She slipped the pajamas out of her suitcase and changed into them quickly. Then, she slipped in between the covers of the bed and sighed. Her eyes closed, hoping sleep would come. There was a little click of the door. She glanced up to see it opening, then she sat up. There was a quiet sniffle and Katie appeared. Her thumb was in her mouth and her pink, fuzzy blanket was stuffed under her arm.

"Katie? What's wrong?" Meredith said and Katie walked over to the bed. She had a little trouble but hoisted herself onto the bed. "What are you doing out of bed, Baby-Girl?" She stroked her hair.

"Story?" She said in her young two year old voice. Meredith looked at her daughter and smiled. Then Richard and her conversation about Mark ran through her head.

"Do you want me to tell you about your Daddy?" She asked after a few minutes. The little girl nodded. "Okay." There was a long pause. "Do you remember when Mommy told you that I was sick before you were born?" Katie nodded. "I was very sick so I went to New York, okay?" She nodded again. "Your Daddy was still in Seattle." Katie curled up in bed close to her mother. Meredith decided not to tell her that Mark had left Seattle first. "We loved each other very much. But Mommy had to get better. You were still in my tummy so I had to wait for the doctors to do their job. Because it's Mommy's first job to keep you safe cause I love you. Then once I got better, I was going to go back to Seattle for your Daddy. Oh his name is Mark. Mark Sloan."

"Sloan," She echoed her own last name. Meredith smiled and nodded.

"On second." Meredith said and stood up. She reached into her suitcase and produced a picture. The only picture of Mark she had. She handed it to Katie.

"Daddy?" Katie asked. Meredith smiled and nodded quickly wiping a tear away.

"Daddy. He's a surgeon just like Mommy is… I was going to come back to Seattle but I got sick again. Remember? That's when you went to Virginia with Uncle Richard." Katie nodded a little, sleepily. Silence fell over them and Katie fell asleep clutching Mark's picture in her hand. "But don't worry. Everything going to be okay." She kissed Katie's cheek. "I promise. I'll make everything alright." She rolled over and shut her eyes.

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"Thank you… again for everything." Meredith said as she kissed Richard's cheek the next day at the airport.

"Meredith, everything is fine now. Just don't go and get sick again." Meredith smiled.

"I won't. Say goodbye to Uncle Richard and Aunt Adele." Meredith said holding Katie's hand.

"Bye-bye." Katie said as Richard and Adele hugged and kissed her.

"We'll see you in a month?" Adele tried to clarify.

"Hopefully." She smiled. "Remember keep this under wraps, Uncle Richard."

"I will." Richard smiled. "And I'll have a position ready so there's no backing down."

"Of course not."

"Flight 293 Seattle to New York is now boarding."

"That's us. We'll see you soon." She said and picked up her carry-on bag and Katie.

"Bye guys," Richard and Adele waved as they walked towards the terminal.