Meredith was still staring at Ellis. She was so beautiful, and Meredith thought she resembled Derek although she realized that newborns frequently change. Was her resemblance to Derek real or a mirage due to grief?

Then she heard a knock on the door, and a nurse came in with Bailey in her arms and Zola leading the way.

"Mommy," both children cried.

"Your eldest was very anxious to see you, so I thought it would be good for them to have lunch here. I'll go get the food." said the nurse. Meredith noticed her name, Angie Davidson.

"Thank you so much, Angie," Meredith replied. "Zola and Bailey, I'd like to introduce you to your sister, Ellis."

"Hi, Ellis," shouted Zola. "I'm your big sister."

"Use your indoor voice with the baby, sweetie."

"Okay, Mommy."

"Hi," whispered Bailey.

"You can come over and take a close look," explained Meredith, and the children stood right next to her. "Ellis, here is your brother Bailey and your sister Zola. They are going to help me take care of you. And they will play with you. And they will share their toys with you."

Meredith felt herself tearing up. Seeing her three children together was wonderful, but the moment was bittersweet. She missed Derek so much. He had loved bringing Zola to meet Bailey; she treasured her memories of those first moments as a family of four. But now Derek was gone, and they would never have even a minute as a family of five. He would never see his daughter Ellis and never see how Zola and Bailey greeted her. She thought for a moment about her mother-in-law's comments and how comforting it was to think Derek was in heaven watching over his family. And remembering her experience when she drowned, maybe Carolyn was right.

The nurse brought in the lunches, and she took Ellis to the nursery so Meredith could eat with her children.

Meanwhile, in Seattle, Callie sat down at lunch with Arizona. "Can you believe that Meredith had another baby without telling anyone?"

"Sofia is going to be so happy to know that we heard about Zola. She will be jealous that Zola has a baby sister."

"Yes, Sofia will be both thrilled to hear about Zola. Not a day has gone by without Sofia asking about Zola. Although we still can't answer her question: when will Zola come home. But maybe Sofia can talk to her tonight."

"That would be great. I'll ask Alex about that."

"Do you think we should send flowers?"

"Flowers?" asked April as she sat down beside them. "Who should get flowers? Why?"

Callie and Arizona looked into each other's eyes. April hadn't heard the news. Arizona nodded to Callie, indicating that she was going to break the news.
"Meredith."

"You've heard from Meredith? That's great."

"Yes, it is great." Arizona paused. "Alex heard from her last night because he's her emergency contact."

"Emergency contact? That doesn't sound good."

"Meredith had a baby," said Arizona softly.

"A baby?" asked April.

"Yes, a baby girl."

"What a miracle," whispered April. She knew she shouldn't be jealous of Meredith; she had Jackson whom she adored, and she knew Meredith was devastated by Derek's death. But still she wished her son had lived, and Meredith had three children. "I'm sure she found the pregnancy a comfort."

"I don't know about that," said Callie. "Maybe it's what drove her to leave. It must have been hard for her to go through the pregnancy without Derek and knowing how much he would have enjoyed having another baby."

"I don't think she needs flowers," said Arizona. "But maybe we could do a google calendar and provide childcare and food when she returns to Seattle."

"Food is good. Meredith can't cook. But will they return to Seattle?" Callie asked.

"I think so. Otherwise, why would she have listed Alex as her emergency contact? "

"Good point, Arizona. I know he's planning on bringing her home."

"Maybe we should send flowers or something else to let her know how much we miss her and want her back," commented April.

"I'll send flowers on behalf of all of us," said Arizona. "And tell her we hope she comes home soon, and I'll tell her we have a google calendar for her."

"And I have off this week-end, so maybe I'll take Sofia down to San Diego, and we can help out."

"That's a great idea," said Arizona.