The siblings sat in silence. Lily dabbed at her eyes with a serviette and shifted Thomas in her arms.

Derek sighed.

Lily looked up immediately sensing the tension.

"Can I have my son back" He stretched his arms out toward Thomas and Lily tilted her head wandering at his hostility.

"Are you angry?" She asked.

"Why are you telling me this?" Derek stood, ignoring her question and took Thomas from her.

"Why am I telling you our father has cancer?" She asked sarcastically.

"Why are you telling me Lily, why me?" He looked at her frustrated.

"I don't understand"

"Does Mom know?"
Lily shook her head.

"Don't you think you should be telling her then?" Derek buckled Thomas into the stroller.

"He made me promise not too… He wants to tell her, he said he was hoping to get better… but…."

"Then why are you telling me, I'm sure he didn't want you too" Derek was getting annoyed.

Lily stood up.

"I thought you might know what to do"
"Big surprise there" He huffed starting to walk away.

"Derek" Lily called after.

He stopped and turned to look at her.

"Why are you angry with me? I thought you'd want to know"

"Lily, this is so typical of you"

"What do you mean" Lily asked offended at his tone, but unsure of his point.

"This" Derek gestured to her.

"You blow in to town… in to my town and everything is a mess… and… and you expect me to fix it… to save you"

Lily was stunned. She stepped closer not wanting to yell at him and cause a scene.

"Save me… this isn't about me"
"But it is… you're making it about you. You shouldn't be telling me this"
"I know it's a shock Derek…"
"No, it's not about that…. It's you" Derek shook his head in frustration.

"I can not fix your problems… if you think Mom should know tell her…"

"Of course she should know, everyone should… and what do you mean fix my problems… what problems"

"Every problem you've had in your life, every battle I have fought for you" Derek said mentally listing the problems in his head.

"This is ridiculous" Lily was alarmed by Derek's reaction.

"Oh what Lily, don't like what you're going to hear so you'll leave right?" Derek said nastily.

"I think you need to calm down, absorb the news… this isn't about me… I just thought you could…"

"Help, save the day? What? What Lily?" Derek looked up and saw Addison standing in the doorway of the cafeteria, looking on at their heated conversation.

Lily looked over her shoulders. Addison gave her a small nod.

"I have my own life to worry about Lily" Derek said, pushing the stroller past her and walking off. Lily looked at the floor, overwhelmed by Derek's reaction.

"Hey Lily… you okay?" Addison came up to her, lightly touching her arm.

Lily looked at her blankly.

"I wasn't sure how we ended last time" Addison said referring to the disagreement they had had the last time Lily was in Seattle.

Lily looked away still stunned by Derek's harsh tone.

"We're okay Addie" She said in a quiet tone then Addison drew her into a supportive hug and Lily let the tears flow for the umpteenth time this week.

Instantly she knew something was wrong.

Meredith had been paged by the Nazi and was standing waiting for labs when she looked up, as if sensing him exiting the elevator, to see her husband heading towards him.

Without words she was drawn to him. Walking, as if in slow motion the sound around them fading.

She stood before him; he took her hand and led her to a nearby lounge. Still no words, but Meredith knew that his world had stopped. That something serious had happened.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and he chocked on a sob.

She placed her hands on either side of his face, holding it gently she stretched her neck up to kiss his lips, reawakening them and allowing him to speak.

He looked down at her.

"It's my Dad" He said softly and Meredith hugged him again.

"I have to go Addie" Lily walked briskly.

"You should stay, you should find Derek, you two work these things out all the time"

Lily shook her head. Addie had taken her aside and allowing her to get herself together.

"Sam is waiting" Lily continued to walk, looking in a compact as she did.

"Sam?" Addie repeated.

"My boyfriend" lily stopped at the door.

"It was great seeing you Addison" She forced a smile to hide her pain, straightening her skirt as she did.

"You need to see Derek" Addie said. Try as she may, she still cared about all of the Shepherds.

Lily shook her head.

"No, he made it clear that I have to work things out, I gave Daddy till the end of the week to talk to Mom… I think she should know… she should know shouldn't she?" Lily was not used to questioning her father's decisions. She didn't understand why he had kept it a secret from everyone.

Addison nodded.

"I would want to know if it was my husband"

Lily looked at her watch.

"I have to go... Sam is at the hotel, and we were going to stay longer, till tomorrow, but I think I'll leave now"

"He's just hurting Lily"

"Quit defending him Addie, surely a divorce allows you to stop defending him" Lily sighed as she fished through her purse and pulled out some money.

"There's a cab" Lily turned to Addie and once again forced a smile.

"I'm fine… but if you see that jerk ex husband of yours tell him I'm devastated… no better not he might think he has to save me" lily made air quotes and pulled a face.

Addison let out a small laugh.

"So now he's my ex husband… no longer your brother"

"Not today" Lily kissed Addie's cheek and hopped into the cab.

Addie watched as the taxi drove away, shaking her head in frustration at both Derek and Lily and their stupid pride.