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Chapter 13: Sunsets and Car Crashes

"I think Meredith and George know." Derek said after lunch. He and Kelly were taking a walk in Central Park.

"Know what?" Kelly asked not really paying attention to what they were doing. She had a bad feeling about something but…she couldn't figure out what it was.

"That we're engaged…are you okay, you aren't really paying attention. Got something else on your mind?" Derek asked looking into Kelly's greenish blue eyes.

"I have a…feeling." Kelly said with an odd look on her face.

"What kind of feeling?" Derek asked cautiously. The last time someone said they had a feeling a bomb blew up a part of the hospital.

"It's probably nothing." Kelly said brushing it off but still clearly shaken.

"You should really just get it out in the open, Kells." Derek said squeezing her hand.

"I don't know what I have a bad feeling about…I just know I have a bad feeling." Kelly said lying a bit; she knew exactly what her bad feeling was about. She had quickly decided, though, that she wouldn't tell Derek right away.

"Well, if you figure it out, tell me… maybe I can help you out. I was thinking, though. Since we're engaged…maybe we should start building a house on the property the trailer is on. I'd love to have a huge house with a wraparound porch with a little wooden swing and some rocking chairs... a little country, I know. We could probably even get some horses." Derek said babbling.

"I'd love to have horses, my aunt lived in a rural part of New Jersey where they had horses everywhere… I used to love going to the stables to ride the horses." Kelly replied instantly, her face glowing brighter.

"Great, I'm glad I can do something to make you happy." Derek told her smiling.

"Aw, Der-Bear, you're so sweet."

"So we'll see you guys back in Seattle on Friday?" Meredith asked hugging Kelly goodbye. She and Derek were starting their road trip back to Seattle.

"That's the plan; you guys have a safe flight." Kelly said hugging Addison, George and Mark also.

"Eat these if you get sick again while you're driving." Addison said pulling her aside and handing her a package of crackers.

"Thanks Addy." Kelly said before returning to the car where Derek was talking to George about their route back to Seattle.

"What was that about?" Derek asked pulling Kelly close to him.

"Addy just gave me some crackers for my stomach." Kelly said putting the package of crackers into the glove compartment. Shadow and all the luggage were loaded up in the car and ready to go.

"We'll see you all back at work on Monday!" Derek said hopping in the car and driving away. "So, Mrs. Soon-to-be-Shepherd, how are you feeling this morning?" Derek asked smiling.

"Pretty good, do you believe in karma?" Kelly asked suddenly.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" Derek wondered aloud.

"Oh, no reason, I was just asking." Kelly replied looking out the window but grabbing Derek's free hand.

"Derek, can we stop? I'm starving and I wouldn't mind stretching my legs a bit." Kelly said after waking up from a long nap. They were somewhere in Illinois.

"Sure, I'm pretty hungry myself. We've been in the car for a long time, most people would've complained by now." Derek said squeezing her hand lovingly.

"I'm used to long car rides, we used to go visit my uncles every summer in California, there's nothing to it." Kelly said smiling. "Plus, I'm not one of those women who whine when she doesn't get her way."

"You never struck me as one of those people." Derek told her sincerely pulling into a rest stop which was pretty nice for a rest stop. Venders were on the sidewalk hoping to catch people's attention with their "designer sunglasses for low prices" and large bright banners.

"I need another pair of sunglasses, I'll meet you inside." Kelly said standing on her tip-toes to kiss Derek's lips.

"No problem, I'll get us something to eat." Derek told her kissing back. He turned and headed into one of the restaurant areas.

"Hi, do you have any COACH sunglasses?" Kelly asked the tall older man at one of the little carts.

"Sure, I'll go pull some out from the back." The man told her with a smile moving to the back of the large sunglass cart.

Just when the man had left, Kelly's cell phone started to vibrate and break out in Bon Jovi's song, Who Says You Can't Go Home. "Hello?" Kelly said answering.

"Hey Kells, how is the road trip going?" Meredith asked. You could tell she was smiling over the phone by how happy her voice was.

"It's going really well, I've slept a lot, I'm just so tired lately." Kelly replied

"It's probably because of all those late night sessions with Derek." Meredith said cracking up. Kelly blushed.

"Okay, why do you sound so happy?" Kelly asked.

"Addison told me." Meredith said her smile growing brighter.

"Told you what?" Kelly said speaking slowly.

"Oh, you know." Meredith said her voice getting mischievous.

"Um, no I don't." Kelly said confused as to what Meredith was getting at.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Meredith asked.

"Mer, tell you what?" Kelly said getting a little annoyed.

"That you're…um… engaged?" Meredith said replacing some of the words she had been going for.

"Oh, that. We didn't want to take away your big moment, Mer." Kelly replied.

"I really wouldn't care; you and Derek are each other's soul mates and the loves of each other's lives." Meredith said tearing up a little bit.

"Aw, thanks Mer. Listen, I gotta go, I'm buying some sunglasses at this cart outside a rest stop in Illinois and the guy just came back with the glasses I wanted to check out. I'll call you later." Kelly told her.

"Okay, well tell Derek that George, Addison, Mark and I all know about your engagement and tell him we said congrats." Meredith said quickly, not wanting to take up any more of Kelly's time.

"Will do, Bye." Kelly said hanging up. "I'll take those." Kelly said pointing to a pair of cute fake COACH sunglasses. "Thanks." She told the man after paying for them and walking off. How did Addison find out about our engagement? I haven't even been wearing my ring on that finger. Kelly thought.

"Hey honey, who were you talking to out there?" Derek asked in between mouthfuls of cheeseburger.

Kelly handed him a napkin to wipe a stray drop of ketchup off his chin. "It was Meredith. She was like interrogating me." Kelly told Derek still confused. "She kept asking me why I didn't tell her. I had no idea what she was talking about. Then she like lied and said she was asking about our engagement. Then she said Addison noticed the ring on my finger, but I haven't even been wearing it on my ring finger." Kelly said before running out of breath.

"Hm, that's strange. I wonder what she was talking about." Derek thought aloud looking just as baffled as Kelly.

"Oh, well, let's just eat our food and get back on the road. I don't want to leave Shadow in there for too long either, I made sure all the windows were open and he has water in his crate." Kelly babbled. She paused. "I have a tendency to babble." She said very seriously. They both burst out in laughter.

After they enjoyed their meal, they were back on the road. They spent the next two days driving all the way up to Seattle. Stopping only for food, potty breaks and sometimes just to sleep. They are now finally back in Seattle, and ironically passing Seattle Grace Hospital.

"It's nice to be back, I can't wait to get home and lay in a bed that's comfortable instead of the lumpy mattress I have in New York. Or should I say had?" Kelly asked smiling at Derek.

Derek returned the smile. Then, all of a sudden Derek swerved to the right. A car was coming straight towards them. When Derek swerved it just made them in a worse spot to be in. Clearly the guy was drunk, his car rammed right into the front of their car. That's when everything when black.

The car crash had been quickly called in by a young woman who had witnessed the crash. Derek and Kelly were quickly transported to Seattle Grace and Meredith and George were called to pick up Shadow.

Kelly vaguely remembered the crash that had put her and Derek into the hospital. She hadn't been a patient in a hospital since she was 10 years old. She had broken her arm horseback riding. She awoke to the sight of Addison standing there looking over Kelly's chart. "Hey Addy," Kelly said her throat sore from not using it.

Addison turned around from her spot at the end of the bed. "Hey, how are you feeling?" She asked kindly. She was in full doctor mode.

"I feel like I got hit by a truck." Kelly said rubbing her bandaged head.

"You did. Not a big one or anything but it was a pick-up truck." Addison explained.

Kelly nodded. Suddenly she remembered who was with her in the car. "Oh my god, where is Derek? Is he ok?" Kelly asked anxiously.

"Oh, he's fine. They sent him home a few days ago. He just went downstairs to the cafeteria to get some coffee. He should be-." Addison was cut off by the sight of a solemn Derek.

"Hey Der-Bear," Kelly said managing a small smile just for him. Derek looked up, his eyes wide. He knew who that voice belonged to. His smile lit up the room.

"You're awake. They weren't sure you would wake up." Derek said grimacing at the thought.

"Kelly, when you came in, the E.R. doctors checked your stomach for any broken bones. To do this they had to use the sonogram machine. I don't know how to tell you this, but, you're pregnant."

AN: May be too soon... but it's my story... SORRY! for all of you people who don't have accounts and wanted to review, I had no idea I had blocked the anonymous reviewers. PLEASE REVIEW! even if it's bad... I would love reviews!