"Amy?" Meredith whispered as she had woken up but no one replied. She was way too warm because of the long sleeved shirt "Amelia?"

But no one responded. The girl quietly started crying. She wanted to get out of the bed and go find Carolyn and Christopher so she grabbed her crutches weakly and had to adjust to not wearing her braces while walking

She knocked on the door but must have lost her balance as she struggled to knock with her crutches and fell on her butt

"Meredith?" Christopher ran outside as he heard what happened. When he opened the door he saw the small blonde girl crying. He immediately lifted her in his arms and walked downstairs to not wake up the others

"Too warm" Meredith muttered in Christopher's arms

"Oh sweetie" Christopher took off her shirt for a minute, immediately seeing her skin on her chest was irritated. He grabbed some cream and put it on all the red marks

"I'm tired" Meredith whispered

"I bet, maybe you should sleep in our room for tonight, it's much cooler in there" Christopher said

"Kay" Meredith nodded as she rested her head in his chest

Christopher helped her back into the long sleeved shirt and carried her upstairs, situating her in between his wife and himself

Carolyn woke up and saw Meredith laying in her bed, she wondered what had happened and how the girl had ended up with them. She saw her husband was awake and started to ask questions

"What happened?" Carolyn asked as she brushed her hand through Meredith's long and blonde hair

"She was too warm, her skin was irritated as well, probably from sweating. I brought her here because our room is much cooler" Christopher explained

"Poor thing" Carolyn sighed "She's wheezing slightly, I think we have to be careful" Carolyn rubbed Meredith's small back

"I'll go grab her meds and I'll make sure she can nebulize on the couch" He quickly said and got out of the bed, Carolyn scooped up the girl and carried her downstairs

Carolyn sat down with Meredith in her arms and Christopher strapped the mask over Meredith's head and turned on the machine

The girl was buried in Carolyn's arms for the meantime

"Morning" The two boys walked in. Derek with a smile first, followed by Mark that was yawning and seemed to be tired still

"Morning boys" Carolyn smiled

"Is she sick?" Derek frowned

"No, she's just a bit wheezy" Carolyn explained as she held the mask against her face

"Morning Meredith" Derek smiled

"Morning" Meredith muttered as she looked at the two boys

"Morning Mer" Mark smiled as well and took a seat on the couch

Hours later Meredith was asleep on the couch in Carolyn's arms while the kids were playing outside

"Hey, is she still asleep?" Christopher walked inside

"She is" Carolyn confirmed

"Mama?" Meredith muttered

"Hey munchkin. Did you sleep well?" Christopher tickled her softly

"Hi" She giggled "I did" She nodded but seemed to be a bit short of breath. Christopher handed her the inhaler and waited until she was done

"Where's Amy?" Meredith quietly asked

"She's playing outside with the boys, do you wanna join them?" Christopher replied

"Yeah" Meredith nodded her head. Christopher handed Meredith's braced to Carolyn while he took off to search for Meredith's crutches

"Are they sitting okay?" Carolyn asked Meredith as she finished strapping her into the braces

"They're okay" Meredith nodded

"Let's go outside already" Carolyn lifted Meredith into her arms

"Mer! Play with me!" Amelia yelled from her spot on the grass where she was playing with her Barbie dolls

Carolyn sat Meredith down on the ground and watched them as they started playing together

"Mer, I'll place your crutches here, honey" Christopher placed them down behind her so she could stand up whenever needed

"Thank you" She nodded and continued playing with Amelia until it was around noon and Amelia claimed to start being hungry

"Come on, Meredith" Amelia helped her friend get up and they made their way back inside of the house "Mommy, I'm hungry!" Amelia yelled

"Meredith, do you want some soup as well?" Carolyn asked as she placed a bowl of soup in front of Amelia

Meredith shrugged her shoulders and tried to climb up the chair, causing her to start wheezing

"Hey sweetie, take deep and calm breaths" Carolyn walked to the girl

"Hurts" Meredith whimpers

"It's okay, honey" Carolyn lifted Meredith in her arms and called out for her husband "Christopher, can you watch the kids? I'm gonna let her nebulize one more time"

Carolyn walked towards the living room with Meredith and put everything ready for the girl

"Carolyn?" The girl whispered

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Carolyn asked as she held Meredith tightly

"My legs hurt" Meredith whispered

"I'm sorry, honey. Let's nebulize and I'll check them out" Carolyn said and unstrapped the braced, noticing her skin was slightly red

While Meredith was falling asleep due to the meds Carolyn was rubbing her legs softly

"Hey, is everything okay here?" Christopher asked as he walked inside

"Yeah. She fell asleep and I think it would be best if she would sleep a few hours more. Could you carry her? She's getting a bit heavy" Carolyn asked

"Of course. Does she need her tube feeding?" He guessed

"She does. And I'll put some more cream on her legs, her braces have been damaging her skin"

"Let's get her upstairs" Christopher sighed and lifted her in his arms while Carolyn grabbed Mereidth's crutches, her inhaler and her stuffed dog

Christopher laid the girl down on the bed and hooked her up for her feeding before he tucked her in, making sure Puppy was tucked into her arms underneath the blanket

"I'm staying around her a little longer, I don't want her to be alone" She sighed

The next day they were visiting Christopher at the hospital. Meredith had been asleep for most of the afternoon, then Derek and Mark came with the idea to decorate her crutches and she had fallen asleep in Carolyn's arms but she insisted she wanted to walk to bed so she could show off her crutches

"Hi guys" Some nurses smiled as Carolyn walked through the hallways with the four kids

"Hi" They smiled back

"Dad!" Amelia screamed and ran towards her dad, followed by Derek

Meredith wanted to run as well but physically couldn't. Mark waited for her and they ran over together

"Hi guys. I missed you lots and lots" Christopher hugged all four kids

"Oh Meredith, your crutches look absolutely amazing!" He smiled as he hadn't seen the results because he left for work the evening before

"Really?" Meredith quietly asked

"They look really cool and they match your braces" he smiled and lifted her in his arms and placed her on the nurse desk, noticing she was leaning on one side so he knew she probably was in pain and he didn't want to ask her as she was aware they were not alone

"Hmm" Meredith nodded her head and started rubbing her leg as she felt them getting sore and Christopher lifted the girl back in his arms

"Why don't we go go for some lunch?" He then suggested and the kids nodded their heads

"No" Meredith muttered as Christopher wanted to place her down. He felt her grip tighten onto his shirt

"Sweetie, can Carolyn grab you? I need to get food for all of you" Christopher asked her and she nodded her tiny head, he gave the girl to his wife "Do you want anything to eat?"

"Spaghetti" She muttered in Carolyn's chest

"Spaghetti it is" Christopher smiled and disappeared

"Are you tired, honey?" Carolyn asked while rubbing Meredith's back

"Don't like the hospital" Meredith muttered and saw a few people looking

"It's okay. We're here for Christopher, we're leaving soon. I promise"