She could hear them talking, whispering quietly. There was more than one voice though, and if she paid close attention the she could be almost sure that there was roughly 5 voices, 2 of them being women.
Their voices hissed and slurred as consciousness came and went, but as she tried to fight, she felt her chest tighten, and she began to gag.
"Shit" Derek swore on hearing Meredith gag, and went to her, quickly pressing the button to lift her bed.
"Step back Derek." Erin instructed as she moved forward.
"Dont fight it Meredith. You're intubated. You are going to experience some discomfort as we remove the tube." She informs her as she begins the process.
Nerves filled the room, as they all waited for the tube to be removed, waiting to see if Meredith would wake when it was removed.
"You're okay." Derek murmured as he ran a hand over her head. "I'm here babe, im here."
Once the tube was removed, Erin stood back.
Everyone watched, all eyes on Meredith as she slowly lifted a hand up, rubbed her eyes and then let it fall down to her stomach.
The excitement that she was waking slowly began to fade as it seemed as though she was going to remain sleeping.
'W...water.' she finally muttered causing everyone to move frantically to get some for of ice chips or water.
"Ice chips Derek, give her an ice chip." Erin instructs and Derek steps forward to place one in Meredith's mouth.
Everyone waits a moment as Meredith slowly opens her eyes and looks around the room.
She watches them closely, hoping that their facial expressions would reveal to her how the surgery went.
Erin waits for her to wake fully, before moving in to examine her and recording her stats. Everyone remains quiet as this happens. Finally Elizabeth Shepherd steps forward and grabs Merediths hand. "You're okay sweetie." She murmurs before leaning into kiss her forehead.
Meredith smiles gratefully, appreciating her affection but it wasn't what she wanted, and her eyes move past her to Derek.
"You're okay Mer, We're okay." He states as he squeezes her hand. "You almost got away from us but you're okay.'
Following his words she turns to look at Erin hoping that she could tell her exactly what she needed to hear.
"He's right you know, you really gave us a fright, but you pulled through Mer. You and the baby are fine, and we managed to fix our little problem." Erin confirmed. "You were touch and go there, and at one stage Addison thought she might have to abort your little one, but you managed to stay away from the light Meredith, and i thank god for that."
"i..." Meredith starts. "I thank you." She states before her teary eyes run over her stomach.
"He's still there." Derek murmurs.
"She" Meredith corrects causing Richie and Alex to chuckle, everyone just relieved that Meredith was awake.