So this turned out to be shorter than I expected; this is the final chapter before we move into part II. There is a brief mention of the Private Practice timeline which is accurate for the most part. I have to point out that Addison didn't date Pete or have that weird thing with Wyatt Lockheart and Noah and she most certainly didn't kiss or have feelings Sam. Amelia is in LA but she may be coming to Seattle. For the most part, everything else stays the same in the PP verse.
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"Addison's got a boyfriend Torres, can you believe it?!" Mark ranted as he and Callie sat in Joe's the following evening.
"You didn't think she'd stay single forever, did you? I mean, Addie's kinda hot; if she swung my way-"
"Hey," Mark said as Callie held up her hands in defense before taking a sip of her drink.
"Besides, aren't you all happy with Blondie?" Mark questioned, watching as a scowl formed on his friend's face.
"I want kids and she…doesn't," Callie sighed.
"Lexie doesn't want kids either, which is why she dumped me," Mark huffed.
"You slept with Addison," Callie pointed out.
"Only after Lexie dumped me; besides, she jumped into bed with Karev almost immediately after we broke up. Hey, maybe you and I should-" Mark began as Callie held up a hand.
"You and I are not having a baby Mark; I'm a lesbian and you're…"
"A whore who's self-loathing to an almost pathological degree?" Mark deadpanned.
"No, you're, you're just Mark," Callie said.
"Why does everybody say that?! What makes you think I couldn't change if I had a kid, look at what happened with Sloane! I took her in when her mother put her out! I helped her, I saved her baby and what does she do? She-"
"Mark, we both know Sloane wasn't ready to be a mom; she was an 18-year-old kid. Let's not talk about having children. Tell me why you're so mad at Addison for having a boyfriend?"
"I'm not mad Torres, I'm just-"
"What, jealous?" Callie laughed as the realization hit her.
"Oh my god, you are jealous! Mark, why would you be jealous of Addison-"
"They both got happy again and I'm the one who's miserable. I mean Derek's got Meredith, Addison's got LA and her cop and I've got…I've got nothing! I've matured more than both of them and-"
"Whoa, you haven't matured more than Derek and Addison. Derek? Maybe, but Addison's always been the most mature out of you three. Instead of being jealous, try finding a woman who wants what you do," Callie said to her friend.
"What about you? Are you gonna apply this piece of advice to yourself?" Mark asked as Callie opened her mouth and closed it.
"I…I love her, Mark,"
"She doesn't make you happy; love isn't supposed to make you miserable Callie,"
"You're right but…oh, shut up! We're both in the same boat; we're in love with people who don't want what we want. Let's just drink and be miserable together…but we're not having sex Mark," Callie warned as he slipped an arm around her shoulder before signaling the bartender.
oOo
"So, do you think Derek likes me?" Kevin asked Addison as they got settled into their hotel room.
"Why does it matter if Derek likes you or not?" Addison asked as Kevin slipped behind her, his hands gripping her waist.
"Because I know it matters to you; Derek's your ex-husband. I'm just the guy-"
"You're the guy I'm in love with," Addison said, surprising her own self as the words tumbled out of her mouth.
"You love me?" Kevin asked, turning Addison around so that she could face him. She gave him a weak but believable smile before nodding.
"Yeah, I do; I know it's been hard with everything happening with my brother and-"
"I love you too, Addison," Kevin said before pulling her into a kiss.
Addison remained in his arms but said nothing. Her mind was racing; did she really love Kevin? He was a nice guy, he had a good job, he was extremely attractive. What wasn't there to love about him? She shook the thoughts from her head as she pulled back and kissed her boyfriend. She loved Kevin, she was just scared of what loving another man beside Derek Shepherd meant. She kissed him once more and allowed herself to fall into the possibility of being in love with someone else.
Derek had done it, come to Seattle and fell madly, head over heels in love with Meredith Grey. Mark had his little, whatever he had going on with Lexie. Even Sam and Naomi seemed to be on the verge of reuniting. All of her friends were falling in love again, why couldn't she do the same thing?
oOoOo
Meredith stood in the foyer of her house pacing as she waited for Derek to get home. The house was finally quiet, seeing as Alex had taken Lexie to the trailer for some 'alone time', Izzie was back at her own place while Cristina was somewhere with Owen or in surgery. Meredith was all alone, finally. She needed to prepare herself and the stupid speech she was going to give Derek when he came home from the hospital. She knew that he was sticking around longer due to Carson being a patient, but that would be changing tomorrow; Carson was going to be discharged. Soon after that, she and Ryan and Addison would be out of their hair and she and Derek could focus on their life. Okay so maybe the phrasing was bad but, there was something about having the redhead in town again that made Meredith uneasy.
Sure, Addison had moved to Los Angeles and was dating a cop but she couldn't help but notice the change in Derek's interactions with his ex-wife. Maybe it was Carson's accident that caused the change, but Meredith was afraid of what it could mean. They seemed too close for her liking. Sure, they would always be close due to the fact that they shared nearly 15 years and 2 children together. There was so much she didn't know about Derek, so much about his past that she wanted to unlock. He knew all of her secrets, all of her faults and flaws but there still seemed to be parts of him that only Addison was able to unlock.
For the first time since he became chief, she'd seen him less tense. He seemed to smile and laugh more now that Addison was around. He seemed happier, more willing to spend time with Addison, even offering to get to know her boyfriend, taking him out for drinks at Joe's. After everything Derek had put her through the first time with Addison, Meredith had a right to be a little wary around her. She was jarred from her thoughts when she heard the front door open and the sound of three laughing voices greeted her ears.
"Oh, hey Mere," Derek was smiling, grinning even. Standing beside him was a happy looking Ryan and a cautious looking Carson.
"I thought she was supposed to be getting out of the hospital tomorrow?" Meredith asked.
"She got cleared today; Addison's doing a surgery tomorrow and then they're leaving for LA," Oh. That made sense; apparently he wasn't able to convince Addison to let the kids stay longer.
"Oh. Well, it's good to see you're doing better Carson," Meredith said as she gave Carson an awkward smile.
"Meredith, I, I'm sorry, about what happened; I didn't mean to steal your car and ruin it. Mom will totally pay for it," Carson said quickly as Meredith did something out of the ordinary; she hugged Carson.
"It's okay, what matters is you're safe and you're alive. That's what's important," Meredith said as she pulled back to look at the young redhead.
"Uh, gee, thanks, Meredith," Carson said as she stared back at the other woman completely bewildered.
"It's fine; you know what? I'm tired; I'm gonna go upstairs and go to bed, I'll see you guys in the morning?" Meredith said before bussing Derek's lips with a quick kiss and hurrying up the stairs.
"Dad is Meredith feeling okay because she just hugged me," Carson said as the three Shepherds stood in the foyer.
"I'm gonna go check on her; I'll be right back. Why don't we order some Thai food?" Derek said with a grin before pressing a kiss to his children's heads and heading upstairs.
"Okay, was it just me or-,in" Carson said with a bewildered look as she watched her father go upstairs behind Meredith.
"Everybody's weird; I'm going to play call of duty," Ryan said with a shrug, leaving Carson alone in the middle of the foyer.
oOo
What was she thinking? She couldn't compete with that; she'll never be able to compete with Derek's perfect Shepherd looking children with Addison. Meredith rushed upstairs to throw up the remainder of her dinner. Her eyes stung from unshed tears as well as her retching. She nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt Derek's hand running soothing circles on her back. When she stood and washed her mouth out, he was leaning against the doorframe.
"Meredith, what's wrong?" He asked as she pushed past him into the bedroom.
"Nothing Derek, leave me alone," Meredith plopped onto the bed as Derek moved to sit beside her.
"Meredith, what's-"
"I'm pregnant Derek; I'm three months pregnant and I had a stupid speech planned about how I'm dark and twisty and how my mother died and how despite all of that I would do everything I could to be the best mother I could be to this baby and-"
"You're pregnant?" Derek breathed as he stood, staring at Meredith in wonder and awe.
"Yeah," She whispered as Derek pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately.
"Mere, we're having a baby," Derek whispered into her hair as he held her close.
"Derek, listen I'm not-" Meredith began as Derek kissed her once more.
"I don't need you to be anyone but yourself. You're not Addison and I don't want you to be. I'm over Addison; I'm in love with you. You're my breath of fresh air Mere; I wouldn't have made it through everything if you weren't by my side. I love you Mere, and I love this baby we're having," Derek whispered with tears in his eyes as he kissed her once more.
Carson stood outside of Meredith and Derek's door in shock; her father was having another baby? She shook her head slowly as she tried not to cry; her father no longer loved her mother. Things were so different now; her mother had moved on, her father had moved on indefinitely. Carson closed her eyes, trying to rid her mind of the news she'd just heard. She masked her face and knocked before opening the door.
"Hey, dad?" Derek looked up in surprise as Carson knocked on the door.
"Hey buddy, what's up?"
"I just wanted to see what kind of Thai food you and Meredith wanted," Carson gave her father a weak smile as she looked at them. He and Meredith looked pretty happy as they sat in an embrace. They were happy, and so was her mother; maybe this change was for the best she thought to herself.
"Y'know what, why don't we go out for Thai? My treat," Derek said as he stood.
"Derek, we don't have to-" Meredith began as Derek shook his head.
"No, I want to; I've got my children, I've got you…think of it as a celebration dinner. Carson's better, things are good now. We have a lot to celebrate," Derek grinned as he moved towards the door.
"Ryan, we're going out for dinner, let's go!" Derek said, leaving Carson and Meredith alone.
"Listen, Meredith-" Carson began as Meredith held up a hand.
"I know you know Carson," Meredith said as she remained seated on the bed.
"I…"
"I saw you through the crack in the door; I hope you know that I'm not-"
"I'm happy for you guys; he deserves, he deserves to be happy. My mom's happy with Kevin; I think it's time for my dad to be happy too. He…he really loves you Meredith," Carson said as she swallowed the lump in her throat.
"I know this isn't going to be easy for you Carson but-"
"When has my life ever been easy? My parents are Addison Montgomery and Derek Shepherd," The girl said with a smirk as Meredith smiled.
"I want us to be, at least friends. I mean-"
"No, I get it; we can be friends. I mean, we kinda have to now, I ruined your car, you're having my dad's baby…" Carson said with a small smile.
"Yeah…" Meredith said as an awkward silence filled the room before Carson cleared her throat and headed for the door.
"Hey, Carson?" Meredith called out as the young girl looked back at her.
"Your dad told me you wanted to be a doctor, have you figured out what specialty you wanna take up yet?" Talking about medicine seemed like a safe ground; it worked, Carson gave her a genuine smile.
"Not yet; I was thinking, next time I come down for a visit maybe I could shadow you and my dad?" Carson said hopefully as Meredith smiled back at her.
"That sounds like a great idea; I'm sure your dad would love it," Meredith said as the two of them headed downstairs. Almost immediately, Derek noticed the change in their dynamic.
"What's going on with the two of you?" He asked, looking between them.
"Nothing," both women said before glancing at one another and laughing.
"Let's go get something to eat," Derek chuckled as he led his family out of the house.
oOoOo
"I can't believe you used to work here," Kevin said to Addison as they stood outside of the hospital the following morning.
"I also lived in a trailer, albeit very briefly," Addison chuckled as the two held hands and went inside.
"Now that I have an even harder time believing," Kevin laughed just as they ran into Derek, Carson and Ryan.
"Hey guys," Addison said, giving each of her children a kiss before giving Derek a hug.
"Hey, you ready to go be a superstar?" Carson grinned as Addison grinned back.
"What's gotten into you this morning? You're usually a lot grumpier; did your father bribe you with caffeine?" Addison teased.
"No, I'm just…really happy that's all," Carson smiled as Derek and Addison exchanged glances.
"Don't ask me; I have no clue what's going on with her. Ever since she talked to Meredith last night…" Derek began, though Carson cut him off.
"There's nothing to be worried about; I just, I'm maturing people. My accident changed a lot of things and put some stuff into perspective for me. I gave Meredith and Dad my blessing last night; you and Kevin know how I feel about you dating. I just want my weird little hodgepodge family to be happy, that's all," Carson said as her parents stared at her.
"Uh, guys, are we sure the accident didn't have a delayed reaction on her brain, because Carson's acting really weird," Ryan said as everyone chuckled.
"I think your sister's fine Ryan; like she said, she's just maturing, that's all," Derek said as he wrapped an arm around his daughter.
"Well, would my new found mature daughter mind keeping Kevin company while I go do my surgery?" Addison asked.
"Yeah, sure I can do that; I'd be more than happy to give him a private tour of the hospital. Hey Kevin, how would you like to see a surgery done up close and personal?" Carson said as she led Kevin and Ryan away, leaving her parents alone to talk.
"That girl really is something," Addison said with a shake of her head.
"She reminds me so much of Amy sometimes," Derek said quietly.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Addison asked.
"It's good; Amy was like her before…anywho, I just wanted to say thank you, Addie, for taking her in. I know I'm not the world's best brother but, thanks, for making her come out here and see me," Derek said as Addison smiled at him.
"Derek, just because we got divorced doesn't mean things have to be awkward between us," Addison said as she reached out to grab his arm.
"So does this mean I'm no longer petty and inconsequential and can come out of my tiny box?" Derek teased as Addison laughed, lightly shoving him.
"We'd barely been divorced for a year when I said that!" Addison laughed as Derek grew serious.
"Meredith's pregnant, three months; I didn't want you to hear it from anyone else. I know it's sudden but-"
"I'm in love with Kevin; we're thinking of getting married," Addison confessed as Derek's eyes widened.
"Wow, wow that's-" Derek began as Addison reached out to hug him.
"Congratulations, to both you and Meredith; that baby's gonna be lucky to have you as its dad," Addison said as she gave his shoulder a squeeze.
"Addie, are you-"
"Derek, I'm fine; people get divorced, they remarry, they have more children," she said with a shrug.
"You and Kevin ever talk about having kids?" Derek asked as the two of them walked down the hallway.
"Kevin's hinted at it maybe one day but, I think I'm over that whole child bearing phase. Carson will be 17 next year, Ryan will be 12; I don't wanna start over again. Plus, I already had my perfect two," she said as the elevator opened.
"I've gotta go get ready for my surgery, I'll talk to you later?" Addison said as she stepped inside.
"Yeah, see you," Derek quietly replied as he watched his ex wife step into the elevator.
oOoOo
"No way," Cristina Yang said to her best friend as they stood in the middle of their old intern hangout.
"I told him and he was ecstatic," Meredith grinned.
"So are we happy about this?" Cristina questioned as Meredith continued to grin.
"Okay, alright, congratulations, let's hug it out," Cristina said as she hugged her friend.
"Has he told Carson and Ryan yet?" Cristina asked.
"Carson sorta found out on her own last night," Meredith admitted.
"Oh. How'd she take it?"
"She seemed, fine with it; she apologized and, we're friends, or at least we're trying to be friends. She asked if she could shadow Derek and me the next time she visits," Meredith said, a hint of pride in her voice.
"That's awesome, I'm happy for you Mere," Cristina said as both their pagers went off.
"Totally Teddy,"
"Derek," Meredith grinned as she watched Cristina's expression change.
"How is the Teddy and Owen thing?"
"Oh, oh fantastic, it's going great; I'm completely over it," Cristina said, placing a hand on Meredith's shoulder.
"This is very adult; I'm really proud of you Meredith Grey," Cristina said with a smile
"I'm proud of me too?" Meredith said questionably before laughing.
"Yes, yes," Cristina said before the two parted ways.
"Hey, I hope it has his hair!" Cristina called out.
"Me too!" Meredith laughed as she went to find Derek.
oOoOo
The one person she wasn't expecting to run into before surgery was Mark Sloan. Addison glanced at Mark as he walked beside her.
"Are you done pouting about the fact that I didn't tell you I had a boyfriend?" Addison teased as they continued to walk in silence.
"So when I came out to LA before, were you two-"
"Kevin and I were on a break," Addison said primly.
"And now?"
"We're in love and I think I might marry him," Addison said as Mark moved to stand in front of her.
"What the hell is going on Addison?" Mark asked as Addison sighed.
"Mark…I'm happy with Kevin; you've moved on with Lexie-"
"She dumped me," Mark grumbled.
"Because you asked your 25 year old girlfriend to help you raise your 18 year old daughter's baby with her. Give Lexie some time to cool off, she'll be over it soon enough and you'll have her back," Addison said as she moved past Mark and headed towards the surgical board.
"Is that what this is about? Me dating Lexie?" Mark asked as Addison sighed, her patience running thin.
"Not everything I do revolves around you and Derek. Listen, I love Kevin I didn't want to because I was scared of the change, of what it would mean for me, for my kids but, Kevin's a good guy. He loves me for me; I don't have to worry about him cheating, or putting work before me, or leaving me and falling in love with a younger woman. He wants me and nobody else; you're happy, Derek's happy, it's time for me to be happy too," Addison said as Mark looked at her.
"He really makes you happy?" Mark asked.
"It complicated and difficult for me sometimes but, yes Mark, Kevin makes me very happy," she said as Mark stared at her for a few moments.
"I don't like it but fine; if he makes you happy then go ahead. You're right, you do deserve to be happy, we all do. But I swear, he steps out of line one time-" Mark warned as Addison laughed, reaching out to give him a hug.
"He's got quite the list of men ready and willing to step up and kick his ass," she laughed, pressing a kiss to Mark's cheek.
"Thanks, for always being such a great friend, even after what went down in New York," she whispered.
"I couldn't ruin almost 20 years of friendship over a few bad judgment calls. You and Derek are the only family I've got; I love you guys way too much to lose you over bullshit. Why do you think I moved across the country to the rainiest place in the world?" Mark smirked as he gave Addison a little squeeze.
"I know I shouldn't be telling you this but, Meredith's pregnant," Addison quietly told him as Mark's eyes went wide.
"How do you know?"
"Derek told me this morning," She said as Mark looked down at her.
"He just admitted that to you?"
"Said he didn't want me finding out from someone else; I told him I'm thinking about marrying Kevin," Mark's eyes widened again as he tilted his head to the side.
"How'd he take that?"
"I dunno; I mean, like I told him people get married, shit happens, they get divorced, they remarry, they have more children. Honestly, I'm happy for him, I really am," Addison said as Mark stared at her.
"LA really has changed you," Mark said as Addison laughed.
"See? I told you; I'm much more Zen now. The old Addison would've been angry and bitter, but the new Addison? I'm genuinely happy for them. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a pregnant mom and baby to save," She grinned before heading off to the OR.
"Hey, be a god in there today!" Mark called out to her.
"When have I ever not been a god?" Addison said with a smirk before disappearing behind the 'authorized personnel only' doors.
oOoOo
Gary Clarke wandered aimlessly around the hospital in search of Derek Shepherd. No one seemed to be of any use to him. And they called this place a hospital? Ha. This wasn't a hospital, if were, people would've been more attentive to helping him. That was probably how his wife had died; no one in this hospital really cared about patience, all they cared about were themselves. The fact that he was able to wander around the hospital into places where he had no business being was proof in itself.
He made his way into a supply room near the elevators where he spotted a doctor with a pixie haircut.
"Excuse me, ma'am?" The doctor, Reed Adamson looked up at him
"It's doctor, what?" She asked, grabbing some supplies.
"I was wondering if you could tell me where I could find Dr. Derek Shepherd?" He asked.
"Um, ya know, I don't know," Reed said as she tried to walk away from him, though he grabbed her, rather sternly, by the arm.
"Can you tell me where his office is, I'm kinda turned around here," Gary said.
"Sir, y'know, I have a patient having seizures in there; go find a nurse and ask them," Reed said, pulling away from his grasp. She had other things to do.
Gary had had enough; his face was hard as stone when he called to her one final time.
"Ma'am," Reed turned to him with an annoyed sigh.
"Look, you're not even supposed to be back here; I'm not a tour guide I'm a surgeon, okay?" With that, he pulled out his gun and shot her in the head, watching as her brain matter spilled onto the floor; the bullet casing could be heard falling to the ground. He stood motionless as he stared at her now lifeless body; the sound of someone walking could be heard in the distance.
"Dude, what the-" Alex Karev began as Gary Clark turned on him, firing a single shot into his chest, causing him to fall to the ground.
oOoOo
"Wow Carson, you really know this hospital like the back of your hand," Kevin said as the young girl lead he and Ryan down a hallway.
"I practically lived in this hospital; it's what happens when your parents are surgeons," Carson said with a shrug as they continued to walk.
"What about you Ry, you know this place as good as your big sis?" Kevin asked.
"Kinda, I know where the morgue is!" He said with excitement.
"Ryan wants to work with dead people when he grows up," Carson said with a sigh.
"There's nothing wrong with wanting to be like Booth and Brenan Carson; mom and dad support me," Ryan argued as Carson rolled her eyes.
"So you want to be an FBI agent and an anthropologist?" Carson said with a smirk.
"No, I wanna be like Dr. Saroyan, I wanna be a medical examiner, but being like Booth wouldn't be so bad either," Ryan grinned just as an older gentleman bumped into them.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Ryan said as the man stopped and looked at him for a moment.
"You look familiar…" the older man said as Kevin eyed the man carefully.
"You look lost sir; can we help you with something?" Kevin said.
"I'm just a bit turned around, I'm looking for the chief of surgery, Derek Shepherd. Do you know where I could find him?" The man said, though just as Ryan was about to answer, Carson stopped him.
"No, we don't actually; we're here visiting a relative," Carson said as the man watched her for a moment before walking in the other direction.
"Carson, why didn't you tell that man where dad was?" Ryan asked.
"That man is Gary Clarke; he's trying to sue dad," Carson said, glancing back at Gary Clarke as he walked away.
"Why's he suing dad?" Ryan wanted to know.
"His wife died and he thinks dad's responsible," Carson said as Kevin looked at her.
"Carson, are you okay?" He asked; she was wearing that same look that Addison wore when she was worried.
"Yeah I just…something about that guy gives me the creeps," she said as Kevin also glanced back only to find that Gary Clarke was watching them.
"Carson, why don't you take Ryan and go to your father's office," Kevin said as Carson looked at him strangely.
"Kevin, what's-"
"Just trust me Carson," Kevin said as Ryan looked between the two of them.
"Alright; c'mon Ry," Carson said as she led her younger brother in the direction of their father's office.
"Where's Kevin going?" Ryan asked, glancing back at his mother's boyfriend.
"I dunno; maybe he's going to go watch mom's surgery," Carson said, though she had a sinking feeling in her gut that that wasn't where he was going.
oOoOo
Meredith was happy as she strolled down the hallway and into Derek's office. He was at his desk doing paperwork as usual. Though he did seem more relaxed than normal; maybe things were going to be okay she thought to herself.
"Hey, you paged?" Meredith wore a huge grin as she closed the door to Derek's office.
"I like to say hello to my wife every 48 hours; you didn't come home last night," Derek said as he leaned forward to give her a kiss. After they went out to dinner, Meredith disappeared, leaving Derek to have some alone time with his children.
"I told you every Tuesday night I'm trolling for cases; last night a guy crashed his motorcycle, had rebar jammed in the base of his skull and shadow Shepherd let me do the extraction," Meredith sounded completely giddy as she recounted her ER tale to her husband.
"You know what I've been doing? Paperwork, know what I have to look forward to today? More paperwork; this job is just…I would love to have something jammed in my brain, that way I'd see the inside of an OR,"
"Where are Carson and Ryan?" Meredith asked, nothing how tired her husband seemed to be.
"Carson decided that she'd give Addison's boyfriend a tour of the hospital," Derek chuckled.
"How are you feeling about that, Addison having a boyfriend and her bringing him here?" Meredith hadn't seen the mystery man but, she was curious about him.
"I'm fine; Addie says they're serious, thinking about getting married," Derek said.
"Oh?"
"Mmm; I hope you don't mind but, I told Addison you were pregnant. I didn't want her to find out from a second hand source," Derek looked up at Meredith, trying to gauge her response.
"Carson knows so, it only makes sense," Meredith said with a shrug.
"She does? Is that why you two seemed so-"
"We're trying, Derek; we've agreed that we should be friends," Meredith said as Derek smiled at her.
"okay, well, uh, are you gonna come home early tonight and we can order in…" Meredith said
"Yeah, I'll be there," Derek said, not bothering to look up from his paperwork.
"I have to go, I'm on Sloan's post ops," Meredith grinned as Derek briefly looked up at her.
"I hate that you're so happy," He said teasingly.
"Derek, there's gonna be a lot of dirty sex for you tonight, look forward to that," Meredith said before leaving the office.
oOoOo
April Kepner was still getting used to being a resident at Seattle Grace Mercy West. Sure, she'd had a pretty tough start, but she was doing much better. Most of the residents hated her but that didn't bother her…much. She was busy scribbling down some notes as she walked into the supply area near the elevators when she slipped and fell. She let out a whimper of pain as she felt blood coming from her nose. She sat up, immediately noticing a sticky substance on her clothes. Glancing down at her hands, she saw blood that wasn't hers, in fact, there was blood on the floor, lots of it.
Turning around, April was met with the lifeless body of Reed Adamson; her eyes were blank as they stared off into nothingness. The sight of Reed's dead body, the gunshot wound in the middle of her forehead to be exact was enough to send April into a panic attack. Someone had shot Reed.
There was a killer on the loose.
oOo
Carson and Ryan were in good spirits, bags of potato chips and candy in their arms as they made their way into their father's office.
"Hey guys, what are you doing here? Where's Kevin?" Derek said; it was one of the rare moments that he allowed himself to stop doing paperwork.
"He went to look for mom, I think," Ryan said as he hugged his father before moving towards Derek's chair. He was spinning around, shooting balled up paper into the basketball rim on the wall.
got up from his desk to greet his children, though
"Carson, honey, what's wrong?" Derek asked as he noticed the look of concern written all over Carson's face. She glanced at Ryan, who seemed completely oblivious to what was going on before she quietly began to speak,
"Dad, Gary Clarke is in the hospital and he's looking for you," she said.
Just as Derek was about to respond, the door to his office flew open; resident April Kepner stepped inside. Her face was full of shock as Derek and Carson took note of her blood stained scrub uniform.
"Dr. Kepner…April, what is it?" Derek said as he moved towards the unresponsive resident.
"Did you know I-I grew up on a farm…" April rambled.
"What happened?" Derek could sense the change in the air as he motioned for Carson to grab Ryan, who was starting to freak out at the sight of April, one of his favorite residents, covered in blood.
"I, I grew up on a farm so you know blood, blood, doesn't, doesn't bother me I…I slaughtered a pig once that was a lot of blood, bleeding like a stuck pig, and that's a saying. To bleed like a pig y'know it means something but you don't think of people as having that much blood. I mean you learn in med school how many pints we all have in us but you don't realize it until you see it, you don't get how, how m-much blood in a skinny person. Oh my good Reed, she's, she's like almost anorexic she's like five pounds you wouldn't think she had that much blood in her but she-"
"April," Derek tried to keep his voice as calm as possible; he glanced back at his two children who seemed completely frightened by the sight of the rambling resident covered in blood.
"She did she-" April was still rambling when Derek placed his hands on her cheeks.
"She did I mean she-" He was trying not to panic and he really needed her to shut up.
"April, April, shh; you're in shock, it's alright. Tell me what happened," Derek said.
"Reed's dead; someone shot her," April said as Carson's eyes went wide as saucers.
"I know who did it," Carson whispered as Derek looked back at his daughter.
"Who, Carson?"
"It was Gary Clarke," she whispered as Derek looked at her and then at April.
There was a shooter on the loose, in his hospital.
To Be Continued…
