Chapter 3

"Just... try to get home, please," she begged.

"Okay, I'll be there as fast as I can." Derek pulled the phone away from his ear. He closed it and tossed it onto the passenger seat.

The rain thumped against the windshield as fast as the wipers wiped it off. It was getting even more stormy out and with Meredith upset about something at home, he wanted to get home as quick as possible.

He was on a winding road and it was still pouring rain. He could barely make out anything as the rain continued to pound against the window. He was making a sharp turn, and just as he was coming around it he lost control of his car. He saw headlights coming towards him and tried to regain control, but wasn't able to.

The two cars crashed into each other with a tremendous force. Derek was left unconscious sprawled across the driver's seat. Minutes later, police officers arrived at the scene, and minutes after that, ambulances were making their way there.

Once Derek's car door was pried open, the paramedics raced to him, while others attended to the other driver.

"He's unconscious, weak pulse, and unresponsive to pain," the first paramedic said as he placed a neck brace on Derek.

"Okay, let's get him outta here."

They placed the back board behind Derek, and gently got him onto it. They hoisted him up onto the gurney, and wheeled it to the ambulance. Once Derek was situated in the ambulance they took off to the nearest hospital, which happened to be where Derek and Meredith both worked.

"How's he doing?" the paramedic driving the ambulance asked.

"Vitals are still stable."

They finally arrived at the hospital, the second paramedic now doing CPR.

"He's in arrest!" he said, as the ER doctors rushed him off to a trauma room.

"I'm gonna get through this, right?"

"Of course," Izzie told her.

"But what about the baby?"

"Mer, we told you we are all gonna help you out anytime you need, don't worry."

"Okay. It's just that tomorrow I have an appointment."

"And Christina is going to go with you because she has the day off."

"I know," Meredith said sadly.

"Then what's the problem?"

"It should be Derek going with me."

"We know Mer. Der should've been here for a lot of things, but he isn't and he isn't going to be."

Meredith tried to hold back tears, but quickly gave up and let them run down her cheeks.

"It's not fair."

"I know."

"I hate him. I hate him for leaving me and I hate him for leaving me to raise our child all alone," she said as she threw the pillow she was crying on across the room.

"You don't hate him, and you have us to help you," Izzie said calmly.

"It's not the same!" Meredith screamed, letting out a fit of sobs.

"We know, we know," Izzie said, embracing Meredith. She rocked her back and forth as Meredith cried on her shoulder.