Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's Anatomy or any of the characters or quotes I use. If I owned it, I wouldn't have a disclaimer :) I only the twins ;) And Sarah and Cameron who will be coming back in the story soon, not sure when but soon...

So last chapter left off with amazing Carolyn Shepherd showing up unannounced and freaking Meredith out… this chapter deals with the aftermath hehe! (: Poor Mer…

Here it is… Enjoy!

"Carolyn Shepherd," Derek's mother introduced herself, walking up to them and sticking her hand out. "And you must be Meredith, unless my son knocked up another girl." Meredith stared at her hand in utter shock. The fears were back. Full force. She was going to kill Derek Shepherd...

"I uh… uh… I'm," Meredith stuttered, her hand clutching her swollen stomach.

"Mother," Derek snapped.

"I'm sorry… just genuinely curious if you screwed up again," Carolyn said.

"Excuse me Mrs. Shepherd, but these babies are not a mistake," Meredith defended.

"Oh dear," Carolyn chuckled. "I did not mean the babies… I meant how stupid he acted with you."

"Mom," Derek sighed.

"We started off on the wrong foot," Carolyn ignored her son. She immediately embraced Meredith. "I'm Carolyn Shepherd."

"Meredith Grey," Mer said uncomfortably. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Shepherd."

"Meredith, you are carrying my grandchildren," Carolyn smiled. "You can call me Carolyn."

"Okay… Carolyn," Meredith murmured as she let her go.

"I am so glad to finally meet you," Carolyn gushed. "My son has told me all about you."

"Ma, what are you doing here?" Derek asked.

"I can't come visit my son," Carolyn said, walking over to him and kissing him gently on the cheek. "It's good to see you again Derek, I miss you… everyone does. Lizzie wants Vanessa to know her Uncle. And Nancy wants her baby to know you too."

"Lizzie had her baby," Derek gasped.

"Oh no dear… she's almost there, but Nessa's her name," Carolyn laughed. "I'm surprised you said nothing about Nance."

"It's about time Ma," Derek chuckled. "How many months?"

"Only 6 weeks, she just found out a week ago," Carolyn told him. "Meredith… my son has not told me. What are my grandchildren?"

"A boy and a girl," Meredith whispered. Derek could see Mer getting uncomfortable.

"That's excellent!" Carolyn rejoiced. "First boy in 7 years."

"7 years?" Meredith questioned.

"Not since Cole and Ethan were born," Carolyn said. "As you can see with Derek's four sisters that girls run in the family… and you can also tell twins do as well." Meredith gave a half hearted smile as Carolyn touched Meredith's stomach. Derek winced, unsure how she would handle this. Last week she almost took out an elderly couple for touching her stomach. Mer seemed unphased.

"We were just about to go out to dinner Mom so…" Derek began.

"Wonderful," Carolyn smiled. "I shall join you, I want to know everything about this pregnancy seeing as I have not been involved."

"Ma… I don't," Derek began.

"Nonsense Derek," she scoffed. "Meredith doesn't mind, does she?"

"No, I guess not," she muttered. Derek caught her piercing green eyes.

"Well I am going to show Meredith the upstairs and then we will come down to join you for dinner," Derek told her. Carolyn took a step forward. "Alone." Meredith was surprised that she actually listened to her son as they went upstairs alone.

A few minutes ago Meredith couldn't wait to see the nursery and their adjoining bedrooms, but now she couldn't wait to give the father of her children, the son of the woman downstairs an earful.

"So right here is the bathroom and…" Derek began talking.

"Derek…" Meredith growled immediately, cutting him off. "WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING HERE!"

"Mer," Derek reasoned. "I didn't know she was coming, honest. I have no clue why she is here."

"Then how'd she know where to come?" Meredith asked, narrowing her eyes at him.

"My mom has ways," he chuckled. "And I told her my address months ago."

"So you knew there was a possibility she'd come," she accused.

"At the time I wanted her to come," Derek murmured. "Seeing as it was 4 and a half months ago." Meredith's gaze softened.

"Oh…" she sighed. "That's good enough."

"Good," he smiled. "Now what first… your room or the nursery?"

"Do I have to answer," Mer smiled and Derek to her hand and led her down the hall. He pushed through the door he had come to a stop at; immediately Mer gasped. It was perfect.

On two of the opposite walls there was a neutral green color while on the other two was a lavender purple. The opposite color had been painted on top of each other, creating a polk-a-dot pattern that spread across the room.

On either side of the rooms, two oak cribs sat adjacent to each other; corresponding bedding and a rug underneath, purple for their little girl, and green for their little boy. The floor was hardwood and in the center sat a single purple and green rug, on top a matching rocking chair sat. Closer to the door on either side, small closets sat; and next to them toy boxes that Meredith knew that would soon be full to the max.

Next to the cribs, two windows were also positioned on either side of the changing table and drawers.

In shock, Meredith walked over to the crib on the right, the girls. She ran her hand over the railing and looked inside. The bedding was polk-a-dot, matching the walls. In the corner sat a little stuffed rabbit. She looked over at the crib for her son. In the corner sat a little stuffed bear.

"I thought," Derek's voice came from behind her. "That when we name them, we can put their names in the space above." He motioned to the blank wall space that was right above both cribs. "And I also thought we could put picture on the walls. Of us, of their family. So they'll always know who loves them."

"We'll always make sure they know we love them Derek," Meredith pointed out.

"But what about the few seconds it takes when they are up wailing in the night for us to get to them, they can look up and see Mommy and Daddy," Derek gave her his goofy McDreamy smile.

"You already ready for that part Derek," Meredith chuckled.

"Do you like it?" he whispered.

"It's perfect," she murmured. She turned around and Derek saw the tears in her eyes. "It's perfect Derek… thank you!" He sighed as she wrapped her arms around him tightly.

"Oh my… this is gorgeous!" the voice of Carolyn Shepherd rejoiced from behind. Derek rolled his eyes.

"Mother, didn't I say alone," he muttered.

"I left you guys alone for ten minutes," she smiled. "Is it a crime to see where my grandbabies will sleep?"

"It's fine Derek," Mer sighed.

"You guys ready?" Carolyn questioned.

"Almost Ma," Derek said. "I need to show Mer her room."

"You two aren't sharing one?" Carolyn narrowed her eyes.

"I said before Ma, we are not together, we are friends and going to raise our baby together," Derek rolled his eyes. "I screwed up big time and almost lost my children and her forever. Don't mess it up for me! Mer is not ready to trust me, and hell, I wouldn't! So stay out of it and wait for us to come down and go to dinner." Carolyn stood there shocked, Meredith wearing an identical expression as Derek dragged her to her room.

"So what do you want Mer?" Derek asked.

"Um… the steak looks good," Mer smiled. "Oh… and so does the eggplant parm! Can I get wings too?" Derek smiled as she listed off several dishes and appetizers that looked appetizing to her pregnant self. She broke off when Carolyn Shepherd began chuckling.

"Boy… that is one thing I miss about being pregnant… the cravings… the fact that my husband would do anything or buy anything for me," Carolyn laughed. For some reason Meredith laughed with her, completely ignoring the husband comment.

"Oh… not really cravings right now," Mer smiled, resting her hand on her stomach. "Just three people very very hungry." Derek smirked. The tension between his mother and Meredith had soon disappeared after his tiny freak-out when Carolyn mentioned sleeping in the same room.

"Well it's twins dear… and ones a boy too, they suck the life out of you from the start," Carolyn joked, looking at her son.

"Thanks Mom…" Derek said. "This is why I am glad one of them is a boy, living with 5 girls scarred me for life."

"Oh stop it honey," Carolyn laughed.

"I think he thinks he will get my sympathy," Meredith giggled. The waiter came to take their orders, very surprised at the amount of food the small party was ordering. That was until he saw Meredith's stomach.

"Before you two decide to mock me more," Derek excused himself. "I will excuse myself to the bathroom." Derek heard Meredith suck in a breath and her fist clenched. He looked at her and she turned a little white. Clearly she was only okay around his mother when he was there.

"Go dear," Carolyn urged. "Before our many appetizers get here." She shot an amused glance at Meredith, a little shocked at her sudden nervousness. Derek left warily. "You know dear, I'm not going to bite."

"Of course not," Meredith breathed.

"I understand you're a little nervous, I mean, you hardly know me and I just showed up and…" Carolyn began.

"It's not that," Meredith murmured. "It's just…" She sighed and looked up. This woman was the grandmother of her children, the mother of the father of her children, she was nice enough. "Parents usually don't like me. I'm not likeable. I'm dark and twisty. When I found out I was pregnant with Derek's children I was so happy, until I realized what it really entailed, what was going to happen soon, that he was going to leave me; and trust me, I was still happy I had them, but, I slowly realized that my life was honestly not going to turn out well. And yeah, Derek surprised me but… I am not the kind of person people like, let alone parents. My own father walked out on me when I was 5 and I saw him today for the first time in 20 years. If my own father couldn't stay…" She looked up to see Carolyn staring at her in shock. "What?"

"You said that all in one breath," Carolyn smiled.

"I ramble… a lot… especially now since everything that is happening, and that I am in front of my ex-boyfriends mother and…"

"Meredith… honey," Carolyn interjected before they got too off topic. "You are not… what did you say… dark and twisty. From what my son has said, you are surrounded by people who love you, care for you, and care for the twins. They may not be parents but they are your family. You seem like a bright confident girl that can raise these children with my son easily, perfectly. You seem more ready to be a mother than all of my girls had been. And my son, he loves you. I can tell. He really loves you; and I know you don't trust him, trust me, I gave him an earful when I realized that he acted like such an idiot; but you can see it in his eyes. The way he is ready to do anything for you… in a heartbeat."

"That's because I am carrying his children," Meredith shook her head. Carolyn reached her hand out to grab hers.

"Maybe," she gave her a small smile. "Maybe not… but you are lucky to have my son caring for you. And I am not just saying that because he is my son." Meredith sighed. She was right.

"Oh," she murmured. "They're kicking strong today." She watched as Carolyn's face lit up. "Here." Meredith brought her hand to her stomach.

"They are," she smiled. "I can feel one right here." She moved to the right side of her stomach.

"That's the boy," Meredith said.

"Hm… he's kicking more, definitely gonna be a little fighter," Carolyn told her. She moved her hand to the left side of her stomach. "The girl is pretty mellow. She's gonna be a heartbreaker."

"Oh goodness," Meredith chuckled. "Derek's gonna freak when she's a teenager."

"Why am I going to freak?" Derek questioned, coming behind Meredith.

"Nothing dear," Carolyn waved her hand dismissively. "Sit down, Meredith's food is here." Meredith giggled and Carolyn joined in. Derek's face grew into his McDreamy smile again, tonight was perfect. He never in his wildest dreams imagined that Meredith and his mother would get along.

Meredith was shocked that she genuinely enjoyed the company of Derek's mother for the next two weeks. They would sit on the couch talking as everyone moved around them, helping her and Derek into their new house. On several occasions, Mrs. Shepherd took her out to lunch before going shopping for the twins.

She always got a little angry at her because every time that she had a cart full of clothes and other things for her babies, ready to pay, Carolyn Shepherd would get out her wallet.

"No, no, no dear… let me get it… these are for my grandchildren, it's the least I can do since I have not been involved from the beginning," Carolyn said. "Since it seems you are completely against the idea of a baby shower, this is everything I would have gotten you and more. And trust me, the minute my girls back at home hear how close you are and what they are, you will be getting UPS trucks and everything galore sent down here."

Meredith wanted to believe that, but she really doubted her children's aunts would be so quick to except that the woman who split up Derek and Addison is having their brother's babies.

As she went with Derek to the airport to say goodbye to her, Meredith actually felt a little tug of sadness in her heart as Carolyn hugged her tightly, handing her her number, telling her she could call any time.

She's actually taken up that opportunity twice, both because she was bored out of her mind, sitting alone in her new gigantic house, as everyone was at work.

Most of the time Meredith spent her time lying in her bed, lying on the couch, looking around the nursery, or sitting in the kitchen; enjoying the view out the bay window that opened up over the cliff. Her favorite spot though was the porch. She could sit in the swing for hours at a time. Holding her stomach, talking to her babies, telling them stories about their crazy, mixed up family.

Now that it was two months until they were due, Meredith had been getting more and more anxious. She would never tell Addie or Izzie, and especially not Derek her slight panic attacks at times. She would think of a single thing that they needed and forgot and it would immediately trigger a complete breakdown. Her rising blood pressure would scare her enough to keep her calm until Derek got home and they could get whatever it was.

Today it was storybooks. They didn't have enough. She wasn't going to be a terrible mother that would not tell her children a bedtime story. But this time, something was different.

Meredith felt the need to go upstairs and check everything in the nursery. She researched the cribs, the rocking chair, anything that they had that could put her children in danger.

She had no clue.

The more she ran around, or waddled; the more they kicked. The higher her heart rate became.

That's when the Braxton Hicks started. She has been getting them once a week so she didn't worry.

She went downstairs to get a drink of water, usually if she just sat down and kept herself hydrated they would pass.

But as she grabbed her drink she looked on the counter and inwardly cursed herself. The panic attack she just had immediately came back. It wasn't as big of a deal as her hormonal brain was making it. On the counter sat three pills.

"Shit," she hissed. She forgot. Her preeclampsia was bad. She knew it. And the only thing keeping it in check was those three pills. And with the panic attack she already had and the one she was having right now…

"SHIT!" she exclaimed as a wave of nausea passed over her, caused by the large amount of pain that ripped through her stomach. "NO! NO! NO!" She bent over in pain. "It's too soon," she moaned. With shaky hands she grabbed the phone in her hand and dialed Derek's number.

"Hello, Mer… what's," he sounded cheery, but he wouldn't be in a few seconds.

"They're coming Der," Mer cried. "They're coming NOW!"

Uh oh…

And sorry if I got any of the medical stuff wrong, if you could go into labor that fast from preeclampsia but… it was time and I am certainly not a doctor. I am only going to be a junior in high school. I was really into this chapter and then I wasn't all of a sudden so… sorry if it is no good.

Okay, I no longer have names in mind for the twins. Please suggest names since… well they are clearly coming soon. The only thing I ask is remember their middle names are going to be Elizabeth (for girl) and Christopher (for boy).

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