DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GREY'S ANATOMY, I wish I did.

Meredith spent the whole night in Derek's arms. She woke up around midnight and he was sleeping. She just watched him. He was such an amazing man. John was wonderful, but Derek, he was something different. He was always there for her when she needed him, and he wasn't judgmental. He made her feel so loved, so cared for. She finally woke up around 8am. She looked up and Derek was just watching her, his eyes full of understanding.

Meredith: Thank you.

Derek: For what?

Meredith: For being you. I'm OK.

Derek: You're OK.

Meredith: I'm OK. I don't know how, but I am. I feel peaceful.

Derek: Mer- You may be full of peace, but I am full of pee.

Meredith: Oh geez, sorry. You have been here a long time. You should have just shoved me on the floor.

Derek: Not you, dear, not you.

She kisses him on the cheek and gets up. Derek runs to the bathroom like he is on fire. Meredith unwraps herself from the blanket and goes to her closet to look for some clothes. She decided to wear black pants and a dark purple shirt. She was sad, but she felt like she was going to be OK.

Derek: You need to eat something.

Meredith: I'm not really hungry.

Derek: I'm going to make you some french toast, how does that sound?

Meredith: (Sighs knowing she isn't going to win this one.) Good. What am I going to do?

Derek: You will live, day to day.

Meredith: No, how am I going to tell Lois?

Derek: I don't know. She is already so fragile.

Meredith: Yeah, she is.

Derek heads downstairs. Meredith goes to follow him but her eye catches John's room. She had to go in there. It hurt so badly to do it, but she had to. She walked in and ran her hand over his bed that he had made just the morning before. She ran her fingers over the paperwork he had been reading. She walked into his closet and smelled his clothes. He had wanted to share a room in this house. He wanted to be together, to fix things. How could I have been so cold? She missed his scent, she missed his voice, she missed his touch. She missed him. Her heart ached. She pulled herself together, wiped the tears that had formed on her cheek, and left his room. As she made her way down the stairs she immediately smelled the french toast. She loved french toast. Just as she passed the kitchen window, something caught her eye. It was a police car, in her driveway and a tow-truck with Jon's car.

Meredith: Oh my God. What's going on. (She motioned to the driveway.)

Derek: I don't know. (The doorbell rang.)

Meredith: Can I help you?

Officer: Good morning Mrs. Thompson. I'm Officer Davison, this is Officer Schwartz. (They shake hands.)

Meredith: Please, come in. This is a friend of mine, Derek Shepherd. (They shake hands.)

Officer Davison: First of all, we are sorry about your loss.

Meredith: Thank you.

Officer Schwartz: We brought Mr. Thompson's vehicle back from the scene. We were hoping you wouldn't mind to answer a few questions concerning yesterday's incident.

Meredith: Of course not, but I'm not sure how I can help. I was at work when it happened. I'm not even sure exactly what happened.

Officer Davison: No one has spoken to you?

Meredith: No.

::FLASHBACK OF WHAT HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE::

John got up with a plan. He had been working on it for a long time. A few months ago he had tried contacting Sal, the owner of the jewelry shop where he had bought Meredith's engagement ring nine years ago. He found out that Sal had died and when he did all of the jewelry was sold. He was afraid that the ring was gone forever. He would never in his life forget what the ring that Meredith wanted look liked. He talked to Sal the day after he bought Meredith's original ring. Sal had promised he would keep the ring until John could afford to buy it. Years went by and John had forgotten all about it. John tracked down who the jewelry was sold to, and it ended up being in Seattle. He called the jeweler, and they did in fact have the ring. Steve, the shop's owner said that the ring had a note attached to the box, saying to save it for John Thompson. He didn't put the ring out for sale, he kept in in the back, wondering if he would ever come get the ring.

John had breakfast with his friend, Tony and then they played some tennis. He was so excited about getting the ring. Meredith will be in shock. I didn't forget after all these years! He ran some errands, and then made his way to the Jewelry shop. It was in fact the ring. He had them inscribe 'Forever, For Always' on it. It was perfect. She happily paid for the ring and went outside. He was just walking out the door when he heard his name called.

Man: John, John Thompson. (John turns around, only to be looking straight into the eyes of Ray Jenson.)

John: What do you want, Ray?

Ray: You bastard! You convinced her to do it, didn't you? You made her get the restraining order didn't you?

John: I want you to stay the hell away from her, you bastard! You are never going to hurt her again.

Ray: You have ruined my life! I lost my job, no hospital will hire me. I am a goddamn doctor. Now what?

John: Maybe you should have thought about that before you did what you did. (John starts to walk away. Ray grabs him.)

Ray: Oh no you don't! You don't walk away from me! Not until you fix this.

John: I'm not fixing shit. You deserve everything that comes to you. Mer was just a kid for God's sake.

Ray: Yeah, she was a nice piece of ass. (John lost it and punched him. Ray returns the favor. A stranger comes and breaks them up.)

John: You're not worth it. (He walks away.)

Ray: You ruined my life, and now you are going to pay, with your own! (Ray comes up from behind and shoves John into the wrought iron fence lining the street. Everyone is in shock. The police come, and take the statements of about five witnesses. John is rushed to the hospital.)

::END OF FLASHBACK::

Officer Davison: So, we looked into what the witnesses said, and we found out that you had filed charges against Raymond Jenson. So what can you tell us about him?

Meredith: Pretty much everything is in the report. Everything started when I was about 16 years old. We didn't hear from him for a long time until the day at the hospital. John had finally convinced me to do something about it. Look what happened. I knew I shouldn't have.

Officer Davison: It's not your fault, ma'am. You are safe, for now. Ray Jenson has been arrested and is being held without bond. There will be a trial. The state is going to prosecute.

Meredith: Good. That's good. I will help however I can.

Officer Schwatz: Well, again, we are very sorry for your loss. Have a good day. (They leave.)

Meredith: Oh Derek. How did this happen? I thought he just had an accident. Damn that son-of-a-bitch Ray. (She is bawling.)

Derek: I can't believe it. I am in shock. It's not your fault Mer. Imagine what he may have done, if you didn't file charges. He may have hurt another girl.

Meredith: Oh Derek. Thank you. Thank you. (They sit down and eat the french toast. Derek gets paged.) Go.

Derek: No, I'm staying with you.

Meredith: Go! Save a life. Save another John. I'm OK.

Derek: Fine. But I'll be back.

Meredith: I know you will. (He kisses her.) Goodbye.

Derek: Goodbye. (He leaves. Meredith pick up her cellphone and dials Lois' number.)

Lois' Nurse: Hello?

Meredith: Hi, I'm Meredith Thompson.

Kelly: Of course, I'm Kelly, Lois' nurse.

Meredith: How is she?

Kelly: She's not well. We have her on Morphine constantly. She is mostly asleep, and when she is awake, she is rarely lucid.

Meredith: Oh, this is not good. Has she seen a doctor? How long do they think she has?

Kelly: It's not looking good. It's a matter of days, a week maybe.

Meredith: I can't tell her. Not over the phone.

Kelly: What do you mean? (Meredith begins to cry.)

Meredith: John, her son, he's-he's gone. There was an accident. He was killed.

Kelly: Oh my God. I'm so sorry!

Meredith: Don't tell her. I have to make arrangements. John will be buried in Boston. I will tell her when I come there. Please, call me if anything changes. Have a good day.

Kelly: I will. Goodbye.

Meredith spent the rest of the day making funeral arrangements. She realized she didn't have a car, it was still at the hospital. She took John's. It gave her peace to drive his car. It made her feel closer to him. She planned a memorial service in Seattle. He wanted to be buried in Boston, with his daughter, she knew that. She had to have a service here, and there. He had made a lot of friends and business acquaintances in Seattle. She called the paper and had the obituary done. She ordered flowers, and made arrangements for his body to be flown to Boston on her flight. She called the hospital, John's body had already been sent to have the autopsy done. It had to be done for the court case. These were all things that she shouldn't have to do. She shouldn't be saying goodbye to her husband. Not this way.

Derek came right home after his surgery. He spent the night with Meredith, taking care of her. He told the Chief that he needed two weeks off to be with Meredith. Richard was very understanding and got another neurosurgeon to cover for Derek. Derek was in it for the long haul. He was never leaving Meredith, never.