Chapter 8!

Meredith sat up in bed. She looked out the window and saw that it was still dark outside. She sighed to herself. She just couldn't keep Derek out of her mind. She looked over at the alarm clock it said 3:00. She had a surgery in 2 hours. She got up and got changed. She didn't feel like trying to get back to sleep so she grabbed her cars keys and wrote a note to Izzie.

Dear Iz,

I moved my surgery up and our flight. We leave around lunch time. Spend as much time with the kids as you can we will leave for the airport as soon as I get back. I will miss you all so much. I promise to call when we get to Boston.

Love Meredith

Meredith turned on the car and pulled out of the drive way. All the way to the hospital she thought about Derek. She didn't want to tell the kids. She didn't want to leave her job in Boston and move back here. She would be like another shadow Shepherd. She wanted to have cool surgery`s too. The kids had friends in Boston. How could she ask them to move away from their friends? She pulled into the hospital parking lot. She walked into the hospital and saw the chief at the nurse`s station. "Morning Chief" said Meredith. He turned around shocked. "What are you doing here this early in the morning?" asked the chief. Meredith shrugged "I decided to move my surgery up I couldn`t sleep." She grabbed her patients chart from the desk. "Last day in Seattle?" asked the Chief. "Yea the kids got off the day we came here so I have to get them back to school" said Meredith. "Well we will miss you around here Meredith" said the Chief. "Well we will miss you to chief." Said Meredith walking towards the office Richard gave her for her visit. "Changed into her scrubs and headed off towards the surgical floor. She scrubbed in and looked at her patient through the window. Then she closed her eyes. "No thinking about Derek. No thinking about Derek during this surgery" she kept repeating to herself. When she opened her eyes her patient was prepped and ready to begin the surgery.

5 hours later

Christina, Alex, Izzie, and George were at the nurse`s station charting. Derek walked to the nurse`s at looked at Christina. "Where`s Dr. Grey? I didn't see her surgery on the board" asked Derek. Christina looked up at him. "She left with the kids 2 hours ago" said Christina "Don't bother chasing after them Mcbasterd she already left!" Derek sighed sadly. He walked away from the nurse`s station sadly. He couldn't believe she fled again. Then he felt something being put into his pocket. When he looked up he saw Izzie passing him and smiling at him. She walked away without even turning back. He reached inside his pocket. He felt an envelope. He pulled it out and read the front. To Derek He gasped. It was written in Meredith`s handwriting. He ran to his office and opened it.

Dear Derek,

By now you probably already know that I have left for Boston. I just wasn't ready to tell the kids about you yet or to start a relationship. I am an avoider. I avoid sticky situations and this one I couldn't handle mentally and physically. When I get to Boston I will tell the kids about you. I promise! This is something I have to do by myself.

I will miss you, love Meredith

3 hours later

Meredith pulled into the driveway of her house in Boston. The kids were the first out of the car. "Home!" screamed Luke. He ran and fell on the ground and kissed it. "I missed you so much!" screamed Luke. Kate walked up next to her mother who was watching Luke. "He loves this house way too much" said Kate shaking her head in disgust. Meredith rolled her eyes and went to open the door. The kids rushed in while Meredith was getting her keys out of the door. "Kids meet me in the living room I need to speak to you all please!" screamed Meredith up the stairs. She went into the kitchen and got a glass of water. She drank it down in one sip. How was he going to approach this? She kept asking herself. "Mom are you coming in here?" asked Luke. "Yea pumpkin" said Meredith. Meredith walked into the living room. She sat down across from her kids in the smaller sofa. "Kids do you remember Dr. Shepherd from Seattle?" she asked them. Kate nodded her head. "Was that the guy that stopped me from talking to those cute nurses?" asked Luke. "Yes Luke that would be him" said Meredith. "You know what`s weird he looked exactly like me!" said Luke. "Well that's what I wanted to talk about Luke…he is…uh… your father" said Meredith. She watched the kid's expressions. Kate looked at the floor and didn't know what to say she just got up and left. Luke was mad. "So you weren`t going to tell us in Seattle! WHERE WE COULD HAVE MET HIM! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US MOM!" screamed Luke. "Wait Luke…" she watched him storm up the stairs. She debated going after them but decided not to and let them cool down some. She walked into the kitchen and started on dinner.

1 Hour later!

She walked up the stairs and knocked on Luke`s door. "Luke pumpkin dinner is ready" said Meredith through the door. When no one answered she opened the door to find the lights off. "Luke…" she turned on the light and found that no one was in there. She turned around and walked down the hallway to Kaitlin`s room. "Kate sweet dinner is ready and is your brother in there with you?" said Meredith through the door. When no one answered again she opened the door. She also found darkness. "Kate, Luke…" she turned the light on and also found no one in there. She was scared now. She ran through the house screaming their names. She ran downstairs and grabbed the phone and called their cell phones but only got their voice mail. She didn't know what to do next so she called Izzie. By now she had tears streaming down her face.

In Seattle

Izzie, Alex, Christina, and George were still at the nurse`s station charting when Mark, Addison, Derek walked up. The 3 of them started talking about a patient when Izzie`s phone went off. She grabbed it out of her pocket and read the caller ID Meredith. She smiled down at the phone. She answered it "Hey…" but before she could say anything more she listen to Meredith say "the kids were missing" Izzie dropped all the charts which got everyone`s attention. "Breath and tell me everything that happened" said Izzie. "OK we are on our way. Call me if anything happens" Izzie shut her phone. Alex, George, Christina lets go said Izzie running towards her office. She ran in and grabbed her coat and purse. She ran out of the hospital and got in the car. Derek came running out after them. "What`s going on?" he asked. Of course Mark and Addison came running out after them. "Nothing" said Izzie starting the car. When Alex, Christina, and George got in the car to their surprise Derek ,Mark and Addison climbed in the trunk. "What are you doing!" screamed Izzie. "I have a feeling that this has something to do with Meredith so I am coming to!" yelled Derek. "Fine!" screamed Izzie Lets just go!" she screeched out of the parking lot.

At Logan international airport

"Flight 180 to Seattle Washington is now boarding, flight 180 to Seattle Washington is now boarding!"