Alex and Meredith sat on the ledge looking out across the ocean. The city stretched out before it. Mark stood behind them.
All were silent. The events of the last couple of days rolling through their thoughts.
Alex pulled his photo out of his pocket.
"You carry that?" Mark asked.
Alex nodded.
"Oh Lex." Meredith sighed.
Mark and Meredith looked at Alex and then at each other.
Meredith's shoulders slumped. "I'm sorry guys. She left because of me."
Mark sighed as he moved to sit on the ledge next to Meredith.
"Do you know that i could never really hate her." Alex whispered as if it were a secret. "I just hated that she left."
Meredith closed her eyes. "I didnt hate her. I just hated me. I hate me more now because we missed out on our brother. Because i couldnt see how much you boys have been hurting too."
Alex put his arm around Meredith and Mark took hold of her hand. "Don't hate yourself for a decision she made." Mark told her. "She chose to run away. She chose no to come back. She was the one who kept him from us."
Meredith sighed. "So what are we going to do now?"
"I don't know" Alex sighed.
They sat there quietly not knowing what they should do.
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Addison and Derek stood by the door watching them.
"They're really close." Derek noted.
"Yeah, they really care about each other." Addison said.
Derek sighed.
"They're not a closed group Derek. It just takes time. Meredith is really letting you in. The boys will too soon." Addison tells him.
"Meredith met my family 4 months ago. Just before her grad. She had a massive panic attack, and slept for half of the day." Derek sighs. "I didn't know about her heart condition."
"It's not something that she broadcasts. Derek, it's her insecurity." Addison reminds him. "Her mother left because of it. What do you expect?"
They both turn when they hear the door open.
Both were shocked when they see Richie walk past them towards the others.
"Will they kill him?" Derek asked.
"No... but i don't know what they are going to do." Addison groaned as she looked on with concern.