She's a Fighter// a Greys Anatomy FF

What Happened?

"Lexie bear!"

"Yea, mommy?"

"Come here! Your Mac n Cheese is ready!"

"Ok!"

Lexie ran...or waddled into the kitchen in her pull up and blue Ariel shirt.

"Yummy."

"Mer, what's on your arm?" Derek asked from across the table.

"A bruise. It's not bad."

"....ok."

Thinking like a doctor. Think like a doctor. Be a doctor. However, when you just got done cooking and breast feeding, you don't want to.

"Mommy! Guess what?"

"What?"

"I got the noodles to stick on my fork!"

"Haha. I love you, you know that?"

"Yeah!"

They all laughed and Lexie finished her Mac and cheese.

"Hey mommy?"

"Yea?"

"Can I go to uncle Alex and Auntie Jo's house?"

"You will have to ask them, sweetie."

"Ok! Where is the phone?"

"Here."

Mer dialed Alex and gave her the phone.

"Uncle Alex!"
"Hey rascal! What's up?"
"I want to come to your house but mommy said to ask you!"
"Hmmm. Do I like you enough?"
"Yes!"
"Auntie Jo said you can."
"Yay! Can broder and sissy come too?"
"You have to ask your mommy."

"Can I mommy?"
"I guess."

"Yay!"

"Haha ok. Mer, I can pick them up."
"Thank you."
"Mhm. Bye."
"Bye Alex."

"Let's go pack your bags, girlie." Derek said.

"Ok!"

"Nothing ugly, Der!"

"I know how to dress the kids."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yup."

"What pair of pants goes with the red ruffle shirt I got her?"

"Uhhh. Jeans?"

"No! There are a pair of red and black ruffle pants that match!"

"Yes ma'am."

"Go."

"Going."

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"I'm done, mommy!"

"Ok. Get you siblings' diaper bag and then you can watch Doc Mcstuffins."

"Mommy?"

"Hmm?"

"I thought you call daddy Mcstuffins?"

Derek choked back a laugh.

"I uh. No. Uh, Mcdreamy. But you aren't allowed to call him that. Dad or daddy."

"No, not dad. She can't grow up yet." Derek said as he picked her up.

"I love you!"

"I wuv you, daddy."

"Knock knock!"

"Uncle Alex!"

She ran into his arms.

"Wassup rascal?"

"The sky."

"Nope. The clouds."

"Meanie."

"I could leave you here."

"Sorry!"

"Thanks Alex." Mer said.

"No problem. Where's the noise makers?"

"In their car seats. I'll go put her in the car." Derek said.

"Ok."

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"We have the house to ourselves..." Derek said as he snaked his arms behind her.

"Mmmm, we do."

She turned around and kissed him deeply.

Eventually, Derek pushed her onto the bed and swore he heard her wince. He didn't know, though.

He climbing to of her and removed her shirt.

"Mer..."

"Hmm?"

"You have a gigantic bruise on your abdomen."

"How bad?"

"It's black."

"Oh."

Trying to get the thought of what this could be out of his mind, he kissed her and asked if she was ok.

"I'm fine."

"Mer.."

"I'm tired, but ok."

"Mkay."

They proceeded their actions and Derek found at least two other bruises.

"Mer, are you ok?"

"Yeah...just tired. And sore."

"Hmm."

"Why?"

"Just.. you have bruises. Bad ones."

"Oh. Wait...oh god...you don't think....."

"Mer, listen, it's ok. We won't worry unless we have to. Go to sleep please."

"Mmkay. I love you, Derek."

"I love you too."