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Chapter 5

"What the hell am I doing?" Aimee whispered to herself. She was standing outside her mother's hospital room, she knew that in theory she should be there to see how she was doing and if she actually had cancer. But Aimee really didn't like her mother. Sure she loved her because she was her mother, but she didn't like her and hated being around her. "It'll be fine, the Dragon is asleep and will probably think I'm a nurse or something."

"You came!" said Meredith. She, Bailey, Derek, Mark and the rest of Bailey's interns were just about to round on Ellis.

"Yeah I came… I thought you guys would have done your stuff by now," said Aimee.

"The biopsy is scheduled for later on this morning," said Meredith.

"Oh right… so anything I can do right now?" said Aimee.

"No, just sit with her," said Bailey kindly.

"Yeah… I was kinda hoping you would say I had to fill out some paperwork or something," said Aimee. "Is she lucid?"

"Yeah she's having a good day, her time is still a little messed up but she'll recognize you," said Derek.

"Ah… are you sure there isn't some form or something? Does she need cable in her room?"

"I filled out all the paperwork," said Meredith. "Please just sit with her while we update her."

"Fine," said Aimee, feeling guilty. All the doctors were looking at her like she was the anti-Christ for not wanting to sit with her mother suffering from Alzheimer's and possibly breast cancer. "I can sit there," she said, patting her bag.

"What is… did you bring wine?" demanded Meredith, groping Aimee's bag.

"No," said Aimee indignantly. "Tequila."

"I'll take what I can get," muttered Meredith, shooting Aimee a glare.

"Aimee, what are you doing here?" demanded Ellis as Aimee walked into her room.

"I came to see how you were doing," said Aimee, forcing herself to sound cheerful.

"Why? I don't want you here, where is Meredith? Does she know you're here?" said Ellis. She had acknowledged the doctors but not that one of them was Meredith.

"I'm right here, Mum," said Meredith softly.

"No… you need to leave now. Get on a plane and go," said Ellis harshly to Aimee.

"Mum," said Meredith shocked. She knew Ellis and Aimee never got on but Ellis was never this openly cruel to her.

"Don't worry about it," said Aimee. "She doesn't know what is going on. I'll wait outside for you all to do your stuff." Then she got up and left.

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"I'm so sorry," said Meredith as they all came out of Ellis' room. "She must be remembering when you were at boarding school or something."

"Don't worry about it Mere," said Aimee. "The Dragon is ill."

"Just be patient with her, she is still in there."

"Oh god, I hope not," said Aimee. "Lunch later?"

"Sure," said Meredith, wondering why Aimee didn't seem as mad at her as she had been the night before. "You seem a little calmer today."

"Life is short Mere," sighed Aimee. "And I know how the Dragon can be better than anyone. It's all good."

"I am really sorry for not telling you."

"Don't worry about it," said Aimee. "I'm going to go and sit with her."

"Alright," said Meredith. "They should be along for her in about an hour."

"Okay," said Aimee, going into Ellis' room.

"What are you doing here?" hissed Ellis as Aimee sat down on the chair next to her bed. "You can't be here."

"Relax, Mum," sighed Aimee.

"You better not have told Meredith about your… condition," said Ellis harshly.

"I haven't," said Aimee, sad to see her Mum in such a state. "Mum, listen to me for a second."

"You know Meredith can't handle both of us…"

"Mum… I had my brain tumor three years ago," said Aimee softly. "Your Alzheimer's got worse, you've been in a home for almost two years."

"You're just saying that!" Ellis accused. "This is one of your games."

"No Mum, it isn't," said Aimee sadly.

"Stop calling me that!" shouted Ellis.

"Calling you what?"

"Mum, you never call me Mum. It's always 'the Dragon' or that bitch or Mother. You're pitying me!"

"I'm trying to be nice here!" snapped Aimee.

"You are lying… you can't accept that…"

"I'm not lying. Give me your hand," shouted Aimee, holding her hand out for Ellis's. She visibly hesitated. "Oh what do you think I'm going to do, stick it in a blender?"

Ellis gave Aimee her hand, and Aimee guided it along her head until Ellis could feel her surgical scar.

"See, I had the surgery they got the tumor out and I had chemo. It's gone," said Aimee.

"And you're alright?" asked Ellis in a concerned voice.

"Yes, the tumor is gone," sighed Aimee.

"Good, at least you can be cured," said Ellis.

"And once again, it's all about you… some mothers might actually be happy to know that their daughter beat cancer but not you… oh no, you have to bring it back to you!" said Aimee bitterly. "And Meredith doesn't know about it so when you go loopy again keep your trap shut!"

"Loopy?" said Ellis snidely. "I assume from your very technical vocabulary that you still haven't done anything worthwhile with your life."

"Oh no Mummy, you're wrong there," said Aimee. "I'm hoping to get my own stripper pole at the local club."

"Aimee!" exclaimed Meredith. She had just finished rounds and wanted to check how Aimee and Ellis were getting on. "Mum is sick she does not need you antagonizing her with lies."

"Well I've been the caring daughter, you take over now," snapped Aimee. "I'm going to get breakfast."

"Can't you try and be patient with her?"

"Do you want anything Mother?" asked Aimee.

"Black coffee," said Ellis coldly.

"Coming up," said Aimee, grabbing her bag and getting up. "Happy now?"

"You can't be like that with her now," whispered Meredith. "She's sick. She is a pain in the ass, but it's not often that she is lucid."

"She isn't completely lucid," said Aimee. "She's three years behind."

"It's still a good day for her."

"Whatever! I'm going for breakfast, I'll be back before they take her away."

I'm actually really starting to like this story now, and I'm trying to not make Aimee a Mary-Sue. I have a lot of really goog ideas for the next few chapters. Oh and Aimee and McSteamy are NOT going to get together, I think they both just need a messed up friend. Thank you to all that have reviewed so far. So yeah that's it. PLZ REVIEW though because the number of reviews are quite disappointing.