Well not many reviews at all. I'm considering dropping this story if I don't get at least 5 reviews for this chapter. Enjoy and read on!
Meredith unloaded the car from their fishing trip and made the way into the house, carrying Emma in her carrier and the picnic basket. Derek carried a now awake Ava and Paige in her carrier. Meredith turned the keys in the door and let them into their house.
"Mere?" asked Derek as he set Ava to go play.
"Yes?" she asked as she took Emma out of her cart seat and held her close.
"The girls are almost three months old and they haven't been in our pool yet." said Derek as he picked up Paige and bounced her a little.
"No your right they haven't. Well it's still early enough. Do you want to take them for a swim and then throw something on the grill for dinner?" asked Meredith.
"Yeah that sound perfect." said Derek as he kissed Meredith sandwiching the girls between them.
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About half an hour later, Meredith re-entered the kitchen to find Derek in his swimming trunks and Ava in her pink one piece bathing suit. Meredith had dressed Emma and Grace in polka dot bikinis. Emma wearing yellow with pink polka dots and Paige wearing green, with yellow polka dots.
"You're not swimming?" asked Derek curiously, since Meredith loved the water.
"No not today. I haven't lost all the baby weight. I'm not ready for a bathing suit." answered Meredith quietly.
"Mere. You know you always look beautiful to me." said Derek.
"I know, but I'm just going to hold off. Besides if one of them starts to cry, who's going to hold them outside the water?" said Meredith.
"Momma I sorry I threw the chicken. Come into the water with me." said Ava pleadingly.
"Oh Ava. This is not because of you. Mommy just doesn't feel like going into the water today. Okay? This is not your fault." said Meredith as she bent down and kissed Ava's forehead.
"Okay. We go swimming now Daddy?" asked Ava as she looked up towards Derek.
"Yes Bear we are going to go swimming now." said Derek as the small family walked out towards their back-yard.
As soon as they got to the pool, Ava put on her swimming belt and dragged Derek in with her. Once Ava was situated by the steps of the pool, and promised not to move, Meredith handed Paige to Derek. Paige smiled a toothy grin when her legs hit the water.
"Look at the smiling girl." said Meredith to Paige in her cutesiest voice, reserved for babies only.
Derek walked around the pool with her getting her in the water, a little at a time. Eventually Paige had gotten cold and started to cry.
"What's the matter sweetie?" asked Derek turning her around so she faced him." Had enough water for one day?" Derek questioned as he kissed her head. He slowly walked towards where Meredith was sitting by the edge of the water and handed Paige to her to be wrapped up.
"Okay now. No more tears." said Meredith as she wrapped her up in a towel.
"Do you want me to take Emma?" asked Derek.
"You can try, but I don't think she'll like it. She's not very fond of water." said Meredith as she handed Emma to Derek.
Almost immediately as her foot hit the water, Emma started to cry.
"Alright Emmie. No water we get it." said Derek as he gently lifted her higher up on his chest, so she wasn't touching the water.
"Can't imagine hygiene habits for this one." joked Meredith.
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Meredith gently put Emma down in the swing after they finished dinner. Paige had fallen asleep in Derek's arms and Derek didn't mind holding her, so he she let it be. Meredith listened and heard gagging coming from the living room and quickly rushed in to see Derek holding Ava's hair back as she got sick all over the floor. Meredith quickly ran and got the garbage can and held it under Ava's mouth until she stopped. The moment Ava stopped she burst into tears.
"Oh Ava it's alright sweetie." said Meredith as she picked her up not caring if anything was on her." We're going to go take a bath. Maybe it will make your tummy feel better." said Meredith as she started to walk towards the stairs with Ava in her arms.
"I got the girls." said Derek as he walked into the kitchen to keep an eye on Emma.
Meredith slowly walked up the stairs and quickly stripped the sweat-suit off of Ava, along with the bathing suit underneath it. She quickly filled the tub up and put Ava in it. She sat down on the toilet next to the tub and watched Ava just sit there. Ava was unusually quiet. All of a sudden more gagging sound filled the room and Meredith grabbed Ava jus in time to hold her over the toilet and let her get sick again. Meredith then put her back in the tub for five minutes, washed her hair and put her in her yellow fluffy bath robe and carried her to her room and put her air conditioner on and shorts and a tank top to keep her cool. Meredith went to tuck Ava in for the night, figuring she would go right down because she was sick, but to her surprise Ava grabbed onto her neck and cried out to her.
"Mommy, don't leave me." said Ava as she started to cry.
Meredith picked her up and sat her on her lap and consoled her.
"Shh. Sweetie its okay Mommy isn't going anywhere. Are you not sleepy? Do you want to come back downstairs with Mommy?" asked Meredith as she felt Ava's head move up and down on her chest. She then stood up with Ava on her hip and walked downstairs to the kitchen where Derek was. Derek looks up at her puzzled.
"Why isn't she asleep?" asked Derek.
"She wouldn't let go of me." whispered Meredith as she sat down with Ava in her lap, burying her face in the crook of Meredith's neck.
"Oh. Why don't you go and change out of that dirty tee-shirt and shower. I've got her." said Derek as he went to take Ave from her arms. Before he could take her out of his arms she started crying.
"No Mommy don't leave me." said Ava as she buried her head farther into Meredith's shoulder.
"Sweetie Mommy has to shower. "said Meredith as she stroked her Ava's gently.
"No. Don't leave me." said Ava as she started to cry harder.
"Bear, Daddy will hold you until Mommy comes back from her shower." said Derek.
"No." whined Ava.
"Derek. I'll go as fast as I can. Take her quickly." said Meredith as she handed him Ava and quickly ran up-stairs.
Ava's cries turned into hysterical screams as she saw Meredith go up-stairs. She screamed and hysterically cried as she tired to shake herself out of Derek's arms. Derek sat down on the kitchen chair and rubbed slow circles on her back, trying to subside the sobs. Ava's cries continued make her cries starting to sound hoarse.
"Bear, tell Daddy what's wrong?' asked Derek." Why are you so upset?" asked Derek.
Derek slowly rubbed her back and kissed her forehead, eventually her cried turned into whimpers. When Meredith came down, she wriggled herself out of Derek's arms and ran into Meredith's,
"Alright sweetie it's time for bed now." said Meredith.
"Mommy I want to sleep with you." said Ava as she went back to Derek and sat in his lap.
"No Ava. Mommy and Daddy have to put your sisters to bed and then we have to go to sleep." stated Meredith as she picked up Paige in one arm and Emma in the other.
"But I can't sleep. Can't I watch Cinderella in your bed and then sleep there. Please Momma, just for tonight?" begged Ava
"Do you care if she sleeps with us?" asked Meredith to Derek.
"Not at all." answered Derek.
Meredith and Derek quickly put the twins down in their cribs and put Ava into their bed. As soon as she fell asleep, they turned off the movie and lie facing each other in the dark.
"Derek I have another surprise for tomorrow." said Meredith a smile playing on her face.
"And what may that surprise be?" asked Derek curiously
"Well tomorrow, Mark and Izzie are babysitting and we are going out to dinner." said Meredith as she kissed Derek.
"Will Ava be okay/" asked Derek.
"I'm sure it's just a 24 hour bug. Besides dinner and no kids is too good to pass up." said Meredith as she closed her eyes and fell into a deep slumber.
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The next day
Meredith spayed perfume on her wrist as Ava clung to her leg crying hysterically after being told that Mommy and Daddy were going out for dinner. She was no longer sick, just very very attached to Meredith. Meredith heard the doorbell ring and Derek answer it and slipped her shoes on and grabbed Ava and put her on her hip. She quickly walked down the stairs to see Mark and Izzie and a sleeping Lauren in Izzie's arms. Derek looked at a hysterically crying Ava and knew Izzie and Mark were in for a long night.
"Maybe we shouldn't go out tonight." said Derek as Ava clung to Meredith's neck.
"Don't be ridiculous we can handle it." said Izzie as she put Lauren down on the couch and grabbed a crying Emma.
Meredith handed Mark a crying Ava and kissed her head.
"Mommy will be back later." said Meredith as she pushed her sweaty hair out of her face. She and Derek both kissed everyone and made their way out the door. As soon as Ava had seen they both left her cries turned hysterics once again.
"Hey Ava what's wrong honey?' asked Mark as Ava tried to wiggle out his arms and chase out the door after them.
Izzie walked over after she got Emma to calm down.
"How about we play with some clay?" suggested Izzie as she took her out of Mark's arms and tried to soothe her.
"No." screamed Ava as she buried her head on Izzie's shoulder.
"I have an idea. How about Aunt Izzie makes cookies with you?" suggested Mark and shooting Izzie a glance, to see if she was okay with the idea.
"Chocolate cookies?" asked Ava as she started to finally calm down.
"Yes sweetie chocolate cookies." said Izzie
"Okay." said Ava as she giggled and hugged Izzie.
"Give a kid chocolate and they'll always be fine." said Mark.
"Easiest trick in the book." laughed Izzie.
Now wasn't that a long chapter! Reviews are appricaited.