Thanks everyone for the reviews
Thanks everyone for the reviews! Hope you enjoyed the last chapter as much as I did! Hope this chapter is long enough for your liking. Some definite dramarama at the end of this chapter.
Meredith sighed as she changed Lily's diaper. It had been almost two days since they had signed Lily's adoption papers. She was now legally theirs. She was born on the same day as Liam and Meredith loved that. She hoped they'd be close in life. Today they were having a relaxing Sunday. Derek went back to work tomorrow while Meredith stayed on leave for another ten weeks. Part of her really bad wanted to take a scalpel and cut into someone's brain or any other type of organ but she loved her kids more than the high after any surgery. She'd never be like Ellis.
"Derek." called Meredith as Liam began to fuss. "Please come up here and take Lily while I nurse Liam." called Meredith tiredly, who voice hoarse from the lack of sleep she had received in the last four days.
Derek quickly bounded up the stairs and took Lily and nestled her in the crook of his arm and watched Meredith sit down with Liam. He noticed that she had deep dark circles under her eyes and looked physically and mentally drained.
"Mere why don't you lie down after you feed Liam. I can keep things under control for a couple of hours. Until Liam needs to eat again, but I can feed Lily." said Derek.
"Derek, no it's okay. I can't leave you with both of them." said Meredith as she let Liam take a break from eating and burped him.
Derek tilted her chin with his free hand so she was looking up at him from the rocking chair. "Mere you need sleep. You have to take a nap. Okay?" asked Meredith shook her head indicating she would go along with his plan. He then planted a kiss on her forehead and retreated down-stairs with Lily.
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Meredith awoke two hours later to smell dinner cooking downstairs. She quickly scurried down the stairs to find Derek stirring soup and trying to tend to two fussing infants. She then took Lily as Derek took Liam. She then felt a tug on her jeans.
"Mommy read me this story." said Katherine as she held a book up to Meredith.
"Not now honey. I need to feed your sister." said Meredith.
Katherine pouted and moved toward her father.
"Daddy read me this story." said Katherine as she held the book up towards Derek.
"Not now Kat. I have to finish dinner." said Derek as he gently guided her away from him and the stove.
This had been going on for days, Katherine needing attention when Meredith and Derek couldn't give it to her. In Katherine's eyes this meant her Mommy and Daddy didn't love her anymore. She had dealt with this long enough. She went upstairs to her room, found a small backpack stuffed her teddy-bear, pajamas and favorite blanket and toy in it and zipped it up and crept downstairs. She carefully opened the door and shut it quietly behind her. She walked for blocks until she reached the big street. She then got scared when a big truck zipped passed her.
"Mommy? Daddy?" called Katherine as she started to cry. She then started to hysterically cry. "Mommy? Daddy?"
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"Derek have you seen Katherine? I wanted to make it up to her and read her that story." said Meredith as she laid Liam down in his crib.
"No maybe she's in her room?" suggested Derek as he laid Lily down in her crib.
"I already checked there. She's not." said Meredith starting to get worried. "I'm going to check downstairs." said Meredith as she quickly raced down the stairs. "Katherine?" she called as she ran threw the house. "Katherine?" she said as she checked the bathrooms." Katherine!" she called loudly, completely scared this time. She felt her throat nearly close up and her heart stop, yet she managed to say his name. "Derek!" she screamed.
Derek heard her voice from up in the nursery. He heard the panic. He raced down the stairs to see Meredith with tears running down her cheeks. "What?" asked Derek fearing what she'd say next.
"She's gone."
