CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: ETERNITY AND BEYOND

"Hey, are you ready to come home, I want to change before we go to Addie's?" Meredith said standing in Mark's office looking down at her shoes, she didn't have the heart to look him in the eye.

"Actually I have a couple of things to take care of so is it okay if I meet you there?" he asked hoping not to make her mood any worse. He had been feeling terrible all day for making her feel like he had forgotten but the element of surprise was essential for this to work.

"Yeah sure whatever, I guess I will see you there" she said fighting the urge to kick his ass. She turned and walked out not even bothering to say goodbye.

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Meredith looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. Despite the fact she was very much showing her pregnancy now she couldn't help thinking she look great in the tight black dress she had decided to wear. Addison had given her the idea of dressing to kill to try and make Mark remember what the day was.

"Are you ready baby?" Meredith asked Matilda as she walked into her room where Matilda sat playing with her toys while waiting for Meredith to get ready.

"Yes" she said looking up her eyes widening. "You look pretty Mommy" the small girl complimented her mother.

"Thank you sweetie, we better get going Uncle Derek and Aunty Addison are waiting for us" Meredith said taking her daughter's hand and her bag.

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Meredith sat patiently waiting for Mark to arrive he was late and she was starving, and everyone knew it by the noises her stomach was making.

"Mer, are you sure you don't want to eat?" Addison asked, she knew what it was like to wait for her husband, but Meredith was eating for two. Even Addison was beginning to wonder what was taking so long.

Before Meredith could decline the offer the doorbell rang.

"Mer can you grab that? I need to check on things in the kitchen" Addison said quickly dashing to the kitchen to hide her grin.

Meredith had no choice with Addison taking off and Derek preoccupied with playing horses with Matilda. Meredith opened the door, gasping with surprise with the image she saw. Before her stood Mark in a tuxedo holding a bunch of red roses for her.

"I thought you forgot" Meredith said tears welling in her eyes. "You ass you made me think you forgot" Meredith said hitting him in the arm with her fist.

"That was kind of the idea, but if you want your surprise I suggest you stop hitting me, unless you like it like that these days" Mark said with a smirk. 'Go get your bag and coat, say goodbye to Tilly, we are going somewhere" he said with a smile.

"Okay, you planned this?" Meredith asked carefully.

Mark nodded and ushered for her to go do as she was told.

"I am going to totally kill all of you" Meredith yelled as she walked into the lounge room slowly bending down to kiss her daughter. "Bye bye sweetie Mommy is going with Daddy now apparently so I guess you are staying here" Meredith said looking up at Addison who nodded her confirmation.

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"Are you going to tell me where we are going?" Meredith asked for the millionth time. She never was one to like surprises.

"No, and if you keep asking I might just leave you on the side of the road" Mark joked taking one of his hand's off the wheel to rub his wife's leg.

"You wouldn't. And it's just we've been driving for a while" Meredith rambled, they were only 20 minutes out of the city but it had felt like forever.

"Technically I am driving" Mark said pulling up to a log cabin in the middle of nowhere.

"Not anymore" Meredith said with a smile. "Where are we?" she asked looking around not recognising the place.

"We are at Derek and Addison's cabin on the land, they've just finished building it, Derek helped me with all this" Mark said honestly. "Come on let's go inside" Mark said jumping out of the car and going around to Meredith's side to help her out.

Mark edged the door open slowly waiting for Meredith's reaction. She gasped as she took it all in. There candles lit everywhere and rose petals spread all over the floor.

"Addison would kill you for this mess" Meredith squeaked, she needed to say anything.

"I do this incredibly romantic thing for you and you're worried about Addison" Mark smirked as he wrapped his arms around his wife.

"Well yes, no, definitely not" Meredith said before tears welled in her eyes again.

"Hey don't cry, there is nothing to cry about" Mark said wiping the tears away gently with his thumb. "I love you" he whispered. "Happy 5th anniversary baby, and I'm sorry for everything."

"I love you too, more than anything, I was so mad at you today you ass" she said with a smile. "But this, this is unbelievable Mark, you did all of this for me" she said hugging him tightly.

"When are you going to realise I would do anything for you, it's me and you Mer until the end, I screwed up so badly and I know we promised not to talk about it, this is the last time I swear so I am going to say sorry just one more time" Mark said kneeling down to the ground opening a small red velvet box.

"Mark baby I hate to ruin your moment but we already got married, ah 5 years ago" Meredith said with a small smile.

"I know, this ring is an eternity ring" Mark said opening the box to reveal a gorgeous white gold diamond ring to match the other two she already wore. "This is my promise to you that we are going to be together for eternity and beyond" he said sliding the ring on to fit perfectly with her others.

"It's beautiful" she gasped as Mark got up now standing right in front of she grabbed him and kissed him passionately. "For eternity" he whispered in her ear. In that moment Meredith's stomach rumbled loudly.

"I hate to ruin the moment again honey but is there food?" she asked causing them both to laugh hysterically as Mark led her to the kitchen.