Obligatory disclaimer: sadly, Grey's Anatomy is property of Shonda Rhimes and ABC, not me.
Part One, Section One: I can see you in the snow
Addison smiled as she sifted through the photo albums that had been lovingly created and preserved in a box in her mother's attic. Her mother had just passed and Meredith had been kind enough to come to New York with her to help her and Archer sort through their mother's things. Although Bizzy Montgomery had not maintained the best relationship with her daughter, instead preferring her son Archer, Addison had known that her mother loved her. Maybe not as much as her father, who used to take her sailing had, but the feeling had existed at some point. Looking through the albums, scrapbooks and certificates of achievement that her mother had saved cemented that fact.
The giggle that she so loved sounded a few feet away from her and after a moment a photo was placed in her lap and a pair of arms wrapped around her waist from behind.
"Addie, that is absolutely precious. Look at you!"
Picking up the picture, Addison could see why Meredith had laughed. The picture showed a four-year-old Addison, decked out in a snowsuit making a snow angel chain and waving at the camera. She had a dark purple snowsuit and a matching hat, gloves and scarf- she was so bundled up that the only reason Meredith had recognized her aside from the label was that her brilliant red hair fanned out into the snow around her, forming a fiery halo.
"Where was this taken?"
"In Vermont, we have a cabin at a ski resort that we would go to every year. My mother left it to me, I'll have to take you sometime."
"We have to get out of this attic first!"
Laughing, Addison kissed Meredith softly before they returned to their tedious task.
A/N: "Tension is a Passing Note" is going to be a 14 part collection of drabbles involving the life of Meredith and Addison. All the chapter titles are from the background harmony done by Dan from Jars of Clay during Sixpence None the Richer's "Silent Night"- I was going to wait to post this but after Sara Ramirez's lovely rendition tonight on Grey's, I couldn't resist. Saving Meredith will not take a back burner and will be up on Saturday (I'm taking a vow of silence tomorrow so I can't post) since I have a few last minute kinks to work out. Enjoy!