A/N: I am really sorry for this long delay. But finally I made it and here is a brand new part for you. I hope you like it and can enjoy reading :D Have fun. And maybe leave a comment?
FLASHBACK PART 2
Meredith left the locker room and went out into the hallway to find her interns. Finally she got used to have them around her. At first it was really strange to be the one giving the orders, when all the time before she was one receiving them from her former resident Bailey.
Soon she spotted them standing together in a corner in front of the intern's locker room.
Walking into their direction she grabbed the files which lay on the counter waiting for her. Still walking she flipped through them and speed read over the cases and who of the surgeons was in charge of it.
When she reached her interns she greeted them nicely. They greeted her back with a nod and a warm smile. Meredith divided the four of them and gave them their cases for the day. There was nothing special waiting for them. But as Meredith knew from her experience, this fact could change any minute with an incoming ambulance.
After giving the interns theirs tasks she walked towards the elevator. Meredith wanted to have a look into the surgery wing if there were any cases in which she might be able to assist.
With a 'ding' the elevator opened its doors and Derek stormed out of it in a hurry. He nearly knocked Meredith over, who was still standing in front of the now opened doors.
As soon as he realized who was standing right in front of him he stopped and faced her, a serious expression on his face.
Meredith's bright smile slowly fell dead and she faced him, a confused expression on her own face.
Before she could start speaking he interrupted her. "Come with me, please, I will explain everything to you. But right now, please, come with me."
Even more confused, Meredith stepped with him into the elevator and Derek hit the button "Rooftop". She was surprised, because she was expecting them to go downstairs into another wing or even into a surgery.
Now, that they were standing there together her thoughts started racing.
'What was this all about? What could have happened that upset Derek this much?' All kind of horrible visions crashed into her mind. 'One of our friends could be injured. Or maybe something was wrong with Richard, or my mum.' Her mother. There her thoughts came to an abrupt stop. 'Could it be, that something was wrong with her mother?' she thought. 'But, why the hell are we going to the roof, when something was wrong with her?'
Meredith could not help herself and sort out what this was really about.
In the meantime nearly the same ranting thoughts went through Derek's head.
The only difference was that he knew what he was about to tell Meredith.
His general problem was to figure out a way to tell her.
He knew there was no way, telling her without hurting her the same time, but he wanted it to be as gentle as possible. Her whole life, her whole family had never been easy for her. And it got even more complicated right now. Derek wanted her so desperately to be happy, but this kind of news would surely break her again. He would be there to heal her, he always was and always wanted to be, but he was not sure if he could mend her completely after this loss she was about to undergo.
Nevertheless he had to tell her about what was waiting downstairs for her to deal with.
He also knew that it should be him, who told her. There would be no excuse if the would hear it from some nurse, when he knew it all along. If that would be the case he would not be able to face himself in the mirror anymore. Even if she felt different about his duty to tell her, he needed to be the one. Only he would be able to give her the strength she would need in this situation.
The elevator reached the exit on the roof and they both stepped out of it. Derek grabbed Meredith hand and they faced the sun rising behind the high buildings of the skyline of Seattle.
The wind was blowing, but it was spring and it was not at all cold anymore.
Derek guided her to the border and positioned himself on the opposite of her, her hand still in his hand. They stood there for a few quiet moments, then Derek broke the silence, which was good, because Meredith was about to go mad. Her confusion was now concern, and she was concerned in a really big way right now.
Slowly Derek started talking and explained what had happen his morning in the care home.
Like every morning the nurse went into Mrs. Grey's room to wake her up and help her to get dressed. But today Ellis had been strange; she was not able to move or to stand up. She just lay there in bed, complaining about a hurt in her arm and shoulder. At first the nurse thought this was Ellis trying to spend the whole day in her bad, but soon she realised, that this was not a joke and she called the ambulance.
Withinone hour Ellis was admitted into Seattle Grace Hospital. The doctors examined her and found the cause nearly immediately. And then Derek could recall what had happen from his own mind.
He told Meredith how he found her mother in this room and that she had suffered a heart attack, that there was a possibility that it was a stroke the same time, which was not recognisable at the moment.
Meredith's face was blank, nearly without any expression. He did not know, what this meant. Hasn't she realised yet, what had happened or was she to upset to cry? Hesitatingly he continued to explain further details and how her mother had looked like. He wanted her to be prepared when she walked into her room. Ok, she knew, how her mother would look like, she had seen it many, many times with patients before this day. But when it is suddenly a family member of your own lying there in the bed, everything was different than it had been the countless times before.
Finally Derek stopped talking and examined her face again. She realised he had finished and slowly raised her head until she was facing him. And then right in that moment the tears started to fall. At first it were only a few tears rolling down her cheeks, but soon she cried and sobbed uncontrollably into his shoulder. He just stood there holding her tight and soothing her by whispering some soft words into her hair.
Meredith cried for a long time, she felt like it was forever and that she would never be able to stop again. However at some point the just had no tears left and so she calmed herself down a bit.
Meredith knew that this was the end. The end of her mother's life. There was practically no chance she would recover.
Meredith had to live with this fact and she knew this day would come sooner or later. Now that she would die in the cause of a heart attack she would not suffer so long and there was a chance she would not have to die alone.
Meredith could be with her. And at this point she was glad and nearly grateful for this fact.
After reassuring herself again she said: "I want to see her. But for now, I don't want to be alone. Derek, could you come with me, please?"
"Of course, I will." He responded immediately.
It was out of question for him if he would be there to support her.
Even if they were not married yet, he felt more than obligated towards her. For him it was only a matter of time and occasion before he would really made her his.
But for now, they had other defiance to challenge and they would make it in the end. No matter how hard this way would be together they would manage everything. He was sure of it.
And so they turned towards the elevator, getting ready to face what was waiting downstairs for them to deal with.
Derek swung his arm around Meredith's shoulders and pushed the button of the elevator, again.
When they stood there riding down he whispered to her: "I know, nothing of this is going to be easy, but I am there for you, no matter what will happen. We both know how this thing with you Mum will end. For now you have to be strong for her and I will be strong for you. We will get through this. I love you."
The elevator doors swung open and revealed a busy hallway. Meredith faced a situation she was never in before. She faced the death of her mother and she knew it would be hard…
END OF FLASHBACK