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CHAPTER TWO

Richard was rudely awakened by the sound of his pager. He just fell in a restless sleep after the commotion of his niece's prom and Stevens' resignation. He would seriously kill or at least fire whoever paged him.

"This is Webber." He said when his call to the hospital was answered.

"Chief Webber, we need you at the ER immediately."

"I'm not on call so please page some other surgical attending."

"There has been an accident, sir. Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd is in Trauma 2 right now."

"What?! I'll be right there and please get Dr. Miranda Bailey at the hospital also." He ordered and quickly got ready to rush back to the hospital.

x x x

"Chief Webber!" Dr. Austin exclaimed when she saw Richard coming in.

"Where is she? Give me the bullet."

"I'm Dr. Austin, ER resident on call. Dr. Shepherd is on her way to OR 1 with Dr. Bailey. There is chest and abdominal trauma. Multiple face and arm lacerations and a possible ruptured spleen. Lavage is positive. She also has a dislocated left shoulder and a hairline fracture on her right ankle. She's been unconscious since the accident but initial tests don't show any severe head trauma."

"Okay. How about the other Dr. Shepherd? How is he doing?"

"Sir?" a confused Dr. Austin asked.

"Derek Shepherd, the husband. Wasn't he in the accident too?"

"No, sir. Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd was the only one in the car."

"Oh." a somewhat relieved but puzzled Richard said. "Find and notify Dr. Shepherd but don't let him near the OR."

x x x

Derek was going out of his mind. He was sitting at the visitors' lounge waiting for news on Addison's operation. It was past 3 hours since the surgical team started and he hadn't heard a word from anyone. He was silently crying, worried about Addison's condition. Derek really wanted to go in there and do something or hold her hand or at least see how she's doing. But Richard was adamant in keeping him out even posting someone at the door to prevent Derek from coming in.

Three hours ago, Derek was leaving the hospital, burdened with guilt and feeling utterly lost. He planned on calling Addison to try to talk and apologize when a nurse from the surgical floor stopped him and told him about the accident. He immediately ran back to the hospital, not bothering to wait for the elevators. He felt the coldness throughout his body when Derek heard Dr. Bailey and the Chief were inside trying to stop her internal bleeding. The guilt he felt earlier increased ten fold.

'It's all my fault' was what he remembered thinking. If only Derek insisted on driving Addison home then the accident could have been prevented. If only he forced Addison into talking to him then things could have been different. If only he wasn't a bastard.

So many what ifs but none would really matter in the end.

Still waiting on any news about the operation, Derek vowed silently that he will do anything to make it all up to Addison. He would beg for her forgiveness, act like a real husband, give up Meredith Grey and love Addison completely and unconditionally. He knew it would be a tough road ahead and his wife would probably be unforgiving but Derek was determined. He was not ready to let go yet.

The high pitch ringing of his mobile startled Derek out of his promises. Without looking at the screen, he answered the phone with a halfhearted hello.

"Derek? It's me" said the voice on the other end.

"Savvy?" Derek choked out.

"Hey….hi. Listen, I can't get a hold of Addie. I had a missed call from her earlier and now I can't connect to her phone. Do you know where she is?"

"Oh…Savvy" Derek brokenly said as a fresh batch of tears spilled out of his eyes.

"Derek? Derek, honey, what's wrong? Where's Addison?" asked a frantic Savvy.

"Savvy… there has been an accident. Addison's in surgery right now and I… I don't know what's happening…"

"Oh my God, Derek! I…I'm coming out there. I'll be in the next flight to Seattle."

"Ok. Please, hurry, Sav. She'll need you."

x x x

Coming out to tell the patient's family news after any surgery was one of the things Miranda Bailey learned to look forward to and dread at the same time, especially in cases where the outcome wasn't what the family is expecting. Operating on a colleague, or in this case someone she considered a friend, and then telling the next of kin, who also happened to be another colleague, was in another realm of difficulty. Thank God the news she was about to give Derek Shepherd would be considered promising at its best.

Bailey found the man with his face buried in his hands, hunched over. Derek was still in his rumpled suit from the night before and when he looked up, there was no question he had been crying. He immediately stood up and met Bailey halfway when he saw her approach.

"How is she?" Derek asked.

"Why don't we sit down" Bailey said, leading Derek back to the lounge. "She's stable and the Chief is closing right now. We have stopped the bleeding and repaired her spleen. Addison has a dislocated left shoulder and a fracture on her right ankle which Dr. Torres will set when she's transferred to recovery."

Derek exhaled loudly in relief. "How about head trauma? I want a complete check and I want to see the results."

Bailey shook her head at Derek's request. "Dr. Benson already checked her out and everything is alright. You can't be her doctor, Derek. You're her husband. You know that."

Derek was aware of the fact but did not say anything.

"I have to be honest, Derek. She lost a lot of blood and she did give us quite a scare. Addison's one lucky lady." Bailey wanted to continue but hesitated and Derek picked it up.

"What are you not telling me, Dr. Bailey?"

"Derek…" she started slowly and carefully. "Did Addison know she was pregnant?"

AN: I know the car crash and the pregnancy were pretty predictable but I promise I'll keep the predictability to a minimum. Anyway, click the blue button and send a review!