Meredith's POV
"What happened?"
"Thatcher said that she fell and hit her head, but I don't believe it." Alex says while we wait for Eleanor's MRI results. Addison was with us but paged Cristina to bring Lexie here. George was keeping Thatcher company and trying to get him to sober up. Lexie entered the room with Derek following right behind her.
"Oh my God! Eleanor!" Lexie cried while I placed my hand on her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
"She has a brain bleed Meredith. You don't get that from a fall." Addison says and I nodded in agreement.
"Her left arm's broken. I'll go get Callie." Alex says before leaving and I turned to face Lexie. Dr. Calliope Torres is one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the country and our friend.
"What are Eleanor's medical conditions?"
"She has autism, auditory and sensory processing disorders, asthma and type one diabetes. That little insulin pump puts the insulin in her body. She also uses an inhaler when needed, more often in the colder months." Lexie says when Calle enters the room while I see George and another intern taking Eleanor out of the room.
"I'll go scrub with Derek and Callie. Lexie, Meredith's going to be informed of Eleanor's condition and text you. That way you can do your shift and be informed." Addison explained to Lexie before she, Derek and Callie all leave the room.
"Thatcher is an alcoholic. If it was a year ago, I would have said that he wouldn't hurt Eleanor, but ever since Mom died things have changed. I can't afford a house for the two of us or daycare." Lexie tells me with tears in her eyes.
"You and Eleanor can live with me. My home has more than enough rooms. Lexie, I'm sorry that I was a bit rude earlier today. Thatcher and I don't have the best relationship, actually we don't have one at all. He left me when I was younger and never tried to get in touch with me. I was jealous of your relationship with him."
"I shouldn't have blurted it out during an emergency, so that's on me. I want to know you, not just for my sake but for Eleanor's. Molly doesn't like Eleanor because of her autism and won't allow her around Laura. To his credit, Eric tries to have a relationship with my daughter. I just want Eleanor to know that she has an aunt that loves her. I should go before Cristina kills me." Lexie says before leaving the room.
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Lexie's POV
"Excuse me." Cristina looks up from her files and sees the files I had in my hands. She takes them from me and looks them over.
"You know, where have you been? I've been waiting for these." Cristina asked me.
"My daughter Eleanor has been admitted into the hospital and I was just giving Meredith, Eleanor's medical information."
"I believe George told me about that. Try to finish your shift but if you can't, I won't hold it against you. Regardless, we have to page Dr. Shepherd." Cristina says and I page him.
"I believe he's operating on Eleanor's brain, but I paged him anyways." Cristina nods when Derek walks over to us.
"You're wanted for a consult Dr. Shepherd." Derek nods before following Cristina and I into a trauma viewing room.
"Back of his skull is completely disconnected from his first cervical vertebrae." Derek says while looking at an MRI of the man's brain.
"He's been internally decapitated. Holy crap." Cristina says with wide eyes.
"Yeah, 90% of these die in the field." Derek says, causing me to frown.
"And the other 10%?"
"I've never seen one live." Derek responded while looking at me, his ice cold blue eyes staring into my soul. They're not like Eleanor's blue eyes, which are always filled with warmth and light.
"There's always a first time, though, right? I mean, he came back from the dead."
"Henry, I'm Dr. Shepherd. The back of your skull is disconnected from your spine. I'm going to try and reconnect it in surgery. Do you understand me? Blink once for yes, twice for no." Derek tells our patient, Henry. I should start reading patient files more... Henry blinks twice, clearly scared of what's going on with him.
"Okay, good. I know it's scary, but I promise you, I'm going to do everything I can. Do you have family?" Derek asked Henry who blinked once.
"All right. We're going to contact them, okay? Contact his family. Find out if he's an organ donor." Derek tells Henry and Cristina. Walking out of the room, I started to play with the sleeves of my shirt.
"Eleanor's surgery was successful. She's going to be fine Lexie." Derek says with a smile, but his eyes still remained cold.
"Thanks."
"Lexie, do you want to go out with me?" Derek asked me. George told me how Derek would be with both Addison and Meredith at the same time. Cristina was the one that found out and told both women, resulting in them breaking up with Derek.
"No thanks Dr. Shepherd. You aren't my type anyways."
"What's your type? You're just a whore. I mean that's how your daughter came about." Derek replied with a smirk on his face.
"Being in a relationship with two women at the same time without their knowledge isn't my type. As for Eleanor's existence, I was sleeping with my now ex-boyfriend at the time of her conception." I replied before walking away.
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Addison Forbes Montgomery's POV
"Who awe you?" A small voice calls out to me before I glanced over at Eleanor's hospital bed and see that she's awake.
"Hi there. My name's Addison Forbes Montgomery and I'm your aunt by marrying your aunt Meredith. You're at the hospital because you got hurt and your grandfather brought you here."
"Me Eleanow Sawah Gwey. Mama hewe?" Eleanor asks me.
"Of course she is. But is working right now with your aunt. I can get them here for you." Eleanor nods and I paged Meredith who's with Lexie.
"What happened to you?"
"Papa huwted me 'cause me no get him gwowed up dwink. Mama telled Papa he no allowed dwink in mowning. Me tiwsty Addie." Eleanor says before I grabbed her cup of water and placed the straw towards her lips. Eleanor drinks the water when Meredith and Lexie both entered Eleanor's hospital room. It was a private room in the paediatric ward of the hospital that had Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse stickers on the wall.
"Oh little butterfly, Mama's sorry that you were hurt." Lexie says while running her hand through Eleanor's hair.
"Mama no be sad. Me okay." Eleanor said with a pout on her face before looking at Meredith.
"Eleanor, this is your aunt Meredith Grey. She's a doctor here as well." Lexie tells Eleanor, who gives my wife a huge smile.
"Me Auntie Mewwy and Auntie Addie." Eleanor says, causing both Meredith and I to smile at her.
"Yeah I'm your auntie sweet girl. Now I want to ask you a very important question. Did you fall and hurt yourself?" Meredith asked Eleanor, who held onto Lexie's hand.
"Thatcher hurt her because she wouldn't get him alcohol." I informed Meredith, not wanting Eleanor to repeat herself.
"He won't hurt you again. You and Mama are going to stay with us from now on." Meredith tells Eleanor before placing a teddy bear on the bed beside Eleanor.
"We have lots of rooms and can make it just like your room at home."
"I can't ask you to spend that much money." Lexie tells us.
"My family comes from money, so I have more than enough. Meredith and I can't have kids so having Eleanor around will liven up the house. But you're both family and we will always be there for you two."
"There are some things that she needs for her autism. They're back at the house." Lexie tells us while continuing to run her hand through Eleanor's hair.
"I can have them ordered and put in the room before she's released. Just give me the information." Lexie nods and starts writing something in a notebook.
"Me like Winnie and Mickey!" Eleanor declared with a smile.
"I love them too little one."
"Her favourite colours are baby blue and lavender. They soothe her, especially during a sensory overload." Lexie tells Meredith and I before handing me a piece of paper.
"I'll have someone decorate the room with those colours. What's your favourite colours?"
"You don't have to Addison." Lexie says and I give her a reassuring smile.
"I want to."
"Pastel yellow. It's not that bright, especially if Eleanor has a bad dream and runs into my room." Lexie informs us.
"Our room is coral. Is that an issue for Eleanor?" Meredith asked Lexie.
"No it's the same colour as my parents' room. It'll make Eleanor feel safe and relaxed. Any colours that aren't too bright or dark will make her feel comfortable." Lexie says when Eleanor falls asleep and Lexie's pager beeps.
"We'll stay." Meredith promises Lexie who smiles before leaving.
"Our niece's going to be so spoiled by us." Meredith informs me and I nodded in agreement.