Addison and Derek are having an argument about what to do about some information that they found out about their oldest daughter, Elodie that day. Elodie has bipolar disorder.

"Derek, please don't leave. Please." Addison begged her husband as he walked to the front door.

Derek turned around, "I'll be back for my clothes tomorrow."

"No, no, no, we can survive this. This is just another bump we have to overcome in life. Derek, if you leave now we won't get through this. If you leave, we won't stand a chance." Addison told him "What about the kids? And Quinten? He worships you. He wants to be like you."

Derek sighed, "We already don't stand a chance. Our nine year old daughter, Elodie is sick and as doctors neither of us can do a damn thing about it because it's a mental problem." Then he hugged his wife and said, "I'm sorry, Addie. I love you and our kids, but I didn't sign up for this. I can't handle having a mentally sick kid."

Then Derek turned around and walked out the front door and Addison cried for her husband. She cried because her kids wouldn't have a father anymore.

The next day when the kids: Elodie, 9, Quinten, 6, and Finlee, 3, wake up and walk downstairs for breakfast.

"Morning mama." The three kids said in unison

"Morning my babies." Addison replied with a smile

"Mommy, where's daddy?" Quinten asked because Derek was usually there in the morning when he woke up, He's a big daddy's boy. He practically worships the ground Derek walks on.

"Daddy's not here, bud. He got called into work early." Addison lied.

Quinten nodded, "Okay mommy."

Addison sighed softly. It pained her to lie to her kids but she didn't want them to know that their father left them. She couldn't tell them yet.

"Mama, when's daddy coming home?" Elodie asked

"I'm not sure, El." Addison stated as she picked up her youngest daughter, Finlee. "He has a long day at work today."

Elodie nodded, "Okay mama."

"We go visit dada, mama?" Finlee asked

Addison shook her head, "Not today, baby. Daddy's really busy."

"Kay mama." Finlee replied sadly

That was six months ago, now Addison's kids have adjusted to life without a father, except Quinten who will occasionally ask about his daddy or when they'll see him. Addison moved her and her kids to LA, and Elodie is going to a therapist, Violet, to help with her mental sickness.

Addison is on a plane to Seattle with her kids, because Richard called and he needs her help with a case.

"Mama, isn't dad in Seattle?" Elodie asked

Addison nodded, "Yes, he is sweetie. Would you like to see him?"

Elodie shook her head, "No mama, I hate dad. He left us."

"Okay princess. That's okay and perfectly understandable." Addison replied

Quinten spoke, "I want to see daddy, mommy.

"Okay baby boy, you can see daddy." Addison told her son

"Quinn, dad left us. He doesn't love us anymore." Elodie said to her little brother

Quinten shook his head, "No he still loves us, and if he doesn't I don't care. I love daddy."

"Mama, I see dada too." Finlee added smiling

Addison nodded to her son and youngest daughter, "Both of you are free to see your daddy if you wish." Then she turned to her oldest, "And if you don't want to see your dad that's perfectly okay."

All three of the kids nodded, "Okay mama."

Hours later, when Addison walked into SGH (Seattle Grace hospital) with her kids. Finlee smiled when she saw her daddy.

"Dada!" Finlee exclaimed as she ran to her daddy. She didn't even pay any attention to the woman her daddy was with

Derek picked up his daughter, "Hi baby girl."

"You're a father?!" Meredith asked Derek shocked

Derek looks at Meredith, "Meredith, I am so sorry."

Addison walks over to Derek with her kids, Elodie and Quinten.

Quinten hugged his daddy, "Hi daddy. I missed you, daddy."

Elodie just stared at Derek with a mad look on her face, almost like she is saying 'I hate you' but with no words.

"I missed you too, baby boy." Derek replied as he hugged his son back. Then he looked up at his wife, "Addison, what are you doing here?

Addison reached out and took her youngest daughter from her husband, "Well you'd know if you bothered to answer any of my calls. I tried, Derek, I really tried for the sake of our children, but I can't force you to be there for them if you don't want to. I won't push you anymore, because I give up. It's your loss if you don't want to be a father to our three beautiful and wonderful children." Then she looked at Meredith, "Hi I'm Addison Shepherd."

"Shepherd?" Meredith asked confused. Why hadn't Derek told her that he had kids? Or that he was married?

"Yes Shepherd." Elodie answered for her mom "This is my mama and she's married to Derek, whoever he is to you. He used to be mine and my brother and sister's daddy, but he left us. He doesn't love us anymore."

Meredith looked at the girl and then at Derek. She felt her heart breaking, because it reminded her of herself and how her own father had left her as a little girl. She couldn't believe that Derek was the kind of man who would do that. He seemed so nice, or at least the side of his she'd gotten to know.

Derek looked at his oldest daughter, "Ellie, princess, that's not true. I love you and Quinn and Finn. I never stopped loving you."

"Then where were you when Quinn used to cry at night because he wanted his daddy? And why weren't you there when Finn used the potty for the first time without mama having to ask if she had to go? She was so proud or herself and in that moment mama wasn't enough. She wanted you too. And why weren't you there when my school had a father daughter dance and I had to tell all my friends that I couldn't go because I didn't have a father anymore. That he left me and didn't love me anymore." Elodie yelled at Derek angrily "If you really loved us, you would have come to visit or at least called. Maybe you never really loved us at all or maybe you were too busy cheating on mama."

"I'm sorry, Derek. I can't do this. I can't be with you. I can't come between you and your family. Be with your wife and kids." Meredith said before looking to Addison, "I'm so sorry. I had no clue he was married, and I certainly didn't know he had kids. I never would have been with him if I had known." Then she walked away and walked outside the hospital to drive home.

Then Elodie turned to her mom, "Mama, let's go."

"I'm not ready to leave daddy, mommy. I wanna stay." Quinten whined

"I wanna stay wif dada, too mama." Finlee stated

Addison nodded and sighed softly, "Okay, Derek, you can take Finn and Quinn for the night." As she handed Derek two kids suitcases. Then she added, "Drop them off at the daycare when you come to work tomorrow. I don't want either one of them sitting in the gallery watching you perform surgery. Even if it's a routine and nothing could really go wrong. The last time Quinn watched one of your surgeries, he had nightmares for a week. And Finn is still too young in my opinion to be watching her father perform surgery."

"Thanks Addison. Don't worry. I'll take good care of them and I won't let them watch any of my surgeries." Derek replied as he accepted the suitcases from Addison. He was grateful to be able to spend time with two of his kids, especially since the Elodie wanted nothing to do with him now.

"Can we go now, mama?" Elodie asked anxiously

"Yes, sweet girl, we can go." Addison answered "Bye Finn and Quinn. Be good for daddy. Love you."

"Bye mama. Love you too. We will." The two kids told their mom.

Then Addison turned and walked away from Derek with Elodie while holding Elodie's hand.

Hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.

This story was inspired by the video Death Came And Got Me by pheobecolefan

If you want to watch the video, this is the link:

watch?v=Wul68ONHYN8

Also the kids' names are:

Elodie Naomi Montgomery-Shepherd

Quinten Mark Montgomery-Shepherd

Finlee Amelia Montgomery-Shepherd