To be stuck in the house for the past couple of weeks actually weren't too bad. She had her amazing daughters and Derek there with her. Unlike Derek though she could go out. He was upstairs sleeping while the girls took their nap.

"Why is there nothing on? Better yet Meredith why are you talking to yourself?" she sighed still flipping through the channels.

All of the sudden her sleeping Derek came running into the room the best he could. He ended up hitting his leg off the table while he made his way to her with tears in his eyes. As soon as he goes to the couch he scooped her on to his lap and clung to her.

"Derek what's wrong? Is it the girls?" she asked worried. He was sobbing and had his face buried in her neck.

"Mer… you're… here." He choked out.

"Shhh Der, I am here. Shhh…" she soothed.

"I…I…you… dddead" he stuttered and shivered.

"Der?" she had no idea why he was so upset and then it hit her he remembered. "I drowned." She whispered as she kissed his head.

"You died… and are here?"

"Derek I need you to calm down…. Please." She pleaded with him, but he just held her tighter and cried harder. "Derek, look at me… I need you to look at me." She said firmly.

Derek slowly loosened his grip and pulled away from her slightly. She looked straight into his eyes. "See, I'm here. I know this is hurting you, but tell me what you remember… please." She murmured gently brushing off his tears.

He took a deep breath and let it out slowly still looking at her. "You drowned in the Elliot Bay, I pulled you out and took you to Seattle Grace… You were dead… I can't remember you coming back to me." He whispered as tears streamed down his face.

"Look I'm here… and we have two little girls upstairs because I'm here."

"You're here." He said leaning in and kissing her deeply.

"I came back for you." She whispered leaning her head against his.

"Your mother said things." He said sadly.

"She did." Meredith nodded.

"You are twice the mother she ever was."

"I am?" she asked as her own tears fell.

"I know those girls upstairs are loved… They are your world Meredith."

"They are so brand new and I just don't want to damage them like she damaged me." She sniffled.

"I don't think that's even possible."

"Der, before them I was dark and twisty."

"Now you're not." He said shaking his head.

"They depend on me... I need to be there for them."

"That's what makes you an excellent mother… You're here."

"Derek I will never leave you." She said looking straight into his eyes.

"I won't leave you either… What happened when you came back?"

"My mother died, you tried to save her and you stayed with me while I was in the hospital."

"I'm sorry."

"There is nothing to be sorry for… I have my family right here."

"We are a family." He smiled and winced.

"What's wrong?" she frowned.

"My leg… I hit it off the table."

"Let me see." She gently pulled away from him and lifted his leg on the couch. She opened the brace.

"Der… you tore your stitches." She sighed.

"It hurts Mer." He cried as she assessed the damage.

"Callie's going to have to put pins in your leg."

"I don't want to go to the hospital." He whimpered in pain.

"I'll make you a deal if you lay here and promise not to move I'll call Callie and see if she'll come out and look at your leg… and I'm calling Mark."

"Fine… are you going to sleep upstairs?" he pouted.

"I'll get Mark to help me move the girls stuff down here and we'll all stay here with you tonight."

"Thank you."

"I have to get my phone in our room so don't move." She warned.

"I'm in too much pain to move." He winced again as a tear slid down his cheek.

Which was true. As he slept he saw his Meredith dead and it scared him more then ever. He never wants to see her that lifeless again. It was stupid for him rush to her but the memory that flashed in his mind sent him into panic. She was there with him though she wasn't going anywhere. All he needed to do now is remember everything because this memory hurt him literally and figuratively.