A/N: I have no excuse what so ever for my lack of updates, I am terribly sorry. I've been extremely lazy lately but I am working on updates for my other stories and I'm hoping they get up within the week, Happy New year every one! And don't forget to leave a review. = )

"Cindy Gibson?"

"Present."

"Eric Gram?"

" 'sup."

"Meredith grey?"

"Sheppard." She corrected without thinking about it. When she realized what she said her eyes widened and a small inaudible gasp slipped past her lips.

"Excuse me?" her physics teacher asked looking at her from behind her computer. Meredith sank low in her desk.

"I said it's Sheppard, not Grey, my last name is no longer Grey." She said shifting uncomfortably in her chair. One of her friends beside her, Maggie gasped loudly as if it had clicked right away.

"And why would that be?", it didn't seem to click so quickly with the teacher.

Meredith peeked at her through the curtain of hair she was currently hiding behind. For some odd reason looking at the old, wrinkly face of Mrs. Adams gave her a little confidence. She swept the hair out of her eyes and sat up strait.

" Because I got married and when a women marry's a man said women generally takes said man's last name."

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The news had spread like wildfire and by lunch so had the rumors much to Meredith's discretion, she had told countless amounts of people that she was not pregnant. Not that, that had stopped them from believing and spreading the news. So it was safe to say that Meredith Sheppard was in a mood when she slammed her lunch trey on the table in-between Derek and Mark. Mark, who obviously didn't value his life laughed at her and ruffled her hair.

"Aww Mer-Bear I hear there's a future football player cooking up in you."

Meredith made a sound of disgust and punched him hard in the shoulder. "Shut your mouth Markie I'm not pregnant."

"Aww Fem-Shepp would it be so bad to have Shepp's baby?" Mark joked.

"Fem-Shepp?" Meredith asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Female Shepp. Duh Meredith everyone's calling you that now." , Mark rolled his eyes at her as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Meredith rolled here eyes but couldn't resist a smile especially when Derek pressed a kiss to the base of her neck.

"I can't believe you just came out and told every one like that." Derek laughed.

"Are you angry with me?" She asked studying his face closely

Derek smiled and kissed her this time on the mouth. "Of course not. It was just very brave of you."

Meredith blushed. "It was an accident. I didn't mean to tell them my name had been changed."

"All the same, my brave little Mer-Bear." He said trying to get a laugh out of her. It worked. "Oh I have you a present, two actually."

"When did you find the time to get me a present.?"

"Yesterday when you where doing sisterly things." he said with a smirk, he pulled a shoe box out of his duffle bag and handed it to her. She took it looking confused but opened it anyways. Inside was a pair of black and golden Puma cleats. Her confusion only grew deeper.

"What are these for?"

Derek smiled. "Soccer tryouts are next Tuesday same time as my baseball tryouts and I remembered you saying that it was one of the only places you could ever really could get your head clear."

Meredith grinned widely and kissed him firmly on the lips. "I love you Derek so much."

Derek grinned back. "Why Mrs. Sheppard I love you too."

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"Do you ever think about having kids Mer?" Derek asked as they moved boxes from her car to his room.

Meredith who was in front of him dropped the box in her arms, it landed at her feet with a dull thud. When she turned around her eyes where wide and terrified with disbelief. She stared at Derek for a long moment and shook her head.

"We just got married."

"I know Meredith-" he started but was cut off my Meredith.

"I wasn't even all that sure about this marriage but I went through with it because I love you, we're eighteen Derek we can't have a kid we have dreams, and thing we want to do before we have kids." Meredith's breathing picked up and she could feel a panic attack coming.

"No, not now just someday. Some day I want a little girl that looks exactly like her mother, not now but after school and after our residencies are over nothing would make me happier then seeing you waddling around the house with a big pregnant belly."

Meredith made a face at him, "Ew, I would be huge Derek fat and disgusting throwing up all the time and I would have crazy mood swings. All of which I would probably blame on you for nine whole months do you think you could handle having me hate you for that long?"

Derek laughed and kissed Meredith on the cheek. "You wont be disgusting you'll be beautiful. I'll be able to deal with mood swings if it means that I get a baby with you and you wouldn't hate me Mer-Ber, you would adore me probably more so then already."

"So vain." Meredith said picking up her box again. "But in a long time from now when we are full fledged surgeons we can talk about having kids again okay?"

Derek grinned and nodded.

"Meredith?" It was Derek's mom she was standing in front of the door way to his room. Meredith looked at Derek eyes big with fear. She had been very unlike herself around his family since the night they came back from Vegas after their wedding. Nancy had flipped out along with Kathleen. But Sarah and Megan where thrilled to have Meredith as a sister. Derek nodded at her as encouragement to go on. With a sigh and another look behind her Meredith fallowed Kathy to her bed room.

Kathy sat on the bed and patted the seat next to her and Meredith sat down hesitantly.

"I want to start off by saying I'm very sorry Meredith. What I said the other night was in no way a reflection of what I think of you." She took a deep breath and grabbed Meredith's hands "You are like my own child I love you and I was freaked out because your eighteen and yes I really believe that you and my son are in love but it couldn't have waited until the two of you where out of high school at least? Would a few months really have killed you?"

Meredith shook her head tears in her eyes because Kathy had said she was like one of her own. "I'm so sorry we never meant to hurt you." She whispered.

"I know you didn't sweetie, and I have come to terms with this marriage but only under one circumstance."

"Anything! Name what ever you want."

"I want to throw you and Derek a wedding."

Meredith opened her mouth to protest but Kathy silenced her by holding her hand up.

"When I say want I mean I will throw the two of you a wedding you owe me that much."

Meredith let out a loud sigh. "Okay but whatever you plan goes through me first I don't want it to be over the top okay small just the family and friends."

"You've got a deal Meredith" Kathy smiled. "Now welcome to the family."