Derek woke up, still in his suit. Remembering where he was her turned to look at Meredith. Looking up and around the room she stood up and went out to the hall. He couldn't see her and was beginning to panic, when he seen a small frail but beautiful blond patient come round the corner in a wheelchair. Breathing a sigh of relief he was amused to see the smile on her face.

'Hey sleeping beauty has awakened,' Meredith glanced at his hand again checking that his wedding band was still missing…it was.

'How you feeling?'

'Considering, great. I just went to see Bailey. She had a look and said that the wound looked great and that I should be out in a few days! Hower you?'

'I'm good, yeah, all the better for seeing you smiling though!' Derek took control of her wheelchair and pulled the blue blanket down on top of her legs.

'There's a few people that would really like to see you, and I think I may be able to smuggle you through,' Meredith giggled but winched as she tucked the blanket in around her waist. She may of felt good but her stomach was still sore. Going into the elevator she wheeled herself forward and pulled the emergency stop. Derek came round in front of her and knelt down. Meredith pulled him in close and kissed him.

'That is for staying with me during the night,' She kissed him again.

'That is for saving my life,' and then she kissed him so passionately that he was taken by surprise.

'That, Dr Shepherd is just because I love you so much that I don't know what I would do without you,' Derek smiled and kissed Meredith again. She pushed the emergency stop back in and the elevator shuddered to a start again. As the doors opened, Derek winced at who was standing there.

'Dr Shepherd what exactly do you think you are doing?'

'Aiding recovery Chief. If she's happy then she will heal quicker and be back working again,' Derek smiled thinking he was so smart.

'Ok, but if Bailey catches you, I didn't see you and you didn't see me,'

Meredith laughed.

'Hope your feeling better soon Grey,'

'Thanks Chief,' Derek wheeled Meredith out the elevator and along to the locker room. All the inters were standing in a small huddle looking sad and depressed. Izzie's eyes were swollen.

'Hey, I hope you guys aren't sad over me,' Meredith's voice shocked everybody, especially Izzie's.

'Mer! Are you ok?'

'Izzie, I am fine, sore but fine,'

'We were so worried about you,'

'I'm getting out in a few days but I won't start back for another nine days! It sucks heavily,'

'Hey be glad of the rest…it might never happen again,'

'DEREK, Get her back to bed now before I do the same to you as Satan did to her,'

'Hi Dr Bailey,'

'I told you to stay in bed,'

'I just wanted to see everyone, say hi,'

'Well now you have…BED!'

'I'll see you guys later,' Izzie bent down and hugged Meredith gently, being careful not to hurt her. Derek got Meredith back into the elevator.

'Why don't we go take a walk?'

'Meredith, your in a wheelchair, where can we walk to?'

'Down to the nursery, I wanna see the baby's,'

'If your sure, but then straight to bed, ok?'

'Ok,' Derek pressed to go down when somebody shouted to hold the elevator. Unknown to Meredith that the person shouting was one person she didn't want anywhere near her.

'NO. GO AWAY!' Meredith started screaming as Addison ran towards the lift. Stopping before she could get in, she looked at Derek

'Addison, stay away, I'm surprised your even fit to work!' Derek watched as the doors closed and his ex wife disappeared. Meredith closed her eyes. Derek put his hands on her shoulders.

'It's ok, she's gone,' Meredith let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. As the doors opened again they were down at the nursery. The window was crowed with parents but Derek knew where nobody would be. Walking down a corridor Meredith had never seen before she was led up to a small room where six babies lay sleeping.

'This be the sleeping babies' room. Nobody ever comes down here,' Meredith sat and watched as the babies tiny little chests moved up and down, rhythmically.

'Derek, did Addison damage anything?' Meredith looked to the floor.

'No but one more kick and your pelvis would of shattered, than there would have been damage. The only reason Burke operated was to check that there was no major internal damage.' Meredith looked up again.

'So I can still have kids?'

'You can still have kids, but you have to go back to bed first,' Derek wheeled Meredith back up to the room and helped her back into bed where after five minutes she was sound asleep, her body with not enough energy to even stay awake. As she was sleeping, Derek went down to Richard Webbers office.

'Derek, How's Meredith?'

'Sleeping…What's happening with Addison?' Derek sat down on one of the chairs.

'She is going back to New York General. She contacted them this morning and she is flying out on Saturday. She finishes here today as a new neo-natal specialist from Boston General is coming tonight so she won't be needed. Derek, I wouldn't have the two of them in the same hospital but I wouldn't lose Meredith. Even if she didn't have another job, she would be fired anyway,'

'She met me and Meredith I the lift. She looked as though nothing was wrong, like she hadn't done anything! I wanted to kill her Richard, really I did. I can't believe I was married to such a callas bitch.'

'Well, Meredith is your main priority now. Please, Derek…Meredith is like a daughter to me. Please look after her,'

'Richard, I love her too much to hurt her again.' Derek got up and left Webber sitting in his office, hoping that Derek would be true to his word.