Wow, so I can't believe it seriously took me this long to update this story. I will be surprised if I actually have any readers left (fingers crossed that I do)! I'm super sorry for taking so long; I'm not even going to try to make excuses. I am however getting back into the swing of writing, so it definitely won't be so long between updates again! In fact, I have absolutely nothing to do tomorrow (which really sucks!) but that means that you all may have another chapter to read by the end of the day.
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Derek and Meredith sat on the couch in their living room, watching Olivia as she lay on the floor coloring a picture. They had come home from LA very confident that they would be pregnant soon, however three months had passed and they still had no baby. Naomi said they could try one more time and hopefully it would work. They had been greatly disappointed when it hadn't worked out and they weren't sure they could handle another let down. As a result of their nervousness they were putting off their next trip to LA. They couldn't wait much longer though and they were currently discussing when to go back.
"Meredith, we need to go by the end of the month. Naomi said that after that our chances decreased even more, to almost zero. We need to go soon," Derek told his wife quietly, not wanting their nosey daughter to overhear their conversation.
"I know," Meredith sighed, "I know we do. And I actually talked to Owen the other and he agreed to give us a few days off whenever we need it. So as long as we don't have any major surgeries scheduled then we can go soon," Meredith was cut off by her three year old jumping onto the couch,
"Where we going momma?" she asked as she forced her way in between her parents.
"We're going to go visit Aunt Amy again," Derek told Olivia, who's eyes lit up at the mention of her Aunt.
"Yay!" The three year old quickly jumped off the couch and darted towards the stairs.
"Where are you going?" Meredith asked, slightly amused.
"To get ready," Olivia said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Derek and Meredith chuckled,
"We're not leaving right now baby, we have to wait a few days," Derek said. Olivia frowned,
"Why?"
"That's when our trip is."
"Oh, ok," Olivia thankfully accepted this and did not make a big deal about wanting to leave right away.
"And you know what?" Meredith asked her.
"What?" the three year old asked.
"It's bed time." Olivia's eyes went wide and filled with tears,
"No! No bed time," she whined as Derek walked over to pick her up.
"Yes bed time," He told her. Before he could get close enough she shot past him into the kitchen,
"I don't wanna sleep," She called as she ran. Meredith and Derek rolled their eyes; it was never fun when their daughter protested bed time. They both walked into the kitchen, Olivia was nowhere to be seen, but the pantry door was open a little. Derek quietly walked over, then opened the door quickly,
"Boo," he said calmly. He hadn't meant to scare Olivia, but she screamed anyway. And loudly.
"Daddy! You scared me!" she yelled at him while laughing. Derek smiled,
"Sorry baby girl, didn't mean to."
"It's ok daddy," Olivia told him, reaching her arms out to be picked up. Derek looked at Meredith, perplexed. Olivia had just been running from him, not wanting to go to bed, and now she was letting him carry her upstairs. Meredith shrugged in response; her daughter sure could be a mystery sometimes.
Finally, after two readings of Good Night Moon and one round of Dragon in a Wagon, Olivia was finally asleep, curled up in her bed and clutching her teddy bear. Meredith and Derek made their way back downstairs.
"So I'll call Naomi in the morning and hopefully we can leave in a few days," Derek said and Meredith nodded,
"That's fine. Olivia will be happy; I didn't realize she liked it there so much."
"Me either. Once you talk to Naomi we have to let Owen know so that he can get us the time off."
"Right, we will. But for now how about I take you upstairs and we can have some fun," he said, pulling Meredith in close to him before kissing her on the lips. She grinned and let Derek pull her upstairs.
Three days later Meredith, Derek, and Olivia were standing in the airport at baggage claim, waiting for their luggage. They were having a hard time concentrating on finding their luggage because Olivia was jumping around, looking for her Aunt. Meredith held on tightly to her hand, but when Olivia saw Amelia walking towards them she pulled her hand away and ran toward the woman.
"Aunt Amy!" She cried, throwing herself into her Aunt. Amelia grinned and picked up the toddler, hugging her tightly.
"Hey kiddo, did you miss me?" She asked, kissing her niece on the cheek. Olivia nodded exaggeratedly,
"Mmm-hmmm! Can we go to the park?" she asked hopefully, remembering her last visit.
"We'll see," Amelia told her as Meredith and Derek caught up.
"Olivianna don't you dare run off like that again, especially in a crowded place," Meredith scolded.
"Sorry momma," the three year old said, giving her mom the perfect puppy dog face. Meredith smiled at her,
"Just don't do it again." Olivia nodded and the group made their way out of the airport to Amelia's car. They went straight to the practice after arriving at the airport, making small talk along the way. Meredith and Derek hoped that Olivia would fall asleep on the forty five minute car ride seeing as she had not slept on the plane at all. Of course, the three year old was so excited about seeing her Aunt Amelia again and soon seeing her Aunt Addie that she could hardly sit still. The whole way she rambled on about whatever popped into her head, amusing the three adults in the car. It was amazing what a huge imagination she had already. By the time they arrived at the practice they had heard all about the tea party Olivia and Sofia had the day before and how she thought the color pink was the best color ever, much better than icky old blue. Grateful to have finally arrived they all climbed out of the car, Meredith opting to carry Olivia so that she wouldn't dart off through the parking garage. Once they got into the elevator Olivia squirmed to be put down and insisted on pushing the button for their floor.
"Which number?" she asked, starring at the button panel.
"Three," Amelia told her. Olivia smiled and reached up, having to stand on her tip toes to reach number three, and pushed the button. She smiled as the button lit up, oh the simple things that could make children happy. When the elevator reached their floor and the door opened Olivia shot out of it before any of the adults could stop her. Addison was standing at the counter in the lobby with her back to them and Olivia ran up behind her, crashing into her and wrapping her arms around the red heads legs. A little surprised, Addison looked down,
"Well look who it is, my favorite three year old," she said smiling, reaching down and picking Olivia up.
"Momma says we get to stay with you again!" she said excitedly, hugging Addison.
"That's right! Three whole days!"
"Yay!" she cheered as Meredith and Derek appeared with Amelia.
"Olivianna Grace Shepherd, what did I tell you in the airport?" Meredith asked. Olivia shrugged in response and said,
"I don't member momma."
"Oh I think you do. I'm pretty sure I told you never to run off like that again."
"Sorry momma," she said, sticking out her lower lip and looking pitiful, but never letting go of Addison.
"Do not do it again, or you're going to be in trouble. Understand?" Olivia nodded her head but before anyone could say anything else Naomi walked into the lobby,
"Hey guys, you ready to come on back?" she asked. Derek turned to Addison who spoke before he could,
"Go. I'll watch her," she said.
"You sure?"
"Of course!" Derek nodded and followed his wife, knowing that his daughter would be in good hands.
"So what do you want to do beautiful?" she asked, looking at the three year old in her arms.
"Hide n seek!" Olivia told her happily. Addison shrugged,
"Alright, you go hide in my office and I will count. It's that one right over there" she told the child, pointing to her office after she put her down. She figured Olivia would go straight for her office and be easy enough to find so she turned around and began to count. Really she was signing some papers and didn't see the toddler run in the opposite direction from her office.
Derek and Meredith were in with Naomi who was currently drawing blood from Meredith.
"So you've been keeping up with the new fertility treatments I gave you guys right?" she asked. They nodded,
"Yepp, every day," Meredith said.
"Great. And no problems I take it?"
"Nope, no side effects at all."
"Excellent. I'll just run this blood downstairs and be right back," she said as she left the room.
Meanwhile Addison was making her way into her office. She slowly checked under the desk and behind the couch, a little surprised when she didn't find Olivia. Taking a good look around the room she realized that Olivia was not currently in her office, and likely hadn't been at all.
"Great, I lost the kid," Addison said to herself as she left the office. She stopped in each doctor's office along the way, asking if they had seen the little girl, getting more worried each time someone told her no. Eventually she had Violet, Pete, Sheldon, and Amelia looking for the child in any place they could think of. They checked bathrooms and offices and conference rooms and still couldn't find her. Finally Cooper walked into one of the exam rooms and heard quiet talking coming from under the exam table. Looking under it he felt a sigh of relief to see the blonde child with her back to him. Somehow she had gotten ahold of a stethoscope and a stuffed teddy bear and was currently listening to its heartbeat. There were also several band aids stuck on various places and several tongue depressors on the ground. Cooper knelt down next to her,
"Hi there," he said, causing the little girl to turn around and smile at him.
"Hello," she said sweetly before turning back to the bear.
"You're Olivia, right?" he asked, a little surprised at being ignored.
"Mmm-hmm, what's your name?" she asked, now giving him her full attention.
"My names Cooper," he told her. She looked at him,
"Are you a doctor?"
"Yepp, I'm a kid doctor."
"Momma and daddy are doctors," she told him.
"I know." She looked at him in shock,
"Do you know my momma and daddy?" she asked.
"Not really. But I know you're Aunt Addison and Aunt Amelia." Olivia smiled at the mention of Addison,
"Me and Aunt Addie are playin hide n seek! I'm winnin!" she told him happily.
"Yeah I know. You kinda scared you're Aunt Addison, she hasn't been able to find you."
"Good!" Olivia said, causing Cooper to laugh a little. At least the kid understood the game, he thought, thinking of how many children told you where they were hiding.
"What are you doing under here anyway?"
"Playin doctor. Bear needed a surg'ry," she told him seriously.
"Oh no, what did he need surgery for?" he asked her seriously, playing along with her game.
"His heads messed up, I fixded it for him!"
"Well that was very nice of you, but what do you say we go find Addison so she doesn't have a heart attack," he suggested. Olivia had no idea what that meant, but allowed Cooper to pick her up off the floor and carry her out of the room. Addison nearly cried in relief when she saw Cooper holding Olivia,
"Oh thank God! Where was she?" she asked as she took the child from Cooper.
"Hiding under an exam table, playing doctor on a bear. Apparently he needed surgery."
"Right, makes perfect sense. Thanks Cooper, her parents would have killed me if I lost her."
"No problem, but you might want to find a different game to play," he suggested helpfully.
"Definitely," Addison said before walking away, taking Olivia to her office.
While half the practice was looking for their child, Meredith and Derek were talking to Naomi, who had come back with the blood test results.
"Alright, well I was going to put you on some more fertility treatments and try implantation tomorrow, but it doesn't look like I'm going to have to do that. You're already pregnant," she told them happily. Meredith and Derek starred at her in shock,
"Say that again," Meredith asked.
"You're pregnant Meredith."
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