A/N: Thanks Patsy for reviewing! I figured why not try to write another one before going back to school on Wednesday! I'm safe at the moment from Irma as well. I live 90 miles west of Atlanta. So here's your answer to the cliffhanger! Enjoy! Because after this it may be Thanksgiving before I can update! Also like my Facebook page at megnikfanfic

How to Save a Life

It has been two days since Derek found Kinsley unresponsive. They are in a waiting game. Amelia has been staying right at her niece's side waiting for a sign that she will be okay.

Addison came back to Seattle as soon as she landed in Los Angeles, this time leaving Henry with his dad.

"How could you let this happen?" Addison screams at Derek as she enters the PICU waiting room.

"Me? How I could let this happen? This isn't just my fault!" Derek shouts back.

"Addison, Derek. This really isn't the place to discuss this," Meredith steps between them. "I know I have no say in this matter as her stepmother, but I do have a say when it affects those three children that you just woke up over there. Pull it together and go elsewhere to discuss it if you cannot do it at a "G" rating."

"Meredith's right, Addison. We don't know why she did this. We're in a waiting game to find out why, if we ever find out. Just sit down and wait. That's all we can do," Derek says as he gets up, and picks up his sleepy youngest child. Cradling Karson, Derek sits back down to rock his child back to sleep.

"Fine." Addison chooses a seat far away from her ex-husband and his new family.

—

Right before the next visiting hours for the PICU, Amelia Shepherd, Arizona Robbins, and Alex Karev pulls Addison and Derek in the family room to discuss the latest updates on Kinsley's condition.

"So, as you know, we don't know how many hydrocodone Kinsley took. We treated her the best we could based on the information we received upon her arrival," Arizona says, looking sadly towards her friends.

"Right now, nothing has changed. Neurologically she's still showing activity on the EEG. So it's still a waiting game, but if she's anything like her dad, she'll get through this," Amelia utters as she wipes a tear from her eyes.

"She's on dialysis to continue pulling the toxins out of her body, so she will hopefully regain consciousness soon. We're also watching her liver enzymes to watch for liver failure. Right now we do believe she is in liver failure, but it's too soon to know. We're hoping all of the symptoms can be reversed with treatment," Alex adds.

"So we're still just waiting. After two days….really?" Addison asks with disbelief on her face.

"Yes, Addison. We just have to wait and hope for the best," Amelia exclaims, getting up and walking out.

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Meanwhile in the waiting room…

"Mom, is Kinsley going to be okay?" Kennedy asks, as she colors a get well soon card for her sister. Kennedy has become the crafty diva of the house.

"I don't know, sweetheart, I don't know." Meredith looks at three of her four "chatty children" as Cristina would call them. Cristina and Owen had split up years ago. Cristina then moved to Europe to take over Preston Burke's hospital. They sent emails and occasionally called, but their friendship would never be the same. Owen actually ended up marrying Amelia, so Meredith's kids knew him as Uncle Owen.

Karson and Kollin start fighting over a red car that they both love to play with. Ugh. I should have bought two of those when we bought it. "Boys, we have to share. Do you think that you could share for me this one time?"

The boys look up at their mother, "No." They both scream "Mine!" at the same time.

"Okay, if you can't share, the car is mine." Meredith gets up crossing the room to her sons. She reaches down and takes the car. The last thing I need is for the boys to start fighting. "What about this? I'm going to check with Aunt Maggie and see if she'll take you to the park for a little bit. How does that sound?"

"Yay! I want to go to park," Karson grins up at his mom.

"That would be a nice change," Kollin exclaims.

"Can I just stay here with you mom?" Kennedy asks.

"Yes, you can." Kennedy has grown up so much since the car wreck. She helps more around the house, even helping Kollin with his homework and Karson with any potty mishaps he may have.

Derek walks out of the family room and comes over to his wife and teenage daughter. "There's no change. Why don't you and the kids go and get some lunch? I'll stay back and sit with Kinsley for a while."

"Are you sure? I was going to get Maggie to take the boys to the park. Kennedy wanted to stay with us and I told her she could." Meredith looks at Derek concerned.

"Yes. Go get food. You can bring me a sandwich back." Derek pats his wife's shoulder.

"Okay kiddos, let's go find food. Then we'll see if Aunt Maggie is up for a park trip." Meredith picks up the cars the boys were playing with and motions for the kids to follow her.

Derek heads into the PICU and walks to his daughter's room. Pulling a chair up close to her bed, he lowers himself into it. Holding her hand, he lays his head on her bed. Please be okay. Please let me fix this. Whatever caused you to do this, let me be able to fix it for you.

After twenty minutes, Derek drifts to sleep. Even though visiting hours were over, no one has the heart to wake him to tell him that. After an hour, something jolts Derek awake. His daughter's hand is wiggling under his head.

"Daddy?"

A/N: I know, I know… another cliffhanger. Not cool I know. But hey, two chapters in one day is a record for me! :) Please read and review.. If I get all my grading and such done for my students tomorrow, I may have time to write another chapter.. stay tuned! And follow my Facebook page megnikfanfic for updates on when I'm writing.