The following morning Meredith woke early to empty her stomach contents into the toilet bowl.

Alex trudged in minutes later to hand her a glass of water. He lowered himself down next to her and rubbed circles in her back. He always hated her being sick, but he slowly was getting used to waking up to the sound which was going to last for half the pregnancy.

Meredith curled up into him and rested her head on his shoulder.

"The Chief has given us the morning off." He told her "So how about we go back to bed for a while."

Meredith snuggled up to him as much as she could. "Ok" she answered quietly.

"Our appointment is at 11:30. Its only 5 now, so we can nap for as long as you want." he soothed her. He then helped her stand and lead her back to bed.

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Meredith awoke again at 9. She didn't roll over to cuddle into Alex because she could already feel that he wasn't there. Meredith did a half yawn stretch before rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Hey beautiful" came his voice from the door.

Meredith looked over and smiled at him. "Hey" she mumbled.


Alex moved into the room carrying a tray. "I had a phone call this morning from Addison." he began.

Meredith looked up at him a bit shocked, but he continued. "She asked me about your morning sickness...anyway... she told me lemon tea would settle your stomach, and that greasy food would put something heavy in your stomach. So i brought you some cold pizza. She also suggested that we buy some travel sickness bands as they help control the nausea."

Alex rambled his way through his instructions. Meredith gathered that this was Addison trying to cleanse. "I hope you dont mind that i listened and took her advice. Its just that i hate seeing you sick, and i will do anything to reduce the morning sickness."

Meredith made herself sit up. "That was really sweet of you." Meredith told him.

Alex carefully put the tray down on the bedside table. "What do you want first?" he asked.

"You" she replied as she leaned inand kissed him. "Have i told you lately that i love you?" she asked with a grin.