Disclaimer: The almighty Shonda Rhimes owns Grey's Anatomy, not me. I just own the DVD's :)

A/N: Okay well this idea popped into my head after reading several stories that revolved around the same subject, rape. It's a sensitive topic so please don't read this if it effects you in any way.

"CARLY!" everyone screeched at the same time. Carly looked up immediately just as the car was a few feet away from her......

Carly's eyes widened as reacted as quickly as she could stumbling back on the curb. Her entire leg scraped the concrete causing her to fall forward as the car skidded to a stop. The man in the vehicle went unseen but it was obvious he was unsatisfied with missing Carly. Before anyone else could react he backed up and sped away.

"Carly," Meredith cried and launched herself at her daughter. Everyone else was almost frozen where they were standing. Several people from the restaurant began filing out, shocked at what happened, including her family. Derek was the only other person to approach them though. Around her Carly heard all the commotion. The worry of her family, the hysterical cries of her mom, the manager of the restaurant calling for an ambulance and the police. She was afraid to move, all she could do was stare at the skid marks the car had made.

"Carly," Derek said sounding desperate. Slowly her head turned towards his face which was looking at her leg. As her eyes traveled there she withdrew a gasp. A large cut ran from her ankle to her knee cap, bleeding heavily. What was strange was that she couldn't feel it, she was numb. The manager gave them a dish towel to stop the bleeding.

"Mommy," she cried all of a sudden and leaned into her mother's chest. Meredith took her into her arms gently. "I thought you said it was over." They all knew what she meant. What just happened was no accident. The man intended to hit Carly, the man was Thatcher's friend.

"It is sweetie," Meredith whispered.

"How," Carly said her voice cracking.

"Carly," she heard Cristina say. "We saw his license plate number." Carly turned around.

"You..... you did," she whispered. Cristina nodded. Carly looked over at her mother. Tears stained her face and her face was twisted in fear. Of course she was scared. If she hadn't reacted in that second she would have a much worse injury than her leg, possibly even death. The rest of the day was a blur for Carly. She went to the hospital even though she didn't need to. And then she went home. It was like she was moving in slow motion, everyone around her oblivious to the wreck she really was.

It wasn't even the fact that it was Thatcher who raped her or that the man who almost killed her today was still out there, it was something else. Her virginity was taken away without her consent. She was only thirteen years old. The rest of her childhood was going to be scarred like her face.

"Carly," Meredith said gently coming up slowly to the couch where she was seated.

"What?" Carly whispered. Meredith sat next to her and Carly's head turned towards her slowly.

"They got him," she said with a smile. "Thatcher gave up his name and they tracked him through the license plate."

"They did?" she sighed in relief. Meredith held her face gently and kissed her forehead. Carly leaned her head on her shoulder.

"It's over."

"No it's not," Carly countered. Meredith looked at her in surprise.

"But...." she began but Carly interrupted. Just at that second Derek rounded the corner.

"I..... I will never forget. No matter how many people have been there for me I will never forget. I can't go through a day without reliving every moment of what happened to me. And what happened to me, really sucked. I mean I was violated against my will, by my grandfather. And nothing will ever make me forget, nothing can ever take that back," Carly cried.

"Oh sweetie," Derek sighed. "We know..."

"No you don't," Carly hissed. "This didn't happen to you!"

"I know sweetheart," Meredith sighed reaching out to stroke her daughter's curls. Carly wrenched away.

"You're right," Derek murmured sitting next to her and grabbing her hands to bring her focus on him. "We don't know how you feel. We can only imagine. But you're our little girl. Our one and only little girl. We just want to try and help."

"I know," Carly whispered. "He.... they are gone. It will get better. I know it. But.... but it will just take some time."

"We understand," Meredith said reaching out for her daughter's hair again and stroked it gently.

"I love you both," Carly murmured leaning into her mom. "No matter how long it takes me to get over it...... I will always love you. But...... it may be over but I will never forget....... and I don't think just the support group will help me. I'm scared....... not of men anymore but.... but that what happened to me this time could happen again and next time I might not be so lucky."

"Carly," Meredith sighed.

"I never... I never realized how unsafe our home was. I always thought that Seattle was the safest place in the world because it was my home and I had you guys to protect me," Carly whimpered.

"We'll always be there for you," Meredith whispered in her ear. Carly really wanted to say that they weren't before. When she had her friend troubles and everything. Bella was there for her when she cried over Hayley moving away. Shadow and Maggie stood at her door for days when Sarah decided to abandon her. She was all alone every day of the week when she would come home on the verge of a break down because of her constant teasing. It was never them.

"Baby," Derek sighed. "You.... you don't think the support group will help.... what...."

"I... I don't know," she interrupted.

"What about ther-" Mer began but she couldn't finish her sentence.

"No," Carly shook her head. "I don't want to tell some stranger what I am feeling inside especially if they don't know what I am going through." There was an uncomfortable silence in the room before Derek spoke.

"What if the therapist.... what if it wasn't a stranger," Derek began not wanting to pressure his daughter. Carly narrowed her eyes knowing what was coming.

"It's..... the fourth of July is soon isn't it," she sighed.

"And I was thinking..... your Aunt Kathleen....." Derek continued. Meredith's eyes lit up but Carly tuned him out. Maybe it would be easier to talk to her Aunt. On the Fourth of July every year since they lived across the state, the Shepherd's would come and stay for about a week in their guest rooms and guest house for a picnic. Her Seattle family was invited as well which meant tons of torture.

"So what do you think?" Meredith asked.

"Do they all know?" Carly whispered drawing her knees to her chest, looking down at the bandage that covered half her leg. She hadn't thought about them knowing at all, or maybe for just a moment. The entire time Carly was worried about Alexis and what if she found out.

"Your Aunt's and Grandmother do, but your cousins..." Derek began.

"So my cousins know too," Carly countered.

"You don't..." Meredith began but Carly interrupted.

"I am one of the youngest in the family. Adam is the only one younger than me and he is 10. Billy is married. Anna is engaged already while..." Carly began.

"I know it will be hard but try and think...." Derek said.

"I never said I wouldn't talk to Aunt Kathleen," Carly sighed. She was always one of the easier of her Aunt's to talk to. Her Aunt Liz, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Emma were awesome but they didn't have the shrink quality like Kathleen. "It's just...."

"The whole family, I know," Meredith murmured kissing her head gently. "You'll be fine, I promise."

'No, No. NO, NO, NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!' Carly started thrashing back and forth in her bed until waking up with a jolt, sweating. It was July Fourth. Slowly Carly made her way to the window just like the summer party. It was actually nice out again and Meredith and Derek were busy setting up the back yard. Carly sighed as she saw them joking around. She loved her family, but it was the Shepherd's.

Her grandmother, Carolyn, she was extremely protective of her. Being her only son's only daughter had given them a close bond. Kathleen was a therapist and her husband, Jason was an ortho surgeon. They had four kids. Anna, the engaged one, she was 24. Greg, he was 18. Jack, he was 16. Then Amanda, she was a few months older than Carly but already 14. Nancy, she could be harsh, even if it was with family, her husband was Collin who was a neurologist. They had three kids. Billy, the married one, he was 28. Chloe, she was 18 and about to start college. And then Katie, she was 17.

Next was Liz, a pediatrician, and her husband John who was a general surgeon. They had five kids. Danielle, she was 22. Laura, she was 20. Robert, he was 17. Then twins, Kyle and Cody, they were 15 and one of their favorite people to torture was Carly. Finally there's, Emma, she was a pediatric surgeon and her husband, Tom was an oncologist. They had four kids. Dylan, he was 21. Sarah, she was 19. Michael, he was 17. Paige, she was 15. Then Adam, he was 10.

All of them knew. Carly was sure of it. All of them would confront her about it. She had 16 older cousins and one younger, it was highly likely everyone else besides Adam knew what rape was.

Carly slipped on her bathing suit, clothes over top, and she made her way downstairs slowly. When she got down there, her mother was in the kitchen.

"Hey Carly," Mer said with a smile.

"Hi Mom," Carly murmured and sat down on the couch. It was obvious she didn't want to talk and by now Mer knew to respect that. On the couch is where Carly stayed until the doorbell rang. She cringed and began to pray it was one of her family from Seattle. It wasn't. It of course was Carolyn, she had gotten and earlier flight then everyone else to make sure she arrived early.

"Hey Mom," Meredith greeted her with a hug. Carolyn stood there for a second hugging her daughter in law before coming into the house quickly. Immediately she spotted Carly on the couch. She had looked up. The two stared at each other for a few minutes before Carolyn ran forward and grabbed Carly by the shoulders and and pulled her into a hug.

"Sweetheart," Carolyn sighed. "If there is anything...."

"You're doing it," Carly answered before she could finish lifting her arms to reciprocate the hug. After they broke apart. "That's all I need." Carolyn held her face and kissed her forehead gently. Her thumb gently traced the scar on her cheek before turning to Derek. Her eyes widened at the lack of food.

"My god," she exclaimed. "Derek Shepherd! Food! What do you expect us to eat. Haven't I taught you anything!" Derek blushed as Carly and Meredith giggled. Carolyn kissed her son on the head before heading to the kitchen.

"Will you be okay?" Meredith asked her daughter.

"If I can handle Grandma, I can handle my Aunt's," Carly said confidently.

"What about your cousins?" Meredith asked.

"Now that's a whole different story," Carly sighed before grabbing a book and sitting down on the couch again. She didn't get much reading done. It was very amusing to watch her grandmother order her father around. Even if it was her Meredith's fault, Derek was blamed. It wasn't until noon when the next set of Shepherd's arrived. It was Nancy, Collin, Billy, his wife Kristen, Chloe, and Katie. When they entered the house after Meredith answered, Carly didn't bother to look up.

"Meredith," Nancy exclaimed hugging her. "It's great to see you." Meredith timidly hugged her back. Nancy was the one Shepherd sister who took the longest to warm up to Meredith.

"Hey Aunt Meredith," Billy said kissing her on the cheek, one arm around Kristen. Nancy looked towards the couch and back at Mer questioningly. Meredith gestured towards the kids and Nancy nodded indicating they all knew.

"Give her time," Meredith dropped her voice to a whisper and looked at Billy, Kristen, Chloe, and Katie. "She.... she's a little touchy. And nervous about facing all of you. She faced my family but...." Nancy almost ignored her and sat next to Carly on the couch. She smiled slightly and Carly smiled back before hugging her. Kathleen was the next to arrive with Jason, Anna, her fiance Liam, Greg, Jack, and Amanda. Kathleen bypassed Mer immediately and went to Carly. This was the same for Liz and Emma as well. It was 1 by the time everyone was there. Carly had yet to talk to any of her cousins. It was until Kyle and Cody came up to her.

"Hey dork," Kyle teased.

"You gonna let us beat you in soccer this time," Cody laughed. Carly only sighed and turned away. Laura smacked them both on the head.

"Shut up idiots," she hissed. "Don't you think she feels bad enough already."

"You don't need to stick up for me," Carly said without turning around. "I was raped but it doesn't mean I am helpless." Laura looked up shocked. Amanda just ran passed them and towards Carly.

"Hey girl," she said with a smile. "What do you want to do?" Carly smiled back at her.

"Disappear," she joked. "Lake?"

"Why not?" Amanda shrugged. "When is your other family coming?"

"Dunno," Carly answered. "Aunt Izzie, well she could come at any time. The rest......"

"So... how are you?" Amanda asked awkwardly.

"You can ask, it's okay...." Carly said. "And I am fine or getting there. He's off the street, in jail for at least like twenty years and I have all of you."

"You know... everyone, even Adam...." Amanda began.

"I'm used to it.... just be careful around my little cousins on my Mom's side," Carly warned. "Only Maddie knows. Archer, Abby, Chris, Kayla, Tess, Tyler, Matt, and Josh have no clue what rape is let alone it happened to me."

"You have all our family," Amanda said.

"I know."

Next chapter is the rest of the Fourth of July, Kathleen's talk with Carly, and the rest of the week with the Shepherd's.... how do you think that will work out????

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