"God, I love you," Derek breathed over a month later as Meredith slid out of bed and moved towards their closet.

"I love you too," Meredith giggled.

"I wasn't exactly talking to you," Derek laughed, moving to kneel in front of her and press his lips against her already swollen stomach. "Hi Baby Shepherd," he whispered against her belly button.

"Thanks, Der," Meredith rolled her eyes, running a hand over his hair. "Do you think everything's okay?"

"Of course," Derek said, standing to meet her eyes. "Why? Does something feel wrong?"

"No," Meredith shook her head. "It's just that…I have a bump. Already. There's a huge bump.

"You do," Derek nodded, running his hands over her baby bump. "It's a beautiful bump."

"I'm only eight weeks along," Meredith said. "You're the doctor, is that normal? It has to be normal."

"Every pregnancy is different," Derek shrugged. "We'll ask Dr. White when we get to the hospital."

"Okay," she said.

"And you know what else we can do?" Derek asked, moving to his dresser and pulling on a pair of boxers.

"What?" Meredith asked, starting to get dressed as well. She reached for a bra, frowning as she had to extend the straps.

"Hear the heartbeat," Derek said with a grin.

"Oh," Meredith breathed, running a hand over her stomach. "Wow. I'm going to hear my baby's heartbeat."

"And…Mer, we have to tell the family," Derek said carefully.

"I know," she sighed. "I really wish your mom didn't have some weird super human pregnancy sensor."

Derek laughed. "I'll never forget the look on Nancy's face when Mom told her she was pregnant," he said.

"It's crazy, Derek," Meredith sighed, looking down at her pants. "I can't even button them."

Derek frowned as he moved closer to her. "It is quite the bump," he smiled. "We must have a big baby."

"Great," Meredith rolled her eyes. "That will be fun in seven months. But it will be worth it."

"Hmmm," Derek said, his hands moving to cup a swollen breast in his hand. "These will be fun tonight."

"Derek," she winced, pulling back. "Don't tough. They're sore. Very sore. Sore and tender."

"Huge and hot," Derek countered.

"No touching," Meredith shook her head. "I know you like them, but…they hurt. You can have them soon."

"Fine," Derek sighed. "You can wear sweats if you want. And borrow one of my shirts. We need to go shopping soon."

"Your sisters want to drag me shopping on Black Friday," Meredith rolled her eyes. "But I think my fat jeans should still fit. I hope."

"Well, they'll understand when they find out about the baby," Derek assured her. "Especially Kath and Nancy."

"Good," Meredith sighed, pulling a winter vest on over Derek's sweatshirt. "Ready to go?"

"Ready," Derek said reaching for her hand. "We're going to see our baby, Mer."

"Baby," Meredith breathed, rubbing her stomach. She smiled as Derek dragged her down the stairs of their nearly finished house.

In the past two months, things had progressed quite quickly. The basic rooms in the house were complete, and right now the playroom was taking priority. The nursery would be next, but Derek had insisted on waiting until they found out the sex of the baby. It was almost Thanksgiving now, and she couldn't help but get excited at the fact that for next Thanksgiving they would have their own baby to celebrate with. They would no longer be Derek and Meredith Shepherd, happy newlyweds. They would be the Shepherds, a happy family of parents and a baby.

"What are you thinking about?" Derek murmured, reaching for her hand across the gear shift.

"That a year from now we'll have our baby," she said. "We'll be a family. The Shepherds."

"We will," Derek nodded. "God, Mer. Can you believe that two ago I was making you Thanksgiving at your old house because you refused to eat with Meg because she was your student?"

"It feels like forever ago," Meredith whispered.

"We had some hot sex that night," Derek laughed.

Meredith giggled. "Thanks for being so patient, Derek," she whispered. "I know you've been wanting it, but I've just been…getting fat."

"You're not fat," Derek laughed. "And I know enough about pregnancy to know that before too long you'll be very horny. And I'll be happy to fulfill every single one of those cravings."

"How generous," Meredith giggled.

"Just being a good husband."

"You're an amazing husband," she nodded.

They reached the hospital before too long, and Meredith giggled excitedly as she pulled him towards the door. "Our baby, Derek," she breathed. "We're going to hear the heartbeat."

"I know," Derek laughed. "Calm down, Mer, it's not good for Baby."

"Baby's fine," she smiled, pulling him into the empty elevator and pushing him against the wall, kissing him firmly.

"Oh," Derek gasped as he pulled her close, kissing her back as his hands moved down her curvier hips. "God, Mer."

"Hmmm," she sighed, neither one of them noticing as the doors slid open.

"Oh dear Christ," Mark rolled his eyes. "You don't even work here, Grey? Can't I go anywhere without watching you two make out?"

"No," Derek laughed. "Unless you moved across the country."

"No can do, Shep," Mark shook his head. "I'd hate to cause you that much heartbreak."

"It's hot in here," Meredith sighed as she pulled her vest off and handed it to Derek before pulling his sweatshirt over her head.

"Okay, we don't need… Holy hell, Grey," Mark said, swallowing hard as he looked down at her.

"Stop looking at my wife's boobs," Derek frowned.

"But…they're…um…" Mark cleared his throat, looking up at the ceiling. "Damn, this elevator's slow."

"Stop thinking about her," Derek threatened.

"Derek," Meredith rolled her eyes, reaching for his hand. "Let's go."

"Why are you getting off on the gynie…oh," Mark gasped, stepping off the elevator after them. "You're knocked up?"

Derek rolled his eyes. "Yes," he said. "No one else knows yet, so don't say anything. We're going tell the family on Thursday."

"Fine," Mark nodded. "Congrats, man."

"Thanks," Derek laughed. "And um…you too. You're a godfather now."

"Derek," Meredith breathed, pulling on his hand. "We have to go."

"Right," Derek said. "We'll see you later, Mark."

"Bye Shep," Mark called. "Congrats, Grey."

"Slow down, Mer," Derek laughed as she dragged him towards the desk.

"I can't slow down," she giggled. "Our baby, Der."

"Dr. White is expecting you, Mrs. Shepherd," the nurse smiled. "Right this way."

Meredith followed her down the hall, Derek trailing behind and watching his wife with captivating interest. Pregnancy definitely suited her, and he wasn't sure that he had ever been this turned on. He was living with an almost constant erection, and although Meredith was too tired to do anything about it, he was holding out until the second trimester. He'd heard stories, and he couldn't wait until her sex obsession started.

"Hmmm," the nurse frowned as she looked down at the scale where Meredith was currently standing.

"Is everything okay?" Meredith asked, fear evident in her voice.

"Yes," the nurse said with a distracted frown, reaching for a measuring tape and wrapping it around Meredith's stomach. "There's just more weight gain to be expected. And you're only eight weeks along, but you're already showing, which is a little unusual."

"Oh," Meredith frowned, reaching for Derek's hand. "That's okay, right? That just means Baby's growing well, right? Derek?"

"It's a good thing, Mer," Derek nodded, hoping he was right. He was definitely wishing that he had paid more attention during his obgyn cases in his internship.

"I'll have Dr. White talk to you about it," the nurse nodded, handing Meredith a gown. "Change into this and get settled onto the table, she'll be in shortly."

"Okay," Meredith whispered, turning to look at Derek with wide, tear filled eyes. "Derek…"

"Everything's fine, Mer," he assured her. "Let's just get changed and we'll ask Dr. White."

As if on cue, there was a knock on the door and Dr. White smiled widely as she entered the room. "Hello Shepherds," she said. "How's Mom feeling?"

"Okay," Meredith sighed. "The nurse…she said the baby's really big."

"I saw that," Dr. White said, pulling her gown up and spreading gel over her belly. "We're going to check on that right now."

"We're going to see our baby?" Meredith breathed.

"Mmmhmm," Dr. White nodded, her eyes trained on the screen as she ran the probe over Meredith's belly. A moment later the inside of Meredith's uterus appeared on the screen, and she turned to Derek with a wide smile. "Here's a pop quiz, Dr. Shepherd," she said. "What do you see?"

Derek moved closer to the screen, squinting for a moment before his eyes went wide. "Oh my God."

"What?" Meredith asked, fear filling her eyes as she propped herself up on her elbows to look at the screen. "What is it? Derek? What's wrong with the baby?"

"Nothing," he breathed, laughing slightly as he squeezed her hand tightly. "Our babies are just fine."

"Then what…" she blinked for a moment before she asked, "Babies?"

"Yes," Derek whispered, tears filling his eyes as he looked down at her. "Mer, we're having twins."

"Twins?" Meredith repeated, looking closer at the screen. "I can't…"

"See…" Derek said, pointing to a small oval on the screen. "That's baby A. There's the heart and the head is right there. And this…" he moved his hand to an identical shape. "Is baby B. See them?"

"I see them," she breathed. "Twins…Derek…"

"Mer," he whispered, falling down beside her on the exam table. "Oh God, thank you."

"Derek," she whispered, cupping his face in her hand and kissing him gently before she turned back to the screen. "Our babies."

"Those are our babies," he nodded, laughing slightly.

"Wow," Meredith whispered.

"Two more Shepherds," Derek laughed. "This is amazing."

"I'll print you out some pictures," Dr. White said gently, interrupting their moment. "And then there are some things I'd like to go over with the two of you."

"Everything's okay, right?" Meredith asked, turning to their doctor. "The babies are okay?"

"They look perfect," Dr. White nodded. "But you're a small woman, so carrying twins will be especially hard on your body."

"She'll be okay though, right?" Derek frowned. "She's not in any danger?"

"No," Dr. White said. "But by the end things will be very crowded and cramped. You'll probably have to go on bed rest for the last few weeks."

"Oh," Meredith frowned. "But I can…things are okay? Is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing?"

"Exercise the same caution you would with a single pregnancy," Dr. White nodded. "Your symptoms may be more intense, but everything should be alright. I'm going to suggest a C-section, but we can talk about that much later on. I'll give you my card and you can call me if you have any questions. And if I know Dr. Shepherd the way I think I do, I may be stalked for the next seven months."

"You do know him," Meredith giggled, squeezing Derek's hand.

"Hey, you can't be mean to me," Derek frowned. "I gave you babies."

"You did," she giggled. "And I love you for it."

"Here are your pictures," Dr. White said, handing Derek a few pictures. "Baby A and B, and them together. Meredith, do you have enough vitamins left?"

"Yes," she nodded.

"Alright, do you have any questions right now?" Dr. White asked.

"I don't think so," Meredith breathed. "I'm just…wow. Twins."

"Alright, I'm going to want to see you again at the twelve week mark," Dr. White said. "That's the second trimester mark, and I'm going to want to see you a little more frequently for multiple births."

"Okay," Meredith nodded. "It's okay for me to work? And drive?"

"Everything you normally do is fine," Dr. White nodded. "Everyday life, grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning…" she trailed off as Derek scoffed.

"Sorry," he coughed, smiling down at Meredith. "Love you."

She rolled her eyes as she turned back to Dr. White. "Thank you, Dr. White," she said. "We'll see you after Christmas."

"Of course," Dr. White nodded. "Happy holidays. I'll see you soon, Dr. Shepherd."

She slipped out of the room and Derek turned to look at Meredith. "Twins," he breathed.

"Twins," she giggled, reaching up to run a hand through his hair. "We can do this?" she asked. "I mean, I'm going to take next year off, but that's besides the point. You sure you're ready, with work and…everything? You're ready for babies? Two babies?"

"I'm ready," Derek laughed, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I love you. All three of you."

"We love you too," she smiled, running a hand over her stomach. "The babies say hi Daddy."