Chapter Ten

Cristina and Alex stood at the nurses station on the conference floor, eating donuts. It had been two days since the horrific surgery that went on, and everyone was avoiding the matter. They went on like nothing happened, and no one dared to ask questions at this point.

"Man these donuts are pretty damn good." Alex moaned.

"Don't ever moan infront of me again. Save it for Barbie." Cristina scoulded him.

"You're just jealous." He smirked. Izzie, Lexie, and George walked up.

"Jealous about what?" Izzie asked.

"That me and you are having sex and she's all alone."

"Not for long Evil Spawn." Cristina laughed. Mark and Derek came up. Mark grabbed one of the donuts and moaned too.

"These our great. Who got them?"

"My patient's wife got them for her husband. But seeing he can't eat tell after surgery..." Cristina grinned.

"You are so evil." George said, looking at her with fake disgust.

"Oh whatever." She said rolling her eyes.

"How's Stella?" Izzie asked Derek.

"She's my little girl. Smiling and giggling as always."

"She's also getting an attitude like her mother." Mark laughed. But no one joined him. "Wow. Now that's a tough crowd."

"Has anyone heard from Meredith?" Izzie asked again.

It was silent.

"I went over there five times. Five times." Lexie spoke. "And no one was there at all. I let myself in because I have a key of my own. I figure she wouldn't answer the door for anyone so.." Lexie sighed.

"I called her. And I went over there. You know Meredith. You have to talk some sense into her before she does something irrantional. But no answer. To either." Cristina shrugged.

"I texted her but she never replied." Alex told them all.

"She's never called me." Derek spoke.

"Did you call her?" Mark asked.

Derek was silent. "No."

"See Man, you got to put yourself..." Mark was interupted.

"Can you tell me where Richard Webber's office is?"

"Can you tell me where your bed is?" Cristina mumbled. Lexie laughed and George hit her on the arm.

He had dirty blonde hair and green eyes. He was slim, but had muscles. He was average heighth, and he wore a business suit.

They all took in his image before they spoke.

"He's on the second level." Derek told him. "You can go on the elevator and take level two and go towards the north wing. Or take level one, go up the stairs and his office is right there. It's all glass so it's not hard to find. I could page someone him for you if you would like also."

"Oh I wouldn't want to interupt your breakfast."

"I'm a health nut anyways."

"Trust me, you wouldn't be interupting. Nurse! Page the Richard." Cristina said before turning and smiling at him. "So what bring you here today?"

"Well there he is!" Richard said walking down the stair. Everyone turned to look at the Chief. He was walking with Meredith by his side.

"Ah, Richard." The man smiled before walking towards him. Everyone looked at eachother.

Meredith was wearing an a tight short pencil skirt, with a black blouse. She wore red pumps, and her face was fixed with bright red lipstick. Her hair was straight, and fell short on her shoulders.

They watched as the three interacted.

"I'm Riley Princeton, the attorney. You must be Meredith Grey." He held out his hand, she took it.

"And I wish, I wasn't at the moment." She laughed.

"I'll take good care of you." He assured her with a smile.

"I hope so."

"Know so." They both laughed. Even Richard.

"Well can I get you some coffee while we go over some things?" Riley asked Meredith.

"Sounds like a plan." She smiled. They said their goodbyes to Richard, and walked towards the elevator.

"Someone please sue me now." Cristina smirked.

Everyone looked at her. "Not funny." They said in unison.

"He wouldn't go for you anyway Yang. His type is blondes with big..."

"What are you implying Mark?" Lexie asked.

"Babe you know what I'm saying."

"Well don't finish that sentence." Lexie told him.

"Yeah. Don't." Derek agreed.

Richard walked over and looked at them. "What are you all doing?"

They all stood up straight.

"That's what I thought. Get to work. Now." They all scurried off. He laughed while taking a donut. "Surgents."

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Meredith and Riley walked into the conference room. Mr. Morgan and his attorney was there, including some other people and some of the board.

Meredith sighed. Her and Riley had gone over some things of what to do and say. She was worried.

She shook all their hands and took a seat.

It was going to be a long day.

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She looked at the attorney across from her. Then she looked at Mr. Morgan.

"Four minutes." Meredith spoke.

"It took you four minutes to decied the he was dead. That it was time to call it."

"It took Dr. Yang and I a minute to know we had to open him up. Then he flat lined and we spent two minutes on that. Dr. Yang and I came to the conclusion that the bleeding couldn't be kept under control, and that his heart would never start again."

The attorney and the board nodded.

Meredith swallowed. They had been in the same room for three hours asking different questions and writting down different things. She was tired and hungry. Thirsty too.

"We'll break for lunch then meet back here in an hour tops." A man said.

Meredith and Riley nodded, getting up and walking out of the room.

"Don't speak tell we're out of their hearing range." Riley spoke softly to her.

"Okay."

"No speaking." He smiled. They walked over to the elevators and got in. Luckly it was just them.

"We'll go to lunch and discuss a few things."

"How do you think it's going?" Meredith asked.

"Personally? Not like I want it to go." Riley told her. "I need to reverse it. This is a hard case. It's a kid that died. They're more sympathetic. That act he's putting on, it's to make sure you have nothing left when you walk out of that room. Yeah he's upset that he lost his son, but he wants nothing more than for you to be left empty. And not just for what you worth."

"I honestly don't know what happened to him. It bothers me I don't know. When I walk into the OR, I know what to do. I'm sure. I'm positive. And his surgery was just a simple tumor disection. But as soon as I got in there blood was everywhere. That's when his heart started dropping because I was trying to stop the bleeding and take the tumor out."

"I told you I would find a way to get you out of it Dr. Grey. And I will." Riley assured her.

"Please call me Meredith. Dr. Grey is when I'm practing medicine. Right now I'm on the edge of having that all riped away so..."

"Don't speak that way. Clients like that never get their way."

"I...okay." She sighed.

"Look, let's just get lunch and relax for an hour. Then we can go back to fighting this battle. Okay?"

Meredith nodded and they stepped of the elevator.

She was ready for today to be over.

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"We're not betting on this." Cristina told Mark.

"Come, Five big ones says she gets blamed and sleeps with attorney to make herself feel better."

"We're not betting on this. This isn't something to bet about." Cristina sturnly said.

"Not betting on what?" Derek asked, walking up with a chart in his hand.

"Meredith winning or losing this law suit. And her not having a job or a licenses to practice medicine." Mark said. "Oh, and can't forget about warming up the bed with that attorney." He winked.

Derek looked at his best friend. He handed the nurse the chart and walked off.

"Idiot. Go after him!" Cristina yelled. Mark rolled his eyes and took off after Derek.

"Hey Man, I'm sorry. I know it's a rough subject."

"Mark I don't care."

"That's the biggest..."

"I got a woman's number."

Mark looked at Derek. "You what?"

"I was coming out of Meredith's the other day and I bumped into her. We talked, got eachothers number and names and left. She was pretty, sweet, and I took notice in that."

"Dude, you've been trying to make it work with Meredith ever since she got back and told you she had your kid. And not just any kid, my sweet little niece Stella. So what the hell man? What. The. Hell?"

"I thought you would be proud of me?"

"Proud of you? Derek I'm not your mother. You're not my son. I'm not proud of you. If you want to go get some other girls number and go date some other girl that's fine. But make up your damn mind. If you want Meredith you're going to have to prove it to her. You say you love her and you want her, but do you really? She's says she can't trust you, and you tell her to stop avoiding you, but open your eyes Derek. If you want her to trust you, you don't go after another woman. And you defeantly don't get another woman's number. That's not how trust works."

"Who are you to talk about trust? You sleep with my ex-wife Mark? I couldn't trust you?"

"That may be true Derek, but I also am not the love of your fucking life Derek. I'm not the one you can't stop thinking about, or the one you want to be with for the rest of your life. Well I hope not at least."

"Stop trying to side with Derek."

"I'll stop siding with Meredith, when you stop siding for someone you don't want."

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Lunch had passed, and so had another three hours in that dreadful room. It was getting late.

"I don't get how that's fair." Riley stated.

"Well if there isn't another reason, there isn't anyone else to point the finger to except Dr. Grey."

Meredith sighed.

"I'm sorry but my client didn't kill that patient. When she opened him up, he was already bleeding out. Their must have been something wrong else where."

"Then why didn't Dr. Grey catch it before?"

Riley shook his head. He went to speak, but was cut off.

"Dr. Meredith Grey is found guilty. Her remains of her job and licenses remain in the hands of the Surgical Board of Washington. Thank you for your time and words. Have a good night." The attorneys and Mr. Morgan stepped out of the room. Meredith put her hands in her hands. She wouldn't cry. Not here. Not in front of Riley and the board.

"Dr. Grey." Mr. Jennings said. She didn't look up. "Meredith."

She looked up at him.

"They're going to decied what they want. And the fact that you can't come up with a reason this has happened doesn't look good. I'm sorry Meredith." He paused. "Why don't we go talk with Richard? I don't really want to repeat myself twice."

Meredith nodded before standing up. Riley followed her out along with Mr. Jennings.

When she got outside, she felt a bad feeling. She had all day.

She knew what was about to happen.

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"...I'm sorry Richard."

Meredith sat still.

"This is un believeable. She didn't kill that boy. She was just doing her job and..."

"No matter what you say the decison has been made. Meredith Grey is no longer a surgical fellow of Seattle Grace Mercy West as of today. I'm sorry." Mr. Jennings spoke his last words and stepped outside.

Riley had already. He wasn't needed for anything else, and both Mr. Jennings and Richard sent him on his way.

Richard looked at Meredith.

"I will get you out of this Meredith if it's..."

"I just want to be alone right now." Meredith whispered before getting up and walking out of the office.

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"Anyone heard about Meredith?" Alex asked.

"Nope." Cristina said.

They were all getting dressed to go home. It had been a long day.

"She'll tell us the good news tomorrow when she shows up getting dressed in her scrubs." Izzie smiled.

"I hope so." George sighed.

"Let's go home." Cristina spoke.

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"Did you have a good day?" Derek asked Stella.

"Yeah Daddy. I played with my friends. And had snacks too." She giggled.

"That's good. You want to stop and get something to eat on the way home?"

"Daddy is Mama still here?"

Derek looked up at his daughter. They had just got in the elevator.

"What do you mean Stel?"

"She hasn't called and talked to me. And she normally does. I know I ran away from her. And I am sorry. I miss my Mama."

Derek felt sorry for his daughter.

"She misses you. I saw her today and she said she loves and misses you."

"Really?" The girls eyes lit up.

"Yeah. She said she's sorry she hasn't called. She's just in some trouble."

"Tell her to put on her sad eyes. Like I always do. That makes them feel sad."

"So that's what you do when your in trouble.." Derek laughed.

"Shh. It's a secret." Stella smiled, putting her finger to her mouth.

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Meredith stood at the cat walk over looking the lobby. Nurses were busy working, and doctors were going home to their families.

She watched as she saw Stella and Derek exit one of the elevators the same time her friends did. Mark and Lexie stood up from one of the chairs out of the corner, and Stella ran to them all.

Stella had a good family. And it looked like she was okay. Meredith whipped her eyes and laughed, but the tears still came.

She would miss everyone and everything. She felt bad for how much she took everything for granted.

The big family started walking out of the hospital, and Meredith continued to silently cry. She then noticed a pair of eyes looking up at her, and a small body take off.

Stella ran towards her mother. Meredith smiled through the tears and started walking towards her little girl. She reached the bottom of the stairs, and Meredith bent down. Stella leaped into her arms.

"Mama." Stella whispered.

Meredith cried. Even with three days passed, she still missed her child.

"I'm sorry Mama."

"I'm sorry baby girl." Meredith told her daughter. "More sorry than words can describe."

"It's okay Mama. I just wanted to have a girly day like we did before. That's all."

"I want nothing more than to have a girly day." She laughed.

"Good Mama. Can we go home and watch movies. Mr. Giggles really wants to see you. He told me so."

Meredith smiled. "I missed Mr. Giggles."

THe group walked over to the mother and her daughter.

"Meredith." Lexie spoke.

"What did they say?" Cristina asked.

"They uh.." Meredith froze. "I'm in the clear."

Everyone cheered and Meredith tried to put on a smile. Stella walked over to Derek.

"I want to stay with Mama tonight."

Derek looked at Stella. "Your Mama's probably tired. It's best you..."

"I told her it was fine." Meredith told him. "She can come home with me."

Derek looked at her. "Okay then. Give me a kiss Stel."

Stella hugged her father and gave him a kiss. Derek handed her Stella's bags and Meredith took them.

"I need to get my bag Stel so we'll have to go back upstairs."

"Okay Mama. Let's go." She said, grabbing Meredith's hand. Meredith said goodbye and walked off with Stella in hand.

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"I promise I will make more time for girl's night." Meredith told Stella. They were cuddled up next to eachother, and were talking.

"I know Mama. I just miss us having play dates, and beauty days."

Meredith laughed at her daughter. Beauty dates were spa days. And Meredith missed those too.

"I'll have time to do those things with you. I'll start making time."

"Okay." Stella smiled. "I'm sleepy Mama. Can I sleep in your bed tonight?"

"Of course." Meredith told her. They walked upstairs and crawled into Meredith's bed. It had been a long day. And Meredith was ready to close her eyes.

Maybe everything around her would just fade away.

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It was late afternoon the next day, and Richard had kept himself in his office the whole day.

He didn't want to see Yang's sad face, or complants from Derek or any of the rest of them. But now he had no choice, he was hungry.

He got up and opened his door and walked down towards the cafeteria. When he got in, he heard a crowd of people call his name.

It was all of Meredith's friends, including Derek and Mark. He sighed to himself and walked over to the table.

"Sir where is Meredith?" Cristina asked.

"Richard I've been trying to call her. Did she take the day off? She took Stella last night and I need to know If I need to pick her up from daycare or if she's home with her?" Derek added.

"I called her for a consult and she didn't answer my page." Lexie said.

"Yeah Trauma paged her too but got no answer." Mark spoke.

Richard looked at all of them. They looked confused. "Did Meredith not tell you?"

The table shrugged.

"She said that she was in the clear and we would see her tomorrow." Izzie spoke for the group.

"Maybe we should go to my office." Richard said. The whole group got up and started walking towards his office.

"Okay then." Richard said to himself.

He made his way around the group and towards the front. He opened the door to his office and took a seat in his chair.

Mark closed the door and everyone stood around. Some taking a seat on the couch.

"What happened Chief?" George asked.

"Richard?" Derek looked at him.

Richard rubbed his face with his hands before speaking. "Meredith lost the law suit yesterday. Larry Jennings was there and fired her. She couldn't come up with a reason behind the son dying, she took the blame. I've been in my office all day trying to come up with a solution but I can't."

It was still in the office.

"She told us she was okay. That she was in the clear." Derek told him.

"I was in that OR and she couldn't help what was happening." Cristina said.

"Why would she lie to us?" Izzie asked.

"She probably didn't want you all to worry." Richard told them. Suddenly, the phone rang. Richard answered in.

"Yes. I'm with someone at the moment. Yes that will do." He hung up the phone.

"So what is she going to do?" Mark asked.

"I guess..." But Richard was interupted.

"I tired to stop him Chief." Patricia said. An intern stood in front of her. His hands shaking.

"What is it?" Richard yelled.

"I think I can help you."

"With what?"

"Dr. Grey Sir." He said. "Dr. Grey didn't kill that boy."

He nodded.

"I did."

Everyone looked from the intern, back to Richard.

Loonng chapter! Haha. I fell in love with the Meredith/Stella scene. It just poped into my mind when I was writing, and well there you have it. There is hope for Meredith in the end! Literally! Thanks for all the reviews once again. And please tell me what you thought. I'll start writing again and post a chapter very, very soon! Maybe in a couple days or sooner. Review and hope all is well! Oh, and I noticed that last chapter the names didn't come through. I even went back and it still didn't put the names in. I'm sorry about that. Hope it doesn't happen again!

Oh, and thanks for all the wishes of me feeling better. I'm offically better!