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𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
ꜱᴏɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ
𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 - 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧
Even though they didn't do it very often, since the opportunity had come up, Mallory Shepherd insisted that they have dinner over at Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd's house. A plan that the Shepherd siblings had made up without consulting their spouses at first.
Germs, disease, toxins...
The second it was mentioned, Alex Karev knew that he wouldn't be able to object to it without his wife becoming suspicious. But since he had learned that Meredith had done something to tamper with Derek's trial, things had become tense between them.
"So, Mal," Meredith directed her attention to Mallory as she questioned. "How many more weeks do you have?"
"Eight weeks," Mallory answered with a nod. "I'm officially on maternity leave."
"You two must be excited," Derek was the next to add. "Except for the fact that it's going to be two against two, of course."
Our bodies encounter dangers all the time, just beneath the surface...
Hidden.
"That's gonna be our new challenge," Mallory was quick to confirm. "Carter's starting to become a handful now that he walks and is learning so much, and adding a baby in the mix, let's just say I bet I'll be asking how Mom did it with six."
Derek let out a chuckle as he glanced into the living room where Lexie Grey was sitting on the floor with Carter, playing with the toys that Meredith and Derek kept just in case he came over for the night.
"He's gotten so big," Derek commented with a shake of his head. "He's gonna be two before you know it."
"You know," Alex raised a brow at his brother-in-law as he chuckled. "Now you're just trying to make her cry."
Whether you realize it or not, your body is constantly protecting itself.
When Carter ran into the dining room to join them, he walked straight over to Alex as he said. "Dada. Bite."
"Come on, you know if you want to eat," Alex reminded his son. "You have to sit up here at the table."
"So, Carter," Derek directed his attention to his nephew once he was seated on Alex's lap. "Are you excited to be a big brother soon?"
"We've gotten the baby dolls and whatnot, but he just doesn't seem that interested," Mallory answered for him. "I'm thinking that once he sees the baby, he'll understand more and he'll be excited."
