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Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's Anatomy cause if i did then Dr Derek Shepherd would be mine!

George changed out of his scrubs when Izzie and Christina walked in.

'Hey, you seen Meredith anywhere?'

'Yeah, she might be up on ICU with her mom,'

'Is he mom ok? What happened?'

'She had a seizure at the home and they brought he in but that's not the good news,'

'Well duh George, ok course it's not good news, but what is?' Christina and Izzie were changed out of their scrubs.

'Meredith smacked Addison in the board room!'

'Seriously! Seriously!'

'I'm surprised you guys didn't hear about it. But there's more!'

'What?' Izzie hated being left out,'

'Derek divorced Addison because of it!'

'Seriously!' Christina clapped her hands together and pretended to pray.

'YES! Satan is going back to hell!'

'Not for a few days I'm not Christina,'

The here interns jumped at the sound of Addison's voice. Izzie and Christina made excuses to leave but George stood, staring at Addison.

'Is there something wrong O'Malley?'

'You, I had respect for you…and…how good a surgeon…you were, but now you're an evil bitch,' George turned to walk away when Addison shouted.

'Meredith's on the OR floor, her mom's being operated on by Derek for a cerebral tumour,' George turned his head to Addison and kept walking, not wanting her to sense that he was glad that she had told him. George went outside to see Izzie and Christina heading over to their cars.

'You Guy's, Meredith needs us. Her mom's being operated on,'

Five minutes later the three interns were outside the operating theatre with Meredith.

'How long had if been?'

'45 minutes. Another five and I'm going in,'

'No, I'll go,' Izzie stood up and went into the sterile room. Looking through the glass, she could see that Derek was in full concentration looking down on Ellis Greys head. Derek looked up after sensing that someone was watching him. Nodding to Izzie in acknowledgement she smiled back. Turning back to Ellis Grey he began separating the blood vessels that were connecting it to the brain. It was and intricate job but Derek had done it so many times that it had become second nature to him. After the blood vessels were separated he gently pulled the tumour out. It was a big tumour and he understood why she had had the seizures now. After closing up he instructed for her to be taken along to ICU. Cleaning himself up he looked at the clock. Two and half hours was how long he had been operating. It felt like ten hours. Pushing the doors open he spotted Meredith, sleeping on the floor. George and Izzie were sitting next to her. Gently wakening Izzie he whispered.

'Her moms out of surgery, she's along in ICU, ill lift Meredith along, you follow with George,' Bending down, Derek lifted Meredith. She stirred and looked up to her face. She smiled and nuzzled her face into the crook of his neck, taking hold of his scrubs at the same time. Derek sat next to Ellis Greys bed, still holding Meredith like a baby. It was another twenty minutes before she woke up.

'Hey,'

'How's my mom?'

'She's ok, it was a big tumour but I got it all out,'

'Why didn't you wake me?'

'I figured it was going to the only sleep that your going to be getting for a while,' Meredith smiled and kept sitting on his legs. He leaned back on the chair and let her lean back on him.

'Mere, I know this isn't perfect timing but I love you,' Meredith sat up sharply and turned to face him.

'Damn right it isn't perfect timing, but I love you too,' Meredith kissed him and turned back to face her mother.

'When do you think she'll wake up?'

'It should be soon, she was only operated on for two and a half hours so she should be ok before six tonight. But I'm not making any promises,' Meredith looked at the clock, it was four o' clock. Another two hours before she could let the worrying subside. Derek sat with her, checking Ellis's vitals every fifteen minutes. It was at quarter to five that Ellis grey began to wake up. Meredith looked over at Derek who was checking her eyes.

'Both eyes are responsive,'

'Mer…mere…Meredith?'

'I'm here mom?'

'Your supposed to be at school, why aren't you there?'

'It's a holiday mom, your in the hospital, is your head sore?'

'It's just a head ache, I'll take some pain killers, where's Richard?'

'Richard who?'

'Richard Webber, I need to speak to him,'

'Mom, it's ok you can see him later,'

'Meredith, don't tell me what to do or who to see, I'm going to see Richard, we need to talk and I want you back in school for lunch time, ok?'

'Yeah mom, I'll go now,'

'Dr Shepherd, can I talk to you for a minute?' Derek followed her out.

'I'm going to go and get Webber, she how she acts with him, I won't be long,'

'Mere, it's ok, remember she's just woke up after brain surgery, she may seem a lot worse but give her time,' Derek kissed her forehead and let her leave. Walking back in Ellis started talking to Derek.

'What's your name?'

'Dr Derek Shepherd, do you know where you are?'

'I'm in Boston General, where else could I be?'

'Dr Grey, your in Seattle Grace hospital,'

'I have to go; I've got surgeries to go to,'

'No, I cleared you diary, I took on all your cases so your off work just now,'

'Thank you Dr Shepherd, do you know where my daughter is?'

'She's gone to get Dr Webber, she won't be long,'

'Thank you Dr Shepherd,' Derek went out as stood at the window, watching Ellis Grey. She seemed confused, but he figured that was normal.

Meredith chapped Richard Webbers office door. A grumble was heard from inside but Meredith couldn't make out what was being said. Pushing his door open she stuck her head round the door.

'I said I didn't want to be interrupt…Meredith, is your mother ok?' He stood up sharply

'She's just woke up, she's asking to see you, can I talk to you?'

'Yes, is something wrong?'

'No I just want to talk and ask you a few questions,'

'Anything, what is it?' Meredith sat down on the seat and fixed her shirt.

'When I was growing up, you and my mum…you got really close and you were more like a dad to me than Thatcher was,' Meredith took a deep breath in.

'My mom moved to Boston to get away from all the heartache that happened. I still see you as more of a father figure to me than anyone else and I just wanted you to know that no matter what happens I want you to be involved in my mom's life,' Webber was taken back by what Meredith was saying.

'Meredith, the reason your mother left was because I couldn't bring myself to leave Adele, but I never stopped loving your mother and she still has a soft spot In my heart and always will. I was worried that you were going to shut me out of you and your mother's life because of what happed,'

'Chief, I would never do that. She sits and talks about you all the time, well, when she starts talking about the hospital anyway.'

'Meredith, is there anything you wanted to ask me?'

'I just wanted to know if you still cared for my mom but it's obvious that you still do. She wants to see you. Come see her please?'

'I'll be up in few minutes and Meredith, thank you, for saying what you have, it means a lot,' Meredith smiled and left Webber sitting, think about everything that's he had just said. Lifting his lab coat, he headed up to the room where the woman he loved was.