Author's note: Hi! This is my second story. I know this has been done hundreds of times, but I had this idea and I thought i should wright it. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Katey

Disclaimer: I don't own any of Grey's Anatomy characters.

Chapter 1: Seattle

"So you're firing me?" Meredith said furiously.

"I would never fire you! You are our best neuro resident! I'm sending you away."

"What's the difference?"

"It's a big one." Meredith sighed. "Look, we are really low on budget! The board contacted me, saying I have to fire some of the staff members. So I tried to fire the people that have where to go."

"I don't have anywhere to go!"

Dr. Warren looked straight at her. "Actually... you do. I've talked to Dr. Webber and he said he needs another neuro resident..."

"Seattle! No, I... I can't go back to Seattle! You know that."

"I know, but I can't help you. I already told Dr. Webber you would come."

"Can't i stay for at least another year, until I finish my residency?"

"No. I'm sorry."

She looked at the floor, defeated. She was scared... scared of going back to that memory filled place. Dr. Warren came closer to her and patted her on the back.

"Don't worry. It's going to be fine. Think about how happy Michael is going to be to meet all your friends."

Meredith smiled at the thought of Michael meeting all the people he saw in pictures and talked to them on the computer. Meredith got up and the two of them hugged. "I'll go pack my things. Goodbye and thank you... for everything."

"Bye."

After she left his office, Dr. Warren went back to his desk and started looking through all the papers spread all over it. It had been a bad day. He had to fire some of his best staff members. But he was happy, knowing that wherever they went they where going to be just fine.

The journey to Seattle was short. To short in Meredith's point of view. Michael was starting to get bored on the plane.

"Mom, look thele's a gap in the clouds."

Meredith looked over at the black-haired, blue-eyed three year old next to her. Then she looked out of the window to where he was pointing. Through the gap she saw a city, hoping it wasn't Seattle.

Just then the seat belt sign turned on, telling them to fasten their seat belts. She sighed, and then looked over at Michael. "We're almost there."

The plane landed nicely and they went to pick up their bags. Michael had a small blue backpack, in which he carried some of his toys and a sweatshirt. As they came nearer to the exit, it started getting colder. Meredith turned towards her son. "Give me your sweatshirt." He gave her the whole backpack. She took out his shirt and helped him put it on. "Aunt Lexie and Christina are waiting for us. Do you remember them?"

"Yep!" he was exited at the thought of finally meeting them.

They walked outside and looked for them in the mass of people. Suddenly Michael said: "Thele they ale!" He ran in their direction. Christina picked him up.

Meredith caught up with them just as he was getting in the car. "No, no no... not in the front." she heard Lexie tell him. When he got in the back seat, Lexie turned towards Meredith. "He's cute!" They hugged. "Hi! I missed you."

"I missed you too, Lex."

"Hello! I'm here as well!" Christina added.

"I missed you too."

Michael broke their moment by asking them when they're going to come. Lexie offered to stay with him a little, so Christina and Meredith could talk a little.

"I'm glad he has his hair and eyes, but couldn't he have your nose?"

Meredith laughed. "It's not my fault, you know?" She sighed. "I just hope no one will say anything."

"No... no one in the most gossipy place on earth will say anything if they see a miniature McDreamy running around!" Christina replied sarcastically.

"I know, it's just... I wanna tell him. I don't want him to find out from some nurse... like Rose."

"Oh, they broke up."

"What?"

"Yeah. And your sisters's with Mark!"

"What?"

"Come on, calm down. We'll talk more when we get home."

Meredith got into the car in the back seat with Michael and Lexie.

"You're with Mark?!" Christina burst out laughing and Lexie turned red. Michael looked at them all confused. "Who's Malk?"

"Apparently, he's your aunt's boyfriend."

"He's actually very nice." Lexie tried to defend herself. "He's great... and we talk... and laugh. And when we don't talk, we... well..." she looked at Michael who was listening intently. "... we... he's a good guy. He's changed."

"Well, I hope you know what your doing!"

"I do know what I'm doing."

A silence filled the car. Meredith and Lexie looked at each other. Christina broke the silence:

"Hey, McDreamy, look, that's Eliot Bay."

"Who's McDleamy?" he asked innocently. He looked at his mom and Christina.

Meredith looked at Christina. "McDreamy! Really?"

"What, I just wanted him to get used to his nickname."

This time it was Lexie's turn to laugh. Michael was still very confused. He looked at his mother and asked her again who McDreamy was.

"He's just someone that you look like."

"And he sleeps all day?" They all laughed.

"No."

"Then why is he dleamy?"

"Because he has dreamy eyes. Blue, dreamy eyes." Christina replied, looking at Meredith in the rear view mirror and then adding "And because your mom thinks that's cute." Meredith looked at her as if she was trying to say 'one more word and I'll kill you'. Luckily they got home before that could happen. Michael didn't waste any time to see the house.

Meredith however was a little reluctant. This house was so filled with memories that she didn't even want to go in. As she walked through the house, carrying the luggage upstairs, the memories came back to her. She saw the little piece of rug that Doc chewed. Then she walked past the bathroom in which she almost drowned. Then the bathroom in which Izzie laid on the floor after Denny died.

And finally she got to her bedroom and the memories of all those nights spent with Derek overwhelmed her. She put the baggage down and sat on the bed. Christina and Lexie said they'll go, so Meredith and Michael could have some time alone. She laid in bed, looking at the place where Derek stood for so many times. A small tear escaped her and she quickly whipped that away. Michael climbed in bed with her.

"I'm tiled."

Meredith looked at him. He really was a miniature Derek. She snapped out of her thoughts. "OK, you can sleep here now."

She held him tight and he fell asleep fast. Hearing and feeling his slow, calm breathing, brought her back to reality. She couldn't think about Derek now. She couldn't think about anybody else but Michael. She had to focus on him and on getting back to work. She didn't want to worry about anything else for now.

So this was the first chapter. I know it's very short, but don't worry the next will be longer. This is sort of an introduction.

Let me know what you think. Also if you have any ideas, feel free to share them with me.