Unbroken

Chapter 9

Six Months Later:

Meredith walked up to the nurses station and put the chart she was working on for Derek's case in the rack just as the baby kicked, she put her hand on the spot and rubbed it in a slow circle.

"Calm down, honey you are hurting mommy." Meredith said as Derek walked up and handed the file he had in his hand to the nurse.

"Still being active I see." Derek said as he wrapped his arms around her waist, and they came to rest on the child inside.

"Yeah. I want to do all I can do around here before I have this baby."

"I know but you really do need to cut back your hours "

"Derek you know I can't I'm already so far behind"

"Mer if you don't the chief will "

But. Derek can't you just let me do what I do best? I really am nothing with out this job. This job keeps me sane," Meredith said as she kissed him deeply. Derek broke the kiss and carried on their pervious conversation.

"Sweetie I'm just looking out for both my girls"

"I know and I appreciate it, I really do"

"Promise me you'll talk to Richard"

"Fine I promise"

"Good"

Derek looked at Meredith for a long second and then decided to say his goodbye.

"I should get going. There are tons of people to save. Don't work to hard please."

"Derek, I think that I can handle it when you and Mark have me seeing Richard every day this week. I don't think anything is going to happen to the baby.

"I know but I just want to keep you two safes as can be."

"We can't be any safer than we already are."

"I know honey."

That instant Derek's Pager went off. He looked at and then kissed Meredith on the forehead.

"I have to go. Take it easy."

"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah."

Derek ran off and left Meredith standing there.

"You know we really have our hands full with protective Daddy's. First Mark and then Derek. I can't wait to see them when you are a teen." She said to the baby as she started to walk down the hall slowly.

Meanwhile Mark was watching their interaction from down the hall and his hart broke a little because he didn't see how it was going to work to raise this child with three parents he didn't feel as through he was part of their long term plan.

They had had many conversations but didn't have any formal agreement as of yet, and they truly didn't want to go to court and involve lawyers to see his daughter.

Mark never really had family of his own and when he heard about this baby, his whole life changed. He wanted to be able to care for the baby and tell it that he loves her. As he thought, he ran to catch up to Meredith.

Mark finally caught up with her, as she was head to the elevators, took her arm, and pulled her aside. Meredith was shocked at first and was about to turn and hit this person when Mark decided to speak.

"Meredith it's me Mark"

"Oh Mark you scared the crap out of me don't do that"

"Sorry but we really need to talk just the two of us."

"Okay what's on your mind?"

"Meredith I feel as if you and Derek are planning this child's life without factoring my role as our daughter's biological father in the equation and that's not fair to either of us."

"Mark, we want you to be there for her. We both know that you will be a great father. It took us awhile to see that, but I think that you will be"

"Meredith what I'm really having trouble with is that you and Derek will be with the baby all day every day, and I'm going to be relegated to only being a weekend parent I deserve more than that and so does she."

"I know she does..." Meredith said. Mark's face was shocked. He did not expect her to say that.

"So what do you propose we do? Has a custody agreement drawn up?"

"Mark I think that the last thing we want, we're all adults we can work on this between the three of us. I know for a fact that neither Derek, nor I are going to deny your right to see this child. Derek just wants to love this child like, we all do."

"Meredith I know that you only want what is best for the baby. I know that if I don't see that little girl more then two days that I will go crazy. I know that you never pictured me as the type of person that would be a good father. However, ever sense I heard that you were pregnant I really decided to change. I decided to grow up. I decided that I would love this baby until I die."

Mark said as Meredith walked over and sat down on a bench that was against the hospital wall.

"Meredith, Meredith you don't look that good are you ok?" Mark places his hand against her for head.

"Meredith you're burning up. Have you seen Richard today?" Mark asked in a frightened tone.

"Uh... I... I. was...just... About... to... go... see... him..." She said as she stuttered.

"Well then lets go you really need to relax"

"Yeah your right. Mark I don't feel so great "

Just as she said that, she tried to stand and felt weak and would've fallen if Mark hadn't caught her.

Mark stood her up on her own two feet. While keeping his arm inside hers in case her feet were going to give out at any moment. However, after he did that she started to shake in that moment it became clear to Mark that Meredith was having a seizure.

He quickly lowered her to the ground and rolled her on her side and yelled at an intern down the hall.

"I need a gurney now"

The intern came with the gurney and Mark lifted her, on just as she ceased seizing.

"Get her to Exam 1 and page Drs. Shepherd and Webber to meet us there.

The Intern ran off leaving Mark in shock. What had just happened? What was wrong with her? Would his baby be ok?