Panic set in as Derek rushed back to see Meredith, all he could think was that they would loose there baby. He was at least 5 minutes away maybe more depending on traffic. When he had left, she was fine. How did things change so suddenly?
Meredith lay on Derek's bed; she had awoken abruptly with intense stomach cramps. She had gotten up to go to the toilet and blood just seemed to flow out of her. Her body felt weak and her mind was racing. Her baby seemed to be in trouble. She instantly called her best friend Christina. It was her best option. She didn't want worry Derek, he had been so happy the last couple of months. He talked to Meredith's belly and was planning the baby's room. He had even brought a baby names book. It made Meredith smile at the thought. This had not been planned and the fact he had taken it in his stride and was now excited; well that made Meredith excited.
Flipping her phone open she dialled Christina's number
'Hey Mer, I'm on my way, I should be about 20 minutes' she instantly said, answering the phone
'Ok, I'm really scared Chris'
'Look, Derek will be there soon'
Meredith sat up in bed 'You called Derek! I did not want to tell him Chris, geez!'
'He has a right to know, and he can get there quicker than me'
'Whatever Christina, I asked you as a friend not to tell him'
Christina sighed, obviously her hormones were all over the place 'Ok Mer, I'm sorry, but he knows and is on his way'
'ok, I'll see you soon' Meredith snapped and hung up. She knew it was not Christina's fault; she was being a good friend.
Placing her phone on the bedside table she heard the front door slam, Derek was home.
'MEREDITH' he yelled searching the rooms 'MEREDITH'
'Derek I'm in here' She yelled at him
Reaching the room he walked in. The sheets had blood on them. Not a lot but he could tell things were not right. He had been to med school before deciding to be a teacher so he knew a bit about this.
He just looked into her green eyes, he could see the hurt she was in. walking over to her he sat next to her on the bed.
'What if we loose it' she cried tears finally surfacing
'Let's get you to hospital' Derek said putting his arms around her
'No I can't, what if my mother see's'
'Do you really want to risk losing your baby just because of your mother' Derek said stroking her face.
'No, no your right, but don't leave my side'
'I will never leave your side, ever. Things will be fine, this baby will be fine'
Meredith took his hand and cried into his shoulder 'I didn't even want this Derek, when I found out, it was like my whole world seemed to turned upside down and now, you are amazing. You make me excited about our baby. And now the thought of losing it terrifies me.'
Meredith had lost control and was sobbing uncontrollably. Derek acted calmly, standing her up he wrapped a towel around her body and moved her toward the front door. He got her in the car and flipped his phone open calling Christina.
'Is she ok?'
Derek ran his hand through his hair, 'well no, I'm taking her to Seattle grace, meet us there'
'Ok, see you soon' and she hung up
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It had been an hour, the longest of Derek's life. The doctors had taken Meredith away to do tests and clean her up. Christina had arrived and had gone off with the doctors to be there for her. Pacing up and down he looked up to see Christina walking toward him. He couldn't read the expression playing on her face.
His body froze as she approached him. She slowly sat on the seat and patted for him to sit next to her.
'Derek………..'
'Yeah' Derek trembled
'There were two babies, Mer was having twins'
Derek gasped 'Two?'
'Yes'
'You said "were"'
Christina put his hand on top of his 'There were complications Derek, she wants to talk to you, it's not up to me.'
'Christina I need to know' He cried, tears had formed in his eyes
'One of them died' she whispered
'What…..but how, I don't…this just doesn't make sense' he bumbled
'I'm so sorry Derek'
'And what about the other one?'
Christina had regain composure, She was not used to dealing with soppy issues like this 'They seem to think he's fine, but they are going to do some more tests once they remove the other foetus'
'He?'
'Yes, he is a boy' she smiled
Derek emotions got the better of him. he could not control his sobs any longer.
'I have to see her' He cried
'Yeah of course, come on I'll take you down'
They walked down the corridor in silence. Derek had a thousand things racing through his head. They were supposed to be having twins. One had died and one lived on. He needed Meredith.
They reached the room and Christina stood to the side allowing him to enter. Peering in he saw her. Her fragile body lay with her back to him. He could hear small sobs coming from her. Slowly he crept over to her and placed his hand on her back, causing her to spin her body over. There eyes made contact and instantly tears formed all over again for Meredith and her body racked with pain.
'Mer, I'm so sorry. Christina told me'
'it had died pretty much at the beginning of my pregnancy, but had only just decided to come out now'
Derek kneeled down so there faces were inches apart 'We still have our little boy in there' he whispered forcing a smile
'Yeah we do' she cried, tears slowly subsiding
'Told ya it would be a boy' he joked trying to lighten the mood
Meredith couldn't help but smile at him. He always made her feel safe and loved and looked on the bright side.
'Is there anything I can get you?'
'just you' she whispered
Derek removed his shoes and slid into bed spooning Meredith. He wrapped his arms around her tiny body and his hands instantly moved to her stomach. Tracing his fingers up and down it her kissed her head
'We have a beautiful little boy to think about. We lost one Mer but we will get through this ok, together'
'I know Der, '
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Derek had stepped out of Meredith room when she had drifted off to sleep, he made his way to the cafeteria in desperate need of coffee.
On his return to her room her heard yelling echoing threw the halls, Picking up his pace he neared her room and could hear Meredith and another woman yelling at each other.
Getting in the door the woman spun around and glared at Derek
'So you're the teacher who has been screwing my daughter'
Hey guys, pretty dramatic chapter. Looking forward to the next. Already in production…well in my head anyway
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