Sorry for the looong wait. This is the 2nd last chapter. I've got new fics in the works and am kinda looking for a beta, if your interested PM me :). Thanks to everyone whose read this, its my first Grey's fic so there were many flaws. Different POVs in this.

Derek sat numbly watching Meredith Grey in her unconscious state. He listened to the sound of her heart-beat through the monitor, grateful that something still showed she was alive. It seemed like she had been like this for so long, he had almost forgotten her laughed, he longed to here it again. Being a doctor he knew she was getting the best care but as her former lover he felt so very helpless.

He had been at Meredith's side every available minute. Addison had been working fiercely, out of guilt. She knew he was here all the time but had not bothered to protest. Truth be told they were hardly speaking. He sighed at this. He knew he should at least be making an effort to speak to her, she was his wife and more importantly she was carrying his child. This was an issue that they had barely addressed together, just as he was going to try and figure out what they were going to do - Meredith had collapsed and this horrible regime had set in.

And so here he was sitting by Meredith's bed for another evening, having barely spoken to anyone all day except when it was absolutely necessary for him to.

The door opened and Addison Montgomery Sheppard walked in. She saw her husband and her chest tightened slightly but she said nothing. She understood why Derek visited Meredith and she didn't resent the fact but she couldn't help but feel sad every time she walked in and witnessed it. Especially since for the last month she had barely seen her husband; she missed him.

" Hey." Derek said quietly, offering her a small smile.

" Hi." She began studying Meredith's chart, checking her vitals and scribbling away; lost in her work. Derek took a moment to study her. She was still breath-takingly beautiful even after 12 years of marriage, adultery and all that jazz. He noticed that stress was taking its toll on her; she looked exhausted. This disturbed him as Addison never looked bad, never let anything get the better of her. His eyes travelled down her body as he took in the rest of her. Her breasts were certainly much bigger now - something which as a male he could appreciate. His eyes continued down and settled on her stomach. It was much more round than the last time he had looked and he was almost taken a back. Though he suspected that it was more likely he had simply not noticed, rather than Addison had ballooned over night. Addison placed a hand on her stomach and started absent mindedly rubbing her stomach.

This caused conflicting emotions inside him. Firstly he was touched by the scene in front of him- that was his baby inside there. But secondly he was ashamed because this was something he had barely acknowledged and simply shoved to the back of his mind.

As if on cue, Addison looked up and noticed Derek staring. She flipped the chart shut and set it down.

" She's doing okay." This broke Derek out of his trance and he looked up at her with child-like eyes. This melted her heart and she turned on her heel, eager to escape him.

" Addie wait." He had to speak to her now, suddenly aware of the fact his wife was pregnant and he was ignoring her. He rose and she turned slowly back to him.

" We should talk." He continued gesturing for her to come and sit next to him. She hesitated. He looked at her with his McDreamy eyes and she couldn't resist.

" How are you?" He enquired.

" I'm okay." He raised his eyebrows as if to say 'really?'.

She sighed and looked down.

" Well health wise I am, the baby's good – kicks like crazy." She smiled brightly and he could see how much she loved this baby and he was glad that he could have given her this as he was starting to think this was the last thing he would ever give her.

" But I miss you and I know it's my own fault that we're in this situation but you're the love of my life Derek and watching you whilst you're in love with someone else isn't exactly easy for me." She had to blink back tears as her hormones nearly get the better of her and his heart breaks.

" I just don't want to admit that our marriage is over." A few tears spilled onto her cheeks and Derek quickly hugged her. She hugged him back and relaxed a little.

The moment was short lived as the room filled with the urgent beeping of Meredith's heart monitor.

" We have to get her into surgery now ,before she goes into multi-organ failure." Addison says quickly going into surgeon mode.

" The baby's bradycardic."

Tensions were running high in the OR room. Meredith had just finished seizing and was heavily bleeding, Addison was trying to work as quickly and efficiently as she could but the feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach was making it difficult. She was sweating and could feel goose bumps covering the surface of her skin. Derek was watching her every move, his gaze never wavering – scratch that they were all watching her. It felt like the entire staff were all in here or in the gallery, it felt like it was immensely overcrowded, probably due to the weight of them judging her every action and there wasn't a chance in hell any of them would leave to give her room to breathe. She had been under pressure often in her career and yet nothing could compare to having Meredith Grey on your operating table.

She let out the breath she was unaware she had been holding and skilfully moved the scalpel over Meredith's abdomen. Surgery being second nature to her, in no time at all she was lifting baby Grey from Meredith's womb.

" It's a boy." She grinned breathily. For a millisecond a calm fell over the OR as those closest to Meredith looked on in awe.

Then the moment was over and Bailey whisked the baby off into his incubator, along with Izzie and George.

" Let's get her closed up and back to us." Addison said to Derek, to reassure him.

" It's a beautiful day to save lives."

Addison and Derek stood around the clear incubator enthralled by the tiny baby inside.

" He looks just like Meredith."

" Yeah." Addison smiles and reaches in and holds his hand.

" Now we just need to wait for Meredith to wake up and take him home."

" Yeah." Derek replied evidently worried. Addison placed a comforting hand on his back.

" It'll be okay." She said sighing hoping that they all would be.

Addison sighed looking down at the paper in front of her. It confirmed that Meredith's baby wasn't Derek's. Instead of feeling relief, Addison felt sick. Meredith was her friend, despite everything, and she had invaded her privacy. She sighed again and just silently prayed that Meredith would be okay and that everything would work out.

Two weeks had passed and baby Grey had proven to be a popular edition to Seattle Grace hospital with him having frequent visits from a variety of staff at all different statuses; nurses, interns, residents, attendings and the chief of surgery himself, who of course felt like a surrogate grandfather him. No one had been there as often as Addison Shepard, granted she was his doctor but until Meredith woke up she felt she had to stay with him as often as she could. He was only innocent in all of this.

Sitting in the rocking chair in the NICU, Addison sat rocking slowly with baby Grey peacefully in her arms. She was lost looking into his tiny face, he had made great progress and was almost ready to go home.

" Addison."

Her head shot up to the doorway.

" Meredith! You're awake!" she grinned ecstatically, forgetting herself for a moment. Meredith's eyes fell to the bundle in Addison's arms and she started to wheel her way over to them. Addison carefully stood and then placed the baby in Meredith's arms.

" He's doing very well." She then awkwardly cleared her throat and started to make her way out of the room.

Meredith had felt so tired when she awoke and even more empty. It was so strange not to have a baby in her uterus. She had had no memory of what had happened but was quickly filled in before demanding to be taken to her baby. She had been so nervous making her way up here. What if she screwed this up?

The nurse had left her in the doorway where she had seen Addison Montgomery caring for her son. She had felt a little strange at this and still felt a bit weird with Addison.

But then Addison had placed this little person in her arms and she was overcome with such emotion and she just knew she would do everything she could to make his life perfect.

She was now aware of the fact that Addison was leaving.

" It's alright Addison." She said quietly.

The older woman doubled back.

" What?"

Meredith couldn't pry her eyes away from the baby. She smiled and then looked up at Addison, inspired by this new little person.

" Truce?"