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Meredith's POV

Now, three weeks have passed since we have known that Derek is still alive. In these last three weeks, a lot of things have happened; we have told Derek everything but it didn't help him get his memory back. He still wasn't able to remember anything at all. Actually, it did the total opposite of what we wanted. Now, he was much more confused than before. We were able to have him staying in the hospital for a few days, so he was able to recover and so he didn´t have to leave immediately. Unfortunately, we had to let Renee in Derek's room at the hospital. About two weeks ago, he was dismissed. Surprisingly, he was the one who didn't want to get back to D.C. He rebelled against Renee, who wanted to get back to Washington, D.C. instantly, but as Derek didn't want, she insisted and they took a hotel room. Derek also continued his therapy in Seattle. Physically, he was much better now, but mentally it was the same like before. He was still confused and he just didn´t really know which one he should believe. That's why he secluded himself from the rest of the world. He wanted to protect himself.

Carolyn stayed for a few days, but then she had to get back to New York because she had promised to babysit Nancy's kids while she was on a congress and her husband was on a business trip. Fortunately, Carolyn came back to Seattle after Nancy came back from her congress. Mama Shepherd took care of the kids, cooked, cleaned, and brought us some food to the hospital and hold long talks with Derek. She was just such a huge help for all of us. I would have never believed that someday I would be so happy to have her around.

Especially today, I was really thankful for her constant attendance. I just had a twenty-four hour shift behind me, when my phone rang. "Dr. Meredith Grey.", I answered.

I was tired and exhausted and everyone could see it. I had dark rings under my eyes, I have lost weight and I caught a cold. I had a sore throat and I was also a little bit hoarse, but I desperately wanted to work, because work distracted me. At home, I would only have cabin fever and Carolyn would annoy me and then I wouldn't be so thankful for her presence anymore. I would be cheering when she will leave us.

"This is Luke Swendway, I have some news for you. Could you come by my office in an hour? Your lawyer, Mr. King, would also join us.", said the detective that I have hired.

I was glad that he has finally found something, in the last three weeks, I have called him nearly daily. Actually, in the first few weeks, I have called him more than once a day, but until today he had always told me that he wasn't able to find anything because the digging of information was harder than he had thought in the first place.

"Of course, I will come by immediately.", I answered. I ended the call and looked for Amelia because I didn't want to drive alone to the detective's office. Luckily, she was still here as her last surgery lasted a little bit longer than expected. When I asked her to join me, she instantly said that she would come with me. I changed into my street clothes and together, got into the car and started driving. Amelia is in the driver's seat.

After a forty-five minute drive, we arrived; the detective's office was in another part of Seattle and there was a lot of traffic. That's why it took us so long. We drove into the patio of the skyscraper, in which Mr. Swendway's office was located. Mr. King has also just arrived and was still in the patio. Amelia and I got out of the car. The lawyer shook our hands and together, we went to the third floor.

With a pounding heart, I rang at the door, Mr. Swendway's secretary opened the door. We went inside and got immediately into his office. I was so happy that we hadn´t had to wait, because I wouldn´t be able to bear waiting at the moment. A look into Amelia showed me that she also wouldn´t be able to wait.

She was as nervous as I was. Luke shook everyone's hand and we took a seat. "Great that you were able to come so fast.", he said to Amelia and I.

"It's what I could do, after I have already annoyed you so much.", I said, slightly nervous.

"That's no problem. It's great to see how much this lies in your heart.", Luke meant.

"Yes, it is really important for me.", I repeated.

"Then I don't want to keep you any longer on tenterhooks. As we have already agreed, I have looked into Renee Collier's past and I have found some interesting things.", he continued. The door went open and the secretary came inside with a tray full of coffee cups, cookies, milk, sugar, a jug full of water, glasses and of course coffee. She put the tray on the desk and went outside.

"Please, help yourselves!", the detective offered smiling. I poured a glass of water and Amelia did the same. Luke and Andrew King each poured coffee for themselves and put a lot of sugar in their cups.

I got more nervous every second. What happened in the Renee's past? What had she done? She couldn't have a clean slate or else we wouldn't be sitting here.

"So.", the detective started talking again. "I found out, that Mrs. Collier-Shepherd have already done something similar.", Luke continued talking.

I breathed acridly. "What do you mean with already done? Why is this woman running free?", I interrupted Mr. Swendway sharper as intended.

He stayed calm and continued, "A few years ago Renee had kidnapped a neurologist so he could cure the illness of her younger sister. You have to know that Renee Collier comes from a very rich family. Her younger sister is autistic and their parents have put their whole attention to her younger sister. Already as a child, there have happened some things. I have also talked to some to some of Renee's former classmates and they confirmed to me that Renee got bullied and had always been an outcast. She has probably always been this little gray sheep that no one took attention of."

"And what does this have to do with Derek?", I interrupted Mr. Swendway impatiently. Amelia placed her hand on mine to calm me down.

"I just wanted to get on to this.", Mr. Swendway told me calmly. "Anyhow, she always wanted to be noticed by her parents and to get as much attention as her sister got. And as she loves her sister idolatrously, she wanted to get the attention to curing autism. That was also the reason why she had kidnaped Dr. Hawk, the renowned neurologist, back then. She wanted him to find this cure for her sake. Of course, there was a process after they found Dr. Howk, and back then she had been diagnosed with mental disability, but she just had to do some sessions with a psychologist. They never sent her to an institution. The problem with the missing neurologist was solved by her working as a research fellow on it as a little side project but this isn't all.

Mrs. Collier had a fiancée before Dr. Shepherd. I have also spoken to this man. As this guy lives in New Zealand now, it took me a lot of time to investigate but what he told me was really helpful. He told me that although the psychologist was sure that she was cured, she wasn't. She still had some psychological problems. She never let him leave her side, she always called after him, she controlled everything and she also followed him to some meetings with other people. That was also the reason why they separated. That break up snapped something in her. Back then, she has stalked him but he never brought it to court because he only wanted to have his peace. Instead, he moved in with his new girlfriend to New Zealand."

Mr. Swentway paused and took a sip of his coffee, before continuing, "At that time, Renee had started to work for the president's brain mapping project where she met your husband. He showed big interests in her side project and they converged. Mrs. Collier may have mixed this up with love and she must have really enjoyed the sudden attention. When your husband got back to Seattle she was totally hurt. She even hired someone to observe you and your husband and that was also why she knew about the accident. She bribed some people to bring Derek to D.C., she must be totally powerful, Dr. Shepherd. And she took advantage of Derek's amnesia. And that's about it."

I was totally shocked by what Luke had just told me. "Yes, thank you.", I said laboriously. An unbridled fury arose in me and I rushed out of the building. Amelia followed me.

"Meredith, wait!", calling me, but I didn't stop.

I ran until I was in the patio. I arrived there totally out of breath. I stopped for a few minutes and took a deep breath before I continued running. Right now I wanted to be alone, walk a little bit. Luckily, Amelia had given up following me. She was probably still in the office and talking about something with the lawyer.