Merry Christmas everyone! And for my Jewish friends…happy end of Hanukkah... yes that makes sense…Well I hope you had a super awesome Hanukkah and Santa-licious Christmas :) This is the last part of LLatPoH. It was originally two parts but I decided to combine them. I'll post the epilogue either later today if you're really lucky or tomorrow. Depends on the number of reviews.

The Addie freaking out at Mer – I may have said this before but it was so fun to write because it had to be Addie but also freaking out Addie lol.

TeamMeredith007 – SWEEEEEET. (If you didn't see her review MerDer's baby is named Emily Cristina and TeamMeredith007's name is Emily Christine.)

Squeak4ever – I'm glad you liked Bang's wedding :)

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Meredith had been sent on maternity leave. That wasn't fun for anyone, especially surgical residents. Meredith knew there wouldn't be much for her to do. Everyone else was working the majority of the time. She could bake. Well, learn to bake. She could knit more without being celibate. One thing Meredith knew for sure was that the house would be very clean.

Pushing the shopping cart down the aisle Meredith heard a familiar voice call her name.

"Meredith?"

She turned around, one hand automatically on her belly. "Finn, hi."

"How are you?" he asked.

"Huge," she replied with a smile.

He smiled back, "I can see that. When are you due?"

"Three weeks. I'm on maternity leave, which gets really boring. I came out to do some craving shopping," she told him, "Derek isn't going to like this. Since I went on leave he's gone into super overprotective daddy mode. That is just below psycho overprotective so I haven't had to kill him yet."

Finn chuckled and noticed the engagement ring sparkling in the floruescent light of the supermarket. "You're engaged?"

"Yeah," she replied, "He proposed almost four months ago."

"Wow, congratulations."

"Thanks. Do you remember Addison?" she asked.

He nodded, "I do."

"She's pregnant too. Almost three months now. She and Mark are thrilled."

"That's wonderful. I'm really happy for you all," he told her sincerely, "How is Tiki doing?"

"Tiki is great. She's getting big and Dr. Zebert says she is growing normally for a kitten."

"Good. I have to get going but it was nice seeing you."

"You too."

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Meredith took her bananas, pickles and coffee ice cream up to her bedroom and started up her laptop, going online. She was due in a week and was very, very bored. Tiki took up residence between Meredith's legs and purred happily.

SoccerMom: Meredith!

SurgicalMer: Hi Sarah.

SoccerMom: How are you and my niece?

SurgicalMer: She's sleeping for the time being and I'm fine. Actually…huge and I feel like a beached whale but fine.

SoccerMom: Lol. So have you gone nuts yet with boredom?

SurgicalMer: Almost. I've cleaned everything I can, I've done laundry.

SurgicalMer: I'm nesting.

SoccerMom: Sounds like it.

SurgicalMer: So how are the kids reacting to Addison's news?

SoccerMom: They're thrilled. Two new cousins now!

SurgicalMer: I loved being pregnant for the most part but now I just want it to be over with.

SurgicalMer: My back is killing me today.

SoccerMom: I know the feeling. And once you see that little baby everything that you went though – its so worth it.

SurgicalMer:  I can't wait until your house is done!

SoccerMom: Yes! Then we can come there for Christmas!

SurgicalMer: Please say you're kidding.

SoccerMom: I am. Lol. But I can't wait to see it. You're still getting married there right?

SurgicalMer: Yes.

Cristina and Izzie let themselves in and went up to Meredith's room. They got off work early and decided to hang out with Meredith.

SurgicalMer: Sarah, I'll talk to you later. My friends came over to entertain me. Lol I feel like a little kid.

SoccerMom: Lol. Have fun.

Meredith put her laptop away and sat up.

"I have to pee before we do anything." Meredith told them. As she got up she felt a sensation she had never felt before and froze.

"Mer? You ok?"

"I think my water just broke."

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Izzie and Cristina helped Meredith down the stairs and to Izzie's car.

"You have to call Derek and Addison. Or page them. Just tell them!"

"We will, Mer," Cristina told her.

"How long have you been having contractions?" Izzie asked as she began the drive to the hospital.

"I didn't know I was but my back was hurting all day but nowwwwwwww," she rubbed her stomach as the contraction surged, "Oh god I'm defiantly having contractions."

Izzie made it to the hospital in record time all the while Cristina was helping Meredith breath. They got a wheelchair and pushed Meredith to the maternity floor.

"Did you page Addison and Derek?" Meredith asked, breathing.

"Yes."

Both people Meredith wanted to see were waiting on the maternity floor. Meredith pointed at Derek. "You! I hate your boy penis!"

Addison chuckled and took Meredith to a room. She got her all set up and changed into a gown. She looked her up to a fetal monitor and checked her dilation.

"You're almost completely dilated. Meredith, how long have you been having contractions?" Addison asked, excited, amazed and yet professionally calm.

"I don't know," Meredith replied, "My back was hurting all day but the pain didn't move to the front until my water broke about twenty minutes ago."

"The contractions are about eight minutes apart," Cristina told her.

Derek held Meredith's hand as another contraction hit.

"Addison, she's a week early," Meredith told her.

"I know. It's ok. A week is fine," Addison reassured her, "Did you want any drugs?"

"I'm probably crazy but no," Meredith told her, "I'll have drugs with the next one."

"Next one?" Derek asked, brushing a piece of hair back from her face.

"Yes. But you are not touching me for a very, very long time."

He smiled, "I can live with that."

Two hours later

Meredith was in full, hard labor. Cristina was assisting Addison per Meredith's request and Derek was standing at Meredith's side holding her hand – or rather getting his hand squeezed as she pushed and being supportive.

"You're almost there, Meredith," Addison told her.

"This was a bad idea!" Meredith replied, "Addison, have the drugs when you have your baby. Have the drugs!"

"I'll be sure to do that," Addison replied, "I need you to push on the next contraction."

Meredith pushed, grunting, moaning, screaming, and cursing Derek.

"You're doing great, Mer," Derek told her.

"Ok, Mer," Addison said, "Push again."

Meredith pushed yelling, "I HATE BOY PENISES!"

"I knew you would curse the boy penises," Cristina said, not loud enough for Meredith to hear – she didn't want to die, but just to say it.

"Great, Meredith. I can just see her head. Push!"

Meredith did as Addison told her once again. "Ok great! Your baby has dark hair like her daddy."

Meredith fell back against the pillows panting. Derek wiped her forehead with a cool cloth.

"You're doing so well, Meredith," he told her.

She looked at him, "I really hate you right now."

"I know," he smiled, "And I love you."

"Meredith I need you to push again, you're almost done," Addison told her.

Meredith sat forward a little and pushed as hard as she could all through the next contraction, Addison praised her and told her the head was out but Meredith felt like she was going to die.

"Ok Meredith the last one."

"I can't," she cried.

"Yes you can," Derek told her, "One last push and you'll be done and you can see Emily."

Meredith looked into Derek's eyes and saw love, devotion, faith.

"Come on, Mer. One more!" Addison said.

Gathering the rest of her strength and holding tightly onto Derek's hand she pushed and pushed and pushed and finally heard her baby cry. Feeling that relief she collapsed back onto the bed panting and crying.

"It's a girl," Addison announced routinely, setting her on Meredith's stomach and cleaning her off, "Derek do you want to cut the cord?"

"Yeah," he replied overcome with pride for Meredith and love for his new daughter. He cut the umbilical cord and Addison took her briefly to clean her off and wrap her up before giving her back to Meredith.

"What's her name?" Addison asked as she started to clean up and for the birth certificate the nurse had to fill out.

"Emily Cristina Shepherd," Meredith told the others in the room.

"Seriously?" Cristina asked with a smile.

"Seriously," Derek replied.

Cristina actually hugged Meredith, "I'm going to tell the others about her. 8 pounds, 7 ounces," she smiled before leaving to relay all the information to their friends.

Meredith marveled at the little life in her arms. She looked up at Derek with a huge smiled.

"Derek, she's beautiful."

"Just like you," he replied, kissing her then his daughter's cheek.

Meredith lightly ran her fingers over her baby's head, "she has so much hair. She looks like you."

"She does," he agreed.

"I love you," Meredith told him.

"I love you, too," he replied, "I'm so proud of you."

The baby opened her blue eyes and looked at her mother. Meredith and Derek looked back, amazed at their daughter.

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I hope you liked it and the more reviews I get the faster the epilogue gets put up. The fast the epilogue gets up the faster my cute little sequel gets put up lo.

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