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Ok guys. Thanks again for all your help. I've decided that the name Maddison is far to much like Addison, along with the majority of you. The tally came in and it looks like Olivia has won, I'll just make it so that Izzie doesn't take offence to it.
I had a review from a girl who's little sister had died about a year ago and suggested I use the name Bianca, after her sister. Since most of you choose the name Olivia, I'm going to keep it as that. But because I feel so awful about the girl that past away, a new character is going to be introduced. She's going to be a four year old brain tumor patient ... named Bianca.
This one's for you Jackie. My deepest sympathy to you and all your family.
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The sun had gone down long ago, the usual Seattle rain melting it from the sky. The moon had risen in its place, it's milkly white light casting an eerie glow on the buildings of the city. Meredith lay awake in her bed, one hand protectivly on her stomach, the steady rythmetic breathing of Derek lulling her heavy mind. Yet still sleep evaded her. She rolled over onto her other side, turning and facing Derek's sleeping face. She raised her hand and dragged her fingers gently down the side of his cheek, taking in every inch of him she had missed so much. His breathing faltered as he heaved a huge, sleep filled sigh. Meredith traced her fingers beneath his nose, outlining the top of his lip. She moved her finger down so that it was resting on his lip in the motion for silence.
In a sudden movement, he parted his lips and folded them carefully over his teeth so he wouldn't hurt her. Her finger slipped into his mouth in the motion and he clamped his lips down upon it, opening his eyes to see her startled face. She extracted her finger and flicked him in the head, proping herself up on her elbow in surprise.
"You scared me!" she whispered. Derek noticed her hand was trembling but a smile was gracing her face.
He grinned slyly at her and placed his weight on his elbow, raising his face so they were eyes level. "Sorry," he grinned.
Meredith just smiled sweetly. "Can't sleep?" he asked, concern floating in his voice.
"No. I think I'm gonna go downstairs and get some tea," she said, starting to pull the covers off her body. But a hand grasped her wrist in protest and she turned back around, Derek grinning widely at her.
"You don't need tea to sleep. You have me," he said. She stood in limbo for a minute, poised half on the bed. Derek gave her a puppy dog smile that she couldn't resist and she pulled herself back into the bed, turning her back on him and allowing his arm to slip over hers and entangle with her fingers. With his other hand, he ran his fingers through her soft hair, brushing through it and dragging his nails lightly down her back. He noticed the goosebumps that raised on her skin at his touch. When he leaned over her tiny body to peer at her face, her breathing was slow and easy, her eyes closed in a peaceful sleep. He kissed her temple before settling back down, pulling his body closer to her and falling asleep in his favourite place in the world.
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"Dr Shepherd please report to room 203 immediatly," the voice over the intercom rang throughout the hospital the next morning. He walked down the hall to the room, stopping outside the door and peering sadly inside. His eyes dropped to the case file in his hands, trying to stare through the manilla folder into the file he knew by heart. Plastering a grin on his face, he walked into the room and over to the bed of the little girl.
"Bianca! How's my favourite girl doing today?" he asked perkily.
The little girl looked up from her book and into Derek's eyes. He stared back at her, admiring her adorable red ringlettes crystal blue eyes. "Hi Doctor Shepherd. I'm good. Just reading a book. Have you ever read Andrew's Loose Tooth?" she asked, flashing him one of her award winning smiles.
"Robert Munsch. One of my favourites. Do you like it?" he asked, pulling up a chair and sitting down beside her.
"Yup. Poor Andrew can't get his tooth out. Not even the tooth fairy can do it!" she grinned. Apparently the thought of a little boy with a tooth impossible to remove was highly ammusing.
"And how many teeth have you lost Bianca?" he asked her.
She opened her mouth wide and showed him. "Hum ..." Derek said, looking into her mouth and taking her chin to examine her teeth. "That's funny. I don't see any missing!"
Bianca laughed, her adorable giggle filling the silent room. At the door, Meredith leaned against the frame, watching in admiration the way Derek interacted with the four year old. "He's going to be an amazing father," she thought to herself as she watched.
"Mommy says that the tooth fairy works in funny ways and that when she needs more teeth she'll come and get mine," she smiled. Derek grinned back.
"You know what?" Derek asked, leaning in as though he was about to tell her a secret.
"What?" Bianca asked, enthraled with the idea of being told a secret.
"Your mommy's right!" Derek whispered.
Meredith stepped into the room and walked over to the bed, stopping beside Derek's chair and placing her hand on the back. "Hi Bianca! How are you?" Meredith asked, using the voice people always seem to use in the presence of little children.
"Hi Doctor Grey. I'm fine," she replied, looking between Derek and Meredith. For a four year old, she was highly perceptive and seemed to be in tune with everything that went on around her. She had already realised that there was something going on between her two doctors, that Meredith was pregnant, and that the lady Dr Shepherd who had been helping on the case before she left should be kept at a distance at all times.
"How's your head today? Any nasty ouches?" Meredith asked, replacing doctor talk with kid language.
"Nope!" Bianca replied in her usual upbeat tone. Meredith and Derek smiled at the little girls attitude.
"Well that's fantastic!" Derek replied. "You ready for your surgery tomorrow?"
Her delicate features dissolved into an unmistakable frown, the corners of her primrose red lips sagging down. But it only made her all the more adorable. Derek hadn't meant to frighten her, only ask if she was prepared. But it was clear that he had scared her.
"Hey, hey. Don't be sad. Remember what you told me earlier?" Derek asked, placing a hand on her tiny shin and squeezing her leg in a comforting way. "What did you tell me?" he asked, trying to get her to talk.
Bianca looked back up into his face, maintaining eye contact and staring at him. Derek noticed that her eyes were shining, but it wasn't with tears or fear. It was bravery. Never before had he seen such courage in a child so young. Not even the adults he opperated on knew such confidence.
"What did you tell me?" Derek prompted, asking her again.
"That you and Dr Grey are the best doctors in the world and that no other doctor could fix me as good as you," she said quietly, never breaking the connection she had with Derek.
"That's right," Derek said. "And what did I promise you Bianca?"
Her eyes dropped to the book in her lap before flitting back up to Derek's face. "That you were gonna make me all better so that I wouldn't have to live in the hospital and that I would be all better," she replied.
Meredith smiled to herself. Even though her face was showered with hesitation, Meredith could see that in her eyes she believed him.
"And do you believe that I can do that?" Derek asked.
This time she didn't hesitate. "Yes," she replied confidantly.
Derek stood up from his chair and dropped a kiss onto the top of her head. "Good, because I never lie. I'll be back in to check on you in a couple of hours. Enjoy your book," he said as he flashed her a comforting smile and backed out of the room.
"I'll be back later ok sweetie?" Meredith asked.
"Ok." Bianca replied back.
Meredith gave her a little tickle and again her heart warming laugh filled the room. Meredith left and walked out into the hall, stopping when she saw Derek leaning against the wall. She turned and faced him. His knees were bent and his elbows were resting against them, his hands holding up his head. When he saw Meredith, he propped himself up and stared into his face.
"You don't think she's going to make it, do it?" she asked rhetorically.
Derek looked emotionless into her face before closing his eyes and hanging his chin to his chest.
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Alrighty guys! There you are. Just to clarify a few things:
After telling each other the way they really felt, Derek and Meredith went back to the party and Derek spent the night.
Meredith had her internship transfered back to Seattle Grace and is now back working with all the usuals
Bianca was a case that Derek and Addison had origionally shared after Meredith had left but then Addison left and Meredith took over the case
Bianca is a four year old girl with a brain tumor that Derek is going to opperate on
Hope that clears everything up for you! NEXT TIME:
Bianca's surgery ... the results. Will she live?
Derek and Meredith decide on things with the baby, their future, and everything about thier relationship is revealed!
R&R PLEASE
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