Never grow up [1/2]

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"Potty" Ellis whispered as Meredith and Ellis were doing some exercises.

"Come on, let's go" Meredith smiled and gave her her hand

"Oh-" Ellis sighed

Meredith saw Ellis' dress becoming wet "No worries. We'll go clean you up"

Meredith carried Ellis to the bathroom and placed her in the tub after letting some water run

She grabbed some new clothes and started washing Ellis

"S-orry" Ellis whimpered

"Don't worry, baby" Meredith finished washing the little girl

"Auw!" Ellis yelled

"Did I hurt you?" Meredith asked

"Auw.." Ellis sobbed

"Where does it hurt?" Meredith asked as she quickly examined the little girl

"No! S-top! S-o.. S- S-" Ellis whimpered but couldn't finish her words

"Let's get you dressed and I'll ask daddy to come help us" Meredith took her in her arms and started drying her off with a towel

"M- M.. M-ommm" Ellis kept trying

"Shh baby. We'll talk later" Meredith said and carried the girl to the bedroom and quickly changed her

"Derek! Derek!" She yelled in the hallway

"What's wrong?" He asked concerned as he ran towards her

"Can you help me with Ellis? She's having another bad day" Meredith asked, a tear escaped her eye

"Of course" Derek said and they grabbed each other's hand as they walked into their bedroom, Ellis on the bed, her limbs cramped as she was surrounded by pillows to not roll off the bed "Mer, can you rub her body? I'll go grab her pillow and the heating pad" Derek said and stood up to help the girl

"N-n-oo" Ellis whimpered

"We need to for a bit sweetie" Meredith whispered

"Here I am" Derek announced

Ellis was zoning out, alerting her parents that she was about to have a seizure

"Baby, shh. We're here" Meredith whispered as she brushed Ellis' hair with her fingers

"I plugged in the heating pad. It will help soon" Derek said and placed it on the right spot

"Shh, Ellie. Mommy and daddy are here" Meredith whispered and laid her forehead on the little girl's head

"M-ommy" Ellis whispered after a bit

"Hi, look who's here" Meredith smiled, pointing at Derek

"D-addy" Ellis whispered with a smile

"Hey little one" Derek smiled back and gently grabbed her hand "Is the heating pad in the right spot?" Derek asked

"G-ood" Ellis smiled as her eyes slowly closed

"Take a nap. One of us will stay here with you" Derek whispered

"Kay" Ellis replied as she closed her eyes "L-uf"

"We love you too baby" Meredith whispered back and rubbed Ellis' fingers

Soft snores filled the room and Meredith wiped away a tear that was running down her cheek

"When do we have her next appointment?" Derek asked as he placed his arm around Meredith's back

"At the end of next week" Meredith sighed