B for Babies

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There was something about falling in complete darkness that Meredith found calming, for a moment in time she forgot all about the child trying to push its way out of her uterus, and all she could focus on was the way they fell. Nathan was yelling out of fear, but she just laid there with her feet pressed up against the closed door, head firmly against the floor. She felt like this was the most peaceful way to die, her punishment for having this baby in the first place. Maybe she would go to hell where she no doubt belonged, and maybe Derek wouldn't be there to greet her but she was okay with that.

Alex rushed to catch up with Maggie after catching a glimpse of her hair from across the hall. She turned a corner just as he caught up. "Have you seen Mer? We were supposed to go for another OB appointment, and I have no clue where to start looking." He admitted, tucking his clipboard between his arm and his body. Maggie probably had no better ideas than he did, but he was getting kind of desperate. She wasn't picking up her phone but that wasn't unusual. She was always letting it die or giving it to her interns during the day.

Maggie shook her head with a frown. She knew her sister wasn't the most reliable person but surely she wouldn't skip appointments for her baby. She was a doctor and a mom, two things that should prevent her from being too busy to take care of her babies, especially when they were unborn from a uterus that had been around the block a couple of times. This pregnancy had it's own risks without Meredith skipping out on her appointments. "Last time I checked the board she was scheduled to help Dr Webber." She recited, her memory wasn't the greatest but she could remember that clearly, the two people she shared blood with were names that she couldn't ignore.

Alex thanked her and walked down the closest corridor he could find. He rushed back to the board to see where she would be operating, it wasn't the first time she had forgotten something during this pregnancy and in the last few weeks before the birth, it probably wouldn't be the last. He raced down to OR 2 and walked into the sterile zone to look through the window. He squinted his eyes until he realised he couldn't see Meredith anywhere. She had to be somewhere, and this definitely wasn't the place she was. He was back to square one. He picked up a mask and held it over his mouth when he barged in. "Have any of you seen Meredith? I can't find her anywhere." He asked the doctors in the room in a concerned tone. He didn't want to start worrying just yet but he could feel it creeping up inside of his chest. She was missing and he had no idea where he was going to find her.

"I saw her getting into an elevator about half an hour ago. I don't know where she was going." Jo answered, hoping that was helpful. It really wasn't but it was better than nothing. Alex just nodded his head. He mumbled a thank you before racing out of the room to try her cell again. Surely she hadn't run off, the kids were still upstairs being watched, she wouldn't have left them here if she was doing a runner, he knew that, but a part of him was still scared anyway.

Bailey was walking as fast as her little legs would permit her too. She was escorting the firemen who were sent to help with the broken elevator shaft. All elevators were being closed for caution, no guest or staff member would be allowed to use any elevator in the building until this incident was sorted. She didn't know who was in the broken one but she was determined to let the nice firefighters rescue whoever it was before a lawsuit was on her case, and before anybody was hurt. Alex nearly ran her over rushing down the hallway with great urgency. "Dr Karev, you know better than to go racing around the halls like a mad man!" She scoffed, dusting herself off as if he had just pushed her into the flooring. He took a step back and gave her a once over before he spoke. "Meredith. I can't find her, she was last seen on this floor getting into the elevator." He explained. He hadn't noticed the men in uniform who were now standing in front of the machine, prying the door open. Bailey's face changed when Alex spoke, of course, it was Meredith Grey getting into trouble yet again. She should have guessed. She walked over to the men, Alex on her trail. "Excuse me, Lieutenant, I've just gotten word that there may be a fairly pregnant woman stuck in this elevator, a surgeon from this hospital. Be careful with her." She said with a shaky breath, glancing back to Alex who had now turned white.

Meredith opened her eyes once she heard a noise that startled her. It took her a moment to realise they had stopped moving. The light was starting to sift in slowly, she could barely make out Nathan's face from across the way, he was laid back on the floor, eyes on her too. "We're down here!" She called out, gasping because her baby had not forgotten about wanting out, a big contraction took her attention away from the situation, a loud scream spilling from her mouth involuntarily. "I'm having my baby!" She called out after an attempt at calming herself down.

"Meredith!" Alex shouted down the shaft. He wasn't meant to be standing that close to the men working, but he could recognise her voice anywhere, there was no doubt in his mind that it was her, and when he focused on what she was yelling he was beside himself with worry. He turned towards Bailey who was equally as shocked as he was. There was no way either one of them could have prevented this from happening in the first place. "That woman down there is in labour, having my child. You take every precaution you can. You hear me?" Alex threatened one of the men, he didn't care if he was stepping over the line, or that what he said wasn't biologically true. As far as he was concerned that baby was his, and nothing anybody could say would change that.