Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy, or the characters, and probably never will.
AN: I have no medical knowledge, just way too much time to search the internet.
Sorry I had to put this one on hold for a while, life got crazy, believe me I would have much rather been writing!
Thank you so much for all your wonderful reviews, I truly value each and ever one, so please keep them coming.
Enjoy!
Four Months Earlier
It is about three am, and Lexie is sitting at the kitchen table, sipping from a cup of steaming hot chocolate, when a heavily pregnant Meredith walks into the room, wiping sleep from her eyes. Being seven months pregnant with twins definitely hasn't been easy on her, especially when both her and her fiancé are being constantly bombarded by threatening letters, emails, phone calls; a local protest group had recently found out about the clinical trial deaths, and have been becoming increasingly incessant and violent ever since.
"Hey Lex." Meredith says sleepily as she sits down beside her sister.
"Couldn't sleep Mere?"
"No, every time I can stop thinking about..." Meredith shudders as she remembers the most recent incident, she and Derek had been attacked in the hospital car park, if it wasn't for a couple of security guards... She couldn't even bring herself to think about what would have happened. After taking a deep calming breath Meredith continues. "...Every time I finally get to sleep..." She rubs her stomach gently. "...baby boy here starts kicking me, and swear he's gonna break something if he keeps this up." She then moves her hand to another part of her stomach, and speaks softly to her baby girl. "You are going to have the most protective brother ever; he'll be beating up anyone who gets too close to you."
Lexie laughs softly, cautious not to awaken anyone else in the house. She then changes the subject, and asks. "Have you and Derek decided on names yet?" The exasperated tone in her voice was not lost on Meredith; ever since Meredith had found out she was pregnant, and subsequently told Derek, they had been unable to even agree on one name, let alone two.
"Actually we have..." Meredith takes a moment to enjoy the look of surprise that is painted across her sister's face. "...We decided that, if it was alright by you... we want to name our daughter Susanna Ellis, after your mom, and mine."
Lexie looks at her, stunned. "Seriously?"
"Only if it's alright by you... and Molly. What do you think?"
"Of course it's alright by me, I love it."
"Good." Meredith replies simply, before starting to cry, and muttering. "Damn hormones."
Trying to distract Meredith, Lexie asks. "What's your boy's name? Or is that still undecided?"
"I wanted something more original, but in the end Derek won; he wants his first son to have his name... Derek Joseph Jr, DJ... You like?"
"Doctor Shepard's middle name is Joseph?"
Meredith nods, now fighting tears and laughter.
Lexie starts laughing too. A minute later they both manage to compose themselves. "I really do like the names Mere. Perfect names for undoubtedly perfect children."
They continue to chat for a while longer before Meredith finally stands up, and moves towards the staircase. "I'm gonna head back to bed, I've got work tomorrow."
"Alright, see you in the morning." Lexie says as she too stands up, but instead of heading upstairs as her sister has, Lexie goes back over to the couch, where she and Alex fell asleep watching a movie earlier.
She has just gotten herself back to sleep, settled back against Alex when they are both harshly awakened by an earth shattering explosion, quickly followed by three more.
Alex pulls Lexie to her feet as the house creaks and groans around them. "We've gotta get out, now!"
Lexie hesitates. "But, what about everyone else?! We can't leave them!"
Hearing something, most likely a support beam snap above them, Alex stops trying to reason with Lexie, and half drags her towards the door, avoiding large chunks of rubble as they go.
As they reach the doorway, the second floor of the house plummets downwards, straight towards them. Without a second thought Alex wrenches open the door, and pushes Lexie clear of the falling debris.
Now outside, facing away from the rubble, Lexie shakily stands up, and before she can do anything she hears a rumble from deep within the remains of the house, moments later another explosion tears through the rubble, and sends waves of fire out of all remaining windows and doors.
Lexie falls to the ground, her back has been badly burned, but that doesn't even cross her mind as darkness surrounds her all she can think of is her friends, her family. Please let them make it out of there. Oh god, please let them be alright.
Almost thirty minutes later, Miranda Bailey is standing alongside Christina, Dr Webber, Dr Sloan, Dr Torres, Dr Hahn, and a number of other doctors and nurses in the ambulance bay. They're waiting for the incoming ambulances from 'an explosion at a suburban house'. No one has any idea that it was Meredith's house, or that in mere minutes they will be fighting to save their friends and coworkers lives.
Christina is practically jumping for joy at the prospect of multiple severe injuries; so many surgeries. "What ETA did dispatch give? Shouldn't they be rolling in by now?"
Bailey is quick to answer. "First one should be here any minute; rescue's still searching for other survivors."
No sooner than the words have left her mouth does the first ambulance speed into the bay.
"Here we go." Christina says eagerly.
"Here we go." Bailey repeats, far more subdued.
Bailey pulls open the back doors of the ambulance, and assists the paramedics in lifting the gurney out of the back. "What've we got?" She asks one of the paramedics, Mary.
"Mid-twenties, Jane Doe, found unconscious on the front lawn. Probable second and third degree burns to her back, arms, and legs..." Mary reads off along with vitals, and a list of medications. She then adds. "She looks kinda familiar."
"Sloan, we'll need you over here." Bailey calls out as they move the gurney into a trauma room.
After they've transferred Lexie, still face down onto the bed in the trauma room, Bailey moves to the head of the bed, and leans over slightly to take a look at their patient's face. When she looks down she does a quick double take. "Yang, get over here."
Christina moves to Bailey's side, and follows her glance down to the patient. "Grey?!"
"She's one of yours, right?" Bailey questions.
"Yeah. She's Meredith's sister, Lexie Grey." A moment later Christina has a thought. "Oh god." She murmurs.
Bailey, along with several nurses who are in the room turn to see what is wrong. Sloan and the majority of the nurses stays focused on caring for Lexie. "Yang, you alright?" Bailey asks quietly.
"Lexie's been staying at Mere's house... what if..." Christina can't bring herself to finish her question.
"Go find the Chief, tell him to get in touch with search and rescue... Find out if it was Grey's house, and if they've found anyone else." Bailey orders Christina, knowing she won't be able to focus until she knows.
Christina rushes from the room, almost running into Dr Webber just outside the door. "Dr Yang, how's the patient?"
"Lexie."
"What?" The chief asks, confused.
"The patient... It's Lexie Grey."
Webber runs his hand through his short hair. "She lives with Derek, Meredith, and some of the other residents, right?"
"Yes, Dr Bailey asked me to have you contact search and rescue, find out about the others."
"I'll do that now, you go back in there, and help out."
"Yes sir." Christina replies, hurrying back into the trauma room.
When she reaches the bed, Christina notices that Lexie's eyes are half open, following her as she moves. "Dr Grey? Lexie, are you with us?"
Lexie coughs weakly, her throat raw and dry. Christina gives her a couple of ice chips. "W...where?" Lexie whispers hoarsely.
"You're at Seattle Grace, in a trauma room. We're taking care of you."
"Mere? Alex? George? Are they..."
"Search and rescue are still looking, I'll let you know as soon as they are found.
"Mmhhmm." Lexie mumbles.
An hour later two more ambulances pull up, by this time Dr Webber has called in Addison to look after Meredith, she has arrived, and is standing with the other doctors waiting for the ambulances holding Meredith and Alex to open.
When the ambulance holding Alex opens, Dr Hahn, Dr Webber, and several other doctors and nurses rush him into an available trauma room. Addison is shocked when she sees blood running from his ears, and mouth. She quickly calls out to Dr Webber. "How bad?"
"Probable brain injury, massive internal injuries. Bad."
Cursing under her breath, Addison hurries over to the second ambulance. She had been reluctant to fly out to take care of Meredith and Derek's babies, but once she heard of the severity of the situation she was on the helicopter in minutes.
With Callie by her side Addison reaches the ambulance. "How's she doing?"
"Severe crush injuries to her legs, she was conscious and alert, but we had to sedate her to extricate..."
Once the paramedic finishes speaking, Addison asks. "Any signs of feotal distress?"
"She was hit in the stomach by a support beam, but the feotal heart rate is steady, and she could feel it kicking before we sedated her."
"Both? You said heart rate, you mean rates, right?" Callie questions worriedly.
"What?"
"She's having twins." Addison clarifies before starting to shout out orders, and move the gurney inside.
TBC...
Thanks for reading!
Please review!
Let me know if there's something you want to see happen, I try to work all suggestions into my stories.