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About half an hour later everyone begins moving back towards the cars, going back to their lives for another month. Once everyone except Richard, Meredith, Christina, Lexie, and DJ have left, Christina pushes Meredith's wheelchair up into the transport ambulance. "We'll see you later Mere." Christina says as she steps out of the ambulance.
"Yeah, okay, see you later." Meredith replies, she doesn't notice Christina speaking in hushed tones to the driver.
Once they finish speaking, Christina then closes the ambulance doors, and a moment later the ambulance drives away.
Once the ambulance is out of sight, Richard, Christina, Lexie, and DJ get into the last car, and drive further along the gravel road.
After several minutes of cautiously driving along a weathered gravel road, Richard brings the car to a stop at the end of the road, in front of a large construction site. He turns off the car, steps out, and moves to help Lexie get DJ out of his seat, and then they all stride over to the site foreman. Richard greets him. "Brett."
Brett turns around, and replies "Doctors, good to see you again."
"You too Brett." Richard says, and then he moves the conversation on to why they are there. "Is everything still on schedule? Do you have time to give us a tour? Just of the house?"
Keen to keep his employers happy, Brett tells him. "We've only got to finish painting the second floor and the entrance. If we keep on track, it'll be done by the time the furniture is delivered next week." He pauses for a moment before suggesting to the small group. "How 'bout that tour?"
Lexie adjusts her hold on DJ as she answers for them. "Sounds good."
"Okay, follow me." Brett replies before striding towards the house.
Several minutes into the tour, Lexie is walking beside Brett, when he enquires. "How's Dr Grey going? Is she still in hospital?" He had met with Meredith and Derek several times before the explosion; at the time the house had been in the early stages of construction.
"Mere's doing really well, she actually came out here this morning to be at the memorial. Hopefully she'll be discharged this coming week."
Brett looks surprised, and at the same time, slightly nervous. The plan was for the house to be finished when Meredith is released, so that she can move in straight away. "Wow, that soon?"
Lexie nods, then saying. "It's been four months now, and her physio says she's ready. Will the house be finished?"
Brett knows it will be a challenge, but answers. "For sure."
They finish looking around the sprawling mansion about twenty minutes later, and after saying brief goodbyes to Brett, they walk back over to the car, and as they do, Christina comments. "It's looking pretty good. Mere's gonna be so surprised, the last time she saw it... it was barely a frame."
"She will be." Richard agrees, then adding. "It would still be a frame if Brett hadn't gotten in touch."
"And if we hadn't organized everything." Lexie adds lightly as she straps DJ into his car seat.
"True." Richard agrees as he climbs into the driver's seat, and fastens his belt.
Christina and Lexie quickly follow suit, and within a minute they are on their way back to the hospital.
Back at the hospital, late that afternoon, Addison pushes a wheelchair into Meredith's room. Meredith is sitting up in a chair by the window, flipping through a magazine. "Grey? You ready to come see Susie?"
Meredith's head instantly rises, and she almost falls over in her haste to stand up.
Luckily Addison catches her, and helps her into the wheelchair. "You've already been up and about for hours today, you'll get hurt if you don't rest." Addison scolds lightly as she moves to start pushing the wheelchair.
"I know, Addison. But if I don't push myself..." Her voice cracks slightly as she continues. "With Derek gone, I have to be able to look after the twins, and how am I supposed to so that if I can't walk?" The tone of desperation and despair in her voice does not go unnoticed by Addison.
Addison stops the wheelchair in the middle of the hallway, puts on the brakes, and moves around to face Meredith. She gently cups Meredith's face with her hand. "You are going to be an amazing mother, even if you aren't able to get around as well as you want to. And don't forget, you've got so many people around you who want to help."
Meredith nods tiredly. "I know, it's just..."
"Hard." Addison supplies when Meredith trails off.
"Yeah... I thought I'd have Derek here with me, that we'd have two healthy babies." Meredith's voice drops down to a whisper as she finishes speaking.
Sensing imminent waterworks, Addison changes the subject. "Let's go see Susie, now."
A minute later Addison gently brings Meredith's wheelchair to a stop beside Susie's crib. "Here you go."
"Thanks Addison." Meredith replies without taking her eyes off of Susie's tiny body.
Addison decides to leave Meredith alone with her daughter for awhile, and so she walks away quietly.
Meredith carefully places her hand into the crib, and watches with fascination as Susie's miniature fingers curl around her own. "Hi baby, Mummy's here."
TBC...
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