A little over an hour passed, and Meredith had gotten five charts completed. Susannah was beginning to wake up, and was surprised to see a woman instead of Derek himself. She looked around and saw that they weren't at home, but her father's office. She sat up, and Meredith turned around at the sound of noise coming from the couch. Meredith smiled at the little girl and shut the chart she was working on. She got up and went over to the couch where Susannah was, and kneeled at her eye level.

"Hi, I don't know if you remember you Daddy telling you, you were sleeping, but I'm Dr. Grey." Said Meredith, holding out her hand to Susannah. Susannah giggled and shook her hand.

"I'm Susannah, and your name isn't Dr. Grey. Just like Daddy's isn't Dr. Shepherd. It's Derek." Said Susannah, making Meredith smile.

"My name is Meredith." She replied.

"Meredith. That's a pretty name. Do you work with Daddy?" asked Susannah, looking at Meredith.

"Yes. He's my boss." Said Meredith, smiling at the little girl.

"He's the boss of me, too. I hope he's nice to you." Replied Susannah.

"He is very nice to me." Said Meredith, as Susannah ran a hand over her braid, which had nearly fallen out in her sleep.

"Do you know how to braid hair like Daddy? It's falling out." asked Susannah.

"Yes. If you turn around I can fix your hair." Said Meredith, as the little girl turned around. Meredith made quick work, being careful not to pull to hard.

"You have very pretty hair, Susannah." She said, as she finished up the braid. Susannah ran her hand over the braid, and turned around.

"Thank you, Meredith." She said, hugging Meredith. Meredith seemed taken aback, but she quickly melted and hugged the little girl back.

"Are you hungry, Susannah?" asked Meredith, as Susannah got up off the couch and walked over to her book bag.

"Yes." She said, as she pulled a book out of her bag. Meredith strained her neck to see what book the girl had taken out, and smiled when she saw that it was Winnie the Pooh.

"Your daddy said that you could eat his lunch that he packed." Said Meredith, as she walked over to get the lunch.

"Do you know what my daddy packs? He packs yucky food." Said Susannah, taking the lunch from Meredith.

"It can't be that bad." Said Meredith, as the little girl opened the lunchbox. Susannah took the food out, piece by piece.

"Meatless-bologna, goat cheese, three kinds of lettuce, and Brussels sprouts on whole grain bread. Squash squares. Water. Dried apple slices. Celery. Fig Newtons." Said Susannah, looking disgusted. She looked up at Meredith, whose look mirrored her own.

"Tell you what, we're going to put all of your Daddy's food back in the lunchbox and go downstairs to the cafeteria. Does that sound good?" she asked. Susannah nodded, and put all of the food back in the lunchbox.

"Can you carry me?" asked Susannah, as Meredith stood up. Meredith nodded, and knelt down. She scooped the little girl up in her arms, and rested her on her hip.

"What is your favorite food?" asked Meredith, as she carried Susannah out of the office and locked the door. She put the key in her pocket, and walked over to the elevator. She leaned down a little so that Susannah could press the down button.

"I love elevators." Said Susannah, as the door opened. Meredith carried her on, and let her press the button for the first floor.

"I like them, too." Said Meredith, as they rode down.

"Do you know what I like even more than elevators?" asked Susannah, as the doors opened and Meredith carried her out.

"No, what do you like even more?" asked Meredith, as they headed for the cafeteria.

"Ferry boats." Said Susannah, as she hugged tighter to Meredith.

"I love Ferry boats, too." Said Meredith, as the entered the cafeteria. Susannah smiled and looked around.

"I'm going to have to set you down so that I can carry your tray. Is that okay?" she asked Susannah.

"Yes." Said Susannah, as Meredith set her down. Meredith grabbed a tray off of the stack, and a set of silverware.

"Now, what do you want to eat?" asked Meredith. Susannah looked around, and walked over to a refrigerator.

"Can I get a peanut butter sandwich and a chocolate milk?" asked Susannah. Meredith nodded and took out the sandwich and milk.

"Anything else?" she asked.

"Strawberry yogurt." She said, handing a container to Meredith.

"Anything else?" asked Meredith. Susannah shook her head, and walked with Meredith over to the checkout. Meredith paid for the food, and walked with Susannah over to a table. She set the tray on the table, and helped Susannah into a chair, but sighed when she saw that Susannah was too small to reach the table.

"Why don't you sit on my lap so you can reach." Said Meredith, as she helped the little girl over to her chair, and onto her lap.

"Thank you for getting me dinner, Meredith." Said Susannah, as she leaned into Meredith, and opened her sandwich.

"You're very welcome, Susannah." Said Meredith, wrapping one arm around the little girl to keep her from falling out of her lap.

"Did you ever ride the ferry boats in Seattle?" asked Susannah, as she took a bite of the sandwich.

"Yes, all the time. I love the feeling of the wind and I love looking out at the water." Said Meredith, as the little girl continued to eat her sandwich.

"I love the ferry because it's Daddy's favorite place. They have them in New York, too. We always ride them, and Daddy lets me walk around on the deck. One time when it was snowing and we were the only people outside, he even letted me dance in the snow. Maybe sometime you can come on the ferry with us." Said Susannah, as she took another bite of her sandwich. Meredith smiled, and wrapped her other arm around the girl. She looked up and saw her resident, Miranda Bailey, walking over towards her and Susannah.

"Dr. Grey." She said, taking one of the open seats at the table.

"Hello, Dr. Bailey." She said. Miranda smiled, and looked Susannah.

"Shepherd's girl?" asked Miranda, noticing the very obvious physical similarities between Derek and Susannah.

"Yeah. Susannah, this Dr. Bailey, Dr. Bailey, Susannah Shepherd." Said Meredith, as Miranda shook Susannah's hand.

"What's your real name?" asked Susannah, as she picked her sandwich back up and took another bite.

"Miranda." Replied Miranda.

"Oh, my Daddy talked about a Miranda from work. He said she was really smart, and really nice." Said Susannah, as she took a sip of her chocolate milk.

"Did he now?" asked Miranda.

"Yes." Said Susannah, as Miranda's pager went off.

"Well, looks like I have to go. It was nice meeting you, Susannah." Said Miranda

"Bye." Said Susannah.

"Dr. Grey." Said Miranda as she stood up.

"Yes, Dr. Bailey?" said Meredith, looking up at Miranda.

"I know Ellis wasn't, but you will be a wonderful mother. It looks natural for you." Said Miranda, as she left the table. Meredith smiled, and looked down at Susannah, who was opening her yogurt. She hoped what Dr. Bailey said was right. She had no intention of ever becoming her mother.