A/N: Set in the fifth season just because I think that's when everyone is at their prettiest, but this an AU
Pairing: Eventually MerDer, as for other ships... mostly crowen but everyone else is with their significant other pretty much. Ellis is dead. Addison slept with Mark, they have a practice. Jared is ready to settle down with Mer, but obviously Meredith is not ready and wants to focus on being a surgeon. Jared is an anesthesiologist at Seattle Pres. Pretty much everyone's back story is the same. Alright, enough rambling.
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's because if I did Lexie and Mark would be alive. All credit to Shonda and Betsy and all the other angels on the crew.
It was a grey and rainy afternoon in New York City, which is not very common for June weather, but it definitely suited Derek Shepherd's mood. Derek had just come back from court, he had to stand in front of the judge for hours before he could finally say that he is no longer married to that adulterous redhead. He hated that his family had to be broken, but he hated even more what they had done to him. He would of had room for forgiveness if it were only once, but it was six months. His wife and his best friend, he couldn't believe it. If someone had told him that his wife and best friend were going to sleep together, he would have just laughed, but now he is in a cab cradling his daughter in his arms. Addison and Mark are probably in some hotel screwing each other. The thought of it makes him sick. Luckily, Derek still has his little girl. That's what he fought for and that's what he got. The cabbie pulled up at his Upper West Side apartment. He paid the cabbie and got out, shading his daughter from the rain with his coat.
He went into the building, and went to his floor. He stood in front of the door for a little bit because he could hear Addison and Mark talking. He sighed, that was the last thing he wanted. All he wanted was to beat them to the apartment, but Maddie begged to go to that frozen yogurt place she loves, and he just couldn't say no. He took a deep breath in efforts to calm himself down, and swung the door open. Addison and Mark immediately dropped their hands from each other and stopped talking.
"No, no, don't let me stop you... Keep doing your thing." Derek said snidely
"Come on, Derek. You're free, quit being bitter. You have what you want, you got Maddie and the apartment." Addie said softly
"Oh, I don't want the apartment, why would would I want the apartment that I caught my wife sleeping with my best friend in?"
"Well, maybe-"
"It was a rhetorical question, Mark."
"Oh."
"Well, I'm going to go put Maddie in bed for a bit, while I pack up our stuff."
"What? Where are you going, Derek?"
"None of your business, Addie." And with that he walked across the apartment putting Maddie in bed.
Mark and Addie were lounging across the couch, watching one of those Daytime Soap Operas that Addie loves."He hasn't come out of the room for hours, is he really leaving, Mark?"
"Add, unfortunately I think he is..." Mark said shaking his head
Addison's eyes started to pool "Are we doing the right thing?"
"Of course we are, Red. Just give him some time to cool off and then go talk to him." Mark kissed the top of her head and cuddled closer to her.
"Oh, come on! I'm still here, I don't want a part two of the never ending movie of my wife and my best friend fucking each other right under my freaking nose."
Mark backed off of Addison and sighed
"Where are you going, Derek?" Addison asked
"Moving, anywhere! As far away from you and him as possible" Derek said in frustration
"You know, Derek, even though you won the case I still have the right to know where you're taking her, I still get to see her. I'm still her mom."
"I know that, for now we're going to stay at the SoHo downtown while I find a new home to raise MY daughter!" Derek's voice beginning to raise
"Hey, hey, settle down, Derek. You'll wake Maddz up!"
"You know what, Mark? Don't tell me what to do! You slept with MY wife, so you can't tell me what to do. Eleven years, Mark. I was married to her for, eleven years and now that's all ruined. I've never loved anyone more than I loved her, other than Maddie. There was no one else. Now, it's all ruined! I can barely look at her, anymore. And that's because of you! And we- we've been best friends for years, you were my brother, and now that's ruined too. So, just don't tell ME what to do anytime soon!" Derek spat with tears in his eyes, obviously on the verge of breaking down.
And as if on queue, Maddie's cries were heard from the living room they were all standing in.
"Derek..."
"You know what, Addie. I'll get her..." Derek wiped the tears from his eyes "The least you can do is call me a cab to the SoHo downtown, while I get Maddie and the stuff"
Mark and Addison simply nodded because they were at a loss for words, never have they seen Derek that mad, they've seen him mad, but never that mad. Mark took a shaky breath, picked up the phone and called for the cab.
Addison and Mark really thought they were never going to see Derek and Maddison Shepherd again.
In Seattle, it was raining... But what's new? That's what Seattle is rain, rain, rain. But, Seattle has something all surgeons love accident and illness prone people. Not to mention a certain Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital has a badass group of surgeons, and Meredith Grey was one of them. At the moment, Meredith Grey unfortunately was not feeling all too badass, but just empty. She was currently slumped beside her person, Cristina Yang in the famous Emerald City Bar across from SGMW taking some shots of tequila to relieve the numbness. Meredith was horny, and cranky, and drunk. Oh, so drunk.
"My, oh my is Owen even a God... A sex God that is." "We may or may not have just done the nasty in some abandoned staircase in some random part of the hospital, my ass freaking hurts" Cristina bragged
Meredith furrowed her eyebrows and fully turned to look at her friend, pointed her finger at her and said "Don't talk to me about sex, especially adventurous, fun, bruising sex."
"Haha, someone is not getting some... What about your little McBoyfriend"
"Don't call him that."
"Well, that's who he is and I'm going to call him that." Cristina quickly replied
"Whatever, it's just I wish Jared was an adventurous guy. He's just a bed and couch guy. Don't get me wrong, he's good and all but... I could use some spice."
"Huh, trouble in paradise, Mer?"
"No, no, no..." Meredith slurred and dramatically shook her head "Something just feels off... I feel empty, and horny, but mostly empty. I also feel like watching the Titanic."
"Oy Vey, Mer... I'm afraid, you've gone soft."
She gasped, "I have not and will not go soft, Cris! I just want someone to sex me up on a staircase."
"Well, I might have gotten the last one... And let me tell ya, it feels good!"
Meredith groaned, put her head on the table and called for Joe.
"Hey Joe, send me two more shot of tequila."
Joe smirked "Coming up, Doc."
Cristina nudged Meredith and said "So, tell me more about your lame ass McLover"
Meredith grimaced at the McNickname, and said "Jared's just..."
"-Lame Ass McLover at Four o'clock." Cristina whispered to Mer
Joe placed the two shots of tequila in front of Mer, and whispered "Good look with whatever" Meredith smiled, and took the first glass.
Jared put his arm across Mer's shoulder and kissed her cheek and said, "Hey Baby, what were you saying about me?"
"Oh it was nothing, baby" Mer said faking a smile
Cristina just grimaced at the pet name
"No, tell me... Jared's just, just what?"
"I was just talking about how amazing you are."
Jared smiled in triumph "That's what I thought..." He said and kissed her temple
Meredith awkwardly chuckled, and Cristina always being her blunt self and muttered "What a douche bag..."
"Excuse me?" Jared said taken back, still obviously not used to Cristina's frank ways.
Meredith groaned and took the last shot of tequila, and Cristina's pager went off
"Well, duty calls! Gotta go save some lives. See ya, Mer! Good luck" She called behind her shoulder "Oh, and bye um..."
"Jared" He said in frustration
"Right, whatever..." Cristina just rolled her eyes, she still didn't know what Mer was doing with that guy
"How does she not know my name yet? It's been two years..."
"Come on, Jared... She knows your name, she's just kidding."
"Fine. You ready to go, baby?"
"Yeah, let's go." Mer stood up slowly, and grabbed all her stuff, "Bye, thanks Joe! See you tomorrow!"
"No problem, see ya later, Queen of Neuro!" Mer smiled at the nickname, "Take care of her, Jared"
Jared nodded, and put his arm around Mer's shoulders and led her out of the bar.
A/N: So, this is what I've got for now... The next chapter shall be posted shortly, I hope you guys are digging this, show your appreciation by REVIEWING, FOLLOWING, FAVOURITE-ING AND ALL THAT KINDA JAZZ