Chapter Twenty-Five: Ultrasound
A month later… NB Meredith is now 11 weeks pregnant.
Meredith sat on the floor of the bathroom after her latest round of morning sickness. It wasn't so bad anymore but certain things made her sick and coffee was one of them. Unfortunately living with surgeons made it difficult to avoid coffee.
"Meri you need to hurry up we have an appointment remember" Mark yelled from outside the door of that bathroom.
"Mark I can't exactly hurry up, you think I want to sit on the bathroom floor and throw up" Meredith snapped at him. The pregnancy hormones were becoming stronger and so was Meredith's temper.
Mark pushed the door open to Meredith slumped against the bathtub, she was pale and her hair was messily pulled back. "I'm sorry honey I just don't want to be late" he said running a wash cloth under the tap then pressing against her face. They had found that the coolness of the water made her feel better.
"I need a shower" she said standing up.
"Okay well let's get you undressed" Mark told her lifting her pyjama top over head. Mark couldn't help letting his gaze longer on her breasts, they had already begun to fill out with the pregnancy.
After getting Meredith showered and dressed Mark led her downstairs and gave her a cup of tea and some crackers. On mornings like this one it was the only way to settle her stomach.
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Derek stood in the lobby of the hospital waiting for Meredith and Mark to arrive. Meredith had an appointment and today they would find out whether it would be safe to do the paternity test in a couple of weeks. He finally noticed them walking in Mark had his arm wrapped around Meredith protectively who looked extremely pale.
"Meredith, are you okay?" he asked as they approached him.
"Do I look like I'm alright?" she snapped at him.
"The hormones are kicking in" Mark told him softly.
Over the last month Mark and Derek had been getting along a lot better. They weren't the best of friends but they tolerated each other which made it easier on Meredith.
"It's just morning sickness, idiots forget that the smell of coffee makes me sick" Meredith grumbled walking ahead.
"They haven't realised about the coffee yet?" Derek asked Mark as they followed her up to the OB/GYN they had been seeing.
"They seem to forget, I've already hidden the coffee machine" Mark replied.
They stopped talking as they reached where Meredith was waiting outside Dr Jennifer Clarke's office. She was the best OB/GYN there was at Seattle Grace and was recommended by the chief himself when Meredith had told him that she was pregnant.
"Hi Meredith, Dr Sloan, Dr Shepherd" Dr Clarke greeted leading them into her office. Meredith had been hesitant to explain the situation to her doctor when they had all arrived for their first appointment a few weeks ago but she had surprisingly understood revealing that she had not known the father of her only child.
"How are you feeling Meredith?" she asked as Meredith slipped up onto the exam table.
"Morning sickness is more like all day sickness, I can't stand the smell of some things" Meredith told her.
"The meds aren't working anymore" Mark chipped in.
"Okay well if the meds aren't working unfortunately there isn't much we can do but I can suggest trying to avoid those things as much as possible especially in your home" she said with sympathy.
Meredith nodded and looked over at Derek who felt out of place, he wasn't around most of the time which made it hard for him to be involved with the conversations.
"Okay now let's take a look at those babies" she said with a smile.
All three of them stared at the screen as Jennifer pointed out the various parts of the babies.
"Everything looks fantastic guys" Jennifer told him them with a smile. "Baby B is a little smaller but that is to be expected with twins."
"So we can go ahead with the paternity test" Meredith asked sheepishly.
"I see no reason why not, I have an opening in two weeks" she said consulting her appointment schedule. "Does that suit everyone?"
They all agreed and said their goodbyes as they exited the office.
"I have a surgery so I will catch you guys later, hope you feel better soon Mer" Derek told them as he made his way to the elevator to go prepare for his surgery.
"So we have the whole day off, what do you want to do?" Mark asked Meredith as he took her hand in his.
"Food then sleep" she said her stomach rumbling to prove her point.
"I think that can be arranged" he agreed leading her to the exit of the hospital.
Meredith froze as she caught a glimpse of familiar red hair. She squeezed Mark's hand as her whole body tensed.
"Meri what's wrong?" he asked letting go of her hand and wrapping his arm around her waist. His grip tightened when he saw the cause of her distress.
The stylish woman saw them, her Jimmy Choo shoes clicking along the marble flooring as she approached them.
"Well isn't this cosy" she commented as she noticed Meredith cuddling into Mark's side.
"Addison what are you doing here?" Meredith snapped at the woman, she had left her behind in New York and had hoped she would never see her again but she was back. But the question was why?