Meredith was staring blankly at the clock in hopes it would move time faster. She had finally convinced Richard that they would be okay long enough for him to answer a page or two. George was keeping Owen occupied playing on the ground. Owen had been getting sleepy, so Richard had pulled some strings and reserved them a two bed room without any chances of a roommate.
"Mer, Owen is practically falling asleep on his feet. Should I…?'
"Yeah. Please."
"No problem." He smiled and helped Owen into the bed. He made sure he was comfortable. Meredith got up and kissed his cheek.
"Mommy, will Madi be okay?"
"She's going to be just fine, Sweetheart."
"Good." He smiled before rolling over and quickly drifting to sleep. Once Meredith was sure he was safe, she returned to the seat and resumed staring at the clock.
"Mer?" George's voice came. "You need to stop staring at the clock."
"I can't. I've tried. I just… can't."
"She's going to be fine."
"I keep trying to tell myself that too." She whispered.
"She will be. You just have to give Shepherd some time. He's the best."
"I know." She rested her head on his shoulder. "Thank you for being her George. I don't know what I would do without you."
"I want to be here."
"Well, thank you."
He smiled. "You're welcome…" Silence hung in the air for a few seconds until he worked up the courage to ask her about Alex. "Mer?"
"Hmm?"
"What are you going to do about Alex?... I mean if you don't want to talk about him. That's fine. I mean…"
"No, you're doing this for me…" She took a deep breath. "I don't know what I'm going to do. When I came here, I was planning just to do what needs to be done. But then this happened… And you know, after all this time, I still think about him all the time. I still miss him… I still…" She swallowed hard. "I still love him, George."
George looked in shock at her for a second. "He still loves you. Are you going to tell him about Owen and Madi?"
"I think I have to."
Before George could say anything the door opened. Both expected Richard or a nurse, but Christina appeared with a shocked expression.
"Oh my god." She sighed out. Meredith sat up unsure if that was a good or bad 'oh my god.' "Meredith."
"Uh… Hey Christina." She stood up looking unsurely at her person.
"Hey." Christina said still obviously in shock.
"I know this is a shock… But…" Before she could say anything, out of nowhere, Christina hugged her. It took her by surprise but returned the hug.
"Thank the lord you're back." She said before pulling back. "Are you stay?"
Meredith smiled nodding. "I missed you, Christina."
"My person is back." She smiled. "Don't tell anyone I hugged you."
Meredith giggled. "Never."
"Now, Evil Spawn can finally stop sulking, and we can be…" She glanced over Meredith shoulder. "Oh my god."
"What?"
"Did someone clone Evil Spawn?"
"Ah, Christina…" She shifted nervously. Christina had been out of character happy to see her, but she didn't know about the kids. She wasn't sure how they would react. "That's my son…"
"You have a son… with Alex?" She said with wide eyes.