AN1:I started writing this as an introduction to chapter two and it turned out longer than I expected. I will not be able to post till Monday, Sunday the earliest, so I thought I'd post this small chapter. Thanks to everyone who read the last chapter, especially those who reviewed.


When Derek got the phone call came to tell him that his best friends from college had been killed in a car crash his first thought was how much he was going to miss them. Then it hit him, Rachel. Rachel had just lost her fathers. He remembered when he had lost his. He didn't know what he would have done if he had lost his mother as well.

He was sitting down in his office when Meredith walked in. She took one look at him and asked him. "Derek, are you OK? You look really pale."

"Do you remember me telling you about Leroy and Hiram? Mark and I meet them when we were in Med School."

"Ya, I do." She answered. "Leroy is a surgeon and Hiram's a Lawyer and they have a daughter Rachel. Is that right." She recalled and when he nodded she continued. "Are they coming to visit or something?"

"No. There were in a car accident. A drunk driver crashed into them. They didn't make it." He answered as his voice shook.

"I am so sorry." She said as she stroked his hair. "What's going to happen now?"

"Well I told their lawyer that I would tell Mark. I need to take time off and organize the flights to Ohio."

"Do you know what's going to happen to Rachel? Is her mom in the picture?" She asked concerned.

"No. The lawyer didn't tell me, but I assume custody will be left to either me or Mark."

"Get tickets for me and Zola. I'll get time off."

"Are you sure? I thought you would want to stay and study for the boards."

"Yes. Supporting you is more important than any exam. Plus I can take Callie's flash cards with me."

I have to go tall Mark and then I'll go call Rachel. You have a surgery to get to." He kissed her cheek. "Love you."


Derek, Meredith and Mark all left for Lima, Ohio and travelled to the Berry household. When Rachel answered the door her eyes were puffy and red. While they were in Ohio they hadn't seen any of Rachel's friends. She said it was because she told them that she wasn't in the mood to see them but they became more suspicious when they didn't even show up to the funeral. No matter what she had said there was no excuse for not being there to support her. But Mark said he did spy some people out of the corner of his eye. It was a boy and a girl. When it looked like the girl was going to come over, the boy that was with her grabbed her arm and shook his head at her.

When they went to the lawyers they found out that custody had been left to both Derek and Mark. It was decided that she would like with Derek and Meredith since they had a spare room. They had made arrangements for the furniture in Rachel's house to be put in storage. Rachel wanted to sell her house. Derek and Mark weren't sure about it at first, but Rachel explained that the house was just a building and that she had all the memories of her father's she needed.


AN2:Please Review and let me know what you think. Sorry this chapter is so short and their is probably alot of mistakes.