40 Weeks
Hey! Please keep reviewing! This chapter is the next afternoon.
By the way, I am making Derek 30. This is very unrealistic, but I want him to be 30. Meredith is 28. That's just the way things are. Haha. So don't get mad, just go with it.
A/N: Don't own Grey's Anatomy. Don't own the characters or anything. No Addison because I don't like her.
Week 4
Meredith moaned as her pager went off. This job was much more stressful than she thought. She had been agonizing about how to tell Derek about the baby for 24 hours now, and it wasn't getting any easier. She and him were going out tonight, and she had a special place she wanted to take him. She couldn't decide. She was happy. She really was happy. She hadn't ever really seemed like the motherly type, but she had always wanted a baby. A little person to love you no matter what. It just sounded so nice, plus all the time she spent hanging around the nursery made her very ready to have one of her own. She always figured though, that she would wait a little while before taking that step. She hoped that she would be married, and an attending, with a steady job and a more stable life. Less stressful. That was a joke though, this job would never be less stressful.
She pulled herself off the hard bed, and opened the door, breathing in the smell of injured and sick patients. Yuck, the smell wasn't so great, but the possibilities were. Sauntering down the hall, she entered the room of her patient, and greeted Derek.
"Hey, Dr. Grey."
"Hey Dr. Shepered." She smiled at him.
After checking the patient and giving him to Izzie, who was on discharge, Derek and Meredith walked back into the hall.
"We're off in thirty minutes." He remarked.
"Yeah, we are."
"Any idea of where you want to go tonight?"
"Yeah. I have kind of, a surprise for you."
"Oh?"
"Uh huh. Let me drive, we're going to a pretty special place."
"Awesome. I'll meet you outside in a few minutes."
"Sure."
A kiss on the cheek, and they turned their separate directions.
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After changing into her jeans and her trench coat, Meredith grabbed her leapord print shoes, and pulled a grey tee over her head. Grabbing her bag, she hurried out to Derek's car in the rain. She went ahead and sat in the driver's seat waiting for him.
The rain poured onto the car windshield. Her aunt, crazy aunt Nancy had always told her that rain was just God crying. God cried a lot in Seattle apparently. The rain was always calming to Meredith, it had rained the night her father had left her mother, it had rained the night that she had found out her mother had Alzheimers, and both nights Meredith had slept through tears. Maybe it didn't mean anything. She hoped that it didn't mean anything. It always rained in Seattle. This night was no different. Except, she had a really big announcement to make to Derek.
Derek hurried out in his little sweater and collared shirt hanging out. She loved that look. It was so sexy, and he was one of the only people who could pull if off.
"Hey babe." He said climbing into the passenger seat and giving her a deep kiss on the mouth.
"Hey Derek."
"Where are we going?"
"Well, I guess that's a surprise."
Derek smiled.
"I would ask you how work went, but I was with you almost the whole time. Anything new?"
Meredith was tempted to tell him right there, and thought of an excuse. It wasn't exactly new. She thought she was probably about 4 weeks pregnant, and so that wasn't exactly new, it was 4 weeks old.
"Nope. What about you?" she said with a smile.
"Not much. I made reservations for us to go to New York in two weeks."
"That's great! I love the city, and I'm excited to meet your sisters. Do you think that they will be mad that you are engaged and they have never met me?"
Derek laughed. "I don't think so. My sister Erica got married one night and never told any of us."
"Haha. Was anyone mad about that?"
"After the initial shock went away, not really."
"You must love having siblings."
"yeah. I do. They are a great support system. I am the youngest."
"Really?" Meredith laughed.
"Yeah."
"I've never heard much about your family."
"Well, I have four sisters, Erica is 41, Jane is 39, Maggie is 37, Sara is 34, and I am the baby, 30. A surprise."
"I'll bet. But a good surprise."
"Haha, yeah I guess. It was always weird having so many siblings, and them all being girls, Erica wasn't around much when I was growing up, she was eleven when I was born!"
"Do you have any nieces and nephews?"
"Yeah, Erica has 4 kids, Sam, who is 13, Julie who is 10, Megan is 8 and Elizabeth is 8. They are twins. Really cute kids. She is married, but divorced. Her new husband is much nicer than her old one. Jane is married to Markus, he's a nice guy. They have Isaac who is 15, and Karen who is 14. Now Maggie is married and has 6 kids. All my sisters are incredibly family oriented, just like me. We love kids. Maggie has Jesse who is 7, Regan who is 5, Allie, Kelly, and Melanie, who are the triplets, they are all 3, and a new baby, who is 1. I guess he's not that new, but little Jack is adorable. Finally, Sara just got married. She has one kid, from a previous relationship, Dawson is twelve, and from what I hear, she just got pregnant again!"
"Wow. Derek, your family sounds amazing. I hope that they like me!"
"Whats not to like?"
'oh, that I'm pregnant. That I can be grouchy.' She thought to herself.
Instead, she giggled.
"We're here."
In the rain, Derek could see the ferryboats.
"They're gorgeous. Especially in the rain. Just like you."
Meredith smiled, "Come on, lets go get one."
Taking the ferry boat out, they were the only people on it, since it was rainy and wet.
Standing on the edge. Derek wrapped his arms around Meredith.
"Are you sure that you want to stand in the rain? Are you cold?" he asked.
"Yes, and no. I'm fine. I love it out here."
"So do i. So do I." He said.
"You know, I always used to come out here, when we lived here. My mom was always at work, and I'd come and just ride the ferryboats after school, and sometimes when she left for surgeries in the middle of the night, it was so calming. Especially in the rain."
"I know what you mean." Derek said admiring her.
"So, we need to talk." Meredith said trying to find a way to tell him.
"Yeah, I got the feeling. What's up sweetheart?"
"Derek, I have something to tell you."
"Okay. Whatever it is, it cant be that bad. Just tell me."
"I don't know if I can."
"I love you Meredith, and you will never lose that love. Not if you tell me you love me, or that you hate me, or that the light from the sun reflects off my hair into your eyes and it burns. I love you."
Meredith gave a small smile. "Yeah. Okay."
"Okay, do you need to sit down? We can sit if you need to."
"No, its ok, I will just tell you."
"Okay." Derek said as he took her hand.
Leaning in for a hug, Derek squeezed Meredith tightly.
"Ow." She said quietly.
"Are you ok?" Derek asked pulling away.
"Yeah, I'm fine. My boob, just kinda sore."
Derek nodded. "I'm sorry. I'll be more careful."
Meredith took his hand again. "That's part of what I need to tell you."
"Okay."
"Derek, I'm pregnant."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant."
"Like, having a baby?"
"Yeah, thast normally what it means."
"Oh my gosh."
"Are you okay?"
Derek picked Meredith and swung her around.
"I'm great! This is great! Meredith, we're gonna be parents!"
A tear trickled down Meredith's cheek.
"You're not mad?"
"Mad? I'm ecstatic! How far along are you?"
A sigh of relief escaped as Meredith took a deep breath.
"Are you okay?" Derek asked as he wiped a tear away from Meredith's face.
"Yeah, definitely. I'm great. I was just worried that you would be mad."
"No, baby, I'm so happy. I know its not like you and I planned, but I've always wanted kids, and now we get to have one! I'm over the moon!"
Meredith smiled. "in that case, I am very happy too. I think that I am four weeks along."
"So that's why you've been so sick lately?"
"Yeah. That would be the reason. I didn't even suspect until Cristina brought it up."
"She was pregnant earlier this year."
"Yeah. But, God, Derek, that wont happen to us. Will it?"
"Meredith, I really doubt it. That's pretty uncommon, and" seeing the fear on Meredith's face, he continued. "No, Mer, it wont happen to us."
Meredith gave Derek a deep kiss on the mouth.
"Does that mean you want to keep it?" asked Meredith.
"Of course, do you not want to?"
"No, I do. I just want to make sure that you are definitely in this with me."
"Of course I am, and now, when we go to see my family, we can tell them!"
"Wait, Derek, can we hold off, until we know for 100 sure and make sure that I get through the first trimester?"
"Of course babe. Anything you want. I am here for you."
With that, Derek kissed her again, a long, deep and passionate kiss.
With that, the rain ceased, and Derek and Meredith continued to kiss on the way back into the harbor.
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So, I don't know how that went, I hope it went okay. PLEASE review!