(Ellen POV)

I rolled out of bed for yet another long day of filming. I didn't have to go in until noon, so Chris had already left for work earlier. I stepped into the bathroom and relieved myself before waking up the kids. I walked into stellas room and gently woke her up. "Wake up Stell. You get to hang out with Laura today." I said as she got out of bed. Laura is my nanny. I don't know what I'd do without her to be honest. I left Stella's room and went to wake Sienna up. "Wake up Sienna. Laura is coming today." I whispered. "Nooooimtired." She mumbled. "Sienna, get up now please." I said sternly. Sienna is not a morning person. Finally, I left Siennas room and went to wake up Eli. I walked in his room and found him squirming around in his little race car bed. I bent over and gently picked him up. "Morning buddy." I whispered and kissed his forehead. "Mama." He mumbled and buried his head in my chest. "Let's get you ready today, huh?" I said. He nodded. I put him down and changed him into a quick Nike jumper that Chris bought him. "Alright, let's go get some breakfast." I said. I quickly texted Chris. "Got the kids up. Laura is coming soon. Be safe. Love you." I sent the text and walked into the kitchen with Eli and met sienna and Stella there, each with a bowl of cereal.

I quickly made Eli some oatmeal and we waited for laura to get here. "Okay guys, so Laura is gonna hang out with you guys today. I have work all day so I'll be home for dinner. Daddy will be home around 3." I explained to the kids right before the door bell rang. I jogged to the door and opened it. "Laura! Thanks for coming." I said as I let her in the house. "Of course, Mrs. Pompeo." She replied back. "Call me Ellen. Mrs Pompeo makes me feel old." I said back with a chuckle. "Okay Ellen." She replied. "So, the kids are all fed and changed for the day. If you want to take them somewhere you can, just be careful of paparazzi and watch them at all times. I'm late, so I gotta go. Bye kids! Love you!" I said as I hugged all of them before I dashed out the door.

I jumped into my car and drove to set. I tried to call Chris to let him know the plan for the day, but he didn't answer. He must be in a meeting or something, so I left him a voicemail. "I'm almost at work right now. The kids are with Laura today. I'm probably gonna be home for dinner around 7. Have a good day. Love you." I pulled into her parking lot and jumped out of the car. I ran into the table read room. "Sorry I'm late. Kids were not complying this morning." I said with a chuckle. "It's okay Ellen. You gotta scene in 15 though, so go get your makeup done quickly." Shonda said. I walked over to the makeup trailer and they began.

10 minutes later they finished my hair and makeup and got into the film room. "Okay, Ellen, you and Giacomo are just gonna walk down the hallway and discuss the case. Just like we rehearsed. Ready?" She asked. I nodded and got into character. "Action!" Shonda yelled. Giacomo and I did our scene flawlessly. "Good job guys. Ellen you have another scene to do right now with Cat." Shonda said. I nodded and headed off to another room to film. "Hey Cat." I greeted. "Hey Ellen." She replied back. We shot our scene a few times. This is basically what my whole day was like up until I was filming a scene with Camilla. "Action!" Shonda said. "Jo, do you want to scrub in with me on a pancreatic tumor removal?" "Sure Meredith, wha-." The scene was cut off my phone cell phone ringing. "Crap. Sorry I forgot to put my phone away. Can I take this?" I asked Krista, our writer. "Sure." She replied back. I hurried out of the room and took the call. "Ellen Pompeo." I said into the ohone. "Hi Mrs Pompeo, this is Dr. Miles calling from Southern California Hospital. We're calling you in regards to Chris ivory. You were written down as his emergency contact. Is that correct?" He asked me. I swear my heart stopped beating. "Yes he's my husband. Is he okay?" I asked anxiously. "Mrs Pompeo, you should come as soon as possible." He replied. "I'll be there soon." I said as I ended the call.

I walked back into the film room. "Chris was in an accident. I gotta go." I announced to everyone, my voice cracking. Gasps were heard throughout the room. "Okay everyone that's a wrap for today." Shonda said. "Ellen, I'll drive you." Camilla said. I nodded, simply because I don't think I could talk without crying. We hurried out to the car and drove off. Luckily, we were there in less than 15 minutes. I got out of the car and ran inside. The doctors only let me in for now, so everyone else had to wait outside. "Right over here Mrs Pompeo." A nurse guided. I walked to his room and it broke my heart. He was intubated, and had tubes and wires sticking out everywhere. "What the hell happened?" I asked, my voice wavering. "He was in a severe car accident. His car flipped 6 times before coming to a halt." The nurse explained. "Is he gonna make it?" I asked, scared of the answer. "I'm afraid not Mrs Pompeo. He's brain dead. His organs are still alive for now, if you wanted to donate them." She said quietly. I just took a minute to let this all sink in. This is what happened on Greys anatomy, when Derek died. Kind of ironic. I hurried out of the room, passing all of my friends and barely made it out of the waiting room before I threw up outside. I felt a strong hand on my back, gently rubbing up and down. That's when I lost it. I started bawling my eyes out. "It's okay. Your okay. I'm here." The soothing voice whispered. I recognized that voice as Jesse, who was a close friend of mine. I sobbed into his chest. After a while, I pulled away. "He's not gonna make it." I whisperred. "I'm so sorry ellen." He said as he pulled me into a hug.