"Oh my god!" She cried out. Meredith looked down. A puddle. A big puddle. And that big puddle came from her. She began to gasp for air in a panic. Her water broke. Her children were on there way. And he was here. At the worst possible time, he shows up.
"Oh my god! Is that? Did your? Oh my god!" He shouted as he looked at the floor.
"Oh my god! Oh my god!" She said as she looked around, unsure what to do. "I have to-- I need to-- Hospital. I need to-- Hospital." She said as she struggled to breath.
"Let's go!" He said as he looked at her.
"My-- I need my--- Bag. I need my bag!" She cried out as she pointed upstairs. She struggled to walk to the stairs. She lifted her foot and cringed.
"I'll get it." He said as he rushed to her side. "Where is it?" He asked as he looked up.
"Second room on the left. It's by the closet." She said breathlessly.
He quickly jogged up the stairs. He looked around the house. It was perfect. It was just what he expected. He quickly walked into her room, seeing the bag by the closet. He had to hurry. He didn't know anything about babies, but he knew when they came they either came fast or slow, and they had to plan on fast.
"Let's go." He said as he jogged down the stairs.
"Oh god..." She cried out as another contraction took over. He looked over at the pain in her eyes. The grimace on her face. Without asking, he threw his arm under her knees and swept her up. He walked as quickly as he could to the car as gently placed her into the passenger seat.
"Derek... I need..." She cried out as she gripped the seat of the rental car. He pulled to the end of the driveway and looked at her. "Left!" She cried out as she felt the pressure building.
"So...you're..." He said as he looked down at her.
"Pregnant? Yes. How freaking long did it take you to figure that out, you dumb shit!" She screamed as she sat there, tears falling down her cheeks. "Oh my god! Oh my god!"
"What? What?" He asked as he looked over at her.
"Road! Road! You're on the wrong side!" She shouted as she pointed.
"Oh!" He said as he swerved back over, just missing a car head on.
"Who do you think you are? 007?" She shouted nastily as she looked back at the car they had just missed.
"I--" He said in shock as he looked over at her. He glanced at her huge stomach. he had never seen a pregnant woman so big. This is not how he thought it would go. This is not how he planned it.
"Right! Go right here." She yelled. "Oh my god! I don't have my phone! I need to call Derek. I have to call him now!" She started to cry as she looked around the car.
"You can when you get to the hospital." He said as he sped on. Derek? Who the hell was Derek?
"Ahhhh!" She screamed as she gripped the seat again. "Tu-- Turn!" She yelled as she pointed. "Here, up her." She pointed as she grabbed her stomach. They quickly pulled into the hospital's parking lot.
"Thank god..." She said as she opened the door and swung her legs out. She heard him rush around and sweep her up. They rushed into the doors, causing everyone to look up.
"Dr Shepherd!" A nurse said as she noticed them.
"Get Addison!" She screamed as he put her in a wheelchair.
"Right away." She said as she looked at the two of them.
They rushed Meredith up to the OB floor. Everyone was abuzz about Meredith Shepherd. The McBabies were on their way. Meredith laid there in the bed, clenching the sheets. She looked up at him. She couldn't worry about it, not now.
"Meredith..." Addison said as she walked in and put gloves on. "How far apart are the contractions?"
"They are right on top of each other." He said as he looked at Addison. Addison gave Meredith a look of confusion, but kept working.
"Let me check your cervix." She said as she began examining her.
"Derek. Derek doesn't know!" Meredith screamed out in pain.
"Can you get Dr. Shepherd?" Addison said to the nurse standing at the door.
"Is he here?" The nurse asked dumbly.
"Office-- He's at the office---" Meredith cried out as she looked up in a panic.
"Okay." She said with a nod.
"Wow. They are coming fast. Do you want the epideral?" Addison asked as she looked up. Meredith nodded her head yes. "Derek better hurry..." Addison muttered.
Meredith laid there in tears. Addison said they were coming fast. Where was Derek? He needed to get here. He needed to get here fast. She couldn't do this without him. Of all the people in the world, he was the only one she wanted. Addison gave Meredith her epideral and Meredith closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to stop. After awhile she opened them and looked up.
"Nate. What are you doing here?" She said with tears in her eyes.
"You told me I needed to come to the states. You said I should visit. I made it, Mer. I finally did." He said with a smile on his face.
She looked up at the man. The man that she had loved more than anything in the world. Nate was the man that she expected to spend the rest of her life with. The man that she thought she would have children with. The man that she loved more than life. The man that she would have been perfectly happy with in that old apartment. Without the money. Without the maids. They had love. That was all she needed. Well, she thought they had love.
"No, Nate! You son-of--a-bitch! No! No! Why are you here? Right here. In Seattle. At my fucking house? Who do you think you are?" She screamed loudly, causing a nurse to come in. "I'm fine!" She spat nastily. The nurse got wide-eyed and walked out.
"Mer-- I--" He said in shock. He didn't expect it to be this hard. "I missed you..."
"You missed me? You fucking missed me?" She said in disbelief. She looked up to see Addison come in. "Where is Derek?" She spat.
"He's on his way. He just got out of surgery at Mercy-West." Addison said with relief.
"Oh thank god!" She said as she looked at Addison.
"I'm going to check your cervix again." Addison said as she looked down. "Mer, you're effaced. You're going to need to push."
"I can't. Derek's not here!" She said as she looked up with tears in her eyes.
"Meredith, you need to push. It's time." Addison said as she looked up at her.
"No!" Meredith spat.
"Meredith. Derek will kick your ass when he finds out what you are doing." She said with a glare. "You can't do this."
"He needs to be here. I need him!" She cried. "I can't do this without him!"
"He will be here. But now, now you have to push." Addison said as she gave her a pleading look "Please..." Meredith looked up at Addison and nodded her head yes.
Nate looked down at Meredith. The woman he loved so much. The woman he thought about everyday. The woman he left because he wasn't man enough to stand up for himself. She had moved on. She really moved on. She left him in the dust. She was having a baby. And not Ian's baby. Not her husband, apparently ex-husband's child. She had remarried. And she had a little girl. The pink and purple bedroom gave that away. She moved on. He quickly grabbed her hand. She looked up and frowned. But then he felt it. She squeezed.
"Okay, Mer, you're doing great. I need you to push again." Addison said softly as she looked at the two of the,.
"You're doing great, Mer." Nate said as he wiped the sweat off of her face. "Amazing.."
Derek rushed down the hallway of Seattle Grace. Meredith was in labor. Meredith was giving birth to his children. He was going to be a father. This was the single most important moment of his life. In a matter of time, he was going to be holding his children in his arms. He ran towards the room that everyone was pointing to. He gasped when he saw someone sitting there with her.
He paused. A definite pause. That was not him. No. Not him. There was a man sitting next to her. He was holding her hand. He was wiping her face with a damp cloth. He was looking at her lovingly. He was him. He was doing what he was supposed to be doing. If he didn't know better, he'd thought that was how it was supposed to be. They were a family. Not him. Not he who is the father. Who was the man? He knew. It was Nate.
Meredith looked up she let out a huge sigh when she saw him. Derek. Standing there in scrubs. She looked at the curly dark hair that she knew her children would have. His stunning blue eyes. It was the love of her life. The father of her children. The man that she loved more than anything. She needed him. She needed Derek. She was going to be okay. As long as Derek was there, everything will be fine.
"Derek..." She cried out in desperation. Derek watched as she dropped Nate's hand like it was hot.
"Mer, oh god." He said as he rushed over. Nate quickly scrambled out of the way.
"You made it. I was so scared that you wouldn't make it!" She said as she pulled him close. "I'm scared." She said into his ear.
"You will be fine." He said as he kissed her damp forehead.
"Okay, Mer, I need you to push again." She said as she looked up at the two of them with a smile. Meredith bore down and pushed.
"We have the head." She said with a smile. "Oh..." She said as she looked the face. Derek looked at Meredith, who motion for him to look. "I need you to push again." She said as she looked up. Meredith pushed again.
"It's the boy." Derek said in disbelief as the baby wailed loudly.
"Derek, would you like to cut the cord?" Addison asked, looking up at him.
"Of course." Derek said with a proudest grin anyone had ever seen. He cut the cord, and the baby was taken to be cleaned off. "My boy. Our boy." He said in shock, as it became real.
"Okay..." Addison said as she reached inside. "She'd not effaced. We need to try and get her into position."
"Is-- Is she okay?" Meredith asked in a panic as she looked between Addison and Derek..
"She's fine." Addison said with a nod. Derek watched intently. He looked at Meredith, who was near panic. "Come on..."
"Oh no..." Meredith started to cry. "Derek..." She felt him walked over and put his lips on her head.
"She'll be okay." He said confidently. They both looked at Addison, who looked worried.
"Addison?" Derek asked as the time passed. Time. Time lost. Time was ticking and she was in there. Waiting to come out. It was too long. Too much time.
"Okay... Here she is." She said with a relieved sigh. "Okay, you need to push."
"You can do it, Mer." Derek said as he held her hand. "I love you. God, I love you." he said as he kissed her. "I. Love. You." She pushed at his words. She bore down for him. She loved for him. She lived for him. She was her, for him. So she pushed. She pushed hard as she looked into his eyes.
"Here she is." Addison said as she held the little girl up.
"Oh my god!" He said as he stroked Meredith's face. Derek rushed down and cut the cord. Addison placed the crying baby on her stomach.
"My little girl..." Meredith cried as she placed her hands on her.
"She looks just like you..." Derek said in amazement. "Our girl." He said in shock.
"Meredith, you have a little tearing." Addison told her. "I need to stitch you up."
"Okay." Meredith said breathlessly. Derek rushed from the babies, back to Meredith. "We made it. They made it."
"I am so proud of you, baby. I am so proud." He said as he stroked her hair.
She closed her eyes and laid there. When she opened them she saw Derek holding the little girl. Her daughter. Her baby. The tears began running down her face as he looked at her perfect daughter. Derek handed her the baby and grabbed the boy. She looked over at him. They were his children, there was no question about that. He was a natural. He looked like he had been doing it everyday of his life. The proud smile on his face said it all. Their babies made it. They made it.
The loved she felt was immeasurable. There was no way for her to explain it. It was instant, just like they said it was. She already loved them so much. She would give her life for them. They were her world. Her babies. they had the perfect family. Derek, Meredith, Anna and the twins. They both looked up when they heard someone rush in.
"You are in so much trouble, young lady!" Evelyn said, with her hands on her hips.