Chapter 7
"Derek!" His mother called coming out of the gate
"Mom" he smiled pulling her in for a hug
"Let me take a look at you" she said pulling back "You look good son there's something different"
"I don't know" he said as they headed to the car "did Meredith not come with you"
"No" she was feeling pretty lousy after the morning sickness I thought it was best to leave her at home"
Her mother nodded understandingly "So what's she like?"
He sighed happily "I don't know where to start mom she's beautiful smart sweet sensitive, thoughtful you know she invited Addison to have dinner with us"
"She did?" her mother said shocked he nodded "I think she feels guilty about the divorce"
"That's what's different you've got your sparkle back"
"My what?"
"Your sparkle I haven't seen it since before your dad died."
"So how are the girls?" he asked. 10 minutes later the pulled up in front of Meredith's house. His mother's jaw dropped as they got out if the car.
"She lives here? On an intern's salary?"
"It was her mother's she lives with George and Izzie interns from the hospital"
"Was her mothers?"
"Yeah she has Alzheimer's she is in a home"
"Mer we're here" he called as they came into the house walking into the living room he smiled when he found her sleeping soundly gently place a blanket around her shoulders and kissed her forehead before leading his mother into the kitchen
"Coffee?" he asked she nodded and sat on a stool
"She's so tired" he sighed pouring coffee
"I know pregnancy takes a lot out of you especially with five"
"Hey" he said noticing Meredith standing in the doorway looking tired
"Hey" she said sleepily "you should've woken me up" she said taking a seat beside his mother
"I was going to but you looked so peaceful" He smirked "Meredith this is my mom Carol mom this is Meredith"
"Nice to meet you dear" Carol said warmly
"You too I'm sorry I fell asleep"
"Don't worry about it dear I know how tiring pregnancy can be how far along are you?"
"Around ten weeks actually we have something for you" she said glancing at Derek who gave her a reassuring smile. She jumped of the stool and walked out into the hall and grabbed a bag from the closet.
She took a deep breath before heading back into the kitchen and handing the bag to Carol. Derek came over and squeezed her hand. Carol gasped as she took the photo out of the bag
"Its beautiful dear thank you" she said pulling her in for a hug
"You know I have to go tot the sore and pick some things for dinner I'll be back soon" he said kissing Meredith's forehead and exiting the kitchen.
Oh god what do I do now
She smiled at Carol nervously before slapping her hand to her mouth "Oh God" she groaned before running up the stairs Carol ran up after her. Kneeling behind her she pulled her hair back and rubbed circles in her lower black.
"Oh god I'm sorry I can't be making very good impression falling asleep and now throwing up"
"Don't worry about it I remember all to well what it was like being pregnant. And as for making an impression I knew as soon as I saw Derek at the airport that I liked you"
Meredith looked at her confused.
"I love Addison I really did like she was my own but they weren't happy not for along time when I saw Derek at the airport he was happy genuinely happy in a way I haven't seen since before his father died"
"He makes me happy too" Meredith whispered blinking back tears
"I'm back" Derek called from downstairs Carol stood up and offered a hand to Meredith pulling her to her feet
"Hey" he said when he saw them coming down the stairs "Morning sickness?" he asked noticing that she looked paler she nodded silently and he pulled her into his arms
"What did you get for dinner" she asked as he placed a glass of water on the table in front of her.
"Chicken" "Sounds good"
"I bought extra I wasn't sure if Alex and Izzie were on-call" she smiled appreciatively knowing how lucky she was that he wasn't intimidated by how close she was to her friends
She turned to Carol who was watching them with a confused look "Izzie and Alex are my roommates we all have the same resident" she explained "Oh Derek mentioned that now that I think about it"
"So mom I was thinking tomorrow we could go and see the land"
"I would love to son"
"Oh that reminds me did you get in touch with the contractor?" Meredith asked
"Not yet I will tomorrow" he said kissing her forehead before turning back to the vegetables
After dinner the moved into the lounge and it wasn't long before Meredith had fallen asleep on the Derek's shoulder
"I better get her up to bed" he whispered to his mother while scooping her up
Halfway up the stairs she began to stir "Derek?"
"Ssh go back to sleep" he whispered
"Okay" she murmured tiredly