Miracle
Disclaimer: I don't own it, and if I make any money off of this story, I promise I'll give it to Shonda.
Summary: An accident leaves everyone just a little bit broken and someone in a coma. A year later, Derek Shepherd is waiting for his miracle. MerDer, Maddison, others? We'll see. I'm not sure yet.
AN: I'm realizing that I am a big fan of the one word titles. Anyway, this chapter is insanely short, but I had to end it here because…I wanted to
It was 11:42 PM, and Derek Shepherd's patient had just died on the table. Ripping off his mask, he quickly scrubbed out and strode down the hallway, up a flight of stairs, and down another hallway to a secluded room, a room he had fought for, a room he had demanded, at this hospital, on this floor. As he had done so many nights over the past year, Derek settled into the plush chair he had bought and placed next to the bed, pausing to check the patient chart, even though he knew what he would see. No change that day.
The steady beeping was the only sound in the room, aside from his own heavy breathing and the slight breaths coming from the body next to him. Carefully, he reached out and laid a hand on the blanket-covered arm, praying for a miracle as he had almost every night for a year. So far, one hadn't come. The shaken man ran his other hand through his hair and whispered softly.
"Meredith"
He waited for a response, only to be met by the familiar silence. He spoke again.
"Meredith, please. Wake up. I love you. and I just lost a little boy. He just died, right in front of me, and I need to know that you're not going to do that for a very, very long time, so please. Wake up."
His shift over, Derek flipped off the light, placed a kiss on Meredith's forehead, and leaned back into the large chair for another restless night, because Derek Shepherd knew- he wouldn't sleep through the night until he got his miracle.
So that's it. The details of who, what, when, etc. will come slowly throughout the story. That is, if I decide I love this enough to keep going.
Please, review and tell me what you think so far, or what you think should happen. This is the first story I've written where you guys are getting this as quickly as I'm writing it, so your input is greatly appreciated.