Hey,
This is for the people who read 'Home is where the heart is'. What if Meredith and Vanessa never lost track of each other? What if Vanessa was around to help her after Addison arived? Would anything turn out different? And how is the interaction between her mother and Meredith?
Disclaimer: I use some quotes from Grey's anatomy, some story lines are from it to. Charecters as Meredith.. are not mine. Just Vanessa Grey, who's the perfect little sister for Meredith in this story. Enjoy!
TempeGeller(Ellen)
Always there for me
1. Meet the sister
"Nessa!" Meredith yelled from downstairs walking in the house. She was clearly upset, she had not seen her this upset since Europe. And the drinking would probably get worst again. "Can you come, NOW!"
"Meredith, what's up?" Vanessa walked down the stairs "I thought you had a late surgery and then a date with what's his name? McDreamy? Am I right?"
"McDreamy is McMarried." Meredith sat down on the cough. "I can't believe that the bastard is actually married. And his wife showed up at the hospital. And she was all, like are you the girl that's been screwing my husband? What was I suppose to say? Yes? I mean that doesn't really sound like something I would say."
"Only when you've been drinking tequila." Vanessa replied "We all know how you get when you are drunk."
"Yeah, Mer." Vanessa hugged her. "Do I have to kick his ass? Cause I have been taking kick boxing. And I could totally bring him down. And I am a third year resident at Seattle Presbyterian Hospital any way's. He can't do anything to me."
"You should not do that." Meredith reacted "I mean it would be unfair. You would get Derek down in like 2 seconds. He should really gain some muscles."
"Oh, you didn't complain about that little thing, when you were having McDreamy sex with him." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Then he was hot, well muscles. Great ass. Great eyes."
"Well that happens when you find that that the man you love, is married." Meredith replied
"Maybe his marriage is over." Vanessa sat down next to her. "I mean he could be one of those man that stays married because he doesn't like paper work. I mean like Temperance Brennan."
"I don't think that counts here." Meredith smiled. "She was dating Andrew Ryan, and they did sleep together after they divorced. I don' think you can call them a solid couple."
"And you and McDreamy are?" Vanessa walked in the kitchen "a solid couple that is?"
"Maybe." Meredith smiled "Maybe not."
"Meredith." She could hear a voice from outside.
"Is that McDreamy?" Vanessa jumped of the counter. Willing to walk to the door. But Meredith stopped her.
"Can you go upstairs. McDreamy does not exactly know that I have a sister." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "I didn't think you would be over all the time."
"I'm going upstairs." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "I'll hear when he's gone. And if you make up, I'll just sneak out. Cause I don't want to be tired at the morning."
"Go!" Meredith pointed up when her younger sister disappeared upstairs. Derek knocked on the door, he was staring at her. Meredith stared right back. She was still mad at Derek.
"So you were gone." Derek replied "I think we should talk. About what happened. Addison."
"There's nothing to talk about." Meredith turned to him. "You are married, and your wife is gorgeous. And I'm the one braking up the marriage. What I don't understand is, why would you cheat on a your wife?"
"Meredith, things happened between us." Derek turned to her. "You're the one I want."
"Safe me the lies." Meredith stood up. "GET OUT! Now! Get out!
Meredith threw him outside closing the door. She could see him get in his car, and drive away.
"Wasn't that just a bit harsh?" Vanessa was sitting down the stairs. "You hardly gave the man time to explain himself. I mean you should give him a chance. I mean he's McDreamy."
"McBastard." Meredith replied "I'm not going.."
"No, you're going to go find him. Give him a chance to explain himself, before he makes his way back to McBitch, and you lose him forever. And I don't want my sister unhappy."
"You won't do anything weird." Meredith stared at her. "I'll talk to him tomorrow. But I won't let him explain. I hate him you know."
"Okay." Vanessa replied "But when you say you hate someone, you could just.."
"That's why we don't do our residency at the same hospital." Meredith reacted "That and you would talk to McDreamy a lot."
"Okay." Meredith walked up the stairs. Leaving Vanessa downstairs all by herself. Vanessa stared around the living room. Finding Meredith sell phone dropped on the small coffee table. Eager Vanessa grabs the phone. Looking trough the numbers. 'Hospital, Home mum, Cristina, Derek' Vanessa take the phone in both hands. Making a short text. 'Sorry, was mad. Talk to you tomorrow.' Vanessa pressed send. She slowly erased the message out of the outbox. A couple seconds later her phone had another message. Vanessa didn't bother reading it. She had done her easy message. She grabbed her jacket of the diner table, and made her way outside.
Meredith grabbed her phone from the small coffee table, she noticed a text message that was from Derek. She stared at the words. 'I'll talk to you tomorrow.' Meredith felt a small happy feeling in the pit of her stomach. He send her a text message. So he was not that mad. But she was still mad. She didn't want to see that Addison bitch.
She got coffee and stared at got in the car. When she arrived at Seattle Grace she could see Derek. Derek Shepherd was the fist guy she noticed, and he walked up to her. He didn't smile. He didn't look happy. He just looked like he always did. He glared in her eyes.
"I was happy when I got your test message." Meredith stared at him. Thinking she never send any text message. Then she saw what the truth was. It wasn't her message. It was Vanessa that send the message. "I know I made you mad. And I get you didn't wan to talk to me. I'm so glad that you want to talk to me now. When we were less mad. You were probably right. You shouldn't have talked when you're that mad."
"Oh, yeah." Meredith reacted not willing to tell him that the message was not written by her hand. "I don't understand any of this. Why you are married?"
"Things are complicated, Mer." Derek explained "To complicated, I can't really discuses it now."
"You said we would talk today." Meredith stared at him. "So talk!"
"Mer, not like this." Derek walked out of the elevator. Leaving Meredith all by herself. Questions were rising up in herself. Was Derek going to pick her? Or was he going to choose Addison. Beautiful redheaded Addison. She grabbed her sell phone out of her pocket.
'Thanks a lot.' Meredith typed in her phone. Walking over to the other side of the hospital. Meredith didn't drink. Not with Vanessa keeping a close eye on her. Her sister was very caring. Meredith had to admit, that it did drive her insane. She had 2 roommates: George and Izzie. And they still had no idea that Meredith had a sister. Vanessa would bring her dinner. Frozen prepared dishes. All kind of things Vanessa usually prepared at home. Specially now Derek had been married. At the same time Vanessa would stuff the freezer with 3 kind of different flavors of ice cream. Which Izzie like to eat at night. But still, Izzie nor George had any idea who the prepared the food. Meredith was sure, that everyone would believe that she was the baby of the family. But that wasn't the truth. Vanessa was the youngest. 26 years old and a third year resident.
"Mer." Cristina walked behind Meredith "I missed you at Joe's yesterday. I mean, you could tell me how the date went. So you and McDreamy.."
"He's McMarried." Meredith turned away from Cristina. She could see that her eyes became bigger and that she followed her in a faster pace. Stepping in front of her, so she had to stop.
"How did this happen?" Cristina stared at her "How come you weren't at the bar, telling me. I could have supported you. I mean we are best friends after all."
"I went home." Meredith stared at her. "I wanted to be by myself. Alone. I needed to think, I mean his wife is gorgeous. I couldn't talk about it. I'm sorry Cristina."
"I'm pregnant." Cristina turned to Meredith.
"You're sleeping with someone?" Meredith stared at her.
"Yeah." Cristina replied "I mean even George is getting some action."
"I can't believe you would not tell me." Meredith felt a bit guilty herself. There were a couple of things she had not told Cristina either. One of them was her younger sister and one of them was her mother in a home. Suffering from Alzheimer. Meredith didn't want to tell anyone about the sister that was not Thatcher's daughter. The daughter that her mother had gotten from some affair. An affair that meant more to her then anything else.
"All right, you're pregnant." Meredith stared at her. "What are you going to do?"
"Look, you know what happens to pregnant interns. I'm not switching to the vagina squad or spending my life popping zits. I'm too talented. Surgery's my life. " Cristina turned away from Meredith.
"Which begs the question: who are you sleeping with?" Meredith touched her shoulder. Trying to face Cristina again. She didn't.
"Just a guy."
"Meredith." Vanessa walked towards the lunch table. "I just thought I would go to lunch. I thought you were having lunch right now."
"Yes I am." Meredith stared at her. Vanessa sat down on her table.
"You look sad. What's up?" Vanessa stared at her. "It's Derek. Why don't you point out who Derek is, and I'll kick his ass. Or who this Addison is. Is she here?"
"It's not Derek." Meredith replied "I mean not completely. It's also Cristina."
"Oh, that's your best friend right." Vanessa replied "The one that's very hard core in to surgery. What's with her?"
"She told me something." Meredith replied "But she's not telling me everything. It's like she's keeping a part of the story from me. I don't like it, I thought she trusted me."
"She does." Vanessa replied "But she's probably not ready to tell. I mean it's not like your tell her everything. You can't expect her to tell you everything. You have told her about me or anyone else. Are you ashamed of me?"
"No, Nes." Meredith replied "I just never felt like telling anyone that I had a baby sister. Specially the chief."
"Not mad here." Vanessa replied "At Seattle Presbyterian Hospital no one knows that I'm Ellis Grey's daughter. I just didn't mention it. Everyone would be running after me."
"So are you nice for you interns?" Meredith asked "I mean, you should, your sister is a intern. And you are a third year resident. You got a whole group interns following your around."
"Yes, I do." Vanessa replied "That's why you don't want people to know me. You are ashamed that your sister who's 6 years younger, is more educated then you are."
"you are of the chart smart." Meredith smiled
"and you loved partying."
"Meredith." She saw Izzie. Izzie sat down next to the girls. "I was on charting all day. It was just.. Who are you?"
"Vanessa this is Izzie Stevens. She's my roommate." Meredith paused "Izzie this is Vanessa Grey, my baby sister."
"Meredith Grey has a baby sister." Izzie smiled at her. "I had no idea. I mean, Meredith seemed like an only child. Now everything makes sense, you are the one putting the frozen diners in Mer's fridge. By the way, you make the best pasta. Specially the one with that special thing…"
"yeah, Izzie…" Meredith reacted "We already know, Meredith can't take care of herself. Her sister cooks her diner, and puts it in the freezer."
"So are you a doctor as well?" Izzie asked "I mean with Ellis Grey as a mother."
"Yeah, Iz." Meredith replied "She's a third year resident. At Seattle Presbyterian Hospital. Yeah, yeah, my sister is very smart. "
"Why aren't you at Seattle Grace?" Izzie asked "I mean, that would be totally awesome, for you an Mer. I mean, you could be like our cool resident."
"Don't tell George anything." Meredith replied "I just don't want to tell anyone yet about my sister."
"I will, if your sister makes more pasta." Izzie reacted
"That's a deal." Vanessa reacted "So, one more question. I need to kick that McDreamy's ass. Can you tell me who he or the wife is?"
"McDreamy is married?" Izzie stared at Meredith "How married?"
"I don't know." Meredith reacted "He had a beautiful redheaded wife. And thanks by the way, for sending a text to Derek. I mean he thought I send it to him."
"Mer, you didn't want to talk about him." Vanessa replied "Remember Temperance Brennan?"
"What does this have to do with the TV show?" Izzie asked
"She means the book." Meredith reacted "Okay, Iz, we have to get back. We have rounds in 20 minutes."
"I'll see you." Vanessa stood up. "And I'll find out who Derek is, and I'll be giving him a piece of my mind. Even tough he doesn't know I'm your sister."
"Okay." Meredith stared at Dr. Bailey, who was giving them their tasks. "O'Malley your with Dr. Shepherd, Grey you are with the other Montgomery Shepherd. Stevens…"
Meredith zoned out when she saw Derek passing by. She stared at him, and she could feel that his gaze was returning his. A sharp voice called her out of her trance it was the young wife.
"Grey!" Addison reacted "You're with me."
"You're doing this to torture her?" Derek stared at her. "Aren't you?"
"Derek, not everything is about you." Addison turned to Meredith "I was just curios about Meredith. I just wanted to see if she is just as talented as her mother."
"Oh, Addison don't use that as an excuse." Derek replied "You want to give her a hard time."
"Just Great!" Derek walked away from his wife and his girlfriend. He was very mad, that his wife had showed up. That she had ruined the perfect life he had been going on with Meredith. That she had to show up. And.. He threw with the doors, just to get his anger. His anger towards his wife. Not caring if they could hurt anyone. George was following him very close. Trying to calm him down.
"Au." A scream was heard. Derek stared at the girl that was standing behind the door. Dark blond hair, just like Meredith's. The same eyes as Meredith, why did the universe need to torture him.
"Are you okay, miss?" George asked. She had her hand placed against her forehead. Trying to keep balance on her feet. She was the most pretty girl. George had to admit. Beautiful eyes, her reminded her of Meredith in so much ways. He didn't know why?
"I'm just okay." Vanessa tried to step on. She tried to see things straight, but all she could see was the floor. She felt like she was falling to the floor. Ready to hit her. The last thing she could feel where soft arm around her waist.
"She's unconscious, Dr. Shepherd." George slowly placed her on the bed next to the hall. "She's still breathing."
Derek walked up to him, he took his lamp shining in her eyes. He was ashamed that the door hit someone, and that his anger had hurt some girl, who was just passing by. Visiting family most definitely.
"O'Malley, get her to CAT scan, make sure that she's okay." Derek replied "I'm going to talk to the family of the next patient. Be sure to run the results by me. And tell her, that I'm sorry."
"So, how are you doing?"Izzie sat down next to Meredith "How is McBitch treating you?"
"She's okay." Meredith admitted "she's giving me a hard time. But it's understandable. I'm sleeping wit her husband after all. I want to hate her, she's just so..;"
"bitchy?" Izzie asked
"Perfect." Meredith replied "I mean, I don't understand why Derek would cheat on her, with someone like me."
"Meredith, don't blame yourself." Izzie replied "It's not your fault. Derek's the ass. I think you should tell your baby sister who is. Some ass kicking. And she can not be fired for doing so. Perfect crime. Did I tell you, how much she looks like you?"
"Yeah, perfect little sis." Meredith reacted "She drives me crazy. That's what I love about her."
"Miss?" George stared at her.
"Where am I?" Vanessa stared at George "I was heading out, and then I don't remember what happened."
"Dr. Shepherd hit you with a door." George stared at her. "By accident. What's your name?"
"Vanessa Grey." Vanessa replied "I'm born on April 1st 1981. It's 2007, Friday. Or you happy now. And who mind you be? An intern?"
"Yes, Dr. George O'Malley." Vanessa smiled at him. Like she knew some funny stories about George. George laughed at her. He couldn't help but find her very pretty. "Dr. Shepherd is on his way, to check on you. He feels very guilty about what happened. "
"He shouldn't." Vanessa replied "It's not every day I get hit by a door, and a handsome doctor takes care of me. I have to say intern. But that seems so…"
"I'm handsome?" George smiled at her.
"No, I was talking about Dr. Shepherd." Vanessa smiled "No, I'm totally joking. See this face, that's me joking. You are in fact very handsome. I don't even remember this Dr. Shepherd."
"Well he's handsome." George replied "They call him McDreamy for something."
"Hello, I'm so sorry." Derek walked trough the door, staring at the woman on the bed. "There's nothing on the CT, so you are perfectly safe. You didn't throw up, but you could still have a mild concussion. I'm going to take you here over night. Dr. O'Malley will take care of you. And again, I'm so sorry. I've got a lot on my mind."
"Yeah right." Vanessa replied