They enter their neighborhood and Meredith sees that her mother is home. "Derek could you drop me off at my house. I have to go tell my mother." She said in a quiet voice.
"Of course." He said turning on to her street. "When ever you want to you can come over or call just let me know you are ok." He said pulling into her drive way. "I am here if you need me. And you are sure you don't want me to come with you. Because I will if you want me to." He said as he caressed her cheek.
"No I need to do this on my own. I can do this on my own." She said clearly only trying to convince herself that it is right.
"Ok but call me once you have ok." He reiminded her as she started to get out of the car. "Hey." He said as she started to close the door. She looked back at him with a questioning look. "I love you. Don't forget that." She nodded her head and leaned into kiss him. He kisses her back quickly and she walked into her house. He only pulled out of the drive way once she had gotten inside knowing he had some work to do before she called him.
Meredith walked into the house to hear her mother in the kitchen. She took a deep breath as she placed her back against the closed door. You can do this Meredith. Just go and talk to her. She had to keep repeating this and finally got into the kitchen. Her mother was making lunch for herself and didn't even acnowledge her presance when she walked in. She started to wring her wrists and play with her watch. She almost ran right out of the room when her mother started to speak.
"What is it Meredith? I have a very important surgery and I have to be back at the hospital in..." She looked down at her watch "Shit I only have twenty minutes." She said quickening the pace she had on the sandwich she was making.
"Mom can you just listen to me for a minute." She yelled.
"Meredith you know that I can't do that when I have to be out of here soon."
Tears started to form around her eyes and she really wished that Derek had come with her. Then she felt the heart around her neck. He was here. He was always here with her. She could do this. "Mother I am pregnant." She screamed letting the tears fall freely.
This made Ellis look up but her face stayed stern. "How far along do you think you are?" She asked turning back to her sandwich.
Meredith was shocked she thought that she would yell and scream and get pissed off that she was ruining her life. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. "I think about seven weeks." She said still not totally believing that her mother was taking this so well.
"Good in fifteen minutes you will come with me to the hospital and we will have that taken care of." She said not looking at the stuned look on Merediths face.
"Ellis I am not going to abort my child. I can't." She said letting more tears fall.
"You will and we will never talk about this again."
"No I will not I can take care of it."
"No if you keep this baby you will become a worthless single mom living on the streets because you cannot live with me if you keep it."
Merediths world was spinning. She knew that she would never abort this baby. Even though she only knew about it for a day she already loved it and she couldn't let it die. But how could she raise it alone on the streets. Her hand went to her neck where her half of the necklace sat on her neck. She wouldn't be alone she would have him. He wouldn't leave her. He said he would never leave her. She really hoped he would never leave her and her child. "Then I will move out tonight. I will find a place to stay." She said instinctivly placing a hand on her stomach.
"The Meredith I knew was a force of nature. Passionate, focused, a fighter. What happened to you? You've gone soft! Listen to me, Meredith. Anyone can fall in love and be blindly happy! But not everyone can pick up a scalpel and save a life. I raised you to be an extraordinary human being, so imagine my disappointment when I see you knocked up and discover that you are no more than... ordinary! What happened to you?!" She went over and slapped her across the face.
Meredith slapped Ellis across the face after her slap sank in. "I am going to care about this child more than you ever did. And that will be enough for us." She ran out of the house not looking back knowing that there would be no one chasing after her.