"Mom, it can't take that long, can it?" Derek looked at her in fear
"Wait a minute. Mark is checking in on the surgery" Carolyn held her son's hand
"Derek, they're done!" Mark ran in with a wide smile "they removed the whole tumor in her stomach" He smiled
"They- They did?" He gasped
"There's bad news about her stomach but- She pulled through" Mark smiled
"Were they able to cut out mets in her bowels?" Derek frowned
"Not all of it. They'll probably continue chemo and IL-2. Maybe start immunotherapy" Mark smiled
"I wanna see her" Derek wiped tears away
"She's still in recovery. You'll need this" Mark said as he threw Derek a scrub cap
"Mom?" Derek frowned
"We're staying here until she's ready to go to a room. Then we'll come see her" Carolyn smiled
Derek nodded and quickly made his way over tk where Meredith was asleep
"Oh Mer" Derek sighed "Thank you so much" He grabbed her hands "I love you so much" He kissed them
"Derek?" Bailey said as she walked towards them
"Mark said you took out the tumor in her stomach and some mets in her bowels" Derek said with a soft smile
"Yes, she was certainly fighting" Bailey smiled "But we probably left her stomach paralyzed. We'll have to look further into it if we can make it undone"
"So she'll need her feeding tube?" Derek guessed
"Yeah. I'm sorry. It was that or we couldn't take the tumor away"
"You saved her. Thank you" Derek pulled Miranda in for a hug
...
Meredith was back in a regular room, or at least the big VIP room Bailey had arranged her her
Carolyn, Christopher, Alex and Mark had joined Derek in her room. They were waiting until Meredith would opened those beautiful green eyes
Hours passed by, Alex had took turns again with Addison to watch the girls and Amelia had joined them now as well
"Once all of this is over we need to do a sleepover" Amelia smiled
"I'm in" Addison giggled
"Maybe we have to do one once she's home again?" Derek softly suggested "I bet she'd like that"
"Sounds good. I'm sure the girls would love that" Mark smiled
"Mom, dad, you wanna come as well?" Derek asked
"We wouldn't wanna miss that" Christopher chuckled
"Let's do that once she's recovered from the surgery and when she hadn't had chemo so she can actually sleep" Derek said as he kissed Meredith's hand softly
It took a bit longer before Meredith woke up but when she finally did she was by everyone's head hanging above her
"Hi sleepyhead" Derek smiled softly
"Hmm.. What happened?" Meredith weakly closed her eyes as it was difficult to stay awake
"Bailey had to take you to surgery. She removed the tumor in your stomach" Derek started explaining
"Really?" Meredith opened her eyes, they were filled with hope
"Really. Although she's scared your stomach.. that it's paralyzed" Derek sighed "I'm sorry, Mer"
"So.. The tumor in my stomach is gone?" Meredith smiled
"It's gone" Derek kissed her lips
"That's- wow" Meredith chuckled
"Told you you got this" Christopher winked
Meredith nodded as tears started streaming down her face
"Let's hope for a quick recovery so you can come home soon" Derek said softly and Meredith started patting the bed "Want me to join you? Are you sure?"
"It's all I want" Meredith smiled
It was as if she had found new hope to continue. She could smile despite the pain, really smile
"Sleep, honey. We'll all be here when you wake up again" Carolyn kissed Meredith's forehead softly
...
Hours later the family was still in Meredith's room as they had promised
"Mommy, I'm almost 5! I'm not a little girls anymore"
"You and Ava will always be mommy's little girls," Meredith giggled softly. She was exhausted but the news gave her new energy
"Daddy, stop tickling" Ava giggled
"I love my girls so much" Derek breathed and watched Meredith closely "Maybe we should nap together" Derek said softly and tightened his grip on her and their kids
"The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout" Emma started
"Down came the rain and washed the spider out out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again" They all sang together
"Night night mommy" Emma whispered
Derek watched as Meredith fell asleep, closely followed by Emma and eventually Ava. Their soft snores filled the room and Derek let himself fall asleep as well. At least until he woke up a few hours later by Meredith stroking his cheek with her cold fingers
"Hi" He smiled as he looked into her eyes
"It's almost Em's birthday" Meredith whispered
"I know" Derek sighed, knowing what she was trying to do
"I need to be home for that" Meredith stated
"I know and we'll ask Bailey later, okay?" Derek held her hand in his
"Okay" Meredith smiled "I should talk to mom tomorrow. I have a few ideas for Emma's birthday" She smiled
"I'll call her" Derek smiled as well
"I love you" Meredith deeply kissed his lips
"I love you too" Derek smiled "Let's make sure you can come home soon, i wanna cuddle with you in our own bed, have a bath together, sit on our land and watch over Seattle"
"I would love that" Meredith breathed until Ava started stirring
"Hi princess" Derek smiled
"Hi daddy. Hi mommy" She giggled
"Hi Aves. You slept okay?" Meredith asked
"Yeah" The girl yawned
"Why don't you and I go get some dinner for all of us?" Derek suggested
"Can we have pizza?" Ava asked with wide eyes
"Of course. You are your mom" Derek chuckled "Mer, we'll be back in a bit, promise to call me if something is up, please?"
"I promise" Meredith nodded and wrapped her arms around Emma who was still sleeping in her arms "Be careful" She whispered before her eyes slowly closed again
I'm currently back in the hospital so this will probably be the only update today. Will try to update easy on me tomorrow!
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FanfictionSEQUEL TO IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW AND SWEET CHILD O' MINE // Meredith, Derek and their two daughters Ava and Emma are continuing their lives but Meredith keeps complaining about back pain and headaches. Is this a relapse or just stress?
