The week has gotten away from me; I've been busy writing 3 papers, I had 3 tests in one day last week and I had to work on my mini-movie script.

Also a thank you for all the reviews :)

Continues where chapter 5 left off.

Seattle

Amelia had just gotten off the phone with Addison Montgomery. Though she hadn't spoken to the woman in a few months, Amelia was excited about the phone call. Until she actually answered the phone.

After a thirty minute phone call, Addison Montgomery had owned up to helping Meredith Grey hide out in Los Angeles since the apparent death of Derek Shepherd. Amelia didn't know what to make of the situation, in fact, she never expect to be the onto find Meredith out of everyone in Seattle looking for her.

Admittedly, Amelia had almost decided to give up, to let Meredith come back when she was ready. Turns out fate had other plans for Amelia Shepherd. Throughout the call, Amelia was inwardly questioning why she had to be the one Addison called; surely she knew Richard would like to know the whereabouts of Meredith.

But now, after the call, the only thing Amelia's questioning was how to gently tell her brother that his wife was in Los Angeles, befriending his ex-friend…being treated by his ex-wife. She was at a loss of what to do, and she didn't want to involve anyone else, not just yet—not until Derek knew.

Unfortunately for her, Amelia had been at Alex's house with Derek and Maggie when she received Addison's call. She had decided to go outside to take it so Derek wouldn't overhear her talking to Addison, even though he knew they were still close friends.

Amelia turned when she felt a presence joining her on the porch swing. Next to her was Derek. The last person she wanted with her at the moment, as she needed to figure out how to tell him.

Of course, being Amelia Shepherd, she had no filter.

"So, that was Addison on the phone," Amelia admitted. She was slowly building up the courage to confess to her brother where he wife was.

Noticing the tone in his little sister's voice, Derek put an arm around his sister. "Is everything okay?"

Amelia nodded her head a little before she gave a small smile. "Yeah, yeah… everything is great. Addie's good, Jake's good, their son is great. The practice is still running…there's just one little thing you should know." Amelia stopped and took a deep breath. "Meredith has been staying in Los Angeles. Addison's been helping her out with the kids, got her a job at the practice." Amelia was still unsure if she should tell Derek about Meredith's pregnancy. Knowing her brother, she decided to just let him know, to avoid later anger from keeping it a secret.

"Are they okay? I need to get to California," Derek said as he went to stand up.

Amelia grabbed his arm before he walked away. "Derek, wait. There's something else. Meredith…she's pregnant. Addison has been getting her through the pregnancy. Addie has been taking good care of them, I promise that much. So, now we get on a plane and head to California. You can see your wife and kids, and I can see my sister-in-law, niece, nephew, Addie and her family."

Derek stood there and stared at his sister. He couldn't believe that Amelia had just told him that Meredith was pregnant. She was pregnant and he hadn't been there for her. He needed to get to his wife, and get there immediately.

Los Angeles

Addison hadn't told Meredith about her phone call. Honestly, she was too nervous to. Addison was both relieved and shocked when Amelia revealed that Derek was in fact alive. But she felt that she wasn't the right person to tell Meredith about her husband's status.

The two had a patient together that day, so Addison knew it would be hard to face the younger woman later. But she also had a feeling that Meredith wouldn't be in hiding much longer, if she knew Derek Shepherd as much as she likes to think she does.

Four hours later, Addison was sitting in her office going over a patient's chart when Amelia walked into her office

Meredith was walking out of the kitchen when she saw the doors of the elevator opening. Since no one was at the desk, she decided to wait and direct the patient to where they needed to go. However, it wasn't a patient getting off the elevator. It was Amelia and Derek.

Amelia stepped off first, Derek lingering in the back of the elevator. When she stepped off, Amelia first saw Meredith who was stopped in her tracks with wide eyes.

However, those wide soon began to water up as her mouth dropped open when Derek stepped off behind his sister.

Meredith Grey wasn't one to run, nor was she one to run up and hug someone, but in that moment, she forgot who Meredith Grey was and what she would do as she ran up to Derek and wrapped her arms around his neck.

A steady flow of tears were streaming down her face when he wrapped his arms around her small, but growing, frame. "What are you doing here?" She whispered into his ear.

"Came here for you," Derek said back as he held back the force of emotions that hit him.

Meredith sniffled as she held onto her husband tightly. "I thought you were…" she couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence, and Derek seemed to understand where she was going.

"I'm right here. Not going anywhere," he reassured as he hugged her a little tighter, but mindful of the growing form that was between them.

While the two had their exchange, Amelia had went to Addison's office and spoke softly. "You made the right choice—calling me, telling me. It was the right choice. Whether Meredith sees it that way or not," Amelia reassured the red head.

Addison nodded as she smiled a little. Out of her office window, though the blinds were slightly drawn, she could see the reunion of the woman she had came to befriend and her ex-husband. "I know. I feel bad about going behind her back, but somehow I think she'll forgive me." Amelia nodded in agreement with her former sister-in-law before the two got to catching each other up on their lives.

Meredith was still holding onto Derek, never wanting to let go. "The kids are never going to understand life and death now," she managed to try and joke.

"We'll explain it when they're older," Derek said.

When Meredith had finally let go, she guided Derek to her office so they could talk. As they entered, Meredith locked the door and drew the blinds. There was so much that had to be said between the two.

Derek was the first to speak. "Why here? Alex and I have been looking everywhere on the east coast," he finished with a chuckle as he thought about how close she actually was.

"Since I'm so sure Addison told Amelia everything, I'm sure you know. The day I left, I had found out I was pregnant. And I couldn't be in that house, in Seattle being reminded of what we had, getting the sympathy looks foo everyone at work. I remembered that Addison had her own practice down here, and I wanted the best care for this baby since it was the last thing we did together."

"I am so sorry I put you through all of that," Derek said as he grabbed her hands in his.

Meredith shook her head. She really didn't want to relive those thoughts. "Let's just…move on from it, okay? We're okay. You're alive, you found me." Meredith was relieved when she saw Derek nod his head.

"So…do you like it here?"

Meredith smiled at him. "Actually, I do. I never thought I would be one to like living in California, but it's not too bad. The hours here give me more time with the kids, which they love—which I love. Being here has been good for us," Meredith said in a simplified way.

Derek could only remember seeing Meredith this happy a handful of times; their engagement, their post-it wedding, their actual wedding, meeting and adopting Zola, finding out about Bailey and the aftermath of his birth. And now, after talking about her brief experience in Los Angeles.

He felt like he had to make up for last year, so he proposed his latest idea to Meredith. "What if we lived here. For good. Keep the house in the woods for visits?" He saw Meredith's eyes light up when he made the suggestion, and if he was being honest, he wouldn't mind a change in scenery, either.

"I would love it. You really want to?"

"I do. Like you said, more time with the kids. And with each other."

Later that afternoon after Meredith finished with her patients, Meredith had arrived at her house with Derek in tow. The kids were inside with the nanny, and Meredith was fairly sure they would no doubt go running for Derek.

Meredith turned the key in the lock and entered the house. Derek walked in behind her and saw his children playing in the living room. They looked up when Meredith entered the room, but because of where Derek was standing, they couldn't see him.

Meredith bent down so she was eye level with her kids. "Mommy has a surprise for you two." Zola immediately perked up hearing the word surprise and looked at her mother. Bailey was standing next to his sister with a smile on his face. Meredith motioned for Derek to walk in, and when his two children saw him, they both ran over to their father and hugged him tighter than Meredith had earlier that day. From where she was standing, Meredith heard Zola faintly whisper "I miss you" to Derek, to which Derek kissed his daughter and hugged his children tighter.

I wanted to end this where they agreed to stay in LA, but I wanted to add the kids in before the next chapter which will be 4 weeks later.