A/N: I got so many reviews for the last chapter and it made me soooo happy! Sorry I haven't updated since Monday but I've been busy with school and work. Also, Ellis is still Meredith's mom, but she's not the same person. She doesn't have Alzheimer's and she wasn't a negligent mom or a surgeon and she is still married to Thatcher. They never cheated and have a happy marriage.

Chapter 42: I'll Call You

Derek went to the cafeteria to wait for Meredith while she called Jason and Finn. He was jealous that she had another man to call but he had been the one to spend the night with her that night and felt like maybe things were going back to the way that they used to be.

Meredith went into the lobby to make her phone calls so she wouldn't wake up her mom. She decided to call her brother first.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jason, it's Mer. I just wanted to let you know that Mom's going to be okay. She had some seizures last night but Der…the doctor said that it was just because she had swelling from the concussion."

"That's a relief. Do you have any idea when she's going to be released?"

"She'll probably get to go home in a few days. They need to keep her here for observation because of the concussion but everything should be fine."

"Thanks for calling. I'll stop by later in the morning. Have you eaten anything or slept at all?"

"I slept surprisingly well last night," she answered, thinking about cuddling with Derek in the tiny uncomfortable chair all night.

"How about eating?"

"Not yet. After I call Finn and let him know what's happening I'm going to go grab some breakfast. I already called school and told them I won't be able to come in for a few days."

"Okay. I'll see you later."

Meredith hung up the phone and then sat down in of the lobby chairs. After spending all night with Derek, she really didn't want to call Finn. Partly because she felt like she had cheated on him but because the feelings that she had for Derek that she thought had been waning all came rushing back the moment he came into the closet to comfort her and took her in his arms.

After debating for a few minutes she dialed Finn's number. When she had gotten the phone call from Jason about her parents she rushed out of his apartment and had promised that she would call him to let him know what was happening.

"Hello?"

"Hey. It's Meredith."

"Mer, what's going on? I've been worried sick."

"My dad got released this morning. My mom had some seizures last night but it was just from the concussion. She's going to fine and is going to get released in a few days."

"I'm so glad. I'm going to come to the hospital and bring you some food and a change of clothes."

"No. No, that's okay. A…friend is here and we were just about to go get something to eat. I'll be home tonight okay?"

"Are you sure? I'm worried about you."

"I'm fine. I promise. I'll see you tonight okay?"

"Okay. Bye."

Meredith hung up and took a deep breath. She was afraid that no matter what she said, Finn was going to come to the hospital and she didn't know what would happen if he and Derek met.

She walked down to the cafeteria and saw Derek already at a table with two trays of food. He had gotten Meredith some waffles and fruit. That was her favorite breakfast since Derek had made her start eating in the morning. There were also two big cups of coffee.

"You remembered," she said, sitting down at the table across from him.

"Remembered what?"

"The waffles. You remembered that I like to eat waffles for breakfast."

"Of course I did. I'm the one who actually got you to start eating a good breakfast. Before me you were eating either cold pizza or left over grilled cheese."

Meredith just looked up at him and smiled and started eating her breakfast. She hadn't realized how hungry she was until she came face-to-face with food.

"So my mom really is going to be okay?" Meredith asked, as she finished her food.

"She's going to be fine Mer. I promise. If you want I can go check on her latest tests and let you know."

"I know I said no last night to that offer but now…"

"I'll do it right now and meet you back in her room okay?"

She just smiled at him and nodded her head. Derek kissed the top of her head as he walked out of the cafeteria to go the lab.

Meredith was walking through the lobby back to her mother's room when she spotted Finn standing, talking to the receptionist. She took a deep breath and then walked up to him.

"Finn? What are you doing here?"

"There you are. They wouldn't tell me what room your mom was in because I'm not family."

"I told you I would see you at home tonight."

"I hope you're not mad. I thought I would surprise you. You sounded completely exhausted on the phone and I just wanted to be here to support you."

"I'm not mad. Surprise, I am. I have to go back to my mom's room because the doctor is going to let me know about her latest test results so…I'm fine. You can leave."

Meredith was trying to get Finn to leave before she had to go back to her mother's room because Derek was going to be there.

"Why are you pushing me to leave Mer?"

"I'm not. I just know you're busy."

"It's fine. I'm going to stay here and be here for you."

"Okay, well her room is this way," Meredith said, taking Finn's hand and leading him to his mom's room.

Meredith was relieved that Derek wasn't there yet and was hoping she could stop him before he got there, but just as she was getting up to leave the room he walked in.

"Meredith…and…you must be Finn," Derek said, his face dropping.

"Yea, you're right. Derek, this is Finn. Finn, remember I told you about Derek? Well, this is Derek."

"The Derek you were with for 6 months?"

Derek was glad to know that Meredith had at least told Finn about him.

"Yeah. Um, Derek, do you have my mom's results?"

"I do. Everything is stable and she should be out of here in a few days."

"Thank you so much."

Derek finished giving Meredith the rest of the results and Finn said that she wanted to take Meredith home to get some sleep. She wasn't that tired because she had slept so well with Derek the night before but she couldn't tell him that. The two of them left and as they walked away Meredith turned around mouthed, "Sorry. I'll call you," to Derek.

A/N: Maybe another update tonight but I'm not sure. But I want a lot of reviews again before I update...so…yea…REVIEW!