Adulteress Love Child

Chapter 18 Unsteady

Chapter XVIII
Unsteady

Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady
Hold, hold on, hold onto me
'Cause I'm a little unsteady
A little unsteady

Meredith sat there, her foot tapping rapidly against the tiles. Derek looked over at the nervous wreck that was sitting next to him, he placed his hand on her knee and she stopped to look at him. Unspoken words between the two and Meredith just smiled, putting her hand over his and grabbing it.

"Meredith Grey," the nurse said and they both stood up, she grabbed his hand for support as they walked with the nurse to the exam room. She sat down on the table and looked around the room. She never got a chance to really look at all the detail items that were in the OB exam rooms.

"It's going to be alright Mer," Derek said encouragingly, grabbing one of the chairs and sitting it beside the exam table.

"I hope so, I don't know what I'm going to do if things aren't good," she sighed, trying to hold back the tears. She did everything Addison said to do, she stayed in bed most of the day with the exception of going down to eat or the bathroom.

"Are you sure you can take the intern exam later?" He asked, the only opening Addison had this week was the day of the intern exam, which was both a convenience and and inconvenience.

"Yes Derek, of course. I am prepared. I studied and worked too hard to miss it," she stated bluntly. She hated to say it but this could make or break her career. She couldn't imagine having to start fresh with a new set of interns.

"Alright, I just don't think you need the added stress," he confessed and she shot him an angry glare.

"Well I don't think it's really a concern of yours right now," she stated before turning her head from him. She immediately regretted what she had said, he longing silence in the room killed her. Nothing was said again until Addison appeared in the room with the portable ultrasound machine.

"Good morning Meredith, how are you feeling?" Addison asked, feeling the tension in the room between the pair.

"Fine. They are both moving and I haven't really had any problems," she stated, laying back and pulling her shirt up to reveal the baby bump. It had gotten larger and Addison noted that before she sat down and felt around on her stomach.

"You're stomach has grown which means they have grown which is good," Addison said as she grabbed the transducer and the cool gel, rubbing it across Meredith's abdomen. Addison immediately started taking measurements and studying the ultrasound. Both Meredith and Derek enjoyed seeing their babies on the screen. Baby A was sucking her thumb and Meredith pointed it out to Derek which lead him to grab her hand and smile at her, a silent apology exchanged between the two.

"Well the good news is that they both have grown, though they still have about two week size difference, Baby A is measuring 26 weeks and 6 days while Baby B is measuring 24 weeks and 5 days. They are healthy and growing. I don't see any problems with you going back to work after the vacation from the intern exam," Addison said as she cleaned off Meredith's stomach.

"So I'm good? They are good?" Meredith asked hopeful, getting the conformation would make her feel better.

"Yes, you have two very healthy baby girls inside you. But again I can't stress enough how much you need to cut back on the work load. It's not healthy for you or the babies," she again said.

"I swear I will not work as much, these babies are my number one priority," Meredith agreed. Addison smiled and left the room, wishing her luck on the exam.