After getting of of the phone with Addison Derek rushed back to Meredith's side to do as he had been instructed. Once he had administered the drugs all he could do was wait and watch hoping that the advice that Addison had given him came through. Derek knelt next to Meredith holding her hair and wiping her head with a wet cloth as she attempted to fight through the fever. Meredith was suffering hallucinations from the high fever and was thrashing about in her bed violently screaming for Derek even though he was there the whole time squeezing her tiny ineffectual hands in his own trying to convey to her that he was there. Once the hallucinations had calmed down some Derek began to whisper sweet nothings into her ear, until he finally broke down crying. "Mer please you have to fight this for me, and the baby. You're strong Meredith you're so strong so please don't give up on me again." Derek began to weep even more, his body wracked with sobs. Sister Florence came in and put her hands on his back. "I'm going to lose her...I'm really going to lose her!" He cried as he looked down at the pale form of his once vibrant wife laying in the bed motionless. "Dr. Shepard I am ashamed of you." Sister Florence said forcing him to look up at her. "She will not give up you need to believe that! She will not give up, she is too happy for such nonsense!" Sister Florence said as she led Derek away from Meredith's bedside. "You go and eat something I will sit with her a while you need to get some air, you can't help her if you become sick too." Sister Florence said sternly shocking Derek. He quietly agreed and with a light kiss on Meredith's forehead he left.

It wasn't but twenty minutes after Derek left that Meredith's eyes slowly fluttered open, and she slowly turned her head in the direction of the person sitting next to her holding tightly onto her hand. "Sister Florence?" Meredith asked weakly, her mouth dry. "Dr. Shepard you're finally awake! Thank God!" She said looking up. "How long have I been sick?" She asked nervously. "It's been three days." Sister Florence said knowing full well that the answer would shock Meredith. "What! Where's Derek?" She asked nervously. "Don't worry my child I sent him to go and eat something. He hasn't left your side since he found out that you were ill." Sister Florence said smiling as she gently helped Meredith sit up in her bed. "Oh Poor Derek." Meredith said feeling terribly for making him worry. "Sister Florence?" Meredith said quietly. "Yes dear?" She asked wiping a strand of loose hair from Meredith's face. "This might sound weird, but I'm really hungry." Meredith said putting her hand over her stomach. "That is the best news I have heard in days." Sister Florence said standing up smiling. "I will go and fetch you something. You stay right where you are, you are still not very strong yet." Sister Florence said leaving.

Derek was on his way back when his stomach dropped at the sight of Florence. Immediately he ran up to her. "Meredith?" He asked frantically. Sister Florence reached out to him and put her hand gently on his shoulder. "Is awake." Sister Florence said with a big smile. Derek looked up at her with the hope in his eyes that had disappeared three days ago. "Thank You!" He said as he picked Sister Florence up and swung her around. "Dr. Shepard." She said clearing her throat and laughing a little. "Shouldn't you be doing this to your wife?" She asked as Derek set her down. "Oh right!" He said as he ran back to Meredith. Derek burst through the door to see Meredith sitting up in bed smiling at him. "Oh Meredith!" He said as he rushed to her side and showered her with kisses while he embraced her. "I'm so sorry to have worried you Derek!" Meredith said feeling terrible. "Just promise me one thing." Derek said looking into her deep greyish blue eyes once again. "What's that?" Meredith asked. "Don't ever get cholera again!" He said sternly. "Why it was so much fun though." Meredith said sarcastically as they both began to laugh. Not too much later Sister Florence re emerged carrying a nice hearty lunch for Meredith. "Yum!" She said her eyes becoming wide at the sight of food. "I"m starving." She said as she graciously took the plate. "Well that's a good sign." Said Derek beaming down at his beautiful wife. "I'm so glad you came back to me." He said kissing her on the forehead. "Oh my gosh!" Meredith said through a mouthful of food. "What!" Sister Florence and Derek asked in alarm. "Sorry it's not that it's just that everyone thought we would be home two days ago and here we still are I bet they think we've abandoned them!" Meredith said feeling terribly. She suddenly looked at Derek. "You didn't tell them did you?" She asked not wanting everyone at Seattle Grace to know that she had come down with cholera, somehow she felt it would spoil their grand, we're married and pregnant entrance. "Only Addison knows." Derek said relieved that this was the only thing she was worried about. "Addison? Why does Addison know?" Meredith asked confused. "I had to call her and see what treatments would be appropriate for you and not harmful to the baby." Derek said solemnly. "Oh right." Meredith said a look of realization washing over her face. "She was ok with the baby wasn't she?" Meredith asked, the goal had been not spring the news on Addison, but what better way to go for shock than that. "Meredith I think she was a little more concerned about the fact that you had cholera than she was over the fact that we were having a baby, but before I cut her off she did say congratulations." Derek said smiling hoping that would make Meredith feel better. "That's nice, when we get back we are ordering her some flowers." Meredith said as she refocused on the food that was quickly disappearing from her plate. "I'm glad to have my wife back." Derek said unable to remove his gaze from her. "Say that again." Meredith said smiling up at him. "What?" Derek asked. "Your wife...I really like that." Meredith said beaming as she reached up and placed a kiss delicately on Derek's lips. "I like my husband to call me his wife." Meredith said happily.