As stated in my other fanfictions, I also found and will be add my own personal touches as well. Moreover, I will be fixing grammar, changing names, among other things. All original materials and rights still are owned by aquariusmind.

Chapter 1: I Miss You Daddy

Meredith walked up the steps of her walkway, towards the house that she loved but lately found to be too big, too empty. She glanced up at it on her way to the door and contemplated selling it. Her stomach churned at the thought and she shook it out of her mind, it was too soon. It had been a long day on her feet at the hospital, she was at the end of her third year of residency and could barely catch her breath at the end of the day, but that may not be completely due to her job.

The last thing she wanted to do at the end of her day was to go on a date, but her friends urged her that she needed a little relaxation and company outside of work. He was a nice guy, had a nice smile, and for the first time in a long time she felt excited and flattered when he flirted with her instead of disgusted. She walked in the door and saw the living room light on, the girl on the couch looked up from a textbook and she smiled at her.

"Hey Jayne." she smiled, the girl stood up and threw her purse over her shoulder.

"Hi Meredith." she smiled.

"Thanks so much." Meredith said while digging for a few large bills from her purse "How was she?"

"An angel as usual." Jayne smiled.

"Good to hear," Meredith smiled as she handed her some money "how's biology?"

"Coming slowly but surely." Jayne rolled her eyes

"Well be patient," Meredith said, "You just have to find something to make it soak in."

"I'm sure." Jayne sighed "How was your date?" Meredith flinched a little, even though she knew what it was…she wasn't ready to accept the fact that she was dating again, Jayne caught that fact "I'm sorry Meredith."

"It's fine Jayne." Meredith smiled through her teeth "And it was nice."

"Oh, good." Jayne mumbled and shifted uncomfortably "Well I better go."

"Drive safe Jayne."

"Thank you Meredith."

Meredith watched as she walked out of the house and then locked the door behind her after hearing her pull out of the driveway safely. She then turned and climbed the stairs to the second floor, she stopped at the second door on the left and pushed it open the rest of the way. There was a nightlight on next to the small toddler sized bed, the rooms were painted a faint periwinkle color with fairy's artistically painted sporadically all over the walls. She crept into the room and saw a head of light brown curls peeping out of the covers, spilling across the pillow. She smiled as she knelt down and adjusted the covers down and tucked them under her sweet little chin. She leaned over and softly kissed the little girls cheek, Meredith froze when she stirred a little, not wanting her to wake up.

"I miss you Daddy." she whispered in her sleep.

Meredith pressed her lips together to hold the sob inside her throat, she forced it down with a gulp and batted her stinging eyes as she stood up and turned to walk out of the room. She closed the door but a creak and then walked across the hallway to her bedroom that she now occupied alone. She let a few tears fall but kept herself from sobbing as she kicked out of her heels and pulled her long black dress over her head, tossing it into the hamper.

She remembered when she'd bought this house, it was her dream home that he thought was too big, but she convinced him that they'd grow into it. They promised each other that they would fill each bedroom with children, and laughter and memories. Like the ones they had when she was pregnant, painting the room together and picking out baby furniture and him teasing that the fairy's she was painting looked like elves.

But now as she climbed into the large king sized bed all by herself, she laid down on her side, as if she were still waiting for him to come climb in beside her. She glanced over, his pillow still had the indent of his head in it, something she tried so hard to keep. It was the last thing in the house that made her feel that he had been there, that this was still his home too. She felt a sob rush up her throat and didn't even try to stop it, she ran her hand across the other side of the bed and cried….it was cold.

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