"Mommy!" Meredith heard Bailey shouting. He was running towards her. Behind him were Matt and Chris who were talking about something, and behind them was Arizona, who carried a folder into her arms.

Meredith opened her arms and hugged Bailey. If Matt and Chris were daddy's boys, than Bailey was mommy's boys. He always wanted to go with Meredith, wanted to be with her. Bailey was her little boy.

"Hi, Bailey, how was your day?"

"I was playing with Matt and then with Chris. Then I ate chocolate and then…" He took a deep breath and continued. "Then I played with Matt. We were playing with cars. And then we played doctors."

"You did?" Meredith smiled and touched his blonde hair.

"I was operating brain, just like daddy!" Chris shouted.

"And I was operating his face." Matt said and jumped.

"I was you, mommy." Bailey said and kissed Meredith's cheek.

"They were busy saving they patient that forgot to eat their lunch." Arizona said as Meredith stood up. She took Bailey's arm.

"Are you hungry boys?"

"No!"

"No!"

"Yes!" Chris shouted. Then he saw Alex who was eating donuts, and ran to him. "Uncle Alex, can you give me one donut? Please!"

Alex smiled and started talking to Matt about sweets. Meredith smiled about them and returned her attention to Arizona.

"I will get them inside to meet Derek's family and then we will talk."

Arizona nodded and at the same time Matt came back holding donut. "Uncle Alex gave it to me."

"Young man, your sugar level is going to rise up." Arizona said and patted his shoulder.

She looked at Meredith and they both smiled. "I don't care. This donut is far more important than my sugar level."

"What did you say?" Meredith was left surprised. Matt never talked back to her. He was only five but started to act like Meredith when she was older.

"Nothing, mom. I'm sorry." He said and looked down. "I will listen to uncle Alex less."

"Maybe you should." Meredith answered. "Are you boys ready to meet your grandmother and aunts?"

"We have grandmother?" Asked Chris.

"And more aunts?" Asked Matt and looked at his brother. Matt was too surprised, so Chris got a chance to eat a half of his vanilla donut. "Ah! That's my donut!"

"You have to share with your brother's, Matt."

"But I wanted to eat! I didn't eat lunch." He looked sad and angry at the same time.

"Next time I will make sure that you eat your lunch." Arizona said and apologizing looked at Meredith. She mutted 'I'm sorry' to Meredith.

"I will buy you all something later."

"I want pizza, mommy." Bailey said and squeezed his mother's hand.

"I want mac and cheese!" Matt shouted and ate the rest of his donut.

"And I want icecream!." Chris said and hugged Mer's leg. He always did that when wanted something from her. Meredith sighed and looked at them.

"I will make vegetables with meat today, no exception. You have to eat them or you won't grow up." She frightened her children. They didn't love to eat vegetables and there was no other way how to make boys to eat them. When Derek was alive they somehow ate them, because dinner with Derek was filled with joy and laughter. He always told them about his day and patients, played with kids and told them stories about princes and their loved ones.

"Ew…" Bailey said and looked at his mother in horror. "I don't want to eat veggies!"

"Bails, we don't have a choice." Chris said and looked at his brother. "We don't want to be little for the rest of our lives."

"Still no." He said and looked at his mother. "Please, mommy!"

"No, Bailey."

"But mommy – " He was close to tears. Meredith took him in her arms and stroked his little back.

"I want you to be strong and grow up."

"Just like daddy?"

"Just like daddy." She said and looked down. Twins were looking at her with their big eyes. They were the only ones of the kids who remembers him. They were old enough. Bailey was only a year old when Derek left and Ellis… Meredith didn't know she was pregnant.

"Let's go inside. I want you to meet them." She turned back at twins. "And don't make a big noise. Your sister is sleeping."

"Ellis is there?" Matt asked and touched his red t-shirt. He looked nervous.

"Yes, and please behave. We don't want them to think that you are spoiled, do we?"

"No." Chris took his brother's hand and looked at his mother. His green eyes looked at her with hope and fear.

"Then let's go." She said and opened the door. She went inside and boys followed her. Chris was holding Matt's hand and Bailey was hugging his mother. Meredith put Bailey down and smiled at Arizona, who was closing the door.

"Boys," Meredith said and looked at Carolyn who was standing next to her table. "This is your grandmother Carolyn." Then she looked at Nancy and Liz, who were sitting on the couch. "These are your aunts – Nancy and Liz. And – " She looked at Kath who was holding Ellis. "That is your aunt Kath."

Matthew was the first one to speak. "Hi, I'm Matt." He said and went to Kath. "Is she sleeping?" He asked about Ellis. Meredith was surprised again about his actions. Matt was really protective about his little sister, but Chris was also.

"I'm Chris. Are you holding her right?" He said and stood next to Matt.

"Boys – " Meredith tried to stop them.

"Don't worry, Meredith. They are just protective about Ellis that's all." Liz smiled and looked at boys. "Yes, I am. I won't let her fall."

"You better not." Matt said and Meredith heard Carolyn laughing.

"Derek was the same when Amelia was little. He was always around her, always said how to hold her right and that we should not to hug her hard."

"I remember that. Once I wanted to feed her, but he shouted at me." Nancy said and smiled. Meredith saw her smile for the first time.

"But he was older. Twelve." Carolyn added and looked at her youngest grandson. "And you must be Bailey."

He nodded and took step closer to her. "Hello."

"Hi, Bailey. I'm your grandma."

"Grandma?" He looked at Meredith. Bailey was surprised. "Is she your mommy?"

"No. She is daddy's mom."

"Daddy's?"

"Yes. Your dad is my son." Carolyn said and smiled at Bailey. Meredith saw tears in her eyes and she was too on the edge of crying. She had never imaginated a moment like this. She got pregnant with twins six years ago. Since then it's been only them – Meredith and Derek. No one other of their relatives were present in their childer lives. Of course, there was Alex and Callie, Mark and Lexie before… but that was different. They were her family but at the same weren't.

She was alone all her life. Ellis was always working, Thatcher had left when she was five, and no one wanted her. She was always alone, but then Derek came and changed it. He was her family and always will be. Derek and their kids are her family, her real family, who loved her.

Hi!

Yes, Meredith knows how to cook. After Derek's death she needed to feed her children so she learned how to cook.