The next day, the hospital was running properly again. Meredith was lay in her hospital bed. She still hadn't woken up from her surgery after being shot. Derek hadn't moved from the side of her bed, Zola had to be the one to tell Bailey and Ellis about what happened and they hadn't left her room either

'Will she be okay?' Ellis asked

'She has to be' Zola said

'She will be' Derek said, 'Your mom has been through a hell of a lot and she is still here. She has survived drowning, a bomb, a shooting and a plane crash. She isn't going to leave us now'

'She has really been through all that?' Bailey asked

'Do you know what happened when she drowned?' Derek asked wondering if they knew the story

'She drowned and you saved her' Ellis said

'She died. When I brought her out the water, she wouldn't come back to us. Her temperature dropped and her heart stopped, they wouldn't let me in the room. I had to sit outside and wait. But they brought her back, she came back to us' Derek said reliving the day he almost lost his love, 'She can survive anything'

'We need her' Zola said

'We just need to make sure that we are here for her when she wakes up?' Bailey said

'How's she doing?' Maggie asked walking, as she was her doctor as she was the nearest person to perform her surgery

'No change' Derek said still holding Meredith's hand and yawning

'When was the last time you slept?' Maggie asked

'About two days ago'

'Why don't you go home and have a nap and a shower? You all look like you could do with it'

'I don't want to leave her'

'I will stay here with her, I'm off now anyway. If there is any change I will phone you straight away'

'Fine' Derek said standing up, 'Make you call straight away' Derek placed a long kiss on Meredith's head before waiting for the kids to get up. Each of them placed a kiss on Meredith's head and they left the hospital to freshen up. So, Maggie sat in Derek's seat and took hold of Mer's hand.

'Hey Mer, it's me. You need to wake up, we all need you to wake up. It's been hours since your surgery. Derek is worried sick, he has only just left the hospital. And your kids need you, they are all refusing to work. Ellis is scared she has let you down, and if you die then she won't have made you proud' Maggie cried quietly

Just as the words left Maggie's mouth, Meredith started chocking. She was trying to breath over the ventilator

'Nurse!' Maggie shouted, within minutes she had taken the tube out of Meredith and she was awake

'Hey' Maggie said

'Hey' Meredith replied, 'Whe…where's Derek?'

'Him and the kids have just left to go and have a nap and shower. None of them have slept since it happened. They have been here the whole time' Maggie told her, 'Do you want me to call him?'

Meredith nodded, so Maggie picked up her phone and dialled Derek's phone. As he was driving Zola picked up

'Hello Derek Shepherd's phone…Hey Maggie…What…She is…okay, I'll tell dad' Zola said

'Moms awake'

Derek turned their car around and drove back to the hospital and ran to her room

'Mer' Derek said coming through her doors

'Hey' Meredith said trying to sit up

'I'm so glad you woke up' Derek said walking to her side, and her kids surrounded her bed

'I'll give you some time' Maggie said leaving the room

'Hey mom' Zola said, 'You scared us' She said leaning down to give her a hug

'I thought we lost you' Ellis said

'I love you mom' Bailey said

'I'm sorry' Meredith said, 'I didn't mean to scare you'

'It's not your fault Mer' Derek said sitting on the edge of her bed

'Did anyone else get hurt?'

'We lost an intern, a nurse and a security guard' Derek told her

'Which intern?'

'Jason Murray' Bailey said

'Oh, Bailey I am so sorry'

They were talking as a family until there was a knock at the door and everyone turned their heads to see Miranda Bailey stood at the door with some flowers

'I can come back' She said

'No, Miranda it's fine. Come in'

'Come on, let's leave these two to talk' Derek said

'No, she's the reason mom was shot' Ellis said, 'I'm not leaving'

'Ellis come on' Zola said

'Fine' She replied as they left the room, 'But we're coming back in five minutes'

'Meredith, I am so sorry for what happened. It shouldn't have happened to you. It was me he was looking for, I shouldn't have put your family through that' Miranda said sitting beside her bed

'Miranda, it's fine. These things happen, it's not like we haven't been through this before'

'I should have told you about it'

'It's not like you knew it was going to happen. Miranda, it is fine honestly, I am on the up now and getting better'

'I bet your family hate me, I bet Derek hates me'

'Miranda. Listen to me, this isn't your fault. You made the right call a week ago, turning off the life support. I would have preferred to not have been shot, but it was best if I got shot. I seem to be invincible' Meredith said smiling

'Just know, that I am here if you need anything' Miranda said, 'I best get going so you can talk to your family'

Later in the day, Maggie came back to Meredith's room to check how she was doing

'Hey, just a quick check' Maggie said, 'I need to check your stitches'

Meredith lifted her gown to reveal a line of stitches down her chest, she didn't particularly want to look at it so she looked over at Derek who was unable to take his eyes away from her beautiful body.

'Looking good, if your vitals stay up like this then you should be able to go home tomorrow' Maggie said

'How's the incision?' Derek asked

'It's good too'

'Just another to add to the collection' Meredith joked

'How did you end up with so many?' Maggie laughed

'Appendix…Liver…Spleen and kids' Meredith said pointing to each of her existing scars. She couldn't remember a time when she didn't have a scar, her body was scar less when she started her internship.

'Still beautiful though' Derek said

'Well, try and be careful. You are running out of organs'

'I will be' Meredith smiled

Derek and the kids had gone home later in the night leaving Meredith alone in her room. She spent some time talking to some of her colleagues who came in to see how she was doing, she watched the hospital TV for a while, and then she finally fell asleep. It took her a while to convince Derek to go home as he didn't want to leave her alone, but she was doing just fine.

She slept the whole night before being woken up by the interns who were rounding on her. She opened her eyes to see a set on interns stood at the end of her bed and Sofia asking them questions

'Who's presenting?' Sofia asked

'Me' Bailey said, 'Meredith Grey, 2 days post op from surgery to repair gunshot wound. Vitals stable since yesterday and incision healing nicely. Should be allowed home later today'

'Bailey?' Meredith asked

'Hey mom' Bailey replied, not scared to hide their relationship

'Can I go home yet?'

'Later mom, dad will come and pick you up. He and Zola have the day off'

Once the interns left the room, Maggie came in with Meredith's discharge papers. She signed the papers then went into her bathroom and changed out of the hospital gown into a pair of sweats and a jumper. She just had to wait for Derek to get here.

'Hey, you ready?' Derek asked walking in

'Definitely' Meredith said before her eyes set of Zola pushing a wheelchair, 'What is that for?'

'You' Zola said

'I don…'

'It's hospital policy mom, you know that'

'Fine' Meredith said sitting in the wheel chair, and being pushed out by Derek as Zola carried her bag.

She just wanted to get home, she loved being at the hospital as a doctor but hated it as a patient. Once she was home, she was tired. So, she sat on the couch with her feet up and Derek made her, her favourite meal and Zola made her a cup of coffee. Ellis had tidied the house before she got home and Bailey was still at the hospital on his shift. When bailey got home they spent the night as a family watching movies and talking