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.

Christmas Eve

Izzie was making some Christmas cookies in the kitchen Meredith and Cristina were watching her. Izzie was afraid they would screw up the batter. Derek, Alex, Burke, and George were all in the family room watching Steelers game.

"So what do you guys think you're getting for Christmas?" Izzie asked them. She knew Derek was planning on popping the question he had showed her the ring and asked for a females opinion. She loved the ring it looked so Meredith.

"Well I think Derek will get me something for the baby or like a spa gift card but he is always filled with surprises."

"Burke will probably get me something like couples cooking classes. He was watching Oprah the other day and said are problem was we didn't enough stuff together. But come on Oprah."

"I watch Oprah." Meredith said and got a look from Cristina saying you have got to be kidding me. "The chief gives me more time off now that I am pregnant."

"I think it is good he is trying to improve your relationship. One day Alex waited on me hand and foot and said I need with all the stress of planning a wedding." She put a tray of cookies in the oven and pulled another tray out. "Who want to decorate these cookies?"

"I will." Meredith grabs a cookie and some icing. "What I am building Christmas traditions. Derek said the baby needs traditions. We even picked a tree out together. He chopped the tree down himself. We even christened underneath the tree. That tradition we can't share with the baby though."

"Meredith you rambling again." Cristina said and took the cookie Meredith just decorated and ate it. "I am being nice for you. I don't do happy or Christmas."

"Hey I just decorated that. We are supposed to eat them near the tree and sing Christmas carols." Meredith says and bursts into tears. Izzie just glares at Cristina.

"Great now you upset the pregnant woman."

"She will get over it in five minutes and want Chinese or something.' Cristina said

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Meredith is sitting in at the bar in the kitchen and not talking still upset. Cristina wondered off upstairs to talk with her mother on the phone even if she didn't want to. Izzie is starting to make the Christmas Eve dinner along with Burke. Derek is pacing back and forth in front of the Christmas tree. Alex and George were watching some of Ellis Grey's newest surgeries she had sent the previous week.

Derek walks out the front door before calling to Meredith. "I am going for a walk.'

"Be careful." She called the last thing she wanted was for him to get hurt.

"I will.' He said as he walked out the front door and down the street. He opened up his cell phone and dialed Ellis Grey's number.

"Ellis Grey speaking."

"Hey Ellis are you and Richard ready to be outside the window at exactly midnight to see me propose. She will be able to see you from the window. My family will be there too. It will be like a big sleep over in our house that night.' He was smiling and kept feeling his pocket to make sure the ring was still there.

"Yeah we will be there. Does she know yet or is it a surprise?" Ellis asked her daughter hated surprises.

"It will be a surprise. One that I think she will like."

"Bye see you later and good luck.'

"Thanks bye."

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The dinner was excellent they had chicken, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, and fresh French bread. There was tons of extra food Izzie had made incase any of the visitors that would be outside there window in a matter of hours were hungry.

It was 6:30 at night and Derek was getting more nervous. They decided to play a game called Imagine If. To win the game you have the most people matching your answer but they were just answering the questions.

Derek rolled and landed on Cristina's name and read the question aloud.

"Imagine if Cristina were reading a newspaper which section would she read first? 1. The comics 2. The obits 3. The want ads 4. Sports 5. Ads or 6. Houses."

"I don't have time to read the newspaper give me another question." Cristina said.

"Just pick a number Cristina everybody else did." They all showed there answers. They all except Cristina chose the want ads.

"Why would I read the want ads I would so read the comics first?" Cristina said bitterly because everyone got the point but her. Then it was Izzie's turn to read a question about Meredith.

"Imagine if Meredith was a mother which would she be. 1. Workaholic with children in day care 2. Stay at home mother watching her own kids 3. Solid provider having the husband to watch the kids." Everyone looks at Derek and laughs he would never willing quiet his job. "4. Balanced well at work and at home 5. stay at home mother with a nanny or 6. works part time and has help from parent and babysitter." They all pick number 4 knowing Meredith would be upset if they didn't.

They continued playing the game until 8:00. Alex suggested they go catch up in the family room.

"Oh I have to tell you guys. We know where we are getting married and the reception. They are both being held at Hotel Hershey." She smiles and they all stare at her. "The ceremony will be held out doors in the garden. The reception is going to be inside the hotel. Oh I can't wait."

"Who is in the bridal party?" Derek asked keeping the wedding talk flowing.

"Meredith, Cristina, Derek, Preston, George, and Alex's sister Alicia. That is everyone I was going to have my friends Madison and Rachel but that is a lot of people so we are still deciding and then Alex has two friends from college we could have in the wedding."

They continued talking around 11 pm they started having hot chocolate and had a fire going. Izzie and Burke knew it was going to be a long night. Izzie made tons of extra hot chocolate for there visitors that would shortly be gathering outside. The weather was nice not extremely cold but they had a dusting of snow and was flurrying. It was getting close to midnight and Derek was getting nervous everyone could tell even Meredith but they didn't know why.

The next chapter should be up either tonight or tomorrow. Thanks for the reviews. Hope you have a happy new year.