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scorsiewrites · 2 years

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Homecoming

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this is the third chapter of my amelink series. quite long but it’s filled with fluff and a hint of drama at the end. so i hope you enjoy!

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/ amelia and her family visits LA.

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Part III

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it’s a bright sunday morning. Link and Amelia woke up with the light touching their faces, rays coming in through the window blinds made it look like a spotlight. Amelia’s face looked more radiant than ever.

the stunning view put a huge smile on Link’s face, he slowly places his hand on her cheek and runs it down the side of her neck.

“good morning beautiful.” he says.

Amelia smiled back, closes her eyes and held his hand. “good morning. how’s your sleep?” she replied.

“it’s good, i dreamt about you actually.” Link responded.

She opened her eyes. “oh yeah? what’s the dream about? do i look good in it?” Amelia chuckled. she turns her body away from him and wrapped his arms around her.

Link embraced her from the back “of course you do babe.” he said, planting a kiss on her shoulder.

“well, for starters, we’re in LA. at the beach. you were lying on the sand and i was reading a book. you told me to put sunscreen on you and so i did. seconds later, we were making out. then i woke up.”

“i’d say that’s a perfect way to end a dream. you uh... wanna do it now that you’re awake?” Amelia replied. she rolled over and kissed him passionately like it’s the first time.

link pulled down the straps of Amelia’s night gown revealing her soft pale upper bust.

as they were about to take each other’s clothes off, the baby monitor started making noise, a sign that scout is already wide awake. the couple had no choice but to put the idea to rest.

“ahhh. of course.” Amelia rolled her eyes. “every single time. i’ll get him. gonna make us some breakfast too. talk of the town, Amelia Shepherd makes the best waffles.”

Link finds it cute when she speaks in third person. Amelia winked at him and gets out of bed.

“you do. i can eat it everyday.” Link watches as Amelia walks out of the room. he’s so in love with every inch of her that every move she makes is endearing to him.

Amelia approached the door and turned around. “i love you.” she says.

Link glared at her. “i love you too.”

“i’m a lucky girl.” Amelia sighed.

“not as lucky as i am.”

both of them made a pact that they wouldn’t spend a single day without both or one of them telling those three words to the other. as surgeons, they knew that life is too short, that if you have the opportunity to tell someone you love them, you do it. before it’s too late.

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“aaahh that smells so good. best waffles ever.” he said, placing his hand on her waist.

Amelia wears this cute white apron that says “i’m a neurosurgeon. okay?” every time she’s cooking. Alex gave it to her as a joke few years ago but she loves it. she says it’s very fitting. her sisters keep making fun of it, asking her if she’s not worried that people might be scared of what they’re gonna eat. but nothing they say can make her give that apron up.

she’s a very sentimental person. Alex became one of her people and keeping that gift is her way of remembering the good times they shared.

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“hey little man, good morning. wanna go to the beach today?” Link squishes Scout’s cheeks and unfastens the buckle of his high chair straps. Link carried him and placed him on the kitchen counter where Amelia is preparing the plates for their breakfast.

“didn’t know we have beach plans today. did you just think about it this morning?” Amelia asked.

“yeah, can’t stop picturing it. you want to? we can go to Madison Park.” Link responded. “sounds great! i miss that place.” she said with enthusiasm.

“maybe we can make that dream of yours a reality.” Amelia teased him with a smirk.

“i would love that. but we need someone to watch scout.”

“i’ll call the babysitter, she can come with us.”

“great idea.”

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carrying Scout with one arm, Link knocks on the bathroom door.

“babe, i’m afraid we might have to cancel Madison Park today, Winston texted me, says it’s too crowded.” Link said with a little disappointment.

Amelia grabs the shower knob and turned it off.

“oh man, i was really looking forward to it.” she said.

“yeah i’m sorry, maybe next time.”

“yeah....” Amelia sighed. “wait-“

“what?” Link said, curious as to what she has in mind.

“i mean... we can visit LA. Charlotte’s been begging me for years. it would be nice to see their faces again.”

“now? but we have work tomorrow.”

“i have Dr. Harvey on-call tomorrow, he can take over my service for a little while, plus the new batch of residents are good so i’m not worried about that. what you think?”

“i can delegate some stuff too. move some of my surgeries under Dr. Randall. okay, you know what, let’s do it. let me make some calls.”

“me too. i’m gonna cancel the babysitting. we should start packing though.”

“i’ll handle mine and Scout’s. you can just pack your things.”

“thanks babe. don’t forget his beeboo. or we’re in so much trouble.” Scout is still on the stage of forming his words properly, he calls his precious brown furry teddy bear, beeboo. he got it as a present from his Uncle Owen during his first birthday. he can’t live without it since.

Amelia gets out of the shower, started fixing her hair and put on some makeup.

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Amelia and Link sat on their seats. surprisingly, Scout is well-behaved for a kid who’s riding an airplane for the very first time.

“you alright turkey? we’re gonna fly. like Peter Pan. woosh!” Link gestured his hand in a flying motion.

“yaaaa!!” Scout exclaimed.

Amelia gave a sigh of bliss. looking at her beautiful little family.

“may we request everyone sit down. fasten your seatbelts, we are about to take off.” the flight attendant spoke over the microphone.

Amelia and Link held Scout’s hand making sure he feels safe the entire flight.

after an hour, Scout fell asleep peacefully. he rests his head on his mommy’s chest.

“gotta be honest, i’m a little scared.” Amelia said.

“what are you scared about?”

“i don’t know, the memories maybe. staying in LA is one of the best days of my life but also the worst. have i told you that they set up an intervention for me in that place? i was too high at that time, i was a mess. a big scary mess.”

“yeah you mentioned the intervention but not every little detail. and i’m not gonna force you to tell me everything if you’re not comfortable. that was all in your past. you’re a better person now.” Link kisses her forehead. he grabbed Amelia’s hand to reassure her. their fingers danced to the beat of their hearts.

“i’ll accept you and your flaws, whatever they may be. that makes you, you. and i love you.” he added.

“don’t know what i’ll do without you, really. my big calm mountain.” Amelia kissed his hand in return. “but i’m also very excited to see everyone. it’s been a long time.”

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Amelia and her family arrived at Seaside Health and Wellness.

“does anyone know we’re coming?” Link asked.

“i texted Addie, she’s at the hospital for a surgery. she’ll be back at 5.”

“and Charlotte?” Link replied.

“she surprised me. i’m returning a favor.”

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as they’re about to step foot in the building, they heard a loud bang. people are screaming.

a lady got out of the car, “we need help!! somebody call an ambulance!!” she yelled.

“well, guess you’re the one who got surprised.” Link remarked sarcastically.

they both rushed to the scene. “i’m gonna check on them. call 911.” Link handed Scout to Amelia so he can check the severity of the situation. the little baby started crying so Amelia stepped aside to attend to their son, “honey everything’s okay, but don’t look over there. i don’t want you to see that. mommy’s here, you’re gonna be fine. i got you.”

Amelia calls the line. “hello. i’m Doctor Shepherd. we need an ambulance in front of Seaside Health and Wellness, please. a car ran into a pole right around the corner, multiple injuries.”

“we’re on our way doctor.” the paramedic answered.

“Link, is he responsive? Link!” Amelia worries.

“sir.. sir don’t move. i’m Doctor Lincoln. follow my finger” he puts his index finger in the air and let the man follow his direction. he poked the guy’s arm a little bit, “can you feel that?” the man nods. he responded well.

“he’s responsive... atleast for now. his head is bleeding, i see some glass shards. and his arm is broken, we need to get him to the hospital, fast.” he said.

the paramedics got into the scene after few minutes.

“i have to go with them, Amelia.”

“no, yeah you should. i’ll go straight to the hospital, i just need to leave scout with Violet, i hope she’s there. i need to check on that bleed.”

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“Amelia!! ohmygod!! hi how are you??” Violet yelled of excitement. she has not seen or heard from her for years.

“i’m good, but there was an accident right out front. my boyfriend Link went with the paramedics. he’s an orthopedic surgeon. and i have to check the guy’s possible hemorrhage. it’s quite bad.” Amelia said all these words in a matter of seconds, she’s clearly in a rush.

“oh and by the way, this is Scout, my son. can you watch him for a minute? please?”

“yeah yeah no, it’s fine. there’s a play pen in the lobby, he’s gonna love it. hi there little guy.” Violet accepted and carried Scout in her arms.

“thank you so much. i’ll catch up with you when i get back, i swear.”

“mommy will be back. okay babe? i love you.” Amelia kissed his cheek before rushing through the elevator.

“thank you Vi!” Amelia waved goodbye.

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Amelia entered the emergency room and saw Link wearing a trauma gown.

“hey, how’s our patient?” Amelia asked.

“he’s stable. his speech is a little slurred though. i stabilized his arm but he needs surgery. just waiting for the scans.”

“Charlotte gave you privileges? where’s she?”

“the next room. i already told her you’re coming, you have yours now too.”

Amelia grabbed a trauma gown and started checking on her patient.

“we need to get him a head CT. and book an OR please. we don’t know how much shards are in there” Amelia ordered the nurse.

“MVC incoming!”

Amelia stopped for a brief moment before she realized who that person is.

it’s James.

“ohhh no.” Amelia gasped.

she didn’t imagine that the love of her life and James, the guy she almost married, will be in the same room together. ever. this was not in any of her plans. shit.

Amelia tried to run away but James already saw her.

“Amelia?”

she had no choice but to turn around. he saw her, it’s too late. she can’t run now.

“James. hi. umm.. there was an accident, we were visiting and there was... an accident. in front of our eyes. life’s funny that way.” Amelia bursted in fake laughter.

“haven’t seen you since...” James got interrupted when Link entered the room.

“hey babe, let’s go.” Link said, handing Amelia the charts.

“hi, i’m James Peterson. i run the ER. nice to meet you doctor....”

“Lincoln. ortho.”

“oh, well nice to meet you Dr. Lincoln, thank you for your help. appreciate it.”

“ofcourse. pleasure to meet you too Dr. Peterson.”

“Dr. Shepherd.” James nodded and smiled at her. he left the room right away.

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“must be nice to see familiar faces huh.” Link rubbed Amelia’s shoulder.

“yeah. but.. i expected you to react differently. i’m surprised you weren’t fazed or something.”

“why would i be?”

“it’s James... the one i ran away from. we were engaged.”

“that’s him?”

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end of Part III.

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linksamy · 4 years

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Truth or dare

"Link we're in a rut." Amelia said hitting her boyfriend. "...Mhm..." he replied still half sleep. "Link, help me." She said as she straddled and got on top of him. Link, who was laying on his back opened his eyes and sighed. "Linnnnnkkkk, I'm bored." She was now hitting and poking his chest. "Amelia I- " "Im bored." She interrupted. "Huh really, babe why didn't you tell me sooner." He joked. "Ok, ok let's play a game." He said and Amelia got off of him.

They were now sitting up on the on-call room bed across from each other. "Mmm, okay truth or dare." Amelia said as she put her hair up. "Truth." He responded. "What is your biggest regret?" Her eyebrows furrowed. "I don't know, I've never really thought about it. Everything happens for a reason, no regrets." Amelia smiled.

"Your turn, truth or dare?" "Dare." She smirked. "Ok, uh- I dare you to kiss me." She rolled her eyes and scooted closer to him while link grinned link a child. She went in and kissed his lips, his neck, and his lips again. "There you happy?" She laughed. "Very." He looked her up and down. "Oh my god, ok truth or dare." "Dare." Link said excitedly. "I dare you to get me fries." "Ameliaaaa." Link groaned. "What happened babe you were so excited." She acted. "Fine, but when I get back you better choose dare." He tried so hard to be serious and Amelia cackled.

When link came back he said "truth or dare." Seriously as he put the fries on the bed. "Truth." She blew a raspberry at him. "Amelia Frances Shepherd." Link said in surprise. Amelia was crying at how funny she thought the situation was and link just stood there with his mouth wide open. "Okay, alright dare." Amelia said as she put a fry in her mouth. Link sat down, "I dare you to take you're hair down." "You really threw a fit for me to take my hair down." Amelia said dumbfounded. " I like it better down." he said matter of fact-ly. Amelia took it down and link couldn't stop looking at her. "Stop it." She said. "I really can't, ask me it's my turn." "Fine, truth or dare." She said. "Dare." "Now, we’re talking. I dare you to take off your scrub top off and give it to me." Amelia said completely "innocent". Link took it off and Amelia stared at his abs, she snapped out of it and took her shirt off, she took link's shirt and put it on throwing hers to the side shamelessly. she liked his clothes better than her own and link adored it. Link felt the need to feel her next to him, he moved the fries and pulled Amelia close to him. He positioned them so that Amelia was in between his legs and they were against the wall. He wrapped his arms around amelia's stomach and Amelia leaned back in complete content. "Truth or dare." "Truth." "What are three of your favorite things about me?" She smiled "you mean besides everything?" "Yes exactly, besides everything." She laughed. "I love the way you fiddle with stuff unconsciously." He kissed her forehead. "I love the way you take care of others like their your own." He kissed her cheek and Amelia hummed. "And I love your hair, I can get lost in it... the smell and the feel I just-" he paused and started again "sorry that was weird." He was getting weaker as she looked into his eyes, he looked down and Amelia lifted his chin with her hand just so he was looking at her more intensely. "Tell me more." she said vulnerably. "I love how kind you are." He said slowly and continued "I love how you steal my clothes." He shuttered "I love how close you are to your sisters." "I love your eyes." He buried his head into her hair inhaling her shampoo. Amelia looked up at him and link started "I love you, everything about you." Amelia got out of links grasp and laid down under the covers in the bed, link followed and re-tangled himself in her. Amelia snuggled up to link and said "for the record, I love everything about you to." Closing her eyes.

A couple minutes had passed and Amelia and link were falling asleep that is until their pagers went off...

A/n: this is garbage again, but I had this old prompt... please leave comments and prompts <3

Sorry this is short ❤️

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k-m-k · 4 years

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Fom @realcarmack Link’s back... doing what Link does! @greysabc #backtowork #GreysAnatomy #ChrisCarmack #AtticusLincoln https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7_yX6BCGt/?igshid=18jweollxpz65

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angry-slytherin · 4 years

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I’ve Been Waiting

Jo’s breathing slows and her sobs stifle. Link slowly releases her from his embrace.

“I don’t know what to say, Jo.” Link looks at her with soft eyes and a sympathetic expression. It’s not enough.

“I just- I can’t- There are no words. There are no words. My husband left me, Alex left me.”

“He loves you; I know he does. You two just renewed your vows. You’ve told me ever since I moved to Seattle that you’ve finally gotten your happiness. You don’t know he’s gone, Jo.”

Jo walks past him, towards the counter where her untouched glass of wine sat.

“I couldn’t bring myself to drink it. I feel sick. Where else could he be? Dead in a ditch? I think someone would’ve told me. He has abandoned his life, his job, his friends. He just left; like it was nobody’s business. He got sick of his life, and of me, and now, he’s gone.” She opens the box of donuts that Link brought over, taking out a powdered sugar.

Jo sighs, “I’m sorry Link. I know you have your Amelia situation. At least I know my husband doesn’t think I’m enough. You still don’t know if Amelia is carrying your baby or not, or even if she loves you.” Link follows Jo to the kitchen of the loft, drinking some of Jo’s wine.

“Ouch. But yeah, no word there. And Jo, husband gone trumps pregnant girlfriend.”

“God, I feel so stupid. Just in October we got married, again. He promised me he wasn’t going to run. I’m better now. He was good, we were good. We wanted babies and forever. What happened?” Tears run down her cheeks, and Jo puts the donut down.

“Want to watch a crappy movie?” Link suggests.

“Yeah, whatever.” Jo says distantly.

[Uninspired 16x15 Coda/Drabble. (Im)Patiently awaiting Thursday :( ]

#greysanatomy #jolexfanfic #jokarev #atticuslincoln #16x15 #alexkarev

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pjuett07 · 4 years

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gl211 · 5 years

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Me: Grey’s is trash I will not watch it.

Also Me: *Watching and laughing/sobbing as Amelia realizes she’s pregnant and getting everything she deserves*

#greysanatomy #greysspoilers #amelia shepherd #atticuslincoln #16x01

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peytonkennedyofficial · 5 years

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Wrap party with the parents 🚨 #greysanatomy #season15 #ameliashepherd #owenhunt #omelia #atticuslincoln #link #tgit #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZtEKJpX25/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=21wjdk8bhte7

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scartetqueens2 · 3 years

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Imperfect Dinner (no Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/207428501?utm_source=android&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=ScarletSQueenS2&wp_originator=lsW2KctT7C5bU7GbayhnHB0gKCQOOJU0lRTiZeV9BgNvzhd8nbRkNTn5wBxea%2Fy4atR%2BY%2FITQXNMd8uWLRPPXQr%2Fbt4cGDteHGVByh%2FXzAgfYTdK7guhl7MU8Nl5laZN After Meredith got her job back, the sisters host one of their famous dinner parties. But of course, things are not going the way, everyone had expected.

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Grey’s Anatomy Appreciation Post. Pic Series. 📷: 1️⃣-7️⃣ 🥼 ——————— #greysanatomy #greysanatomyappreciationpost #greysanatomyappreciation #greys #meredithgrey #ellenpompeo #alexkarev #justinchambers #owenhunt #kevinmckidd #ameliashepherd #caterinascorsone #jowilson #jokarev #camillaluddington #atticuslincoln #link #chriscarmack #mirandabailey #chandrawilson #greysloanmemorialhospital #greysloanmemorial #greysappreciationpost #picseries #greyspictures #greysanatomyfan #greysanatomycast #greysanatomyforever #greysanatomylove #greysanatomyaddict (at Grey+Sloan Memorial Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJ-t3Pjh3A/?igshid=rzgbocgznhl1

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shepherdlink · 3 years

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Cant wait to see them in s17

#greysanatomy ameliashepherd atticuslincoln #amelink

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amelialincoln · 3 years

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The Way Life Goes (2)

She thic and she important. Feel free to leave part 3 prompts or theories in my ask box. As always, enjoy...

TW: substance abuse

“Have you seen Amelia?” Was the first thing the general surgeon asked Link at the beginning of the work week on Monday. Link shrugged, pushing his overgrown shaggy hair out of his face and tugging his Ipad aggressively out of the charger.

“Nope.” He popped the ‘p’. Meredith eyed him in a way that made him uncomfortable enough to continue. “Scout and I have been crashing at Jo’s since Friday. I’d assume she’s at my apartment.” He didn’t get very far before Meredith stepped in front of him.

“Look, as irritating as it is, the minute shit is going down in her life she’s at my house in seconds. She didn’t come to the after party and hasn’t shown up for her shift yet today. I really doubt she’s just hanging out in your apartment.” She crossed her arms, looking somewhat terrifying, despite the fact that he loomed over her.

“I can't talk right now, I have surgery.” He replied, pushing back any fears of where she might be and focusing on the chart in front of him.

“She rejects your proposal and now you’re just done? What happened to you guys?” Link’s jaw tightened so hard you could hear the sound of his teeth clashing.

“She doesn’t want to be with me. It’s as simple as that.”

“I don’t think she doesn’t want to be with you. She just obviously isn’t ready to get married. And I think you knew that.”

“Whatever, Meredith.” Link’s throat was tight as he pushed past her, swallowing down his guilt.

She had somehow found herself to Link's apartment in a daze, praying he wasn’t there as she pushed through the door. He wasn’t. She grabbed some clean clothes and more cash before leaving once again.

It was somewhat exhilarating, living on the edge. Chasing high after high and making sure that the timing is perfect to prevent any meaningful thoughts from actually surfacing. So far she'd been excelling at it. However, it was when she was halfway back that she realized she had fucked up. Anger and self hatred hit her like a ton of bricks and she almost staggered back. The high had worn off and her mind had started to scream. You are so weak. Back here again after you promised the last time was the end. So many promises, she thought. So many empty promises that she’d broken time and time again. The promise that she’d made to be a good mother. Failed, again. Why should she even attempt to pick up the broken pieces after she found herself back to square one each time? Why not stop trying to fix it and just accept herself for who she truly is, an addict? Why keep disappointing the people that care about her over and over? There was no point. Not anymore. Scout’s name was blaring in her mind like an alarm. He’s better out without you. She convinced herself. Don’t let yourself ruin him. You destroy everything you touch.

“Amelia.” Camilla was looking at her weird. She tried to focus on her new friend, attempting to calm her shaking hands. “Wait too long?” She asked, digging into her bag. All Amelia could do was nod and pull out the cash. “This one’s on me.” Camilla placed a reassuring hand on Amelia’s shoulder as she rolled up her sleeve. She paused, with bated breath, until the image of Scout faded from her mind.

“Can you hear me?” Meredith practically yelled into the crackling phone. “I’m sorry, I know this is your honeymoon. I just still haven’t heard from her and you know her better than me so I need you to tell me what I should do.”

“Is this about Amelia?” Maggie’s groggy voice asked into the speakerphone. “You still haven’t heard from her?”

“I wouldn’t have called if I hadn't. I’m worried about her.” She could practically hear Maggie’s hesitation. “Don’t come back. Don’t even offer that.”

“She’s been having a rough time,” Maggie sighed. “Richard doesn’t let on too much but I know COVID has been hard on her. Link has good intentions. He just hasn’t ever had to see her at her lowest.”

“You think she’s using?” Meredith’s voice was hushed as she passed her Ipad to a nurse and thanked her quietly before letting herself into her office.

“I mean if I rejected a proposal from a man who meant a lot to me because I wasn’t ready I’d probably down a bottle of wine out of guilt." Maggie smiled bitterly.

“She’s stayed sober through a lot worse,” Meredith countered, glancing up to find Bailey waiting at the door with an expression she knew too well. “Hey, I’ve got to go. Tell Winston I say hi.”

“I will. Talk to you later.” Meredith placed her cell phone in her scrub pocket before meeting an irritated Bailey at the door.

“Where’s Shepherd?” Meredith knew what she was going to say before she even spoke the words. She bit the inside of her cheek, not knowing how to respond.

“Why?” She asked, receiving an eyebrow raise.

“Because she’s got a gliosarcoma in an hour and she hasn’t clocked in,” Bailey stated, fixing her lab coat and giving Meredith an exasperated look. “Look, whatever drama she and Doctor Lincoln are having, I don’t care. She can show up to work.”

“I don’t know where she is,” Meredith responded. “I honestly have no idea.”

“Wha--” Bailey started. She let out a grunt of disapproval before waving an agitated hand in the air and storming off. Meredith bit the nail on her thumb, sending yet another message to the missing neurosurgeon and wondered guiltily, for a moment, why she was so self destructive.

Link spent a lot of time in the ER compared to his colleagues. Compared to most other specialties, the majority of cases that presented themselves in the emergency room were ortho related. Most of the time it was pretty mundane, whether it be a broken ankle or a dislocated shoulder, but to keep the hospital from impending lawsuits, he was usually needed to supervise the interns, who were prowling in the ER looking for cases and trying to pop limbs back into place or reset joints, thinking they could handle it easily on their own.

As a result of this, Link was already in the OR when the trauma came in. He was sitting in the swivel chair behind the desk, dragging his feet across the floor to propel him side to side. He wasn’t paged so he was unfazed by the ambulance pulling up. Then again, he wasn’t really fazed by much these days after falling into a somewhat self deprecating state. He stared at the clock, hoping he’d be let off early.

“Did you hear about this?” Bailey asked Richard, as she secured her gown around herself and handed him a pair of gloves.

“Yeah,” Richard’s voice was a tone that Link couldn’t quite decipher. “Bunch of overdoses at Quilchena, saw it on the news in the lounge. Must’ve been something laced in whatever they all were doing.” He snapped his gloves aggressively over his hands as if he were mad at something. “This kind of thing has been happening all the time because of COVID. Addicts have been struggling during the pandemic. Never seen meetings so full.” Link found himself wondering if he was talking about Amelia. Bailey nodded to Richard sympathetically ask they rushed to meet the gurney’s being pushed into the ER.

“John Doe,” the paramedic announced. “Got naloxone at the scene, friend administered it. Conscious but having trouble breathing.”

“Page cardio,” Bailey ordered to a resident. Link watched curiously as Richard froze in place.

“Jane Doe,” the paramedic continued. “Unconscious but breathing. She--”

“Put her in trauma one,” Richard ordered firmly. Link wished he could see what was going on as he watched the blood drain from Bailey’s face. “Don’t let anyone see her. She wouldn’t want that.” It clicked in Link’s brain at that very moment when the pair of them turned to look his way. He got out of the chair he was in so fast that it clattered to the ground behind him.

Her face was so pale it was practically grey and her arms and lips were tinted a purpley blue. She looked so slender he felt like one could reach out and just snap her in half. Her expression was almost peaceful though, and that’s what haunted him most. The image of her was burned into his mind immediately and he knew, as they wheeled her away, that it would never be forgotten.

As Bailey and Richard steered her gurney away he felt frozen in place before finally, and without any indication from his mind, his feet began to follow them.

“She’s seizing,” Bailey exclaimed, her hands flying up to either side of her head to avoid holding any of her limbs in place. “Where the hell is trauma?” Link watched as she twitched, bile building up in the back of his throat. He felt slightly dizzy. He’d never been one to get queasy, even in med school while the rest of his peers either fainted or threw up during their first time observing in an OR. That’s when he knew he wanted to become a surgeon. He wasn’t sure if it was his ego telling him that he was superior for being the last one standing or the tiny and quick glance of approval the attending gave him before going back to ignoring him completely. Though, there must be something different about seeing someone he loved in this situation because he had to place a hand on the doorway to steady himself and looked away. Teddy came through the doors at that moment, brushing past him as if he didn’t exist. For a reason he couldn't quite explain let out a breath of relief that it wasn’t Owen. Something in his mind was screaming your fault, your fault, your fault. And selfishly, he hoped that Meredith, or really anyone who cared for Amelia half as much as he did, wasn’t at the hospital, and theorized that she’d probably beat him to a pulp.

“Can I help?” He found himself croaking, receiving only a glance from Richard.

“Absolutely not,” the general surgeon replied firmly, before finally getting Amelia connected to the monitor. Everyone in the room kind of paused for a moment, reading the levels and unanimously thinking to themselves silently, fuck.

“She’s coding,” Teddy proclaimed, as the alarm-like sound began to reveal itself. Link’s heart sank and he reached out to grab her hand, ignoring Richard’s orders for him to leave. Her palm was cold like ice, but not the dead kind of cold. Cold as if she’d just run in and out of the water, grinning and calling to him as if the ocean’s touch had electrified her, sending a rush of serotonin through her veins. Link remembers that look from when they’d gone down to California, for a conference that she was speaking at, like it were yesterday. She’d convinced him to go swimming, despite it being mid February, and had explained that diving into the frigid waves replicated the feeling of euphoria she used to get when a really good high would hit her full force. She’d told him about how she would swim a lot when she was first getting sober, craving the way the world felt like it was on pause and the way that silence filled her ears when her head was completely underwater. That was really the last time she’d grinned at him like that. Right before Covid had really hit. The first time they’d left Scout for the weekend with his parents. Coming up out of that water like she had been brought back to life.

He’d been so blind. He’d watched her slip into a mindless routine. Go to work. Drive home. Feed the baby. Put the baby to bed. Go to bed. Wake up. Every day, over and over. She would walk around like a ghost, stuck between life and death. He had ignored the way she'd fill her free time with meetings and when she had started going to sleep before he got home, brushed it off as postpartum and told himself that everything between them was fine. Postpartum doesn’t last this long you idiot.

“Clear!” Teddy’s calm voice echoed through the room, snapping him back to reality, and he pulled away his hand last minute before her chest rose and fell. His eyes flicked to the heart monitor, nothing. “Again, charge to three fifty. Clear!” The room fell silent as the compression pads thumped. Nothing. Teddy paused, staring at the monitor.

“Dr. Altman?” The nurse called out. “Again?” Her voice was quiet as the trauma surgeon lifted a hand in response.

“Wait,” her voice had become soft. The monitor beeped as a small peak rose and fell. “Come on, Amelia,” Teddy muttered.

“Charge again,” Bailey ordered.

“Just give her a second,” Teddy pleaded, not taking her eyes off the screen. “She’s fighting.” The trio of doctors stared at the monitor while Link fixated his eyes on his girlfriend and slid his hand into hers once again, interlocking his fingers with hers. Don’t die, don’t die, don’t die. The monitor beeped, and then beeped again, and then again. Link forced himself to look up and watched as the numbers climbed.

“Thank you, god.” Bailey brought a shaking hand to her face before closing her fingers into a fist and pressing it to her forehead. “We are lucky that the lord is looking out for this woman because the people in her life seem to not be.” The comment cut through Link like a knife.

“Bailey, that is not fair!” Richard exclaimed. Link had never heard the man raise his voice with such aggravation, even Bailey winced as she stormed out of the room, throwing her gloves to the side.

“She’s lost a lot of people...and a lot of surgeons,” Richard muttered in apology to him.

“Can she breathe on her own?” Link choked, looking at Teddy, who shifted on her feet.

“She’s weak. I’d like to keep the tube in for a couple of hours at least. See how she does. I’d also like to get neuro down here to give her a check. Let’s get her up to the ICU for now and monitor her closely. She’s stable. Let’s focus on that for now.” Link nodded, not knowing what else to say as Teddy pulled off her gown and tossed it into the bin before practically staggering out of the stuffy room.

“I didn’t know.” Something about the way Richard was looking his way was causing a buildup of defensiveness inside him.

“How?” Richard shook his head with disappointment, massaging his throbbing temple and trying to block out the emphysematous but rhythmic breath sounds coming from the breathing tube. “How, did you just not know?” His colleague was radiating judgment and Richard’s eyes narrowed into tiny slits before his entire body slumped, in no effort to lecture Link about something he should be hearing from Amelia. He looked at his friend, without a trace of condemnation, knowing, so easily, that it could be him in that hospital bed and her where he was standing. “It’s not my place,” he finally stated, tearing his eyes away from Amelia and blinking away any buildup in his tear ducts. He turned to the nurse and thanked her, always polite. “When you take her up can you make it discreet?” He knew the woman had recognized Amelia immediately. “Her reputation is on the line.” The nurse nodded as if she understood. Richard thanked her again before exiting the room.

Richard had ended up telling Meredith, who stopped by to let Link know that she and Hayes would pick up Scout from daycare and take him home with them. Link couldn’t read her expression, it was clouded as if she was undergoing an internal conflict that caused her to wince and look away upon glancing at Amelia. Some of the colour had returned to her cheeks, they looked as if someone had applied too much blush to a pale complexion and were hot to the touch. Teddy had removed the breathing tube about an hour ago. She’d gasped at first, her lungs whistling and wheezing in protest. Enough to make Teddy almost contemplate putting it back in before the breathing had settled.

“You didn’t look for her,” Meredith blurted out, as if she’d been trying to keep the words at bay. The look on her face told him that she regretted saying it almost immediately.

“Neither did you,” he bit back, more aggressively than he would’ve liked. Meredith’s face snapped away from him so quickly it was as if he’d physically hit her.

“If you really loved her. Enough to marry her. Her response shouldn’t have mattered,” her voice was as sharp as a knife. “She loves you and she’s been unfortunate enough to have most of the people she’s loved taken away from her. Do you know how rare it is for Amelia to come to Maggie and I teary eyed because she finally feels safe and loved and not being pressured into anything by the person she loves? " Meredith took a step back as if she didn't want to continue but couldn't help herself. "Amelia is a runner. She breaks under the expectations that the people that she loves have of her and she functions under the fear that the people she loves are going to leave her or die. So if you want to be an ass and make her feel like she isn’t enough for you because she doesn’t feel the need to commemorate her love to you on a stupid peice of paper, I will remove you from my sister’s life.” She was gone before he could even think of a reply and he stared wordlessly at the spot she’d just vacated.

“No,” the voice was so soft he could barely hear it. His head whipped to where she was lying. “No, no, no, no.” Amelia’s eyes were wide and she recoiled as he reached out to touch her. Her heart monitor climbed and he pulled back his hand. She was looking at him in a way that made his skin crawl. He realized, then, that she was looking at him in fear. She looked scared. It shocked him how quickly everything had fallen apart. How quickly he’d gone from someone she’d loved to someone she felt as though she barely knew. But it wasn’t really that quickly, a part of him was whispering over his shoulder. You just didn’t want to accept it.

“Hey.” The words sounded stupid as soon as they left his mouth. “It’s okay. You’re okay.” He found himself wondering what had happened to her over the last couple of days, the bruises scattered along her arms had become more evident as colour had returned to her skin. She gagged suddenly, moaning in a way that made him sick and he slid a kidney dish under her just in time. There didn’t seem to be much in her stomach so it was mostly dry heaving. Her heart monitor climbed every time he tried to touch her and he gave up on trying to hold back her hair.

“She’s awake?” Teddy stood in the doorway. Amelia looked up at her blankly before laying her head back against the hospital bed and staring up at the ceiling. The shame in her eyes were evident. Link nodded to Teddy, who gave him a somewhat genuine smile. “I’ll just do a quick vitals check.”

“No,” Amelia moaned, the pain in her voice causing Teddy to stop in her tracks. “I just want to go home. Let me go home.”

“You’re not going to go home though, are you?” Link glanced up to find Richard standing at the foot of the hospital bed, arms crossed. His stern expression was slightly wavering. Link wondered how hard it was for him to even be within two meters of her.

“Shut the fuck up,” Amelia spat, pulling her IV out of her wrist and throwing it across the room hard enough that the machine screeched against the concrete floor. Link grimaced as the IV site began to bleed. The sudden bout of energy seemed to exhaust her as she collapsed back onto the bed.

“We’re good for now, Doctor Altman,” Richard said softly, not wanting to watch as his coworker, and friend, incriminated herself in front of someone she’d regret. “You can go home with Maggie or I can check you into a rehab clinic, the choice is yours.” Link’s eyes fell to the floor, his face burning at the idea that he couldn’t be trusted to take care of her.

“Maggie’s on her honeymoon,” Amelia mumbled, the anger dying out in her eyes as she realized what his response would be before he even spoke it.

“I called her,” Richard confirmed her prediction. “Meredith is taking care of Scout and I shouldn’t even be in the same room as you.” Hot tears spilled down Amelia’s cheeks as she glared at him. You ruin everything. The voice in her head had been telling her over and over since she’d woken up.

“Rehab. I choose rehab. Call her and tell her not to come.” Maggie had arrived at the hospital an hour ago but Link decided to keep his mouth shut.

“Fine,” Richard sighed. “I’ll call right now.” He stepped outside where his daughter was waiting anxiously and placed both hands on her shoulders trying to calm her down.

“I need to go in and see her,” Maggie’s breathing was asynchronous, she held her shaky hands into her chest, trying to look into her sister’s hospital room.

“Don’t,” Richard warned. “She’s not herself right now. I shouldn’t have called and stressed you out. She chose rehab.” He watched as her face twisted in confusion.

“What? That’s ridiculous.” Maggie shook her head in disbelief. “Let me take her home.”

“I wasn’t expecting her to be this bad. It’s too much responsibility to put on anyone. I...I just don’t think it would be a good idea, Maggie.” He pulled her into a hug as she started to sob.

“Link, is he…” she trailed off as she buried her face into her biological father’s scrub top.

“It’s not anyone’s fault,” Richard sighed. “But out of everyone, he’s the last person that should be taking care of her right now.” Maggie nodded, cursing herself for not doing more as she had watched Amelia change over the last couple of months. “Has she mentioned anything about her friend Charlotte? She needs an ally, someone who understands how her brain works. I know how much you care about her, Maggie, but you can’t help her the way she really needs in a couple of days when the realization of what she’s done has hit.”

“Charlotte, the one in L.A.? I’ve talked to her a couple times, never really for too long, just over FaceTime when Amelia used to call her while living at Meredith’s.”

“Amelia brought her up a lot at meetings,” Richard bit the inside of his lip, hoping that he was making the right decision. “I think we need to call Charlotte. I think that she knows Amelia on a level that not any of us in Seattle can really understand.”

“Okay,” Maggie nodded, pushing her own feelings aside. “Get St. Ambrose Hospital in Los Angeles on the phone,” she loudly ordered to the intern, sitting at the nurses station, who had been just out of earshot, “And tell them I need to speak to Doctor Charlotte King.”

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scorsiewrites · 2 years

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Crashing Down

amelia and link operating on owen hunt after the accident

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A: “no... he has kids. he has a wife. he has a family. he’s my family.”

L: “amelia... he’s been down 20minutes”

A: “some people come back from it, we can save him. link, he can’t die.”

L: “amelia...”

A: “how can i tell teddy that she lost him?”

L: “we’ll tell her together. amelia, you can let him go now. he’s gone.”

A: “no, i can’t. i can’t.”

link held her hands, the moment amelia stopped cpr, she broke down on her knees crying. as hard as she possibly could. everything flashed in front of her eyes.

derek. ryan. christopher. owen.

owen.

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amelia took deep breaths before finding the courage and strength to walk up to teddy and break the devastating news.

A: “teddy..”

T: “i’ve been here before i know that look.”

amelia held back her tears.

A: “the damage was severe. his brain swelled even before i could do anything.”

T: “no... no... no.”

teddy’s emotions echoed in the room.

A: “teddy, i’m so sorry, if there’s anything, anything i can do.. tell me.”

T: “i wanna see him”

A: “they’re fixing him up. we’ll get you to him”

T: “after henry, the pain was immeasurable and i thought to myself, i don’t wanna be in this situation again or i won’t make it”

“i didn’t even have enough time to kiss him goodbye, amelia.”

after hearing those words, amelia’s head was filled with so many thoughts. she glanced at link and put herself in teddy’s shoes.

— what if god forbid something happened to either of us without telling each other what we truly feel? is this a sign that we have to sort things out before it’s too late?

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linksamy · 4 years

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(Home can be another person pt.1)

“Hey, Owen glad I found you- actually- I kinda need to ask you something.” Amelia became flustered not because HE made her “nervous” but because what she was about to ask was going to be hell... and she knew it.

“Yeah, Amelia what’s going on?” He was curious now.

Her face now buried in the ground looking for words to say disappeared as she jumped the gun. “I want to take Leo for a few days, me and link—“ he cut her off “No Amelia!” They we’re still walking as they stumbled into the double doors of the cafeteria. He pushed it open almost closing it directly on her face as she scoffed and slipped through the door.

“You think I deserve that, really Owen. “Amelia said angrily

“What about what I deserve, Amelia.” He returned her statement.

“You’ve gotta be freakin’ kidding me, you have Teddy, Allison, and Leo.” “your point?” He scoffed...

“My point is that you have them, and I’m asking you for Leo for a few days who by the way I’m parenting too, Betty gave him to both of us.”

“You have link.” He yelled; so loud the whole cafeteria could hear him. Many stares went through the room darting to an angry Owen and an annoyed Amelia.

“Leave my boyfriend out of it” she stated firmly as she pushed him out the door.

“For someone who doesn’t like labels you certainly slapped one on him.”

At this moment Amelia became mad, she shoved Owen into an on-call room. “Owen what is it you want that you aren’t getting, what is making you act like this. I am asking for my s— for my Leo — for a few days.”

“I know you’re right...” he said looking down at the floor.

“What’s wrong Owen?”

“Nothing.”

“Ok, I’m not gonna beg... I’m taking Leo, I just realized I don’t have to ask.” Amelia said as she walked out of the on-call room rolling her eyes so far back into her head she could see “stars.”

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“Hey, you okay?” link said beaming from ear to ear.

“Yeah, little peanut decided to kick all morning. plus Owen decided to go all Alec Baldwin, I’m starting to think I’m cursed.”

“You aren’t cursed you have me.” he joked “shut up.” Amelia implied bluntly.

“Listen, how about we go to an on-call room later. Just you, me, and- “Nope” Amelia finished his assertion sing-song like as if he were implying, well you know...

“I was gonna say burgers.” He jumped but laughed at the thought. She smiled, he loved her smile. “Just-come on...please?” He asked hopefully smirking at her.

“fine only because you promised me food, —you better have food. “ she said as she was walking away. As she did so, link said “That and because I’m cute.” she turned around and dreamily rolled her eyes leaving him giddy and ready for their little date.

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Meet me in ten... she read the text from link and smiled, but the minutes became to get longer.

When it was finally time Amelia walked as fast as she could to their favorite on-call room only to see link eating on the floor. “See, food.” He said as he pointed to his burger handing Amelia hers, She closed the door and sat across from him on the floor.

Shoving— no inhaling the burger in her mouth, she hadn’t eaten much, and when she did it didn’t stay down. Link glanced at her in awe like always. they made eye contact and he took it as an opportunity to ask “so, what did you and Owen fight about.” He looked concerned.

Remember last night when I was at your place and we were talking about going to the beach you, me and “Leo” they said at the same time, link dragging it out.

“Well Amelia, what did you ask?”

“I asked him if we could take Leo for a few days” she said while shoving a fry into her mouth. “Which turned into a whole fight about labels, and who has actual custody over Leo, and - I don’t know it just got messy... I will say I did get a little mad at the end and I told him I didn’t have to ask so if the offer is still on the table we can go, we just need to figure out when.” She continued.

“Amelia of course I want to go, we need the practice and I’m gonna be in Leo’s life but you have to understand you guys were in love at a point in time and Leo was like you and Owens love child.” He got honest.

“I know but I have the right to take Leo- no the child I’m raising to the beach with my boyfriend and he has no right to tell me otherwise. You know it and I know it link. ”

“Amelia” he tilted his head sideways trying to come to an understanding, he looked into her eyes leaned forwards, and kissed her. She forgot in that moment what they were talking about and moved closer to him deepening the kiss, She pulled back and closed her eyes while link smiled... He always smiled when they were finished.

When she opened her eyes link began “you know he has a right to be hesitant, and I know you have a right to be upset but babe you walked out in the middle of the conversation, I would’ve to but maybe—“ ”link” she cut in. “Maybe you should talk to him again.” “ I know.” She replied, She was stubborn, but he loved it.

“You wanna stay over tonight?” He questioned.

“ I can watch baseball while you make fun of my reactions and pretend to understand.” His voice got more high pitched by the end of that sentence, he was hopeful.

“Yeah, anything beats staying at mer’s right now”

“Everything okay over there” he made a face.

“Yeah, I’d just rather be with you.”

He grinned hearing that statement. she really meant it, he could tell because she was doing that thing where she was playing with her fingers and looking down. She was nervous— why was she nervous— well vulnerable.

“You don’t have to be nervous” he laughed. “I know— you just make me nervous.” she bit her lip right after those words came out her mouth damming herself for being this vulnerable, plus the hormones. Pregnancy had its ups but it definitely had its downs.

“You think you don’t make me nervous.” he said smilingly, “I walk in a room debating whether or not to stand next to you because I’ll get distracted, I go to the place by the coffee cart to see if you are there at your normal time(7:00 am on morning shifts and 9:00 pm on evening shifts) and when your not I almost kill myself trying to look for you, and sometimes when we’re in bed I hold you like my life depends on it because it does but then I freak out trying to adjust myself because you’re so tiny I think I’m gonna crush you- he’s laughing hysterically now. “ you do these things to me without trying Amelia.”

Without any other words he goes and sits on the bed, Amelia follows him and sits right beside him. She pulls him into a hug and whispers in his ear “sometimes home can be another person” he holds her tighter now, trying to savor the moment and then he repeats “sometimes home can be another person.” He pulls away and says “let’s go, we have a game to catch...”

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