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Here it is, the moment I am sure all of you have been waiting for for 34 chapters! The WEDDING!
"Hm Derek, do we have to get up," Mer mumbled into his chest as he nudged her.
"Unless you don't want to get married today my love," he teased her with the nickname. Mer's eyes opened, glaring slightly at him, and then around the hotel room they were in. They had flown in yesterday in order to make sure everything they wanted was going to happen. Izzie could harass when she arrived this morning.
"We could get married in bed," Mer suggested lightly.
"Um, I am sure Izzie is going to have a cow when she found out we spent the night together," Derek reminded her.
"We're not conventional Derek," Mer shrugged. "And those two over there were quite cranky from our plane ride up here, neither of us really slept." She nodded to the twins bassinets set up on the other side of the room. Derek smirked and got up, not surprised to see blue and green eyes staring up at him. Gently he picked them up and brought them over to the bed.
"You aren't cranky, are you Katie?" Derek asked.
"Bah so," she giggled. He placed Tony on the bed and watched as he pulled at the comforter and managed to make his way towards Mer. Two weeks ago, both of the twins had become very mobile and proved to be very difficult to keep track of. Meredith could no longer place either on the on the floor for more than a second if she was not sitting on the floor with them.
"Where you going silly boy," Mer laughed and picked him up. She lifted him up above her and blew raspberries on his stomach, making him let out a squeal of delight. "What time do you have to get out of here?"
"Mark is on the plane with the entire Seattle crew invited, going to text me to get to 'my' room that I was supposed to use last night when they get off," Derek reassured.
"Who did he say actually came?" Mer questioned.
"Izzie, Alex, George, Callie, Addie, himself, Cristina, Burke, Bailey, Chief, Sarah, and Cam," Derek told her.
"No one else," she whispered, pressing her nose to Tony's diaper and wrinkling it.
"Mer, I'm sure he just didn't know what Susan and Thatcher looked like," Derek said.
"Yeah," she mumbled.
"Mer," Derek sighed, balancing Kate in one arm and moving behind her as she grabbed a new diaper. With his free hand, he massaged her shoulder gently while she changed Tony. "Don't think like that, it's our wedding day."
"It's not a big deal," she whispered. "We're already a family."
"But we'll be a real family," Derek reminded her, placing Kate down next to Tony.
"Ma ga soh," Tony babbled.
"Ra ca la," Kate answered.
"What are you two chatting about?" Mer questioned.
"They're saying, Mommy's being a worry ward," Derek teased.
"Shut up," she slapped his chest. Suddenly his phone buzzed. "Already, how did they get here so fast?" Derek looked at his phone.
"SHIT!" he exclaimed.
"Hey," Mer protested. "Little ears." She looked towards her babies who were sitting up and rolling around on the bed.
"This is not good," Derek muttered.
"Come on, the wrath of Izzie is not that bad," she reassured. Derek looked at her.
"But the wrath of my mother, Nancy, Kathy, Liz, and Gracie are," he hissed. "And they are downstairs in the lobby demanding to know where you're room is and where my room is."
"Tell them to check into their own rooms first," Meredith said. "Calm down." Derek texted it back and Nancy answered quickly.
"They already did," he gasped. Mer's eyes widened.
"Izzie just texted me!" she exclaimed as her phone rang the Godzilla ring tone she set when she became Bridezilla.
"Tell her the same thing," Derek mentioned, grabbing Tony and the separate diaper bag Mer packed for him when he'd be with Derek. Mer answered him with a glare that said 'yeah right'.
"Go now, Izzie is the one who booked our rooms," Derek said. "Give yourself two minutes for…"
"Meredith Elizabeth Grey!" Izzie exclaimed from outside the door.
"Crap," Derek groaned.
"I'm coming in," she exclaimed.
"What do we do now?" Derek asked.
"Keep a hold of the babies; she can't hurt us when we are holding them," Mer smirked as the key card clicked and the door opened.
"I cannot believe you thought you could get away with it man," Mark smirked as he looked at himself in the mirror and straightened the tie on the casual suit he wore.
"Hasn't changed, even with a kid, or two," Greg mentioned, who was holding Tony.
"And how is that?" Alex asked.
"Gullible," Chris explained.
"You two are lucky that Izzie would kill me if I decided to change up my groomsmen," Derek growled.
"Who would you choose if not for them or me or whatever," Mark teased. "O'Malley?"
"Remember O'Malley is in the room," George spoke up.
"That was the point dude," Alex rolled his eyes. "You're just peeved that I am and you're not."
"It's not like Callie is walking down the aisle with someone else," George said. "I don't care; I'm here for Mer…"
"Who is probably getting grilled by Stevens," Mark chuckled. He looked towards Derek who turned away from the group of men. "Derek, man?"
"Should I be nervous?" he questioned.
"Of course," Chris said. "When I married Kath I…"
"Don't finish that sentence," he growled.
"You're marrying Mer," Alex said. "She's one of my best friends but that itself is reason to be nervous, let alone the fact that you love her and are actually getting married."
"We've lived in our house together for over 7 months, we've known each other for more than a year and… we already have two children together," Derek sighed, reaching into Greg's arms to take Tony. "This is only confirming what we already know in our heart."
"Dude, you do realize how much of a chick you just sounded like there," Alex snorted.
"Maybe Meredith has some cause for concern," Andrew spoke up for the first time.
"You're the last person he wants marriage advice from," Greg rolled his eyes.
"I just feel… what if I mess this up?" he asked. "What if I… our lives are so perfect. Yeah, we had a love child, two love children, what if I do something that messes it up? I love my life the way it is."
"You just said yourself you are only confirming what you already know in your heart," Mark reassured. "You love her, she loves you. You and Grey and perfect for each other."
"Ga soh!" Tony exclaimed.
"Hm," Cameron said coming out of the bathroom. "My god-son seems to know what he's talking about."
"Let's go get you married to Grey," Mark nodded.
"Shepherd," Derek whispered.
"What?"
"She's gonna be Shepherd now," Derek smiled and pressed a kiss to Tony's head. "Like the rest of us. Right Tony?"
"Ma sa bo!"
"I cannot believe you thought you could get away with that!" Izzie exclaimed as Mer attempted to jerk away from Izzie while she attempted to put makeup on her.
"Iz, I don't need this much makeup," Mer snapped.
"You slept with him on the day before you're wedding!" Izzie exclaimed.
"Give her a break Bridezilla," Cristina rolled her eyes.
"I will say that we hardly slept," Mer suggested.
"Oh gross Meredith, there are certain things we don't need to hear about our brother," Kathleen said as all four Shepherd sisters groaned.
"Not like that," she rolled her eyes. "The twins aren't really fans of plane rides and we didn't give them a high enough dose of that sleep stuff. One word… cranky."
"That sleep stuff, you've been away from the hospital too long," Addie smirked.
"It's hard to believe that this little angel is ever cranky," Carolyn Shepherd ignored the conversation and cuddled Kate, having already being dressed.
"Angel," Cristina snorted and slapped Izzie's hand away from Mer. "Bridezilla, stop it!"
"Stop calling me Bridezilla!" Izzie exclaimed.
"She's having a wedding on a beach Izzie," Addie stepped in. "She doesn't need all of this."
"Yes she does Addison!" Izzie snapped.
"All she is wearing is no more than a white slip and flip flops," Cristina informed her.
"And she can't make that look pretty?" Izzie said.
"Did you see her, she looks beautiful!" Addie informed her.
"Meredith," Nancy hissed. "Do they even realize you aren't sitting in that chair anymore?" All of the Shepherd's turned towards the woman who was standing next to them now.
"Trust me," Mer snorted. "When Izzie goes on one of the Bridezilla rants, Cristina tries to counteract it, Addie tries to be neutral and calm Izzie but eventually goes on Cristina's side, and Callie stands by and watches."
"And what do you do?" Kathleen asked.
"I usually grab Kate and Tony, but seeing as Tony is with the boys and Mom has Kate… I'll talk to you instead," Mer smirked.
"You have interesting friends Mer," Liz told her.
"What can I say, they all but bombarded my old house, if your brother didn't build me my house," Meredith shook her head.
"Are you ready to marry Derbear?" Gracie asked.
"What kind of question is that Grace Harriet?" Carolyn Shepherd snapped. Kathleen, Liz, and Nancy snickered.
"What my little sister meant was, are you nervous?" Kathleen corrected.
"Not about marrying him, I love him… but, it's the whole commitment thing," Mer sighed.
"Trust me, when you see him…" Grace smiled.
"You're one to talk miss elope," Liz rolled her eyes.
"Is it pick on Grace day or something?" she snapped.
"It's Mer's day, not yours," Nancy reminded her.
"Speaking of," Carolyn said, getting up and handing Kate to Liz. "I have you're something borrowed and new."
"Mom," Mer gasped. "It's not a traditional wedding; our reception is a dinner with whoever is there."
"We know," Kathleen said. "But it's a Shepherd necessity."
"A what?" Mer questioned. Carolyn reached into her bag and pulled out two things.
"All of my girls, even Grace, wore this on their wedding day; it was mine," Carolyn said. With that, she pulled out a simple veil from a box. "And so are you."
"It's beautiful," Mer whispered. "I… thank you." Carolyn smiled and placed it on Mer's head after taking a few of Izzie's pins out.
"Perfect," Carolyn nodded. "Now…" She hands Meredith a jewelry box. "Something new." Meredith took the box in her hands before running her fingers over it gently. With care, she opened it.
"Oh my," she whispered as she uncovered a gold locket with an 'M' on it. "Mom, I couldn't possibly…"
"You could," Nancy interrupted. "But she's given us all one on our wedding day." All four Shepherd girls pulled out a chain, all wearing identical necklaces to her with a respective 'N', 'K', 'E' and 'G' on them.
"Here," Liz said, taking the necklace and clasping it on her.
"Th-thank you," Mer gulped. "I…"
"You're part of the family now," Carolyn smiled and embraced her.
"Wait, where did Mer go?" Izzie finally said. Mer smirked and turned around, completely ready. She caught a look at herself in the mirror. The dress was perfect for her, simple. It went down to about mid-calf, had nothing but a few jewels and designs going down the side; but the real touch was the veil. It reached halfway down her back, and despite the fact that it was a simple wedding and this was no simple veil, she had never seen anything that matched so perfectly.
"Took you long enough," she laughed, holding the necklace in her hand gently. "I don't know about you, but I am getting married."
Meredith couldn't believe how beautiful it was, and all she had seen was the back of it, where they were waiting to walk down the makeshift aisle.
"Lex, you know what to do, right?" Liz asked.
"Uh-huh, I walk down in front of Aunt Mer and throw flowers, right Aunt Lizzie," the little girl giggled as she wore the purple flower girl dress Izzie had picked out along with everything else.
"Correct," she nodded, holding Kate close. "Are you ready to watch your Mama get married?" she asked the baby.
"I know Tony is," Grace smirked. "He's out like a light."
"That's my boy," Mer smiled, bending down to place a kiss on his head. "When they get older, he'll be the one to straighten his sister out."
"That's what they said about Derek," Liz snorted.
"Hm, sure that worked out well," Cristina rolled her eyes. "Just because those babies are here proves that didn't happen."
"Nice," Callie smirked.
"You guys are terrible to him, and each other," Sarah sighed.
"I like Sarah, she's the sensible one," Liz commented.
"That's because she's from Spokane, not Seattle," Grace reminded her.
"Guys, where is Meredith?" Izzie questioned. All the girls turned around in shock. "No-no-no!" Immediately she spotted Meredith walking around the corner onto the beginning of the beach.
"Did you see them?" Mer questioned.
"Who?" Izzie asked.
"Susan and Thatcher?" she clarified.
"Mer, I don't know what they look like, none of us do… you'll know," Addie reassured.
"Fine," she muttered.
"Now," Izzie said, handing her the small bouquet of flowers and attempting to fix her hair again. "You're getting married; I'll let them know we're ready." Before Mer could respond Izzie was gone and replaced with Cristina.
"First you get pregnant; now you're getting married… you're bright and shiny," Cristina said. "You're…"
"Different," Mer shrugged. "A mom."
"Not cool," Cristina smirked.
"Huh," Mer looked at her.
"Do we have to hug now or something?" she questioned.
"It's usually customary, traditional in these kind of situations," Mer said.
"But we aren't traditional, this entire wedding is proof of that," Cristina reminded her. "For you at least." Mer nodded but was not surprised as Cristina's arms wrapped around her. "You made me wear a dress for this, so you better go marry McDreamy and live happily ever after."
"I was planning on it."
The entire ceremony was a blur for him.
The second Derek saw Meredith walking down the aisle; he knew for sure his life was complete. She was beautiful, and he all but broke down as he saw the all too familiar veil she wore on her head. He had walked each of his sisters down the aisle and knew exactly what his mother always did.
It didn't even surprise him when he saw the gold glow off of her neck and the locket that showed an in scripted letter M. God she was beautiful.
"Hi," she smiled at him.
"Hi," he choked out as she joined him at the altar, and he took her hands in his. The two were easily lost in each other's eyes. This was a completely new feeling. When he had married Addison, he looked into her eyes and saw only expectance, looking into Meredith's eyes, he saw his life.
The priest said stuff and they responded, but Derek didn't care. He found her amazing. The way her green eyes darted around the area, taking in the deep blue water several feet away, the almost white sand, the fact that this was their wedding.
Tears came to her eyes as the preacher came to the end.
"Do you Derek, take Meredith, to be your wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?" he asked.
"I do," Derek whispered as he turned to Meredith.
"Do you Meredith, take Derek, to be your wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?" he asked.
"I do," Mer lifted her head high, allowing the tears to freely flow.
"Can I have the rings please?" he asked. Grace, holding Tony and the pillow holding the rings stood up and walked over. She handed them over to the priest as Meredith and Derek looked at Tony.
"Hi buddy," Derek breathed.
"Ka mo!" Tony giggled.
"Bah!" Kate exclaimed from Liz's arms.
"We didn't forget about you baby girl," Mer chuckled. "Hi Kate." A soft laughter traveled throughout the attendees.
"Derek, take the ring and repeat after me while placing it on Meredith's finger," the priest instructed. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"With this ring, I thee wed," Derek smiled and felt on a high as Meredith did the same thing.
"By the power vested in me, by the state of Hawaii, I know pronounce you, man and wife," the priest announced. "You may now…" Derek swept Meredith off her feet and kissed her hard on the lips, not allowing the man to finish or it be broken by the adorable hollering from his nieces and nephews.
"It gives me pleasure to present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Derek Shepherd!" the priest exclaimed as Meredith grabbed Tony and Derek grabbed Kate.
"We're a family," Mer whispered. The few moments after the wedding was complete, after they were husband and wife, were a blur as well. There was one memorable thing Derek could remember.
"Derek, this is Thatcher, my father," Meredith introduced a gray haired man. "And his wife Susan." Derek turned toward the red haired woman.
"Nice to finally meet you Derek," Susan greeted him with a wide smile.
"Congratulations," Thatcher grunted and he watched as Susan embraced Meredith happily, as if she had known her for more than a few days. "You take better care of her than I did, you hear?" he said all of a sudden. "I see in both of your eyes that you love Tony and Kate, not that I don't love Meredith… but don't be a coward like I was."
"Meredith resents you," Derek informed him, pressing a kiss to Kate's head. "But I'm sure she still loves you, and she'd love to hear that from you." Thatcher nodded and walked away. Several of his nieces and nephews soon flocked his sides, but the next time he saw Thatcher, it was in Meredith's embrace, and she was crying, happily. The moment had been ruined by Izzie freaking out about her makeup but it was memorable nonetheless. Both Meredith and Derek felt like they were on a high as they danced and talked and lived their first few hours as a married couple.
Tearful goodbyes to Tony and Kate came soon after it was finished, this being the first long term time they would be away from them; but it gave them comfort that Izzie of all people was watching them, and also had to deal with them on a plane.
"How do you feel Mrs. Shepherd?" Derek asked as they settled back, relaxed, in their now baby-free room.
"No talking," she hissed with a smile. "You're mine now." And she was right. He was hers, she was his, and they were going to live happily ever after.
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