Two months after the crash everyone returned to their normal schedules. Derek was cleared for surgery when Callie when happy with his therapy. Arizona was getting used to her prosthetic and was also about to start working. Lexie still had a small limp while she walked but was otherwise cleared for surgery. Meredith, Christina and Mark were trying to make them as comfortable as possible and helped them as much as they were allowed to.
Christina was fighting the urge to talk to someone about having kids. Obviously she had to talk to Owen but she wanted a second opinion before she told him. She decided to tell Meredith of her situation seeing as she had the same problems.
"Mer, what made you change your mind about having kids? I know that at one point you were terrified of being a kids mom what changed that?"
Meredith was shocked that Christina was talking to her about kids. Maybe her person was having second thoughts about not having a child of her own!
"I'm not sure actually call it mother's instinct or whatever. When I saw Zola I just knew that I was her mother. I really can't explain it. Why are you asking this?" she asked hopefully
"I don't know I think I want to have kids but I'm scared I'll become like your mom I guess. I love my career too much that I'm scared I might put a child through what you went through." she confessed.
"This fear confirms that you are nothing like my mother. My mom knew exactly what she was doing she obsessed over her career and never wanted a child. You may not have wanted kids but now you do that makes you completely the opposite of my mom. You are ready I know you are. Wait you aren't pregnant are you?" asked Meredith
" No of course not. I just realized that my life is empty if not for work and Owen and I don't want that. I of all people want kids who would have thought?"
"It's not completely insane you know!" at that minute Meredith's pager beeped. "Crap my patients coding I gotta go" she said as she was running.
"If she can do both then so can I" Christina told herself as she went to look for Owen.
Owen was trying to get some paperwork done when he was interrupted by his wife Christina.
"Hey you have a minute?" she asked.
" Anything to get away from this paperwork.." he would have gone on about his chiefly duties if not for the radiant expression on his wife's face.
"What's got you in a good mood today?" he asked confused
"I think I'm ready" she stated.
"For what?"
"I think I'm ready to be a mom"
That was definitely not what he was expecting and was gobsmacked to tell the least. He had wanted kids all his life and was disappointed when she did not. But he had accepted that she could not change herself for him and her she was doing exactly that.
"Christina that's..awesome but I need to know do you really want this? Or are you doing it just for me?"
"If I had died in the crash you would be left alone and I don't want either of us to be alone when something like that happens. I realized that I was just scared of becoming like Ellis Grey. That's what was keeping me back. Now I really want to a mom and be happy. I want to be happy with you and a child"she confessed
To say that Owen was elated would have been the understatement of the century. He had been waiting for this kind of news ever since they had gotten married.
"I love you" he said as he hugged her like there was no tomorrow.
"I know and so do I" she replied with a wide grin.
Mark couldn't be happier than he was right now. He was with the love of his life who approved of his child with his best friend. Lexie was everything to him and was always smiling because of her. The sight of her anywhere immediately brought a smile to his face. He had meant every single word he told her at Callie's 'Survivors Dinner' and he would never love anyone like he loved Lexie Grey he was absolutely sure about that.
Lexie was walking around the hospital that she had spent so many sleepless nights and will continue to do so once she was back to her normal schedule. She had some sort of glow surrounding her ever since Mark declared his love for her. She found it adorable that he did it in font of all those people and how true he sounded when he was talking. She found herself standing in the doorway of Mark's office. He was looking over some file with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hey"she said after watching him work for a couple of minutes
"Hey yourself" he replied with a smile
"Last night you said you loved me right"
"Well yeah I I thought you said 'me too'!"
"Right so what does that make us?"
"I thought that was a bit obvious" he said with a smirk.
"Actually I don't think it is mister. Seeing as you never asked me to be your girlfriend"
"Oh I guess I forgot that part! So what do you say Alexandra Grey will you do me the honor of being my girlfriend and eventual wife?" he asked
"You bet I will" and then like teens at the prom they were all over each other again.
Derek was feeling extremely happy these days with everything that was going on around him. He already had a beautiful daughter and was expecting another kid in around six months. His hand was very close to operating again. His best friend was back together with his own wife's sister. Life was slowly going back to normal. One night he and Meredith were lying down in bed and he was rubbing small circles on her bump.
"Mer..do you want pea to be a boy or girl?"
"Honestly I just want our pea to be healthy"
"I know that but you must have a preference right"
"I really want a boy in that case. Not that if its a girl I won't love her or anything"
"I know that you will love her. But you know what I think I want another girl. Maybe its because I grew up surrounded by girls."
"I thought you would have wanted a guy around after so many girls in your life. Besides don't you want to do guy stuff with the kid?"
"Maybe but I don't care as long as it doesn't have two heads and four arms!" joked Derek.
Arizona was having bit of a balancing problem with her new leg. It felt as if it was out of her control and made her feel foreign in her own body. Initially she couldn't believe that Callie even let them just chop off her leg. With time she understood that Callie would have done it only to save her life.
"Callie I can't walk properly with this prosthetic it feels as though I'm going to fall any second" she admitted to the orthopedic surgeon
"That's absolutely normal in the beginning here let me help"
Soon enough with Callie's help Arizona got used to the prosthetic and was able to walk on her own. A little help from a loved one was what all of them needed in their path to recovery.
A/N i know its a bit vague I'll give you guys a little more in the next chapter. Do you think i should add jackson and Aprilto the story or continue just the way it is? Let me know what you think. Thank you soo much fznetiwala for reviewing almost every chapter and others too so far! hope i get to read many more reviews good or bad but hopefully good!
