Sorry for such a long break but school has been hell and I went on vacation plus my laptop crashed, so that was just perfect. Here is the long overdue 12th chapter to A Perfect Match.

1 Year Later :

It had been a hectic year and it was definitely a year to celebrate and reflect on. Meredith and Derek's marriage was now smooth after almost 6 months of marriage counseling that almost led them to a divorce. They had separated for quite a bit, almost 4 months with Meredith living in the house and Derek sleeping his trailer, but in the end with the help of a professional, it had all evened out. Noah was thriving and it he seemed like any other baby except for the fact that he was a little on the small side. He had come home at 3 months, tiny and fragile, but the combined efforts of Meredith and Derek had turned him into a bouncing toddler. His green eyes shined liked his brother's and his blonde hair matched his mother's. Ethan was also doing well and with the combined prayers of the people that loved him and the chemotherapy, he seemed to be in remission. Meredith thought that Ethan looked like any ordinary 4 year except for the fact that if anyone looked into his eyes, people saw that there was something there that had changed him forever.

Meredith heard the cry upstairs, followed by the sound of feet coming down the stairs. She saw Derek emerge into the kitchen with Noah, who was rubbing his eyes. She took the baby from his arms and she fed him the bottle that she had started preparing before. She sat in the kitchen chair just feeding Noah until she looked up and saw Derek staring at her. "What?," she said in a sarcastic tone. He responded back with a shrug and he went about his business around the house. Mer finished feeding Noah and then put him in the playroom making sure she latched the gate on the door, ensuring that the rambunctious 1 year old didn't get out. His birthday was 6 days away and all Meredith could think about was the party they were planning. For Ethan's first birthday, it had been an animal theme with a petting zoo coming to the house, but after seeing what the animals had done to the lawn, Meredith and Derek decided to go a safer route. It was going to be a simple barbeque in the backyard with the adults sitting at the table, most likely talking surgeries and all the children playing on the playground and in the bounce house they were renting. It all seemed like it would be perfect and nothing could go wrong. Meredith had had enough in her life and on Noah's birthday, everything was going to go perfect

6 DAYS LATER

On the day of Noah's first birthday, Derek took Ethan to the store with him in the morning to pick up hot dogs, hamburgers, steaks, French fries, and everything else that she had put on his list. As Ethan sat in front of him, rambling on about his cars, Derek couldn't help but study his son over. His green eyes shined as he talked, and a big smile was plastered on his face. Ethan's small figure came from his mother and his height was below average, but they knew that had been caused by the side affects from the chemotherapy. His hair had fully grown back in a matter of months and the IV scars had totally disappeared. He seemed like the average boy and only those close to the Shepherd's really knew what the boy had been through. "Daddy, are you listening to me?," said Ethan. Derek turned his head towards his son, smiled and said "Of course, Buddy!"

Meredith had been scrambling all morning. She had cleaned up the house and made room in the fridge for the food Derek was buying. She made sure that Maggie, their golden retriever had food in her bowl and that all the dog poop was cleaned in the backyard. She directed the men with the bounce house to the exact place where she wanted it, and she had ferociously scrubbed the char off the barbeque. It seemed everything was done around the house and Meredith started getting ready. She checked to make sure Noah was still sleeping from his nap and she grabbed the baby monitor, bringing it into the bathroom with her. She turned the shower on and took her sweatpants and sweatshirt off, stripping down to just her bra and underwear. She slipped those off as soon as the temperature was right and she put herself directly under the shower head, letting the warmth of the water run down her body. She closed her eyes and when she heard the creak of the bathroom door opening, she opened her eyes seeing her husband right there.

She looked so god damn beautiful even with shampoo in her hair and her legs unshaved. He slowly closed the bathroom door and he stripped down to jump into the shower with his wife. He embraced her as he got in and held her there, trying to resist, but it was just to tempting. He started nibbling on her neck as he cupped her breasts, feeling them go hard at his touch. He felt her move down on him and he felt his lower part go numb.

She started making a low sounding groan as Derek let his hands glide down her body. She savored as he touched her breasts and as he moved his way down, the cry of the birthday boy brought them back to reality. Derek stepped back away and out of the shower so she could finish with her hair. She finished quickly and the crying over the monitor stopped as she heard Derek's voice talking lightly to Noah. She smiled and dried her hair before putting on the comfortable pair of jeans and a green sweater than complimented her eyes. After expertly applying makeup, and picking out the perfect shoes, she made her way down the stairs. She stopped at the kitchen door, and looked in as she saw her three boys sitting at the table. Noah sat in his high chair, eating dry cereal so it didn't mess up his jeans and brand new sweater. Derek was reading the paper while sipping a cup of coffee and Ethan was next to him, coloring in his Hot Wheels coloring book while trying not to get any marker on his brown pants or sweater that matched his brother's.

Derek looked up, sensing her presence and saw her standing over by the doorway. He gave her his McDreamy smile and said "You ready."