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"Mer, honey?" Derek said, watching her excitement gushing out over the bedding section. She looked so happy, he just couldn't do it.

"Derek! Look at this one!" She exclaimed, not acknowledging his previous attempt at talking.

"Mer, I need to talk to you." He said again, as she finally put the blanket down and looked at him. He walked towards her, taking her hand, linking his fingers into hers. "I have to go in for a consult, but I'll be back in a bit, so I need to drop you off. You can plan out the nursery baby." He said as her face fell.

"But Derek…"

"Mer, you know we have plenty of time to do this, we're both of tomorrow and we can do this all day if you want…we can bring Delia." He explained.

"Okay Derek…I love you." She said as she grasped his hand, walking towards the register to pay for the nursery set.

After taking care of the bill, and the delivery appointment, he quickly dropped her off, promising her a family night when he got home. He made his way across town, towards Smith's office to see what was going on. When he finally pulled in he felt nauseated, like he would empty his stomach right then and there. He hated this. He hated Cooper, and he hated dealing with all of this stuff, months after it had happened. They were ready to move on from it, to grow as a family, but it was impossible. He unbuckled his seatbelt and grabbed his cell, and jumped out of the car ready to get it over with.

The secretary called back to Smith's desk as Derek sat in the waiting area twiddling his thumbs, and then moving on to flipping through a magazine, that he wasn't really looking at. Finally Smith emerged, motioning for Derek to follow him back towards his desk.

"Hey Derek, how are you?" Smith asked, as he sat down ruffling through stacks of papers.

"Not so good, having to deal with this today. We found out it's a girl…" He informed him, a slight smile showing for a second.

"Congratulations Derek. I'm happy for you. I know that this is the last thing you want to be doing today, but the faster we take care of it the faster it will be over with. After the preliminary hearings, they are sold on his guilt, but if you and Meredith testify, it will seal the deal, and it may even add to his sentence." Smith explained.

"When…" Derek asked.

"Maybe a couple of weeks, I will know for sure by the end of the week for sure."

"If it's any longer I won't have it. Mer is getting to far along, she doesn't need the stress."

"I know Derek." Smith reassured him. He looked down at his desk, gathering paperwork and sticking in a manila folder and handed it over to Derek. "Take this home, look over it. They took pictures at the house and figured he broke in through the window in the kitchen and unlocked the front door. Meredith's finger prints were on the gun, which is registered to your name, so you are both held responsible for the gunshot, but it will be considered self defense if he is found guilty."

"Okay, anything else?"

"Just needed to inform you of the timeline. He will be tried for breaking and entering, damage to property, attempted rape, assault and battery, and attempted murder, along with other sexual harassment charges brought on by other members of the hospital along with Meredith's."

"That's great. I'll be in touch. Thank you Smith." Derek said, shaking his hand and heading out of the door. He felt a lot better seeing what Cooper would have to weasel out of to go home free, which wasn't promising, but he still felt uneasy.

He made it home as fast as he could, wanting to spend time with Meredith and Delia. As he pulled into the driveway, he spotted Izzie's car and pulled in next to it. He quickly got out and locked the door behind him and made his way into the house.

"I'm home Mer!" He yelled out hearing noises in the kitchen. Meredith was sitting at the table, Handwriting invitations to Delia's party while Izzie helped pack and seal them.

"Hey Derek." Izzie said as Meredith jumped up and kissed him, never wanting to let him go.

"I missed you Derek." She said smiling. Derek kissed her once more, and let her go, heading to the fridge to grab a beer.

"DADADADA" Delia said, eyeing her father.

"Hey peanut! How were you for mommy?" He said, swooping her up and kissing her cheeks, making small raspberries on her cheeks. She giggled hysterically, her dirt blonde curls bouncing. Derek loved her more than words could ever explain. "My big girl's turning one next week. Yes you are…" He said carrying her around the kitchen

"And she's already as spoiled as you Derek." Meredith said laughing as Derek's mouth fell open in surprise.

"Me spoiled?"

Meredith smiled as she finished her stack.

"Well, I think I'm going to head out guys." Izzie said as she grabbed her purse and headed towards the door after giving Meredith a hug.

"See you tomorrow Mer." She said.

"Bye Iz." Meredith replied. She walked over, taking Delia from Derek and carrying her to the highchair to feed her.

"I love you Derek." She said as Delia giggled.

"Mama." Delia said cooing at her mother.

"I love you to Meredith." He kissed her, joining her at the table and watching their daughter in awe, as he placed his hand on her stomach to feel his other.