Thank you for the reviews everyone! They mean a lot. This is the last chapter I definitely feel I should write a sequel but it's honestly up to you guys. Enjoy!
One month later
Meredith settled onto the couch after her and Derek had finished cleaning up Thanksgiving dinner. Right now Ava was playing with her toys on the floor while Derek fed Paige and Emma slept. Their company had just left and they enjoyed the quietness of just their family.
"Mommy look! Aunt Jane gave me a new toy to play with." said an excited Ava as she showed Meredith her stuffed turkey.
"Wow! How cool. Aunt Anna left you some new books for bedtime too. Did you thank them?" asked Meredith.
"Yes." said Ava as she continued to mumbled to herself and play quietly with the turkey.
Meredith smiled over at Derek as he burped Paige. Emma and Paige were getting so big. They were both sitting up on their own and able to hold their own necks up. They were both starting to make some interesting baby noises too.
"They're getting so big, so fast." said Meredith as she rubbed Paige's arm.
"We can have more." said Derek with a twinkle in his eyes.
"We can. But not right now. I'm happy with the size of our family right now." said Meredith as Ava ran into her open and waiting arms. "Right now I'd say it's time for our bedtime routine." said Meredith as she Eskimo kissed Ava.
"I'll start Paige and Emma's bath. Unless you don't want to wake Emma?" asked Derek before getting two bath seats out.
"No she needs one. She'll fall right back after she's out of the tub. "said Meredith as she took Paige from Derek and then took Emma out from the swing."Sweetie you need to come upstairs and play so Mommy can see and hear you." said Meredith as Ava followed her up the stairs.
"Momma I play in my room?" asked Ava as they reached the top of the stairs.
"Yes you may. Daddy and I are giving your sister's a bath if you need something." said Meredith as she turned and went into the bathroom.
Derek had gotten both the seats into the bathtub and filed it with some baby soap. He then took a sleeping Emma from Meredith and started to undress her as Meredith did Paige. When Emma was free of clothes Derek gently placed her into the water. Immediately after she was placed into the water, she woke up and started to cry.
"Aw. It's okay Em. Daddy will make sure it's a quick bath." said Derek as he washed her hair quickly with a washcloth.
Meredith did the same and before they knew it, Emma and Paige were wrapped in big fluffy towels and being dried off. Meredith and Derek quickly put them into some warm pajamas and Derek took them while Meredith started Ava's bath. He walked with them both to the nursery. He placed a very sleepy Paige into her crib since she had been fed and bathed and took out a bottle for Emma. He sat down and began feeding her. Talking to her as he did.
"Hi." smiled Derek as she smiled a gummy grin behind the bottle. Emma smiled as he continued to talk to her. "Are you sleepy?" asked Derek as Emma refused to take the bottle anymore. Derek sat there and quickly burped and rocked her and then settled her into her crib. He then shut off the lights and quietly left the room. He went into Ava's bedroom to find Meredith reading Ava "Snow White". As soon as the story was over Ava started to doze off slowly.
"She's had a long day." said Derek as he rubbed her back.
"We all have. Sleeping is definitely key right now." said Meredith as she shut the light leaving only the glow of a nightlight and she and Derek quietly exited the room. They both changed into there pajamas and fell into a deep sleep.
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One year later.
Meredith rushed around before the girls woke up and realized it was Christmas morning. Ava being almost three and a half knew that Santa had come the night before definitely knew that today was Christmas. The twins Emma and Paige who were now almost 15 months old probably had no concept of Santa, but would most definitely enjoy the present.
"Coffee?" asked Derek coming in with a mug for her.
"Why don't we open our present's now." said Meredith not wanting to ruin the surprise by not taking the coffee.
"Alright." said Derek as he got her pile of presents and handed them to her. "Merry Christmas." said as he kissed her.
"Merry Christmas." said Meredith as she pulled away and handed him his pile of presents. She took the small velvet box off the pile and handed it to him.
Derek smiled and opened it and took a sharp intake of breath in as he read the piece of paper.
"Coming in August of 2014". Underneath it held a positive pregnancy test. He immediately jumped up and madly kissed her.
"Hoping for a son." said Meredith.
"Hey you know very well. I just want a healthy baby. I wouldn't mind a son, but I'd be thrilled with a daughter." said Derek.
7 Months later Meredith and Derek welcomed their first son,
Christopher Nathaniel Shepherd.
The end! For now anyway, I will post the new story soon.