My Mcfamily, my Mclife

9.

Derek

After Meredith finished feeding Ellis, I told her she should go back to bed. She didn't really want to but I eventually convince her to go back to bed.

I clean up the house a bit before I start making breakfast.

A few minutes later I hear the kids are awake and they come downstairs. "where's mommy?" Bailey asks as he walks up to me.

"Mommy's sick today," I say. "did I make her sick?" he asks. "No, mommy got sick from the sick people at work," I say.

he nods and walks over to the table. once the kids are fed they go up to their rooms to play. "I don't want to go to my room," I hear Bailey say from behind me.

I turn around and see he's no longer in the room. I walk around the kitchen and I still don't see him.

I clean up around the kitchen and do the dishes. I grab my phone and call the hospital to let them know Meredith's homesick.

I look around the house for Bailey and I check his bedroom but isn't anywhere. I go downstairs and go to check on Meredith.

when I walk into the room I see Meredith asleep in bed and Bailey sitting next to her watching tv.

"Bailey, what are you doing in here?" I ask. "I wanted Mommy," he says as he shrugs his shoulders.

"Bailey, Mommy's sick, if you get too close to her you'll be sick too," I say. "I already was sick," he says.

"I know, we still need to make an appointment for you and your sister to get the flu shot and Ellis needs a vaccination," I say.

"why's mommy sick?" he asks. "because there are a lot of sick people at the hospital and sometimes the doctors get sick from the patients," I say sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Why would they do that?" he asks. "they didn't do it on purpose, sick people go to the hospital and the doctors help them. here she's just your Mommy but at the hospital, she's everyone's doctor," I say.

"that doesn't mean they can make her sick," he says. "that's right, but everyone gets sick sometimes," I say.

"you don't get sick," he says. the reason Meredith gets sick more often than I do is because she'll do anything for a patient, I on the other hand take a step back from really sick people.

"would you rather me be sick instead of mommy?" I ask. "Mommy's more fun than you are, and she makes better pancakes," he says.

"you think Mommy's a better cook than me?" I ask. he nods.

"Well how about we let mommy sleep, Hmm? I say getting up to pick him up.

"No, mommy is asleep. I made sure the TV is not too loud. I don't want to be alone," he says moving away from me and closer to Meredith.

"Bailey you're going to wake her up, you can watch tv in the living room," I say.

"But I don't want to," he says. "I didn't ask if you wanted to, I'm telling you to watch tv in the living room," I say raising my voice a bit.

"Daddy, mommy's sleeping don't be too loud," he whispers. "Bailey, you're going to wake her up!" I say.

"Let him stay Derek, he's good comfort," I hear Meredith groan.

"See Bailey? You woke mommy up," I say. Tears start to fill his eyes.

"It's okay Bailey. You didn't wake me up," Meredith says rolling over and wrapping her arms around him.

"Yes, he did Mer," I say.

"I actually woke up to the sound of your voice, not Baileys, so you woke me up not him," she says as she grabs a mask from her beside table fresh from the box and puts it on.

"You shouldn't be wearing a mask when you're sick it's not good for your breathing," I say.

"I can breathe just fine, go worry about Zola and Ellis," she says as she slowly falls back asleep.

"I want you to rest, not take care of kids," I say. "He's watching tv, you're more work than he is right now, maybe you should go away instead of complaining. You're making my head hurt," she says.

I sigh before looking at Bailey who's still watching tv with a small smile on his face from Meredith taking his side and letting him stay.

I roll my eyes and leave the bedroom. I close the door and walk into the living room. There is nothing to do.

Ellis is asleep and Zola's upstairs in her room. I thought three kids was supposed to be hard... maybe we should try for a fourth soon.

Fourth baby shepherd??😏