Don't Worry About Me

Chapter 7

"Ellis, I'm not sure if it's such a good idea to start those medical trials. Maybe Meredith needs some time to adjust first instead of-" Christopher started

"I'm a doctor, my concern is curing my daughter" Ellis frowned

"Of course, I agree. But she's just been through tons of procedures, she hasn't even been home for a week. I think it's not fair to push this into her already" Christopher frowned

"Dr Shepherd, she is my child-" Ellis stated

"And my patient! We love Meredith!" Christopher almost lost his patience

"Well I'll call when she can go home so you can see her. Is she almost ready?" Ellis asked

"I'm not sure. My wife was gonna pack Meredith's stuff" Christopher explained

"I'll wait in the car, tell her to come whenever she's ready, meanwhile I can get some paperwork done" Ellis said and left the house

Christopher watched his kids peeking from around the corner. He gave them a sad smile and made his way towards Amelia's bedroom which she now shared with Meredith

"Hi girls, are you getting ready, Mer" Christopher forced a smile to not concern the little girl

"My mommy's here" She had a sheepily smile on her face

"She is. You're going to the doctors again, maybe they'll find you some new meds" Christopher informed her

"But you're my doctor?" Meredith frowned

"Your mommy wants to help you really bad so she's gonna take you to a new hospital to see if they can help you better than I did" Christopher sat down next to Meredith

"Oh-" Meredith breathed

"Okay honey, your bag is packed. Do you have Puppy?" Carolyn asked

"I do" Meredith nodded

Christopher helped Meredith onto her feet and grabbed her crutches. He tucked Puppy into Meredith's shirt, causing the little girl to giggle

"This way you can carry Puppy while you're walking" Christopher kissed Meredith's forehead

"Okay honey, let's go down together but be careful" Carolyn warned and went downstairs first so she could catch Meredith in case the little girl would lose her balance on the stairs as she only has been practicing for a short while on her crutches

"Let's say bye bye to the other first" Christopher said and watched his kids walking towards them

"When are you coming back? I love having you in my room" Amelia smiled

"Dunno" Meredith shrugged her shoulders "I hope soon"

"Good luck, Mer. Stay tough" Mark smiled and hugged her as well

"I'll miss you. Call us if you are bored" Derek ended with a tight hug

"Goodluck sweetie, I know you will do great. Just ask your mommy to call us if you need something" Christopher kissed Meredith's forehead again

"Let's go outside, Meredith" Carolyn softly smiled and carried Meredith's backpack as the girl slowly made her way outside with the ugly grey crutches, still a bit unsteady

"Mommy!" Meredith smiled as she saw Ellis sitting in the car

Carolyn opened the door and helped Meredith tl get strapped in, laying the crutches down at her feet

"Hi mommy" Meredith smiled

"Are you ready to finally go?" Ellis asked and checked her watch "We're already late" Ellis rolled her eyes