Alright guys…here is my attempt at the medical lingo…wish me luck!!!!

Derek and Meredith drove to work separately. When Meredith pulled in she found an empty spot next to Derek's car. She walked in to the locker room where all of her friends, except for Izzie were preparing for work.

"My Interns, I want you ready to go in five minutes. Not a moment later." Bailey walked into the hallway and waited at the nurse's station.

"So Grey, I heard you and Shepard had a pretty amazing and sneaky night." Alex said in his usual tone.

"Oh, Evil Spawn. Don't be jealous because you wake up for fifty percent of your bed cold and stiff." Christina felt the immediate need to defend Meredith.

"Yes, Derek and I are back together. But it is not all about sex. So get your mind out of the gutter. Second, thanks George for keeping everybody informed. So allow me to set all records straight. We are not sneaking. Derek and Addison signed and filed divorce papers. Finn and I are not together. There is no juicy gossip. Derek and I are together. That is all." Meredith slammed her locker shut and put her white lab coat on.

The interns went straight to the Nurse's Station. Bailey waited there with three clipboards.

"Karev, Dr. Montgomery requested your presence today. See her down in on three. O'Malley, this is your case." Bailey handed Alex and George clipboards. "You have Mrs. Reeb in room 435. She is on the liver transplant list. I need you to make contacts. Grey I need you in the pit today. We have three Sutures on the waiting list and a full waiting room. Yang, you have the Whipple in room 464. Be polite and don't say anything too stupid."

"Yes." Christina was rather excited by her case.

"Go.' The interns paused for a few seconds. "Now"

The interns all went their separate ways.

When Meredith arrived in the pit, Olivia ran up to her and handed her a similar clipboard like the ones Bailey carried.

"What do we have?" Meredith says as she looks over the paperwork.

"To start, we have Suzanne Lavette. She is twenty-three years old and simple cut her self with scissors." Olivia handed Meredith the next clipboard.

"Did she cut herself on purpose?"

Olivia responded quickly. "Nope, she just missed cutting wrapping paper for her friends birthday present. Your next case is just a simple suture. Minor Laceration. Dr. Shepard was down here to suture your last one on the list. "

Meredith smiled by the sound of his name. She then proceeded to the pit to suture up the patients.

Thirty minutes went by and the Pit became rather slow. Suddenly Meredith got a 9-1-1 call.

"Olivia, could you tell Dr. Hendren that I have a 9-1-1?"

"He already knows and he is on his way. "

Meredith rushed to the Ambulance entrance. The members of the squad jumped off the vehicle and lifted the gurney. At first glance Meredith could see a young woman jump panicking and a little girl laying flat on the gurney.

The first EMT briefed, "Molly Lucas. Six years old, multiple lacerations to the head, stomach and one on the left lower leg."

As soon as Meredith saw the little girl her heart began to melt. She knew in the pit of her stomach that this was no accident.

"Ok. I need someone to page Dr. Shepard. Get her to an OR immediately….Go!" As Meredith, was running to behind the gurney, the young woman tugged on her lab coat.

"Um, hi. I'm Cheryl, her babysitter. I meant nothing by it. I did not mean to harm her."

Meredith did not know what else to do, so she sent the woman into the ER waiting room and told security to question the young woman. She then took the next elevator to the upper level for Molly.

Meredith arrived in the room, before Derek. As soon as Derek got to the room her heart eased up just a bit.

"What do we have?" Derek said with a knowing concerned look in his face.

"Molly Lucas. Six years old, multiple lacerations to the head, stomach and one on the left lower leg." Meredith responded quickly.

As Derek took a flashlight to the head, he knew immediately that there was something wrong.

"She needs surgery now. Grey, scrub in and get to OR 2 immediately. I'm going to do an open skull exam. There is no time for a CT, if we want any shot at saving her life." Derek took the hand of the young girl, just as the monitor began to sound the flat line.

"Dr. Shepard, she is flat lining." Meredith knew he knew, but she did not know what else to say. Something had to be done.

"Get the PADS in here. Charge to two-hundred." Derek took the paddles and as soon it was charged he took action. "Clear!"

A steady heartbeat.

"Grey, proceed to the OR." The staff wheeled the gurney to the OR, with Grey following.

Two hours later the surgery was over. Derek and Meredith left the OR, feeling great.

"So, when do we follow-up?" Meredith smiled as she talked to her number one man.

"Well, I'm going to put in some paper work then I will head up there. Would you like to come with me?" Derek asked.

"I would love to, but the police want to talk to me about what the babysitter told me." Meredith then smiled. "I'll come as soon as I am done."

"OK."

As they walked their separate ways, Derek could not help but smile. She was the one that could make him feel complete.

Meredith was far too busy with sutures, a minor surgery and a bout with paperwork, that for the next ten hours she did not see Derek once. At the end of the ten hours, she decided to check in on Molly, before she tried to sneak a nap in the On-Call room. Much to her surprise, Derek was sitting and talking to Molly.

"Well, someone seems pretty happy to have just had surgery." Meredith said to a wide-eyed Molly.

"Dr. Shepard said that I was a good girl. My babysitter always says that I am bad." Molly frowned. "Will my hair grow back?"

"Yes, Molly." Derek responded with a smile on his face.

"Molly, I am Dr. Grey. Are you feeling alright?" Meredith smiled.

"I have a bad headache." Molly paused and smiled. "Are you the princess?"

Derek smiled.

Meredith was unsure of how to respond, when Molly took over. "In the story I read. There was a princess with pretty long hair and she lived in a castle. Do you live in a castle?"

Meredith then knew what she had to say, but Derek was quick to respond. "You know what Molly, she is a princess. Princess Meredith is what we like to call her. "He then looked at Meredith and he couldn't even refrain from smiling.

"Wow!" Molly's eyes lit up.

"Yes, Molly. I am a princess." Meredith ran her hand along the young girls arm.

"Princess Meredith, could you do something for me?" Molly asked with innocent eyes.

"What is it Molly?" Meredith leaned closer.

"Could you tell me a story?" Meredith wanted to, but was worried about time.

"Um, well, I…" Meredith looked at Derek and he nodded. "Yes I could."

Molly scooted over in her bed, and motioned for Meredith to sit next to her. Meredith knew Molly deserved better and it broke Meredith's heart.

Derek left the two girls alone while they talked about castles and fairy dust. Meredith became rather tired, but finished her story. She noticed that Molly had fallen asleep. She gently stood up, careful not to wake Molly.

Before Meredith left she checked Molly's stats and made sure everything was content. She leaned over and felt Molly's cheek. She simple said, "I know you are young, but you should know that life is not supposed to be this hard." She fixed the covers and went straight to the On-Call room.

When Meredith got to the On-Call room she saw Derek getting ready to catch a quick sleep. She hopped up on the top bunk.

"Meredith"

"Yes, Derek?" She was tired, but loved to hear the sound of his voice. It was soothing to her now, before it just made her sad. But now, everything was good.

"You were great with her." Derek stood up.

"Thanks." Meredith knew Derek had something to say, but was not sure where he was going with this.

"I want kids. I want lots of them and the marriage. I want the little one standing at the side of the bed, asking if they can crawl in when they are scared of the thunderstorm". Derek said and he went on. "I want to be in the delivery room and hold them when they are born, hold their hand when they learn to walk and get really frustrated when they color on the wall with a crayon." Derek sighed and tears welled up in Meredith's eyes. "Meredith, I want that with you. This is not a proposal, but an idea. I saw you with Molly tonight and I knew that there is no one else that I want all of that stuff with."

Meredith leaned forward and grabbed the neck of Derek's shirt and kissed him.

"Derek." She spoke and it was a relief to Derek's ears. "I want that too. I want you to be the father of me kids." Meredith got down from the bed. "I want you to be my partner in crime and everything else." She leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Meredith climbed back into the bed, leaving Derek standing in the same position with a smile on his face. She then turned the lights above her off. "Goodnight Derek Shepard. I'm completely in love with you."

Derek moved to his bed knowing that they still had to take their time and not rush into anything. "I love you too Meredith."