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It wasn’t how they expected the holidays to go. But there they were, on a plane, travelling to Seattle for christmas. It was a surprise. impromptu on both parts. Kai wasn’t sure when they had decided to jump on a plane and surprise Amelia at christmas, but it happened. 

The flight was quick, so to speak. But the nerves built the closer they got to Seattle. Whilst Amelia and Kai had been taking things steady, Amelia had dropped plenty of hints that Kai should join her back home for christmas, only Kai had pretended that they needed to see their Mom. 

After collecting their bags and grabbing a taxi, Kai stepped into unfamiliar territory. The hospital was different, but they had been cooped up in a clinic for months now. Kai made their way to the front desk and asked for the office of Amelia Shepherd. Butterflies in their stomach they rode the elevator and hunted down the office, taking a few seconds to compose themselves before knocking on the door, smiling as they saw Amelia, her back to the door. 

A frown had formed on his face as an aching feeling overwhelmed his body. There was no pain, just aching all over. Voices began to fill the room. “Derek, can you hear me?” He recognised that voice. Bailey? It sounded muffled though. Another deeper voice came through too. “Vitals look good. He’s just...waking up. Just like that. He’s just waking up.” He had slowly opened his eyes before shutting them again. It took him a few minutes before he tried to open them again. His eyes searching the room until they landed on the two people he had heard speak. Bailey and Webber. 

That had been that morning. Now Derek sat upright, oxygen over his face to help him breath a bit better after having a drop in stats. He had been briefly updated on everything and he had been told that his wife was in a coma. The news didn’t come as much of a surprise to him. He had seen her on the Beach. He knew she was okay. He had asked to see his sister which sparked the conversation Bailey was now having with her. 

Bailey had been stood by his bed when she made the phone call. 

“Amelia, hey.” Bailey’s hand had reached out for Derek’s, he could just hear Amelia’s voice over the phone. “No no...everything is fine. Nothing has changed with Meredith. I just need you to come in for a bit. Is Link at home with the kids? Great. Great. Can you meet me in my office in...” She looked down at her watch, calculating how long it would take Amelia to get herself sorted. “An hour? Great. I’ll see you then.” 

An hour was too long. But Derek had sat and talked with Bailey, he had gone through all the Neurological tests and had been taken for a CT scan. He now sat in his room alone, waiting. It was the sound of the hand on the door handle that caught his attention. He looked over, seeing Bailey first who stepped in to give way to his sister. A small smile formed on his lips and her name came out as a single breath. “Amy.”

First holiday season in their new house. First holiday season as a family on their own. Link couldn’t be happier. Amelia was due home any time soon and Link had decorated the whole house. He couldn’t wait to see Amelia’s face light up. So as he heard the car pull up in the drive, he lifted Scout into his arms who was dressed in a christmas onesie and waited by the door, bouncing Scout on his hip so he would stay happy. 

Kai had been at John Hopkins for 6 months now and had been so stuck in their work, ignoring calls from their Mom and trying to find themselves that they hadn’t had time to let go. They were top of their class and now it was time to kick back. So, for the first time, they accepted the invite to a party. The nerves were there, sure they were, but no one knew them, so why were they nervous?

Running a hand through their hair, Kai stepped into the house and looked around, scoping out everyone before heading straight for the kitchen and throwing back a shot. Liquid courage so to speak. After that they searched for a clean cup and poured a beer from the keg.