Never grow up [1/2]

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"Ellie, please.. Stay with me" Meredith begged as she tried to follow Ellis while carrying their luggage

"Un-cle -Lex!" Ellis yelled and wheeled over to where Alex was waiting for them

"Hi" He smiled as Ellis stopped in front of him

"H-i" Ellis smiled back "Momm-y, hi" She giggled

"Hi, Alex! Thanks for doing this" Meredith pulled her friend in a tight hug

"No problem! Give me some bags" He offered "Ellie, what do you think of us stopping at TacoBell?"

"Yaa! M-omm-y, c-an?" She asked with wide eyes

"Of course we can. Dad's in New York, I wouldn't know who's holding us back" Meredith smiled

"B-urg-rr" Ellis smiled

"No hamburgers today, we're going to TacoBell" Alex said and helped to buckle in Ellis

"S-lee-p!" Ellis whined

"Hey, are you tired? We're going home soon. Just picking up some food" Meredith said and looked at her slightly upset daughter

"Noooo!" Ellis yelled

"I'm sorry, she's just tired. It was a long flight and leaving Derek and Bail-" Meredith started to ramble but Alex interrupted her

"Hey, it's okay. We're going to pick up some food now and then we'll drive to your house so she can sleep" Alex smiled

"Nooooo" Ellis whined again

"Let her. She's exhausted" Alex said as he noticed Meredith's frown

Meredith nodded and decided to text Derek to tell them they landed

They got their food and Alex drove them to their house

"Let me" Alex said as Meredith started to unload the trunk

"Can I put Ellis in bed first?" Meredith asked

"Of course" Alex laughed

"Okay, baby. Time for bed" Meredith smiled and grabbed Ellie's bag

"D-addy!" She yelled

"Dad's in New York, sweetie" Meredith sighed

"C-all!" Ellis stated

"You wanna call daddy? Let's see if he picks up" Meredith said to sooth her daughter and started calling Derek

"Hi, is everything alright?" He asked as he picked up

"We're fine. I'll put you on speaker, Ellie wanted to talk to you" Meredith said

"Hi baby" Derek said

"D-aaadddyyy" She moaned

"Hi! How was the flight?"

"Kay" She giggled

"Aren't you super tired now?" Derek asked

"B-ed! M-e b-ed!" Ellis told Derek

"Oh and you wanted to hear me first? What would you think if I put Bailey on the phone?" Derek asked

"Bayyy" Ellis giggled

Derek put his phone on speaker and soon enough, Bailey started talking to his sister. Ellis explained the whole plane ride until she started yawning

"Okay, baby. I think it's time to bring you to bed" Meredith laughed

"Nooo! H-ug d-addy!" She said as her lower lip started trembling