As promised! Wrote this both after my test because I finished early, and in between my morning and afternoon classes.
Thank you for the reviews :)
Derek was ready to leave the hospital when he saw an incoming ambulance. Amelia wasn't available for any surgeries, so Derek stuck around to see if the patient had any head trauma. However, his heart stopped and his stomach dropped at the sight of his two children being guided into the emergency room doors.
His face lost all color when he saw Meredith strapped down on a stretcher, an oxygen mask on her face. He could see that her face was pale; the lat time he had seen her this pale was when she was regaining color after nearly drowning in Elliot Bay.
Zola and Bailey ran towards Derek once they saw their father staring at their mother being wheeled by. Zola tugged on Derek's pant leg to get his attention, and when Derek looked down, Zola poke up.
"Mama was bleeding real bad. I had to call the 'mergency people," Zola's voice showed one of concern.
At that moment, Derek saw Owen Hunt walking down the hall—right toward Derek. When he finally reached Derek, Owen first led him away from the kids, then spoke up.
"Meredith lost a lot of blood. It was a placental abruption and the babies were in distress. They're transfusing her now, but they had to take her up to surgery. As you know, that means an emergency cesarian. They're fifteen weeks early, so it's going to be an uphill battle-"
Derek interrupted Owen before he could finish. It was so much information thrown at him at once, but he got the gist of what was happening. Meredith had a placental abruption and the twins were arriving that day. "I'm going to go make a phone call," Derek said as he left Owen with Zola and Bailey.
"Addison Montgomery, please tell her it's Derek and it's an important matter," Derek said when he called Addison's practice in Los Angeles. He waited a few minutes before he heard his ex-wife pick up the phone.
"Derek?" Addison said once she answered the phone. He could hear the questioning tone and confusion in her voice.
For a few moments, Derek was silent. "Meredith…she is—was pregnant. With twins. They're working on her now. There was a placental abruption. My son and daughter are fifteen weeks early, Addie. I need the best to come and work on them. I was told she lost a lot of blood, they're transfusing her as we speak, but they didn't tell me anything about the babies other than they were in distress." Derek was rambling and he knew it, but he couldn't help it.
Addison heard the emotion in her ex-husband's voice before she spoke up. "I'm getting on the hospital's helicopter now. Give me three hours." Addison didn't give Derek a chance to answer as she hung up with phone.
Standing in the woods, Lexie continued staring at her sister's bulging stomach. A small smile graced her face.
Before Meredith knew it, Lexie had a newborn baby in her arms. The baby was swaddled in a soft plush blanket. Lexie looked down at the baby then back up to her sister.
"We'll take great care of him, Mer. Mark, George and I, we'll take care of him and make sure he knows how much he is loved by you, Derek, Zola and Bailey.
Lexie began to walk back into the distance that she came from. Her form had completely disappeared.
Meredith was screaming and crying in the middle of the woods yet again. Only this time, she wasn't screaming out Derek's name, or crying over her sister's death. She was screaming out Lexie's name and crying for the baby that was just taken from her.
She had to get out of there. The space in the woods was beginning to close in on her; there was a bright light shining ahead. Meredith began to walk off into the light that she had once seen after she drowned in Elliot Bay.
There was a steady beeping, that was the first thing she recognized. The pain was next. She hadn't felt that bad since Bailey had been born. She could smell the sterilized room she was in. Opening her eyes, Meredith saw her husband sitting in the chair next to what was apparently her hospital bed.
Meredith rolled her head so she was facing Derek. He was awake, but he had bloodshot eyes. Derek gave her a fraction of his McDreamy smile.
"You sure do know how to scare people, Meredith Grey," Derek said in hopes to lighten the mood.
"What happened?" Meredith said slowly. Her voice was raspy from being unconscious for so long.
Derek tilted his head a bit before beginning to fill his wife in on the day's events. "You had a placental abruption. The babies were in distress. Doctor Ryan had to do an emergency c-section. Both babies are out, so far they're doing good," Derek added at seeing her worried gaze. "You lost a lot of blood, so you were transfused during surgery. It took a bit longer because the bleeding wasn't stopping, but they fixed it. You did, however, decide to crash on the surgical team twice."
Meredith closed her eyes and turned her head a bit. "I saw my sister…Lexie. I saw her. We were in the woods where the plane crashed. And she looked perfect. Like there wasn't even a crash. And then she had him in her arms, our baby. And she promised she, Mark and George would take good care of him." Meredith stopped and took a deep breath. "But he's good; he's alive."
Derek nodded his head. "They're both alive. Addison said that so far they are doing well."
"But they're fifteen weeks early. Anything can happen. I thought they were Braxton Hicks. The cramps I had today…I thought they were Braxton Hicks." Meredith closed her eyes for a few seconds before they popped back open. "Zola…does she know I'm okay? She saw it happen. I guess she called the paramedics."
"She did, and she's okay. She knows her mama is safe and doing better. Alex took them for the night. Maggie is going to take them tomorrow night. Everything is taken care of, you just get your rest. You've been through a lot today."
Next Morning
It was later in the morning the next day. The twins had made it through the night, and Meredith had demanded to see them last night, in case anything should happen to them while in the NICU. Addison had been reluctant on letting her go in, but decided on letting her see her children.
But that was last night. This morning, Addison was walking down the hallway with a solemn look on her face. Meredith Grey's twins were doing just fine, and then out of no where, he wasn't. She took a deep breath when she reached Meredith's room.
"Meredith, Derek? I have an update on the twins. Baby girl Shepherd is doing great. Her lung function is better than expected…um…your son, though. His lungs just gave out. We did everything we could." And they did; Addison did. She had stayed the night in an on call room and stuck by the two Shepherd children as much as possible. Addison hated having to inform her ex husband and his wife this unfortunate news, but she didn't want anyone else to do it.
Derek looked down at the floor while Meredith looked at Addison. "Get out. Just get out of this room." When Addison didn't move, Meredith yelled. "I said get the hell out of here! I don't want to see you right now; either of you. So. Just. Get. Out. NOW!"
Addison backed away. She didn't take it personally, in fact she was anticipating the reaction. Derek however, looked at his wife with a said look on his face. But he decided he should give her the space she wanted. Derek followed Addison out of the room and they both walked off down the hall. Addison was taking him to see his daughter.
"Don't take it personally, Derek. She's in pain right now. She was just told that her newborn baby died; the baby that she was supposed to protect for nine months. I'm not saying this is her fault, because its not. Abruptions just happen sometimes. But Meredith is going to blame herself for all of this happening, so prepare yourself to help her through the difficult times. And listen to her wants for a while, but not too much because she could fall into an emotional state," Addison told Derek everything she had witnessed from various patients so he knew what to expect.
It was going to be a hard time on the whole family, but it would be most difficult on Meredith. Derek just had to be there to help her pull through all the pain.
Okay, seriously, I hate myself for this. I really do, but I really wanted to bring Lexie back (and I had something like this planned from the beginning). It just fit to have Lexie there in that state of unconsciousness. I absolutely promise that Baby girl Shepherd will be just fine—in fact they are going to be naming her next chapter. I going to try and update tonight or tomorrow.