Sometimes we all need saving

Chapter 8

A few hours later, Meredith and Derek both woke up to Erica and Bailey doing rounds. "Good morning you two." Erica said with a polite smile.

"Morning." Derek replied, looking at Meredith, who was pale and sweaty. "Grey?" Bailey asked with a frown, seeing her eyes glazed over and the heavy breathing.

Erica frowned too and looked up instantly when Merediths monitors starting going off.

"Mer?" Derek asked in concern as he stood up from the bed, watching her SATS drop. Bailey and Hahn came running in.

"What's going on?" Erica asked, grabbing her stethoscope and listening to Merediths chest. "O2 levels dropped down to 50%. We need to intubate stat!" Bailey yelled.

It all happened so fast. One minute Meredith was sleeping peacefully in dereks safe arms, the next she was getting intubated.

One the sedative worked on Meredith, Erica easily navigated the tube down her throat and bagged her manually before booking her up to the ventilator.

"Okay. Can we discuss outside?" Erica asked after Merediths vent settings were adjusted and she was properly attached to it.

Derek, Bailey, and Erica stepped out of the room. "What the hell just happened?" Derek asked frantically.

"We knew this could've happened." Erica said.

"Isn't she on antibiotics?" He asked. "She is, but Derek, her body's endured a lot. Cardiac tamponade and pneumonia do not mix. We're working on the pneumonia now." Hahn explained.

Derek nodded and looked at his now intubated girlfriend. "Derek, she won't be intubated for long we hope. It should only take a few days for the pneumonia to get out of her system." Bailey said.

"What the hell happened?" Richard asked as he came over, seeing Meredith intubated. "Stats plummeted. We expected this." Erica replied. "Damn." He muttered under her breath.

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When Richard called Addison back for a case, this was before the girls were attacked. So walking into the hospital, she had no idea what happened.

Addison looked all around for Richard until she came to the ICU. "Richard?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. "Oh, Addie!" He exclaimed in realization.

"I'm so sorry. It's...Been a lil busy around here." Richard replied. "What happened?" Addison asked in shock as she saw her ex husband watching a lifeless Meredith.

"Someone attacked Cristina izzie and Meredith when they were leaving to go home. Meredith got the worst of it." Richard replied quietly. "Oh my god." Addison muttered.

"What are their injuries?" She asked.

"Cristina was fine, just a few cuts and bruises and broken ribs, stevens tore her acl, but Meredith got the worst. He...beat her and then stabbed her. And now she caught pneumonia." Richard explained.

"Did they catch the guy?" Addison asked in anger. "No. We have footage, but they haven't found him yet. But Derek won't let this go, I'm sure." Richard replied.

"Damn. Poor girls."

"Yeah." He muttered. "Uh, we have a patient, right? Room 1848." Richard said. Addison nodded and the two of them walked away.

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Derek watched Meredith. It looked like she was just sleeping, minus the tube. He grabbed her hand and sighed. "Hey Mer, we knew this could happen. It's okay that it did. But you have to get better. Because you have people that love you and need you. Like me. I love you so much Meredith. So wake up when you can, okay?" He asked, kissing her hand.

Derek reluctantly stepped out of the room and pulled his cell phone out. "Hello?" A voice asked through the phone. "Cristina. It's uh, Derek." He replied awkwardly. "What's wrong?" She asked, hearing the worry in his voice.

"Mer was intubated a little while ago. Her stats plummeted." He said, swallowing a lump in his throat. "Oh my god." He heard her whisper. "How did it happen?" Izzie asked, hearing the whole conversation as Cristina put the call on speaker phone.

"We woke up to rounds. And then her o2 levels just dropped drastically. Hahn made the decision to intubate." Derek explained.

"Shit!" He heard a male voice exclaim. "Thanks for keeping us in the loop Shepherd. Go back to Mer." Cristina said as she hung up the call.

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At Merediths house, where the girls were staying, it was like a cloud of sadness came over them. "She better wake up from this." Cristina said.

"She saved our lives, Cristina. She has to wake up for us." Izzie said quietly. "I can't believe this happened." George replied.

"The hosptial is supposed to be a safe place." He added. "Well O'Malley, it happened and we can't go back. Iz and I are fine. It's just Mer now." Cristina replied with a surprisingly soft tone.

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Back at the hosptial, word had spread about Merediths intubation. The hospital was still in shock over what happened and slightly scared.

That night, Derek held vigil in Merediths room, refusing to leave when people asked. There was no way he was going to leave her again.

"I love you." He whispered before letting himself fall asleep.

Hey guys! So I brought Addison in because why not. Anyways I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and if you have any ideas for future chapters feel free to drop them! Hope your all doing well and sorry for the short chapter.