So this is the last update before I introduce the cross over. I hope you all enjoy

With Callie's fingers threaded securely through her own, Meredith entered the restaurant located in her fathers latest hotel.

She had not eaten at this particular restaurant before , but her father was never one to eat somewhere that didn't have good portions of food at sensible prices (although she did know that he optimised the fanciful luxuries by extending his fine dining enterprises).

Squeezing Callie's hand, Meredith then let go to make a point of opening the door for her fiancée. She rested a hand on the small of her back as she followed her through the door before continuing in the direction of her father.

A waitress made a move towards them, but stopped when she realised which direction they were heading.

"Mer" Callie breathed as she stopped, Meredith almost running into the back of her. Callie turned to face her for a moment and Meredith was unsure of what she was going to say or do.

"You okay?" Meredith asked as she shifted her hand that had been on her fiancées back and now rested it gently on her hip.

Meredith watched as Callie bit her lip as she thought of what words she was going to say.

"I'm finally meeting your parents." Callie finally stated and Meredith nodded.

"I'm 3 months pregnant and meeting your parents" she added.

Meredith rolled her eyes but nodded.

"Are you sure we didn't do this back to front?" Callie asked and it was enough for Meredith to chuckle. "Meredith" Callie said with a warning tone.

"We did it just right." Meredith told her as she watched as her father stood and began to make his way towards them.

Callie let out a sigh and turned to see her future father in law walking towards them. "Crap" she sounded and Meredith giggled as her hand drifted back to its place on the small of Callie's back.

"Just breathe baby" Meredith told her and she felt Callie stiffen slightly before relaxing.

"Everything okay over here?" Thatcher Grey asked and Meredith beamed at her father.

"Just a few meeting the parents jitters." Meredith responded honestly.

Callie groaned and Meredith chucked. "I was a lot worse when I met her father." Meredith told him honestly.

Meredith then stepped around her fiancée to embrace her father. No words were spoken as he dipped his head to kiss her forehead. When Meredith pulled back she turned her attention to Callie. "As you know dad, this is Calliope, my fiancée."

Meredith then stepped out of the way so they could interact and watched as her father greeted her with a kiss on the cheek and a "welcome to the family."

Meredith then reached for Callies hand and guided her towards the table, she followed the route her father had taken and watched as her mother stood to greet them both.

She smiled briefly at her mother before ushering Callie into her seat. Meredith didn't always take on these roles but knew that she needed to with Callie not only being pregnant but also nervousness.

Meredith almost let out a giggle though, for when she looked up from what she was doing, she noticed her father doing the same.

"How did your first day go girls?" Thatcher asked and Meredith smiled at her father as he attempted to engage them in a conversation.

"It was ok," Meredith responded before looking to Callie for her answer.

"I am still at the stage where I am quite lethargic, so it was good to have the day to just unpack and settle in." Callie told them and Meredith slid her hand under the table and rested it on her fiancées thigh.

Conversation seemed to stem from that comment and soon Meredith and Callie found themselves talking about the baby and their pending nuptials. Meredith had watched as Callie glowed and rested her hand on the small pouch that had formed. She wasn't sure that she could love her fiancée any more than what she already did.

"So what date have you both decided on?" Ellis asked and Meredith simply shrugged her shoulders.

"It was my fault that we kept putting it off." Callie told them. "I wanted to meet you both first. But now reality has hit and I'm 3 months pregnant in a new city and only Meredith around. I guess it's better to do it now than to wait a few more months."

Ellis looked and Thatcher and Meredith watched them communicate without words. It took a few moments before Thatcher spoke. "If you would like," he began. "I can arrange for the wedding to be put together in the next month."

Meredith looked at Callie and begged her to agree. "We both want something small." She told him.

He nodded and Meredith could only hope that he would agree with small and would allow the small.

"Close family and friends." Callie told him. "Small and intimate"

Meredith smiled as she leant in and pressed a kiss to Callie's cheek, glad that things were going well.

"If you get a list to me by the weekend, I can get Melissa on it." Thatcher stated.

Meredith felt Callie rest her head upon her shoulder and she moved her hand from her fiancées knee and wrapped her arm around her shoulders.

"Dinner and then bed time." Meredith promised and she kissed her forehead, never having dreamt that she could be this affectionate in front of her parents.

Meredith looked up just in time to see her mother smile at her father. She knew it wasn't often that people outside their family ever really saw the more gentle natured side of her mother but it was there.

Things went quiet from that moment on. It was a peaceful and pleasant meal. Nothing would have indicated that on the other side of the country things were stirring that would draw the family into a new light.