Her eyes fluttered opened, and she was staring up at the ceiling. She reached up to her head trying to get it to stop spinning. Closing her eyes and opening them helped to clear her vision. The room was dark. Her eyes moved around the room trying to find out what was going on. The door opened and she groaned as the light spilled in making the room brighter than what she desired it to be. She let her eyes fall shut as the door shut. She heard someone shuffle through the room and kicking the bed by mistake cursing something under their breath, but she couldn't tell who it was. Finally, they settled into a chair and let out a long sigh. She wasn't sure who it was so she kept her mouth shut. From what it looked like outside the window, it had to be sometime late at night. A sound came from the darkness and it took a minute before she recognized it as crying. Confusion washed over her but she still didn't speak. She wondered if they would speak or if she would have to first, but either way she wasn't going to say anything.
The person sniffled and she could hear them run their hand over their face. She was sure it was a man now. She could hear the sound of their hand running over a beard or mustache. In her mind, she went over the people who would have facial hair. Richard, Alex sometimes, Mark… She hoped it was him.
Minutes passed and the soft crying began to subside some as Meredith tried to stay as still as she could in the bed.
"You need to remember." His voice was gruff but she recognized it. "You need to remember because I love you and we're getting married and we're having a baby and I almost lost you."
Tear rimmed her eyes and a smile broke on her face. "Mark?" She said quietly reaching over to turn on the light. The light lit the room dimly. He looked up at her hopeful. "I love you too."
"You remember?"
She smiled and nodded. "I remember… Is the baby okay?"
He nodded. "Dr. Leopard said it's fine."
"Good." She touched the side of his face. "I really do love you."
"I love you too." He smiled. "And now that you remember. I can finally give this back."
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring. She smiled as he slipped onto her finger. She looked at it.
"Thank you." They sat in silence just looking at each other. "Lay with me, Mark."
He nodded and slipped off his shoes before climbing into bed with her. She rolled over to face him. He reached up and stroked her face with his thumb before leaning in and kissing her.