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Summary: Post S2. Mostly Mer/Der with the other conventional couples. Meredith and Derek have a lot to sort through as do the other characters. Their situations are not made easier by certain complications that arise. (Addie friendly).
"You spend your childhood waiting to get older, waiting for those perks. Adulthood is anything but perks. Sure you get to stay up late, eat all the candy you want, go see any movie you want- but adulthood, it just plain sucks, because with adulthood who have situations you just can't ignore like you can when you're a kid…"
"Meredith?"
She looked to her left.
"Meredith."
She looked straight ahead.
"Plans, who needs plans? I need plans. Plans mean stability. I, Meredith Grey need a plan.. But the thing is would I be able to stand the stability?"
Biting her lip she looked back to her left, Derek's eyes searched her face. Something catching her eye Meredith looked beyond him. She watched as Alex followed Izzie out into the parking lot, George following close behind.
"Oh Izzie." She sighed. Not looking at either man she said to the air surrounding the three of them.
"I- I need to go." She motioned towards her three friends' retreating backs and picking up her dress she ran down the stairs and out into the brisk May night.
"Keys?" Alex called out to George.
"Got 'em." He replied running in front of Alex opening the door of Meredith's jeep for Izzie.
Izzie jumped in and grabbing the handle yanked the door out of Georges hand slamming it shut.
George shook his hand looking down at it for any kind of abrasion.
"O'Malley?" Alex motioned to George.
"Oh yeah! Here." George said handing him the keys as he and Meredith climbed into the back seat.
As Alex drove out of the parking lot Meredith looked back to see Derek and Addison walking out of the hospital doors. Derek watching the retreating car. Meredith sighed and leaned her head on George's shoulder.
"Mer?" George questioned.
"I don't want to talk about it." She answered shortly. George just nodded his head.
The four arrived at Meredith's home. As soon as the car came to something of a stop Izzie was up and out marching up to the door opening it and out of sight.
Meredith and the two others watched her as the slowly got out of the car allowing Izzie the space she needed.
Walking into the house George veered into the kitchen while Meredith headed for the stairs, Alex following her closely. Turning into her own room she undressed and put on a pair of sweats and her Dartmouth shirt. As she walked out of her room Alex came up to her scratching the back of the head.
"She's not letting me in or answering."
"Giver he time." She answered heading downstairs.
Walking down the stairs she entered the kitchen where Alex and George sat in silence drinking coffee. Seeing her George handed her a mug of coffee as she pulled herself up onto the counter and stared at the opposite wall. The three sat there. Alex and George contemplating Izzie and what had just happened and Meredith trying to comprehend exactly what had happened to her that night.
"When did adulthood happen?"