Chapter 1

The roar of the engines makes Meredith wide awake as she straps in her seatbelt. She breathes in and out like she always does, the feeling of planes makes her stomach stir. How many times does she have to board a malfunctioning plane? She stares out her window, the sky clear as day, but what if she was just coming back to a perfect storm. She's pulled away from her thoughts when Nathan sits down beside her.

"Hey", he says

"Hi" Meredith replies

Meredith was not doing it today. The flirtatious jokes, the annoying comments, and the dumb smile he does. She was going home and home meant Maggie, Owen, and a lot of things she did not want to confront. But one thing was for sure she was never ever getting on a plane again.

"We really have to start using a different means of transportation" says Nathan trying to start a conversation.

Completely ignoring him, Meredith pushes the button multiple times to get service. Giving up on the buttons, she calls over a flight attendant.

"Hi, I'm so sorry to bother you, but do you have coffee. Anything strong works" She pleads

The flight attendant nods, slightly confused and hurries to the drink cart.

"You're going to have talk to me sometime"

"I will just not now" She snaps back

"So does that mean there will be a next time we 'talk'?" He kids

Meredith rolls her eyes and decides she can have her own dance party in her head. She pretends to sleep and put in her earbuds. Unfortunately, all she can think about was the days before the plane.

Flashback:

Meredith was exhausted, emotionally and physically. At least she can add "Open brain surgery while on an unsteady, rocky moving plane in non-sterile environment, successfully" onto her list of attributes. The shuttle ride was rocky and Meredith was starving. Nathan somehow convinced her to sleep in the same hotel room. The shuttle stopped at a nearby location and they got off.

"Where are we staying at anyway?" She asked

"That's for me to know and for you to find out.

Nathan was calling the shots tonight

A taxi drove them to a very expensive looking hotel. The sign outside had valet parking and the balconies from the outside were huge. Meredith was impressed, but not enough to let him hold her hand. Nathan opened the door for her but she got out on the other side.

"So is this good enough for Meredith Grey?"

"It's passable" She says

He smirks as they walk in. He felt wrong to be in a place where the front desk workers wore tuxes. He checked in and got a single key card.

"Ready to go?"

Meredith shows a small smile and follows him. The elevator was empty at 2:00 am and went to the 27th floor, which was very high up. She follows him to the door and bites her lip. Well, like she said whatever happens, this never happened. She slides the card easily to unlock the door. The room looks big to what she usually stays at. The balcony is to the far right of the room. There's only one bed and a sofa. She immediately goes for the bathroom and is desperate to get the smell of blood off her. She quickly peeks her head out to find Nathan.

"This time don't follow me"

He figures pressuring Meredith wasn't the greatest idea so he just sets up the sofa. Meredith comes out, her hair damp and wearing her Dartmouth tee and sweats.

He knew he had the biggest goody smile on his face.

"What? Is there something on my face?" She asks

"Oh. Nothing. It's just never mind"

Meredith didn't know that much about him or his time in Jordan. She never figured to ask April because she thought it was a touchy subject.

"So what was it like, in Jordan? I mean Owen doesn't really talk about it" She was so upfront with Nathan. She felt like she could ask him anything. Nathan wasn't the type to share anything with anyone.

"There was this one time. A boy 19, he..uh.. was hurt in the crossfire. Multiple GSW's to the chest. He was unconscious and nearly dead. I remember that day, I lost all of my patients that day. I felt like crap that day. I felt helpless. He was my last patient on that day. I shocked him multiple times and he kept flat lining. And I remember finding out who he was. He was from Minnesota. He liked sci-fi movies, skating, he was also graduating from college in a couple months, had a fiancé. He came to Jordan as a volunteer to help bring Medical supplies. Saw a soldier hurt and no one to help him so he ran to him himself without any protection. The soldier lived, but the boy got shot. I couldn't save him .I just thought if I were in that position with Megan."

Meredith felt so sorry, but she knew saying that would only make him feel worse. So instead she just sat next to him. The silence broke when her stomach growled. He laughed and called for room service. He handed her the menu which consisted of things she did not know how to pronounce.

"Can you ask them if they make really good burgers and fries"

He laughed and ordered what she wanted after fighting with the chef for a couple minutes. He went into the bathroom and yelled back," The door's open!"

"Not coming in" she yelled back. He finally came out an hour later. His hair now flat and messy. Meredith ate her fries and she saw Nathan shirtless. His body structured and masculine. She quickly turned away however when he looked.

He went over to her and stole her fries.

"Hey!" She said taking back the fries and slapping his hand when he reached for them.

He turned on the TV

TV: "Hello I'm Nancy Van and your watching the Weather Channel"

"If your planning a getaway, sorry to your plans. Unfortunately, Seattle is currently enduring heavy rain and storms all flights to and from Seattle are cancelled until approximately 3 days.

We will keep you updated"

"This is Nancy Van from the Weather Channel, signing out"

Great just what Meredith needed 3 more days with Nathan.

"Looks like we're going to be here for a while, Ouch"

"What?" Meredith says urgently

"Sorry it's just my hand"

Meredith takes his hand in hers. Yup, it was definitely swollen.

"I'll bandage it up again"

Meredith carefully wrapped Nathan's hand.

"Oh I still got her phone number" He pulled out a number from the flight attendent

Meredith gave him a small jab on his shoulder. She didn't know what the feeling was when he mentioned the woman shamelessly flirting with him.

"It's getting late" He said

"I know"

She just continued to sit on the sofa.

"I'll take the sofa and you can have the bed" He added

This was a slight shock to Meredith as he usually would pounce at the chance to flirt with her.

Meredith walks balks to the bed slightly guilty. She didn't know why, but she just had a n urge to call him over.

"Nathan… if you want, you can sleep on the bed. But don't try anything funny!"

He seems surprised. He walked to the other side of the bed. He faces the opposite wall. Meredith taps him on the shoulder and he immediately turns around.

Meredith just looks at him, like she's deciding what to do. After a moment she pauses and scoots closer to him.

"Wha-"

"Just shut up" she says

I love Merthan and there are few fanfics about them. So if you like it, comment or something 'cause that would be a good way to get feedback. :P