Merhayes Valentine's

Late Night

Meredith's POV:
I wake up to Cormac's arms draped over my waist with my back to his chest. It's dark so I know it's not morning. I gently place may hand over his locking our fingers together before pulling it up by my face more. His other hand pulls me closer to his back, I can't help the smile that slowly forms on my face. This is my favorite. Just Cormac and I cuddled next to each other. The quietness and stillness of the room is calming. Along with his breathing and if I lay my head on his chest I can hear his heartbeat. Today in particular is different. The connection between us feels stronger than normal. I softly kiss his hand letting my lips linger long than usual. He groans lightly and I know it's because I woke him up. "Sorry babe." I whisper as I feel his lips press against my bare shoulder "go to sleep Mer, it's late." He replies keeping his lips on me. I sigh looking at the wall in front of me. Cormac pulls his arms and head away from me sitting up some. "What's wrong?" He whispers I shake my head "nothing. Just can't sleep." I reply "come here." He says laying back down. I look at him confused quickly remembering he can't see my face all the way. "Come here Mer." He repeats himself. I nod moving closer to him. He chuckles pulling me even closer. I wrap my arms around him laying my head on his bare chest as my bare chest presses against him. He kisses my temple, his hands tracing my back lazily. "Whatcha thinking about?" He questions "you." I reply making him quietly laugh. "Oh yeah?" I nod in response to his question. "How much I love you." I elaborate. Cormac moves his hand to my hair running his fingers gently through it. "Mhm." He replies I chuckle "I love you. I love you so much sometimes it scares me." My voice grew quiet as I spoke. "Why?" His question was flat almost expressionless. "I don't wanna lose you. Everyone I love dies... I don't- I- god I can't even say it."

Cormac's POV:
Meredith has every right to feel this way because honestly it's true. "I'm not leaving babe. I'm right here." I assure her dragging my hand from her hair to her jaw stopping on her chin to gently pull it up so she is looking at me. "I love you. I'm not going anywhere, none of us are." She blinks her eyes a few times not speaking. "Stop thinking about about that. I can't promise I'm gonna live forever you and I both know that won't happen but I can promise." She looks away. "Hey. I can promise while I am here with you and the family we have, I am going to do everything in my power to keep you safe. I'm going to love you everyday Mer. All we have is now, don't worry about anything else." I say she smiles.

"I'm pregnant... it's what pregnant people do." She replies I chuckle "I thought pregnant people eat pickles and have sex..."  I say in a joking tone. She hits my back playfully "babe!" We both laugh. "I'm serious. Pregnant people eat pickles with ice cream have crazy amount of sex- which I look forward to- and cry." I say teasing her. "Ha in your dreams buddy. I'm a pregnant old person and a mom of five... there will be no crazy sex." She lays her head back on my shoulder. "You're not old." I fire back my tone becoming serious. "I am. I'm considered geriatric." She counters. I sigh and roll my eyes. "Know what that mean?" I ask. She shrugs. I can tell she's getting tired again. "It means that the baby is crazy special. It means your odds of getting pregnant were low but it happened anyway." I explain she nods "Mhm." I know her eyes are closed. My hand moves to her back rubbing continuous circles on it. "It also means..." my voice was a soft whisper.

"I have super swimmers." Meredith laughs at my comment her head still on my chest. "You're an ass." She mumbles. "An ass who loves you." I protest kissing her head before closing my eyes.

Meredith's POV:
I wake up to Austin laying on his side next to me with cormac sitting upright behind him. "Good morning mommy." He says with his hands under his head. I smile "morning baby." I reply looking at him as Cormac places his hand on my leg over the blanket. "You sleep good?" Austin asks "I did, did you?" He nods with a smile before jumping up. "We made breakfast! Pancakes." Austin says I chuckle "you always make pancakes." I reply. Cormac smiles watching us although I don't make eye contact or ever look in his direction I can feel it. Austin jumps around me before sitting right on my belly. Cormac lightly gasps as I sit up which only makes Austin fall to my lap. He wraps his arms around my neck hugging me. "I love you mommy." He whispers as he rests his head on my shoulder. "I love you too buddy." I reply kissing the top of his head. I look over at Cormac who's eyes look slightly glossy I smile mouthing 'I love you' to him for him to quickly return. "Okay lad lets go get ready for our day Meredith will meet us downstairs." Cormac says. Austin immediately picks his head up off my shoulder "mommy." He says I chuckle. "What?" Cormac asks. "Mommy not Meredith." He corrects his father. "I'm sorry. Let mommy wake up, you come with me." He says taking Austin from me.

AUTHORS NOTE:
I'm thinking about ending my stories. Didn't proofread