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Chapter 21: Another Day Goes By
VO: It's always good to have stability in your life. Especially with children you always have to have some kind of routine for the day. I'm not good with routines, I rather do everything at the time it has to be done…
"But it does look like the E"
"I know honey, but it's an A"
"Yeah" Sara was sitting on Meredith's lap looking in a little book, ABC it said on the front, she was learning to read.
"And the O" Meredith said pointing to the letter in the book.
"That one is easy, because when you say 'oh' you're mouth makes an O"
"Yeah, very logical" Meredith said with a smile.
Suddenly Adrienne came running down the stairs she jumped on the couch and turned on the TV in one movement. She smiled as the title song of Totally Spies began playing.
"Oh, mum can I watch too?"
"Of course, we'll finish this later" She let Sara out of her grip and the girl ran over the TV.
Sara sat down next to Adrienne. "This is such a fun show" She said with her eyes fixating on the TV.
"Yeah" Adrienne muttered.
Meredith gasped, that was the first time Adrienne talked again in a few days. Meredith decided to let it go, but she definitely wanted to tell Derek as soon as he came home. She did sit down on the couch next to Sara and watched the cartoon with the girls.
About an hour later Derek walked into the house.
"Hey" He walked to Meredith and kissed her lightly. "I did all the shopping" He showed he all the bags.
"Oh thanks, let me help you." She took one of the bags from him and walked to the kitchen, Derek followed.
"If I didn't know better, it seemed like you wanted to sneak out of the girls." Derek said.
"Then you don't know better" She put the bags down. "She talked again."
"Really, what did she say?"
"Well, she actually muttered, but it was her voice."
"And I missed it again, I'm never going to that hospital again."
Meredith smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "She will talk again."
"Yeah" He kissed her on her forehead and she rested her head on his chest.
"Mum, are we going to eat already?" Sara yelled from the living room.
"Yeah" Meredith yelled back. She started putting everything Derek bought where it belonged.
"Wow, you're quick" Derek said as Meredith put the last thing in one of the cupboards.
"Yeah, now you have to cook" She laughed.
"Damn it" Derek smiled. "You're mean."
"I know" She walked out of the kitchen and sat down next to Sara again.
Two hours later they had all eaten. After Sara took a bath upstairs, she was put to bed. Meredith and Derek were sitting next to Adrienne on the couch. They were exchanging glares and Adrienne acted like she didn't see, suddenly Derek spoke up.
"Adrienne, we need to talk to you"
Adrienne smiled and turned her head.
"Because of everything…" Meredith started. "…You have been trough"
"And you can't go to school yet…" Derek added.
"…We though it would be good if we put you into therapy"
Adrienne looked at the floor, she started sobbing. "I, I don't want to" She said.
Derek's eyes widened, Meredith saw it from the corner of her eye and punched him lightly with her elbow.
"But honey, you will have to, you can get better." She sighed. "And feel better."
"Really?" Adrienne looked in Meredith's eyes.
"Really" Derek answered.
Adrienne smiled to herself.
"Do you want to do that?"
Adrienne looked at the floor and thought for several minutes. She nodded. "I will try"
"Okay"
Adrienne stood up and walked upstairs. A few minutes later Derek and Meredith could hear the shower running.
"That went surprisingly well" Meredith leaned back at the couch
"Yeah, I guess"
"Well, I should go to sleep too, I have to help Emily with her apartment again tomorrow."
"Okay, I will come in a sec."
Meredith stepped in bed with her sweatpants and a white tank top on. After several minutes she was fast a sleep…
"I'm going to go" Meredith walked over Derek, who was still lying in bed. He muttered something and he kissed him on his forehead. "I will be home around 2, okay?"
She walked out of the house and into her car. She wasn't exactly going to Emily right away, she was planning on visiting someone first…
Meredith walked into the graveyard and way to the back. A few minutes later, she stood in front of her mother's grave. She put down some flowers, she had bought on the way there. For several minutes she just stood there looking at the tombstone.
'She saved lives
She gave life
She lived'
She read it over and over again. When more people were coming into the graveyard she went out and drove to Emily's new house.
When she walked into Emily's apartment Emily was just putting some boxes down, there was no need to paint or anything. She could move in right away.
After helping Emily with some furniture, it was time to go home. When she arrived there, Adrienne and Derek were already standing outside. They were going to bring Adrienne to her first day of therapy. Sara was already of to school and they thought today would be a good time to start with her therapy.
Meredith was standing in front of the hospital. They wanted to put Adrienne into therapy in the hospital because she would be close to them. Adrienne and Derek were already walking in front of her.
Derek turned. "Mere, are you coming?"
"Yeah" She started walking and quickly fell into pass with the two of them.
The first time Meredith and Derek went in therapy with Adrienne. They needed to answer some questions too, about her history. But after half an hour, they were dismissed and went to work. Adrienne would be in there for another hour and they would spend the time to check on some patients.
After half an hour Meredith already had a surgery scheduled and Derek had to bring Adrienne home.
Meredith was just about to open a man's skull when Derek burst into the OR.
"Mere"
"Derek?"
"Yeah, I uhm, Izzie is going to bring Adrienne home, I will be back before dinner"
"And where the hell do you think you're going" She sighed. "You know I'm in the middle of a surgery, right?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry"
"And?"
"I have to take care of some things"
"Okay, but you're cooking"
"Mere, I have done it the whole week"
"Do you want to eat cold pizza?"
"No"
"Okay, then you're cooking" Meredith smiled.
"Okay" He pouted. "Love you"
"Love you" She turned. "Now move"
Derek laughed. "See you at home."
Meredith nodded and turned back to her surgery. The entire staff was looking at her. "Kids"
The staff did an "Ow" in unison and went back to work.
As Meredith walked into the house, she heard laughing from the living room. She saw Sara sitting next to Adrienne. Adrienne was helping her with reading.
"So, my name is just four letters and yours is eight"
Adrienne nodded.
"That's funny"
Meredith walked towards them and sat next to Adrienne on the couch. "So, what are you doing?"
"Adrienne is helping me with reading, Izzie got a page, she had to go to the hospital and now Adrienne is babysitting me"
"Did Izzie say you had to say that?" Meredith raised an eyebrow
"Yes" Sara smiled.
"Well, you did a great job Adrienne, thank you"
Adrienne had a huge smile on her face.
"Now all we have to do is wait for Derek to come home and make dinner…"
Derek came home 15 minutes later. He walked into the house with bags full of food. "I didn't feel like cooking so I just got some Italian."
"Thanks." Meredith took the bags from him and put them on the kitchen table. "I love Italian."
That night as everyone was already in bed, Meredith just lay down next to Derek.
"Der?"
He muttered something.
"Are we still going to get married?"
Derek turned and was suddenly wide awake. "Of course honey"
Meredith played nervously with her ring. "I really want to"
"Me too"
"You know, we never really talked about it"
"I know, and I'm sorry, but so much is happening right now."
"I know." She sighed.
Derek felt he had to say it now. This would be the perfect opportunity. He stepped out of bed and searched for something under it.
"What are you doing?"
"Hang on, yes, I have it" He pulled a few big papers from under the bed and put them down in front of Meredith.
Meredith looked at them and turned on the light. "They are blue prints."
"Blue prints of our new house."
Meredith looked at him, her eyes were wide and she forgot to breath. "New house?"
"Yeah, on my land" He smiled. "Do you like it?"
"I love it, thank you Derek"
"Of course, everything for my fiancé and my two little girls."
"About those two, the social worker is coming in two days."
"I know, I'll ask Izzie to clean up a bit"
"Yes" She looked at him. "Maybe Derek, we can set a date, for our wedding"
"That would be great."
Meredith put the blue prints down on the floor, and snuggled against Derek.
"Maybe we can have it in February" Derek said as he stroke her hair.
"February? It's January"
"Yeah and?"
"That's one month. Too fast"
"Okay, maybe march"
"Okay, that would be good."
"On the 21st"
"Yeah, because of the spring thing."
"Yeah"
"That would be great" She kissed him on his forehead. "I love you"
"Love you too"
Meredith closed her eyes and before she knew it she was fast a sleep…
VO: Stability is actually something everybody needs in their life. Something to hold on to, so you don't completely lose yourself…
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