Alex was relieved to have been told the full situation by Nick. He now knew he need not feel threatened by Andrews presence or by this guy called Sam who both lived with Meredith and the girls, Nick had called the housemates brotherly despite the fact that both boys were bi and had originally had feelings towards Meredith.

He left the hotel room with his gorgeous twin girls and headed for the hospital. Neither of thw girls were yet to ask about their mother and he still was unsure how he was going to explain it to them let alone her parents.

The last time Meredith had left during the night she had been running away from him and the life they had made. Now he knew she was coming back despite his earlier insecurities and jealousies.

He walked into the hospital with his daughters in his arms. He hadn't really thought about the implicarions of carrying them or the fact that he would have their teddies to contend with too.

Lugging them towards the elevator he had only just managed to set them down when his mobile began to ring.

"Hello" he greeted, not having time to see who was calling.

"Hey" she replied timidly. She was not sure how he was going to be this morning.

"Oh hey" he replied when he realised it was her.



"So" she said nervously.

"So"

"So I have to do a really big surgery today and I am operating on the chief." She confessed.

"Really big surgery." He repeated.

"Yeah... on the chief." She replied.

" Your a 5th yr resident operating on the chief." He said impressed.

"Yeah" she answered.

"Wow Mer that's... wow." He replied. He was itching to ask her what procedure but he was also trying to multi task ushering the girls off of the elevator.

"Yeah I don't know whether I can do it." She confessed.

" You will be fine." He told her as he made his way down the hall with the kids. The nursing staff shocked to see him with the 2 kids.

"I am doing it today." She told him. "At 4... which means a day of observing tomorrow and then I can come home."

Alex couldn't help but smile at the thought. He watched as his girls ran by him and into Ellis's room. Richard was in there talking with her 

quietly.

"Lex I have to go... need to study up." She told him.

"Ok" he sighed as he leaned against the door way and watched the two girls climb all over their grandparents.

"Love you." She sighed " and the girls."

"Yeah love you too." He said quietly, receiving two curious looks from Richard and Ellis "and don't worry you'l rock the surgery." He told her.

"Thanks lex" she replied nervously.

"Bye" he said as he smiled softly.

"Bye" she replied and he listened tp her fumble with the phone to hang up.