-1Meredith stood at the kitchen door, looking out. George and Callie ran around after Elliot, Elliot having discovered walking and loving the freedom.

'Mere, he's here,' Meredith nodded to what Izzie had said but never took her gaze off of George and Callie.

'You called me, for the first time,' Meredith looked down into the cup of coffee.

'Are you working tomorrow morning?'

'I have a surgery at night so no,'

'I have and appointment, that I need help to get home after and I…I was wondering if you could bring me home after it,'

'What is it?' Meredith sighed heavily, having psyched herself up for this moment.

'When we had sex two months ago…we didn't use anything so I'm pregnant,' Derek said nothing, Meredith feeling his eyes on the back of her head.

'I have an appointment at a clinic and I can't drive after it…can you take me home after it,'

'Wait, have you even thought this through?'

'You think I would rush into something like this? You Don't want Addison to find out about us, a baby is going to kina give it away. Plus how can I bring up a baby when I'm a senior resident?'

'Have you thought about the fact that's a human being?'

'Derek, please don't do this. I have thought about this more than you could imagine. Now, can you pick me up or not?' Derek turned and walked out the kitchen door, Meredith looking at him leaving.

'walk away, that's what you do best,' Denny past Derek as he was leaving, Meredith leaning down on the kitchen table.

'You ok?' Meredith looked up and smiled weakly at Denny.

'Not really,' Denny leaned down and lifted the bottle of tequila out the cupboard.

'Izzie has just left for work, George and Callie are leaving for the airport. I could use the company and you look like you could use a drink,' Meredith shook her head.

'I…I'm pregnant,'

'Shit, no tequila. That must suck,' Meredith burst out laughing, Denny glad he could put a smile on her face.

'Come on, I'll treat you to a bottle of non alcoholic beer at Joes,' Meredith sat facing Denny in the booth, Denny letting her talk.

'Me and Derek…we've been seeing each other, behind Addison's back. Only that last time we met was by accident, at the ferryboats and we didn't use anything. Then I was late and I took a test. I'm nearly two months gone. I have an appointment booked for a clinic tomorrow morning and I was asking Derek if he could pick me up and bring me home after it, since I can't dive for forty eight hours,'

'I'm guessing you've taken the time off work then,'

'Not quite. I have surgery's tomorrow night but Izzie said she would drive me in,'

'Your gonna operate on someone when you can't even drive yourself to work?'

'How can I explain to the chief of surgeries that I can't come into work. He needs a reason and proof of that reason,'

'Say it's your mother,' Meredith pondered the thought but eventually discarded it.

'I can't miss work. Plus he would kill me,'

'I'll take you tomorrow, and I'll bring you back. On the one condition you take tomorrow off,'

'But work,'

'If you aren't fit to get to work then your not fit to be at work. You're a doctor for god sake, you know what happens. Take the day off and I'll take you and bring you back,' Meredith nodded.

'Ok. Thank you…for not judging me,'

'hey, with some of the stuff I've done, I have no right to judge anyone. I leave it to the big man up the stairs,'