Title: The Sweetest Place on Earth
Summary: Two people leave the hospital tying to escape their past, but what happens when they run into each other. Meredith never chose between Derek and Finn she just couldn't so she didn't chose either. Derek and Addison are divorced. Addison and Mark are together and happy.
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Grey's Anatomy or I would be watching it now. I don't own anything.
The Airport
Oh god of all people for Meredith to literally run into it had to be no one other than Dr. Derek Shepherd himself. Meredith thought her cover was blown until Derek spoke.
"Meredith, Alex, Izzie, and George strange how you run into old friends in an airport while on vacation. So were you here all together on vacations. I am meeting family were going to the park. My mother father and two of my sisters and their families. There plan from Massachusetts must be late arriving." He looks up at the flight board and sees a plan landed about thirty minutes before from Arizona. That was where he now 'lived' or what he would tell them. "I guess the plane got delayed. I arrived about thirty minutes ago from Arizona. Wonderful time for flying. The flight should be nice back to Seattle. Send my best to everyone. I don't want to keep you from your flight." He smiled and went on walking. From Meredith's relieved face he could tell he did the right thing.
"Great seeing you again Derek.' Meredith said as he was walking away. She smiled. He knew her so well to know that she wouldn't tell her friends yet.
"That was so weird Mer. Do you think he knows you live here? That might be why he is here." Izzie said. She liked Derek but Meredith finally seemed happy and she didn't want to ruin that.
"I don't think so. He sounded like he thought I lived in Seattle still."
"Yeah just stay away from touristy attractions for the week or you might run into McFamily." Izzie said. "I can't believe he is in Arizona I was so sure he was in South Carolina. Wow everyone in Seattle would love to know he is in Arizona."
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George, Alex, and Izzie got on their plane half an hour later. Meredith sighed she no longer had to lie they were gone. She saw the plane from Massachusetts still wasn't in so she texted Derek
-D
Are you still waiting for your family? Want me to wait with you.
-M
He was having coffee at Starbucks in the airport waiting for the plane to land when he got her text. He laughed and then texted back to her.
-M
I am in Starbucks. Meet me here. I'll be waiting.
-D
She smiled when she got the text. She really hadn't had much alone time with him all weekend or week for that matter. First with work and then with her friends they just didn't have time.
She quickly left the area she was standing and headed for Starbucks. A smile spread across her face as she ordered a doughnut and a hot chocolate. She still missed her coffee but hot chocolate would have to do for close to another five months.
"I thought you would never get here. I missed you this weekend." He smiled stood up and they left together. "Let's go wait somewhere more private."
"Sure we haven't had a chance to talk in like a week. I miss talking to you." They walked until they reached some benches in a nearly deserted corner of the airport.
"So your family is coming Derek. Do I get to meet them or do I have to wait until November."
"You can meet them. You probably would see them in the hospital anyway. They like to visit me at work." He loved talking about his family. He wanted his family to meet the one person who he talks about in every phone call.
"So who do I get to meet?"
"You get to meet my mother Patricia, my father Bryan. My two younger sisters Elizabeth and Hannah. Elizabeth is married to Ethan. She has blonde hair and deep blue eyes. She has four kids and is thirty years old. Her kids are Erin, who is eight years old kind of a surprise, Eric, who is five years old the only boy in her family, Ella, who is a beautiful blonde curly hair and is almost four well she will tell you she will talk a mile a minute, and finally Emily, who is a year old Elizabeth says its her last but I don't think so. They wanted them all to be the same that is how the E thing came along. Hannah is married to Trey. They picked names that mean something for there kids. They have five. Hannah didn't want to have to go crazy picking a name for all her kids with the same letter. She is only 28 you would probably have a lot in common with her if she didn't have all the kids. She is a kindergarten teacher. Her oldest are five year old identical twin boys Bryant, who has my good looks and is very smart and athletic the name means smart I think they choice it because of my father, and his twin Hayden, he is strong and good looking. Then she has three year old Carly a tomboy very pretty cute little girl. They also have two year old fraternal twins Chelsea and Bryce. They are adorable very cute and funny you can already tell they are going to be smart. So that is who you are going to meet soon."
"Wow that is a lot of information at once. I was thinking we pick a name for our baby your parents might want to know. I even have a book of names with me. It doesn't have to be permanent just a name. But first I want to know all your nieces and nephews names."
"Ok so I have three more sisters. My oldest sister Cameron is in her early forties. She is married to a marine James. They have three kids the least in my family besides me. Adrianna she is fifteen years old. Always said to be very attractive loves fashion and is generally nice to others. Then they had Wayde, class clown very attractive got that from me and athletic. He is twelve years old. Last they had Lillie, She is six years old. Head strong and absolutely gorgeous. Was the surprise of the family. Then there is Kristi she is thirty-eight works hard and is married to Alex. They have six kids together. The oldest are twin fourteen year olds Shauna and Samantha. Identical in looks and that's about it. They have twin boys fraternal Terence and Trent. They are your typical ten year old boys. They had Dakota who is eight years old. She loves animals and is really smart. Then last but not least they had Ohanna, they fell in love with the name meaning Gods greatest gift. She is special five years old I can already tell she will be really smart. My last older sister is thirty six Stephanie. She is artistic and has seven kids. First she had triplets William, Charles, and Joseph. They are amazingly smart and funny. Different then average eleven year olds more mature. Then she had what she thought would be her last Mabelle which means lovable. She is cute and smart petite nine year old. Then they were blessed with twins Florence and Henry. Their presents from their trip to Italy. They are five years old and cutest things ever. Finally they had Ianna. They named her after his brother Ian. She is only a year and a half. I think they are done."
"Oh wow. I want a unique name something strong that suits our little girl. I have to like the name though. I just want her to feel confident and look like whatever her name is."
"Yeah I know what you mean. Can I see the book please." Meredith passes the book of baby names. Some pages are folded over.
"I tried to save the pages of names I really liked." She smiled hoping he would like at least one of them.
"Ok I will look at those and ones I like." He flips through a few pages staying on a page in the N's for a few minutes staring at a name. "How about Nellie?"
"I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. So no." She smiles that he is trying.
"Ok I will find a better name." He finds another name he really likes "Noelani it just rolls off your tongue."
"That's not bad mark that page.' She smiles he is really into looking into names.
"You marked Oceana. I don't know it seems like we should live near an ocean for that once." Derek smiles and thinks about the name.
"Maybe not. I just want it to be unique." Meredith sighs how do you name a baby correctly without seeing it first.
"Renee Shepherd what do you think?" He sounds quite proud of himself. Meredith makes a face of surprise.
"Maybe for her middle name."
"Pamela Renee Shepherd. We should give all are friends and family a say in naming her." They both smile that name seemed perfect.
"Okay that can be chose number one I have to like all the choices though."
"We both have to like the choices." They smile maybe naming their baby wouldn't be so hard after all. Derek said thinking of other names.
"Lacey Victoria Shepherd. It is girly and sounds rich and smart." Meredith replied.
"Little Lacey she can be daddy's little girl." He laughed "Write these down so we don't forget."
"How about Madison?"
"It would remind me to much of my ex-wife." He didn't want to think about Addison but naming his Addison would make him think about her.
"Your family is going to be here in ten minutes I can't wait." She was barely able to sit still. He just laughed and smiled.
"What about Madelyn or Vienna or Gazelle or Christabel."
"Vienna Alena Shepherd sounds nice classy rich and different." He was smiling naming a baby was fun. "Christabel reminds me of Cristina and Izzie which isn't a bad thing but I don't know." Derek didn't want them to think the baby was named after them. His sisters would probably get jealous.
"Arielle Evangeline Shepherd it can be a choice."
"So we have so far Pamela Renee, Lacey Victoria, Vienna Alena, and Arielle Evangeline. They are beautiful names and we might come up with another name later on." He looked at his watch and the stood up. "We are meeting them in five minutes."
They had to walk fast to the terminal to get there before the Shepherd family got off the plane.
Next chapter what the Shepherds think of Meredith. What do you think of the baby names. If you have any other suggestions you can tell me about them. Thanks for the reviews. The holidays is probably when they will get back together.
