George and Lexie woke the next morning to a pounding on the door.

"I'll get it" George climbed out of bed.

He walked into the living room and opened the door. He was stunned to see Meredith standing at his door.

"Meredith what are you doing here?" he asked pulling her into the house.

"I came to see my sister and her husband." she wrapped her arms around George. "I missed you" she cried.

George squeezed Meredith and swung her around in a circle. "I've missed you too. Everyone has been calling. They thought you might have come down here. When did you get here?" he asked putting her back down on the ground.

"I got here last night. Who has called? Please you can not tell anyone where I'm at. I need time George please keep this a secret for now." she begged.

"I will keep my mouth shut for now. Meredith you have to realize that Derek loves you. You can't just give up on your marriage." he said.

"I know I don't want to give up. I need time to figure it out though. Where is my sister?" she asked looking around the house.

Lexie wobbled out of the bedroom "I'm right here it's not like you can miss this" she said pointing at her pregnant body.

Meredith giggled and walked over to Lexie "I've missed you" she said hugging her.

"I missed you to. I wish you were here on better circumstances. So you decided to take my suggestion? Give him a chance to live without you for awhile?" Lexie asked.

"Yeah you're the only one who would listen to me." Meredith admitted.

"Wait you told her to leave him?" George couldn't believe Lexie would give her sister such bad advice.

"Yes I told her to leave. Derek stopped noticing her. It was tearing her up inside. I told her to get away from it all. It would give Derek a chance to see how she was feeling." Lexie didn't like her husbands tone of voice.

"Goodness Lexie nice advice. You help tear a family apart yet you still have a smile on your face." George was upset.

"Calm George she didn't make me leave Derek. She just helped me realize that I had to something to make him notice me. Now lets talk about that baby." Meredith didn't want George mad at Lexie. It wasn't Lexie's fault that she left.

Meredith and George walked along the beach. Meredith hated the fact that she was so far away from her children. Most people would think that she was being selfish for leaving her children and her husband. If they only knew how hard it was to leave. If they only knew how hard she had fought to stay. She couldn't stay in a home where she was invisible. When her family only talked to her when they needed a shirt found or help with their homework. A home where the husband stopped looking at her with love and affection. She wiped the tears that fell from her eyes.

George noticed the tears falling from Meredith's face. He stopped walking and pulled her into his arms. George held her while she cried. He didn't say a word just listened to her cry. He knew what he had to do. "Why don't we go back to the house. You could go and get some sleep."

"Okay" she said as she walked with George back to his house.

George waited until Meredith went to bed. He walked into the kitchen and picked up his phone.

"Hello" Derek answered.

"Hey Derek it's George." George whispered.

"Why are you whispering?" Derek asked.

"Listen Meredith is here. She came over this morning. She's a mess I thought you might want to know." George tried to talk quietly. He didn't want Lexie to know what he had planned.

"I'm on my way. George don't tell her I'm coming okay." Derek snatched up his keys. He hung up the phone and called the airport. He would bring his wife home. He would make her happy once again. This time he wouldn't mess up with her.