"Luke do you realise how much trouble you are in?! This could be it for you!" Derek shouts at his son who was sitting on the couch looking at the floor. He had been sent home from school after being caught smoking pot. His parents had a meeting with the principle tomorrow to discuss his future at the high school.

"I'm sorry dad" Luke mumbles and he truly was, but he was also getting fed up with everybody always shouting at him, it seemed like everything he did was wrong.

"I don't even want to hear your apologies, you have had countless chances to improve your behaviour Luke but you never do. Every time you say you're sorry I believe you but not this time, oh this time it's over" Derek continues he was angry but no longer shouting.

"I'm a screw up, I get it" Luke says sadly, still looking at the floor.

Derek stops for a second and looks at his son, he could see he was still hurting from the loss of his friend but he was too angry to care "You know what Luke? You're a screw up! You have screwed up bigger and better than any kid I know!"

"Thanks dad" Luke replies bitterly before walking out and up the stairs to his bedroom.

"Luke, wait" Derek shouts after him but is ignored. He decides to give his son some time to cool off before they talk again.

The next morning Derek and Meredith went to the school for their meeting concerning Luke's future. They had both managed to get the hour off from the hospital so they could attend. Although neither of them were looking forward to it, after everything Luke had done in the past year, even with his grades, no school would want a troublemaker.

"Mr and Mrs Shepherd please come in" Principle Anderson smiles inviting the couple in. Once they had sat down he took a seat opposite them behind his desk.

"I understand these past few months have been hard for Luke, but you have to understand we have a zero tolerance for drugs here" The principle explains.

"We are fully aware of that, and we have spoken to our son. He is very sorry for his actions and won't ever do anything like this again" Meredith promises

"I appreciate that Mrs Shepherd but Luke has been suspended two times already and he's only a freshman, I am really sorry to do this but there is no other option but for us to expel Luke from the school"

"Please there must be something we can do? Luke just needs some guidance, he's a good boy really" Meredith pleads. Derek stays quiet thinking of all the ways he was going to kill his son when he got home.

"Luke is an exceptional young man, he is extremely gifted but his behaviour isn't acceptable. If you want to help your son, maybe you should think about some kind of school which targets discipline" Principal Anderson suggests.

"You want us to send him to a military school?" Derek asks shocked. He had never considered his son to be that much trouble, even if his wife had.

"Not necessarily a military school, it could be a boarding school. I think it could help young Luke a lot"

"Thank you for your time" Derek replies harshly. He stands up and waits for Meredith to do the same and then leads the way out of the office.

On the drive back to the hospital neither of them said anything for the first 5 minutes, until Meredith finally spoke up.

"Maybe a boarding school wouldn't be such a bad idea, it could really help Luke"

"Are you serious? I'm not sending our son away Meredith. No matter how much he messes up, he's our responsibility" Derek bites back. He grips the steering wheel tighter so he knuckles were white.

"It would kill me to do it Derek, and I'll miss him more than anything, especially since George would be leaving for college but I really do think it will help him, and he needs help. He needs discipline he doesn't listen to anything we say, or what his teachers say"

"Do you know how much boarding schools cost per semester? A hell of a lot" Derek says.

"That is not an excuse, you know money is no trouble for us, we can afford to send him away Derek"

"It's not happening" Derek finalises. Meredith was going to continue arguing her side but decided she would wait until later when Derek was more calm and rational.

Once they arrived at the hospital Derek dropped Meredith off and then went home to collect his son, who was supposed to have been sitting in the kitchen doing his homework.

"I just can't believe he's been expelled" Meredith says to Cristina, Owen and Mark as they sit in the canteen. Derek would be here with Luke soon, he would have to spend his days at the hospital until they figure out what to do with him.

"I can't believe he smoked pot" Owen replies.

"I know, what happened to my innocent little boy? Luke has never been easy to handle but I never thought he'd be expelled for drugs"

"What are you going to do Mer?" Cristina asks

"We have no idea. The principal suggested sending Luke to a military or boarding school so he could learn some discipline. Derek was completely against the idea of sending him away saying he wasn't that bad, but I don't know. I love Luke, I love him with all my heart but he – he is trouble. He's constantly getting in fights, arguing with teachers, discipline would be good for him" Meredith replies honestly. As she does she sees Derek dragging Luke over. Neither of them looked happy.

"Guess who I found upstairs in his room with his girlfriend when we specifically told him to stay sitting on the chair in the kitchen until I picked him up? Oh yes our son who just got expelled for doing drugs" Derek says sarcastically but it wasn't funny, he was very angry. He was gripping Luke's shoulder tightly not wanting to let go in case his son ran off and let him down anymore.

"Luke I don't know what to do with you anymore, I really don't" Meredith admits. She looked at her husband and their eyes connected. He gave a small nod, and she knew he was also debating the idea of sending their son to a boarding school.

Luke grins. "You could let me go home and continue to spend some quality time with my girlfriend?"

"Wipe that grin off your face Luke. This isn't funny. You have really upset your mother and I this time" Derek barked.

"Sorry" Luke mumbles.

"I wish I could believe you, I really do" wearied Meredith. And she really did, she would like more than anything to believe her son was sorry but the word meant nothing to him anymore, they both knew it.

"Mom, you trust me right?" Luke asked, certain of the answer.

"How could I?" She retorted quickly.

"Because I'm your son, you should trust your family"

"But you've let us down so many times now Luke, I don't know if I can trust you"

"You can I promise" Luke replies. His bright blue eyes connecting with his mothers. Meredith simple nods before walking away to check on her patient.

Later that night Derek and Meredith laid in bed not saying anything. Their thoughts were overwhelming them, and their emotions were running high.

"Derek" Meredith whispers.

"I know, you were right" Derek replies before turning over and placing an around his wife. They didn't have to say anything because they both knew that they meant, and it could change everything.

Well should Luke go to boarding school? Will it help him? Let me know in the comments.

Sorry for taking so long to update.