You helped me believe that there might even be life after Abigail. “In all the years since Abigail died, you are the first person who got it. “Because if I say goodbye to you Grey, I might not actually leave,” he said. In the sweet encounter, Hayes explained to Meredith why he had planed to leave without saying goodbye. Per Grey’s Anatomy tradition, Flood also had a final scene with the show’s star, Ellen Pompeo, for whose Meredith Grey Hayes was once a potential love interest. Dispatches From The Picket Line: 'Station 19's Jason George, Joined By 'Grey's Anatomy' Stars, Says First Responders Shows Are Backbone Of Industry