New Fic guys!! I hope you like it cuz it is kinda exhausting to write it. But i hope you like this new AU, cuz their personalities may be different, along with their jobs and family ties. I hope i have enough motivation to finish the fic. So please, like, read, and review!

Valerie

A F O R G E D W E D D I N G

PROLOGUE

whyy!?

She runs as fast as she can.

why is this happening...!?

Just as she starts to run through a crosswalk.. She hears the piercing sound of a truck honking its horn.

"You idiot! Watch where you're going!" The truck driver shouts. Jumping out of the way, She fell to the ground.

"Ouch"

She started to get up, but pain shots through her leg. The pain made her realize that this can't be a dream.

I had no freaking idea things would turn out like this an hour ago.

"Damn... This sucks" She whispered weakly to herself.

One Hour Ago

"Emerald City Bar..."

It's a nice-looking, freshly renovated Modern-style bar. "What a nice looking place.."

It's like a sophisticated hideaway. What a perfect place for us to meet my parents.

She is here to introduce her fiancé to her parents. Emerald City Bar is run by a relative, Uncle Joe, or Joe.

My mother told me about this place, but this is my first time here..Nervous, but also excited, She opened the door.

"Hey.." The man behind the counter says rudely as soon as she walks inside. Only one group of customers is seated at the bar.

Wow.. the inside is just as nice.

"Over there.." The man says again.

"Thankyou"

The man broughts her some water when she takes a seat on the sofa.

"What can i get you?" Yet again with a poker face.

"Um.. a coffee" Nodding slightly, he walks away. Is that uncle Joe? It can't be. He looks nothing like I remember.Then, someone yells out from the bar.

"All right! Home run!"

She looks up to see a group of young men excitedly watching baseball on TV. They seem to be regulars, and are enjoying the game when her coffee arrives. She closed her eyes and take in the wonderful aroma. This smells so good.. As she take her first sip of her coffee, suddenly someone is in front of her. "Huh? Is that Meredith? She looks, and there's a familiar looking guy standing there.

"Are you.. Uncle Joe? Joe?" Meredith looks up surprised.

"It is you! I didn't even recognize you!"

"Neither did i... You've changed a little" I don't remember him looking like this. The last time I'd seen him, I was still a little kid. To be honest, I don't really remember."Um, thankyou for telling me about this place!" Meredith smiles

"Don't worry about it. It's not like we ever get that busy. But, wow, I can't believe that little girl I knew is all grown up now" Joe still looks at her in astonishment.

"Hey now, Joe, are you hitting on her? That's no way for a bar owner to behave" A man in a leather jacket peeks out from behind Joe.

"Me? Hitting on her? You've got it all wrong, Sloan. She's my..." Not waiting fir him to finish, the man in leather brings his face right up to hers.

whoaaa! his face is really close...!Seeing her flinch, the man Joe called "Sloan" lets out a laugh. "Wow, she's a looker. Is she your girlfriend?"

"What?" Joe blurted out.

"Uh... no.."

"Hey Karev! come over here!" That Sloan guy called to the bar.

"What do you want?" The jock looking man looks annoyed.

"Looks like she's Joe's new girlfriend" Sloan points to Meredith.

"Oh yeah? I don't really care, honestly. I'm more interested in the game, it's getting really good" that's a little rude..."But i do care, The girlfriend of the president of an IT company, it sounds like the plot of a great TV show"

what?? The president of an IT company? A TV show? She looks up at Joe "A company President..?" Is he talking about Joe?

"So you're going out with him, and you don't know that he's the president of the ...dot com? Sloan raises his eyebrows

"what???" I had no idea.

I was trying to say..." Joe starts before being interrupted again

"hey.." She looks up to see a man with brown hair.

"What do you want, George?"

"It's almost..." Just as he started talking..

"Huh? Is this girl related to you somehow, Joe?" Behind him, another man was smiling gently.

"Wow! leave it to the lawyer to figure everything out" Joe claps the man on the shoulder. "That didn't exactly sound like a compliment"

"But, Shep, How did you know they're family?" Sloan asks "Shep".

"He was talking about it when the three of us went out for drink yesterday. He said a female relative was coming tomorrow" The man with gorgeous eyes looks over, interested. Before she knew it, everyone at the bar is now crowded around her.

are they Joe's friends or something..?

"Oh yeah, come to think of it, I might have said something to Avery and Shep.."

"I can't believe you are related to such a pretty girl!" Avery gushed.

"oh, please" Meredith blushed.

"Yeah she's really cute, right? But you all keep your hands to yourself, got it?

The homerun on the TV brings everyone's attention back. With that, everyone rushes back to their places. Her table is silent, having been left behind.

That was a little weird..

The men from before are all back watching the game on TV, talking loudly over one another.

But, it seems that they did take my mind off things for a bit.

She takes a sip from her now-cold cup of coffee.

Come to think of it, it's almost time for them to show up. My parents haven't come to Seattle for awhile, I hope they don't get lost.

Keeping her eyes on the entrance, She checks her watch. Taking out her phone, She was about to check in any missed calls or texts, when Joe brings over a plate of cookies, taking a seat on the sofa. "sorry about earlier"

"They really love baseball huh?"

"Yeahm I was their Little League coach when they were in elementary school" Joe smiles.

"are you guys talking about baseball? Sorry i didn't introduce myself earlier. I'm Jackson. Do you like baseball? we have a n upcoming game practice" Jackson smiles at her.

"Avery here looks pretty and harmless, but he's fast on the draw. So watch out, Meredith" Sloan comes up behind him.

"takes one to know one, Mark. You are always hittin on actresses, must be nice to be a scriptwriter"

So Sloan here is a scriptwriter... That's why he was talking about TV shows before.

Isn't this your TV show, Sloan?" Karev walks over, pointing at the TV.

"Is that your show? I love it! Its amazing to meet the screen writer!" Meredith gushed at him.

"He may be, but it's still amazing how a guy like Mark can come up with something so pure and innocent"

They started talking and she figured out that Alex, Karev there is a school Teacher . Jackson, Avery there is a TV host, a celebrity in short.

Then the man with blue eyes and perfect raven hair walks over. A steaming cup of coffee in his hands. "This is from the manager. He said your coffee's probably cold" He holds the steaming cup out to her.

"Thankyou" She took the coffee from him.

"Oh that reminds me, I haven't introduced myself yet, havent i?" He held out a business card. "Nice to meet you, I'm Derek"

"Um.. Thankyou" She looks at the business card, nd see the name of a huge lawfirm at the top.

wow... thus law firm's so famous, I see their commercial on TV all the time...

"What are you doing here? He asks

"I'm gonna introduce my Fiancé to my parents" Meredith smiles.

"Ohh.. congratulations" He smiles warmly.

"Thankyou"

"The next game is starting!" George, O'Malley, The scientist or researcher as she recall from their conversations called out.

Before she knows it, everyone except for Joe is back at the bar.

Kunihiko asks when her parents and fiancé will be here. And went out of the bar to check if they got lost finding the place.

It's about time my parents got here. Maybe my fiancé's lost too.. Now i'm getting nervous.

thinking of her fiancé, and her parents, she smile.

The door opens, and she snaps her head over to look.

oh, it's Joe.

Joe has a strange look on his face as he comes and hands me a large envelope. "A man just came and said to give this to you..i asked him his name, but he said you'd know who it was from when you saw it"

She takes the envelope from Joe.

"This is..." On the back of the envelope is the name Finn Dandrige, written in clear, distinct letters. That's her fiancé's name.

from Finn?

She opens the envelope to find a familiar wristwatch and a piece of paper.

This is... the watch i gave him when we were engaged..

placing the watch on the table, she unfold the piece of paper.

Dear Meredith.

I'm sorry, but i can't marry you. I love someone else. Our engagement is off

She stares, dumbfounded, at the letter and watch in front of her.

finn... this has to be some kind of horrible prank right? but the handwriting is definitely his..

She is so stunned that she doesn't even notice the letter falling out of her hands. A sever looks comes over Joe's face as he picks up the letter and looks at it.

i don't understand.

Someone just came up and handed this to you, you said?"

"yeah.."

She stands up forcefully and dash out of the bar, leaving all her things behind.

He's got to still be close!!

End of flashback

That was all an hour ago. In that moment, everything changed.

"Why did it turn out like this?" Her knee hurts from hitting it on the concrete. She sat at the side of the road, powerless.

"Hey"

She looks up surprised, to see Derek looking down st her.

"oh.. um, I'm fine" She starts to stand up, but pain shoots through her ankle. She feels like she's about to fall, but someone reaches out to pull her back up.

"Joe told us everything" Derek said softly.

"oh, umm" i have to thanks him... for being so worried about me. Tears starts to sting her eyes, and the words catch in her throat, so she just smile through her tears.

"But hey, you'd never be happy married to a guy who would break it off like that anyway, so no big deal, right? But it still hurts, so i get it" He said softly again looking at her.

"umm.. I'm sorry, I'm ruining your day.. I mean.." So much is running through her mind, and she try to get a grasp on it all.

"Anyway. No point sitting out here, come on. Let's go back to Joe's"

Derek helps her back to Joe's. When they get back, George is standing out in front.

"What's up George?" Derek asks.

"Your parents are here" He said to her.

"whatt???"

oh damnit.. so it's that time already.. what should i do... How do i tell them?

Someone pats her on the back, and she looks up to see Derek looking at me. "They're your parents, they'll understand"

She nods, and goes in, where her parents are waiting. When she goes inside, she can see her Step-Father and mither already there. She can see Joe talking to them and smiles as if everything is just fine.

"Oh Meredith! you're late" Richard notices her.

"Dad...Mom.." She sits down across from them.

What should i do, how do i explain this to them..?

Feeling completely hopeless, She let out a sigh.

"So where's your Fiancé? Don't tell me he's here already?" Ellis starts to look around.

"um..."

"He's kind of late, isn't he?" Richard said.

"I know, it's a special occasion, he should be early. That reminds me of this old TV show, that one where the girl's Fiancé didn't show up for the wedding!" Ellis jokes.

As they laugh, She gets more and more stressed out.

What should i do? They're making it really hard..

Just when she can't take it anymore..

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Huh? She looks up confused.. To find him standing there.

what happened? He seems different

He smiles kindly at me.

What in the world is going on?

And with that... her fake marriage began.