's master bedroom where Meredith was still sitting in the bed, comfortably curled up against the pillows and covered with sheets and blankets.

"This little princess was running down the hallways, so i had to catch her and bring her here to be my prisoner." Derek said faking a deep villain voice. He sat on the bed next to Meredith with Zola in his arms.

Meredith grinned and played along. "Oh no, Zo, what are we gonna do?"

"Save me mommy!" Zola squealed as Derek tickled her.

"I'm gonna save you from the tickling monster baby!" Meredith said stretching to reach out for Derek and started to tickle him.

"Hey! that's not fair. You can't tickle the tickling monster!" He said waving his hands, releasing Zola and giving Meredith the opportunity to take her and snuggle with her.

"Come here my princess!" Meredith said with a smile placing Zola on her lap fitting her as best as she could around her ever growing bump.

Zola clinged to Meredith and gave her a sloppy kiss, placing her hands on her mom's bump and burying her head on Meredith's chest.

Derek grinned at the adorable scene, watching Zola and Meredith bonding together melted his heart, especially seeing the sparkle of pure joy in Meredith's eyes. He was mesmerized by it.

"So now you're free from the tickling monster Zo, but i can still get you and momma!" Derek said and softly pulled Meredith towards him and tickled her a little.

Meredith giggled and then burst onto laughter "No Derek please stop!" She said in between laughter. Zola was ecstatic watching her parents laugh playfully around her.

Derek planted a soft kiss on Meredith's lips and tickled her a little more making he laugh "Ok please stop! Now i gotta rush to pee, remember i barely have control over my bladder?!" She said still giggling.

"Alright miss ZoZo, come here with daddy, momma's gotta go to the bathroom." Derek said lifting Zola and helping Meredith out of the bed.

"I'll be back in a minute." Meredith said smiling.

Derek and Zola stayed sitting playing with her penguin. Meredith came out of the bathroom to join them. She sat next to Derek. He shifted so she'd be comfortable leaning her back against his chest.

"Baby brother?" Zola asked with a smile.

"Your baby brother is awake, he's happy to hear your voice." Meredith said. "Oh, he's moving, you want to feel him and talk to him?" She asked Zola.

"Yeah!" Zola said and placed her hand on Meredith's belly as she was taught.

"Morning baby, it's ZoZo. Me love you." She said.

Meredith and Derek grinned at their daughter's sweetness.

"Who wants some breakfast?" Derek offered.

"Mhmm i think we all do!" Meredith smirked.

"I'll make you some pancakes, sounds good?"

"Perfect." She said and they all climbed down from the bed. Derek went to the kitchen and Meredith took Zola to change her.

They enjoyed breakfast and then headed to the hospital for the busy day that awaited them.

Meredith was completely drained after her shift. Watching Casey go through so much uncertainty, feeling so helpless and worried about her little son made her think and fear she could ever go through the same with her kids.

After talking to Bailey, discussing the procedure of the genome mapping and when Bailey was finished getting the samples to map Meredith and Zola, she said goodbye and headed to Derek's office to meet him before they went back home.

Derek was on his desk, finishing surgery paperwork when he heard the door open softly and saw Meredith come in. She was carrying a soundly asleep Zola who was hugging Meredith's neck with her little arms and resting her head on Mer's chest.

Derek was mesmerized with the adorable scene. He knew and felt each day that Meredith was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. But watching her now, glowing and with the beautiful bump that adorned her figure, holding their daughter as well, he was sure it was the most gorgeous she had ever looked. He was so in love with her.

Derek quickly stood up and walked toward her. "Mer, you shouldn't be carrying Zola for too long." He said.

"Come on, i'll take her and lie her on the portable seat she has here." He said gently taking Zola from Meredith's arms.

After laying her he came back to Meredith. She smiled at him, with her beautiful radiant smile, but it wasn't the one full of joy he loved so much. It was a smile that hid pain and worry. He knew it well.

"Meredith, what's wrong?" He asked softly as they both sat on the couch.

"I... Today has been a long day. I had a single mom whose five year old son had been miss diagnosed with streptococco. She knew he wasn't getting better and it was something else. But no one listened to her. So i took the case and ran a bunch of tests, we finally diagnosed Kawasaki disease." Meredith said.

"Oh wow." Derek said surprised at the particularity of the case.

"Yeah, imagine if she had just gone home with her son. He would have died." Meredith said.

"But he didn't. He didn't because of you. Because you listened to his mom and made sure every other disease could be discarded." Derek said amazed at his wife's empathy. He loved the fact that she was willing to do more in order to help people. She never gave up.

"Yeah. But, it got me thinking. I can't even imagine going through something like that with out kids." She said. "You know, Bailey is doing a genome map... I asked her to map me and Zola." Meredith breathed out.

"Okay. I..think it's actually a good idea." Derek said reasauring.

"I just... I want to make sure we know if Zola has a tendency to acquire any disease, so we can act beforehand. And we can do the same with the baby when he's born." Meredith said.

"Yeah, we will. It's better to take all the preventive measures." He affirmed.

"And i got mine because... I want to know if i'm gonna get Alzheimer's." she swallowed dryly.

"Mer..." Derek said barely in a whisper.

"I know we've discussed this before, and we said we'd see what to do when it happens if it does ever happen. But Derek, it's not just the two of us anymore. We have Zola and the baby, we can't risk not knowing if i'm gonna forget you all." She said letting a tear escape.

"Mer... I know you're scared. It's okay. I am too. But i promise you whatever the outcome is. There is nothing we won't do to make sure you never have to go through what your mother went and we'll make sure the kids are healthy and happy as well okay? I'm not letting anything wrong happen to any of you." He said.

Meredith nodded and Derek held her and hugged her, taking the strand of her that was over her face and placing it behind her ear.

Meredith looked up at him. "Thank you... Bailey will have the results in a couple of days." She said.

"Okay." Derek asnwered and kissed her deeply. Meredith let herself get lost in the moment, feeling safe in Derek's arms. Knowing that no matter what, they would do everything to keep their children safe.

Moments later, they drove home. Derek carried Zola to her bedroom and he and Meredith tucked her in.

They fell asleep in a warm embrace, both of them placing their intertwined hands over Meredith's belly, ocassionally feeling their baby boy move. Reminding them that as much as the future had uncertainty and worries, it also brought blessings and endless joy.

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