The Seventh Sense is Love

Can You Feel Him

"Derek? Derek?"

"What?" He answered his very excited sounding wife. "What's going on?"

Meredith stood in front of Derek and grabbed his hands to put them on her belly. "Can you feel him?"

They sat there in silence for a few moments. Then, to their mutual delight, Derek felt their son kick. "Oh wow," he whispered reverently. "That's -"

"Amazing,' Meredith grinned. She'd been feeling their son move for a few weeks now. However, whenever she'd tried to get Derek to feel him - the little stinker would stop.

"Are you sure it doesn't hurt?"

"It really doesn't hurt," Meredith assured him again. Derek kept his hands on her belly, hoping to feel their son kick again. Meredith ran her fingers through his hair when he leaned forward and put his head on her tummy. In effect, hugging her and their son.

"What about Brandon?" They'd been trying to name their son and not agreeing on anything.

"Brandon Shepherd?" Derek asked with a grimace in his voice.

"What's wrong with it?" Meredith asked with a long sigh.

"Do you really want our sons initials to be B.S.?"

She giggled, "Well, no. Not now that you put it that way."

"How about Sean?"

"Yuck."

"What?' Derek laughed.

"Sean Shepherd," she shuddered. "I just don't like the way that sounds."

"We have to name him, Mer."

"I know and it's a good thing we still have time to decide on the perfect name for him."

"Yeah," Derek sighed and stood up to wrap his arms around Meredith. "I guess he's done moving for now. I'm glad I finally felt him."

"Me too," she agreed and leaned up to kiss him. When she pulled back, she said, "Since he's sleeping - we can have some adult fun."

Derek laughed and kissed her again. "Mer, he has no idea what's going on when we have sex."

"Still, I know. I feel better thinking he's asleep."

Derek made himself not laugh. He didn't need his wife to suddenly feel like throttling him. He'd much rather take her up on the sex. He leaned down and kissed her thoroughly. She responded in kind and they started making their way toward their bedroom.