A/N: Hey there! New story! Standard disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy or any charcacters, blah, blah, blah.
This story's set somewhere in the midst of Season 6. Izzie's left already, there hasn't been a shooting. Etc. Etc. Basically I'm just making stuff up as I go along, so forgive me if some details aren't totally accurate.
And I know this chapter isn't super long, but I'm just wanted to get it out there and get a feel for what you guys think. Reviews are appreciated! Should I keep going? Scrap it? Is it brilliant, or total crap? Let me know!
Meredith stared at the small stick she held in her hand. It was as if the little pink plus sign was glaring back at her, rubbing it's existence in her face, saying: Just look what you've done this time.
"Well?" Cristina tapped her foot impatiently."What does it say?"
Meredith looked up and sighed. "I'm pregnant."
Cristina's eyes went wide. She knew it was a possibility that her best friend could have gotten herself knocked up, but she wasn't really expecting it. You can't really prepare for something like that.
"Woah." She responded, for lack of a better word.
"No kidding." Meredith's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"Well..." Cristina said after a minute or two of silence. "Shepherd's never made it a secret that he wants kids." When Meredith didn't respond, she continuted. "I know you're probably freaking out right now worried about being a terrible mom and turning into your mother, but Mer, you're not Ellis Grey." When Meredith still didn't say anything, Cristina threw her hands up in the air. "You're having a McBaby!"
It was then that Cristina saw the look on Meredith's face. It wasn't happy or excited, it wasn't even scared or anxious. She looked... sad. "Mer... why are you being so quiet?"
"You know that me and Derek have been having problems lately." Meredith began slowly. "It hasn't been all rainbows and sunshine for awhile now."
"Yeah..." Cristina said, not liking where this was going. "So?"
"Well, it's possible... It's not, I, the baby might not be Derek's..." Meredith stuttered softly.
"What?" Cristina couldn't believe her ears. She knew Meredith's relationship with McDreamy wasn't always perfect, but she'd never expected her to stray. Well, at least not hide it from her best friend. "What the hell, Mer?"
"I know, I know." Meredith said as a shadow of guilt spread across her face.
"You're married for godsakes! Well, not married-married, but post-it married!" Cristina shook her head. This was a mess. When could this have happened? How could this have happened. And more importantly, who had made this happen? "You cheated on Derek, and got yourself knocked up by some random guy from Joe's and didn't even tell me! Do you even know who the guy is?"
Meredith kept her eyes on the floor, looking more and more guilty by the second. "Yes." She whispered. "I know who it is." She ignored the small insult Cristina had made. She knew it wasn't her friends intention to hurt her. After all, it was a valid question.
"Uh-oh." Cristina said. She knew this look well. "It wasn't a random one-night-stand, was it? You had an affair! With someone we know!" This was too much for her to process. She'd had her moments of utter disbelief when dealing Meredith-drama before, but this was one to top all others.
"It wasn't an affair!" Meredith felt the need to defend herself. She knew what she did was wrong, but she wasn't going to let Cristina make this into something it wasn't. "It just sort of happened. It was only one time! Well... a couple of times."
It's true, it was only supposed to be one time. They'd chalked up to a drunken mistake. But when it happened again, and again, while they were sober and willing... Well, let's just say Meredith now had to take responsibility for her discretions.
"Who was it?" Cristina asked accusingly. She waited in silence. And then suddenly, it all clicked. The one person who had been left heartbroken by the woman he loved. The one person who wouldn't give a damn if it meant Meredith was cheating. The one person who would have been here, in the house, on the cold nights that Derek wasn't.
"Alex."
