She walked into his office trying not to cry. He looked up as she walked in then back down at the doctor sitting across from her.
"Meredith, I'm in…"
"I need a couple days off." He looked back up at her.
"You just started working here."
"Richard, I need sometime off." She said as tears started to roll down her cheek. "I really need some time off."
"Will you excuse us?" He asked the doctor. The doctor nodded and headed into the hall.
"Tell me what's going on?" Meredith paced the room, not saying anything. "You need to tell me what's going on."
"Alex Kerev is Carson's father." She blurted out. Richard's mouth fell open as he sat back in his chair.
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She let the door shut behind her as she walked into the house.
"Mags?" She yelled. "Mags? Where are you?"
"Up here, Mer." She yelled from upstairs. Meredith hurried up the stairs opening the door to Whitney's room to see Maggie, Whitney, and Carson playing on the floor.
"Mama." Carson said hurrying over and hugging her legs.
"Hey," She lifted him up and kissed his cheek. "Did you have fun today?"
"Yep." Carson nodded vigorously.
"Good." She kissed his cheek again and let him down.
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That night…
Meredith was sitting at the bar staring blankly at the patterns in the marble waiting for Maggie to get back from putting Whitney to bed after a bath.
"Alright, she's in bed." Maggie announced as she came in. "Mer? You okay?"
"He knows who I am." It took a second for it to click in Maggie's head.
"Does he know about Carson?" Meredith quickly shook her head.
"I'm taking a few days off." She laid her head down and let her eyes fall shut. "I don't know what to do." Her voice was just above a whisper. A couple of tears rolled down her cheek and onto the counter top. "I have to tell him."
"You can do whatever you want." Maggie said as Meredith sat up.
"Look at Carson, Mags. He's a spitting image of Alex."
"I don't know what Alex looks like."
"I'm going to bed." She stood up and shuffled out of the kitchen. "Night, Mags."
"Night, Mer."
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"Maggie." Meredith called getting no answer. She sighed walking down the hall and opening the door to Maggie's room. "Mags? Why are you still in bed?"
Maggie didn't move. Meredith walked over to the bed and shook her shoulder, but still got no response. She threw back the cover and looked at her.
"Mags wake up. Maggie!" She was now yelling and shaking her again, when she finally realized she wasn't waking up. Doctor mode took over and she quickly tried finding her pulse on her neck. "Maggie." She continued to try and wake her up. She found the pulse and it was barely abnormal at all. She grabbed her phone and quickly dialed 911.
"9-1-1 operator, what is you're emergency?"
"My friend, she won't wake up. Her pulse seemed normal and so is her breathing."
"Are you a doctor?"
"Yes. Send an ambulance!" She almost yelled.
"Where are you?"
"8281 Savannah Lane."
