"Oh my god..." Evelyn said as she approached Meredith and Derek. They watched as tears came to her eyes. "Oh my..." She said as she grabbed the boy from Derek's arms. "He's perfect." She said as she held him softly. "I missed it." She said sadly.
"I nearly missed it myself." Derek said frankly. "Mer wasn't messing around. I have never heard of anyone giving birth so quickly."
"I don't know, it felt like forever." She said as she kissed her little girl on the head and handed her to Derek.
"Are you sore?" He asked her as he watched her adjust herself in the bed.
"A little." She said with a head nod. "But I'll be okay."
"You're sure?" He asked as he cradled the baby in his arm and ran his hand on her cheek.
"Derek! Two hands!" She gasped as she looked at him. He looked at her and shook his head. So protective, already.
"She's fine." He reassured as he held her with two hands.
"He looks just like Derek did, look at this dark hair." She said as she ran her hands on his head.
"He looks like Mer, too. Look at the chin." Derek said as she pointed.
"Yep, he does." She said with a nod. "Let me see that little girl." Derek traded her. "Look at those cheeks. She is so beautiful. I have to say, and don't you dare say a word to your sisters! These are the most beautiful babies I have ever seen." She said as she cooed at her.
"It's because they're mine." Derek said with a nod.
"Seriously, Derek." Meredith said in disbelief. "Behave yourself."
"It's the truth." He said with a shrug. They looked up as the nurse walked in.
"You want to take them, don't you?" Meredith asked as she looked up.
"Just for a short while. They'll be back." She said with a smile as she grabbed the babies.
"I'm going to miss them." Meredith said as she watched her wheel them out. "I can't explain it..."
"It's called maternal instinct, dear. All you want to do is love and protect them." She said with a smile as she walked to the side of the bed. "And I was not kidding. You are in so much trouble." She said as she pointed her finger at her.
"Mom..." Derek said as he looked at her.
"No, Derek. I was in a panic. I went to the store to get cocoa, milk, orange juice and eggs, Oh, bananas too. Anyway... You said you were fine! I would have been home earlier, can you believe they didn't have bananas? So I had to go to the market. I come home, and you're no where to be found. I figured you were taking a bath, so I waited awhile. Then I saw the puddle by the front door. No note! You just left. You left with no note. I have a cellphone. You could have called!" She scorned.
"I'm sorry, mom. I was in a panic." Meredith explained. "It was so fast."
"I guess none of that matters now." She said as she rubbed Meredith's head. "You should get some rest. Derek, you and I can go check on those babies."
"Are you okay?" He asked as he looked at her.
"Go." She said softly with a nod.
"We'll be right back." He said as he kissed her forehead.
Meredith closed her eyes. She couldn't believe how exhausted she was. All she did was push two humans out. She silently chuckled. Nine months of carrying them around, and now here they were. They were actually here, greeting everyone. She began to snore softly as she drifted asleep.
Nate stood there in the doorway and watched her sleep. He could leave. He could walk away. But he couldn't force himself to do it. Not without talking to her first. Not without attempting to explain the mess that he had created.
Derek walked down the hallway. There he was again. Standing outside of her room. A wave of anger washed over him as he neared. He didn't want him near her. But it wasn't his choice. He wasn't going to be that guy. He wasn't going to be the guy that created this situation. He wasn't going to turn into Ian.
Derek approached loudly. He wanted him to know he was there. He wanted to give him fair warning.
"Oh, hi. You must be, Derek. I'm--" Nate said as he stuck out his hand.
"Nate." Derek said frankly. Nate looked at him in shock.
"You know who I am. Mer told you..." Nate said as he looked at her and then at Derek.
"Not today. But yes, I know of you." Derek said coldly.
"Oh." Nate said, getting that Derek was not to thrilled to see him.
"You have no idea how much you damaged her." Derek said firmly.
"There is more to that situation than meets the eye." Nate retorted.
"I know about Ian. I know why you left. She doesn't know. She's fixed now. She has made peace. Peace with life. Peace with Ian. They are in a good place now. She is happy. It took a long time, and even longer to get her to trust. But she does. She trusts me. I had to work hard to get it that way. Because of you. And we are happy. And I love her. She has moved on. So I suggest that you do the same. As I look at it, there are two ways you can do this. You can either take it like a man and walk away. Or you can stay. I can't tell you what to do." Derek said as he left Nate, standing there, dumbfounded.
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"Oh my god!" Meredith said as she awoke abruptly and placed her hand on her flat stomach.
"They're right here." Derek said with a smile as he looked over.
"Oh..." She said softly.
"You finally got some rest." Derek said as he stroked her cheek. "Izzie and George stopped by."
"I missed them?" Meredith asked with a frown.
"You did." Derek said with a nod.
"Where is Anna?" Meredith asked with concern.
"Jane is on her way with her right now." Derek explained as he looked at her children. Meredith looked at the two sleeping babies.
"I guess they aren't Thing One and Thing Two anymore." Meredith said sleepily.
"No, they aren't." Derek said with a smile "Delilah Meredith, and Devlin Michael."
"Delilah and Devlin." She said with a smile.
"I am so proud of you, Mer." Derek said as he kissed her softly. "I never thought I could be this happy. You have made me so happy. I couldn't ask for anything more."
"I love you, Derek." She said with a smile, he leaned down and kissed her again.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Anna said loudly as she ran in.
"Shhh. The babies are sleeping." Derek said as he put his finger to his lips. Anna rushed right over to take a look.
"They're so small." She said in amazement.
"Oh, they're beautiful..." Jane said as she looked in. "Congratulations." She said as she handed Meredith flowers.
"Thank you, Jane." Meredith said with a smile.
"So welcome to the world--" She looked up at Derek.
"Devlin and Delilah." He told her.
"Lilah and Devi." She said with a smile. "They are adorable."
"Can I hold them?" Anna asked with a hopeful smile.
"Not yet." Derek told her. "They are still too small."
"Oh..." She said with disappointment.
"You will be able to soon. Just give it a little time." Derek said with a smile as he placed his hand on her back.
"When can we go home?" She asked as she looked around.
"Meredith has to stay here tonight." Derek explained. "And I will stay here too."
"With the twins." She pouted as she looked down at them.
"With mommy." Derek clarified. But it was true, he wanted to be with the twins too.
"And Delilah and Devlin." She said with a frown.
"Well, yes, they will be here too." Derek agreed as he looked at her.
"That's stupid. I want you and mommy to come home. They can stay here." She said as she looked at them.
"Mommy isn't ready to go home." Derek told her firmly. "Mommy's tired."
"Mommy can sleep at home." Anna said frankly.
"Anna, mommy and I are staying at the hospital. You can either stay at home with Jane and grandma, or go with Aunt Addison." He explained softly.
"I want to go home." She finally grumbled. "Right now."
"Anna what is wrong?" Meredith asked tiredly.
"You're my mommy. Not theirs." She said with a huff.
"I can be a mommy to all three of you." Meredith said as she waved her to come over. "Derek, Jane, can you leave us alone?" Derek gave her a questioning look. "Anna and I need some time."
"What mommy?" She said as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Come here." She said as she patted on the bend. Anna climbed up with her. "Just because the twins are here, doesn't mean we're going to forget about you." Meredith said with a smile. "Daddy and I love you so much. Nothing could take that away. Devlin and Delilah need special attention. They're babies, they can't take care of themselves. They need us. And they need you." She said as she looked at the little girl.
"I know." Anna agreed. "I'm sorry. I was just afraid. My mommy and daddy died, and I don't want you to leave me." She said as she started to tear up.
"Anna..." She said as she pulled her close. "Mommy and Daddy will never leave you." Anna shook her head and smiled. "Now do you want to go home with Grandma and Jane tonight?"
"Yes. I want to ride my pony." She said as she jumped off the bed, causing Meredith to cringe. "Did I hurt you?"
"Mommy's just sore." Meredith explained as she looked at her daughter.
"Everything okay?" Derek asked as he walked back in the room.
"Yep. I'm going home with Jane." Anna said with a smile.
"Well, we're going to get back. They really are beautiful." Jane said with a smile as she gave Meredith a hug.
"Was she okay?" Derek asked as he looked at her.
"She'll be fine. She just needs to adjust." Meredith said with a nod. "She brought up her mom and dad. She's afraid she's going to lose us. She just needs reassurance."
"Once we go home, things will be a little more normal. Give her time and she'll be fine." Derek said with a smile.
"Mom is going home for the night. You have no idea how mad she was." Derek said with a chuckle. "I don't think you've heard the end of it."
"Knowing Evelyn, I haven't." She said with a chuckle. "I was in a panic. You think you know-- You think you're ready. But it's so scary."
"I'm sorry I wasn't there." Derek said with a frown. "I should have been."
"Derek, you couldn't-- You were here, that's all that matters." She said with a smile.
"It was amazing. The feeling. To see them. It was amazing Mer." He said as he stroked her hair.
"They're perfect. So perfect." She said as she looked at the babies, he nodded in agreement.
"How do you feel?" Derek asked as he looked up at her.
"Like I shoved two babies out of my vagina." She moaned.
"I'm sorry." Derek said with a frown.
"I was worth it. It was so worth it." Meredith said as she looked down at her sleeping babies.
"Where the hell are your demos seeds?" Cristina asked as she marched into the room.
"They are not demons." Derek said firmly. Even knowing Cristina, it offended him.
"Okay. Evil spawn." She corrected herself.
"Okay, saying that almost makes it sound like I did the nasty nasty with Alex. And that's just...well nasty!" Meredith said as she shook her head.
"Cute." Cristina muttered as she looked down.
"You love them." Meredith said with a smile.
"Do not." Cristina said as she looked down.
"Yes you do. They are adorable and you know it." Meredith said as Derek handed her Delilah.
"So what did you name it?" Cristina asked as she looked down.
"Delilah Meredith." She said with a smile.
"Delilah?" Cristina said as she looked at her.
"Derek's grandmother's name was Delilah." Meredith explained with a smile.
"And the boy?" Cristina said as she looked at Devlin who was sleeping peacefully.
"Devlin Michael." Derek said with a smile.
"Devlin? What kind of name is that?" She asked as she looked at them.
"Mer always said she had a devil in her ribs. Devil in. Devlin..." Derek explained.
"Derek's middle name is Michael." Meredith told her. "We were going to use our middle names, but mine is Ellis and well..."
"DMS. They both have the same initials." Cristina said with a laugh.
"Oh my God!" Meredith said as she started to tear up. "They both have the same initials..." She started to cry. "That's so stupid..."
"Yeah, it is..." Cristina laughed. "At least they are different sexes. You can differentiate by color."
"How could I be so stupid?" She said as she began to to sob.
"Mer..." Derek said as he glared at Cristina. "It's fine. There is nothing wrong with that."
"It's stupid..." She cried, Delilah waking up and joining her. "And now my baby cries... I can't even hold my baby without her crying..."
"Wow, apparently the hormones didn't come out with the monsters." Cristina said wide-eyed. "Well, congrats and all that. I have to-- See you later!"
"Oh sure. Start trouble and leave." Derek said with a glare.
"You know it." She said with a cocky glare.
"And now I'm trouble!" Meredith wailed, Devlin waking up and crying along with the two of them.
"Meredith." Derek said as she tried to calm her baby down as she herself was crying. His eyes got wide as he heard the loud wails.
"Is everything okay in here?" A nurse asked as she walked in.
"Fine. Everything is fine." Derek said with a nod as he grabbed Devlin and began rocking. The little boy opened his eyes. Derek gasped when he looked at the blue eyes that matched his own. As soon as the baby looked, he quieted down. "Meredith, look at his eyes." Derek said as he watched the tears run down her cheeks.
"Oh wow...he looks just like you." She said in awe as she calmed down. Delilah quieted down when she realized her mother was calm. "He looks just like you..."
"Hey there, buddy." Derek said as he looked at his son, stroking his tiny cheek with his thumb. Meredith looked up at the single tear running down Derek's cheek. She had never seen so much emotion on his face. She had never seen him that way. It was like he was transformed, his new purpose, his family.
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It seemed as if the whole hospital and everyone they knew had come in to see the twins. They were famous. Derek and Meredith Shepherd's progeny. Destined to have it all. Good looks, and brains. Meredith was loving that everyone was coming and going. It felt great to know they had all the friends they did. Two years ago she felt like she had nothing. No one. And now she was drowning in happiness. She never knew what it felt to be completely content. Not until the day she gave birth to her children.
"They should be done soon." Derek said as he looked up at Meredith who was laying in the bed. "Then we can go home."
"Home." Meredith said with a smile. "I never thought I'd be so happy to hear that word. Well, not since coming home from London. You're sure we're ready?"
"You were sitting here. Addison said you were all good to go. You know she wouldn't send you home if you weren't ready." Derek said softly.
"I know. I just worry. They're so tiny." Meredith replied.
"They aren't that tiny. You're just not used to babies." Derek explained.
"I can do this, right?" She asked softly. "Seeing them. Having them here... I don't want to screw this up, Derek." She said with concern.
"You will be amazing, Mer. You are amazing." He said as stroked her arm. "I have a patient here, do you mind if I do check on him? He's being discharged and then Jack will be taking the new cases until I come back."
"Go. We'll be fine." She said with a smile as she shooed them away.
"If I were you, I'd take this time to rest. You won't be getting any soon enough." Derek told her.
"What do you mean?" She said in shock.
"Do you really think they're going to sleep like this all of the time?" He said with a chuckle as he walked out.
"I was hoping they would." Meredith muttered to herself as she closed her eyes. "Whoa!" Meredith said as she opened her eyes after a long nap.
"Mer..." Nate said as he looked down at her. "They're beautiful." He said as he looked down at the sleeping children. "They look like their father."
"They do." She said with a smile as she looked down at them. Her face turned to a frown as she looked back up. "Nate, what are you doing here?"
"I-- I just-- Can we talk?" He asked as he looked into her eyes.
"No." She said flatly. "Not now. Not right now. I just- I just had the most amazing experience of my life. I just gave birth to my children. Don't ruin that. Don't make this a day I want to forget." She said as she looked at the man that she once loved so much.
"Later. Can we talk later?" He asked as he looked at her.
"I- I don't know." She said quickly.
"I need to. I have things to say. I have to-- Please?" He asked with a frown.
"Time. I need time." She muttered as she looked away. "Eventually. But right now. Right now I just want to be with my children and my husband." She said as she looked up at him. "Please, just leave." She pleaded.
"Congratulations." He said with a faint smile as he turned and walked out. Eventually she would need to deal with it. Not today. Today she was enjoying her children.
So...let me know what you think! 115, I think we're still going pretty strong...