Say you won't let go

Chapter 2

Meredith was trying her best to make it on time to work for her first day back but the kids weren't cooperating. She barely made it to Scarlett's school on time to drop her off and she had to rush into the hospital daycare, CJ was asleep in the car she she had to carry her thirty pound toddler into the daycare. She was out of breath by the time she made it to her office. She slummed against the desk and just sat there. Maybe it was too soon for her to be back at work but her mentality needed it. She heard a knock on her office door so she sat up and composed herself.

"Come in!" She said as she looked as if she was doing some paperwork.

"Welcome back Grey," Miranda Bailey said as she was walking into the office. Her new position of Chief of Staff looked good on her.

"Hi Bailey, was just finishing some stuff up before I check up on some patients," Meredith said as she was standing up.

"Well that's good. I'm glad to have you back but you know if you need me for anything, you can just tell me," Bailey said.

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind," Meredith said with a nod. She knew Bailey was hinting around that she shouldn't be back so soon but Meredith just brushed it off. Bailey left and Meredith slummed back into her chair. She covered her face with her hands and breathed deeply.

"I've got things to do," she spoke to herself, standing up and checking herself in the wall mirror. She left her office and went to the nurse's station.

"Welcome back Mer," someone said behind her.

"Hi April, thanks. How's little Evelyn?" Meredith replied as she grabbed her tablet which held all her charts.

"She's great, she's learning how to walk now, I'll bring her to see you one day," April smiled as she grabbed her tablet also.

"Yes, I'd love that," Meredith smiled slightly, leaving the nurses station and going to one of her old patients room.

"Good Morning Dr. Grey," the elderly lady smiled from the bed, she sat her knitting aside as Meredith entered.

"Hi Mrs. Miller, how are you feeling?" Meredith asked.

"I'm doing good, I think I am almost ready to go home," the lady smiled brightly.

"Maybe, let me check your incisions and make sure everything has heeled properly," Meredith smiled at her before checking the scar just below her rib cage. The woman had a liver transplant just before Meredith went on leave but developed some jaundice so she had to stay longer than intended.

"Ok Mrs. Miller, I am going to run some test to make sure your jaundice levels are good and if they are, you can be discharged," Meredith nodded as she wrote a few notes down in the chart.

"Oh that's wonderful, I will call Bill and let him know I might be coming home today," the lady replied as she grabbed her cell phone. Meredith left and walked down the halls, she was continuing to fill out the chart as she was walking, not paying any attention. Her body collided with another and her tablet fell to the floor.

"I'm so sorry," she said as she leaned down to pick it up.

"No, I'm sorry. I'm a little lost and I should have been paying attention," the other person replied. Meredith stood up and chills fell over her body when she saw the man in front of her. He had dark brown curls that were perfectly tousled and very ocean blue eyes. She would know that face anywhere, but what she didn't know was why he was in Seattle.

"You're Derek Shepherd, right?" She asked just to make sure.

"That's me," he smiled, his smile was so dreamy.