A MerDer Mystery - what if Derek had made it out of that car crash alive?

"Derek was epic for her. They were the great love story. I mean, that girl's heart beat for Derek Shepherd. It just...it never occurred to me that she would ever be with anyone else. He was perfect. He was everything. That man turned her world." - Arizona Robbins

"I am calling post-it, Zola, Bailey, the tumors on the wall, ferryboat scrub caps. I thought D.C. was everything. I was wrong. You... you're everything. I love you and I'm not going to stop loving you. I can't live without you. I don't want to live without you, and I'm going to do everything in my power to prove it. " - Derek Shepherd

Arizona couldn't have described what Meredith and Derek had any better. This story creates the alternate reality where Derek somehow made it out of his car accident alive, and he continues to build his life with Meredith, just like he built their dream house. This story explores everything MerDer could have been if Derek hadn't been taken away from all of us so soon.

Disclaimer: The general plot line and the characters of this story do not belong to me, because they were created by Shonda Rhimes in the TV show "Grey's Anatomy" on ABC. However, this story is my version of what happened after Derek's accident.