My Mcfamily, my Mclife

16.

Derek called his mother this morning to tell her about me being pregnant because she was really mad about him not telling her about Bailey and Ellis' pregnancies.

she got really excited and said that she was going to be flying to Seattle as soon as possible.

Derek's also been making me stay in bed most of the time because I've been fainting a lot in the mornings.

He's scared that I'm going to faint, he won't notice and I'll get a brain bleed.

He was never like this with Bailey and Ellis' pregnancy so I don't know why he's doing it with this one, but I was never this sick with the others.

I was told the morning sickness would subside after a few weeks but it hasn't.

I have to go to the bathroom so I push the covers off my lap and try to get out of bed.

But as I'm trying to get out of bed Derek walks into the bedroom.

"Meredith, what are you doing? You're supposed to be on bed rest," he walks over to me and lifts my legs back into the bed.

"Derek, I have to go to the bathroom," I push his hands away and get out of bed.

"Then why didn't you just say that?" He asks.

"Just let me go to the bathroom myself, I don't your help," I say. I take a few seconds to let the dizziness pass before I go into the bathroom.

A few minutes later I come out of the bathroom and get back into bed.

"I hate that you make me stay in bed all day every day," I groan as he wraps his arms around me.

"I do it to keep you and the baby safe, I don't want you to faint when I'm not there to catch you," he kisses the side of my head.

"You hardly even let me take care of Ellis anymore, you can't take care of three kids alone. If you're not going to let me work the least you can do is let me take care of my own kids," I say.

"Let me know and I'll bring her to you," he says.

"Derek, no. I don't want to have to ask you to feed my own baby. I'm tired of this crap, I don't care if I faint. I'll live," I roll my eyes.

"Meredith, you don't have to get upset," he says.

"Yes, I do or else you don't listen to me," I say. "Alright, but I still don't want you fainting every morning. You have to understand why I'm keeping you in bed," he says.

"Yes, I understand that, but you can't keep me held captive in our room because of it," I say.

"Alright, I'm sorry. You can leave your bedroom, but I'm going to need you to be more careful. Don't get up too quickly, you can't ignore the feeling of dizziness and nausea, fatigue, you have to do something about it," he says.

"Fine, fine, yes," I say as I lay my head on his chest.

"I mean it, Meredith, you can't just say you will and then when I go to work and do none of what I just said," He says.

"I know," I nod.

"Good. My mother said that she should be arriving tomorrow afternoon," He says.

"What's she going to do in Seattle?" I ask. I know she's coming here because I'm pregnant I don't really know what there is to see other than my stomach growing.

"She wants to get to know the kids better, spend more time with them, she can help you with the kids so you don't overwork yourself," He says.

"Is there something wrong?" He asks. "No, it's just-I don't know her that well.. She kinda intimidates me," I shrug.

"Why?" He chuckles. "I don't know," I say. "You know she doesn't judge how you parent the kids, right? Only you think that. it's all just in your head," He says.

"I know, but still," I say.

"Are You crying?" He asks softly as he looks down at me.

"A little," I sniffle and wipe my eyes, looking into my lap.

"Why are you crying?" He pulls me into his lap, against his chest.

"I don't know.. every time I get mad, overwhelmed or even the slightest bit upset I start to cry," He wipes my eyes as tears continue to fall.

"It's okay, you're okay," He says softly. He hugs me close until I start to calm down.

"You look a little tired, do you want to lie down and take a nap?" He rubs my arm. I nod.

I get off of his lap and get under the covers. "I can stay with you for a bit before I have to go pick up Zola and Bailey," Derek says as he lies next to me.

"Ellis is still napping?" I ask as lay next to him. He pulls me close to him. I wrap my arms around his waist. "Yea," he says.

"Get some rest, sweetheart," he whispers. He hugs me close. He kisses my head. I press my face into his warm neck before closing my eyes.

Derek pulls back slightly to look at me. He kisses my cheek, and then my neck before kissing my lips.

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