Disclaimer: I still own my Shakespeare book but not GA 

Cinny72: Writing Addie and Mer bonding was so much fun lol.

Into.The.Fire: I figured not all the sisters could be like Nancy and I'm sure they want Derek to be happy so I was like why not? Hehe

Krisinmtka: Finals are evil and I'm glad I could be a fun distraction.

Lizzie9: Just about the whole thing will be like this lol. Its super sap hahaha.

Everyone else: Thanks for the love :D

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Katie, Abby, and Chris came up to Meredith who was sitting with Derek, Aaron, Ben, and Eve in the living room.

"Aunt Meredith?" Abby asked.

Derek smiled and Mer looked at the three younger children, "Yes Abby?"

Abby grinned, Meredith remembered her name, "Do you want to come with us and see our fort in the basement?"

"I would love to," Meredith replied. Chris and Abby took her hands and she stood up, they led her out of the room.

"Have fun!" Derek called.

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Cristina was sitting in the lounge across from the living room reading about a surgery she was going to scrub in on the next day when someone knocked on the door.

"I got it," She got up and when she looked through the window she saw it was Burke. She opened the door.

"Can I come in?" he asked.

Cristina opened the door wider and let him in then closed it behind him.

"Why did you tell Shepherd I was fine? Why did you make us a team and say no one had to know?" he asked in his normally low, quiet voice.

"Are you going to start yelling again?" she asked sarcastically.

"No."

"Because we were a team, we worked together so well. Because I didn't know what I'd do if you weren't fine. You didn't have to be fine because you were Preston Burke but," she looked down at her hands," because you were my boyfriend because…."

He looked at her more intently, "Because what, Cristina?"

"Because I love you," she replied quietly, looking at him, everything showing in her eyes.

From the living room Cristina heard Alex ask Izzie, "Did Cristina just tell Burke she loves him?"

"Yes I did Evil Spawn, shut up."

"I'm sorry for going off on you like that."

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Meredith was in the basement fort - which was a lot bigger than she thought it would be - with Abby, Chris, Katie, Sophie and Nolan when her cell phone rang from outside the fort.

"I got it!" Abby yelled and actually answered Meredith's phone. "Hello?"

Cristina was a bit confused, "Um yeah can I talk to Meredith?"

"Aunt Meredith it's for you!" She announced, yelling. She went into the fort to hand Mer the phone.

"Of course it is, Abby. It's my cell phone, silly," Meredith replied taking the phone, "Hello?"

"Who was that?" Cristina asked.

"Derek's niece, Abby."

"She calls you Aunt already? After what, 3 hours?"

"Nicole started it when we first got here."

Katie heard it and went over to her, "Aunt Meredith who is it?"

"It's my friend Cristina. I'll be right back ok?"

The kids nodded and continued playing and Meredith left the fort and sat on a couch, "What's up Cristina?"

"Burke and I talked and then I told him I loved him. Then we made up."

"Seriously?

"Yes. He told me he was sorry for yelling at me. That he was really stressed about what was happening with his career and he shouldn't have taken it out on me. Then he told me that he was miserable without me. I asked him why he didn't come talk to me sooner and he said," she laughed, "That he was afraid I would beat his ass."

"He said that?"

"No exactly but it's basically what he said. But he was sitting at home for about two weeks trying to get over his fear and pride to talk to me."

"That's so sweet."

"Mer, I told him I loved him."

"I know, you said that."

"He was awake and I was sober. You know what this means?"

Meredith smiled, "You love Burke."

"Who does Cristina love?" came a voice from the tent.

Meredith giggled, "Cristina loves her boyfriend."

The kids, it seemed all together, said "ohhhhh"

"I told him I'm not going back until after my shift tomorrow because even though he apologized I'm not running straight back to him. It's all on my terms. He said he respected that and he told me he loved me too."

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Derek was sitting in the living room with Aaron and Eve watching 'A Christmas Story'

"Uncle Derek," Aaron started, "Did mom tell you I got a tattoo?"

"No, she didn't," Derek replied intrigued.

"He is so proud of that. He didn't even tell Aunt Kathleen he got it. She just saw it one day."

"Did you tell Uncle Jeremy?" Derek asked.

Aaron was rolling up the sleeve of his t-shirt, "Yeah. He said not to tell mom but don't tell her."

Derek chuckled. Aaron revealed the tattoo. "It's the Chinese character for life and vitality."

"Nice."

"I'm going to get stars on my lower back when I turn 18," Eve told them.

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No sooner had Meredith hung with Cristina then he phone rang again. This time it was Addison.

"Hi," Meredith greeted, a little surprised Addison was calling her.

"How's it going?" Addison asked.

"Very well. Nancy was a bit wary still at first but I think its getting better. The first thing Kathleen asked me was about my family. And I told them all about my mother. I don't know why it's just like everyone else knows so why not more people? But - "

"Meredith, stop rambling."

"Right."

"Anything else going on?" Addison asked.

"Aunt Meredith who are you talking to now?" Katie asked loudly.

Meredith chuckled, "Some of them are calling me Aunt."

"I hear," Addison laughed, "How is everyone?"

"Oh they're great. Katie, Abby, and Chris pulled me to the basement to see their fort. Sarah showed me a picture of Derek in make up."

Addison burst out laughing, "That is a great picture."

Once they stopped laughing Meredith asked, "I was just wondering, not to sound…but why are you…"

"I told you the other day. You make Derek happy and I'm happy and you're happy. I love Derek's family but they will probably your family eventually and I just want to make sure everything is going well," she explained, "I don't know about you but I think of you as a friend."

"Wow, thanks Addison."

"It's Aunt Addie?" Katie asked, "Can I talk to her?"

Addison heard Katie and told Meredith, "Yeah I'm free for a while."

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Meredith came back to join them a while later. Derek was with Aaron, Jessica and Ben playing a game of Uno.

Mer stood at the edge of the couch, next to Derek, and watched. He looked up at her and smiled.

"Hey you," He pulled her into his lap."

"Hey," she giggled.

"How was the fort?" Aaron asked.

She smiled, "It was great."

"Do you have any nieces or nephews?" Jessica asked.

Meredith shook her head, "No, I'm an only child. Just my mom, my 3 friends and Derek."

"Whoa," Ben replied, "that's so small."

"And quiet," Derek chuckled, putting down a card

"Speaking of quiet, Cristina and Burke made up. She called to tell me."

"Seriously?" he asked

"Seriously," she replied.

"Who is Cristina?" Jessica asked, reversing the order of card placement.

"My best friend and she works with us all. She and her boyfriend had a huge fight and she lived with him so she came to stay at my house for a while. But her boyfriend came to talk to her and they finally made up," Meredith explained.

Aaron had to pick up three cards. "How long was she at your house?"

"About three weeks. And after Cristina called Addison called," Just as she said that Nolan came over with the phone.

"Do any of you wanna talk to Aunt Addie?" Nolan asked.

"Yes!" the three teens replied.

"And she's still on the phone," Mer added.

"Why did she call you?" Derek asked.

"Because we're friends and she wanted to make sure everything was going well," she told him.

From the other room, while Jess, Ben, and Aaron talked to Addison, came the question he had been waiting for all day. "Who wants to go out and make the snowman??"

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Ooooo a snow man

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