My MerBear

Chapter 7

 Sorry short chapter.

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 Addison has paced back and forth in the nursery, bouncing a sobbing Meredith for the last 10 minutes.

"Oh sweetie, work with me here", the redhead practically pleaded to the inconsolable baby in her arms.

Ten minutes earlier

Addison had been working for the last 20 minutes since putting Meredith down for a nap. She had been so focused with her work that she missed the little cries that gradually grew in volume through her phone from the baby monitor. It wasn't until a piercing cry startled her out of her concentration. Leaping from the bed and nearly tossing her computer to the floor in the process, she sprinted out and down the hall to the nursery. When she got there she rushed to the crib where Meredith appeared to still be sleeping but tangled in her blanket, sobbing while struggling to get out.

Carefully reaching into the crib she untangled the baby from the blankets and pulled back quick enough to not be hit by a flailing limb. The baby had woken at being untangled and immediately reached out, slightly blinded by her tears, towards the blurry figure of her mama. The redhead quickly scooped up the baby and held her against her chest.

Now

The redhead had tried everything that came to mind. She changed the babys diaper, tried giving her a paci, and rocking her. Nothing was working to calm down the girls sobbing. The redhead was nearly in tears herself because she couldn't figure out how to get the baby to calm down. She was helpless as she listened to the baby brokenly cry "Ma-Mama" in between sobs.

Addison continued to bounce the baby and take a deep breath because if she wasn't calm then Meredith definitely wouldn't be calm anytime soon. A second later she zeroed in on little hands desperately tugging at her shirt. Without a thought, she sat them both in the rocking chair. She removed her shirt leaving her in her bra. Meredith's cries quieted a bit when the redhead tucked her against her chest so she could feel her skin. It helped for a moment, but the baby pulled back with a whine and started tugging at her own shirt. Addison gently took off the girls shirt as well laying it over the armrest of the rocking chair with hers. Tucking the girl into her chest once again, they both let out sighs of content.

'For someone who knows a lot about babies I sure didn't think of skin-to-skin contact', the redhead thought grimly. Pushing that to the side for now, she looked at Meredith and awed at how content she was.

Still a bit sniffly from her crying, the blonde stuck her thumb in her mouth with her head resting on her mama's chest. She only grunted when her thumb was nudged out of her mouth to be replaced with a paci. Both were quite enjoying the closeness the contact brought.

After a bit it was as if the baby had forgotten the reason for her crying, but the redhead had been wondering what had made the baby so worked up in the first place? She feared it was another nightmare. She decided she'll ask the girl when she was back in her adult state of mind.

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The rest of the day went on almost as if the whole thing hadn't happened at all. Meredith was a little teary and clingy at times, but for the most part she was back to smiling.

It was around dinner time, so Addison decided to place the baby in her highchair, with a toy to entertain her, to keep her from getting into anything. She faced the highchair towards her so the baby could see her as she cooked. With dinner, some chicken nuggets and mac & cheese seemed simple enough for the day they had, Addison clipped a bib around Meredith's neck and fed her in between bites of her own food. After all food was consumed or smeared all over Meridiths face even though she was fed, Addison cleaned her up and placed her in the playpen in the living room that was filled with toys so the redhead could clean the dishes.

As Addison was cleaning dishes, out in the living room Meredith head was clearing from the fuzzy fog that happened anytime she slipped. She climbed out of the playpen and called into the kitchen to let her girlfriend know she wasn't little and that she was going to go change. With the acknowledgment from Addison, she went upstairs to change. She came back down after a bit dressed in her adult clothes. She found her girlfriend sitting on the couch waiting for her. She went and curled up next to her.

"Meredith, can you tell me why you were so distressed when you were waking from your nap earlier", Addison asked carefully while rubbing the blondes back.

"W-ell I don't remember much cause when I slip it's like my head fills with fog and makes me feel warm and fuzzy, b-but I remember I was having a bad dream again b-but it was little me being taken away from you'', the blonde stuttered slightly with a slightly scared look in her eyes.

"Babe, I promise you nobody will ever take little you or big you from me'', the redhead said looking directly into blue eyes.

The blonde didn't respond though.

"Have you considered seeing possibly a psychiatrist that can possibly help you manage your feelings about your nightmares, and before you interrupt....", she ends with a raised eyebrow at her now sheepish girlfriend who was about to interrupt.

"...You've had nightmares even before we started this arrangement of you slipping and I'm starting to become worried about babe because each nightmare leaves you more distraught than the last"

"I know Addie but I'm managing", pleaded the blonde.

"And I'm glad you're managing Mer, but I still suggest you see someone to also help with processing your nightmares when you don't feel like being little to cope."

Meredith didn't but did seem like she'd think about it, so they dropped the conversation or now. They got ready for bed in tandem and once they both crawled under the covers the blonde spoke.

"I'll think about it, but I won't like it," she said grumpily.

Addison chuckled lightly and gave the blonde a deep kiss.

"I wouldn't expect anything else from you, my stubborn girl", she said after they parted.

They shared a few more kisses wrapping their arms around each other before they both fell asleep.

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Ok not a great chapter :(. Sorry it's short. I'm running out of inspiration for the storyline. If any of you have any ideas or suggestions, please leave a comment. I just need a little push.

Anyways, leave a comment, vote, and I'll see ya next time.