You guys are lucky I got sick today, because all I did was right. I hope you enjoy it.

Stairway to Heaven

Six hours later, Izzie paced slowly in front of Addison's bed, counting every step. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. A nurse walked into the room and Izzie stopped pacing to watch the exam.

" How is she?" Izzie asked.

" She should be fine."

" Once she wakes up." Izzie finished the sentence she had said to herself many times before. The nurse nodded in agreement.

" Dr. Stevens, may I suggest that you go home maybe. Get a few hours of sleep?"

" I'm fine here, thanks." Izzie retreated to the small love seat as the nurse left the room. Addi, you've got to wake up.

>>

Eric awoke with The Little Mermaid sheets wrapped tightly around him. Well, if this isn't fancy New York living, I don't know what is. He stretched his back, attempting to get it back into its normal position. Eric twisted until he heard a loud crack. Feeling relieved he walked into the kitchen, where Kennedy was at the head of the table with a bowl of cereal. He laughed once he saw the trail of milk and Honey Nut Cheerios that lead to the kitchen counter.

" Why didn't you wake me up? I could've made you cereal."

" I tried. You were out like a light." He nodded remembering what a heavy sleeper he was. " Eric, is Mommy coming home?"

" Not yet, sweetie. Not yet."

>>

One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three.

" Are you counting?" Meredith asked shaking Izzie out of her repetitive movement.

" I'm pacing." Izzie said denying it.

" You were counting. I saw your lips moving."

" You've just had to much sleep." She said shaking her head.

" And you haven't had enough." Meredith countered quickly.

" I couldn't sleep."

" And you didn't want to."

" Someone had to look out for her."

" Who's going to look after you?"

" I'm fine." Izzie swiped the magazine she had been reading of the bedside table.

" You two both say that. You guys think that if you keep saying it enough you'll finally believe yourselves."

" That's not fair. She's allowed to not be fine."

" Then why won't she? Why put on this great big mask?"

" Cause that's a lot easier than accepting the fact that he's not here."

" It wasn't Alex's fault."

" I wasn't talking about him. I was talking about Derek."

" It's been two years, Iz. Eric's here, now. Eric loves you. He tries SO hard. Everyday, you have him thinking, 'Maybe, today she'll forget.' You've got to get over it!" Meredith had just reopened some very deep wounds. Wounds that should've stayed closed.

" Like you got over McDreamy! Meredith, Cristina had to kick you out of bed! You were sitting there whining about how Addison had stolen everything from you! Do NOT talk to me about GETTING OVER HIM!" She spat. Maybe, Addison realized something drastic had to be done. Maybe, she wanted it to stop.

Or maybe, she just had really bad timing. Whatever the case, she began to flat line.

Slipping into 'doctor mode', the pair immediately called the code. Dr. Murphy and the code team's nurses ran eagerly into the room.

" Charge to 200." Murphy strictly instructed.

" 200."

" Clear." Meredith stood there as volts of electricity shocked through her friend's body. Yes. Addison Forbes Montgomery was her friend.

Izzie glanced up at the monitor, no change. She prayed desperately for everything to be ok. Addi didn't deserve this. Kennedy didn't deserve this. No on deserved this.

" 300."

" 300." The nurse confirmed.

" Clear." Shock. Addison's chest slowly began to rise and fall and the monitor was picking up. The eerie noise of the flat line was gone and the steady beep, beep, beep had taken back its rightful spot.

>>

" PEASE, ERIC! PEASE! PEEEEEEAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!" Kennedy begged Eric take her to the hospital!

" Kennedy! I told you!"

" BUT PEEEEEAAAAASSE!"

" Kennedy, stop!"

" PPPEAAAAASSSSEEE!"

" KENNEDY ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY SHEPHERD!" Kennedy silenced immediate. He had used her full name. She knew that he meant business. " Thank you," he said, reaching into his back pocket to grab his vibrating cell.

" Newport." He said.

" Hey, Eric." Izzie said softly.

" Hey, babe. You ok?"

" I am. But Addison."

" What about her, Iz? Is she..?" He said looking sadly at the sweet little girl.

" No, she's alive. She just," Izzie, choking on her words, started to sob.

" Eric?" Meredith's voice replaced " She flat lined."

" But she's ok?"

" Yes. They got her back at 300."

" Ok. " Rethinking his previous rejection, "Can I bring Ken in? She should see her."

" She's so little though."

" She should see her." He restated firmly. " Addison is her mother."

Giving in, " She should see her."

" Thank you."

" I'll see you here."

" Yup." He flipped his cell phone and turned to Kennedy. " Get dressed. We're going to the hospital."

" YESSSSSSSSSS!" The little girl scurried up the stairs screaming with joy.

>>

" She's not going to look the way you're used to. She's got a boo boo." Meredith warned at the door of Addison's room.

" I know." Kennedy said eagerly watching the door.

" She's not going to talk to you either. She's sleeping."

" I know, Meredith!" Kennedy had already received this lecture on the drive there.

" Ok." Meredith opened the door and Kennedy scrambled in. Izzie was seated in the love seat with her big, puffy, red eyes.

" Hi, Ken." Izzie croaked out. Kennedy didn't hear her though.

" Hi, Mommy." Kennedy said, her feet planted in front of the bed. " Mommy?" Kennedy acknowledged Izzie's presence, " She can't hear me?"

" No, sweetie," Izzie clutched a tissue to her nose. " She can't"

>>

Kennedy sat in Izzie's lap on the love seat next to Addison's bed while Eric sat in the other one. Silently, the pair watched Addison, as if she was a glad figure.

Izzie gently whispered in Kennedy's ear, " They say daughters have a healing touch." Izzie gestured towards Addison. Kennedy slowly reached out towards her mother, but before she could touch skin the violent moan of the flat line filled the room.

"Mommy?" Kennedy asked as Izzie pulled her away and the code team ran into the room. " MOMMY!"

Addison felt herself float weightlessly. She stopped and sunlight beamed across the floor under her. She saw a dark figure walk towards her. She could barely make out whom it was. God? " Hello?" She asked wearily. The figure stepped before her and she saw that they were carrying something. " Hello?" Finally, she was able to make out who it was, " Derek?"

" Hello, Addi."

Don't look at me like that! I know, you're mad. Really mad. But I had too. Kate made me. Lol. I love Steph, Jen, and Mel. And Kayli and Kendel, those were some hysterical moments at TI. Lol...I will never be able to enter that forum ever again without thinking of that.

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