When Derek Shepherd's life is cut tragically short in season 11, episode 21 of Grey's Anatomy, Meredith Grey is left shattered. Forced to tell her family at Grey Sloan Memorial about his death, her grief overwhelms her and she collapses. What follows is a journey through unbearable sorrow, deep love, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship and family. This story follows Meredith, her children, and the Grey Sloan family through one thousand chapters of healing, heartbreak, and hope.
Immediately after the plane crash aftermath, Seattle feels like a graveyard for Meredith and Derek.
Every hallway reminds her of Mark's laugh, Lexie's smile, or the way her world almost fell apart.
Derek's hand is healing slowly-but the fear of never operating again is eating him alive.
When Derek's mother visits and sees how fragile they both are, she gently tells them:
"Come home. Let us carry you for a while."
So MerDer packs up baby Zola and leave Seattle for the Shepherd family home in coastal Maine-where Derek grew up, where there are no ghosts, and where his sisters can take turns helping with Zola.