Darkness, that's what she saw as she awoke. she wasn't entirely sure what had woken her up, a strange sensation inside of her stomach made her hand drift down there. She was still in a hazy state as she got out of bed, making her way over to the full length mirror that sat in their room.

Hiking her shirt up so it sat right below her breast, she ran her hand over the swell of her stomach, a smile playing on her lips when she finally realized what she was feeling.

Her baby was kicking, making her sigh in relief. She knew there was no use waking Derek since he wouldn't be able to feel them. Only her, for now.

"I feel you," she murmered. It was a weird sensation for her, like butterflies in her stomach that only she could feel. Twenty two weeks and she looked huge, at least in her opinion. Derek would say otherwise.

She pulled her shirt back down and headed down to the kitchen, no longer tired.

"Oh, oreo ice cream," she said in delight as she reached into the fridge. These days it was her craving. She took the carton over to the couch, turning on the tv as she stuffed her face.

"Hey, what are you doing out of bed?" She heard Derek ask from the stairs. He came down, joining her on the couch.

"Your child woke me up, he or she is starting to kick." She said, smiling shyly.

"I wish I could feel." He murmured, knowing he couldn't just yet.

She smiled, laying her head on his shoulder as she took another bite of her ice cream. "Are you excited?" She whispered, referring to the doctors appointment they had today.

"Yeah, are you?" He asked with a smile.

She smiled back. "Yeah, normally I'm nervous but I know our baby is doing fine." She said, rubbing her fingers back and forth across her bump. Looking down at her bump, she whispered with a smile, "I can feel him or her."


She watched the clock like a hawk, tapping her pen against the file folder as she bit her lip.

One hour to go she made a mental note, trying to not make it obvious that she was nervous. In an hour she and Derek would be heading upstairs for their appointment and even though the rational side of her knew that everything was alright, there would always be that part of her that would wait for bad news. She couldn't help it.

An hour later they were walking hand in hand, Meredith clearly fidgeting as they stood in the elevator.

"Mer, calm down, babe. Everything will be alright." Derek soothed.

She sighed. "I know and I thought when I finally felt him or her moving or kicking that it would ease my fears but they are still there, Derek." She said sadly.

"Considering everything we have been through it's normal. But try not to stress too much, it's not good for either one of you." Derek said gently, trying to soothe her.

Once they were in to see the doctor, Meredith tried to stay positive. She was taken from her thoughts when the doctor spoke.

"Everything is looking great Meredith, you're right on track for where you should be. Your weight is perfect, your baby has a nice strong heartbeat and he or she is starting to move which are very good signs."

"So, everything is fine?" Meredith asked, not quite believing what she was hearing.

"Everything is fine, Meredith." Arizona smiled. Meredith sat up on the table, wiping the gel off of her stomach as she looked at Derek. For now, everything was fine and she clung onto that hoping it would stay that way.

After their appointment they both went back to work, Meredith recruiting April to be on her service. The day went by slowly and by the time she arrived home all she wanted to do was kick her feet up and binge eat ice cream and that's exactly what she did while waiting for Derek to arrive home.

She looked down, noticing that once again her hand was splayed over her stomach where it usually sat these days. Every once in a while she would catch herself doing it, usually out of force of habit. She still couldn't believe she was carrying a child with Derek. It seemed that everything was falling into place. She just hoped it stayed that way.

She hoped Derek wouldn't have to work late, she needed him. That was the one of the less than pleasant parts about pregnancy. Not that she didn't love being with him, just that the hormones were driving her crazy. She needed him, in more ways than one.

It was nearly 10:00 pm when Derek arrived home, smiling upon seeing Meredith asleep on the couch. Her hair hanging in front of her face as one hand was under the pillow that lied beneath her head, her other one splayed across her belly.

"Hey beautiful." He softly whispered, placing a kiss against her forehead as he pushed her hair out of her face. Her eyes fluttered open, a small smile appearing on her lips.

"You're home." She whispered.

"Yeah, how was your nap?" He asked softly.

"Good but it would have been better if you would have been with me." She said, smiling. Slowly she sat up, her still sleepy daze looking adorable to Derek.

They stared at each other, Derek watching as she caressed his face. A look on her face, the look she always got when she was thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked.

"Us, how happy I am." She beamed.

"I'm happy too," he said, leaning in and pressing his lips against hers.

"Derek." She whispered.

"What?"

"Don't start something you can't finish." She breathed.

"Oh, I fully intend on finishing this." He said with a smile as he kissed her deeply.

She moaned, gripping the back of his neck as she squeezed her eyes shut, hoping he would keep his word.

"Derek, please." She panted in between kisses.

He slowly laid her down, climbing on top of her as they continued their passionate kiss.

Moaning, she unwrapped her arm from around Derek, working to slowly remove his pants as he did the same with her.

He pulled back from the kiss up for a minute before slanting his lips against hers once more as he slid inside of her.

She moaned, a loud animalistic moan as she felt him inside of her. The sweet release that she had been craving all day.

"Derek," she moaned, feeling him release. She bit her lip, trying to suppress the urge to moan as he continued to thrust inside of her.

"God, please Derek." He reached up, caressing her face as they both stared into each other's eyes.

"I love you, babe." Derek whispered with a smile as he turned them on our their sides, staying inside of her.

"I love you, too." She whispered back as she snuggled into his arms while he wrapped them in a blanket as they stayed on the couch.