EPILOGUE: 1 and 1/2 Years Later...
Meredith and Derek got married a year ago, and almost immediately after the wedding, Meredith found out she was pregnant. They are now parents to a three month old daughter name Leslie Noelle Shepherd, where they live in the house Derek had built on his huge, gorgeous piece of land.
Ellis Grey is living in her nursing home, but now she's at the state where she has no idea who Meredith is. Sometimes she becomes lucid, where she remembers how life was before she had Alzheimer's. Meredith absolutely hates when her mother becomes lucid because she has to explain to her how she has Alzheimer's, and Ellis's reaction towards that always breaks Meredith's heart.
Mark and Derek had finally left what happened in the past in the past, and are now back at being best friends. This only happened because Meredith's half-sister Lexie ended up dating Mark. Let's just say neither Meredith nor Derek were happy to hear that six months ago. Because they're back at being best friends again, Meredith actually sometimes gets jealous of their bromance, and jokes with Mark not to steal Derek from her.
Meredith sat with Leslie on her lap on the front porch of the house as she watched the sun set over the mountains. Derek was just pulling up in his car and got out with a huge grin on his face. He walked over to his two girls and gave Meredith a kiss on her lips, and Leslie a kiss on her cheek. Meredith immediately knew today was a good day for him.
"Mm... Someone's happy." Meredith smiled.
"I am happy." Derek picked up Leslie from Meredith, and held her up in the air. "Daddy's going to find a cure for Alzheimer's."
"Oh my god, you got the grant?" Meredith exclaimed.
"I got the grant." Derek confirmed. "I'm going to find a cure for Alzheimer's, Meredith. That's my dream."
"I thought this house was your dream."
"Exactly, was. That dream is now a reality. This; finding a cure is my new dream." Derek handed the baby back to Meredith. "It may be too late for your mother, but it's not too late trying to save you and millions out there. There's a chance you have the Alzheimer's gene, and I want to find a cure so we don't have to worry; so that Leslie and our future children won't have to go through what you're going through with your own mother. I'm going to find a cure, Meredith. Maybe not with this experiment, but I will; I won't stop until I do."
Meredith got up from her chair and gave Derek a hug and a couple of kisses. "You go make medical history."
The End! There won't be a sequel for this story, even though I know some of you want one, but I hope you liked it! Now I'll probably be hiatus for a couple of months since college class has officially begun, but when I do come back, I'll probably have a couple of stories for you written from my free time. So until next time, bye!
