I need you (a meradd story)

                         "at her side"
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"Archer?" Amelia calls out, her voice hoarse.

"Amy, is everything alright?"

"it's Addie, Derek beat her, she's in a bad way. How soon can you get to Seattle?" Amelia asked, a light sob escaping her mouth.

"Derek beat her?! we'll be on the next plane Amy, hang tight" Archer assures her, trying to drown out the captain, who was swearing up and down he'd kill Derek.

"i'll see you soon" Amelia said, bringing the call to an end.

Amelia left the trailer promptly , heading to the hospital to see her sister.

she arrived at the revolving doors, where she met Mark, ready to talk her through the extent of Addisons' injuries.

"how is she?" Asked Amelia, her voice shaky.

"well he hasn't killed her, but he got damn near close. both of Addison's cheekbones are shattered, four of her teeth were punched out, eight of them out of place, her nose is broken and she has an optic fracture". Sloan spoke.

That last one made Amelia freeze over, Derek hit her hard enough to crack her skull, her fucking eye socket is broken.

"take me to her" Amy demands, and Mark does as asked, leading her to Addison's room.

Mark opened the door, and they found Meredith at her bedside, with Addison's hand in hers, whilst Lexie stroked the redheads hair.

"Meredith, how is she?" Amelia asked, walking over to her.

"Shit, sorry Amelia, I'll uh-" Meredith stuttered, getting up from the chair.

"Meredith, it's okay. She'd want you here" Amelia said, smiling at the blonde.

"right." Meredith agreed, sitting back down. Herself and Addison had grown quite fond of one another over the last few weeks, they'd been working on a case of Ectopia Cordis together, and seemed to have bonded a little in the process.

"Do you know if her parents are coming?" Meredith asked, her thumb  skimming over Addison's knuckles.

"Yeah, I called Archer from the trailer, they're on their way." Amelia sighed, moving to the foot of Addisons bed. "god what has he done to her". She muttered.

Amelia's pager broke the long-winded silence in the room, truly, no one knew what to say.

Amelia looked at her pager "911".

"Amy, you go, we'll stay with her." Meredith said softly, she knew Amelia was hesitant to leave Addison.

"promise me you won't leave her, not until her parents get here at least." Amelia asked from the door.

"we promise" Mark assured her, and with that, Amelia was running down the hallway.

The door shut behind Amelia, and the four stayed at Addison's bedside, each doing little things to bring comfort to both Addie and each other.

"you're safe Addie, we're here" said Meredith.

"that we are" Mark and Lexie said in unison.
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Addison doesn't wake up for three days, though she's stable and her body is desperately trying to keep it that way.
Her father had began making phone calls the minute he arrived, determined to get his daughter the best plastic surgeon money can buy, he needs that face to be exactly how it was before Derek...

...Derek

Derek...

Addison wakes from the medication induced sleep to feel a hand in hers, she can't see whose it is, though it's small and soft, so she presumes its Merediths.

"Mer..?" She mutters.

"i'm here Addie, i'm here."  The blonde soothes, rubbing circles on her palm.

"oh thank god" Addison sighs, relieved.

"you look like shit" Meredith tells her in a confident manner.

Addison works out a chuckle, but the pain starts to seep back in and it quickly turns to a choked noise.

"trust me i feel it, some crazy asshole did a real number on me"

Meredith worries for a second that she has amnesia, but even with the swelling and endless amount of gauze, she can still make out that signature smirk of hers.

"must've been real crazy, scuffing up that pretty face of yours" The intern smiled.

Addison squeezes her hand as the pain returns in a much larger capacity, her face reddening from trying to hold it in.

Meredith calls a nurse in, who administers a fresh dose of morphine, and Addison relaxes, lessening her grip on Merediths hand.

"yeah, real crazy"  She breathes, the pain subsiding.

Meredith hasn't left her side, and she doesn't plan to, Addison's parents come by when they can, as does Amelia, Mark and Lexie though sometimes it's just too much for them. though Mer stays to console Addie through the storm of pain, and to converse with her through the calm. she is not okay, it'd be daft to assume she would be. Addison is broken and it's Dereks fault. She isn't fine and Meredith knows it, even as the pair laugh at her misfortune.