Ok… I've had this posted on the Fanfic forum for some time now, and so I'm going to post this over here in the hopes that it will attract a few more readers… it's getting quite long, so there will be plenty of updates.
'But I just wanted to tell you that…' she began.
'…Not now, Meredith,' interrupted the harsh voice of Ellis Grey. 'I'm working, and I've told you a thousand times not to bother me at the hospital.'
Meredith sighed and watched as her mother brusquely placed a pile of charts on the desk in front of her, startling the nurse sitting behind it. She then walked off in the opposite direction to where her daughter was standing towards the OR, leaving Meredith alone.
'…I got into Dartmouth,' she finished quietly, to nobody in particular. Meredith walked over to a row of seats and slumped herself down, pulling out the letter she had received from the college she had been desperate to get into. She re-read the letter's acceptance speech for what seemed like the hundredth time, a small smile gracing her delicate face, before folding it back up and sliding it back into her bag.
Giving up on her mother, who she presumed was probably already elbow-deep in some chest cavity or other, Meredith stood up and headed towards the elevator, pressing the button for the ground floor. The doors swung open and she stepped into the empty elevator and chose her destination. Coming to a halt on the second floor, the doors of the elevator slid open and glancing up, Meredith noticed a young doctor step in.
'Hi,' he said politely, with a slight smile. Meredith didn't reply, but did return the smile. As the doors closed, she found herself looking up at the handsome stranger, who by now had pulled out his phone and started texting.
He felt her eyes on him but didn't return her gaze and continued to focus on the small screen in front of him. 'You know,' he began, flipping his phone shut and slipping it back into his pocket, finally looking back at her and smiling as she looked away, blushing, 'it's rude to stare.'
'I wasn't staring,' Meredith retorted indignantly.
'Was too.'
'Was not.'
He laughed and turned to face her. She looked up at him with a scowl and her angry features caused him to smile. Tilting his head slightly, he looked down at her, prompting her face to soften. 'Ok then, you weren't staring,' he said softly.
Meredith smirked triumphantly, shifting her bag on her shoulder as the elevator pinged and the doors slid open on the ground floor. She stepped out, glancing quickly back as the doors began to close again. It was then that she noticed them. His eyes. They were as blue as the sky and as deep as the ocean, and they sparkled. Meredith held his gaze for a moment, until the doors closed completely. She turned and walked towards the entrance, laughing slightly and shaking her head in disbelief at her elevator encounter.
'Ok, you were definitely staring that time,' came a voice from across the foyer. Meredith whipped round to see the blue-eyed doctor standing in the doorway of the open elevator. She grinned widely at his comment.
'Was not,' she replied, raising an eyebrow, but still smiling before turning once again to leave the hospital.