"No, that is where you are wrong. She is very much alive, just unconscious. Dr Webber, Dr Bailey and Addison are worrying sick. They tried to stop you but you left."
"She is alive? How, Charles pulled her tube out!"
"According to Dr Webber so took she her first breathe as soon as the tube was pulled. But she is still unconscious."
"I need to get back, can I borrow your phone, because mine is broken."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
"Would you? I love you mum, please do."
The next plane is in 4 hours with a stop over in Chicago. Mother and son are both on it. Derek has spoken to Webber and Witt and is told that nothing has changed. She is still alive.
When they arrive to Seattle Thatcher has a new plan. He wants Meredith removed from the hospital and into a nursing home in Boston. He claims she has her relatives there. He is still drunk and the lawyer is not complying with him. Webber and Witt are doing everything they can to stop a transfer by medical reasons. The decision is delayed for 72 hours, when the Shepherds walk through the door to Meredith's room. Derek is scared, everyone they have met in the hospital have been staring at him. No one has tried to talk to him. Meredith is laying there breathing on her own. It looks like she is sleeping. He gently brushes her lips with his and strokes her hair. He sits down by her side and grabs hold of a hand. He is blaming himself for leaving her but he is so grateful that she is breathing. Dr Witt soon arrives and updates him while comforting him by putting a hand on his shoulder.
His mother leaves them alone and walks to Mark's room. Mark has started rehabilitation and Carolyn returns with him in a wheelchair. Derek follows Dr Witt to the scanroom to look at Meredith's latest scans.
Mark wheels up to Meredith's head, takes her hand in his and starts talking to her. It is the first time he sees her since the recovery room.
"You have to wake up Mer, You can't leave me alone in the DM-club. It is lonely without you here. Her eyelids starts to flutter and suddenly she looks up into his eyes. Mrs Shepherd runs to the nurses.
"Page Dr Witt" she yells. A nurse follows her back and soon both Charles and Derek returns running into the room.
"What happened?"
"She opened her eyes" Mrs Shepherd says. Dr Witt does a neuro exam but nothing.
"I'm sure, she looked at me." When Mark speaks, Meredith opens her eyes again and looks at him. They all see it. Derek tries to get her to look at him but get no response. She only opens her eyes when Mark is talking.
Dr Witt orders a new MRI and it shows a small bleed that needs to be stopped. Dr Witt goes to scrub in. Mark and Mrs Shepherd go to the cafeteria to meet with Lexie and Derek goes to the closed gallery. This time he has more hope, she is breathing on her own before surgery and she has been semi conscious. In the closed gallery he finds Bailey, Yang, Hunt and Webber. Assisting Dr Witt is Dr Karev. Derek nods at them but doesn't speak to them. They all watch the surgery in silence, when suddenly Dr Witt drops to his knees. He doubles over and Alex catches him. Meredith's brain is open on the table.
