I know you all are upset about the change of events, but just keep with the story! When I started writing this forever ago, I actually had no plan for any of this to happen, but as many writers say: stories have minds of their own!

If you guys read any of my other stories like Delicate, It All Comes Down To This, or To Be With You (Updates coming!) then I just wanted to let you know that I've decided to put another story on here that I wrote a long time ago. It's called 'Almost Perfect' and I hope you all read that as well! It's different from what I usually write. It's actually much lighter!

And if you don't read any of my other stories, I think you should, but I guess I'm a little biased!

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Chapter 42:

October 29, 2007- Seattle, Washington

"Meredith, she's beautiful," Derek whispered leaning over his wife and their newborn child.

"She is," Meredith responded, her eyes locked on the small baby in her arms.

"I can't believe we made this," Derek said, "We made a family, Mer."

"We did," Meredith said smiling.

January 4, 2026- Seattle Washington

Meredith woke up smiling. She opened her eyes and met Derek's. Another reason to smile. Then things once again slowly started coming back to her and that smile slowly disintegrated.

"How'd you sleep?" Derek asked.

"Better than last night," Meredith said. Last night she had slept alone. Derek had been in the hospital and all of her friends had forced her to go home.

"Good. I don't want you sleeping alone anymore," Derek said.

"I don't want to either," Meredith said, a stray tear falling down her face.

"What did I say about this crying thing?" Derek asked.

"I'm sorry, I just can't help it," Meredith muttered as Derek's thumb wiped it away.

"It's okay. We're just going to have to monitor your water intake, that's all," he said smiling, making Meredith smile as well, "See I knew you had it in you. I love your smile. You really should show it off more often."

"Derek? How can you act like everything is okay?"

"Meredith?" Derek asked making Meredith look him in the eye, "Right now, I'm lying down with my arms wrapped around the most important person in my life: the woman I love. Right now, everything is okay."

"But what happens when I can't be beside you? And when other people are around? Like the doctors and what if.. what if…" Meredith trailed off. She couldn't finish her thought. At least not out loud. Despite the fact that she didn't want to for Derek's sake, she began to cry again.

Derek pulled her in tightly, "You always can be beside me. If not physically, I know you'll be there emotionally. And when my eyes are on you, everyone else in the world disappears so I don't care about the Doctors or anyone else," Derek said deciding not to comment on the last part. He knew what she was going to say. He didn't want to have to tell her that he was scared to. Scared that she'd have to wake up without him.