New month, new update. It's short, I know, I might post something else soon. I'm using fan fictions as study breaks at the moment, so I'm sorry if they're short and maybe full of mistakes.

We have Derek once again and the title is a song by Thirteen Senses, featured in an early episode of Grey's, probably 1x01 if I remember right. It's a great tune...Nothing to do with actual fire for this chapter, don't worry!

No more chatting then, enjoy and review!

Part 14 – Into The Fire

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream,

and he sometimes wondered whose it was,

and whether they were enjoying it

Douglas Adams

Lunchtime was the only moment I could spend with Meredith that day. We sat down quietly, holding each other's hand, just grinning widely every time our eyes met. It was the sparkle in hers that kept me from glancing away, a sort of hidden happiness she never showed and now was invading her. She was gloriously glowing with happiness.

"Have you called your mother?" she asked, after a cautious smile, biting her sandwich as we sat quietly in a lone table in a private corner of the cafeteria

"Do you wanna call her?" I asked, trying to shift the conversation away as I completely forgot about it.

"You told me you'd called her after the first ultrasound" she cocked her head in a cute way, a small reminding smile stretching her rosy lips.

"Right. I'll call her tonight" I remained vague. I was actually afraid to call, probably because she was going to be upset as I didn't called her right away.

"You're on call again, because of the car piling up"

"Oh yeah. I should call her now then"

"Or tomorrow" she smiled, but deep down she was a little scared too. Telling my mother meant telling people, which made everything more true.

I took out the phone from my pocket to dial her number and Meredith's smile waved a bit. Something fell off my scrub next to her feet, so she picked it up for me and saw it was the ultrasound's picture. Her face softened in a bright smile again and I kept stroking her hand in circles, as my salad was over and I waited Mom to pick up the call.

"Derek?" my mother's soft voice arrived warmly in my ear. I had called her often after she knew about me and Meredith and almost once a week when she stayed with Amy in Los Angeles, but it was still good to hear her calm tone

"Hi Mom"

"How are you doing sweetie?" She insisted with the sweetie thing even if I was almost over with my thirties. I should speak to Meredith about this...

"I'm great, thanks, you?"

"I caught a cold coming back from the already warm LA, but I'm fine. Are you working today?" it was like coming home, when I was at school and she always asked about my day as I made home after classes.

"I'm on lunch break, yeah"

"How's Meredith?"

"She's doing fine, she's right here actually, saying hello" I smiled to her. She was still looking at the picture in some kind of amazement, her fingers tracing the little shape of our baby's spine back and forth.

"Mom" I didn't know where to start, it sounded so cold to say something precious like that on the phone

"Is there something wrong?" I could hear her immediately concerned tone as I struggled to find the right words. I've always been good with words, and she remembered.

"She's...I'm..." I stammered "We're having a baby, Mom" As I said it the corner of my lips curved up, so did Meredith's as I looked up. She tightened her grasp to me, her eyes full of sparkles

"Really?" she sounded surprised and happy at the same time, her voice chocking a bit at the end of the word with emotion. Not much upset, luckily.

"Yeah, can you believe I've seen the first pictures?" I glanced back to Meredith and her full hands

"Oh Derek, I'm so happy for you both" I could feel the joy in her voice

"Do you want me to mail them for you?" I know I sounded like a child with a new toy, but I also knew it was killing her knowing that she wouldn't be around the entire time like she had been with my sisters

"When it arrives this baby will be born already!"

"E-mail, Ma. Maybe I'll send it to Kathleen to spread the news, so she can show you" she wasn't really a technological person as Kate.

"Yeah, better. Have you talked to Amy?" she asked

"Yeah, she's doing fine. Robert grows." I called her a few days ago, but I was going to call her again at the end of the week to tell her about our baby.

"She has been so worried over him, you know. She called me every night after I got back"

"She told me, she was so glad when I came by with Meredith"

"Oh, about visiting..." I could see her smile from the phone

"You'll have your new grandchild around Christmas, if that's what you wanted to know and Thanksgiving is already booked for Meredith's family" they were going to be busy holidays

'She can come by' Meredith mouthed from her seat. I shook my head, gesturing that I'll explain later

"So...Christmas in Seattle, then"

"Is a pretty nice place and we have a new house to show you" I smirked. It was going to be ready soon.

"I remember. All new around there, uh?"

"Yeah, kind of" I couldn't help to smile at the mere thought

"Look, I have to pick Tommy from daycare, we'll talk soon, right? I'm looking forward to your e-mail, Derek and congratulations again. Say hi to Meredith for me...Love you, honey!"

"I love you too, Mom"

As I hung up, Meredith's face was glowing more than usual. "So?" her tone eager of information. The bits and pieces from my conversation didn't satisfy her enough, apparently.

"She'll come by on Christmas"

"She could come for Thanksgiving too, I didn't mind a little mixing up of families" I know she liked Mom, but my sisters were a whole different story.

"My family is overwhelming, Meredith. You met the Shepherds, if my mother comes, all my sisters will come. And husbands and kids. More or less 20 people. You'll be 8 months pregnant. We'll save them for next year, ok?"

She laughed at the short summary of my whole familiar situation "Amelia can come, if she's all alone in Los Angeles and she wants to bring the baby."

"I think we can manage something, yeah"

Meredith laughed again. Since yesterday that grin never came out of her face. She was stunningly beautiful.

"Oh," I added "Please, never call our child 'sweetie' or 'honey' or whatever, especially if is a boy, all right?"

"Okay, honey" she smirked, then kissed me. "Besides, you keep the picture in your pocket? That's so McDaddy, Derek..." she teased and we laughed loudly going back to our lunches, not giving a damn about the gossips that soon would fill the walls of Seattle Grace.

AN: That was short and fluffy, I just wanted them to move forward and make this baby real for everybody. I should have added something, maybe telling other people, but I'm focussing my story on the two of them.

I hope to update before the end of the week, but I'm not promising anything. Hope that my teachers would stop giving me tons of homeworks so I'll have a little more time. Thanks for being loyal to my story anyway and keep reading every update, I know this was fluffy and a mere filler, but some good stuff will come to those who can wait...