08-21) Hi again. this is still the same chapter 20! I am only posting it again because I have been told that there is some people who have been having truble reading it. I now hope that everyone will be able to read the end of this story:)
07-17) Hello everyone=) Ok first sorry for not updating until now, but I was on holiday and now is the first time there have been room to write.
I know this is going to come as shock but this is the last chapter of this story! But it is also twice as long as the other chapters. I don't think there is anything I have left out but if there is please let me know.
Last I wanted to ask you something. I can't figure out if I should write a sequel or if I should write the story before this one. Meaning the wedding, Mer finding out she is pregnant. Please tell me what you would like to read!
Anyway enjoy the last chapter of The strong bound of love!
Today was the day. Today was the day Meredith Shepherd brought her daughter home. Her perfect daughter Amelia Elisabeth Shepherd and she couldn't wait!
Standing over at the window Meredith looked over at her husband, who was making adorable faces at their daughter as he changed her dirty diaper. Meredith couldn't believe this was her life. She was married to the man of her dreams- not that she dreamt of a life like this before she met Derek. But Derek was perfect in every way that counted.
Even though he could act brainless for a brainsurgeon, Derek was always there when she needed him. When she panicked over moving in with a boy. And when Derek proposed he didn't do anything over the top, but something simple yet romantic. Yes they had history which wasn't a walk in the park but it was their history which made them the couple they were today. And Meredith wouldn't change a thing!
Because Meredith knew Derek really did love her she didn't panic when she found out that she was pregnant- ok that wasn't completely true but it was only a minor freak out to what it would have been if it wasn't for Derek.
"Meredith is there something wrong?" Derek asked bringing Meredith back to reality.
"Of course, everything is perfect because we get to take our beautiful daughter home today" Meredith smiled as she took Millie out of Derek's arms.
"Derek did you think we would ever have this? The new home on our land, a precious little girl and each other" Meredith asked with tears in her eyes as she looked up at Derek.
"No Meredith I can't! I still can't get past the fact that you took me back after everything I put you trough. That we would be here today with our dream house build on our land. That you agreed to marry me. And last but not least; you gave me the best gift i have ever gotten. A daughter" Derek said with tears in his eyes and gave Meredith a kiss on the lips.
"Hey we both made mistakes. But that doesn't matter anymore because now we have a little person to take care of. We need to give Millie the best childhood and we can't give her that if we keep looking back and holding on to all the old emotions because something tells me we won't have any room left in our heart with all the love we have for this little girl." Meredith smiled and kissed Derek.
"Listen to you" Derek smiled. "With you talking like that, I don't think there is any dark and twisty left"
"Derek Christopher Shepherd, are you mocking me?" Meredith glared with a small smile.
"Of course not dear, wouldn't dream of it" Derek laughed.
"Millie can you tell Daddy it's not nice to tease Mommy" Meredith looking down at her sleeping daughter.
"Hey it's not nice to turn my daughter against me" Derek teased.
"Well it's not nice to tease the mother of your daughter either"
"Well I can't promise not to do it again because that would be a promise I can't keep" Derek smirked and gave her a kiss on her cheek.
"Well I can't promise not to do it again either. And just so you know we are so going to boss you around" Meredith smiled.
"Spoken like a true Shepherd woman" Derek chuckled. "Anyway do we have everything ready to go?"
"We just need to put Millie in her car seat and we are ready to go" Meredith smiled and gave Derek the baby settle her in as she put her coat on.
"I do wish that Lexie and Izzie would have been here to say goodbye to Millie" Meredith sighed.
"They both said they really wanted to be here but they got stuck in surgery" Derek said as he had to look down so that Meredith wouldn't see his smirk.
After he had buckled his daughter in Derek looked up at Meredith. "All set. Let's get out of here and take our daughter home"
"Derek, are you sure she has enough clothes on. I don't want her to catch a cold the first time she is outside"
"Yes Meredith I am sure. Besides it's only for a couple a minutes and then we will be inside to warm car. Now you just need to sit down in the wheelchair and we're ready to go"
"I am not sitting in that thing. I am perfectly able to walk on my own thank you wary much!"
"Meredith I don't question your ability to walk but its hospital police so there isn't much I can do about it" Derek said giving her the Mcdreamy look, hoping it would calm her a bit down. But it didn't.
"Don't you Mcdreamy me mister!" Meredith glared. "I am walking and there is nothing you can do about it!"
Wow, talk about an overload of hormones, Derek thought.
"Of course. Do you want to carry Millie or the bags?" Derek asked.
Before Meredith could answer Nurse Debbie walked in to the room with a wheelchair.
"Ready to go home Shepherds?" Debbie asked.
"Yes we were actually just on our way" Meredith smiled as she grabbed the car seat and walked toward the door, away from where Debbie stood with the wheelchair.
"And where do you think your going?" Debbie asked with raised eyebrows.
"Home?" Meredith asked.
"Not if you're not sitting in this chair in five seconds"
"It's really not necessary" Meredith tried but with the look Debbie was giving her she sat down in the chair with the car seat in her lap.
"Well can Derek at least push me?" Meredith asked.
"Mer I would love to but I can't since I have to carry our bags plus all the bouquets' we've gotten"
"I can carry the bags" a voice said in the doorway. Meredith turned over to look at Mark who was leaning up at the doorway.
"I just came by to say goodbye to Mini Shep and of course to see if Mer agreed to wheelchair as I can see she has" mark laughed as he gave her a kiss on the check.
"Haha wary funny" Meredith glared.
"You know I love you Mer" Mark laughed but when he saw the look on Derek's face he quickly added; "In a brotherly way of course, besides I have your sister"
Millie started to fuss a bit when she lost her pacifier. "Can we go now?" Meredith asked as she gave Millie back the pacifier.
"Of course let's go" Derek said as he hang two of the bags on the wheelchair and passed the rest over to Mark and left the room where his daughter had spent the first two days of her life.
Down at the car Derek put the car seat in the back next to Meredith while Mark loaded up the car with the bags and flowers and gift baskets. After Mark was finished loading the car he surprised Meredith as he got in the front seat in the car.
"What are you doing?" Meredith asked.
"Do you think I would miss my goddaughter getting home from the hospital?" Mark asked with a grin.
This didn't seam strange to Derek as he got in and started the car. When the car started to move Millie gave what looked liked a smile. This made Meredith gasp out laud.
"Mer, is there something wrong?" Derek asked panicked as he heard her gasp.
"No everything is perfect! Millie just started to smile when the car started to move" Meredith laughed.
"Really?" Derek asked "You have to take a picture of her so I can see when we get home"
"Derek, I am sure she will do it again and then you can see it for yourself"
"I will defiantly see it another time but I can't wait that long so will you please take the picture because we are almost home?"
"Fine" Meredith laughed as she pulled out her cell and took a couple of pictures of their smiling daughter.
"God Shepherd you are so whipped!" Mark laughed.
"And?" Derek asked with a smile.
Looking up from her daughter Meredith saw that they were driving of the ferry.
"I didn't even notice we got on the ferry" Meredith said.
"Yeah we noticed! We couldn't get in contact with you at all. You had all of you attention on Curly" Mark said.
"Curly?" Meredith and Derek asked at the same time.
"Yeah you know she has the Shepherd dark curly hair therefore Curly" Mark explained.
"What happened to Mini Shep?" Derek asked.
"It fits better for a boy since you're a man or at least a sorry excuse of one" Mark chuckled.
"I guess it makes some sense" Derek said and purposely ignoring Mark's mocking.
Driving up to the house Meredith noticed that Izzie and Lexis's car was in the driveway.
"What are they doing her?" Meredith asked.
When they saw the car Izzie, Lexie and Carolyn got out of the house and waited on the porch for them there.
Getting out of the car Meredith went over and picked a wide awake Millie up from the car seat.
"Look princess this is your new home" Meredith said softly to the little girl and showed her the house.
Derek came up from behind her and put an arm around her waist. "Ready?" Derek asked.
Meredith turned and gave him a kiss and together the new family of three walked up to the porch of their new home.
"What are you guys doing here?" Meredith asked when the reached the threesome on the porch.
"Wow you really didn't tell her, did you?" Izzie said with wonder.
"Of course not! It wouldn't be a surprise if I told her" Derek answered.
"Will someone please tell what is going on here! I am really tired and all I want to do is to be alone with husband and daughter in our new home" Meredith breathed "Sorry mom, I didn't mean it like that it's just…"
"I completely understand dear. There is just something we want to show you before we leave"
"Show me?" Meredith asked.
"Follow us" Lexie said and open the door and went inside the house.
Meredith turned to Derek for some answers but all she got was a; "Wait and see"
So Meredith followed Lexie, Izzie and Carolyn up the stairs and down the hall the room next to hers and Derek's. Where the nursery was going to be.
"Guys, what is going on? Why are we standing outside the nursery? If it is because you are going to point out that it is empty I don't wanna hear it!"
"Meredith will you please shut up and look inside?" Izzie asked.
Meredith rolled her eyes and opened the door into the nursery. She gasped when she saw that it wasn't empty but painted with a warm creamy color. Over at one of the sides stood beautiful white crib with a pink blanket inside and a teddy bear sitting in the corner. Meredith looked over at the big window with a view over the forest, hand white curtains with teddy bears on it. On the other side of the wall was a changing table in the same white wood as the crib. Beside the changing table was a dresser which too was in the white wood. Meredith went over to the dresser and opened a drawer to see that it was filled with baby clothes.
She then looked at the picture standing on top of the dresser. There was one of her and Derek in a red picture ram. One of latest sonograms in a green picture ram. A yellow one with their Seattle family; Izzie, Alex, Christina, George, Lexie, Mark, Owen and Richard. A blue one with the sisters and their husbands and children and of course Carolyn in the middle. There was one more left; a pink one but it was empty.
Meredith turned around with a confused look.
"We didn't have time to get a picture of Millie and put in it so you have to do that your selves" Izzie explained.
Looking over at the last corner Meredith saw a play area with a big soft blanket and a lot of stuffed animals.
Turning once again with Millie still in her arms Meredith started to cry.
"Meredith if you don't like it we can change anything you want!" Lexie said quickly not wanting her sister to cry.
"It's not that. I love it. There isn't a single thing I would change. I just can't believe you guys did this for us, for Millie"
"Of course we would. And we didn't get to through you a baby shower so this can be it"
"But it's to much you guys. All of that couldn't have been cheap" Meredith said still crying a bit.
"Nonsense! Derek dear, would you mind taking the baby from Meredith so I can knock some sense into this girl" Carolyn said.
"Of course mom" Derek said and went over to take the baby from Meredith. But not before he gave her a half huge since Millie was between them.
"You ok?" Derek whispered.
"Yeah I am fine" Meredith whispered back.
"I can't believe you made her cry!" Cristina exclaimed as she, Owen, Alex and George came up to the group in front of the nursery.
"Cristina, watch your mouth" Carolyn said before she put her hands on Meredith's shoulders.
"Meredith you listen to me and you listen hard because I am only going to say this once! Everyone got together on this room and by everyone I mean everyone. Your Seattle family and you sisters back in New York so if you think about it its not that much"
"But all of the drawers are filled with clothes!" Meredith protested.
"Meredith you were at Amy's shower and you saw how much clothes and stuff she got. And that was her third child!"
"Okay I see your point" Meredith admitted.
"I know dear" Carolyn chuckled and gave Meredith a huge before turning to everyone else who was talking in groups to give them some privacy.
"Come on everyone lets give this new little family some time for them selves. Mark you can drop me of at the hotel" Carolyn said as she lead everyone downstairs and to the front porch where everyone said their happy wishes on the baby. Cristina came over to Meredith and whispered; "Mama Shepherd is hardcore" before getting in car with Owen and driving off.
Meredith and Derek stood on their new porch and waved goodbye to their family who they knew would be there for them when they needed them.
"Derek we're married" Meredith suddenly said as they still stood on the porch.
"I know" Derek answered.
"And we have a daughter who is depending completely on us to be there for her"
"Again I know"
"How did that happen?"
"Well when a man and a woman…"
"You know that is not what I meant" Meredith said as she gave him a light smack since he still stood with Millie.
"I know" Derek smiled.
"I mean think of all that we have been through and now we stand here on the porch of our dream house. How did we make it this fare?"
"Our love for each other" he simple said and that was enough.
"I love you" Meredith whispered
"I love you too, so much" Derek said and gave Meredith a kiss.
Millie started to fuss which made them turn their attention down to her.
"And of course we love you too, Millie" Meredith said and the little family went inside and started their true happily ever after.
So what do you think? Please leave a comment this one last time=)
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Thank you to does of you who has staid with through the story. This story would be here if it wasn't for you!
All the best
Catherine.