Easy on me

14

"Shh" Meredith kept whispering over and over as the bell kept ringing

"Mommy, why isn't uncle Alex opening the door?" Grace asked

"I-It's okay baby" Meredith shakily replied as she tightened the grip on Grace

When Addison tried to rub Meredith's back, the blonde woman flinched heavily

"Oh, Meredith. I'm so sorry" Addison apologized and sat a bit further away as she wanted to give Meredith some space

"I should go out. T-Take Gracie" Meredith said

"No way, you are not going out" Alex said sternly

"Mommy, who's that?" The little girl asked sleepily

"N-No one" Meredith's voice cracked when they heard him shouting

"Open that fucking door or I'm calling the police and I'll tell them you kidnapped my fucking daughter!" Matt yelled

"Mommy, is the polie gonna get me and give me to daddy?" Grace started crying

"No baby. No" Meredith whispered even if that was where she was afraid of too

"Police will come and arrest him, yeah" Mark was boiling inside

"T-They're coming?" Meredith panicked

"Don't worry, they are not taking Grace away!" Alex assured her

"N-No! Stay away from her. Please, don't give her to Matt, please" Meredith completely broke down

"Mer, I'm gonna touch you. They are not gonna give her to Matt" Alex wrapped his arms slowly around her

"Alex, let me go talk to him" Meredith said

"Mer, no. The police are on their way. He showed up drunk at work and now he's threatening you" Alex softly said

"Mommy" Grace cried out

"Mommy's here, mommy's here" Meredith whispered as she cuddled her daughter close to her chest

The shouting finally stopped, Alex looked through the window and saw some cops arresting Matt

Alex walked outside to talk to the cop about what had happened

They took Matt with them and Alex went to check inside

"Mer?" He gasped when he saw her in fetal position on the couch

"N-No" Meredith cried

"Mer, listen to me. Grace and Addie will be back in a minute, she's just using the bathroom'' Derek grabbed her hand and Alex was surprised to see she didn't flinch away. She clearly started trusting Derek

"G-Gracie, he can't hurt her" Meredith was clearly having some PTSD attack which caused her to not think clearly anymore

"He won't hurt her. Police took him, he doesn't know you were here" Alex softly explained

At that point, Addison walked back in with Grace and Meredith's eyes widened at seeing her little girl

"Gracie, Grace come here" Meredith opened her eyes and let the little girl cuddle into her arms

The two fell asleep, it was deeply needed. The previous events had wore her out

"She needs to speak to someone," Mark said. He barely knew Meredith but he felt bad for her and her little girl and desperately wanted to help

"I don't know if she'll want to. When she lost her baby, that bastard made her feel so guilty about it, he said therapists were for the weak and that she was responsible" Addison sighed

"We need to make sure she's okay. Her physical injuries are healing but im scared about her mental being" Alex said sadly

...

A few days had passed.Police officers had been over to take her statement about the years of abuse. She and Grace moved in with Addison, Mark and Derek. Alex was there a lot but slept at home with his girlfriend

"Grace, let's finish your painting" Derek said as he held her hand and let her back to the table

"I want pretty colors" Grace giggled

"Do you?" Derek smiled softly

"Like yellow and pink!" Grace was smiling as bright as could

"I'm sure mommy will want to hang this picture on her wall" Derek smiled

"When will Addie and Mark be home?" Grace asked

"I think they will be here in an hour, why? Are you bored with me already?" Derek chuckled but noticed the little girl stiffened up "Grace, I didn't mean it like that, it's a joke" Derek smiled softly

"Can I lay down with mommy?" She asked as her lower lip started trembling

"Of course. Do you want me to come?" Derek asked

"No, it's 'kay" Grace nodded and quickly ran off to her and her mom's bedroom

"Gracie, are you okay?" Meredith frowned from her spot

"I'm 'kay" Grace nodded and buried herself underneath the blankets "What are you doing, mommy?" She frowned as she saw Meredith looking at all kinds of apartments and houses

"We will need to move out once I'm better, baby" Meredith whispered

"Do we need to?" Grace frowned

"Well what would you think if you once a week would go to this very sweet lady and she'll help you talk about everything that happened and help you to let all of us understand how you feel?" Meredith pitched

"Okay" Grace nodded "Are you coming too?"

"Of course I'll come for the first time but the talking will be you, honey. You can tell me if you don't like it but we have to try this, okay?"

"Kay" Grace giggled

"Do you like a house like this? One room for you and one room for me?" Meredith showed her a picture of a house very close to the hospital

"It has a garden!" Grace smiled but in less than a minute, Grace's face completely changed

"Gracie, what's wrong?" Meredith asked

"Will daddy be in that house too?"

"No. Daddy wasn't good for you and people can't act like that to others. You know it's not okay to hurt anyone, right?" Meredith asked and the little girl nodded in agreement "So daddy needs to go to prison, where they will explain that he was wrong. You don't have to be scared, Gracie. He won't hurt you" Meredith kissed her daughter's cheek before they looked to more houses together

AN // Thanks to everyone who filled in the google forms I had made yesterday. For those who haven't done it, I would love it if you did. Link is in my latest announcement!  I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter! <3