A little background:

Through everything you know out the window, this is MOSTLY AU, and Shonda owns the characters, I just like to play with them ;)

Richard looked at Meredith, crossing his arms. "Where is your brother?"

"I don't know. Batting his eyelashes at some nurse probably." Meredith smiled leaning back in the chair.

"He begged me to come here, you both did. Why does he insist on doing this? He is an hour late."

"He's your son, you tell me." Richard rolled his eyes sitting on the edge of the desk. Meredith giggled pulling out her phone, her fingers flying over the keys.

"Okay well, you know where to go. I will wait here." Richard sighed as she stood up, kissing his cheek.

"If I see him I will make sure he comes to see you. Bye Dad." Meredith slipped out bumping into her brother. "You're late."

"I know, is he mad?" Jackson asked looking over her shoulder at the closed door.

"Annoyed, good luck. Lunch?"

"Of course. Go save some lives." Meredith smiled, waiting outside until she heard their father's voice raised. She walked down the hall looking around for her old resident.

That night Meredith sat at the bar, when her brother dropped onto the stool next to her.

"That bad?"

"Yes. No one took me seriously." Jackson told her, reaching for her beer. She slapped his hand, moving it away from him.

"Nope. I'm not sharing."

"You never did." Jackson signaled for two more beers. "How was your first day? I didn't see you at lunch."

"I had surgery with Bailey." Meredith sipped her beer looking at Jackson. She heard someone sit next to her. She expected to hear an outdated line, but she didn't, looking over her shoulder she saw him. For the first time in 12 years, blinking she shook her head turning back around. "I need to go." Meredith rushed out, Jackson running after her.

He never noticed the girl he left all those years ago running out into the rain.