Something isn't Right

Meredith climbed into her car after finishing her long shift. She dropped her head back against the headrest and closed her eyes wishing it would go away. She just wanted things to go back to normal again. She wanted to be excited about getting married and planning her wedding. She wanted to be happy that Delia was finally teething and getting older. She wanted to look forward to finishing her residency, which she was in her third year of. She wanted a lot of things, but only one thing was holding her back. Well, really only one person.

After about five minutes, she decided to just go home. She started the car and rehearsed in her head what she would tell Derek, while she made the drive. As soon as she walked through the door, she could hear Delia's giggles filling the air. Momentarily, she felt ok. She walked into the living room, and watched as Lexie tickled the baby's stomach, producing the biggest smiles she had even seen from her daughter.

"Hey Lex. Thank you again for watching her. I don't know what we would have done without you." Meredith said with a smile as she sat down next to Lexie and grabbed Delia, giving her 'mommy kisses' all over her face. Delia instantly smiled at the feel of her mother holding and loving on her.

"Your Welcome Meredith. Well, I better head home." She said with a smile, grabbing her purse.

"Yeah, Oh, home. Have a good night." Meredith replied getting up to head to the kitchen to grab a bottle. "Oh, and Lexie! Don't forget. 7:00 Friday night, thanksgiving dinner here." She yelled.

"Okay Mer. Night!" She responded, closing the front door behind her.

Meredith opened the door to the nursery and flipped on the light. She changed Delia's diaper and dressed her for bed. This was her favorite part of being a mom. Rocking her in the chair and feeding her before bed. It was their own little bonding ritual, and she usually did it before Derek was home. She was sure he enjoyed it also but they had their different things.

"You were hungry, weren't you princess." Meredith said looking into her daughter's baby blue eyes as she sucked on her bottle. She was so calm and carefree, it almost made Meredith's heart break. Delia had no idea how cruel the world could be. How unfair situations could be. She wished she could shield her daughter from everything, but she knew she couldn't.

Meredith carried Delia to the crib after she had fallen asleep. She walked into the master bathroom and flipped on the shower and quickly undressed. Finally stepping in and letting the hot water relax her, did she come back to reality on what she would be doing when Derek made it home. She was going to tell him about Cooper. She knew that everyone was friends with him. He was a fellow attending to Derek. She also knew that saying something bad about another attending was also an unspoken code that she wasn't supposed to do. She wasn't scared to call him out on what he was doing, she was scared that Miranda or Derek wouldn't believe her.

The only comfort she really had was the other nurses and interns in the hospital that had experienced some kind of harassment from him. Obviously hers had been the worst, but they would still back her, if needed.

She stepped out and put on a t-shirt and slid in between the satin sheets. She turned over and looked at the alarm clock. Yep... Any moment Derek would show.

Two hours later...nothing. Not even a call. She kept hearing something downstairs, so she decided to call Derek. She was worried sick and hated being alone at night in such a big house. She picked up the phone off of the bedside table and called the hospital asking them to page Dr. Shepherd to the phone. After waiting for five minutes, he finally picked up.

"Hey Mer, I'm so sorry, I've been swamped. Cooper had an emergency to deal with so I'm stuck here all night on call. I just got scheduled a surgery, so i probably won't be home until morning."

"Okay. I'm just getting worried. I hate being alone. Something doesn't feel right. I'm probably just going crazy alone. I love you. I'll see you in the morning, okay?" She replied.

"Alright. Call me if you need me. Love you too. Night." He replied hanging up the phone.

She sat it back down, shut off the light, and turned back over facing the window. She heard a loud thud and sat straight up in bed, hearing Delia's cries fill the quiet house.

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Derek knew that everything was probably okay. He knew that Meredith locked the doors at night and was pretty cautious. But she said that something didn't feel right, and Derek trusted her instinct. He wasn't sure if he would be able to check on her, because Cooper seemed pretty persistent about him doing the surgery tonight, and how important it was for him to stay to check on the patients. But Mer needed him.

He paged Bailey, knowing she hadn't gone home yet and waited for her to show. About five minutes later, she turned the corner.

"Miranda, I know that we are busy right now, but can I run check on Meredith? She's alone at the house tonight with Delia, and I'm a little bit worried about her. She said something wasn't right and I'm uneasy about it." He said with a worried look on his face. He knew and she knew that he wouldn't be able to work until he knew she was safe.