Never grow up [1/2]

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"Derek, what's wrong?" Meredith asked as she saw her husband in tears

"My mom.. Nancy called.." He stuttered

"What's wrong?" Meredith asked and sat down next to Derek, grabbing his hands

"My mom is sick.. lung cancer" Derek whispered

"Der.." Meredith sighed and pulled him into a hug

"M-omm-y?" Ellis whimpered

"It's okay, Ellie. Go find Bails" Meredith slightly smiled to Ellis, trying to not worry her

"Shall I start packing?" Meredith suggested

"What?" Derek asked

"Shall I start packing so we can fly out?" Meredith asked again

Derek nodded and Meredith pulled Derek into a hug and brushed her fingers through his hair

"Are you okay if I go upstairs and start packing?" Meredith asked

Derek nodded "I'll call Amy"

Meredith ran upstairs to Bailey's room and entered it

"Mom? What's wrong? Ellis is so tensed" Bailey frowned. He was sitting on the bed with Ellis wrapped in his arms

"Ellie?" Meredith questioned and walked towards her kids

"She said something about aunt Nancy" Bailey said

"Bails, nana is sick. We're going to New York as soon as possible" Meredith said and pulled the tiny girl into her arms. Even though Ellis is now a teenager, she looks around 10 years old

"N-aaaa" Ellis whimpered

"Calm down baby. Nana's gonna be fine" Meredith kissed Ellis' head

"N-oooo n-aa-na" Ellis started crying

Meredith pulled Ellis tighter while also wrapping her arms around Bailey

"Is dad okay?" He asked

Meredith shook her head "He's very sad. I'm gonna start packing our stuff in a bit so we can maybe fly out tonight. Can you grab your stuff?" Meredith asked Bailey

Bailey nodded as Ellis started to overstretch

"Ellie, calm down baby"

"Naaa" Ellis groaned

"Shh, baby" Meredith started to rock Ellis' body

"Do I need to get dad?" Bailey asked

"No, leave him. We'll be fine" Meredith's voice cracked

Ellis started to zone out and Meredith knew a seizure was coming

Meredith gently helped Ellis through her seizure as she kept whispering comforting words

"Shh baby, it will all be okay" Meredith said once Ellis seemed to be responding again

"M- M-o M-oo-mmm-yy" Ellis whimpered

"Shh baby, you're okay. I'll bring you to your bedroom so you can take a short nap" Meredith whispered and kissed the top of Ellis' head

Meredith carried Ellis to her bed with some difficulty. Her daughter definitely was heavier then when she was a child

"N-oo! M-e n-ot -lone" Ellis whimpered

"I'll bring you to the big bed" Meredith placed Ellis into her own bed and tucked her in "Stay here and nap. I'll be packing our stuff in the room, okay?"

Ellis nodded

"I'm just gonna grab your clothes really quick, be right back" Meredith kissed Ellis' forehead

It didn't take long for Meredith to return with clothes and other stuff in her arms. She placed it on the bed, grabbed a few suitcases and started filling them up with their stuff while Ellis was sleepily watching Meredith until soft snores filled the room

"Mer?" Derek's exhausted voice was heard. Meredith turned around and almost catched her husband in her arms and helped him to the bed

"We can leave tonight. We just have to book a flight" Meredith said as she rubbed his thigh

Derek nodded numbly

"Mom? I'm finished" Bailey whispered as he stood at the doorway

"Thanks Bails" Meredith gave him a sad smile

Bailey threw his arms around Derek and tried to comfort his dad

"Why don't you two go to the kitchen. I'll get you some tea" Meredith suggested

"I'll make tea" Bailey nodded at Meredith

"Thanks Bailey" Meredith said as she watched the two men walk out of the room. Her son was almost as long as Derek, his blonde and slightly wavy hair could give him every girl he wanted

Meredith continued packing. Their suitcase was filled with mostly Ellis' stuff, such as meds, night braces, a neck pillow,..

Meredith started to get concerned about this flight. Their youngest daughter was used to flying but this was unplanned, not the best seats, hoping they brought everything, Ellis will be tired,..

Meredith brought their suitcases downstairs, next to the front door of their house and walked back to Ellis' room to prepare the little girl's wheelchair for a flight to NY. She didn't use it that much but Meredith was sure that every movement after the plane ride would be too much and she was getting to heavy to be carried around

The house was filled with sad feelings and Ellis catched up on it. She was stirring a lot during her nap, even a couple groans as Meredith tried to calm her down so she could rest some more

"Mer, I just booked our flights. We're leaving the house in two hours" Derek said

"We'll be in New York soon, Der" Meredith whispered

"Do I need to help? How's Ellie?"

"Everything is packed, I think. Ellie's doing okay. She's stirring but don't you worry about that, okay?" Meredith didn't want her husband to worry even more

"Okay. Let's get ready to leave" Derek said as Meredith grabbed his hand