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"Call him Christopher" Cristina said, "After me"

"No" Derek immediately replied, "We are not naming our son after you"

"Call him Mark" Mark said, "After me"

"No" Meredith immediately replied, "We are not naming our son after you"

"Why not?" Mark asked, "I'm offended"

"Because we don't want our son to think he should grow up like you and turn into a manwhore" Meredith told him. Mark chuckled.

People gave them all kinds of suggestions. The Chief said he needed a strong name, not very helpful but there we go. Bailey said that when they got the right name, they'd know. Again, not very helpful in finding the name. Alex suggested that they name him after the guy who's saved his mom's life before she even knew she was pregnant, i.e. him. They muttered something about maybe he gets the middle name to which Mark protested. George gave them a book of names. They thanked him but it was so big that they weren't sure they would get round to looking into it.

After a while, Meredith started yawning.

"You need to sleep" Derek to her

"Mmm" she ignored him and continued staring at their son, "I could stare at him all night"

"Well, you can't…you've had an operation too…you need your sleep"

He took the handles of the wheelchair she was in and started wheeling her back to her room. "You can see him in the morning" he told her, "But he needs you to get well quickly…as do I"

She couldn't argue with that and so didn't protest.

When they got back to her room, he helped her into her bed and stood awkwardly. She stared at him, waiting for him to either sit down or go but he didn't seem to know what to do.

"Go…go be with him…he shouldn't spend his first night alone" she told him

He gave her a quick kiss and whispered, "I'll be back before you wake up" and went to be with their son.

She lay back and after a while gave way to the tiredness that wracked her body.

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A week later and they could finally all go home. Baby Oliver was growing quickly and there had been, miraculously, not complications from the operation. Finally able to hold him, Meredith couldn't put him down and whenever she eventually had him over to his father, he was the same.

Derek came to pick them and wheeled them out to the car as Meredith cooed at the baby.

"Hey, Olly" she whispered, "We're going home now" she looked up at Derek, "Shame the house isn't ready"

"Mmm" he agreed and stopped at the car, "Do you want to sit in the back with him?" he asked Meredith who was still looking at the baby and didn't hear she was so enthralled. "I'll take that as a yes" he answered his own question.

When they were on the road, Meredith was busy looking at the baby and didn't realise that they weren't on the way to her place until much later.

"Umm, Derek, are we going to the trailer?" she asked, "It's just that all he's stuffs at my place" she told him

He didn't answer but instead asked, "How's he doing back there?"

She looked down and smiled at the baby, "He's doing great, aren't you, Olly?" she paused and then looked up at Derek in the rear-view mirror, "I've turned into one of those women"

"What women?"

"The ones that talk to their babies as if they will answer them back"

"Well, one day, he will" Derek told her.

She continued to stare at the baby until the car stopped. They were somewhere on his land.

"Derek, what are we doing here?"

He didn't say anything but instead opened the back door and helped her out. She picked up Oliver from his car seat and followed him round some trees. She was met with the most amazing view of Seattle on one side. This was where their house was being built except it wasn't being built anymore. She gasped.

"It's finished?"

"They called me the day after Oliver was born and said that it was finished- amazing I know, I was really surprised but they did have a lot of men working on it. I got Mark, Cristina, Alex, Izzie, Lexie and George to help…it's furnished."

He went up the steps to the front door and opened it with a key before going to offer his hand as assistance up the steps.

"I can't believe it…it's all done?" she asked

"You'd mentioned the colors you wanted in each room so I went from there and…."

They walked into the hallway and he led her into the living room. Not only had he furnished it and got their friends to paint it but on the mantelpiece were pictures and frames. She recognised ornaments from her old home and cushions and a lamp too.

"The nursery's room is blue" he said "And all the stuff we've bought is in there….plus some presents from the others"

"You've done everything" she whispered, shocked and then turned to him, "So, show us the rest" and gave him a big smile.

She sat down on their bed in their room.

"I can't believe you did all this" she told him, "And in a week"

"We've got really good friends" he told her and she nodded in agreement and then looked at the baby in her arms, "Well, I guess I can put him down for his nap now"

She went into the nursery that was attached to their room and Derek followed and watched as she put their son down.

"He's so tiny" she commented

"He'll grow…he'll be tall when he's older, I tell you."

Meredith smiled amused and looked up at her fiancé, "What now?" she said

"Whatever you want" he replied and placed his lips gently on hers.