A/N: I was reading Vast Fields of Ordinary the other day, so that's where the name comes from - it has no actual tie in with the story for me, but one could connect a few dots. Let me know if I should even bother continuing with this. I have at least three more chapters I can post soon.

I own nothing of the Grey's world. I wish I did, I really do. But I don't. Shame.

Enjoy~

"Breathe in, breathe out. It'll be okay. This is good, good. You're coming back home, back to your friends, back to your life." Meredith muttered this to herself, a small voice in the back of her head couldn't help but add, 'and back to the drama'. She groaned quietly as she watched the luggage rotate on the belt, her eyes immediately landing on hers. She grabbed it before it could pass and started for the large crowd of waiting people.

"Meredith! Over here." Richard waved his hand from where he was standing in the airport, waiting for his surrogate daughter to arrive.

A huge smile broke over her face as she hurried over to him, the baby resting against her chest in the wrap.

"Richard," she pulled him in for a one armed hug, careful not to squish her sleeping daughter.

"It's so nice to see you. And to meet my granddaughter finally. How was LA?" He took her suitcase from her, putting his arm around her shoulders as they headed for the doors.

"LA was... LA." She shrugged and made a face at him, pushing her carry on back up her shoulder. "I missed home."

"Home missed you," he promised with a kiss to her head.

"Good because I missed home way more than I thought I would. But.." She gave him a soft smile and looked down at her still sleeping daughter. "It was good for me. For me to go through that and come out on the other side a winner. It was good."

"I always knew you'd make a fine mother, Meredith. I never doubted you for a second." He rubbed her arm as they arrived at his car, he motioned to the back seat. "I brought a car seat. I figured you could use it until your stuff gets sent over."

"Thanks," she mumbled quietly as she opened the back door and settled her daughter in the seat. "Addie said she'd send my stuff by the end of the week."

"I never saw that coming," he laughed but shook his head before throwing her suitcase in the trunk and going to the driver side.

"Trust me, neither did I. Especially when she found out about..." She motioned about after settling herself in the passenger seat, her carry on bag resting in her lap. "Ya know."

"She called me, yelling, wanting to know why in the hell I let you leave like that without someone with you." He shook his head again. "I promised her that I had people checking in on you and that I called almost every day."

"By the time she got there Lilly was already born and I had to tell her the whole horrid story.." She groaned, shaking her head. "But she was good about it. She helped me out, way more than she had to."

"Addison's truly a big softy and her weakness has always been babies."

"It would have been nice if someone," she gave him a pointed look before continuing, "had told me she was coming."

"I really didn't think you two would run into each other. I was still fending off questions from Derek and everyone else that turned against me when I wouldn't tell them where you were." He gave her a look before focusing on getting out of the parking lot.

"Sorry," she replied innocently. "I had to go.. Ya know?"

"I know, Meredith. That's why I had no problem getting your internship switched over and everything. And that's why I held a spot for you. Seattle is your home, we both know that. You just needed space."

"Does anyone know?" She asked quietly, her eyes focused on the window that now had raindrops splattering against it.

"Bailey," he nodded slightly. "She was really worried about you after the whole bomb fiasco, though she wouldn't put it into so many words."

"Oh god, Bailey knows.." She dropped her head into her hands, groaning not-so-quietly. "She thinks I'm the slutty intern who sleeps with all the Attendings, doesn't she?"

"Well, to be fair to you - he wasn't an attending when you slept with him." He offered her a quick smile.

"Thanks," she laughed dryly as she ran her fingers through her hair.

"Really, Mer. She was just glad you were trying to make a go of everything, she's proud of you. I told her you were coming back."

Her eyes widened as she turned to look at the man she had learned to love over the past year. "Why?"

"To keep your friends busy so we could get into my office and set up your contract without being attacked," he supplied simply.

"Right." She nodded before groaning again and banging her head against her hands. "I should have took Addie's offer and stayed in LA."

"Oh, no no no. None of that. I will not let Addie have my most prized resident. No way." He chuckled and reached over to give her hand a squeeze. "Everything will be alright, okay? Adele and I will be here every step of the way, and so will Bailey - though, she'll give you crap about it the whole time. And once you tell your friends, they'll be here for you - after they get done being pissed at you for leaving, of course."

"Crap. I forgot about the being mad part. Richard, take me back to the airport. Take me back." Meredith's voice hitched, panic evident as she pleaded with him.

"Hey, hey. Breathe. It'll be okay. It will all be okay." He squeezed her hand once more before they pulled into the hospital parking lot. "If need be, you can hide out in my office. I won't mind."

"Thanks," she gave him a tight smile as she looked out at the hospital.

"Want me to get Lilly?" He asked quietly, knowing that this was all a little rough.

When he only received a nod, he gave the woman beside him a smile and climbed out of the car before going to the back. He opened the door and carefully extracted his grand daughter from her seat.

"Hey there, sleepyhead." He mumbled to her softly as he reached over and grabbed the wrap that he knew Meredith would want later. "It's so nice to finally meet you, Lilly Marie."

"She knows your voice," Meredith said as she stood beside him, surprising him slightly. "I recorded a bunch of phone calls. You, Cristina, Iz, George and even Alex. They didn't know they were for the baby but I had them all send me recordings of their selves. I told them it was to keep me from being home sick. Cristina, obviously, refused so I had to record phone calls for her, mostly." She shrugged. "She wanted me to come home and she figured home sick would make it happen."

"That was a good idea," he gave her a smile before turning serious. "You ready?"

"As I'll ever be," she muttered before letting out a long breath. "Let's get this over with."