Chapter 53-

May 10, 2032
4pm- SGH

Derek leaves Matthew's room and walks down the hallway towards the elevator. He catches the doors and jumps on, not realizing that there is someone else in it. He presses the button for the maternity floor and looks up at the numbers as the doors close.

"Derek." He jumped at the sound of her voice. The tone in her voice sent a painful shiver down his back. He swung around and was met with the tired, angry eyes of his wife.

"Huh?" he says, turning back to the doors. He looks up, stretching his neck, and closes his eyes. He brings his hand to his eyes and rubs them between the bridge of his nose as he sighs and looks down, still rubbing his eyes.

"Don't you dare, 'huh' me!." Meredith said angrily. "What the hell is WRONG with you?" Meredith raged, stepping in front of him, standing dangerously close to him.

"Ok, you're going to have to be more specific, which particular incident should I be ashamed of today?" Derek said, tiredly as he took a step back and leaned against the back of the elevator and ran his fingers through his hair.

"I have tried to call your son for hours now, and I can't get through to him! He ALWAYS answers my phone calls. What you did to him, is absolutely unforgivable and right now I honestly don't give a shit if I ever speak to you again!" Meredith screamed, her face red with anger, her body trembling with frustration and exhaustion.

"Mer…"

"Don't MER me either! I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE!" She screamed as she turned around as the door opened. She turned around quickly as she stepped off, holding the door with her arm, blocking him. "The only thing that you and I will discuss is our daughter's health, and our future son in law's health. That is all. You will not talk to me in any other capacity. Do you understand me?" She says in a hushed, angry voice.

"…"

"I SAID DO YOU…" Her voice was muffled by Derek's hand covering it.

"I understand you, let's go." He says as he lets go of her and walks past her down the hallway, leaving her standing there, becoming angrier by the second.

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4pm- Exam room

Katie is sitting on the exam room table, with her legs in the stirrups. Her belly is exposed and Rebecca is carefully examining the ultrasound.

"See! He's moving!" Katie says excitedly when she sees Michael wiggling around.

"Quiet, I'm trying to concentrate." Rebecca says as she studies the machine. She stares at it for a long period of time without saying anything. She just watches the babies moving, and listens carefully to the heartbeats for several more minutes, writing in the chart. Katie starts to get anxious and begins to wiggle her toes, just wishing that the awkward silence would stop. "Stop that." Rebecca says.

"Stop wha…"

"Shh… just stop it!" Rebecca says sternly.

"But I didn't do any…."

"Katherine, shut up." Rebecca says angrily as she smacks the instrument down onto Katie's belly harder than she should have.

"Rebecca!" Katie squeals as she swats at her hand and tries to sit up.

"Katie, stop being such a goddamned baby!" Rebecca says, pushing her down on the bed, continuing to monitor the babies.

"Get the hell away from me now!" Katie says, swatting at Rebecca's hand again, trying to get up.

"Just lay back and stop being a little snot! Jesus Christ, between you and your brother, I don't think I've ever met two more stubborn and stupid people." She says as she

"Get away from her, Rebecca." Meredith says as she steps into the room, her eyes narrowed in rage. "You're off her case."

"What do you mean? You called me here to check on her, and now you're pulling me off the case?" Rebecca argues.

Meredith steps forward and pulls the instrument from Rebecca's hand. "You obviously have a problem with keeping your personal life out of your professional life. I can see from your notes, that Michael is just fine." Meredith says looking at Katie's chart.

"He's fine?" Katie asks, looking up at Meredith.

"Yeah." Meredith says, glaring at Rebecca. "It says he's a little underweight, but he should be fine." Meredith growls. She looks over at Katie. "I'm going to call Izzie to come over here and do another quick check, if we need a specialist, we'll get another one. You're too close to the case Rebecca."

"Whatever. I'm going to go see my son!" Rebecca growled as she walked towards the door. "Thanks to yours, he won't even get to hold his children!" She yells as she stomps out the door, nearly smashing into Derek. "Excuse me!" She says angrily as she goes down the hallway quickly.

Derek opens the door slightly. "Hey, is it safe to come in?" He says softly as he tries not to look in.

"Just a second." Meredith calls as she helps Katie to get dressed and sit up. "Ok. Come in." Meredith says.

Derek steps into the room. "Why did she rush out of here like that?" Derek asked, confused.

"We had a little disagreement." Meredith said politely.

"Seriously mom? A little disagreement? I would rather have Satan himself delivering my children than have her come anywhere near them!" Katie said, visibly upset.

Derek looked at Meredith, Meredith's eyes went to Katie. "I don't know about Satan, sweetheart, but if we need a specialist, I know where we can find the next best thing." Meredith said, holding out her hand to Katie. "Lets get you to your room, its time to get you something to eat." Meredith said as Katie took her mother's hand and walked out the door with her, flashing Derek an angry glare as she walked past.

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6:00 pm- Butte, Montana-

Jackson pulls into a diner parking lot. He's been on the road all day and has only stopped for gas and a candy bar. He is exhausted and hungry. He steps out of his car and stretches, he takes a deep breath and scowls as he trudges towards the door of the diner. He steps inside and looks around. The place is almost empty, despite it being dinner time.

"Sit wherever you please, young man." The woman behind the counter says as he looked around at the tables. He walked to the right and sat down at a table and picked up a menu. He flipped through it slowly. He suddenly felt like he was being watched as he sat there. He looked up slowly from his menu, but didn't see anyone right away, so he looked back down.

The waitress came over and took his order. Jackson sat back in the booth and ran his hand through his hair and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and opened them and immediately saw two dark eyes staring at him from across the room. The beautiful girl that the eyes belonged to, turned her head quickly, knowing that she had been caught looking. Jackson smiles a little to himself, but then his thoughts immediately shift to Charlotte. The scowl returns to his face as he slumps down in the booth and stretches his feet across to the seat across from him. He stares down at the table for a few minutes and looks up again.

The girl shifts her stare again. Jack smiles a little and puts his head down, he glances up quickly and the girl turns her head. Jack can see a smile on her face, but before he knows it, his dinner has arrived. After starting his meal, he looks up, and the girl with the brown eyes is gone. Jacks just sits back and finishes his meal in silence, wondering where the road was going to take him next.

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8pm- SGH-

"Mama?" Katie mumbled from her bed, waking up from a nap. She looked around the room and saw Charlotte sitting at a table, typing feverishly.

She looks up. "Your mom went home to get a couple of things for you. She said she'd be back soon. How are you feeling?" Charlotte asked.

"I'm tired. I need to see Matt." She said softly, her voice tired and worn.

"Your mom said she'd take you down to see him when she got back. She didn't leave too long ago." Charlotte replied. Suddenly, her cell phone rang and she picked it up. "Hello? Hi Mer. Um… nope. I've tried too. A note? What did it … oh… crap! He didn't! I'll keep trying. Ok, we'll see you soon. Bye." She closed the phone and looked out at nothing for a second.

"What did my mom want?" Katie asked.

"Jacks left. He packed a suitcase and took off." Charlotte said, glancing at Katie.

"He has run away before, he'll come back." Katie said.

"I don't know if he's coming back this time. Your mom said he trashed a lot of your dad's stuff." Charlotte said.

"Not his collection!" Katie said nervously.

"Yep. He smashed your father's model boat collection with a baseball bat."

"He's dead!" Katie exclaimed.

"He's lucky he wasn't killed by him earlier today." Charlotte mumbled.

"What?" Katie asked, looking over again.

"Nothing… I was just thinking to myself." Charlotte said. "Just relax, your mom will be here soon." Charlotte said as she continued to type into her computer. "Then I have to go do something." Charlotte said softly.

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8pm- Somewhere in Montana-

Its starting to get dark out and Jacks eye lids are getting heavier. The longer he drives, the stronger he feels. His scowl has been replaced by a tired grin, his brain is on autopilot as he drives down the lonesome highway alone. His phone has long since stopped ringing, his brain has long since stopped functioning. He just trudges on ahead, alone and completely out of it.

Ive just reached a place
Where the willow dont bend.
Theres not much more to be said
Its the top of the end.
Im going,
Im going,
Im gone.

His mind begins to wander, as his eyes focus on the lines in the road ahead of him. There are barely any other cars as he picks up his speed once again, nevermind the speed limit, nevermind the physical danger. It doesn't matter. His own father told him to get out of his life, his mother barely took him aside, his supposed soulmate left him stranded in the hospital lobby, even she didn't love him. Jackson slammed his fist down hard on the steering wheel. "I don't need them, anyway." He mumbled to himself.

Im closin the book
On the pages and the text
And I dont really care
What happens next.
Im just going,
Im going,
Im gone.

"I've always been good, I've never done anything wrong in my life. All I have ever done is defend people, my whole life. Dad only saw it as me getting in fights. I have never picked up a goddamned cigarette. I have never done drugs. The worst thing that I have ever done was get drunk with my underage girlfriend, at her house. Its not like I drove drunk, its not like I asked for it. I still was crucified for it. I never do anything right. No matter what I think is right, it has always turned out to be wrong. I am such a goddamned fuck up."

I been hangin on threads,
I been playin it straight,
Now, Ive just got to cut loose
Before it gets late.
So Im going,
Im going,
Im gone.

"Jackson, I love you." Charlotte whispered.
"I miss you Charlotte, why did you have to make me go? Why did you make me leave?"
"Jacks. Please come home."
"I can't Charlotte. You don't love me.
"I don't love you?"
"You don't love me."
"I DON'T LOVE YOU!"

Grandma said, boy, go and follow your heart
And youll be fine at the end of the line.
All thats gold isnt meant to shine.
Dont you and your one true love ever part.

Suddenly Jackson's eyes fly open and he screams he's heading right into the back of an eighteen wheeler. He slams on his brakes hard and his car begins to do circles in the middle of the road. His tires screech as his body is wrenched from one side to the other. Finally, the car slows its spin, resting the wrong way on the side of the road, smashing into a reflector. His head slams against the window as the car comes to rest, Jackson promptly passes out.

I been walkin the road,
I been livin on the edge,
Now, Ive just got to go
Before I get to the ledge.
So Im going,
Im just going,
Im gone.