Author's note: This is my first fanfiction beware and please be nice. Also I do not own any of the characters you are familiar with. They are owned by the great Shonda Rimes. Thanks to HarryPassionFan for her help.
Discovery
Ch.1
The Unexpected
No hospital food today! That was the only thing running through her mind as Miranda Bailey left the hospital. She got off the elevator when she saw a young girl standing at the hospital entrance holding a small suitcase and wearing a canvas backpack. I could either help this girl and suffer through hospital food or go have lunch and ifs she's still here when I get back worry about her. Bailey knew what she had to do, even if it meant another day of bad food.
"Can I help you?" The girl smiled at her. Weird, her smile looks just like...
"I'm looking for my dad, George O'Malley."
George O'Malley's. Nervously she asked "Ok, what's your name sweetheart"
"Jenna, Jenna Marks."
"Ok, Jenna I'll tell you what, why don't we go get some lunch and talk for a little bit."
"Ok, but I really want to meet my dad."
"I think he may be on vacation but I'm not sure. We can talk to the chief of surgery after lunch, he would know where your dad is."
"Oh, Where are my manners, what's your name?"
"Dr. Bailey."
The two girls walked into the cafeteria. Jenna tried to pay for her lunch but Bailey wouldn't let her. "A gift to welcome you to Seattle." she said. She looked around the cafeteria and noticed her former interns turned residents. She along with Jenna started walking towards them, but Bailey stopped before they could reach the table.
"Ok, before we sit down let me warn you, The frat boy on the end, that's Alex. He's a bit of an ass but once you get to know him he's not to bad. The one on the other end, that's Christina. She's...Christina, just ignore most of what she says. The one in the middle, that's Meredith. She's pretty nice, you'll probably like her."
They sat down at the table where Meredith, Christina, and Alex were eating.
"Who's the kid?" asked Christina.
"Geez Christina, a little more subtle would have been nice." Meredith chimed in.
"Come on you know that was never her strong suit." Alex replied.
"I'm Jenna Marks. I'm hanging with Dr. Bailey today or until my dad comes back from vacation."
"Who's your dad?" Meredith asked.
"George O'Malley" Christina did a spit take, "Did you just say George O'Malley?"
"Huh, never pegged O'Malley as the father type." Alex said.
"You see my mom and my dad were just friends but the agreed they wanted to lose their virginity before college. On the night before my dad was supposed to leave for college they lost their virginity. A week later my mom discovered she was pregnant. She never told my dad despite the fact that they wrote letters back and forth for many years. The last one she got from him said he was going to become a surgical intern here at Seattle Grace. Oh that reminds me I'm supposed to give this letter to someone who isn't my dad. Here, I'll give it to you Dr. Bailey."
"Thanks Jenna." Bailey said getting the letter that Jenna was giving her.
"Wow" was all any of them could say.
Lunch went by with just chit chat about different cases. The residents and Bailey were surprised at her knowledge of medical terms.
"I kept a notebook of the terms the doctor's used when my mom was in the hospital."
"Why was your mom in the hospital?" Meredith wondered reminded a bit of her own mom
"She had cancer. For the first 8 months after we found out she was able to live at home but then she got worse and had to be in the hospital. That's were she died about a month ago."
"I'm so sorry." Bailey and Meredith said
"It was okay because when she died, I was holding her hand and that's how she wanted to go. I had one hand on her heart and one hand linked with hers. She wanted me to feel it stop beating."
"I am so sorry you had to feel that." Christina said and for a minute she was that little girl in the car accident and feeling her stepfather's heart stop. She could relate to what Jenna was feeling.
"It was kind of cool because I was expecting it. She was given only 4 months to live. She ended up living for a year and a half." Tears started to fall from her face. "I'm sorry I haven't cried in weeks."
Bailey took her in her arms as if she were her mother and calmed her down. Alex and Christina got up to get back to work.
"Jenna, do you mind getting me a coffee from the cart over there?" Meredith asked. She wanted to talk to Bailey alone.
"Sure, black."
"Yep, thanks." She gave her some money and when Jenna was out of earshot she said, "I need to talk to Derek but I want to adopt her."
"We were going to talk to him after this."
"I have some time so I'll do it."
"Ok, page me after you get done."
"I'll make sure and do that."
"Could you do me a favor, Grey?"
"Sure, what do you need?"
"I have a few surgeries this afternoon could you take her. It would do you some good to get to know her in case you and Shepherd decide to adopt her. Just remember think long and hard about this decision. It can't be rushed. "
"Not a problem, I'm in the clinic today anyway."
"Thanks Grey."
Just then Jenna came back with Meredith's black coffee. "Here you go." Jenna said handing the hot liquid to Meredith.
"Thanks Jenna." Meredith said accepting the drink.
"Jenna, I have a few surgeries this afternoon so do you mind hanging with Meredith this afternoon?" Dr. Bailey asked.
"Of course not, It sounds like fun."
"Well, I'm not sure that's how I would describe the clinic." Meredith said under her breath knowing how Bailey felt about the clinic.
"Great, I'll check in with you tonight." Bailey said as she was standing up to leave.
"Nice meeting you Dr. Bailey." Jenna said
"The pleasure is all mine." Bailey said as she was leaving to get ready for her surgeries that afternoon.