Thanks for all the reviews! I'm soo glad that you all like it so much! I am definitely going to continue. I'm not sure how long it's going to be, but I will just go with it for as long as my ideas hold out. A lot of people were saying that they think Meredith and Derek need some happiness and I totally agree, so a lot of this story is just going to be happy baby stuff. If you have anything you would like to happen just let me know and I will see what I can do. I'm open to all suggestions.
Should the baby be a boy or a girl? And I need a name for the baby. Let me know your ideas!
I don't own Grey's Anatomy!
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE! I came across a story yesterday where someone had taken part of my first chapter and tried to pass it off as their own. I would just like to ask that in the future no one copy my stories! This is my work, and I am very proud of it, and I do NOT appreciate someone copying it word for word and calling it their own. That is called plagiarism and plagiarism is ILLEGAL! So please, do not steal my work or anyone else's. Thank you.
Derek woke up the next morning to Meredith sprinting out of bed and into the bathroom. Derek followed,
"I thought your morning sickness had passed," he said as he held her hair back. Meredith turned and glared at him,
"Obviously not," she snapped before turning her head back into the toilet, throwing up again. About ten minutes later they were down stairs, Meredith eating a plain piece of toast slowly, still looking a little pale.
"Are you sure you're ok to go into work today?" Derek asked, looking at his wife.
"I will be fine. I promise if I feel bad I will take a break. But I have to work as much as I can until the baby is born."
"We should probably tell the chief today. Before everyone else finds out."
"You're probably right. We should tell him this morning." They continued to get ready for their day and made their way to the hospital. When they got there they first went to the chief's office. Derek knocked and they entered.
"Ah, Derek, Meredith. What can I do for you two?" Richard asked as they sat down in the chairs opposite his desk.
"Well, Richard, we have some exciting news to share," Derek said first.
"Alright, what is it?" he asked, Derek started to answer but Meredith beat him to it,
"I'm pregnant!" she said happily.
"Congratulations!" The chief said sincerely. He knew that they had wanted a baby and had been trying for a while. "If anyone deserves a baby it is you two. How far along are you? Do you need any time off Meredith?"
"Four months, but not yet. When the baby is born though I will. But I do want to take it kind of easy. Don't want to stress the baby." Richard nodded in understanding,
"Alright. Well Just let me know whatever you need and I will do my best to accommodate," He said, "Congratulations again you two. Have you told anyone else?"
"Just Christina, Lexie, and Mark." Meredith said.
"That's nice. Are you planning on telling everyone else?"
"We're going to have to," Derek said, "Lexie isn't going to be able to keep it a secret for very long," he said jokingly. Meredith nodded in agreement.
"Well anything you two need just let me know. Congratulations."
"Thanks Richard," Derek said genuinely as he and Meredith left the office. Derek wrapped his arm around Meredith's shoulders and pulled her close, kissing the side of her head "So do you want to tell everyone else?" he asked, referring to all the other people they interacted with on a daily basis.
"Well like you said, Lexie can't keep a secret for more than a day. And all the nurses will find out somehow and spread it around. It's probably better that they hear it from us before they hear it from some nurse or something," Meredith said logically.
"You're right. Want to do it now?" he asked, seeing that everyone happened to be in the same area, something that didn't happen very often. Meredith nodded and Derek led her over to the stairs. They went up a few steps and Derek whistled to get everyone's attention. When everyone was looking at them he spoke up, "We have an announcement to make." He paused, letting the anticipation build for a minute, but before he could continue Meredith interrupted,
"We're having a baby!" she said elatedly, placing a hand over her stomach, which now had the smallest of bumps. Everyone was quiet for a minute while they processed the information but quickly began hugging and congratulating Meredith and Derek. There were many questions about the health of the baby, the name, and other things. Derek and Meredith patiently answered all of the questions, loving the attention. Soon, most everyone had to go and actually work, but Callie stuck around, wanting to congratulate Meredith more personally.
"So you're doing ok?" Callie asked, standing next to Meredith as they watched everyone go about their day.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm good. The baby is good, so I'm good."
"That's great, really Meredith, I'm happy for you."
"Thanks Callie. And now Elaina can have someone to play with." Meredith said.
"Yeah, that's true. So you have to take extra good care of that little baby in there, because Lanie is going to need a best friend." She said. Meredith laughed,
"Well Lanie will get her best friend. Don't worry. This baby is going to be just fine."
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" she asked.
"We have an appointment tomorrow. Hopefully we will find out then,"
"Well good luck. Keep me posted." Callie hugged Meredith, congratulating her again, and then walked off. Meredith continued on with her day and eventually made her way home, falling asleep as soon as she hit the pillow.
Meredith woke up the next morning to the alarm going off. Instead of reaching over Derek to turn it off she hit him on the shoulder, "Turn it off!" she groaned, burying her head in a pillow. Derek reached out and hit the alarm clock. Neither of them had gotten much sleep, the baby had been dancing around in Meredith's stomach all night, causing Meredith to be very restless which in turn cause Derek to get no sleep. They both just lay there for a second before Meredith sat up,
"We get to find out the sex of the baby today! Get up!" She said, hitting Derek on the shoulder again.
"Ow, pregnancy has made you violent," he complained, but got out of bed anyway. They quickly dressed and made their way to the hospital, going up to the OB's floor. They had decided to have Lucy be their OB since she worked with them and could easily monitor Meredith and be there right away if anything went wrong. They sat in the room waiting for Lucy.
"Do you want a boy or a girl?" Meredith asked Derek. He thought about it for a second,
"While, I would love a son that I could take fishing and camping. Teach him how to play ball. But a little girl would be nice as well. She could be daddy's little princess. Either way, I will be happy. What about you?"
"I just want a healthy baby. I don't care if it is a boy or girl. Just as long as it is healthy and safe then I will be happy." Lucy walked into the room. After exchanging greetings she turned on the ultrasound machine,
"Alright, ready to see your baby?" Lucy asked. Meredith and Derek nodded anxiously. Lucy applied the gel and moved the wand around Meredith's stomach for a minute before the sound of a baby's heart beat filled the room and the image appeared on the screen. She let them listen to the heartbeat for a second before continuing, "Ok, so there is an arm and its little fingers. There's its face," she continued pointing out a few more key features before moving onto what they really wanted to know, "and it looks like you are having a little…"
TO BE CONTINUED!
I'm sorry for ending it here but I need reader's opinions. Should they have a boy or a girl?
Let me know what you think. And the baby will probably show up next chapter. Sorry if this one was kinda shorter than my others.