Around 11 o'clock the next morning 7 hours after Meredith started her shift Derek's family arrived to see Richard. Derek was a bit worried one of his sisters would do something like mention where they were staying when they were talking to Richard but so far it was going smoothly.

About half way into there meeting Meredith came into the room.

"Um sorry about this Dr.Webber but I need to speak to Dr.Sheppard about one of his patients."

"Of course Dr.Grey." Richard replied.

Derek struggled to get out of the room because there were so many people.

Amelia watched as Meredith and Derek went over some charts and talk about what she guessed was hospital business.

"There so professional." She whispered to Hailey.

"I know. Bet there not even talking about his patient."

"We so have to ask him."

"Yeah."

"What's wrong girls?" Richard asked noticing them whispering in the back watching Derek.

"Nothing." They chimed together going back to focusing on the convocation that was going on around them.

Derek opened the door "Chief I just have to go run some tests on Ms. Belle ok?"

"Sure Derek go ahead."

"Ok I'll see you guys later." Derek said to his family.

He walked off with Meredith.

"Seriously Meredith you're getting to confident. What would happen if the Chief asked me later about the tests I said I ran?"

"Well you'd just have to think something up wouldn't you" She said as she waited at the elevator. The doors of the elevator opened and they stepped in.

"Would you look at that an empty elevator."

Meredith shook her head "And you say I'm getting to confident."

From Richards office everyone was busy looking at a photo album except for Am and Hailey who were more interested in watching there brother.

"Ha! Test results my ass." Hailey said as she saw her brother heatedly kiss Meredith as the elevator doors closed.

"Man they've got to be more careful, Richard could have easily seen that if he was paying attention." Amelia added.

"Paying attention to what girls?" Richard asked behind them

"Oh I was saying if Hailey was paying attention she could see the nail polish she uses is really cheap and she should defiantly buy a better brand." Amelia said quickly.

"But Hailey isn't wearing any." He was sure he had caught them out.

"No she's wearing clear and its making her nails look yellow."

"Is there anything you want to tell me girls?"

"No noooooooooooooo nothing at all." Hailey said nervously.

"When you talk like that Hailey it makes me thing you're lying to me."

"Me lie to you. There would be no point. You always find out things. I'm going down to the cafeteria I'm so hungry." She said rubbing her stomach.


When she got to the cafeteria, she quickly found Meredith and sat down next to her.

"I just saved your ass. Well Am just kind of saved your ass I think I might have made it worse or better. There's a 50, 50 chance."

"What are you going on about?"

"Oh you and Derek in the freaking elevator that's what I'm talking about. Have to run some tests! You make me sick!"

"Keep your voice down. There are other people here to."

"Oh face it Meredith everyone knows in the whole freaking hospital! You're lucking the Chief doesn't know." Cristina stated.

"Yeah well it doesn't mean I have to freaking advertise it!" Meredith was getting fed up.

"Where is my brother?"

"He's on call. Go looking."

"Can I page him?"

"No you can't page him. He'll be in one of the on call rooms. Go look in them."

"Uh fine. But if I fond anyone having sex I will kill you."

"Don't worry they normally lock the doors." She called after Hailey.

Her pager went off. "Shit it's my patient." Meredith ran off down the hall.


Meredith got home at 7 o'clock sharp. She was to upset to notice the fact of the music coming from inside her house. She opened the door, dropped her bag and went straight for the tequila. She grabbed the bottle and went upstairs to her bedroom.

"I wonder what's wrong with her?" Amelia asked.

"I don't know, but no one go up there. It looks like a job for Derek." George said.

5 minutes later Derek came through the door.

"Where is she?"

"Upstairs." Drew said. "What's wrong with her?"

"Her patient died on the operating table today. She was Meredith's age. She had a real good connection with her." He began to climb the stairs and walked to her room.

He opened the door softly and saw her dark figure looking out of the window. He turned on the lights and walked over to her.

"Mer?"

"Leave me alone."

He turned her around so she was facing him. Her face was drenched in tears. He cupped her cheek in his hand.

"Hey it ok." He said softly.

"She didn't deserve to die." She collapsed into him, drenching his shirt in tears.

"I know, no one does"

"I could have done something, anything."

"There's nothing you could have done. You did everything you could and she knows that."

"Really?" she said wiping her eyes with the backs of her hands.

He nodded "Yeah. Come on." He pulled her up and walked her over to bed. Where he tucked her in and lay next to her rubbing her back to let her know she wasn't alone and there was someone there for her.


ahh i loved the ending. anywayz hope you liked it i really have to get off or i will get killed!

so hit the little purple button!

thanx caitlin xxxx