All of Your Life

Two years later

Meredith Grey had finally landed at Seattle-Tacoma airport; she couldn't believe that she was back in Seattle; after her daughter was born she promised herself that she would never return to Seattle. However she did promise the chief when she left that she would return. Meredith wandered how difficult it would be to see him, the man she still loved so much, the father of her daughter, and how she would manage working with him every day knowing what they once shared and that he wouldn't remember her or them, the thought of it made her want to cry.

"Meredith...Meredith" she heard Izzie voice calling her, and pulling her in for a hug.

"I am so glad you are home, Mer, so mu..." Izzie trailed off when she saw a small dark hair curly little girl stood next to her.

"My, my, who is this" Izzie said getting on her knees, to see her bright blue eyes staring back at her.

"Iz this is my daughter Ava"

"Oh my...Meredith, is that why you left?" Izzie said gently, watched has Meredith picked up her little girl.

"I couldn't stay Iz...it wasn't an option at the time"

"Is that why Derek chased you to the airport that night"

"Izzie what are you talking about?" Meredith asked her, confused by what she meant.

"Oh...nothing"

"Izzie, please tell me?"

"What exactly has Cristina told you about Derek? And what happened when you left?"

"Cristina hasn't told me anything, what I know about Derek came from the chief"

"Well, I will explain on the way home" Izzie said grabbing Meredith's bags and walking through the airport. Once Meredith got Ava strapped into the chair, Meredith could tell that her little girl was tired, since Ava started drifting off to sleep as soon as the door closed.

"So, Izzie"

"Derek has amnesia, Mer, the night you left, so I heard from Addison at the time, that he was on the way to the airport to stop you from leaving, and he was involved in a head on collision, Derek was in a coma for four months. I am afraid that Derek has no recollection of you, Mer"

"I know Iz, Richard informed me, that is what helped me to make my decision to return"

"How are you going to explain Ava, she is the spitting image of her father" Izzie asked her, knowing that it is obvious who Ava's father is.

"I honestly don't know, but he doesn't remember us, so it should keep the connection oblivious"

"And if he clicks on Mer?"

"Iz, why would he? He doesn't remember us, and if he did I will think of something"

"Meredith, Derek loved you, I noticed how he looked at you and I have never once seen him look at Addison in that way. A love like that isn't forgotten Mer, especially not when the man is still in love with you, whether he remembers you or not"

"We will see okay Iz" Meredith said trying not to felt what her heart said at the mention of Derek might still love her. "Look I need to go to the hospital and see the chief, could you have Ava for me"

"Mer, i have work, otherwise..."

"No it's fine, I will just have to hope that I don't run into Derek or Addison"

"Or Sloan"

"Sloan, As in Mark Sloan, Derek's ex best friend"

"Yep" Izzie said quickly. "What do you mean Derek ex best friend, they are best friends, Mer"

"Mark...as in the one who slept with Addison that Mark" Meredith is shocked. "I guess they are taking advantage of Derek's memory loss"

"Sloan, slept with the she-shepherd" Izzie said shocked.

"Sorry, you weren't suppose to know that" Meredith said to her.

"Don't worry I won't say anything"

"Please don't, especially since Derek doesn't know"

"I promise" Izzie assured her, pulling up outside Meredith old house, Izzie takes Meredith bags in and put them up in her room, while Meredith gets Ava out of the car.

"Mama"

"Mama here...I've got you"

"Mama...home" Ava said, looking around at her surroundings.

"Yeah we are home"

"Dada" Ava said innocently bringing tears to Meredith's eye, knowing how excited Ava was to see her daddy and especially knowing that he wouldn't remember her.

"Yeah baby...dada" Meredith said to her daughter.