A/N: I did it! I got another chapter up! In less than a week too! Yay! Thanks for all the reviews! They made my day!

One of you guys suggested having Meredith go to New York with Sylvia. I'm not sure who, but when I went to find the review I didn't see, but thank you to whoever you are! If I find the review or not, you get full credit for this chapter and the chapters to come!

"Meredith, honey wake up. I've booked us a flight to New York." Sylvia sat down on Meredith's bed, and shook her gently.

"Hmm?"

"We're going to New York. I figured it would do you a lot of good to get out of this house. Plus, you can meet the rest of the family."

Meredith opened her eyes. "Are they as nice as you?"

Sylvia nodded. "They are very nice."

"Then what happened to Derek?" Meredith murmured.

Sylvia decided to ignore Meredith's remark. "Come on, get up."

Meredith looked at Sylvia. "When does the plane leave?"

"It takes off at eleven, which means we need to be out of her at nine. That gives you two hours."

Meredith sat up and looked around. "When did Derek leave?"

"A few hours ago. I think he slept on the sofa."

Meredith frowned. "Okay, I have a lot to do. I guess I can pack the boys first. Are they awake yet?"

"The boys are all packed Meredith. All you have to pack is yourself, and lead me in the direction of the portable-cribs."

"You packed them? When did you wake up?"

"I woke up a few hours ago. I heard Derek close the door behind him and I couldn't fall back asleep."

Sylvia looked at Meredith's sad expression. "Come on! Let's get you packed and maybe we can stop for bagels on the way to the airport."

"That sounds good."

"Why don't you call that gorgeous doctor friend of yours and see if he can drive us there? We're going to need a lot of hands."

Meredith laughed. "Okay. Thanks Mom."

"Anytime dear. Now where are those cribs?"

"They're in the garage. I can really get them for you…"

"Nonsense. Start packing, I'll see you downstairs in a little while."

"Okay."

Meredith waited until Sylvia was out of the room, and then picked up the phone to call Alex.

"Hey Mere, everything okay?" Alex answered.

"Um, yeah. I just have a favor to ask you."

Alex was lying next to a sleeping Izzie. He got out of bed, and went into the bathroom.

"Shoot." He said into the phone.

"Is there anyway that you can take my mother in law, the boys, and I to the airport?"

"The airport? What?"

"I'm flying to New York with Sylvia, and we have a lot of things. There's too much for just the two us, especially since I'm pregnant."

"But why?" Alex asked.

"I'm going to meet Derek's family. The boys are going to meet their aunts and uncles, even some cousins." Meredith paused. "So can you take us?"

"Of course I can take you. When is the flight?"

"Eleven, so is it possible for you to be here in a hour or so?"

"Yeah. I'll come now."

Meredith smiled. "Thank you Alex."

"Anytime Mere."

"OH! Don't tell anyone okay? I don't want Derek to know."

"Meredith…"

"Please?" Meredith pleaded.

"Okay. I won't tell anyone, but what about Cristina?"

"I'll take care of her when I get to New York."

"Okay. I'll see you soon."

"Thank you Alex."

"Of course."

Meredith hung up the phone and went into her closet. She wasn't sure what to pack. Her pants were already too tight and her shirts were very snug. She hadn't taken out her maternity clothes from the attic yet, and there was no time for it now. Meredith pondered for a minute but then knew had an idea on how to get back at Derek.

She took off her pajamas and dirty underwear and ran to her dresser. She found a clean pair of underwear and loose pants. She put them with a clean bra and shirt. She then took out a little duffle bag where she threw in clothes for two days.

With a smile on her face, Meredith put on some make up and walked downstairs with her bag. Sylvia was running around packing a bag to entertain the boys on the plane. Meredith placed her bag with the rest of the luggage and greeted her children.

"Alex should be here in about forty minutes." Meredith told Sylvia.

Sylvia turned around to see Meredith sitting on the sofa with the boys. "Did you pack yet?" She asked.

"Yeah. My bag is with the rest of the luggage."

Sylvia looked over to the bottom of the stairs. "That little bag? That's all you're brining?"

Meredith shrugged. "They have cute stores in New York right?"

"Yeah but very expensive."

"So? Derek has all the money in the world. I can spend it how I want to."

Sylvia didn't say anything to that. "I'm going to go bring these bags to the car."

"Do you want some help?" Meredith asked.

"You can take the little things."

Meredith got off of the sofa and picked up two little bags. She carried the bags outside, and brought them to the car. Once they were in the trunk, she walked to the front of the car and started the ignition to warm it up a little bit. When she sat down she noticed Derek's tie from the night before on the seat next to her.

She picked it up and brought it to her face. It smelled like him. She held it close to her body. She grasped it in her hand. She never wanted to let go of it. The tie reminded her of the good times. The times when Derek was a gentleman. When Derek kept his promises, and always came home for dinner. Meredith missed that Derek more than anything. She needed to get away. She needed to forget. She had to forget all the things that led her and Derek to this point in their marriage, but she couldn't forget. The things he had done were too painful. She needed a miracle to forget.

A knock on the window interrupted her thoughts. She looked to her left and saw Alex standing there. Meredith wiped the tear's that had fallen from her eyes and placed Derek's tie in her coat pocket.

"Thank you for doing this." Meredith said as she got out of the car.

"Is everything okay Alex asked?"

"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm going to go get mom and the boys."

"Meredith, wait." Alex pulled his friend towards him so that she was looking at him. "What's going on?"

"Derek left this morning. He went back to his touring thing with Richard." Meredith spoke with no expression in her voice.

"He only came back for a day?"

Meredith nodded. "I'm going to get the boys now." She said.

Alex watched his friend go into the house. After a few minutes, he decided to see if Sylvia needed any help. Alex walked into the house and saw Meredith putting on the boys' coats. Sylvia was watching her from the kitchen. She had seen the whole episode with Meredith in the car moments before. She didn't know what to do for daughter in law anymore.

Alex walked past Meredith and into the kitchen where Sylvia was standing.

"Why are you going to New York?" Alex asked.

"She needs to get her mind off of Derek and being in his house is just going to remind her of him."

"But won't she being staying in Derek's old house in New York?"

Sylvia nodded. "But I have arranged for Derek's sisters to take down all of his pictures. She won't be looking at him for two weeks at the least."

"At the least?" Alex questioned.

"Meredith will come back when she is ready, and can handle dealing with Derek."

"I think this is good for her. Do you have some of Derek's childhood things around?"

"In the attic. I'll take her up there when she is ready."

Alex nodded, and then brought his hands together. "So, what needs to be brought to the car?"

"Just the portable cribs. Other than that everything's already in the car."

"Great. I'll just go get those, and then we're off!"

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The ride to the airport was slow for Meredith Grey. She sat in the front seat of her Jeep, and stared intently out of her window. She was in a daze. She kept thinking about Derek. She thought about how they met, their first kiss, the first time they had sex. Then to when she found out that she was pregnant with the twins. She relived those nine months like it was yesterday. She looked back at Derek's proposal, and their wedding. She replayed the twins' first year, and how involved Derek had been. The only thing she seemed to leave out was all the bad stuff.

When Alex stopped the car in front of Ihop, Meredith snapped out of her dream.

"You coming in?" Alex asked. He was standing in front of her, holding his hand out.

Meredith nodded.

She walked into Ihop still kind of dazed. Alex and Sylvia followed closely behind her with the boys. She didn't say much over breakfast. Meredith answered the questions that were asked to her, and ordered her food but that was about it.

Half way through breakfast, Meredith excused herself from the table and went to the bathroom. She didn't realize how long she had been in there until Sylvia came in to get her.

"We're going to the airport now." She spoke softly.

Meredith nodded. She was holding Derek's tie.

"Are you okay?" Sylvia asked.

Meredith nodded again, and walked out to the car.

On the five hour plane ride, Meredith didn't say a word. She held Cameron securely in her lap the entire time except for when Sylvia got up to change his diaper, in which case she held Daniel. She didn't want to let go of her children for anything. She needed to hold them close. She needed that something to make her feel secure. To make her feel loved, and her children gave her that feeling.

When the plane landed Meredith carried Cameron out through the terminal, and waited for Sylvia to meet up with her. Sylvia came out pushing Daniel in the stroller. She told Meredith to give her arms a break and to place Cameron next to him. Meredith objected.

A few minutes later, a tall woman with strawberry blonde hair came running up to them. She introduced herself as Nancy, and then hugged Sylvia. She hugged Meredith as well, and then tried to take the young boy from his mother's arms. Meredith wouldn't let her. Nancy seemed a little bit offended, but the Sylvia whispered something into her ear and she seemed to understand.

"Meredith, do you want to come with me to the restroom?" Nancy asked.

Meredith shrugged. She was holding Derek's tie again.

"Well, I will take that as a yes."

Meredith walked with her sister in law towards the bathroom.

"So what is that you have in your hand?"

Meredith didn't answer.

"Meredith, I'm not going to judge you. I understand that you're hurting. I just want to help. Let me help you."

"I met you once. You were in a towel in Derek's trailer." Meredith spoke for the first time in hours.

Nancy smiled. "That was me."

"It's Derek's tie. It's what he was wearing last night. We went on a date. He was being really sweet."

"Oh?"

"Yeah."

"When was the last time you went to the bathroom?" Nancy asked.

"When we left Seattle."

"You must be dying, especially since you're pregnant."

Meredith finally smiled. "I actually haven't thought much about it. But now that I'm thinking about it, I really do have to pee." Meredith handed Cameron over to Nancy and darted for the first available stall.

Meredith came out of the stall a few minutes later and washed her hands. She allowed Nancy to continue holding her son.

"Do you want to go shopping with me today?" Nancy asked.

Meredith smiled a small smile, and nodded her head.

A/N: Okay so it's kind of a weird place to stop but I'm tired and I wanted to get this up because I don't know if I will have time to write over the next few days. I hope you liked it!!! Please review!