Chapter Thirty-Six: Celebrating

Meredith pulled away from the hug she was sharing with her husband reluctantly as she wiped the tears away from her face. The tears of happiness and relief had seemed uncontrollable.

"We should go home" Mark told her stroking the stray pieces of hair that had clung to her tear stricken face.

"I can't leave Mark my shift doesn't finish for another 4 hours" Meredith told him defensively.

"Come on Bailey will understand, you don't have to tell her our news, just tell her you're not feeling well, pregnant women don't always feel great" Mark convinced her.

"Okay I will go find her, meet you in the lobby in a few minutes" she told him placing a soft kiss on his lips. "Love you" she said before making her way to find Dr Bailey.

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"Dr Bailey" Meredith called out noticing her resident walking ahead of her down the hallway of the third floor.

"Dr Grey shouldn't you be with your attending that you were assigned to" Bailey snapped at her.

"I was it's just that I'm not feeling so great, I don't think I would be much help to Dr Hahn feeling like this" Meredith told her, she was completely lying. She couldn't stop thinking about the news she had just received to concentrate to heart surgery.

"Fine go home Grey, rest up and I expect to see you here first thing in the morning for pre-rounds" Bailey told her with her rough demeanour before giving her a small smile to show that she understood.

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Mark smiled as he saw Meredith enter the lobby changed into her street clothes ready to go home.

"Right to go" he asked wrapping his arms around her as she nodded her reply.

"Are you sure its okay if you leave?" Meredith asked concerned that he would be leaving something important.

"Yeah I told the chief I had to take you home, he said that if there's an emergency he will page me" Mark told her pressing a kiss to her temple. "Now let's go celebrate" he said taking her hand and leading her from the hospital.

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"You look how I feel" a voice spoke beside Derek as he watched Mark and Meredith leave the hospital hand in hand from where he was standing on the bridge. He turned his face to see Addison standing beside him.

"They look happy about something" Addison continued nodding toward Mark and Meredith leaving.

"Well they have every right to be" Derek snapped at her, he knew it wasn't her fault he just didn't want to think about Meredith right now.

"Oh good news" Addison probed wanting to see what she could get out of Derek, she had her suspicions on what had occurred.

"For them yes" he replied simply.

"But not for you" Addison continued digging deeper to see if she could make Derek crack.

"I guess in a way it is good news for me, would have awkward anyway" Derek replied not knowing that Addison already had a fair idea what he was talking about.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Addison asked. "I'm a good listener" she continued.

Derek shook his head. "Not something I really want broadcasted around here, the nurses know too much about everyone else's business as it is" Derek told her looking into her green eyes for the first time. He noticed that she had a sadness about her; he couldn't help feeling sorry for her. In some ways they were kind of similar, they had gotten caught up in something that they never should have.

"What if I told you what I think this is about, that way you can just tell me whether I am wrong or not" Addison pushed.

Derek raised his eyebrows at the stunning redhead in front of him. This had him intrigued, had she and Meredith been talking again, or did the nurses really know too much. "Go on" Derek said.

"I think Meredith got the test results from the paternity test that was done last week and you aren't the father after all" Addison spoke with little emotion in her voice.

"How did you know?" Derek asked in disbelief.

"I may have done something I shouldn't have but that doesn't matter, I'm right though aren't I?" she continued.

Derek nodded his reply. "Would you like to get a drink later?" Derek even shocked himself with his proposition but what would it hurt to have a drink with someone who could relate to what he was thinking.

"I will meet you in the lobby after my shift at 6" Addison told him before departing to go tend to a page.

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"So Mrs Sloan how do you suggest we celebrate" Mark asked Meredith as they curled up on the lounge together. He ran his fingers through her hair as she stroked his masculine torso.

"I would think of a few ways" Meredith said suggestively winking at Mark as she reached up and captured his lips in a fiery kiss full of built up passion and desire.

"Hmm I think I like this idea" Mark moaned as he deepened the kiss pulling Meredith's body softly so she lay under him. Her arms intertwined behind his neck as he kissed down her neck and stomach ending at the edge of her shirt. She nodded as he began to lift the thin material up over head revealing her growing breasts and the small curve that had begun to appear on her stomach.

She reached up pulling Mark's t-shirt off to reveal his taunt muscles, the gym that they had had in the brownstone back in New York had come in handy. Meredith giggled as Mark began to take attack on her neck. The soft fluttering kisses he placed across her bare skin caused her to moan and giggle.

They were both so wrapped up in each other they had failed to hear the door open and Izzie and Alex's conversation as they made their way into the house.

"Oh god sorry" Izzie practically squealed as she entered into the living room witnessing the intimate scene between the pair.

Meredith shot up into a sitting position grabbing Mark's shirt to cover her exposed upper body before erupting into an unstoppable laughter.