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A New Family
Derek Shepard is an ordinary man. He has been married to a beautiful woman for 19 years and has 4 children. He is the best neurosurgeon in the country and arguably one of the best in the world.
His wife Addison Montgomery-Shepard is the picture of perfection. She is married to the handsome, famous doctor, and is always dressed in high-end designer clothes and is the best in her field. She loves the life of wealth and influence and being at the top of the social ladder of the medical field's most elite.
Their children, Edith (16) ,Micheal (10) Ryan and Alysse (Aly) (2) twins are just the perfect children any parent could ask for. They are enrolled in New York's upper east side most prestigious and expensive school, St. Grace Institute.
Their upper east side home which is worth close to $35 million dollars and is located in the same vicinity as those of Rudy Guliani and Barbara Walters.
Derek and Addison work at New York Presbyterian hospital. Since they are both the best in their respective fields, they are heads of their departments which give them an astonishing $5 million dollar bonus to their already high $10 million a year, respectively
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Meredith Grey has always thought of herself as just any regular ordinary girl. She is the daughter of Ellis Grey, the best and foremost sought out surgeon in the country. Her father Thatcher Grey left Ellis and Meredith when she was 6 for another woman and she has never spoken to him since.
Ellis has always been a caring and involved mother. She wouldn't make every school play but she was always there when Meredith needed her.
Meredith is now 21 years old and has just transferred to NYU. Meredith doesn't like to rely on her mother and can't access money from her trust fund until she turns 25 or received her degree. Therefore she is looking for a job.
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Derek: "Edith you ready? We have to go."
Edith: "Yes , dad. I'm ready." she says sarcastically. "Ever heard of fashionably late?"
Derek: "Not when I pay close to $32, 000 a year for you to go to school for Dalton. Let's go"
Edith: "We can't leave. Who's gonna take Micheal? who's staying with the twins? Mom left ten minutes ago. Something about an emergency surgery."
Derek: "She left? Why didn't she call me? Are they even awake?"
Edith: "I know Micheal is. The twins like to sleep in. Lucky them."
Derek: "So I have to take the the twins to their doctors appointment? And take Micheal to school? I have to go teach a class today at NYU. And i just had to pull an all nighter at the hospital."
Edith: "Don't look at me. I didn't do anything. Why don't you tell Rose to take the twins to the doctor's and you go do your thing? I mean Rose loves spending time with the twins. Take the car and I will Tony to take Micheal and me to school. He has a breakfast date anyway with Uncle Mark's housekeeper. School is on the way to the restraunt they're going to meet at"
Derek: "I guess were gonna have to. I can't believe she did this again. She said last time was the last time."
Edith: "What forget that she's a mother and wife? Sure dad like thats ever gonna happen. In case you haven't noticed ever since she became the best, the only thing that mattered to her was being the best and wearing all the designer clothes. I mean are you forgetting that she didn't want the twins? She said that they would interfere with being the best and that they were a mistake. I don't know dad, i think you should just get used to it being you. I mean I hate that its like this because shes my mom and i love her but shes absent a lot and honestly dad, sometimes i wish she wasn't my mom."
Derek: "Edith, don't say that. You shouldn't say that shes your mother. She loves you. Shes just..."
Edith: "To busy being the best. Thats still not an excuse. You're the best and you still come home every day. She doesn't"
Micheal: "Hi dad. Do you think well be able to play some basketball when I get back?"
Derek: " Of course. I'm gonna win this time."
Micheal: "Sure dad. Sure. Wheres mom? Shes supposed to take me to school?
Derek: " She had to go in to the hospital. There was an emergency?"
Micheal: "Again? Thats the third this week."
Derek: "I know. I'm sorry."
Micheal: "At least your here. Beats not having parents here at all."
Derek: "Anyway, Did you two have breakfast?"
Edith: " Yeah. Rose made some chocolate chip pancakes. They were awesome. Weren't they Mikey?
Micheal: "Yeah. they were the best"
Derek: "Candy for breakfast? I don't think thats gonna happen anymore"
Edith: "It wasn't candy it was breakfast chill. Besides shes always here. I don't see why she should get in trouble."
Tony: "Bye Mr. Shepard. Edith. Ill be back in time to pick you up from school and take the kids to the Sloan's"
Edith: "Wait Tony! I'm super sorry but you have to take Micheal and me to school."
Tony: "No problem kids. Ready to go?"
Edith: "Yeah. Bye dad. I love you."
Micheal: "Bye dad."
Derek: " Bye. I love you."
Derek walks into the kitchen and is still angry that Addison left again and didn't bother to take into consideration the kids. He knows Edith is right. Addison is always gone and never spends time with the kids. Everything and anything that on her mind was about the latest social event and he personally was sick of it. He also realizes that their marriage is no longer working. He doesn't feel the same way about Addison. But he wants whats best for the kids, especially the twins they're so young. However he also feels that if Addison isn't trying to make their family work, it would be better for him to just take the kids and leave. He wouldn't leave New York, just away from the home they live in right now. Go somewhere where the kids will be happy.
Rose: "Hello Mr. Shepard"
Derek: "Hi Rose. I'm sorry but your gonna have to take the twins to their doctor's appointment. I have to be at NYU in about an hour and a half and I wont make it if i take them. Is that all right?"
Rose: "Its not a problem. Afterward I will drop them off at their play date with the Sloan's ."
Derek: "Great. Now that that is sorted out I ll go take a quick shower."
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At the hospital
Addison: "Finn, we can't do this here. Someone could walk in"
Finn: "I locked the door. Don't worry about anyone walking in. Besides you love the excitement as much as I do."
Addison: "There will be plenty of excitement later tonight. Remember my place at eight. No one will be home. No one. I gave the staff the night off. Besides the kids are staying at the Sloan's and Derek is pulling another all nighter. The staff will be gone so we will have the entire place to ourselves."
Finn: "I like the sound of that. I have to go. I have to go down to the courthouse in an hour. I ll see you tonight. Look extremely sexy."
Addison: "I will. I can't wait."
