(He tried to keep her from getting out of bed)
Meredith: If I missed work every time YOU got the urge to spend the day in bed…I would have been thrown out of the program on my ass as a first year intern.
Derek: Even better...you'd never have to get out of bed.
Meredith: You would be bored if I was a housewife…sitting here in my apron with dinner on the table every night when you got home.
Derek: That depends…are you wearing ONLY the apron?
Meredith: (smacking him…and pulling herself free to head toward the shower) Who would challenge you at work if I wasn't fast becoming the best neurosurgeon in the country? You should thank me Dr. Shepherd…AND give me a raise.
Derek: (evil laugh) If you keep doing that thing you did yesterday in the elevator then you DESERVE a raise.
Meredith: So…today is Thursday…I forget…exam room or supply closet?
Derek: Why not both?
Meredith: (laughing) Don't push it! (she went to jump in the shower...smiling as she looked down at her changing body…glad to know that the changes hadn't affected her husbands desire to be with her. She finished her shower and was standing in front of the mirror when he came in to jump in the shower. She watched with a grin as he stripped off his clothes. He was smirking at her...)
Meredith: Don't give me that look?
Derek: (playing innocent) What look?
Meredith: We're running late…don't even think about it…
Derek: (playfully pulling at the belt on her satin robe…amused as it fell open giving him a nice view of her naked body…his mouth kissing her neck) Think about what? You…naked? That seems to be all I ever think about.
Meredith: (pushing him away toward the shower…trying to stay focused on getting ready for work) Besides…aren't you exhausted?
Derek: What?
Meredith: You were tossing and turning all night…it didn't seem like you got much sleep…
Derek: (she saw his face change…the smirk disappearing as he jumped in the shower) Oh…I don't know…just a lot on my mind at work I guess.
(She shrugged…buying his explanation she went back to getting ready. He stood under the water…a long sigh as he thought about his restless night and the nightmare that he knew would upset his wife if she knew…he shuddered at the memory of the nightmare…tried to push it out of his mind…finished his shower…threw on his clothes and the couple headed into work.)
(He felt so emotional all day…every time he walked around the corner to see Meredith charting at the nurse's station…or entered a patients room for a consult and she was there he almost felt a sense of relief each time he was reminded that it was real…she was there…still very pregnant…by dinner time she had noticed that he had been acting strangely all day…more affectionate than usual…not that she was complaining, but something didn't seem right. They finished a surgery together…she noticed throughout the procedure he kept looking at her…he met her in the scrub room after the procedure…he washed up and pulled her to him…kissing her, which he rarely did in front of co-workers)
Meredith: Is everything ok?
Derek: What? Yeah…everything's fine.
Meredith: You seem like something is bothering you today…
Derek: (he smiled…sweetly rubbing her expanding belly) Everything's perfect. (he winked, and headed back to work)
(Meredith found Derek in his office late that evening…she was exhausted…the long hours along with the pregnancy starting to take it's toll…she collapsed on the couch with a heavy sigh)
Meredith: Gone are the days when I had the energy to more on this couch than just sleep.
Derek: You are doing more…you're growing a baby, so I'll let it slide.
Meredith: (patting her belly) Speaking of this little guy…we never did decide on a name…any ideas BESIDES naming him after medical instruments or procedures.
Derek: So I'm guessing naming him Oscar Robert so we can call him O.R. is out? (she wrinkled up her nose, laughing. He climbed on the couch next to her…pulling her feet up onto his lap to massage them.) So, Nancy called today…the Four Musketeers and mom want to throw us a baby shower…in two weeks…the whole crew is going to come.
Meredith: That'll be nice. (he pulled her up off the couch)
Derek: You ready to go? (she nodded...grabbing his hand they headed home.)
(In two weeks…a Friday night…his family started trickling in for the weekend baby shower. Meredith was exhausted from work, but didn't care…she loved when they visited…loved finally feeling like part of a big family. Derek's mom was staying at the house with all of the kids while his sisters and their spouses were going out for a nice dinner on Friday night. Derek and his brothers-in-law were waiting downstairs while the women got ready upstairs. They giggled like school girls while they got ready…Derek looked up from the ball game they were watching as he heard Meredith's giggle coming down the staircase. His sisters went to join their husbands on the couches for a quick glass of wine…Derek walked over to meet Meredith in the foyer…taking her hands and kissing her…amazed that a woman could look so beautiful entering her third trimester of pregnancy.)
Derek: You look…amazing. (she smiled up at him…that twinkle in her eye she always got when his sisters were around…they always kept Meredith in stitches with stories of the Derek they grew up with as a small child.)
Meredith: Thank you…so do you. (he smiled down at her…sweetly stroking her cheek as he kissed her…his sisters walking past to get their coats)
Nancy: Ok…ok…you're madly in love with your wife…we get it already. Are you going to be able to keep your hands off of her long enough to have dinner with us…or should we get take out?
Susan (Der's sister): You know once that baby's born the world will no longer revolve around you, Derek…I mean let's face it, you've been the only male in the house practically your whole life…it's not going to be all about you anymore, you realize that right?
Nancy: Lesson #1…these puppies (grabbing her own breasts) belong to the baby. (his sisters and Meredith laugh at the look on Derek's face.)
Derek: That's fine…(grabbing Meredith's ass on the way out) lesson #1 for the baby will be learning to share with Daddy. (she smacked him…laughing as the group headed off to dinner.)
(When they returned from the restaurant the others were tipsy…Derek making mixed drinks at their bar…all of the children were in bed and Meredith changed her clothes and went to find Derek's mother sitting out on the terrace.)
Anna: How was dinner?
Meredith: Great…although all of your children in one place tends to get a little rowdy…I think the waitress was glad to see us leave.
Anna: (laughing) I can imagine.
Meredith: Honestly, I don't know how you managed with the five of them after Jack died.
Anna: You just do…you'll understand soon enough…the day you become a mother…something inside of you changes. From the very first moment you hold that little baby you just know that no matter what happens, you'll find a way for your children to be happy and safe.
Meredith: Well, you've succeeded…they're all wonderful. (she hugged her mother-in-law as Derek came out to join them…taking a seat by Meredith.)
Anna: So…does my grandson have a name yet?
(Meredith and Derek looked at each other…smiling)
Meredith: He does. (They had decided to name the baby after Derek's father…and were anxious to get his mother's reaction.)
Derek: We're going to name him Jackson…call him Jack…if that's ok with you?
(His mother's eyes were watering…smiling at her son she pulled him in for a hug…tears in his eyes as well, he smiled at Meredith over his mom's shoulder. Anna was still emotional over the baby's name…she excused herself to turn in for the night. Derek pulled Meredith closer…staring up at the night sky. It had been a wonderful evening…neither ready for it to end.)
Derek: Do you want to go for a walk with me?
Meredith: Sure. (They had several acres…much of it wooded…their neighborhood was peaceful…quiet…the often walked around the property at night.)
Derek: I think Mom was happy with the baby's name.
Meredith: Yeah…I think so. (hand in hand they continued walking through the trails.)
Meredith: Are you worried at all…that things will change once the baby's born? I mean, no more long quiet walks…no more spending our whole day off in bed together…no more prancing around the house naked…no more sex on the rug in front of the fireplace...things will just be so different.
Derek: We'll still take long walks together…I'll just have a baby strapped to my back…and spending the whole day in bed with you and a tiny little face smiling up at me doesn't sound so bad. As for prancing around the house naked, and sex in front of the fireplace, he does have to sleep sometime you know. (he grinned…pulling her into his arms for a long kiss…his hands sliding up the back of her shirt, caressing her bare back) Although…these are all valid points…so we should probably get back to the house and take advantage of the last few months we have before the baby's born. (he grabbed her hand…pulling her toward the house as she giggled.)