Dust in the Wind
By Misha

Disclaimer and Rating in Part One.

Author's Notes- This is the last chapter of "Dust in the Wind". This sort of wraps up the Alex/Meredith story, though obviously all the other stories are still hanging in the air. What does that mean? It means, that I'll be writing a sequel of course. And that's where we'll deal with Derek/Addison, the emergence of Burke/Christina, Meredith's pregnancy, Ellis, and the Izzie factor. Okay? I hope you enjoyed Dust in the Wind and thank you for all the wonderful reviews that you've left me, I really appreciated it. I hope you enjoy the conclusion and stay tuned for what happens next!

Part Thirteen: Never Tear Us Apart

"Hey sleeping beauty." Alex said when he finally got into see Meredith. He'd seen her earlier, but she'd still been groggy after surgery, now a day later she was more alert. "You gave me quite the scare."

That was the understatement of the year. Those hours in the waiting room when he'd been waiting to hear if Meredith would live or die at been the scariest of his life.

"I'm sorry." Meredith told him softly, she made a face. "This wasn't how I planned on telling you about the baby."

"It's okay." Alex told her, giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. "I'm just glad that you and the baby are ok."

Plus, he was still in awe over the news that they were having a baby. They'd created a person.

It terrified him, because God knew that he and Meredith were both pretty fucked up, but... He honestly thought they could do that, that they could be better parents than they'd had themselves. Okay, Meredith's step-dad had done a great job, but her real dad had bailed and her mom was not exactly mother of the year.

"Are you happy about the baby?" Meredith asked softly.

"I'm thrilled." Alex told her sincerely. "Mer, I love you more than anything and this baby, well it's proof of that love."

Meredith smiled and put her hand on her stomach. "So everyone knows we're married?" She asked.

"Yep." Alex told her. "I think it's safe to say Izzie hates us both. O'Malley seemed disappointed, but he took it well and Yang didn't seem at all surprised."

"Christina knew." Meredith told him. "She'd just agreed to keep quiet."

Alex nodded, that's what he'd figured, after all the other woman was fast becoming Meredith's best friend.

"So Izzie hates us?" Meredith asked with a smile.

"Yep." Alex confirmed. "Seems to think we kept our marriage a secret just to piss her off."

Meredith rolled her eyes.

Alex laughed. "Yeah, I know."

"Enough about Izzie Stevens." Meredith told him. "I want to concentrate on us. Do you know when I can get out of here?"

"In about a week." A voice from the doorway said.

Alex and Meredith both turned to see Richard standing there.

"Daddy!" Meredith cried out.

Richard crossed the room to come stand beside Alex. "You gave me the scare of my life." He scolded his daughter.

"Sorry Daddy." She said contritely.

"I already gave her Hell." Alex told her the other man.

Richard just smiled at him. Alex knew that his father-in-law would never forget the pain that he had caused Meredith, but he also knew that Richard knew how much he loved Meredith and because of that they were back on solid ground.

"So I'm here until next week?" Meredith asked with a groan.

"Yes." Richard told her. "And you're off work for two weeks after that and then you're on reduced hours."

Meredith made a face, but she didn't really complain.

"Anyway, I just wanted to see with my own two eyes that you were all right." Richard told her, giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. "Now I'm going to get back to work. I'll be back work."

"Okay Daddy." Meredith said with a smile.

"Oh, and Alex, you're off for the next two weeks as well." Richard told him as he left.

Alex nodded. "See that?" He asked his wife. "Apparently, you get your own doctor to take special care of you."

"For the rest of me life." Meredith agreed with a warm smile. "Alex, I'm sorry for everything."

"So am I." Alex told her sincerely. "But it's behind us now."

They'd went through Hell the last couple months, with the last day being the worst, but they'd survived and Alex thought they'd just be stronger for it.

"I love you, Meredith Webber-Karev." He told her sincerely, squeezing her hand.

"I love you too." Meredith told him.

Alex leaned down and kissed her. When he pulled away, he placed his hand on her stomach.

"And I love you little Webber-Karev."

Alex could see Meredith's smile, she was banged and bruised, but she was okay. They both were.

Oh, Alex knew this wasn't the end of their troubles, after all life was full of twists and turns. But he was confident that whatever life through at them they could handle it. Together.

- The End