A/N another day another chapter :) I think Alex softens up with kids so maybe he's a little OoC in this chapter (or whole story) but I love squishy Alex so yea :)

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"Thank you so much Alex I had no idea I was going to be there so long!" Meredith said picking the sleeping Zola up off the bed. "It's no problem...really it was fun we should do it more often!" Alex said hanging the bag on her shoulder and handing her Zola's blanket. "Next weekend you could take her. Even over night if you want. That'd be fine with us. Just whatever you're comfortable with." She said walking out of the room and down the hallway with him at her side. "I'd love to! Do you really mean it?" He asked thinking maybe she was joking with him. "Nope I'm serious if you really want to we'd be happy to let you have her." Meredith said as the elevator doors closed. "Well Zola looks like its just you and me tonight because daddy has to work all night long probably" she whispered at the sleeping figure in her they got down to the lobby she walked towards the doors and left the hospital for the night praying that she wouldn't have to come back till the morning.

On the way home she stopped and picked up diner for herself at the closest coffee shop because they had the best sandwiches and coffee. She stopped at the gas station too filling up the car so they'd be good to go for another week. As she was pulling out of the gas station she seen an ambulance drive past her towards the hospital. "Well Zola knowing our luck that will be going to the hospital and daddy won't be home at all tonight" she said looking back at Zola who was still asleep in her car seat. When she got Zola into the house and in her crib Meredith went and made some coffee deciding to stay up and do more of Zola's baby book that she'd started right after they applied to adopt Zola over a year ago.

Meredith looked at her watch 2:46. She had been pasting and cutting for almost four hours now and only got through two pages. She found herself remembering the days that were in the pictures mor than she was actually working on them. She pulled out the next photo one from the first birthday Zola had with them. The picture brought tears to her eyes and a lump to her throat. It's was Lexie holding Zola and Mark on her side holding Zola's hand. It had been a little over 8 months since they'd been gone but it felt like forever and only like yesterday at the same time. Sometimes she felt like she was forgetting their faces and other times she felt like she could hear Mark laughing or Lexie talking. She never heard him come in she was so wrapped up in the picture she held in her hands that she had no idea he was there until his head was on her shoulder. "I miss them too" he said pain in his voice as he spoke about them something they never did. He kissed he neck and then moved to sit on the chair next to her. Wrapping his hands around hers. "We can talk about it if you want" he said trying to be supportive. Meredith removed one of her hands and wiped the lone tear that escaped her eye." No I'm not ready to yet." She replied gathering up the pictures and scissors and stickers putting them into the containers she stored them in. She closed the pink book that had one of the first pictures they had of Zola on the front cover. Everything was cleaned up and in a container except for that one picture. She set the picture on top of the book making a mental note to have a copy or two made of it.

When they finally crawled into bed it was almost 4 in the morning. Derek moaned knowing that in just two and a half hours he'd have to get back up. "At least we get to sleep at all!" She moaned into her pillow remember those intern night where'd she had been on call for up to 48 hours straight! "That's something positive" her remarked his sarcasm was evident in his sleepy voice. "Hey it's not my fault I'd love to sleep for the rest of my life but we can't" she said rolling over to kiss him. "I know I would too" he said rolling over to face the ceiling so he could try to sleep a bit before they had to get up all to early in a few short hours.

The alarm clock went off at exactly 6:15 they had to leave the house in exactly one hour no ifs,ands,or buts about it. It wouldn't have been the first time they'd been late if they hit the snooze button. "We could just call off sick" Meredith moaned as she hit the off button on the annoying alarm clock. "No we can't Meredith" Derek said rubbing his eyes and sitting up running his hands through his hair and putting on his slippers. "I'll get in the shower first if you wanna get Zola." He said his voice still rough from sleep. "Ok but don't take to long I've got to take a shower too" she said sighing as she crawled out of bed. She shuffled down the hallway yawning as she went. She opened Zola's door to find the little girl asleep on her back sideways with her head hanging off the edge of her bed. They had recently changed her crib into the next stage, a toddler bed. Most mornings they found her on the floor next to the bed. She walked over the the bed smiling Zola never could sleep straight."ZoZo time to get up!" Meredith said sitting down on the floor next to the little bed gently shaking Zola's shoulder. The little girl stirred but didn't wake up. She was an extremely heavy sleeper. Meredith shook her again "come on Zola get up we've got to go to daycare today and see Sophia" she said hoping it would make Zola wake up faster than usual if she mentioned her best friend. She looked down to she Zola's brown eyes opening. "Hi sleepy head" she cooed picking up Zola and walking down the hall to the kitchen flipping on the coffee pot she moved into the living room and set Zola on the couch and turned in the news watching the weather for the day. Waiting for Derek to finish so she could get ready for the day.

A/N I know I haven't updated in forever but I have good excuses (sorta) first I'm a freshman and I have a lot of test coming up so I have to study and by like 5pm I'm usually already asleep with out eating or anything so I'm sorry! Also I have a 4 day field trip coming up and my grades have to be tip too shape for my to go! Also I read the whole weekend away so I didn't have a chance to write and for that I'm sorry but I hope to write more soon...until then my lovely readers :)

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