I'm currently walking around the hospital on the phone with Alex.
Me- what do you mean you're there? Where are you?
Alex- I hired a guy. He gave me his name and where he works. Turned out he was scheduled to do a minimally invasive conference here in LA.
Me- you're in LA?! Oh my god. Wait. So, you're there, and Jo's husband is there?
Alex- yeah, I'm looking right at him.
Me- Alexander Michael Karev! What the hell are you doing?
Alex- I don't know. I don't know if I'm gonna do anything.
Jackson approaches me with a cup of coffee.
Me- come home, please Ally.
Alex- I can't yet. I gotta go.
Me- Alex, don't do anything stupid please. I need my best friend back.
Alex- I'll be fine Ellie, I promise. I'll see you when I get back. I love you.
Me- I love you too idiot. The next time you call me, it better not be from jail.
Alex- you overthink too much.
Me- no, I'm just protective of you and trying to make sure you don't land your ass in jail again. I'll talk to you later Alex. I love you.
Jackson: you okay?
Delilah: yeah, just worried about Alex. I don't wanna talk about it babe.
Jackson: that's okay lovey.
Jackson wraps his arm around my waist and we walk together.
-later-
I was paged to the ER by Mer so I'm examining the patient now.
Edwards: no hemotympanum. Battle sign behind the right ear.
Delilah: he's gonna need a head CT.
Minnick: I need you to explain why you're here Edwards.
Jackson: yeah, I got a six-centimetre oozing forehead lac here. I'm gonna need a suture tray when you're done.
Edwards: you assigned counseling. I've been counseled.
DeLuca: lactate 2.1, crit is 42, labs are good.
Meredith: I'm seeing fluid in Morrison's pouch.
Minnick: you went to counseling for a minute.
Edwards: my paper's been signed by Dr. Webber.
Minnick: oh, of course he did.
Meredith: we need to clear him for a liver lac. And until we rule that out DeLuca, we need to keep him on close observation.
Minnick: no DeLuca. That's all you Edwards.
Edwards: no I can't, I'm on neuro.
Minnick: you were. And now, you're on babysitting duty.
Edwards: I'm sorry, two hot dogs crash their sexmobile, and I don't get a surgery out of it?
Jackson: well, lucky for you, you can see up my head lac.
I walk out of the room. I see Amy examining a baby and I see her and Arizona walking off.
Amy: hey.
Delilah: hey.
Amy: do you mind finding Owen? The parents of that baby want to talk to him.
Delilah: uh, yeah. Sure.
I walk around and try to find Owen. I end up finding him in an exam room.
Delilah: hey.
I see Owen facing away from me towards the wall. I could sense from his body language that something was on his mind.
Delilah: is everything okay?
Owen doesn't respond.
Delilah: okay. Um... did you happen to treat a choking baby this morning?
Owen doesn't respond again.
Delilah: Owen.
Owen: yes! Why?
I was a bit taken aback at the tone of Owen's voice.
Delilah: Amy wanted me to tell you that the baby is in the PICU for observation. She looks good, but Amy wanted me to come find you because the parents want to speak to you.
Owen: why?
Delilah: no idea. Maybe they're upset or maybe they just—
Owen: upset because I saved their baby?
Delilah: Owen, I'm just the messenger. They want to speak to you, okay?
Owen: I'll talk to them.
I notice that Owen's body language was tense and stiff so I shut the door.
Delilah: is everything okay Owen?
Owen: just go away.
Delilah: come on O. You know you can talk to me about anything.
Owen doesn't respond.
Delilah: okay. I'll leave you alone.
I walk out of the room and I check on my other patients.
-later-
Jackson and I walk into the patient's room where Edwards was stitching his head.
Jackson: you doing a single interrupted suture layer then?
Edwards: no, running a subcuticular.
Delilah: even better. Not conscious yet?
Edwards: no. The girlfriend?
Jackson: still in the OR?
Edwards: his head CT is clear. He has a grade-three liver lac. Dr. Grey wants serial abdominal exams and six hour crits.
Suddenly, the patient becomes conscious and starts choking on the breathing tube.
Delilah: oh, alright, okay sir.
Edwards: hold on, hold on.
Jackson: alright, I'm gonna get this out of your throat, okay? One second, I'm gonna count to three and you're gonna blow it out. One, two, and three.
Jackson takes the tube out and the patient starts coughing.
Delilah: there you go. Good job. That's it. Let's get you sat up, and we need to clear that airway.
Keith: what's happening? What are you doing?
Edwards: sir, you are in the hospital, okay? You had an accident.
Delilah: can you tell us your name?
Keith: it's Keith.
Jackson: okay.
Edwards: Keith, Keith, you're safe, okay? We have Alison here too.
Keith: Alison?
Edwards: mhmm.
Keith: she's here? I-is she alright? Did you talk to her?
Delilah: she was unconscious when she came in.
Jackson: Alison has pretty severe internal injuries. We've got her in surgery right now.
Keith: Alison's in surgery? Okay. Uh, uh, w-when will she be out?
Edwards: uh, well, that's hard to tell.
Keith: I have to go.
Keith tries to sit up, but we push him back.
Jackson: no, no, settle down. Settle down.
Keith: I have to go see her!
Delilah: you need to stay in bed. You're not going anywhere.
Edwards: you need to lie in bed, okay? You have an injury to your liver. If you move, it can make it much worse.
Keith: I have to...
Jackson: look, we are gonna make sure to let you know how she is as soon as she's out, okay? Right now, I need you to relax.
Keith: okay.
Jackson: okay?
Keith: okay.
Jackson: thank you.
Keith: thanks.
Jackson, Edwards and I walk out of the room and towards the OR board.
Minnick: Edwards, I assume your patient's awake and stable if you felt comfortable leaving him.
Edwards: alert and oriented times three. Lacs are repaired. Vitals are stable. He's looking for an update on his girlfriend.
Just then, Maggie approaches us.
Jackson: oh hey, is she awake?
Maggie: not yet. How is her boyfriend, husband, driving instructor?
Arizona: definitely not husband.
DeLuca: Dr. Pierce repaired an aortic injury, but she's not out of anesthesia yet. Why not husband?
Arizona: 'cause car sex is only for when it's new.
Delilah: that's not true.
Jackson: it could be cheating.
Maggie: or why do it? Someone is always uncomfortable with the gear shifts and the consoles. And just limbs everywhere.
J&D: that's why you do it in the backseat.
Jackson and I both smirk at each other.
Minnick: you people need bigger cars.
Edwards: Keith was asking about her as soon as he woke up.
DeLuca: Keith?
Edwards: yeah, the copilot.
I chuckle at Edwards' joke.
Maggie: she did the same thing. She asked about him first too. They're in love.
Delilah: that checks out.
Dylan: what do you mean by that?
I turn around to see Dylan joining the conversation.
Delilah: Dyl, two people are in love would want to go to a beautiful place to share their love. It figured that they would wind up bleeding in the bottom of a canyon.
Minnick: wow.
Arizona: so cynical.
Maggie: that's what happened!
Edwards: Keith wants to be here when she wakes up, okay? But Grey wants him immobile for 24 hours.
Dylan: maybe it wasn't love. It's not romance we're talking about here. It was emergency sex, and they were just too damn horny to remember the parking brake.
Arizona: that's super cynical.
Minnick: what is wrong with you people?
-later-
I'm looking over charts at a nurses station when Mer approaches me.
Meredith: I need you.
Delilah: therapy is now in session. Talk to me Grey.
Meredith: I invited him over... tonight.
Delilah: Nathan?
Meredith: to meet your brother and sisters.
Delilah: wow Mer.
Meredith: I know. I feel...
Delilah: nervous.
Meredith: nauseous. I feel really sick.
Delilah: because you think the kids will like him, and then it'll fall apart and he'll be gone and the kids will be sad.
Meredith: no, it's not that.
Delilah: yes it is. I mean, have you met my aunt Amy? I love her, but she's the queen of thinking that way. She always thinks everybody's gonna die.
Meredith: yeah, but she's crazy. I'm just... sick.
I place a hand on Mer's shoulder.
Delilah: dad is dead Mer. Maggie is fine. There is nothing in your way but you. Let yourself have this Mer, because you deserve it.
Meredith: thank God you're the sane one.
Delilah: meh. I have my moments.
Mer walks off and I see Owen walk into the room with the parents of the baby from this morning. I see them talking and the mother hugs Owen. I could see Owen tense up.
Owen: stop it!
I watch Owen walk out of the room and I follow him. I follow him into a supply closet and I see him leaning against a gurney. I shut the door as Owen turns to look at me.
Delilah: Owen, what's wrong? You've been acting weird since the last time I saw you and I'm worried about you. Talk to me, you know you can tell me anything.
I approach Owen and place a comforting hand on his arm.
Owen: two soldiers came to the house today. They said they found her. They said they found Megan.
My heart shatters as I look at my mentor and close friend.
Delilah: oh my god. Owen, I'm so sorry.
I pull Owen into a hug.
Delilah: at least you know. Maybe you can find some peace.
Owen: they said she's alive.
I pull away and look at Owen in shock.
Owen: they said they found her in a basement in a rebel-held neighborhood. There was a raid, and they just left her there. She was there for, uh...
Delilah: where is she now?
Owen: Germany. Army hospital.
Delilah: did you talk to her? How is she? When is she getting here?
Owen: I haven't.
Delilah: have you talked to your mother?
Owen: we don't even know if it's her. What if it's not? What if they– what if they got it wrong? I mean...
Delilah: Owen.
Owen: they might have. This might not be true! It might not be true.
Delilah: well... let's find out. Let's go find out.
I take Owen's hands in mine and give him a hopeful look.
Owen: okay.
I walk out with Owen and I find Amy. I tell her the situation and we drive to Mer's together. Once we got to Mer's, I get on the phone with Germany Army Hospital while Amy sits with Owen on the couch.
Delilah: nein, ich versuche jetzt den status den patienten zu finden. Danke. Yes, hi, I'm calling on behalf of Major Owen Hunt. I'm looking for a patient. Is Dr. Altman there? Yes, I'll hold.
Owen nods at me thankfully.
Owen: you speak German.
Delilah: I dabble. Teddy? Hi. It's Delilah. Hi! It's so nice to hear your voice again. Listen, I– yes. No. One sec.
I pass the phone to Owen but he waved it away.
Delilah: sorry Teddy, he won't– listen, I'm calling about his sister Megan. We just need to confirm... right. No, um, could we transfer her here as soon as she touches down? Yeah, Grey Sloan Memorial. Thank you so much Teddy. I miss you. So happy to hear your voice again. Yeah, I'll tell him. Take care Teddy.
I hang up and look at Owen.
Delilah: Teddy said she's tried to call you. Uh, Megan is being transferred from Landstuhl now. She will land at Madigan, and then we will bring her here.
Owen: we– we don't even know if it's her.
Delilah: Owen, Teddy knows her. Teddy saw her.
I place a comforting hand on Owen's shoulder as he takes in the news.
Delilah: I called Merritt Campbell. She's the best PTSD expert there is right now. She'll be here in the morning.
Owen: yeah, well, let's just wait and see how Megan is...
Delilah: I meant for you Owen. For you too.
I take Owen's hand in mine.
Owen: I got married right over there.
I look over by the fire place and think back to Owen's first wedding with Cristina.
Owen: and I got divorced. Then, I got married again.
Owen chuckles.
Owen: then I went on with my life. And I left Megan in a hole in the ground for almost 10 years. Weeks would go by, and I... didn't give her a thought. I couldn't spare a thought when she was being held and tortured... and I don't know what. I stopped looking. I gave up. I gave up on her. I gave up.
Watching my mentor and close friend break down broke my heart. I sit next to him and pull him into my arms.
Delilah: shhh, it's okay. It's okay, I'm right here.
I look over at Amy who was looking at me with a thankful look. Owen tightens his grip around my waist and I stay there holding him in my arms. Tears stain my shirt but I didn't care at all.
-later-
Owen has now fallen asleep and his head was resting in my lap. Amy's head was resting on my shoulder and I was running one hand through Owen's hair and the other through Amy's. I hear my phone ding so I take my hand out of Amy's hair and check my phone to see a text from Jackson.
My Sexy Hubby 😍💍❤️: I know you're with Owen right now, but you need to get to the hospital, now. Alison was assaulted by Keith and Edwards is with him. We need to find him, him and Edwards are missing.
Me: oh god. I'm on my way.
Delilah: Amy, I have to go back to the hospital. We've got a really bad situation.
Amy: go, I've got Owen.
I quickly and carefully place Owen's head on Amy's lap then bolt to the hospital. Jackson meets up with me then we immediately start looking for Edwards and Keith.
Delilah: I swear, if I find that son of a bitch, he's dead.
The patients that hit me the hardest are rape and assault victims considering the fact that I was brutally raped and assaulted when I was a teenager. This guy is going to rot in hell for what he did.
We search everywhere for a good while and text Edwards in the process.
Me: where are you Edwards? Text me or Jackson back, please.
Me: you're going to be okay Edwards. We'll find you, and I'll kill that son of a bitch if he hurts you.
We couldn't find Edwards anywhere so we bolt back to Alison's room where Bailey was talking to security.
Jackson: patient's gone.
Delilah: so is Edwards. We couldn't find her anywhere, and she's not responding to our texts.
Bailey: call a code orange. Lock this place down.
Dylan approaches us as Bailey walks off with security.
Dylan: what's going on guys?
Delilah: our patient from earlier from the car accident? Yeah, he nearly raped that girl and now he's missing.
Dylan: woah. What the hell?
Jackson: and Edwards is with him. She's missing too.
Dylan: wait what? Did you look for her?
Delilah: we did, we searched everywhere for her but we couldn't find her anywhere. She didn't respond to any texts.
Dylan: what the hell? She could be in serious danger!
Jackson: we know bro. Bailey called a code orange.
Dylan: I'm gonna go look for her.
Delilah: we can't go anywhere Dyl. We're on lockdown.
Dylan starts pacing around.
Delilah: I hope she isn't hurt.
Jackson: me too lovey.
I grab my phone and text Edwards again.
Me: hang in there Edwards. Wherever you are, we're gonna find you. Stay strong Edwards, you're going to be okay. You're the bravest girl I know, I know you'll be okay ❤️
I started feeling anxious so I take deep breaths to control myself from having an anxiety attack. I see Maggie approaching us as Jackson places his hand on my lower back.
Maggie: have they found him yet?
Jackson: no.
Maggie: and no word from Edwards?
Delilah: nothing.
Dylan: and I can't go looking for her 'cause I'm freaking stuck here.
Maggie: sit down.
Anxiety continues to build up in my chest.
Delilah: Jackie... I left her alone in the room with him. This is my fault.
Jackson: baby, no it's not.
Delilah: I never should've left her alone with him.
I felt my chest beginning to close up and I start hyperventilating.
Jackson: hey, hey, hey, it's okay baby. They're gonna find her. You know Edwards, she's tough. She'll be okay. This isn't your fault lovey, I promise. Just look right at me. It's okay.
Jackson places his hands on my cheeks and I look right into his eyes.
Jackson: deep breaths princess.
I look right at Jackson and I try my best to control my breathing. I manage to calm down after a few minutes and sit next to Dylan on a gurney in the hall. As I place my head on Dylan's shoulder, I feel the ground shake and the electricity crackles.
Delilah: what the hell?
Then, the alarms start blaring.
Maggie: okay, so, either this is a drill or it's a real fire. And if it's a real fire, then it probably has to do with the guy, so I vote drill.
Jackson and I walk around the corner and look.
Jackson: despite that large boom you just heard, really?
Dylan: I'm with Jackson. There's no way this is a drill.
Maggie: alright, fine. It's the guy. The bad, escaped-rapist guy. Why? Why?!
Jackson swipes his card and the door's unlock.
Dylan: oh! The door's unlocked.
Maggie: well yeah, fire would override a lockdown.
Dylan: I got to go find Stephanie.
Delilah: I'm going with you.
Maggie: just be careful.
Jackson: you too love.
Delilah: I will, I promise.
I kiss Jackson then I grab Dylan's hand and we start running around the hospital and search for Edwards. My heart was pounding out of my chest as we search for Edwards.
In the years I've known her, I've grown to like and respect Edwards not only as a surgeon but as a person too. I felt protective of her.
Delilah: EDWARDS! STEPHANIE!
People were all over the place as Dylan and I searched every single room shouting for Edwards.
Dylan: move. Edwards?
Delilah: Steph!
I look at Dylan who looked terrified.
Delilah: it's okay. We're gonna find her.
We run and continue searching through the giant crowd of evacuating patients. We end up running into Minnick and Webber.
Dylan: hey. Have you seen Edwards anywhere?
Then, I see Mer come up.
Meredith: I'm looking for a missing girl.
Webber: we don't have eyes on Edwards yet?!
Delilah: no, we've been looking everywhere.
Meredith: is she missing?
Dylan: yes.
Delilah: the rapist guy in the hospital– that's her patient. She's with him somewhere.
Webber: what?
Dylan: we have to go.
Dylan grabs my hand and we bolt away and continue to search for Edwards. I quickly shoot Amy a text.
Me: hey, there was an explosion at the hospital. We're evacuating patients and we've got it covered. Take care of Owen ❤️ you need to take care of him for when she lands.
The Better Shepherd 🧠: we're gonna drive to the hospital where Megan is being transferred. I'll take care of Owen, don't worry ❤️
I continue to search for Edwards.
3rd Person POV:
We see Meredith looking for Erin and we see Alex next to her.
Alex: have you seen Lilah? She hasn't called me all day.
Meredith: I don't know. The last time I saw her, her and Hudson were looking for Edwards.
Alex: what the hell?
Meredith: Alex, she's fine.
Meanwhile, we see Jackson looking for his wife.
Jackson: April!
April: hey. Where's Delilah?
Jackson: I was gonna ask you the same thing. Have you seen her? She ran off with Dylan to search for Edwards and I still can't find her.
April: I'm sure she's fine. You know her, she's tough.
Jackson: yeah, I know.
My POV:
Dylan and I are still searching the halls for Edwards and we haven't seen her.
Delilah: EDWARDS!
Dylan: Edwards!
Delilah: STEPH!
I felt smoke in my lungs and I start coughing and so does Dylan.
Delilah: come on. We have to...
I continue to cough.
Delilah: keep going.
I hear someone coughing around the corner and I see a woman hunched over in pain.
Delilah: ma'am, we need to get you out of here.
We argue with the woman for a while but I get Dylan to pick her up and we evacuate her out of the hospital. I place my hands on my knees and try my best to breathe. I start coughing due to all the smoke and I see three people approaching me.
Jackson: you scared the hell out of me!
Alex: what the hell Lilah?!
Scotty: you nearly gave me a heart attack!
Oh great.
Delilah: I'm fine. I just need some O2.
Jackson: damn straight you do.
Delilah: I was just trying to find Edwards.
Jackson: don't you ever try to be a hero again, okay? I need you baby.
Delilah: I'm here Jackson. You can stop being scared.
Alex: Avery's right. I don't want you to be a hero ever again. You scared the hell out of me.
Delilah: thanks for not calling me back, by the way, douche.
Alex chuckles at me as he kisses my forehead.
Alex: you're stupid, you know that.
I lean into Alex's chest as Jackson puts an oxygen mask on my face.
Delilah: we need to find Edwards. I have to go back. She's still in there, I have to go back.
Scotty: uh, I don't think so missy.
Jackson: yeah, no way are you going back in. I need my wife and the mother of my children alive so your cute ass is staying right here.
I chuckle at the boys as I continue to breath into my mask.
Later on, I was relieved when we hear the Ben had found Edwards on the roof and was in a trauma room treating the missing girl Mer was looking for. Jackson and I walk into the trauma room to check in with Webber and Bailey.
Delilah: how is she?
Bailey: we're prepping to do a graft to save her leg.
I look over at Edwards and I see that her arm was all burnt.
Delilah: oh my god, Edwards. You need to be laying down!
Jackson: Lilah and I need to take care of these burns.
Edwards: no, not yet. Not yet.
Delilah: Steph, come on. You at least need to be hydrated. Jackson, let's get her on a drip.
Jackson runs and comes back quickly with a saline drip. Webber and Bailey manage to stabilize Erin and suddenly, Edwards passes out and I manage to catch her before she could hit the ground.
Delilah: we need to get her on a bed, now! Her adrenaline's faded. The pain is probably setting in.
Webber: yeah, it's the body's way of protecting itself from the pain.
We manage to get Stephanie onto a bed.
Delilah: you got her head?
April: yeah.
We wheel Edwards out and we get her admitted.
-the next day-
I walk into Edwards' room and sit next to her.
Delilah: hey sweetie. You're doing great.
Edwards: h-hi.
She was shaking and she was groaning in pain.
Delilah: it'll be a while until you get to be in an OR again.
Edwards: I quit.
I look at Edwards in shock.
Delilah: are you sure this is what you want?
Edwards: Dr. Avery, I have spent a lot of time saving other people's lives. I need to think of my own.
I look at Edwards with pride.
Delilah: I'm really proud you, know that.
Edwards: you've taught me a lot and I will never be able to thank you enough for everything you've done for me. Thank you Dr. Avery-Shepherd.
I look at Edwards with tears in my eyes and I place my hand lightly on top of her bandanged hand then lightly kiss her forehead.