"I hate shopping." Meredith muttered as she pushed the cart down the aisle.

"I know you do." Derek agreed as he walked beside her and threw various items in the cart.

"Are you sure we should do this? It's a lot of work. And chaos. And our friends..." Meredith whined as she turned the cart around the corner.

"It will be fun. All of our friends, over at our place. You'll have fun." Derek said optimistically.

"I hope so." She muttered as she rubbed her back.

"Mommy, are you okay?" Anna asked as she looked at Meredith's painful face.

"Just sore, honey." Meredith said as she looked at both of them.

"Mer?" Derek said as he grabbed the cart. She quickly grabbed the cart back.

"Don't you dare. I need to lean on that." She said as she began pushing it along.

"Can I get this?" Anna asked as she held up a candybar.

"No." Meredith said quickly. Derek looked over at Meredith. "No." She said again.

"What about this?" She asked as she held up a package of oreos.

"Not unless you want an angioplasty." Meredith spat as she kept walking.

"What's an angioplasty?" Anna asked quickly.

"They stick a tube with a balloon in your femoral artery and blow it up." Meredith said nonchalantly.

"It hurts." Derek said simply.

"Oh. I don't like those cookies anyway." Anna said as she threw them back down.

"No one likes hot dogs." Meredith said as she looked at the list.

"Some people do." Derek said as he grabbed a few package.

"Do you?" Meredith said as she cocked her head.

"No." Derek said as he put one of the packages back. Meredith giggled.

"Steak and hamburgers." Meredith said as she looked at the list. "And corn. I guess people like corn. Potato salad, coleslaw, macaroni salad... Der, I think that we are supposed to make this stuff." She said with a look of worry.

"We don't have to. Most of our friends will eat anything. Come on, Mer. We're talking about Drew, Alex and George here." Derek said with raised eyebrows.

"You have a point." Meredith responded with a nod.

"I don't like coleslaw." Anna said as she pointed to it.

"Yeah, me either." Meredith agreed as she scrunched her nose.

"Can we get that?" Anna pointed to the cucumber salad.

"Sure." Derek said as he ordered a plethora of different deli salads.

"Hey!" A female voice said happily.

"Megan! Hey..." Meredith said with a smile as she looked over at her high school friend.

"Oh my god!" Megan said as she walked over and put her hands on Meredith's abdomen. "You're pregnant. Meredith Grey, pregnant! who would have thought?"

"It's Meredith Shepherd now." Meredith said with a smile. "Megan, this is my husband, Derek." She said as she introduced them to each other. "Derek, this is my best friend from high school, Megan."

"Derek...what happened to..." She looked at them and decided to drop it. "And who is this?" She asked as she looked at Anna.

"I'm Anna. This is my mommy and daddy." Anna said boldly.

"Oh. Previous marriage?" She asked as she looked at Derek. "I know she isn't Ian's."

"We adopted her. It's a long story." Meredith said with a faint smile. Anna ventured over to Megan's cart and started talking to her daughter.

"So how far along are you?" She asked as she looked at her stomach.

"Not far enough. Twenty six weeks." Meredith said with a frown.

"Oh!" Megan said with surprise.

"Twins. A boy and girl." Derek said proudly as he placed his hand on Meredith's stomach.

"Wow. How lucky are you?" Megan said with a smile. "They are fast friends." She said as she pointed at the two little girls.

"I guess so." Derek said happily. "Hey, we're having a cookout this weekend, you should come."

"Oh, that would be fun." Megan said happily.

"Oh yeah..." Meredith said quietly.

"I'll give you a call and get the directions later." Megan said happily.

"Sounds good. It was nice meeting you." Derek said with a smile. "Come on, Anna." He said as they walked away.

"What the hell was that?" Meredith seethed as they walked away.

"What?" Derek with with a confused smile.

"Derek..." She said as she shook her head. "Do you realize what you just did?" Meredith asked, shaking her head.

"What?" He said with a smile as he headed down another aisle.

"You just invited my high school friend..." She started as she grabbed hamburger and hot dog buns off of the shelf.

"Yeah. Is she going to tell me all kinds of stories?" He asked with raised brows.

"Maybe. But I am sure her husband will. Jake. Yeah he was my boyfriend." Meredith mumbled.

"Oh...this will be good." He said as he rubbed his hands together.

"You do realize how stupid you look right now." Meredith said as she shook her head.

"Yeah. But do you know why I am doing it?" He asked as if he knew something she didn't.

"Um...no." She replied, rolling her eyes.

"Because he had the lowest score in your book." He said with an evil laugh.

"Derek!" Meredith spat as she smacked him with the family sized bottle of heinz ketchup.

"Ouch!" He said as he winced.

"What book, Daddy?" Anna asked as she looked up at them with amusement.

"Um..." Derek started.

"A book..." Meredith finished. "A craft book. He wasn't very good with crafts." Meredith said quickly, for lack of a better lie.

"He had a very small pipe cleaner." Derek said with a hearty laugh. Meredith smacked him playfully.

"Yeah. We made pipe-cleaner people at school. Johnny cried because he had the smallest pipe-cleaner." Anna explained.

"I'd cry too..." Derek said with a smirk.

"Don't worry, you have a more than ample sized pipe-cleaner. In fact, yours is bigger than a bundle." Meredith said with a dirty grin.

"If you don't stop, I may have to show it to you." Derek told her as they headed to the checkout.

"And I might let you." Meredith replied.

"Johnny tried to give me his pipe-cleaner. I said no." Anna explained.

"Good girl!" Meredith said happily.

"And I think we need to switch schools." Derek muttered, only audible to Meredith, who giggled.

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"Tell me again why we are doing this." Meredith muttered as she climbed out of her bed.

"Because we want to see our friends. Because it will be fun." He said with happy nod. "Come on...our friends are our family. This will be great!" He said as he kissed her softly.

"Sure. Drew and Cristina will bicker. Megan and Jake will tell horrifying stories. My mom and Richard...why the hell did you invite them?" Meredith asked again she she pulled her shirt over her head.

"What are you doing?" He asked as he looked at her.

"Um, taking my clothes off..." Meredith said with a faint giggle.

"I see that...but why?" Derek asked with a smile.

"Well, I generally don't shower with clothes on." She said frankly.

"So showering. Does this involve a certain generous sized pipe-cleaner?" Derek asked as he walked towards her.

"Um...it could." She told him happily as she slipped her shorts off.

"Oh god..." He muttered as he looked at her standing in her light pink bra and thong. She smiled when she looked at his iron-hard erection.

"I think I want you..." She moaned as she put her hands behind her back and unclasped her bra. She slid it off slowly and tossed it on the floor.

"Fuck..." He moaned as he looked at her plump breasts, ready for his mouth. He began to walk up.

"Not yet..." She said as she put her hand up to stop him. She slowly pulled her panties down and kicked them off. "Oh..." She moaned as she slipped a finger inside of of her awaiting folds. He felt himself get harder and harder as he watched her pleasure herself.

"Mer--" He said with haste as he walked towards her.

"Not yet!" She said as she continued. "Oh...god...oh..." She moaned. "I'm wet, Der...oh...shit...I'm...ohhh..." She moaned as she shuddered.

She stood there and watched the shocked look on his face. She smiled as she ran into the bathroom, him tearing his clothes off and following. She slid the door open and turned the hot water on, the steam filled the room, enveloping them both. She quickly stepped in, Derek right behind her.

He smiled as she looked up at her for a moment. Blue and Green. So perfect. His mouth gently sucked on her neck. She moaned as her head fell back and she moved her hands down his back and rested them on his ass. She felt him move down to her breasts, sucking and teasing each one.

"Oh..." She muttered softly. His mouth moved down her large abdomen. He gently shoved her against the wall, pressing her back against the now-warm tile.

"Oh Mer..." He whispered. He easily pushed her up, her knees resting on his shoulders.

"You can't hold me..." She said quickly.

"Oh yes I can." He replied. The warm water ran quickly down both of their bodies, moving it's way along their curves. He looked up into her eyes, and smiled. He softly pressed her legs apart a little farther, and slide his tongue into her warm, wet folds. He could taste her need.

"Oh God Der...shit..." She mumbled as she felt him pressing and sliding his tongue in all the perfect spots. The hot water gliding down and grazing her, heightening her senses. His quickened his pace, as he moved in figure of eights. "Der, I'm...oh god...I'm..." She squealed as she felt herself tightening up. She pulled him up by his hair.

"Come on, Der...Please...I need you..." She said with need in her eyes. "Please..." His smile grew as he pulled her legs up, and she wrapped them around him. She felt him slide himself into her, the water and her readiness easing the process. "Ohhh..." She moaned as she felt him thrust into her hard. Their bodies both crashing into the wall. She tightened her grip on his shoulder. Her nails dug into his flesh as he thrusted once again, even harder. She could tell it wouldn't be long before her abdomen would inhibit this.

"Oh Mer...Oh baby..." He muttered as he could feel her tightening. She pulled her legs apart father, allowing him deeper penetration.

"Hard Der...Harder...please...!" She shouted. He did as she said and pounded into her harder. "Harder." She screamed. "Oh...god...I'm coming..." She muttered as she felt the hot rush run over her. He felt her warmth encompass his large cock. She felt him release with a loud moan. Her feet dropped to the floor, they both sighed as the sweat and water dripped off of them.

"I love your pipe-cleaner..." Meredith said breathlessly. "Love it..."

Meredith and Derek quickly dressed themselves. It was hard. It took all of their self-control. Her hormones were off the charts. And he always found her irresistible. But they had to. Anna was downstairs, and the guests would be coming. They both turned away, as they dressed. It was the lack in self control. Neither of them had it.

"You ready?" He asked with a smile.

"For embarrassment and chaos? Of course!" She said as she followed him. This would be fun.

"Derek. This is a lot of work..." Meredith whined as she looked at all of the food in their kitchen.

"You'll have a good time..." Derek told her with a smile.

"You keep saying that. Maybe you believe it. I'm not so sure." She mumbled as she looked around. "And where the hell is Drew?"

"Seattle Pres." Derek said with a shrug. "He had a patient."

"Nice. I'm sure he will roll in when all the work is done." She muttered as she looked around.

Meredith and Derek worked at getting everything ready. Meredith wasn't happy about this. Everyone was coming. Ellis in the same place with anyone else was just asking for trouble. And Megan and Jake...it was too much. Derek told her to quit worrying and finally sent her to the porch to hang out until everyone showed up. She sighed as she watched the first car pull in.

"Meredith...How are you?" Addison asked as she and Stan walked up to the house.

"Fine. Well, Derek's fine. I'm freaking out because my mom is going to be in the same place as everyone else." Meredith said with a frown.

"It will be fine." Addison answered reassuringly.

"Hello, Meredith." Stan said with a nod as he walked up to the porch.

"Hi, Stan. Derek's in the house if you want to talk to him." She said with a smile as she pointed to the house.

"Crap." Meredith muttered as she watched a few cars pull in. "It's Jake and Megan."

"Jake and Megan?" Addison asked.

"My ex-boyfriend and my best frined. Well, former best friend." Meredith explained.

"Oh...this should be good." Addison said with a smile.

"Funny." Meredith muttered as she watched the family pile out of the car.

"Wow! Mer. You really are... Well...pregnant!" Jake said in shock as he looked at her.

"That I am. How are you?" Meredith asked as she gave him a soft hug.

"Good." Jake responded as he pulled away and took her in. "Really good..."

"Jake, Megan. This is my very good friend, Addison." Meredith explained as they introduced themselves.

The guests slowly filed in one after another. Meredith started to relax. Maybe this wouldn't be as bad as she thought. Fun. A piece of cake. Everyone seemed to be getting along just fine. Everyone seemed happy. Things were going well. Too well.

"Wow, I haven't seen you guys in a long time. And you're married?" Meredith heard Ellis ask as she walked by the small group that was talking.

"Six years." Megan boasted as she looked over at Jake. Meredith was shocked that Ellis had remembered them. Or more so that she had even noticed them in her life.

"It's strange how things come around. I never would have thought I'd marry Mer's best friend. But you know what they say, everything happens for a reason. If she hadn't married Ian..." Meredith heard Jake say.

"Married who?" Ellis said in complete and utter shock. Things going well...not so much.

Sorry it took so long...busy weekend.