The chapter you have all been waiting for, mark fnds out about the baby. But who tells him and how does he react?? Read to find out! :D
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: TRUTH'S OUT
"I told you to watch her god damn it Mark" Meredith cried at her husband.
"Well maybe if you weren't criticising my parenting skills I would have been watching her" Mark yelled at his wife.
"Oh so it's my fault that my daughter could have a serious head injury because of a stupid toy that you bought her" Meredith shouted at him.
"Our daughter Meredith, god damn it she is our daughter" Mark shouted back as he ran his hand through his short brown hair.
"That's enough" Richard's voice boomed in the hospital waiting room where everyone was waiting news on Matilda. Neither Meredith nor Mark had been allowed to go through with as neither were in the right state of mind. She was in capable hands with Bailey.
"This is not helping my granddaughter" he continued with a sigh.
"Come on Mer let's go get some coffee or something" Addison said wrapping her arm around Meredith and leading her toward the cafeteria.
"I'll come too" Cristina announced following them.
"You need to breathe Mer" Addison said to Meredith as they sat at a table in the cafeteria. "I know you're scared and angry but the baby needs you too."
"I'm sick of hearing about the baby" Meredith said softly.
"You don't mean that Meredith" Cristina said. She wasn't used to dealing with this stuff but as Meredith's best friend she knew she needed her.
"He still doesn't know" Meredith said softly and then began to laugh. "It's quite comical really, I can't even tell my own husband that I am pregnant, no he won't notice when I get fat" Meredith continued sarcastically.
"Mer I know you have been told this a million times but you need to tell him, he needs to know, and you need to get it off your chest" Addison told her taking her hands in her own. "It's stressing you Meredith, and I want that baby to be nice and healthy" she said with a small smile.
Meredith nodded and brushed the tears away that had fallen from her painful green eyes. She heard the familiar sound of her cell phone.
"Hello" she answered.
"Mer, Bailey said you can go see Tilly now, she is here to explain everything" the voice of her mother told her.
"On my way" Meredith said flipping the phone shut. "Bailey is there to explain about Tilly" Meredith relayed the message before heading toward the waiting room.
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"She is okay" Bailey began. "There is no head injury but she does have a sprained wrist" Bailey told Meredith who stood with her arms wound safely around herself. "We want to keep her in overnight just to make sure there is no concussion.
"Thank you Dr Bailey" Meredith said sincerely to her mentor. "Can I go see her?"
"Of course you can" Bailey said softly giving Meredith's shoulder a squeeze.
"Are you coming?" Meredith asked Mark not looking up at him.
"Yeah" he said following her grateful that she was letting him.
"I'm sorry for blaming you" Meredith said softly.
"It's okay Mer, I get it you're protective of her, I was too busy arguing with you when I should have been watching her, I'm sorry too" he said genuinely giving her a small smile.
"Thanks" Meredith said as she entered into her daughter's room.
"Hey sweetie, it's okay now Mommy is here" she said pulling a chair up beside the bed where Matilda sat up.
"Mommy it hurts" Matilda said looking up at her mother, tears in her eyes. It broke Meredith's heart seeing her daughter in pain.
"I know baby, but it will be okay. Aunty Bailey is going to take good care of you" Meredith explained to her scared daughter.
"Daddy got you a bear" Mark said pulling a chair up on the opposite side of the bed, handing her the pink teddy he head gotten from the hospital kiosk.
"Thank you" Matilda said politely taking the bear. "Mommy when the baby is in hospital will it get a bear?" Matilda asked without thinking.
Meredith's breath caught in her throat, not knowing what to say. She looked at Mark who glared at her.
"Meredith you haven't told her there isn't going to be a baby" Mark whispered harshly at his wife.
"Daddy don't get mad, I wasn't supposed to say, sorry Mommy" Matilda said tears welling in her pretty blue eyes.
"Muffin, there isn't going to be a baby anymore" he said regretting the words. He remembered the look of excitement on Matilda's face the day they had told her that soon she could be a big sister.
"Yes there is, Mommy tell him. The baby is growing in Mommy's tummy" Matilda told her father looking at Meredith scared.
"It's okay baby" Meredith said kissing her daughter's hair reassuring her that it was alright that she had let the secret out.
"You're pregnant" Mark said realising what was happening. "You're having a baby and didn't think to tell me. You said you haven't had any time for dating so it's mine isn't it" he said his nostrils flaring as anger took over him.
Meredith just nodded she didn't know what to say.
"How long Meredith?" he asked his voice raising. "How long have you known and haven't bothered to tell me?"
"I was coming home to tell you the night I found you screwing the nanny" Meredith snapped at him bitterly. "Are you happy now?" she shouted. "I can't do this" Meredith said struggling to breathe. She kissed Matilda promising to be back later before running from the room. She ran straight past everyone in the waiting room all looking at her confused. She burst out into the fresh air grasping for air.
"What the hell have you done now?" Derek said livid as he saw Mark running down the hall. "Haven't you hurt her enough" he blared at his brother.
"Stay out of this Derek. You don't know shit" Mark shouted back at him.
"I'm going to check on Meredith" Cristina said wanting to avoid the conflict.
"This can't be good for the b…" Addison started but the stopped.
"Say it for the baby, yeah I know" Mark shouted. "And you all knew and didn't think I deserved to know" he yelled at them all. "Unbelievable" he shouted before turning and heading back towards Matilda's room not wanting to deal with anyone else.