How did she get here? Why was she in a hospital bed? She's a resident, she should be trying to get surgeries and cool cases. Meredith Grey sat in the hospital bed unaware of her disease and the fact that she was supposed to be an attending, not a resident. She had been diagnosed a year and a half ago and the illness had taken over quickly. She didn't want to tell anybody until it really started to affect her. She had told Alex, Richard and Bailey. She knew there was still one person she should tell but she couldn't, it was too hard."

*************************a year and a half ago*******************************************

Meredith sat in her room looking out the window with the phone pressed to her ear.

"So how are you? I haven't talked to you in almost a month tell me everything!" Meredith said trying to mask the pain she was feeling.

"Amazing Mere. I mean I just did a Cardiomyoplasty on this 10 year old girl and I had to do it quickly because the bone was starting to die and I felt like such a superstar. I mean the procedures I get to do here are incredible and my research is so close to being FDA approved I can't believe it. We're gonna start phase one really soon!" Cristina dished. Her hospital and research were her babies and she could talk about them all day.

"I'm asking about you not your work no matter how cool that work is. How are you? Are you still dating that guy?" Meredith asked not wanting the conversation to turn to her.

"I'm fine Mere really. And are you talking about Simon? Because we broke up two weeks ago, he was too clingy."

"Yeah sure….. his clinginess that was the problem."

"Excuse me? What are you implying?"

"OH nothing just that you might not be as over Owen as you make it sound that's all."

"I am so over him Mere okay? We wanted different things and I will always love him but I'm here and he's there so it doesn't matter. So what's new with you?"

She had to tell her. She would need her when her condition got worse.

"Actually I have something to tell you. So today I went to….."

She couldn't do it. I'm fine right now. If I tell her she'll rush back and leave her research behind. She'll tell her when it gets more serious.

"Mere? You there?"

"Yeah sorry. Never mind I forgot what I wanted to say but it wasn't important. Forget it."

"Okay…..how are the kids?"

Meredith knew Cristina could tell there was something off, she always could. Thankfully she had just let it be.

"They're good, I mean Zola is a teenager now and Ellis is in the first grade! But Zola is still having such a hard time without Derek. I mean she was young when he died but she still really misses him. I don't what to do…." Meredith broke into tears.

"Hey Mere don't cry, it's okay! Derek would be so proud of her and you. I know that he is looking over you from somewhere. Are you there isn't something else bothering you?" Cristina was worried about her. She wasn't normally like this, there had to be something else going on.

"No, I'm- I'm okay. Don't worry about me. Go kick some cardio ass and I'll talk to you soon. I love you Cristina Yang."

"I love you too Meredith Grey. Talk to you later!"

Amelia stood outside Meredith's room, looking at her through the window. As always, Meredith looked confused. She still couldn't believe how quickly Meredith condition had deteriorated. She went from being this amazing surgeon, mother and friend to this confused woman who could barely remember her own kids. As she stood there Owen approached her.

"Hey babe. I can't keep standing here looking at her or I'm going to go crazy." Amelia said as Owen stood beside her.

"Did you not tell Cristina about Meredith?" Owen screamed.

"I'm sorry what?"

"Cristina, Cristina Yang. Did you not tell her that Meredith was sick because Webber told me it was up to you to tell Cristina because you're Meredith's doctor so did you?"

"No I didn't. It wasn't indicated. She didn't want to tell Cristina and I only have to contact Cristina if Meredith is dying which she isn't right now. What is the big deal Owen? Why are you so mad?"

"Why am I mad? Because Meredith's person, her best friend, her soulmate, her twisted sister wasn't told that Meredith was diagnosed with Alzheimer's A YEAR AND A HALF AGO! That is not okay. Is it because she's my ex-wife?"

"No of course not! I'm sorry I didn't realize how important she was to Mere," Amelia said feeling somewhat guilty. Owen and Cristina's epic love story had always scared her and her jealousy had been part of the reason she hadn't contacted Cristina.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I know this must be hard on you. But you really should tell Cristina," Owen said while hugging Amelia.

All of a sudden, Alex stormed into the neuro wing and right up to Owen.

"Hey Hunt! Are you seriously telling me that you never even mentioned the Alzheimer's to Yang? You didn't tell your ex-wife who you love that her best friend was dying?" He screamed.

"Calm down Karev! It wasn't my place to tell her. There is a reason she is my ex-wife you know? She wouldn't want to hear it from me."

"That is such crap Hunt! You and I both know that the only person she would want to tell her about this besides Meredith is you! Dude, you're her family! Maybe if you weren't so busy with your stupid fiancée you would have thought about someone other than yourself!"

"You are way out of line Karev—

"Alex? Is that you?"

Meredith had heard them arguing in the hall.

"Hey Mere, how are you?"

"Alex, why am I in a hospital bed? I have to get up, I need to find Cristina I have to tell her about what happened with Derek."
"No Meredith. You have to stay here okay?"

"Hey Owen is that you?"

She had seen Owen standing in the hall.

"Yes Grey?" Owen said hesitantly.

"Do you know where Cristina is? I mean she is your wife after all!"

Hearing that word made his heart ache. She wasn't his wife anymore. She was gone.

"No I haven't, I'll tell her you're looking for her if I see her."

Conference room

The video monitor lit up with a huge picture of Cristina's face.

"Hello Dr. Bailey, Dr. Webber. This is a nice surprise! Can I help you with something?" Cristina asked staring back at her two mentors.

"Hello Dr. Yang. We had some questions for you. We saw that your institute is planning to buy five hospitals in order to expand your research to the United States. We were hoping that we could apply to be one of those five hospitals. We would love to have you back and we think this place would be a perfect place for you to continue your research," Richard explained to his old student. He still couldn't believe he was asking one of his old students to buy his hospital.

"No. I'm sorry but we don't want to buy Grey Sloan," Cristina replied curtly.

"Excuse me? But why not? This is one of the best hospitals in the country! This is a big mistake you are making right now!" Bailey exclaimed not believing the arrogance of her former student.

"Listen Bailey! I don't want GSMH to be one of the five because I want it to be the headquarters of the whole operation. I have started talking to the Harper Avery foundation to see if they are willing to sell their shares to us so we would be part owners of the hospital and they seem to like that idea. What do you think?" Cristina explained.

"Are you serious? Of course! How soon can you make this happen?"

"My team and I will be coming to Grey Sloan next week. See you then Dr. Bailey and Dr. Webber."