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"Alright so….." said Addison as she stood up from where she was at the end of the bed and discarded her gloves. "You're only at about three centimeters, normally for a first time birth I would send the mom home, but just because of the Braxton Hicks Contractions, I want to keep you." said Addison.

"Great." said Meredith an unenthusiastic look. Since arriving she had changed into a gown and had been placed in a room.

"Now I'd like you to try walking or doing something to maybe send you into active labor. So you try and work on that and I'll be back in an hour or so." said Addison as she took her glasses off and smiled briefly at them before leaving the room.

"I'm going home." stated Meredith as she sat up more and put her legs over the side of the bed.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Come on Mere just lay back down." said Derek as he placed a hand on her and eased her back into the pillows.

"No I'm going home." said Meredith.

"Meredith." coaxed Derek.

"Don't Meredith me. Derek you and I are both doctors we both know how long it could take before I'm in active labor. I'm going home." said Meredith as she stood up and quickly tied the back of her gown.

"Meredith." said Derek as he took her shoulders stopping her from going any further.

"Let me go! I'm going home." said Meredith as tears filled her eyes.

"Mere." sighed Derek as he saw how upset she was making herself and pulled her into hug. "It's okay."

"I don't want to do this. It's going to hurt…. and once the baby's here it's our responsibility and I'm not ready." said Meredith as she pulled away.

"Meredith look at me." said Derek as he gently lifted her face to look him in the eyes. "You may not think that you're ready for this, but I know you're ready for this baby. You're ready. You're going to make a great mother." said Derek. "Okay?"

Meredith nodded and tucked the part of her hair that wasn't bobby-pinned off to the side behind her ears.

"Now do you need anything?" asked Derek.

"Well I can't have water right? So ice-chips I guess." said Meredith as she settled back into the uncomfortable hospital bed.

"Alright." said Derek as he turned to leave the room but stopped when he noticed Meredith wince as a contraction came. "You want me to go after this one?"

Meredith shook her head as she let a breath in attempt to ease the pain. "No I'm fine just go. But hurry back."

Derek smiled. "I'll be right back."

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"Alright Meredith let's see how you're progressing. We're also going to hook you up to a fetal monitor." said Addison as she walked back in and slipped a new pair of gloves on. She sat at the foot of the bed.

"Alright relax your legs and pull them back slightly." said Addison as Meredith did so; she waited a few minutes before scooting back on her stool. "Alright you're progressing nicely, you're about five centimeters."

"And far do you need to have an epidural? I really need an epidural." said Meredith as took Derek's hand as she had a contraction and she was uncomfortably put in a fetal monitor.

"I'd like to wait a few minutes, so I'll call them now since it should take a few minutes. said Addison.'' Once you're comfortable we'll see what we'll do next." said Addison as she scribbled something on her chart and clipped it back to the bed. "I'll be back."

"This really sucks." said Meredith as she turned on her side. She let out sigh as another contraction started to build.

"I know it does." said Derek as he pushed some of the hair that was sticking to her forehead off of her face. "But you're doing so well."

"It hurts." said Meredith as she quietly shut her eyes for a few minutes.

"I know." soothed Derek as he gently ran his fingers through her hair in attempts to relax her. He had never seen her so vulnerable and in this much pain.

"Where is the anesthesiologist?" asked Meredith.

She was out of it too. Had been for the last hour or so, she'd hear things but then ask them again, maybe in reassurance Derek really didn't know.

"They'll be here soon okay?" asked Derek as he let her hold his hand even though he didn't think she was having a contraction.

"I'm seriously not sure how I'm going to do this. Is it too late for a c-section?" joked Meredith.

"You know if it can be done this way, its better." said Derek with a laugh as he pressed a gently kiss to her forehead. "And I know this sounds corny but honestly if I could do this for you I would."

"Well that's comforting to know." said Meredith with a small smile. "But hearing that cart coming down the hall is slightly more comforting." said Meredith as she indicated to the anesthesiologist and his medicine cart come to the door and knocked.

"Hi I'm Dr. Evans. I was told to come here for an epidural." he said with a smile. He then pushed the cart farther into the room.

"So while I get set up could you just turn to face the bathroom and untie the bottom tie on your gown and I'll have to ask your significant other to leave."

"What? No." said Meredith sitting up in bed slightly. "No you can't."

"Mere it'll be fine." reassured Derek as he stroked his thumb over her hand. "It'll be fine."

"No it won't. Listen this is my first kid, I hate needles. Can you please let him stay he won't get in the way." rambled Meredith.

"Alright. That's fine, let's just get started because this takes a few minutes." said Dr Evans.

Meredith turned a different way. Derek then bent down and became eye level with Meredith. Meredith winced slightly as the doctor started to do something. "Just so you know." said Meredith as Derek held both of her hands. Meredith smiled a weak smile.

"I'm never doing this again."

You didn't think I would have the baby just pop out did you? Not that simple. Reviews make my day! =)