"We need to go see Addison." Derek said with a smile. He quickly stood up as the scrub nurses came in. They all gave him a funny look as he climbed up from the floor. He looked at Meredith and grabbed her hand, taking her into the hallway.
"Derek, she's probably busy. And I am working. And you are working." Meredith pointed out. She was excited as he was, but the world wouldn't stop because they are pregnant.
"Well, let's at least see where she's at." Derek said as he walked down the hallway and led her into the elevator.
"Bailey is going to wonder where I am..." Meredith muttered as the doors shut.
"I will handle Bailey." Derek responded confidently. "It all makes sense now. You eating all that crazy stuff. The breast tenderness. The moodiness. The weight gain--" He said happily. He was in a permanent bubble of happiness.
"The what?" Meredith asked in shock. She had fire in her eyes. He looked up at her with a faint smile. "What did you say?"
"Breast tenderness?" He suggested quickly.
"No, after that..." She said sharply. She watched his face. She knew that he knew.
"Moodiness." He muttered softly. He was going to have to say it sooner or later.
"Nope, not that one." She said loudly.
"Weight gain." He said reluctantly. That was the one. He was going to get it for this one.
"So I'm getting fat?" She yelled angrily.
"Oh god no!" He said quickly. "No, not fat. You're just getting a little bump..."
"I am not!" She said as she stuck out her bottom lip. She looked down. She lifted her shirt. He was right. It was there. Tiny, but there. She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed it before. "I'm already getting fat..." She whined.
"Mer- You are beautiful." Derek said as he pulled her close, his hand rested on her abdomen. The elevator doors opened and they walked onto Addison's floor. Derek placed his hand on the small of her back and led her down the hallway. They both spotted Addison standing at the end of the hallway talking to a nurse. Derek marched right in. He didn't care if she was busy. Addison looked at her ex-husband and rolled her eyes. She quickly sent the nurse away.
"Hey guys." Addison said with a smile. She looked at them both. Derek had a stupid grin on his face. "What's going on?"
"We're-- Mer's--" He stammered. This was definitely a time to stammer, if ever a time.
"Oh my god! You're pregnant!" She said with a huge smile. Meredith and Derek both nodded their heads enthusiastically. The toothy grins on their face looked reminiscent of cartoon character's.
"How'd you know?" Meredith asked with a giggle. She was giddy, unbelievably giddy.
"Besides the stupid-ass grin on Derek's face?" Addison said with a laugh. "Not to mention you are glowing. I can't believe I didn't notice it sooner! You really are glowing." Addison said as she looked up and down at Meredith. "Congratulations!" She said as she hugged Meredith and then Derek. "I'm so happy for you guys."
"So we were hoping..." Derek said with his signature smile and pleading eyes.
"Of course I will be your doctor." She said with a smile. "I have a surgery in thirty, but if you want to come by later, we will do an ultrasound." Addison suggested.
"Really? " Meredith asked, Addison nodded. "Our first ultrasound..." She said as she felt Derek pull her into a hug.
"We're having a baby." He said with another huge smile. "Thanks Addie."
"No problem. I will see you guys later, okay?" They both nodded their heads yes. Derek walked down the hallway like a stallion on a stud farm. His chest was swelling with pride. "Have you eaten?" He asked as they stepped back onto the elevator.
"Um...no." She said reluctantly. She watched his face drop.
"Mer- You're eating for two. You really need to take care of yourself." Derek scorned.
"Derek! It's not like I knew that this morning." She snapped back. And there was the moodiness.
"I know Mer. I just want you to take care of yourself, and our baby." He said softly. She placed her hand on her stomach. He covered her hand with his.
"Our baby." She said with a smile. He leaned in a kissed her softly on her temple.
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Meredith took her seat on the table. She hated being the patient. She always had. Derek stood there and held her hand. He was being supportive, and it was great. But a small part of her was already annoyed. He had checked in on her for what seemed to be every ten minutes all day long. She was at the lab getting results, and he just happened to walk by. She was getting a CT, and there he was. It was sweet, but it was making her job impossible to do.
"I think we should wait awhile to tell everyone." Meredith said as she looked up at him.
"I'm fine with that." He said approvingly. He knew how the hospital worked.
"I'm not ready for the special treatment. And I don't need Bailey giving me a hard time." Meredith explained. They both looked up as Addison walked in.
"I see you're both still on cloud nine." Addison said with a smile.
"Of course." Derek said with a nod.
"Okay, well let's do an ultrasound." She said with a smile. "Do you have any idea how far long you are?" She asked.
"Not really. I took a test, it was negative." Meredith explained.
"Well, why don't you lay back..." Addison told her. Meredith laid back, and Derek grabbed and squeezed her hand. "This will be cold." Addison said as she squeezed jelly onto Meredith's flat abdomen.
Meredith looked over at Derek. He had a huge smile on his face. It was stuck there, and there wasn't much that could make it go away. Addison pulled out the doppler and placed the wand on her stomach. She smiled when she looked at the screen.
"Okay. You are about seven weeks along." Addison told them.
"Seven?" Meredith said in disbelief. "Wow..."
"So the test...something went wrong." Derek said to her. Meredith joined his surprised look, with one of her own.
"There they are..." Addison said as she pointed at the screen. "See their heartbeats?" She looked over at Meredith and Derek.
"They?" Meredith asked in shock. Her eyes glued to the screen.
"Them...Two?" Derek said quickly. His eyes also weren't moving. Tow. There they were.
"Yes, two. You're going to have twins..." Addison said happily.
"Oh my god." Meredith muttered in shock.
"Holy shit." Derek said with surprise. "Twins... I told you my guys were good!"
"Derek!" Meredith said as she slapped him. "This is- Oh my god..."
"This is wonderful." Derek said as he squeezed her hand. He leaned down and gave her a soft kiss.
"So I am going to prescribe some prenatal vitamins for you. And I'd like you to come back for a check up. Do you have any questions?" Addison asked with a smile. She handed them the picture. She looked at Meredith's pale face.
"Yeah, how the hell are we going to do this?" She asked with a concerned look on her face. Addison's pager rang loudly throughout the room.
"I have to--" They both nodded their heads in understanding. "Congratulations." She said as she hugged Derek.
"Thanks Addison." Meredith said with a smile. Addison walked out and shut the door behind her. Meredith laid her head back and cried.
"Mer, what's wrong?" Derek said as he leaned over and stroked her hair.
"I don't...I can't...I...I...Two. I don't know if I could do one...One is hard enough." She said breathlessly.
"Calm down. Breathe." He said as he looked into her eyes. All he saw was fear. "Breathe."
"How could I not know, Derek. What kind of mother doesn't know she's pregnant?" She cried. He clutched her hand.
"Meredith. There has been so much stress. This isn't your fault. You are going to be a wonderful mother. You are a wonderful mother!" He told her. She looked into his eyes. He looked so happy and content.
"Seven weeks. Derek, I drank. I drank at Joe's and then in the Caribbean. Oh my god. They are going to have problems and it's all my fault!" She said as she rolled away from him. He quickly walked to the other side of her bed.
"Meredith, look at me." She does. "Our children will be fine. You didn't know, and that's okay. You will be fine." She dropped her head and looked down. "The babies will be fine. And two is a blessing. We can do this. Look at me." She does. "We can do this." She nods her head yes. "Good. I love you." He said as he leaned down and pressed his lips against her soft ones. He grabbed the sonogram and looked at it. "Our babies..."
"How are we going to tell Anna?" Meredith muttered.
"She will be fine. She is going to be ecstatic." Derek said reassuringly.
"You think?" Meredith said as she sat up.
"I think so..." He said as he grabbed her arm. "Are you ready to go home?"
"Definitely." She said as they opened the door and walked out, hand in hand.
"So what do you want for dinner?" He asked as he glanced over at her.
"Chinese food." She said simply. His head turned quickly.
"You hate chinese food." He told her.
"Well, apparently your children love it, because I have a craving for it. Anything spicy." She said with a giggle.
"Sounds good. But I am not convinced that my children have that much control over you yet." He said with a laugh.
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Derek followed Meredith home. He was happy. Unbelievably, undeniable, incredibly happy. He was going to be a father times two. He already was a father, and he loved Anna to death. So really, times three. This was everything he had hoped for. Children that would have his eyes, or their mother's eyes. He didn't care who the babies looked like,no matter what they would be perfect. They were a piece of each of them. A piece of the love they shared.
Meredith drove home. She looked in her rearview mirror. She could see his cheesy grin, and sparkling white teeth. She was happy that he was so happy. She had never seen him like this. He was so proud. He was a man. A man's man. A man who produced two children in one shot. She was happy too. But it was overwhelming. Two babies, at once. Two of everything. But as she looked at Derek's cheesy grin, once again in the rearview mirror, she knew he was right, they could do this.
"Anna!" Meredith shouted as she walked in the garage door. She could hear Anna running towards her.
"Mommy!" Anna shouted as she ran up. "Where is Daddy?"
"He stopped to get chinese food." Meredith said as she pulled her shoes off of her tired aching feet.
"But mommy, you don't like chinese food." Anna said with a giggle.
"It sounds good." Meredith explained as she walked into the kitchen. Jane was straightening up. "Hey Jane."
"Hello, Meredith." Jane answered. "Anna did her homework. I let her watch a half an hour of t.v."
"Okay. Derek's on his way with dinner." Meredith told her. "Would you like to stay? We'd love to have you."
"Please, Jane..." Anna said with a whine.
"I'd love to, but I have something I have to do." Jane said with a frown.
"Another time." Meredith said as she grabbed plates and silver wear.
"Definitely." She said as she began to walk out. "Have a good evening."
"You too." Meredith said as she grabbed some glasses out of the cupboard. "What would you like to drink?"
"Chocolate milk." Anna responded quickly.
"Or regular. You know you don't get chocolate milk with dinner." Meredith said as she poured a glass.
"Fine." Anna said firmly as she sat in her chair. Derek walked in with bags of food. "Daddy!" Anna shouted.
"Hey sweetie." He said as she sat the bags down on the kitchen table. "Hey." He said as he walked over and kissed Meredith quickly.
"So, what do you want?" Meredith asked as she began opening containers.
"Rice." Anna said simply.
"You can't just eat rice. Here is some chicken too." Meredith said as she placed the food on Anna's plate.
"This is yours." Derek said as he handed her the container. "They said it was the spiciest chicken they had." Meredith smiled as she grabbed the container and placed some on her plate. She took a whiff of it, it smelled spicy.
"Mmm." She said as she took a large bite. "It's good, try it." She said as she shoved a bite in his mouth.
"Holy shit, Mer! That's hot." He said as he began downing his water.
"Daddy! You said a bad word." Anna pointed out as she took a bite.
"Sorry, honey." Derek said as he looked at her. They all ate in silence for awhile. Finally Derek cleared his throat and looked over at Meredith. She nodded her head.
"Anna, honey. How would you like to have a brother or sister or both?" Derek asked her. Her face dropped quickly.
"No. I don't want any." She said simply.
"Why not?" Meredith asked with a faint smile.
"Because it's just me and you and daddy. And I don't want a brother and sister." She said loudly.
"Maybe it would be a lot of fun..." Derek suggested. She got a sour look on her face.
"No!" She shouted. She sat there and studied both of their faces. "Why?" She finally asked sweetly. He looked over at Meredith and she shrugged.
"Well, Meredith is going to have a baby. Two babies. You are going to have a brother or sister or both." Derek said softly. Anna looked back and forth between the two of them. Her face turned to panic. She quickly jumped up from the table and ran off crying.
"That didn't go so well..." Derek said with a frown.
"No. It didn't." Meredith said as she dropped her head.
"I'll go talk to her." Derek said with a sigh as he stood up from the table.
"I can go." Meredith said as she started to get up.
"No. You finish eating that fire on a plate." He said as he pointed at her food.
"You're sure?" Meredith asked with a frown.
"Yeah. She's overwhelmed and this isn't the time to tag team her." He replied.
He walked out of the kitchen. Meredith continued eating her food. It had never dawned on her that this would upset Anna so much. Thinking about it now, she understood why. She had been through so much, she was just settling in, and now there was more upset. Undoubtedly, some of the attention would be off of her at first. Meredith knew that Anna would have to be included in every step.
Derek walked up the stairs. His feet were dragging. He wasn't sure how he was going to handle this. It was going to be tricky. As he got closer he could hear her sniffling. He stood outside her door and watched he for a few minutes. She finally looked up at him.
"Are you gonna stand there? Cause I need you to make me less sad." She asked as she looked up.
"I am going to come in and make you less sad." He said as he walked in a sat on her bed. "So why exactly are you crying?" He asked as he cocked his head. He knew why, but he wanted her to say it.
"Cause you and mommy will have babies and you won't love me anymore." She said as he face scrunched up and the tears began to fall.
"Anna. That's not true. Meredith and I, we love you more than anything. That will never go away. When we have the babies, that won't take any love from you. We have enough love for everyone." Derek explained, his face softening.
"Are you sure?" Anna asked as her tear stained face looked at his.
"I am positive. Do you know how much fun you are going to have?" Derek asked. "Babies are fun."
"They are?" She asked, never had been around any.
"Oh yeah. And we are going to need your help with everything." Derek said with a smile.
"I can help!" She said exuberantly. "Can I hold them?"
"Of course. But that is awhile away." He clarified.
"How long?" Anna asked.
"Seven months." Derek said quickly. Anna's eyes got wide.
"That's too long!" She said quickly. "I'm ready now."
"So am I." Derek said honestly. He couldn't wait. "So why don't you come down and finish your dinner?"
"Okay. Do you think mommy is mad at me?" Anna asked as she jumped off her bed.
"Why would mommy be mad at you?" Derek asked as they walked down the stairs.
"Cause I was a brat. That's what Jane calls me. A brat." Anna said as she jumped off the last two stairs.
"Mommy could never be mad at you." Derek told her as the walked towards the kitchen.
"I'm sorry, mommy." Anna said as she bounced into the kitchen. "I was a brat."
"It's okay, baby. Why don't you finish your dinner?" Meredith asked.
"Okay. Cause I'm still hungry. I wanted to come back down to eat, but I was mad. But now I'm not cause I'm gonna be a sister. And I'm gonna help. It's gonna be fun." Anna rambled. Derek smiled as he listened to her. She sounded just like Meredith.
"Yes, it will be fun." Meredith said with a smile. She looked around the dinner table. Derek was watching Anna intently. She could tell that he adored her. They both did. Anna looked so happy and well adjusted. Meredith looked at her perfect family. They were going to have two more causing chaos, sooner than she could believe. Their lives were going to change. And it was for the better, she was sure.
A double dose of McDreamy babies. :)