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It had been two months had since Derek had moved out, and he had never hated the trailer so much as the day he had moved back into it, from the deck he could see the house that held his wife and kids, knowing that he was away from them, and the love he once felt for the trailer when he first came to Seattle was gone, it had served to remind him of what he had almost lost. He said almost because the events of the day to come will hopefully show his wife that he would do anything for her and their family.

Derek was afraid that when he moved out, Meredith would stop relying on him, and he didn't want that, not when she was pregnant with their child, but she still rang him every night, before she went to sleep and in the middle of the night for any craving she had, he just wished that he was there holding her every night and morning; until he realised, that it had been months since he last did that, being chief had got in the way.

Derek was walking through the hospital, and he looked at his watch, and noted that he had a meeting with Dr Bailey in just over 30 minutes, and he prayed that she would accept the proposal he was about to offer her, it was the only way that he could get the board to agree to his terms and then he could work on his marriage before Meredith asked him for a divorce.

"Miranda" he greeted Bailey happily has he walked into his office, when he saw her waiting for him.

"Chief, you wanted to see me" Bailey said getting straight down to business.

"Okay, Dr Bailey, I have an offer for you" Derek told her, sitting down in his chair.

"What kind of offer?"

"Chief of surgery" Derek said with a smile.

"Chief...Where?" Bailey asked her interest peaked.

"Here at Seattle Grace, has my predecessor"

"What? You retiring, Derek" Bailey said surprised that she used his first name for the first time in this meeting.

"Meredith left me, Miranda" Derek told her.

"What? Why?" Bailey was shocked; anyone could see how crazy they were about each other.

"Miranda I really don't want to go into details, but if I want to save my marriage some sacrifices need to be made, now Dr Klein is leaving in two months and the board have offered me head of neuro, if I decide to step down"

"Are you sure that this is what you want, Derek?" Bailey asked wanting to make sure that Derek had no doubt not.

"Meredith and the kids are more important than my job, and if I stay on as chief I will lose her for good and I am not willing to lose her, Miranda, we have been through too much let it end like this. So what do you say?"

"Okay, I would be honoured to accept the position"

"Good, Dr Bailey and congratulations" Derek said smiling, holding his hand out to shake hers. "I will notify you once I have spoken to the board" Derek told her, and Bailey left him alone in his office. Derek quickly picked up the phone, and dialled his home number; it rang a few times before Meredith answered the phone, breathlessly.

"Hello"

"Meredith"

"Derek, is everything okay?"

"Yeah it fine, just wondered if you fancied dinner tonight, I have something that I want to discuss with you"

"I don't know if I can get a babysitter"

"Don't worry about that I will sort it out, I will pick you up about half past 7"

"Where are you taking me?"

"It a surprise, I love you, and see you tonight"

"Okay, bye" Meredith said hanging up the phone, Derek smiled to himself before going off to his board meetings that he had scheduled for that day, looking forward to seeing his wife that night, hopefully convince her to give him another chance, he missed her so much.

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Derek had arrived at house 30 minutes earlier, and the housekeeper let him in, she was staying on with the kids tonight while Derek took Meredith out for dinner, he wanted to spend some time with Emily and Tyler, he was sitting on Emily bed, which Tyler was staying in until Meredith got home that night. Derek was reading them a bedtime story, Meredith was watching from the bedroom doorway, she noticed the different in Derek when he was at the house to when she saw him any other time since their separation, Meredith rested her arms on the small bump, she missed him so much, and wanted him to come home but things needed to change. She watched them for a few more minutes before gently knocking on the door; Derek looked up from Emily princess bed, not able to take his eyes of his wife, until Emily broke the spell.

"Mommy, daddy was reading us a story"

"I know" Meredith said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "I want you two to be good

for Helen today; mommy won't be home too late. I love you" Meredith said giving them both a kiss on the head.

"Daddy, when you coming home?" Tyler asked Derek. Meredith felt the tears well up in her eyes; Derek noticed this and gently squeezed her hand giving her a reassuring smile.

"Soon, I hope buddy"

"I hope so daddy...I miss you"

"I miss you too, Ty and you Em, daddy, loves you both so much" Derek said, hugging both of his children close to him.

"Daddy...I am looking after mommy and Emmy like you ask" Tyler whispered in his father's ear.

"You are and daddy is so proud of you" Derek told him settling him down next to his sister, and giving Emily a kiss on the forehead before following Meredith out of the bedroom.

"They miss you Derek" Meredith said quietly.

"I miss them too" Derek said with a sad smile. "And you" Derek thought to himself.

"Come on, Mer...We will be late" Derek told her, placing his hand on her lower back and guiding her to his car.

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