Sorry this chapter was late, its actually part of a whole. I had misplaced my writing book. So now you get a double header. I hope you enjoy.

There was something in Addison that made Meredith feel confident enough to ask her to be her matron of honor. She was the only person she could ever want to stand beside her. There was Christina, her best friend from college, but their friendship hadn't ever seemed as strong as the one that she had with her cousin.

Meredith was excited about the fact that she was going to ask her cousin to stand beside her now. She had already text her to let her know that they needed to meet up for coffee and after making the necessary arrangements, Meredith had proceeded down to the Emergency Room as that is where she had been assigned to work, by Derek.

The emergency room definitely wasn't its usual chaotic self. It was however, steady and organized. The young woman she had nicknamed 'screech' from what she had heard from Addison, seemed to run a tight ship. Everything was organized and structured.

Moving towards the main counter, Meredith looked around at the emergency room and noticed the small changes that had occurred over time. The room appeared to flow, maintaining the access for all to the supplies as well as making it easy to move around the room between the patients.

Meredith was quick to introduce herself to 'screech' who turned out to be a Dr Kepner, who promptly told her that she hadn't paged Neuro. Meredith had tilted her head and studied her. "I was assigned to the pit." She advised the other doctor. "I can do more than Neuro. Let me be useful."

When the other doctor rolled her eyes before moving her eyes down to her jacket to read her name, showing that she obviously hadn't listened to her introduction. Meredith watched as the woman opened her eyes a little wider. It seemed to always be in the name. "Dr Grey", the woman had started to respond but stopped but then stopped and appeared to look past her.

Meredith sighed and was about to turn when she felt a hand rest on her shoulder. That simple touch told her that the company who had joined her was obviously someone who intimidated the woman across from her and figuring that it wasn't her mother and that the touch seemed feminine, Meredith pegged it as Addison.

"Is there a problem here Kepner?" Addison's voice broke through and Meredith watched as the woman across from her quickly shook her head. "Good," Addison promptly replied as she then squeezed Meredith's shoulder.

Meredith then turned her head to look at her cousin. "Coffee already?" she asked her. Addison simply grinned.

"Actually, I was paged down here for a consult on a pregnant woman. She apparently tripped, husband says she hit her head." Meredith pointedly turned to look at Dr Kepner. "Looks like I am needed." She told the other Doctor before turning to follow her cousin to the patient.

… Heavy Heart… Heavy Heart… Heavy Heart…

Maura sat staring at the manila folder that Barold had dropped off. On seeing the name, she knew that she didn't need to Google the name. Dr Ellis Grey had been a name she had heard multiple times at Med School. She was the woman who had cut a path for women in medicine. Before Ellis Grey, surgery was considered a boys club. She had introduced the world to strong female doctors and had shown other women that they could achieve in the complex fields and that they didn't need to settle into one of the predictable fields like general medicine.

The words Barold had spoken through were more confronting than the folder in front of her. He had mentioned the vows Jane had taken when they had wed. It had seemed so long ago. They had written their own vows as she had a problem with the wording of the traditional vows that would be carried out in a church.

Jane was not poetic, but she had made her cry that day. Some people would say that it was an easy thing to do, however, when it came to her love for Jane and feeling that love, Jane had rarely made her cry. Since their marriage, it had changed some, although she knew that it had never been Jane's intent.

"I solemnly swear that I will love, serve and protect you, until I am legally discharged. I will prevent to the best of my power all offenses against you to the best of my skill and knowledge, faithfully as your wife, best friend and lover."

The vows of her wife twisted in her head as she pictured Jane standing in front of her in her official dress blues. She had pledged something similar to the Boston Police Department. Her wife held her in the same honor and pledge as she did her job, something that she lived and breathed. Jane had told her in the only way she knew how that she needed her to survive and would do everything she could to keep her safe from harm.

Maura looked at the photo again of them both at the red sox game. It was hard to believe that they had gone through so much since then. She was sure that Jane had maintained the same sentiment and still trusted in her promise.

"She's gone home." Barold's words rattled through her brain as she thought of Jane. A sinking feeling filled her brain as she remembered that he warned her that she might not be there when she got home.

"No" Maura sounded as her eyes trained on the Jane in the frame. The olive skin, dark hair and deep eyes that she loved with all her heart, stared up at her.

"I promise to hold you, love you and cherish you. To accept you as you are as time continues. To take you hand in mine…" Maura thought as she remembered the start of her own vows. Her mind replaying the promise to Jane to accept her as she is, as it mixed with Jane's promise to protect.

Tentatively, Maura stood, sliding the folder Barold delivered into her bag. She then moved towards her door, knowing that she needed to notify Susie that she would be leaving.

Maura needed to get home now. She ached knowing and could only pray that her wife would be there when she got home.