Thanks everyone for the feedback. Someone gave me a piece of advice that really meant a lot, you know who you are =). Alright so this is the second to last chapter of Together We Can, but I will be doing a sequel! This chapter is kind of short but it's only a filler chapter. Happy reading!

It had been a little over forty eight hours since Meredith and Derek had brought Maeve home. Since bringing her home, neither of them had been experiencing much sleep at all, leaving Meredith more and more easily for a freak-out or a breakdown. It was now about two o'clock in the morning. The Seattle rain pitter pattered against the window as Maeve's cried were heard for the third time that night.

"Uh." groaned Meredith as she buried her head further in Derek's chest as she heard the wails clearly through the baby monitor and through the halls. "Why won't she sleep?" asked Meredith as she sat up.

"I'll go." mumbled Derek as he lay on his pillow keep his eyes closed.

"No it's fine. I'm already up." said Meredith as she swung her feet over the bed and started to pad her way down the hall towards the nursery. She walked into the room and turned on one of the lamps in the room. She walked over to the crib where Maeve lay crying and swiftly picked her up.

"Shh." soothed Meredith as she kissed Maeve's red face. She continued to rub her back for a few minutes, until suddenly her coughs turned to gasps and gagging noises. Meredith quickly turned her around to see her struggling to let air out.

"Derek!" screamed Meredith as she patted the baby on the back in attempt to clear her passage way.

Derek came running into the room literally a minute later after hearing Meredith's screams. He immediately grabbed suction tool that was on the changing table and suctioned the baby's mouth out. He reaped this twice before Maeve's gags turned back into screams. But for once that wasn't a bad thing. Meredith handed Derek Maeve as she slid down against the dresser and sat on the carpet.

"You okay?" asked Derek gently as he got Maeve to calm down and slid down next to Meredith.

"No. No I'm not okay Derek. I just watched my daughter choke. Things like this will happen all the time. I couldn't even hold it together, I freaked out. What if next time you're not there? I let something happen to her?" said Meredith as she rambled on the emotions in her voice going up and down.

"Meredith. This was the first time something like this happened. Of course you're going to be on the edge. I was on the edge. I'm not promising it'll get easier to see your child in pain or sick, but you'll keep your cool next time. I know you will." said Derek as he gently stroked a now quiet Maeve's cheek as her eyes fluttered open and closed as she drifted in and out of sleep.

Meredith sat silent for a few minutes before reaching out and stroking Maeve's little hands. She smiled a gentle smile.

"She's just so tiny. I'm afraid if I move her the wrong way, I'll hurt her or something." said Meredith as she watched Maeve's eyes, finally close.

"She is tiny." commented Derek as they examined all her tiny features. "But you won't hurt her and she won't always be tiny." reminded Derek. As they stood up and Derek gently laid her back down in the crib.

"How do you always know what to say?" asked Meredith as Derek stood behind her, his nose buried in her air as they admired their daughter.

"It's a gift." said Derek with a cocky smile. "It's also a gift to be able to go to sleep. So we should take advantage of it.

He felt Meredith nod sleepily as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. They walked back down the hall and slowly they both climbed into bed. They snuggled into the sheets and Meredith got comfortable against Derek's chest. Just before they both fell asleep they both heard a soft whimpering coming from the monitor.

"Please just let it pass." whispered Meredith as she listened and heard the whimpering subside. "Sleep really is a gift." said Meredith as she closed her eyes.

"Yes it is."

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Meredith awoke the next morning, to see the sun peeking out of the March grayness in the sky. She looked at the clock and was surprised to see that it read almost five after ten. She quickly pulled on her robe and walked into the nursery. She there saw Derek giving Maeve a bottle.

"Hey." said Meredith as she saw Derek break the trance he had entered at staring at Maeve.

"Hey." said Derek with a smile. "Sleep well?" he asked as he continued to hold the bottle and feed Maeve.

"I did. But you could have woken me, I would have gotten up." said Meredith as she reached for Maeve and gently burped her against her chest. After she finished doing so, she continued to rub smooth circles against her back as Derek watched the most important people in his life interact.

"We can do this. Can't we?" asked Meredith as she looked up to meet Derek's gaze. She gently brushed her fingers through Maeve's little curls.

"Of course we can. Together." said Derek.

"Together We Can."