The sweetness continues...moving along to the ultrasound, and will they find out if it's a boy or a girl? Read, enjoy, review...!

Chapter 27 - Pink or Blue?

"Are you ready for this?" Dr. Arizona Robbins poised the ultrasound wand over Meredith's slightly rounded belly, her smile infectious.

"I think so…" She looked up at Derek, and squeezed his hand. He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"You're doing very well, Meredith, no problems. Everything seems to be progressing as it should," Arizona murmured as she watched the small screen intently. "Yes, wonderful, this looks good." She glanced at Derek. "You want to know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"We're...not sure..." Derek said, his eyes on Meredith, giving her all the love and support he could with his gaze. "Do we?"

"Can you tell already?" Meredith asked, almost holding her breath in anticipation. She squeezed his hand tighter.

"Well, it would be a little difficult at this stage, but I'm usually pretty accurate…" she smiled. She moved the wand again, and all of their eyes were glued to the little screen with the image.

"Oh...everything is so tiny...look, Derek, it's our baby..." Meredith's eyes welled up with happy tears.

Derek felt his own eyes dampen as well, caught up in the moment. It was one thing to feel the little flutters of Meredith's womb, but to see the image here, made it all so much more real. "You know...this almost leaves me speechless..." he murmured. "And that doesn't happen very often."

Arizona laughed. "That's the usual reaction when you see your child for the first time...oh...we may be able to tell the sex now..."

"Moment of truth time, honey..." Meredith exchanged another glance with Derek before looking back at the screen. "If we want to know..."

"You know...I can give you a printout of this, and if you want to look at home later, you can."

"Oh, that's a good idea – isn't it, Meredith?"

Meredith nodded. "Yeah, definitely..."

"I can tell you you're progressing well, and you should have a healthy baby from the looks of this."

"Thank you, Dr. Robbins."

"No problem, Mr. Shepherd. Nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you; it's nice to put a face to the name."

"Don't believe everything you read in the paper," Derek grimaced, as the doctor began to put the machine away and wipe the gel from Meredith's belly.

"Oh I always make up my own mind," Arizona assured him. "You're obviously in love with your wife, and that's all that matters to me. Now, I'll print off those screen shots for you, and be back in a jiffy." She hurried away, leaving them alone again.

"So we put off the moment..." Meredith smiled, as Derek helped her stand up.

"The main thing is he or she is healthy..." He pulled her close and kissed her. "I love you, honey. This was an amazing thing for me to see, and you are amazing..." he said softly, taking her face in his hands.

"I love you too," she murmured. "And thankfully it's just one...not twins..."

"I think one at a time is all we can handle..." he laughed. "Let's make tonight a special evening, and we can decide if we want to know about the sex. I'd love to take you home and make love to you right now, but unfortunately we both have work...my sexy wife..."

"Oh I look so sexy right now, with this wonderful little gown on," she managed to smirk.

"You always look good to me," he assured her, taking her mouth in a slow deep kiss, tangling his hands in her hair. For a moment, they lost of track of everything but the joy of the moment, until Arizona flew through the door.

"Whoops! Sorry..." she called out. "I can come back."

"We're fine," Derek grinned. "Just happy."

"No doubt. I love this part of the job." Arizona handed over a package of the ultrasound pictures. "Open at your own discretion. See you in a couple weeks, Meredith, okay?"

"I'll be here...but I'm sure you'll see me around anyway before that."

"Yes, but I won't be examining you! Bye for now!"

"Is she always that upbeat?" Derek asked, raising one eyebrow, as Meredith reached for her scrubs.

"Hmm...pretty much. Must be from working with babies...makes her happy." She turned around. "Untie me, honey..."

"Oh, that sounds downright dirty," Derek smirked, kissing her shoulder as he undid the fastening at the back of the gown for her. "Too bad we don't have time to fool around."

"Just keep that thought for later." Meredith dressed quickly, even though Derek was trying to distract her. She swatted his hand away playfully. "Derek! Much as my hormones are agreeing with you, we have to vacate this room for the next patient."

"All right..." Derek pulled her into his arms again, kissing her fiercely again, as she moaned, feeling how hard he was against her. "But just think of that waiting for you later this evening..."

"I will, honey...oh I will..." Meredith sighed, resting her cheek against the crisp white shirt he wore. "I love you."

"I love you...and little Shep there too..." He touched her belly affectionately, before they walked out of the exam room.

"So have you found out what kind of rugrat you're having?" Cristina asked as they settled at the table for lunch. Izzie gave her a dirty look, frowning. "What? It's a term of endearment..."

"Sure..." Izzie's eyes rolled.

"We're waiting to look at the picture later," Meredith laughed.

"Where is it? Let me look..." Izzie pleaded. "I won't tell you, I swear."

Meredith shook her head. "Derek has them...I figured you'd want to look at them first...I know you all too well."

"Damn..."

"Just tell me you aren't thinking of some weird ass name for the kid, like Apple or Zuma..."

"We haven't even got to that stage yet."

"Babies are so relaxing..." George commented. "Whenever I'm stressed out, I go up to the nursery, and watch them. Makes me feel better."

"George, I had no idea," Meredith smiled. "Take me with you next time."

"You got it."

They fell silent for a few moments, concentrating on food. Then Cristina looked up at a group of doctors walking into the cafeteria. "Hey, who's that?" she asked, her interest taken with one of them. "We get some new docs?"

"Hell, I hope not...we have enough already," Alex muttered. "Always fighting for a chance to get into surgery, not enough spots for those of us here..."

"No, they're from Vancouver, here on a tour..." Izzie explained. "Didn't you guys see the memo on the bulletin board?"

"Vancouver? As in Washington? I didn't think they had a big hospital there." George looked puzzled.

"No, as in British Columbia, Canada...where all the nice people are from..." Cristina smirked. "Are any of them cardio surgeon? Oh…god, look at that guy…he's hot…"

"Who?" Meredith swivelled in her chair, but Cristina grabbed her arm.

"Stop...don't be obvious!"

"What the hell? Cristina, I can look."

"Okay, whatever...I'm just gonna head over there and introduce myself..." Cristina jumped up and grabbed her tray.

"You gonna jump him here?"

"No, I'm just being friendly...you and Izzie are already spoken for. I can check out whoever I want."

"This should be interesting." They all gave up the pretense of eating, as Cristina strolled to the group by the door. She was all smiles, as she introduced herself, shaking hands all around, but lingering on the last man. He was slim, dark haired with Asian features and an easy smile.

"We should go say hello too…" Alex smirked.

"Don't you dare…" Meredith smacked his arm. "I'll find out all the details later."

Meredith was hurrying out the front doors of the hospital, when Cristina caught up with her. "Mer! Wait up…"

"Okay…what's up?" They walked towards the parking lot, and she aimed the remote control towards the BMW. It beeped and the lights flashed reassuringly. She had to admit, it was a luxury, but she loved driving it.

"I have a date…well, sorta…going for drinks with Andrew."

"Aha, that explains the outfit then." Meredith looked at Cristina's figure hugging black sweater and jeans, and her luxurious black hair curling down her back. "Very hot."

"I can do hot in my sleep, Mer, you know that..." Cristina smirked, but she was still happy to hear the compliment.

"And I take it Andrew is the guy you were drooling over?"

"Not drooling…but yeah, Andrew Kim from Vancouver…he's Korean-Canadian, and he's a cardio doc, and single…do I have a sixth sense or what?"

"You go girl…" Meredith laughed as they parted. "And tell me all about it tomorrow!"

"I will...and you be sure to tell me first if you're having a boy or a girl..."

"I thought you didn't care."

"Meredith, I may act like it's not important, but I can see how happy you are about this, so I want to know." Cristina paused. "But don't let it get around..."

"Your secret is forever safe with me..."

"Derek…where are you?" She stepped inside the house, setting her backpack down just inside the door. She walked into the living room, switching the light on. "OhmiGOD…" Pink and blue balloons were everywhere, and bouquets of pink and yellow roses fought for space around the room. "What…are you crazy…?" she sputtered, laughing and crying all over again, looking for him.

Then he materialized out of the bobbing balloons, wearing only a towel around his hips, giving her a happy smile. "I have my ways," he assured her. "I couldn't resist – I love seeing that smile on your face." He handed her two of the roses, leaning in to kiss her. "I hope it's not too over the top...?"

"Mmmm, just perfect...and I love this …" Meredith tugged at the towel, and it fell away easily. "I could barely stand waiting…"

"Well, I don't want to keep you waiting any longer, then…" And he swept her up into his arms, carrying her over to where he had prepared pillows and a nest of soft blankets on the floor in front of the fireplace. There was a small fire going to take away the damp of the evening. He laid her down carefully, helping to pull her clothes away, kissing each piece of her body as it was revealed. Until she was trembling and wet, every nerve ending firing with desire. "You're beautiful, and sexy…" he said hotly, his tongue teasing her clit, "and I want you…all of you…more and more every day…" He rained kisses along her thighs, across her clit again, and back again, as she lifted her hips to meet every touch of his mouth.

"Hurry…please baby…take me away…"

"Yes, whatever you want…"

He moved over her, and set the head of his cock against her, rubbing against her teasingly. With almost agonizing tenderness, he slid it gently into her, his own need raging. Her pussy contracted around him, pulling him in. He slid back out, to the very tip, before driving in again. Flexing and driving deeper and deeper, in and out, her body shaking beneath him. Nearly growling then, giving her the pleasure she craved, feeling his hot cock into her wetness, again and again.

Meredith felt his cock twitch, ready to explode, and she let herself fly into bliss as well, the throbbing fullness of him expanding and releasing into her. Straining and pulsing, she gripped him tightly, relishing every last bit of his orgasm, watching the look of pure satisfaction that crossed his face. Letting the waves subside finally, as he cradled her close. She reached over and picked up the roses that she dropped earlier. Running it over his lips, and across his face. "What you said before…about wanting me more and more every day…"

"Yes.." His voice was sated and sleepy, as he inhaled the sweet scent of the roses.

"It's true…"

"I hope so," he laughed.

"I mean, for me too…I thought I was just hormonal, but…"

He took the rose from her and traced the curve of her cheek. "So we're hopeless then, is that it?"

"I guess so…" she sighed happily. "Hopelessly crazy in love…."

"Hmm….nothing wrong with that…" Derek propped up on one elbow, giving her a sexy smile. "Now…do we want to know if we're celebrating a boy or a girl? I have the envelope close by."

Meredith yawned a little, considering. "Mmm...I suppose it would be good to know so we can prepare...you know, the nursery and the clothes to buy."

"Very true. And we can start thinking of names..."

"Okay, I want to know."

"You sure?"

"No...yes...just open the envelope before I change my mind again."

Derek pulled the envelope out from beneath his pillow. "Is that your final answer?" he grinned.

"Derek!" Meredith wrinkled her nose at him in exasperation. "Just do it."

"Okay." He ripped the envelope open and pulled out the black and white images, and they settled onto their backs holding the pictures up. For a few seconds they squinted at the grainy images, and Meredith finally pointed at one of them.

"There...that's pretty much evident what sex our baby is..."

"You're right," Derek agreed, a smile curving his mouth. He turned his head and met her eyes, both of them now grinning like mad. Just as they had felt earlier during the ultrasound, love and emotion overwhelmed them both.

"It's a girl..."