DISCLAIMER: Again, I own nothing but Meredith and this plot.
Meredith was working long hours during her residency and sometimes didn't see Rocky but five minutes during the day before he was rushing off to the dojo and she was heading to bed or the hospital.
Katherine used this to her advantage.
She stopped by the dojo one night when she knew Meredith was at the hospital.
"So, Meredith is working again, huh," she said, in her sweet voice, her accent thicker than normal.
"Yeah. I really hate that she works so much, but she's fulfilling her dream. I'm really proud of her," he said.
"But you must be neglected. I mean, a great looking guy like you spending all that time alone with no one there to comfort you, must be really tough," she said.
"I'm not alone. Meredith's with me and I hang with Tommy a lot," he said.
"Look, since Meredith isn't here and she's working all night, why don't we check out Adam's band. They're playing at the Cybercafe," she suggested.
Rocky had planned to attend Adam's concert and if Katherine was going, it made sense for them to go together.
"Sounds good," he said. "Want to meet me there? I still have to shower and change."
"Sure, I'll meet you there," she said.
He followed her out the door and locked up the dojo. He hopped into his Jeep and headed home to change. He called Meredith on her cell, hoping she would answer. He couldn't hide his disappointment when he got her voicemail, "This is Meredith DeSantos. Please leave me a message and I'll call you back as soon as I can. Thanks! And Rocky, I love you, too."
Meredith carried her personal phone at work and used a hospital issued pager when she was at the hospital. Rocky smiled when he heard the message and left one of his own, "Hey babe. Just wanted to say that I've left the dojo and I'm going to the Cybercafe to see Adam play. I'm meeting the rest of the gang there. I wish you were here. I'd skip the concert, but Tommy and Katherine were asking me to go. I love you, too, babe and I'll see you in the morning."
Rocky pulled into his driveway and walked into the house. He headed upstairs to the bathroom and showered and dressed before he left to meet everyone at the café.
Meredith listened to the message from her husband for the thousandth time. She always smiled when she heard his voice, but it also made her long for him even more. Her pager sounded and she went back to the ER. Her last year was almost finished and then her life could be her own again.
*Nothing good can come from this.***-mereditholiver