So, I'm writing and updating as I sit in my class. Apparently we're supposed to be taking notes on our computers on a movie we're watching (yep, I'm in class at 6 p.m.).
Luckily I've already seen the movie a lot, so here I am.
Derek had finished signing all of the necessary paperwork that was needed for him to formally quit the NIH project the next day. Meredith had helped him packed what little he had in the apartment before they traveled to the post office and sent it to Seattle.
The day following this resignation, Derek and Meredith decided to travel up to New York City so they could spend some time with Derek's mother. Carolyn hadn't seen the kids, or Derek and Meredith for that matter, in quite a while. There were the frequent Skype calls, but no other visual contact.
They were going to show up at Carolyn's house unannounced, and ready to finally share the news of Meredith's pregnancy with Carolyn—something they had failed to do in the small amount of time they had known themselves.
Derek only hoped that Amelia hadn't told anyone about the new additions. Meredith on the other hand knew that Amelia hadn't spoken to Carolyn in quite some time considering the infrequent contact Carolyn had made with her youngest daughter.
Traveling to New York on the train was a little messy with two little kids, but luckily Meredith wasn't alone like she was on the plane from Seattle to D.C. The had arrived at Central Station sooner than Meredith had thought they would and caught a cab to the Shepherd residence.
With Zola in his left arm, Derek used his right hand to knock on the door while Meredith held Bailey. There wasn't an answer at first, but the second time Derek knocked on the door, Carolyn had answered.
The look on her face was surprised to say the least. At the sight of her son and his family, Carolyn's face lit up in excitement. It had been long time since she last saw her son in person, and every longer since she saw her Shepherd grandchildren and daughter-in-law.
"Derek! Meredith! What a wonderful surprise this is," Carolyn said as she engulfed the couple in a hug, squishing her grandchildren into the hug as well. "Come in, come in."
Meredith had never been in Carolyn's house before as the older woman was always flying out to Seattle due to Meredith and Derek's heavy work schedule, so she was looking forward to see what Derek's childhood home looked like.
When they walked through the door, they were immediately greeted with pictures lining the walls of all of her children and grandchildren. As Meredith looked down the line, she saw each Shepherd sister's wedding photo. She felt a pang of guilt because there was one of herself and Derek considering they had been married via post-it before legalizing it in Seattle's city hall.
Continuing down, memories of her grandchildren were documented. Meredith never realized just how many pictures she and Derek sent Carolyn until she saw framed photos, and pictures held up by magnets on the fridge once they reached the kitchen.
It was nearing dinner when Meredith and Derek had arrived in New York, so Carolyn was more than delighted to feed her visiting family. Derek escorted Meredith and the kids upstairs so they could drop their belongings off before heading back downstairs.
Meredith and Derek were staying in Derek's childhood bedroom and Meredith enjoyed seeing the space that her husband spent his youth in. His bed was made up of soft tan colored sheets, the walls a light blue. Around his room were various first place trophies scattered around.
"You never took these when you moved?" Meredith asked as she held up one of Derek's mathematics trophies.
"They weren't really part of Addison's decor," Derek answered as he eyed the award.
Meredith shook her head. Over the years, she had come to like Addison, but sometimes hearing certain things about her made Meredith's blood boil. "Well, if you want to, I would love to have these around the house," Meredith replied as she smiled at her husband.
Derek smiled at his wife, but before he could reply, Zola came bursting through the door.
"Nana said dinner is done!"
Throughout dinner, Carolyn eyed Meredith. Even though she was carrying twins, Meredith was still on the small side of pregnancy weight. A small bump was evident, but other assets were certainly growing as well. Carolyn always had a hunch for these things; she knew her daughter-in-law was pregnant again.
Now she just had to get it out of the couple. "So, Derek, Meredith…anything you'd like to share with me about your life back in Seattle?" Carolyn decided to be blunt about it instead of tread around the topic.
Meredith's eyes widened, and Derek stared back at his mother. "Mom!"
Composing herself, Meredith looked at Derek before looking back at Carolyn. "Actually, we recently found out that I'm pregnant."
"With twins," Derek added with a smile gracing his face.
Before Carolyn could reply, Zola chirped in, "Yup. Mama's gonna get big, big, big like she did with Bay."
Meredith laughed at her daughter. That seemed to be one of the main things Zola liked to say to people when she heard them talking about the babies. If this were her first pregnancy, she would probably be a little upset about that fact, but given the fact that she was very pregnant with Bailey, she knew it was coming any time now, especially with twins.
okay, okay this was semi short, but this is only part 1. part 2 will come later this week. and as always, thank you for all the reviews