The next morning Derek is woken by his cell phone ringing, he realises that Meredith is asleep with her head on his chest, and the smell of lavender was whiffing up his nostrils. He reached for his cell, before it woke Meredith up.

"Hello" he answers. Not even looking at the caller id.

"Derek, it Kath. Can you come to the hospital?"

"What's wrong Kath?"

"Nothings wrong, just get to the hospital, Derek" Kathleen says before hanging up on him, he can feel Meredith shifting in his arms, he doesn't want to wake her, she looks so peaceful asleep in his arms. He leans down and kisses her on the head.

"Meredith, wake up" Derek says gently.

"What" she says groggily, still half asleep.

"We need to get to hospital" Derek says just has there is a knock at Meredith's door, Derek gets up and pulls on a robe. He is surprised to see Russell, standing there with a sleeping Adam in his arms.

"Hi, Derek is Meredith still here" Russell asks, taking in the fact that Derek is stood before him in just a robe.

"I believe she is still in bed, can I help?" Derek asks.

"I have been called away, and I have to leave immediately. So, I brought Adam back, I would take him with me, but I don't have his passport"

"I'll take him, I tell Meredith"

"Thanks Derek" Russell says passing a sleeping Adam to Derek. Russell turns to leave, but before Derek closes the door, Russell turns back around to Derek.

"Derek, can you promise me one thing"

"Of course"

"Don't hurt her again, she loves you. I guess she hasn't told you yet, but when she does, don't hate her for it. She did it to protect you; can I ask you one question?"

"What?"

"Why did you end your affair? You broke her heart, Derek"

"I did it to protect her, Addison discovered it and when I told her I was leaving, she threatened to ruin Meredith career and life if I continued seeing her" Derek says, not realising that Meredith is stood in the doorway of the bedroom, listening to every word they say.

"Tell her Derek, I had to live with her for a year after you left her, and she was not the Meredith that I knew, she thought that you didn't love her anymore, and that sparkle in her eyes just went. Anyway, hope you mom gets better soon." Russell says before walking down the hall way towards the elevators.

Meredith quickly got into shower, Derek heard it turn on, so he took Adam into his room with him, while he got dressed, a little while later, Meredith knocked on his door, and came in. What she saw took her breath away, there was Derek and Adam laid out on Derek bed, with Adam cuddling into him. She knew then, that she had to tell him the truth, but she just didn't know how to do it. She couldn't bear the thought that he would hate her.

She knew that they needed to talk; it was time that she told him about Adam but now wasn't it, they had to get to the hospital and check in on his mom, she walked over the bed, and sat on the edge of it. She gently shook him to wake him up; he jumped and opened his eyes.

"Hey, we need to get to the hospital, Der" Meredith tells him has Derek sits up on the bed, still holding Adam in his arms.

"Okay go and get Mark, and we will be down in a few minutes okay" Derek says leaning over and giving Meredith a quick peck on the lips, before ushering her out of the room.

Once Meredith had left his room, he lent down to Adam, and said to him quietly "I promise one day we will be a family Adam, you will have mommy and daddy together and loving you very much. You are my angel, looking after mommy when daddy couldn't. I just wish mommy would tell me the truth, I know that you are my little boy, but it up to mommy to tell me, and one day I hope that she will, it her place to" Derek scoops Adam up in his arms. "Let's go down and see mommy", with that Adam wakes up in Derek's arms.

"Hey buddy"

"Where daddy?" Adam asked him.

"He had go away, mommy's downstairs waiting for you" Derek tod him, not trying to feel the pain that the question caused him.

"Mommy" Adam says cuddling into Derek's chest, until they get off the elevator. Once Adam sees his mommy, it practically jumps out of Derek's arms and runs over to Meredith and Meredith picks him up, giving him lots of little kisses. Not noticing Derek stood back watching them with sad eyes.

"I've missed you mommy"

"mommy, missed you too baby" Mer said, looking over to Derek for the first time since he brought Adam down, the look of hurt in his eyes so evident to see. She noticed Mark walking behind Derek and saying something to him quietly, before they walk over to her and Adam.

"Ready to go Mer" Derek says, before heading out of the hotel. Meredith stands there in the lobby, a little shocked, it is the first time in a long time that he hasn't grab her hand, or pulled her close to him before walking anywhere.

Nothing was said in the cab on the way to the hospital, Derek kept staring out of the window, not making eye contact with anyone, and Meredith was playing quietly with Adam. Mark had never felt so uncomfortable sat between Meredith and Derek, Mark wasn't sure what was going on between them, since everything was good between them yesterday. Mark had noticed something unsaid between them since Meredith turned up at Seattle Grace, like something important had to be said, what isn't being said. When they arrived at the hospital Derek quickly jumped out of the cab, and rushed into the hospital, Mark was surprised at his assish behaviour it wasn't like Derek at all. Mark turned to Meredith, and opened his mouth to say something, but Meredith cut him off.

"Don't Mark, please" Mer pleaded with him.

They gets up to the ward, Derek is already up and in his mother room and Kath rushes over to them, and pulls them both in for a hug.

"Kathy what happened?" Mark asked.

"She woke up an hour ago" Kathleen tells them.

"Thank god" Mark says, collapsing in the chair behind him with relief.

"Meredith, mom's asking for you" Derek says has he approaches them.

"Why" Mer asks curiously, wondering what Diane wanted to say to her, she was surprised that she knew she was here.

"She didn't say, she just asked if you were here and tell you to bring Adam in with you" Derek said abruptly, before walking off. Meredith can feel the tears threatening to fall, while Mark, Kathleen, Amy and even Nancy stands there in shock; they have never heard Derek talk like that to anyone before, especially Meredith. Mark pulls her in for a quick hug, before going off after Derek. Meredith picks Adam up, and head toward Mrs Shepherd's room.

Mark finds Derek outside of the hospital, sitting with his head in his hands, Mark walks up to him.

"What the hell was that for?" Mark says angrily.

"What?" Derek says.

"Speaking to Meredith like that, that was out of order…" Derek goes to speak but Mark motions for him to stay quiet. "She has done nothing but be there for you for all this, not leaving your side, and you treat her like this. That woman would go to the end of the earth for you, and you know what Derek, you don't deserve her" Mark says getting up and walking away, leaving Derek to his own thoughts.

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