"Witness protection?" Meredith asked again, not sure she had heard the two officers right.

"Yes, this guy is out for revenge and the next time he might kill you and your son." Officer Deeds said regretfully.

"But what about my job?"

"You will still have your job," Miranda reassured her. "This is only till they can get him off the streets, it's for you and your sons' safety."

They arrived at the house that would serve as their new temporary home. The house looked like one out of a catalog; white picket fence and all. She sighed as she unlocked the door and stepped inside, holding Brady's car seat with him sleeping in it.

This was their new life, for she didn't know how long. She sat the car seat down on the couch as the officers brought her bags in.

"Don't forget to read the file, it gives you all the information you need. There will be surveillance on the house 24/7. You cannot call anyone or let anyone know where you are, is that udnerstood?" The officer asked Meredith.

"Yes." Meredith said as she nodded and swallowed thickly as the officers left. She sat down on the couch next to Brady, opening the file and scanning it.

Alias name: Victoria Oswald.

Age: 32

Occupation: bank clerk

Martial status: married to Steven Oswald.

So she was married? This unnerved her, the thought of being married to anyone other than Derek, even if it was fake. She flipped the page, scanning it.

Name: Parker Oswald

Age: 2 weeks

"Great," she sighed. They even changed her son's name, from the name both she and Derek had chosen. She didn't know what to think. She wished this was a bad dream she could wake up from.

The sound of keys jiggling in the door made her freeze. She watched as it opened, trying to remain calm. She couldn't breathe, tears streaming down her cheeks when she finally saw who it was.

"Derek?" She whispered, not believing what she was seeing. "I-I thought you were dead." She choked out.

He walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her as she sobbed freely into his chest.

"I'm so sorry." Derek whispered. "They couldn't tell you I was alive. They told me what happened, I can't believe I failed to protect you. Again." He said, sadness written all over his face.

"I can't believe you're alive!" She whispered in disbelief. "I've missed you so much! Did they tell you I was coming?"

"Yeah, I couldn't wait." He smiled. Meredith was about to speak again when a small cry interrupted them. Meredith chuckled quietly as she wiped her tears away, completely forgetting their son was still in the car seat.

"Is that...?" Derek questioned.

Meredith smiled. "Yeah, it is. Say hello to your son." She said with a smile as she stepped around him, heading over to Brady.

"Hey, guess who's here?" She whispered, gently getting the baby out of his car seat. With tears still streaming down her cheeks, she turned around making Derek gasp.

"He's gotten bigger," Derek whispered.

"Yeah, he has." She looked up at Derek and back down at Brady. "You wanna hold him?" She asked, smiling softly.

"More than anything, I wanna hold the both of you." Derek said with a light smile. Meredith smiled back as Derek led her into the bedroom. She watched as Derek took his son into his arms, a vision she could only dream about just this morning.

"Come on," Derek whispered. She climbed into the other side of the bed cuddling herself into Derek's side as he held their child.

"I thought you died," she whispered after a few silent moments.

"I know, they couldn't run the risk of telling you the truth. When I woke up, these guys came into the room telling me that they were putting me into this program and that you would think I was dead. I knew it was going to destroy you and then I heard what happened to you and all I could think was if you and our son were okay." Derek said, trying not to get too emotional. He didn't want to ruin their family bonding moment.

"We're okay, Derek." Meredith whispered, closing her eyes and drawing in a breath. "When I thought I lost you...I didn't know how I was going to raise him alone." She continued with tears in her eyes.

"Hey, it's okay. But I know how strong you are. You could have, you would have survived." Derek whispered, trying to soothe her.

"What I don't understand is...I saw you, Derek. I saw your body...how?" Meredith asked, confused.

"I can play dead very well," Derek smiled slightly.

"And the cremation?"

"I don't know what they gave you, but it definitely wasn't my ashes." Derek laughed. They both laughed for a moment before looking at each other again.

"Don't ever die on me." Meredith whispered.

"I'll try not to," he said as he smiled. He looked back down at Brady as he started to stir, letting out a small cry.

"Here," Meredith whispered, holding out her arms for Brady. Derek passed him over watching as she got him nursing before settling back against the headboard.

"I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." She said back, smiling.

Meredith couldn't be happier. Her husband who she thought was dead wad laying next to her, very much alive, watching her feed their child. Their baby boy. She wished that she could stay in this moment forever but she knew she couldn't. She just hoped nothing else would come between them again. She didn't know if she could take it.