A/N: Thanks for the reviews you guys. And I must correct and error. In the first chapter I said Rachel had ALS, but that was a typo. I meant to type ALL. Just thought I would clear that up, considering they are two totally differnt things.
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When Mark looks at his pager and sees that he's being paged to the pediatric floor is a little more than shocked.


When Mark gets up to the pediatric floor, Addison is standing at the nurse's station waiting for him.

"Did you page me?"

"Yeah. It's Rachel."

"What happened? Is she okay?"

"She has a fever and her white blood cell count is down."

"She needs that transplant."

"Yeah, she's getting worse."

"Where's Raven?"

"She's with Rachel."

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When Mark walks in Rachel's room she is fast asleep. Raven is standing at the top of her bed running her fingers through her hair. He can see tears stains on her cheeks.

"Hey."

"Her cell count is down."

"I know."

He walks over and wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her close to him.

"I need to go talk to Derek. Will you stay here incase she wakes up?"

"Yeah."

"Ok."

Raven bends down and kisses Rachel on her forehead before walking out of her room.

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Raven walks into Derek's office without even knocking. He is working on his laptop and is a little angry that she just walked in.

"You can't knock?"

She closes the door and leans back against it. He looks at her and can see how hard she is trying not to cry.

"Ray, what's wrong?"

She doesn't say anything for a mintue. She just looks at him, trying to keep hold it together because she knows that breaking down in front of him won't help. He stands up and goes to pull her into a hug but she pushes him away.

"Derek, please. She's...Tears start to stream down her face and she trys to wipe them away but quickly realizes its no use. My baby is dying, and if letting you be a part of her life is what it takes to save her, I'm willing to do that. I just, I need to know you're going to do it. Because she needs it this week, her cell count is down, She'll die without the transplant, and I don't know what I'd do without her."

"I'll do it. Today even. I can do it today."

She starts crying again and this time when he goes to hug her she lets him. After a few seconds she pulls away and just looks at him.

"Thank you."

He cups her face with is hand and starts to kiss her, she starts to kiss him back but quickly realizes what she is doing, and pushes him back.

"Derek, we can't. You have Meredith, and I have Mark, and umm we just can't ok."

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A few minutes after Raven leaves Meredith walks in Derek's office. He is laying on his couch staring at the ceiling lost in thought.

"Hey."

He jumps, apparently startled by her presence.

"Did I scare you?"

"I didn't hear you come in."

"If she had walked in five mintues earlier, He sighs. I can't risk my realtionship with Meredith on feelings I think exsist. Its not worth it."

"What's wrong?"

"Huh?"

"You seem upset."

"I'm fine."

"Oh. You know, you can talk to me if you need to."

"I'm ok."

This time its Meredith who sighs.

"I'm gonna go."

"No, Mer wait."

"It's fine Derek. I'll leave you to your thinking or whatever."

She walks out slamming the door behind her and Derek throws a pillow at the wall.

"Damnit."

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Raven steps on to the elevator after leaving Derek's office and is happy to find that it is empty. She leans agaisnt the back wall and runs her through her hair.

"I do not need this right now. I am focusing on my daughter. My very sick daughter. It was just a kiss. A kiss that meant nothing. I can't have feelings for Derek. I just can't."

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Sorry this chapter was so short and kind of crappy. But it was needed to get the story where I want it to go. The next chapter will be much better and longer. Please read and review.