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Chapter 11: Life Is What You Make It

VO: People have made a routine in live. You meet someone, you get engaged, married, and have kids, it's like a routine. But some people lives go very, very different.

"No way, Meredith. Are you crazy?" Izzie yelled in Meredith's face.

"Jeez Iz, stop spitting." Meredith said back, whipping her face.

"No times for jokes Mere, Are you serious?"

"Of course she's serious." George said.

"Well, I 'm too… No way" She started to walk away.

"But Iz…"

"No Butting… We can't get a child in house. What did Derek think about this?" She said as she turned back.

"It was his idea."

"It was" She said suddenly very calm.

"Didn't expect something like that from him." George added.

"Yeah I know… But why not?"

"It's a big responsibility Meredith."

"I know but Derek and I would kind of adopt her, we are just asking you're help. We really love her and she already knows us… Will you just think about it?"

"Okay, I will think about it…"

It was Saturday, they were having Sara's party in the back yard of Meredith's house. Sara was just unwrapping presents.

"Thank you Izzie" She got a beautiful princess dress from Izzie. It was the last present lying on the table.

All her friends from the orphanage came and were playing with all the stuff Derek rented.

"Where are your presents?" Christina asked Meredith and Derek.

"It's upstairs" Derek answered with a huge grin on his face.

"Let's go to it" Meredith said she got Sara's hand.

"I'll stay here with the children" George said.

"Thanks George."

They walked inside and upstairs, to the end of the hall. They stood in front of a door with the name Sara on it with pink wooden letters, the door was painted red.

"But, but that's my name."

"Is it? Let's go inside then." Derek said still with the grin.

Sara opened the door and stepped in the room. She looked around. The room was pink with red she had a pink bed with a red mosquito net. The walls were light red and her closet was pink. There was a huge doll house standing in the corner.

"Is this all… for me.?" She asked breath-taken.

"It is." Meredith said.

"But why."

"Derek and I decided, Sara…" She stopped for a second, she was nervous. It was a big change. "…That we want to adopt you."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Oh, thank you" Sara started crying and ran over Meredith and Derek to hug them.

"The adoption papers are already signed."

"Really?"

"Yes." Meredith whipped her own tears away.

"We love you Sara" Derek said and he picked her up.

"I love you too"

"You're also starting school Monday! There's much excitement."

"I know I'm nervous."

"Yes, are you?"

"Yes"

"But also a little excited?"

"Of course"

"Now, let's go back to your party, shall we?"

"Yes"

They walked downstairs back in the yard and Sara was greeted by Izzie and George.

"Did you like your present?"

"Did you know about it?"

"Of course!"

"I'm very happy with it"

"Good" Izzie hugged the little girl. "Now, Let's party"

It was 11PM Christina and Preston just left. Sara was lying in Meredith's arms, exhausted. After a few minutes Meredith could tell that she was a sleep by her equal breathing.

"Let's put her in bed, shall we."

"Yes, she is exhausted. Well, there did happen a lot today."

"Yes"

Meredith and Derek walked upstairs with Sara. They walked to her new room and put her in her bed.

"Goodnight, Sara." She whispered and she kissed her cheek.

Derek tucked her in. "Goodnight, honey" He kissed her forehead.

Meredith turned on the bedside lamp. And turned off the big light, she got Derek's hand and walked out of the room. When they were in her room she started kissing him, her hands were on his chest but quickly moved to his neck. She stroke her hands through his hair he did the same. Meredith closed the door with one hand and walked to her bed, still kissing…

The next morning Meredith woke by the sound of Derek preparing him for work. She looked at her clock. 5AM, that's early. She thought. Derek walked to her.

"Good morning, beautiful" He kissed her forehead.

"Good morning. Early shift?"

"Yeah, I'll be back at 11AM. Can we have lunch?"

"Yes, sure I'll have to be in at 1PM I will be home around 2AM."

"Night shift?"

"Yeah. Give Sara something healthy to eat, tonight."

"Yeah, of course."

"I have to buy some school stuff for her, so I can meet you in the mall."

"Okay, I will call you when I get there."

"Okay" She yawned.

"Go to sleep, you're tired." He laughed.

"Yeah" She muttered.

He kissed her cheek. "Bye" He walked out.

Meredith woke again at about 9. She remembered she had to go to the mall with Sara. She stood up and walked to Sara's room. She opened her door and saw Sara lying in her bed so peaceful. She walked to the bed and lowered herself to Sara's head.

"Sara, honey?"

"Yeah" She muttered.

"Wake up, baby."

"Uhuh"

"Come on" She picked her up and Sara woke up a little more. She carried her downstairs. "Let's have some breakfast." And she put her down. Sara walked to the kitchen with her dumb in her mouth.

"Can I have Derek's muesli?"

"I thought you didn't like it."

"I actually never taste it"

"Oh, well I did and I don't recommend it"

"Ow, I do want to taste"

"That's okay. So you don't want a peanut butter with jam sandwich?"

"Yeah, I want peanut butter with jam"

"I thought so." Meredith laughed.

After they finished their breakfast, Meredith and Sara took a shower. Meredith and Derek bought some new clothes for Sara since she didn't have much and Sara was wearing her new white skirt with a pink top.

"Let's go shopping, now"

"Yes" Sara ran to the car and got in the back seat.

"What do we do when we're in the car?"

"We drive."

"No" She laughed. "What do you do?"

"I sit and watch."

Meredith laughed. "Yeah you can do that, but before we start driving.

"Oh, the seat belts."

"Yes"

Sara had a huge smile on her face as she closed her seat belts.

"Good, now we can drive"

They were standing in a department store.

"How about this one" Meredith picked up a salmon back pack.

"I love it" Sara said excited.

"Okay, then we will take this one." They already bought a lunchbox, a pen case and some pencils and pens.

Meredith's phone ringed.

"Hello"

"Hey Mere. I'm in the mall now"

"Okay, I'll see you in that tiny restaurant next to the bookstore"

"Okay"

"Bye"

"Bye"

"Are you hungry?"

"Yes!" Sara said excited.

"Well let's have lunch, then"

"Okay" They walked to the restaurant and saw Derek sitting on a table, they walked in.

"Hi honey" She kissed his cheek.

"Hey Derek." Sara sat down, it was quiet for a few seconds. "Can I call you daddy now?" She asked hesitantly.

"Yes of course and you can call Meredith your mum."

"Okay" She had a huge smile on her face.

"Now who would like some pancakes?" Meredith asked.

"Me, me" Sara said with her excited voice

"Okay no pancakes for Sara, then" Derek said laughing.

"But I do want some" She said.

"Of course you can, he's just teasing you"

"Okay, I want it with sugar."

"Just sugar?"

"Yes"

After eating their pancakes, they shopped for some clothes for Sara. Derek went home with Sara and Meredith went to the hospital, ready for another long shift at SGH.

VO: Sometimes a routine in live develops itself, maybe not how it was belonged to be… But good enough to be lived.

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