Chapter 9

Alex and Cristina are on either side of Meredith, she pushes them away and runs to the OR as they are about to cover Mark. Alex and Cristina follow her, they stand back, Izzie and George come up and join them.

Meredith walks over to the stretcher, she looks down at Mark, with the tears steaming down her face.
They can see her whispering to him, after a couple minutes Meredith sinks to the floor.
Alex goes and picks her up. He carries her out or the OR. Alex continues outside with her, Cristina, Izzie and George are following him.

They get Meredith to the house. Alex walks into her room with her. Meredith turns and looks at her friends her family

Izz: Meredith

Meredith doesn't say anything, she just walks into the bathroom. Izzie motions for everyone to stay back she follows Meredith in, she sits with her on the floor.

Mer: I, Izzie I just

Meredith starts sobbing, Alex walks in and picks her up, he carries her back into her room and lays with her down on the bed, he lays down behind her and holds her as she cries, Cristina gets in front of Meredith and wraps her arms around Meredith. Izzie and George sit on the end of the bed; they each put a hand on her legs. They stay that way for several hours. Meredith has passed out. Izzie, Cristina, and George get up.

Alex: you guys go, make food, get drinks whatever, but what she needs is for us all to be right here.

He stands up and sits on the floor facing the bed, so he can see Meredith. Cristina sits down next Alex.
George and Izzie walk downstairs. They hear someone knocking on the door. Izzie opens it and it Derek

Izz: Dr. Sheppard
Der: Stevens I want to see her
Izz: she's asleep
Der; Not like it matters, so what he's dead
Izz: he used to be your best friend
Der: yeah that was before he slept with my wife, and my girl friend,

He looks at George

Der: he slept with Callie. Why are any of you sorry he's gone?

Meredith woke up to hear Derek yelling about Mark and who he had slept with. She goes downstairs to find a ranting Derek. Alex and Cristina are right behind her

Der: he ruined everything he ever touched, the world is better off.

Meredith walks over to Derek, he tries to kiss her but she back hands him.

Mer: HOW DARE YOU?! MARK WAS A GOOD MAN, HE CARED ABOUT PEOPLE, HE WAS THERE FOR ME WHEN YOU WEREN'T HE ACCEPTED ME AS I WAS, I… I LOVED HIM AND NOW HE'S GONE. YOU ARE A DRUNK, DEREK, HE WAS YOUR FRIEND
Der: that was before he slept with my wife
Mer: ALL I GOT WAS A MOMENT WITH HIM DEREK, JUST A MOMENT

Meredith starts crying again, before she can fall, Alex rushes forward and picks her up. He carries her back upstairs.

Cris: you need to go
Der: no I want Meredith
Cris; but she doesn't want you Derek, get yourself some help

She turns and walks back upstairs. Izzie and George usher Derek out of the house. They get a tray of snack food and water together and go back upstairs. They find Alex and Cristina holding Meredith again. They sit on the bed and again they each put a hand on her legs.

The next morning, Meredith wakes up and sees Cristina and Izzie in bed with her, she gets out of bed, and goes to the bathroom, She grabs one of Marks hoodies that are the house, she goes downstairs and brews some coffee, when it is done she goes outside and sits on the back porch.

Alex wakes up and realized Meredith is gone, he goes down stairs he sees that there is coffee, he gets a cup and goes outside, he sits down next to Meredith.

They sit there are sitting there for a while, they watch the sun come up.

Mer: I thought yesterday morning that everything was finally going my way. I dating someone I loved, that I trusted, that I wanted to spend all my time with, and now he's gone, what do I do know Alex

Alex; you live Meredith. You will go back to work, you will save peoples lives, we will hang out, we will go to Joes, but you go on living
Mer: I don't know how anymore

Alex puts his arm around Meredith. She rests her head on his shoulder.

Alex: yeah you do, because we are survivors Meredith.
Mer: you think
Alex: yeah. Come on its cold out here.

They go back inside, Izzie is in the kitchen

Izz: breakfast
Mer: yeah. I'm going to go shower

She goes upstairs

Izz: how is she?
Alex: she's tough, she's make it, we are all here for her
Izz; you seem different
Alex: Meredith always makes me think that screwed up people have a chance, and I want to give the back to her.

Izzie smiles at him. Alex smiles and runs upstairs to change.