I'm still gutted by Derek's death, and now with news of another departure I had to channel it into something. Derek didn't need to die, so the point of this story is providing small treasonable tweaks to the story line for him to live. So here is my list of ways to Save Derek's Life – in no Particular order. This is my first foray into Grey's fanfiction. More might be more added later. and I apologize. I have no idea what happened to my formatting. When I uploaded it last night on my end it looked fine.
Derek breathed an exhausted sigh as he watched the final crushed vehicle towed away. He climbed in his car, taking the time to buckle his seat belt, after all, he had just watched the devastation on the human body that being ejected from a car could cause. He pulled onto the road to head back home. There was no way that he was going to be able to make it to Washington today. He heard the buzzing of his phone, which was a little surprising since he had had such a hard time getting cell phone reception on this "short cut". He waited a moment and pushed the button on his steering wheel and answered the call as a red semi barreled past him, going far too fast for the curving road with many blind spots.
"Derek Shepherd." He answered.
"This is the President's office. The President was concerned that he had not heard from you, confirming your time of arrival. Are you on route?"
"No, listen, I'm sorry, but there was an accident on the way to the airport. The last of the scene just was cleared, and I will catch a flight in the morning. Please give the President my sincere apologies."
"Of course, Dr. Shepherd."
"I'll call back later after I have my flight scheduled. I need to go check on my wife."
********** How Bluetooth saved Derek Shepherd's life.