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Meredith sat the next morning at the island sipping her tea as she tried to keep her eyes open. She hadn't slept at all last night, or Derek. They had been up almost all night talking and pondering what to do next. Derek finally crashed at three, but Meredith hadn't slept a wink. She yawned as the toast popped up from the toaster and she slightly waddled over to it. She then sat down rubbing her stomach.
"Stay in there as long as you can. It's a crazy world out here." said Meredith as she looked up to see Derek coming into the kitchen.
"Talking to my son again." said Derek with a smirk. "Scaring him from the outside world."
Meredith rolled her eyes and shook her head. "You and Liam are going to be so disappointed when this baby arrives and it's another girl." said Meredith as she bit into her toast. He then walked up behind her and rubbed her shoulders gently, before stealing her second piece of toast. He gently bit into it as he walked back over to the brewing coffee machine.
"Did you fall asleep last night?" asked Derek as he poured himself a hot cup of coffee.
"No, I couldn't stop thinking about… Hi Lily-Bean." said Meredith as she turned to see her daughter walk sleepily into the kitchen. She completely walked past Meredith and Derek and patted Chip who was asleep by the oven.
"You want something for breakfast Lily?" asked Derek as he poured some muesli in a bowl.
"Muesli please." said Lily as she went and sat down on the opposite side of the kitchen island. She then took the bowl when her father placed it in front of her moments later. She took spoonfuls in silence until she looked up with a curious expression on her face. "How can I like muesli if I'm not really yours?" asked Lily.
Meredith stood up and walked over to her daughter. She gingerly placed a hand on her cheek. "Lily, just because you weren't in my stomach and everything, doesn't make you any less of not being ours. We're you're parents. And I know it's hard for you to understand, because you're still little…. but if you have any questions you can always ask Daddy or me."
Lily nodded as she kept eating. She then looked up moments later. "I still love you guys." said Lily.
Derek walked over and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "We love you too."
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Meredith sat in the living room later that afternoon admiring the Christmas tree from afar. They had put it up yesterday, and even Meredith who wasn't too particularly fond of holidays enjoyed looking at it. She looked up as she heard someone come into the room, to see Katherine with a worried expression on her face.
"Mommy, Lily just told me she's adopted… she's kidding right?" asked Kat nervously.
"Come here Kat, you're old enough to hear this." said Meredith patting the spot next to her on the couch. Kat walked over and sat next to her mother. "Lily is adopted. Remember we talked about this a long time ago, when we first brought her home." said h Meredith.
"Kind of." answered Katherine. "She gets to stay with us though right? Someone isn't going to come and take her away?"
Meredith smiled slightly at her daughter's admiration and love for her sister. "No, she's part of the family. But these next couple of weeks are going to be hard for her. She's going to be confused and…., you just have to be nice to her. Try not to argue." said Meredith. "Okay?"
"Okay." said Katherine as she got up and went back upstairs.
Meredith sighed as she put her hands on her forehead trying to prevent the migraine that she knew was coming. She jolted up when she heard the phone ring. She quickly answered it. "Hello?"
"Hi, this Charlotte Hopkins"
Dun Dun! What could she possibly want? Find out in the next chapter!