I should be doing homework…but instead I am updating

Meredith woke up the next day in the hospital. She insisted on having her new baby sleep in the same room as her. She could not understand how mothers would want their baby to stay in the nursery. Madeline woke several times throughout the night, but still Meredith and Derek were glad she slept in the same room. When she woke, she noticed that Madeline was still sleeping. She just looked at the little baby dressed in white. She looked like an angel.

Just as Meredith turned away, Derek walked in and kissed her on the cheek. "Hey."

"Hey, where have you been?" Meredith asked.

Derek sat down on the bed next to Meredith and wrapped his arms around her. "I went to get some coffee with the Chief since you were still sleeping."

Meredith gave him an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry Babe, and I know it had to be hard sleeping on the hospital room sofa. If you want to sleep at the house tonight I will understand."

Before Derek could respond, Addison appeared in the doorway and interrupted. "Well that won't be a problem since I can discharge you today."

"Really?" Meredith responded.

"Really, you have been here at least twenty-four hours and if little Maddie Grace's stays healthy all day then I can have you out of here by seven." Addison said as she looked over the cradle. "Meredith and Derek you made one beautiful baby."

"Thanks Addison." Meredith replied.

Derek picked Madeline up as she began to stir. She was wrapped in a blanket that made it hard to find her, because she was so tiny. "Hey Daddy's girl, you want to see your Mommy?" He gently handed Madeline over to Meredith.

"I can't wait to take you home and show you your room." Meredith said as she held her baby in front of her.

Addison laughed and left the room. Derek went back to sitting on the end of Meredith's bed.

"So, we have our baby. When does the sex start up?" Derek asked, in a halfway joking manner.

"Oh, so you're a comic now?" Meredith said as she began to feed Madeline.

"It depends, was it funny?" Derek asked.

"Don't quit your day job." Meredith joked.

"Did you know the fact that you are feeding our child right now is very sexy to me?" Derek said as he gently moved a strand of hair from Meredith's face.

"Did you know that the fact that you complimented me while are baby is eating out of my boob is rather pervish?" Meredith said as she tried not to laugh.

"You like it." Derek commented sarcastically. "She's beautiful Meredith."

As Meredith looked down at her baby she said, "I know. I can't to see who she looks like; she already has your dark hair."

"How long do you think it takes for Izzie to ask to baby-sit?" Derek asked as he stroked the cheek of his eating baby.

"Iz will ask by the time we get home." Meredith replied. "When do you think Addison will let us know if we can leave?"

"Probably in the next hour or two." Derek said as he willingly took the new baby from Meredith.

"Well good, because I am so tired of being a patient in this hospital already. I just want to go home and snuggle with you and our baby." Meredith ran her hands through Derek's hair as she watched him hold their daughter.

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A few hours later Meredith and Derek were in their SUV and heading home. It seemed like the whole hospital helped them out to their car. Alex wheeled Meredith out, while Izzie and Christina carried balloons and flowers. Derek carried Madeline out in the baby carrier. After getting in the car, Meredith and Derek felt relieved.

Meredith rode in the backseat with Madeline, while Derek drove. "Derek, I think she looks like you. I mean I know it is really early to tell, but she reminds me of you when her eyes are open and they are blue."

"Well, Meredith I consider it a compliment, but she looks just like you when she is sleeping. I notice it when she pouts her lips out a little." Derek laughed.

As they pulled into the driveway of their new home, Meredith and Derek took a deep breath in unison.

A moment later Derek came around the side of the car to open the door for Meredith. First he lifted the car seat out and then helped Meredith out.

He led them into the house and on the kitchen table was two huge bouquets of flowers. They were both full of pink and white roses.

Meredith stood there speechless. She looked at Derek with tears in her eyes. Meredith walked over and took the note out of one bouquet and it read:

Meredith,

Nine months ago, if anyone would have told me that you could get more beautiful, I would have thought they were crazy. But everyday of the pregnancy you became more beautiful. Even on the days that you wanted to kill me, you were still my girl. Now you have given me one of life's greatest gifts and I realized that I could never love anyone more than I love you. So, I love you Meredith. I love Madeline too.

Yours Always,

Derek

Meredith threw herself into Derek's arms. "Dear Derek, I love you."

"I love you Meredith." Derek said as he gently picked Madeline up from the car seat and handed her to Meredith. "Now, let's take the Princess to her castle."

"Sounds like a plan to me." Meredith said in a baby tone. She wrapped her fingers around Madeline's little fist.

They walked up the stairs and entered the room across from their master bedroom. They walked into a room painted pale pink and sage green. There was a crib in the corner and the room had baby items all over. Meredith and Derek stood in the doorway and then entered the room.

"Welcome home Madeline. We decorated it for a princess." Meredith said. "I just want to let you know that your daddy worked very hard on this room. He thinks if you like it enough you won't want to date until your thirty." Meredith joked.

"Thirty-five actually." Derek responded with a straight face.

Meredith walked over to the changing table and sat Madeline down. "Diaper time, its time for you to christen the changing table with your baby booty."

"But not the same way Mommy and Daddy christened everywhere else in this house." Derek said as Meredith smacked his arm.

"We can't make sex jokes now, not in front of the baby." Meredith said as she changed Madeline's diaper. Suddenly Madeline let out a cry. "Oh No, what do we do she's awake?"

Derek took Madeline and began to sway her back and forth but it did not work, she kept crying. "Meredith what are we suppose to do?"

Meredith began to get tears in her eyes, "I don't know. At the hospital if she did not stop there was someone there to tell me what to do or they took her. She ate right before we left so she can't be hungry, she's not dirty, so maybe if we just rock her."

"Meredith take her and rock her in your chair. I'll go get the stuff unloaded from the car." Derek said as he helped Meredith get comfortable and then he left the room.

Meredith became situated and rocked Madeline back and forth. "Shhh, Maddie Grace, what on earth is wrong?" Meredith talked in a soothing tone. "You know, if you had any idea what it took to get you here, you would be intrigued." Madeline began to calm down, but Meredith did not stop telling her story. "I fell in love with your Daddy very quickly, but he was my boss so I turned him down for dates. Then we finally got together and his wife showed up, which is unfortunate. But don't worry, after a while Daddy and I got back together at a prom, but don't you ever do anything like we did at prom or I will not be happy. Daddy and Addison got divorced and now we are just all friends. After that Daddy and I got married and then went on our honeymoon. Oh and your uncle George moved in with your Aunt Callie, even though they are not married yet. They say they are coming to visit you soon. After the honeymoon, I found out I was pregnant with you and well, here you are." Meredith said as she kisses the baby's head. "I know that is a lot to hear, but I thought you should know. Oh Maddie, you have a grandma, but she died. Her name was Ellis and she was a doctor like Daddy and I. I guess it would have never mattered to you, because it is not like she would remember you. I'm sorry baby, I'm rambling."

Suddenly Derek came into the room with a diaper bag. "Did you say something?"

Meredith paused and looked out the window, "No, I didn't."

"Well, Izzie is on her way over with food. So we can eat and listen to Izzie's extreme baby-talk and then maybe get some sleep before this little one wakes up." He said as he knelt next to Meredith. "You're amazing Meredith."

"Thank you."

Alright, that is all for tonight…sorry I took so long for an update…I have had a little bit of writers block. I'm also sorry that this chapter might have been boring, but I have a few storylines coming up that might spark interest…