NEVER LEAVING YOUR HEART ALONE

SHE IS SPECIAL

"So when exactly were you going to tell me?" Miranda asked as she cut her patient open. Meredith looked around nervously. She knew what this was...

"Tell you what?" Meredith asked. Aren't you supposed to work? Why are you asking me dumb questions when you are cutting a patient open? Shit.

"That you are pregnant..." Miranda said as she glanced up at Meredith. "You do realize I would have noticed before it popped out."

"Who told you?" Meredith asked with disappointment. Her money was on the nurses.

"Oh, you know Seattle Grace. I heard it around." Miranda said with a roll of the eyes. "I hear about you and then Shepherd. You're having a kid, your husband is leaving the hospital. What else?"

"Well, I'm kind of having two kids..." Meredith muttered under her breath.

"You're what?" Miranda said as she looked up. "Oh hell no! Two McDreamys. The world isn't ready..."

"I know..." Meredith said shaking her head with a smile.

"Well, congratulations." Dr. Bailey said with a smile under her scrub mask. "What are you having?"

"I don't know yet. I have a check-up today." Meredith returned happily.

"That's good." Miranda said. "When are you due?"

"The middle of November. If they'll stay in that long." Meredith said with a chuckle.

"They have their own minds, you'll find that out real quick." Bailey said as she handed Meredith the scalpel. "Show me what you've got."

"Really?" Meredith asked.

"You are a first year resident... Grab the damn scalpel." She said loudly. "You are doing this on your own." Meredith performed nearly the whole surgery on her own. She was on cloud nine.

Meredith leaned against the nurses station and started writing on the chart. She was tired. She never used to be like this. She could stay up all night, doing anything, and then go to class or work. Not now. Now she was turning into and old lady. Now her feet and back hurt at the end of a long surgery. She hadn't had alcohol in what seemed like forever. The crazy thing is that she didn't crave it. She was in a good place. Her life was perfect.

"Hey." Derek said as he walked up behind her and placed his hands on her stomach. "How are you?" He asked as he kissed her on the neck.

"Tired." She moaned. "But I did a bowel resection solo today."

"Well, that's exciting." He said with a smile. "How did it go?" He asked as he rubbed her shoulders.

"Good. The surgery went well. My feet, not so much." She said with a frown. "Your children are trying to kill me. I could barely get my jeans on this morning. I need to get maternity clothes, but I'm too damn tired. So your children are satan spawn and it's only going to get worse."

"Come on." He said as he pulled her around the desk. "Sit down." He said as he motioned to the chair. She sat with a moan and leaned back. Derek knelt on one knee.

"What are you doing?" She said, shaking her head.

"This." He said as he pulled her shoe off and placed her foot on his knee.

"Oh god...Oh..." She moaned as he began kneading her feet. "Oh..." One of the nurses looked over.

"That is why they call you McDreamy." She said with a chuckle and turned to walk away.

"You have no idea." Meredith said quickly as she closed her eyes.

"You are the mother of my children. I will rub your feet everyday for the rest of your life if you need me to." He told her as he switched to the other foot.