A/N: wow its been crazy. I started school I work 4 days a week and my computer crashed. But i'm back and hopefully better than ever. Safe Haven wil be updated next but I finished this first so...

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The waiting room chairs were hard but he barely noticed. Meredith was seated on his right side and she seemed to be silently sobbing but the mere thought of turning his head to look was nauseating. Ethan had choosen to sit on the floor and if Alex had tuned in to any other noise but the pounding of his heart in his ears he would have known that he son had continued you to repeat the same phrase he had back at the house. The police station was gloomy. The walls were painted gray but over time seemed to have turned a dark black color. A snapping sound was heard every so often as the secretary snapped her gum. It was extremely irritating and if his family wasn't clinging to him like super glue he would have gone over there. A police officer who sat clostest to them would glance up every couple of minutes, a frown crossing his features briefly. Closing his eyes, Alex allowed his head to drop back against the wall behind him, exhaustion setting in. Exhaustion. It was a hell of alot better than grief which he couldn't take right now. His shoulders slowly relaxed until a gunshot rang through his ears causing him to jump and consequently Meredith smacked her head on the wall. She didn't react, and that probably scared him more than anything. His eyes were large and his breathing shallow until he realized it was just a figment of his imagination. His clothes along with Ethan's and Meredith's had been taken into evidence and she shivered despite the heavy sweatshirt Detective Gibson had given her.

"Mommy"

They were the first words that had been spoken since, Meredith had cursed out a paramedic for trying to wheel her "baby" out.

"Mommy?" Ethan tried again his voice shaking ever so slightly.

Giving up, he pushed himself up from the floor and attempted to crawl into her lap. She sat up so fast Alex had to reach his hand out to catch his son.

"Don't... just don't touch me" her voice was low and and shook Alex to his core. She sat down again and Ethan remained standing confusion marring his features.

"Oh my gosh. Alex. Meredith what's going on I got your message but it was so rushed I couldn't hear anything. Where's Ella?" Izzie's blonde hair flew behind her as she rushed up, Mark trailing slowly behind her attempting to keep Lucas in his stroller.

The question was an innocent one. Where was their daughter? But it was also a question he couldn't answer because he barely knew where he was at the moment.

Turning, he reached out his hand just in time, Meredith had rose again and from the look on his son's face it was for the same reason as last time.

"Iz, can you watch Ethan for a minute?" his tone was clipped and filled with anger causing Izzie to stop in her tracks and nod slowly. Still uncertain of what happened she sat down and Ethan immediately curled up in her lap searching for the comfort his mother was unable or unwilling to give.

"Meredith I need to talk to you, now." his voice had softened slightly but the anger was still present.

She followed him into the hallway where he was lead to be question and cleared eight hours ago when they first arrived at the station.

"What's the matter with you?" She looked confused by the question.

"You won't even touch your son, let alone look him in the eye and he's starting to realize that. He's not a dumb boy."

She looked shocked for a moment before her face hardened and he could tell immediately she was shutting herself off but he could care less right now.

Her next statement was soft, low and said with such hatred the air left his lungs.

"He killed my daughter" and she walked away, her sandles slapping the ground as she made her way outside into the frigid night.

A/N: it's kind of short and nothing huge happens it was sort of just a filler but I hoped you enjoyed it anyway. Review.