Hello and first of all, I am sorry for the long wait for a chapter I have been trying to figure out the best way to do these last few chapters but I think I have it in order now. Second of all, due to this coming to an end, if there are any scenes you would like to see before the end, drop me a message and I will fulfil your wishes before the story finishes.
Enough of my ramblings, on with the show!
Derek had his head resting on Meredith's bed, his hand holding hers, anxiously waiting for her to wake up. Addison, Richard and Bailey were all standing at the foot of her bed, Mark, Callie, Izzie and George all gushing quietly over the sleeping baby, Alex and Cristina on the other side of her bed staring at her sleeping form. Derek jumped up when her hand twitched, everyone's attention drawn to her. They watched as her eyes started to flutter open, slamming them back shut at the bright light from the room.
"Stop staring at me" She mumbled sarcastically, Derek laughing slightly, Bailey dimming the lights in the room making it easier for her to open her eyes.
"How are you feeling?" Addison asked, knowing that they needed to check for any major complications from the surgery but so far it seemed good.
"Tired and sore" She replied shortly, wiggling her toes as she attempted to stretch. She looked over to Derek, his eyes lighting up when she smiled.
"Is our baby okay?" She dared to ask, Derek grinning as he stood. Izzie slowly handed the little bundle over to him, Meredith feeling tears in her eyes as he lowered him down to her.
"He is great" She let out a gurgled laugh, a tear rolling down her cheek as she slowly lifted her hand up to stroke his face, his eyes looking down at her.
"He has your hair" She said as she ran her hand through his thin hair, Derek scoffing.
"He has your eyes" Everyone crowded around, all glad they were there to share the moment with the couple. Bailey had never seen her so happy.
"I need to give him hourly check ups due to him being early but so far everything is great" Addison explained, marking down Meredith's vitals on her chart who nodded, watching as Derek handed Callie the baby who put him back into the cot. Meredith yawned suddenly, Alex laughing.
"It would be you who is still tired after being out for 3 hours" He joked, Meredith sending him a glare, him holding his hands up in defence.
"I thought you were supposed to be less hormonal now" He argued, Richard laughed.
"Let's leave her be for a few hours shall we?" He said, Alex giving Meredith a hug before heading out the door. Bailey and Richard both gave her hand a squeeze before following him. Callie and Izzie said their goodbyes to the baby, Meredith smiling as they headed out, George following.
"I'll bring you a coffee in a few hours okay?" Cristina said, Meredith nodding her head, closing her eyes over.
"I will be back for him in about 45 minutes" Addison said to Mark and the dozing off Meredith, who barely grunted in response. She ushered Derek outside for a few minutes, shutting the door over.
"We need to talk" She said bluntly, Derek frowning.
"Okay?"
"Everyone in that room knew there was a possibility she wouldn't have made it out of that surgery, and the first thing you say to her knowing full well it could have been your last was that you were sorry. Explain that to me"
"We got into an argument this morning" He admitted, Addison crossing her arms over her chest.
"You do understand that a cause for premature labour can be unnecessary stress. This could have been prevented" He nodded, knowing full well that he could have been the cause for the death of his girlfriend and his son.
"Don't you think I know that? I had a moment of pure idiocy this morning and instead of talking it out, I lashed out at her and it ended badly. I was in that surgery and all I could think about was how we had broken it off, then when Izzie come into that OR and told me she had gone into labour the first thing that went through my mind was that I had just sentenced my family to death. The fact they are both alive right now is enough proof for me that I got given a second chance. I love her, I love her so much it hurts when we are apart for even a few minutes, and I love my son. I know over this past year I have made many bad decisions but I am not about to make my new life one of them" Addison was blown away by his confession, a smile suddenly growing on her face as she nodded, taking a step back.
"That is good enough for me Derek" And she left, leaving Derek gobsmacked outside the room. He shook his head, going back inside to where Mark was standing by the door, his hands on his hips, his eyebrow raised at Derek.
"You fell for that one didn't you?" He laughed, knowing Addison had planned that conversation out well, getting everything she wanted out of him.
"I did. Is she asleep?" Mark nodded, the two sitting on the couch in the corner of the room.
"I thought we were going to lose them both in there" Mark admitted, knowing that he would never have forgiven himself if he had lost either of them.
"You saved him Mark" Derek said, Mark being the knight in shining armour for his baby. Mark just nodded, grabbing the chart off the edge of the cot, handing it to Derek.
"I forgot, we need you to sign here so we can print off his birth certificate" Derek couldn't help but laugh as he spotted Mark's scruffy handwriting on the form, Sebastian Shepard Grey written at the top.
"She is going to kill me for telling you without her but I can't do this any longer" Derek blurted out, his laughs making Mark frown.
"What are you going on about?"
"We aren't calling the baby Sebastian, we are naming him after his Godfather" Mark frowned even further, not knowing they had already planned out their Godparents. Seeing the deeper confusion, Derek groaning as he stood, picking up the gurgling baby, holding him out slightly to Mark.
"Mark Sloan, I am proud to introduce you to baby Mark Shepard Grey, your Godson" Mark's eyes went wide, his face lighting up as he looked between Derek and baby Mark.
"You're naming him Mark? But, why?"
"Meredith knew from the beginning. You have been with her through all of this and the both of us are very grateful"
"Derek- thank you" He didn't know what to say, his face bright as he gave baby Mark a hug, kissing heir forehead.
"He just better not inherit your manwhoreness otherwise we are all doomed" The two laughed, neither noticing Meredith who was watching them, a huge smile on her face. Everything was finally falling into place.
Ah, one more chapter and that is it! I am going to miss this one, it's been one hell of a ride! I hope you all enjoyed this and I hope the ending chapter brings you all the ending you hope for. Until then, don't forget to review!
