Derek stared at the ceiling. But it was a boring hospital ceiling. He knew he should call his wife. But he knew he could count on Amy to let her know that he was okay. And he just couldn't imagine telling her what had happened over the phone. But he also couldn't imagine telling her in person. It was so much easier to stay in his hospital bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking of the mess he made of his life.

Meanwhile, in Seattle, Amelia was looking for Meredith. She spotted Bailey going into O.R. 1. "Bailey, have you seen Meredith?"

"No, not since I relieved her from surgery. Did you reach Derek?"

"Yes, he's okay." Amelia figured that okay was within the acceptable bounds of truth. Compared with serious neurological damage, Derek was doing well, and he was going to be fine.

"He better be. And I hope there was no funny business going on. You should have heard Meredith yesterday, when we watched Catherine Avery reattaching that man's penis. She said that when she thought your brother was cheating on her, she was mad, two trauma surgeons and an orthopod mad."

"Derek loves Meredith," Amelia answered.

"I know that. I was there in the beginning. But love doesn't stop men from doing foolish things."

"My brother's a good guy."

"Glad you think so, given how he treated you."

"Well, he's my brother. He practically raised me. And he saved my life twice."

"That's good. He saved my ex-husband's life once, too. Anyway, you should find Meredith and tell her he's alive."

"Will do." Amelia looked at all the , and then she looked at all the on-call rooms. Finally, she saw Alex in the hall, coming out of surgery. "Have you seen Meredith?"

"Not recently. Last time I saw her, I think she was going into a supply closet."

"A supply closet?"

"Yes. And you may find Arizona with her. I booted her out of surgery, too."

"Yeah, I heard you telling Owen that."

Amelia went on to look at supply closets, and finally she found Meredith and Arizona sitting in a supply cabinet, both teary eyed.

"I found you, Meredith."

"Yes, you did."

"I reached Derek. He's okay. You don't have to worry about him. He said he'll be back tomorrow."

"He hasn't called. Why hasn't he called?"

"I don't know. I told him to call you."

"And he's going to get on a plane tomorrow. I don't want him to fly."

"Meredith, what choice does he have? Driving 3,000 miles is much riskier than flying."

"Maybe he should take the train."

"Train crash, too."

"Thanks a lot, Amelia."

"Look, Meredith, I know you're scared, but Derek's going to be fine. He survived a shooting and a plane crash. He's tough."

"Lexie and Mark were tough, too, and they're gone."

"I miss them, too," said Arizona.

"Me, too," said Amelia.

"You didn't even know Lexie."

"I worked with her once. She had Derek wrapped around her fingers. He loved being her big brother."

"He loves being your big brother, too, Amy."

"I know. And as his sister, I'm telling you he is going to be fine."

"But why hasn't he called? Do you know why?" Meredith noticed that Amy wasn't meeting her eyes. "You know something, don't you?"

"I don't know anything."

"Yes, I'm sure you do. Is it something to do with his research assistant?"

"Research assistant?"

"Yeah, the woman who answered his phone the last time I looked for him."

"All I know is that he's coming home tomorrow night. He had to move his meeting with the White House to tomorrow. He'll be home. You can talk to him tomorrow."

"Amelia, you're a terrible liar. You know something, I'm sure of it, and it's not good."

"I know Derek loves you, Meredith, and I know he's okay. And he's coming home tomorrow. Why don't you and Arizona get out of the closet and go to the day care? I'm sure seeing your kids will make you both feel better."

"Sofia lost her father in the accident," said Arizona. "I'm sure that I'll think of Mark when I see her."

"But she has two mothers who love her," said Meredith. "And that's two more than I had."

"I'm sure your mother loved you," said Amelia.

"You never met my mom. Derek did. It was enough to send him running from me. She really didn't like the fact that he went to see her because he was my boyfriend." Meredith chuckled. "She expected that I would have found an expert in Alzheimer's for her, not a neurosurgeon to love me."

"Well, Derek loves you. And so do Zola and Bailey. So you should both go to the daycare center and hang out with your kids. You're really very lucky," said Amelia, thinking of her unicorn baby.

"I know that. I just hope their father comes home tomorrow, and that I don't strangle him."

"Callie didn't kill me, and I don't see you killing Derek no matter what he did. Zola and Bailey need him," said Arizona.

"He's a great dad, that's for sure."

"You've both been keeping me up with your reconnecting, so I think there's a lot more than him being a great dad. He should have built thicker walls."

"He thought we'd be done with taking in strays when we moved to the house in the woods."

"Don't you think you'll traumatize your kids when you're so loud?"

"That's why their bedrooms are on the other side of the house."

"But then why is the guest room near your room?"

"Good question. Ask Derek."

"I will." Amelia turned to leave.

"You and Owen should come over for dinner," said Meredith. "I don't want to be alone with the kids. Not when I'm thinking about plane crashes. And Derek's going to be taking a plane tomorrow."

"You're okay with me and Owen?"

"Sure. You should just know that he wants kids. Cristina didn't."

"Okay. Good to know, although it's a little early to think about kids."