A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for wait! I am still struggling with the next significant event in Kayla's life so it took me a while to finish this chapter. Oh and I've just published another story called "Love is in the air". It's a collection of short atories featuring all (well, probably not all) the couples in Grey's. Check it out and don't forget to give me some feedback!

Chapter 14

Kayla Elizabeth Burke: 11 months and 3 days old

2019 Derek and Meredith's House, Seattle

"Derek! Answer. The. Door!" Meredith screamed annoyed from the kitchen. For the thousandth time she cursed whoever came up with the idea of Thanksgiving party. Surgeons don't celebrate any of festivals! They only cheer and celebrate when there is huge trauma with multiple victims covered in blood.

'Oh Wait,' Meredith thought, 'It was me who suggested a Thanksgiving party. Crap.'

"I got it!" Derek yelled and opened the door. It was Richard Webber and Catherine Avery standing outside, with a basket full of wine.

"Richard! It has been a long time! How are you doing?" Derek closed the door behind them and asked. Richard finally retired from the hospital few years ago, and since then, he has been working with Catherine Avery in the Avery foundation.

"Excellent. We just came back from a vacation in Greece. Very nice place, you should spend some time there with Meredith."

"I wish I could, but you know, she can't stay away from surgery."

"I guess you just have to wait till she is bored by all the routine crap then." Richard laughed and looked around the house, "Where are the others?"

"Jackson called me 20 minutes ago, saying that their shift just ended. I think they are on their way here." Just after Derek finished his sentence, the doorbell rang again. He jogged to the door and answered it. It was Jackson and April with their daughter Harriet.

"The others are coming right behind me." He said while he handed the casserole April made to Derek, "Lexie is still at her OB's. Sloan said there's no need for us to wait for them."

"Okay. Have a seat first. I will go get you something to drink."

"Finally!" Derek grinned at his best friend when he opened the door and saw Mark and Lexie standing outside.

"I am sorry. That OB is very busy and I couldn't get another appointment with her. We didn't mean to be late." Lexie apologized and stuffed a peanut butter cup into her mouth.

"You realized that we are gonna have Thanksgiving dinner in 20 minutes do you?" Derek frowned and said. He then added with the lowest voice he can make, "I know Meredith's cooking is disastrous, but don't worry! We also got food made by Kepner and Burke… You don't need to stuff you stomach with junk food."

"I know. But I can't stop!"

"She is stress eating, leave her alone." Mark explained and warned Derek with a glare.

"Um, well, come inside! I can get you a drink first."

"White wine for me and orange juice for Lexie. Thanks." Mark hugged his wife's shoulder and found an empty seat on the sofa for Lexie. The others have already gathered into circles and chatting with each other. Next to them are the "Parents' Squad", aka Jackson, Callie and Cristina.

"Where are your partners?" Mark listened to them for a while and asked curiously.

"Oh, they can cook, so Derek sent them to help Meredith." Callie answered, "Or to spare us from possible food poisoning. Whatever you prefer."

"My sister's cooking isn't really that bad." Lexie joined the conversation to defend her sister. The four of them all looked at her with fear in their eyes. "Come on! You guys are exaggerating."

"I wonder if you have ever tried FOOD before or you just simply don't have taste buds." Cristina asked curiously. Lexie rolled her eyes and refused to answer this question.

"Where is Sofia?" Mark changed the subject by asking about his daughter, "Where are the kids?"

"They are upstairs. In the nursery." Jackson answered and looked at his watch. "It's almost time for dinner. Let me go grab the kids."

"I will come with you. Kayla should be hungry by now." Cristina gets up and said. They went upstairs, washed the kids' hands and lead them downstairs.

"Auntie Cristina, can I bring anatomy Jane with me?" Zola asked, holding her favourite doll in her arms.

"Yes, of course." Cristina handed the doll to Zola before she grab her own daughter off the floor.

"Dinner's ready!" Meredith screamed and a roomful of hungry surgeons quickly sat down on their seats, salivating as they saw the delicious looking turkey in the middle of the table.

"Where's Kayla?" Burke asked as he couldn't saw his daughter with his wife.

"Oh, I just fed her, so I let her crawl around a bit in the living room."

"No one's watching her!"

"I know. Chill out, Zola and Bailey used to do that for years. Nothing happened to them." Cristina stuffed a piece of turkey into Burke's mouth, trying to calm him down.

"How is that supposed to be the same? It's not her home!"

"Um, actually, it kind of is. I think she spend way more time in Ellis's bed than in her own."

"Whatever. I am gonna get her here." He stood up and walked towards the living room, Kayla was sitting on the floor with the anatomy Jane doll in her hands. He picked her up and returned to the dinner table.

"Where did you get the doll princess?" Cristina frowned when she saw the doll in Kayla's hands. "Zola, did you leave the doll to Kayla?"

"No!" Zola looked at her aunt and exclaimed, "I leave the doll on the sofa."

"Sofa? Kayla was nowhere near the sofa when I leave her. How did she get it?"

"She walked to the sofa of course." Sofia blinked and answered innocently.

"Right! Kayla is about 11 months old already. It's a bit early but not uncommon for babies her age started to walk." Arizona smiled and added her professional opinion.

"Well, we can test it out." Meredith stood up and pulled the doll away from Kayla's hands. She put it on the sofa and said, "Cristina, bring her over."

Cristina put the baby down right where she left her the first time. Everyone held their breath for the moment…

And there it is.

Kayla struggled a bit to stand up, but as soon as she stood up, she toddled toward the sofa and dragged the doll off the sofa.

"Oh my god! She knows how to walk!" Cristina almost screamed out of excitement. She held her daughter in her arms and kissed her head.

"Damn it. We missed another first-time!" Burke said as he searched for his phone in his pocket. Derek patted on his shoulder and assured him,

"Don't worry. You will miss more first-time as she grows up."

Burke stared at his friend and replied sarcastically, "Very soothing. Thanks Shepherd."

"Ah-hm." Richard cleared his throat and gathered everyone's attention, "I am starving, really. How about we stop appreciating the amazing joy of life for a moment? And continue AFTER we finished the food?"

Cristina and Meredith looked at each other and hurried back to their seats. Spiritually, Richard Webber will always be Chief Webber.

"Alright everyone, happy Thanksgiving." Bailey grinned and announced.