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Erik looked at the woman in front of him with a mixture of emotions.
When he first saw her walk into the church, he was very surprised to say the least. It was very late at night to not only to go to a church, but to generally even be awake. It was these few hours of the night that he enjoyed the most of any other part of a day. It was quiet, peaceful and best of all, nobody could judge him. During hours like these, he was in pure bliss.
Curiously, he observed the small, strawberry blonde in front of him. He had to say he felt very sorry for her. She had collapsed in the same pew and cried her eyes out for hours. Unsure of why she was upset, he didn't approach her. He didn't want to disturb her, and usually people didn't want his help, or even to associate with him. However, once her captivating green eyes met with his, he felt obligated to try to help her.
With concern, he asked, "Are you okay, mademoiselle?" and extended his hand to hers.
Expecting to get a snicker, or nasty response in return (like many social experiences in his past), he paced himself. However, to his surprised, she smiled.
She truly had the most beautiful smile he'd even seen.
"I'm just exhausted."
And with that, she fell asleep.
With a little grin, and with feelings of great compassion for this poor woman, he picked up her purse, opened up her wallet, and took out her driver's license.
In moments, he learned her name was Meredith Grey, and that she lived at 690 Yesler Way.
For a few minutes, he thought to himself. For one thing, she would probably feel a lot more comfortable if she could rest at home. She wouldn't be crammed in some hard, wooden pew.
After all, it was the least he could do for someone who had given him a smile for the first time in years.
So, with great care, he picked her up over his shoulders, and drove her home.
Again, he opened her purse, and after a few seconds, he found what he was looking for: her house key.
Inside, it was very dark. He didn't want to seem like an intruder, or be disrespectful, so he gently placed her on the couch. From a nearby chair, he took a blanket and placed it over her shoulders.
Finally, after these events, he looked at her one more time, and bid her a silent good-bye.
"Farewell, my friend." he whispered, and softly left the house.
He entered his car, and looked at the time. It was 3:30 am.
"Great", he thought to himself. "I have to start my first day of work in three hours."
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Meredith woke up to the morning sunlight hitting her right in the eye. Tiredly, she groaned, and tried to get a sense of her surroundings.
Before long, she recalled from her memory the events of the past night. She remembered being so happy to see Derek. She remembered the gorgeous red-head walking up to them. She remembered her stinging words including "Addison Montgomery Shepherd" and "my husband". And finally, she remembered running out of the hospital as fast as she could, into a raining, Seattle storm.
From that point, her memory was hazy. She had no idea how she got home from that point. She was perplexed, actually. Did she call a taxi? Did she run home?
Honestly, she had no idea.
Interrupting her thought process was light steps and voices from the kitchen. Immediately, she knew it was Izzy, George, and Christina. Cautiously, they stepped in the living room when they realized she was awake.
"Mer, we heard about what happened with McDreamy. We're so sorry", said Izzy.
George walked over to her and gave her a big hug.
"Yeah, he was the biggest jerk to do something like that to you. Really, anyone would do such a hurtful thing to an amazing person like you has something seriously wrong with them", added George.
This made Meredith feel a lot better.
Finally, Christina spoke. She had a venomous look in her eyes.
"I will kick his little McDreamy ass."
This made her laugh. Truly, she had such amazing friends.
After a little more talking, she got up and got ready for work, to her dissatisfaction.
She dreaded entering Seattle Grace again.
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"Nadir, why do you always buy the wrong cat food for Ayesha? Really, I wrote the name of it exactly this time!" Erik exclaimed as he drove with his friend to work.
Nadir was his most cherished friend and roommate, but the man could certainly be irritating at times.
"I forgot, I'm sorry! At least I do household chores, unlike you, who disappear for hours at night to write organ music of all things!" Nadir said in return.
Gosh, he could be so annoying.
"First of all, I do everything in our apartment, including the food shopping, a majority of the time. I only asked you to do the food shopping once because I was getting us some new furniture after such a big move. Second, how would you like it if after I went to the grocery store, I never bought you your Cookies and Cream ice cream, but instead got Butter Pecan?"
Nadir gasped at this, he wouldn't be able to live without his favorite ice cream!
"Oh fine, I'm sorry."
Erik smirked as he drove into the hospital parking lot. This was certainly going to be an interesting day.
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The five interns walked into Seattle Grace's doors. Their main focus was to solely protect Meredith from being further heartbroken. In a matter of seconds, McDreamy and his infamous head of hair came out of a corner, and walked towards them.
"Meredith, I'm so sorry! Please, I beg of you, talk to me!"
Quickly, Christina interfered.
"Shut up, McDreamy. You're lucky if she even looks at you again after what you did to her. How dare you." she replied icily.
With that, he nervously backed away from the group, and walked away.
As usual, the group went to the locked rooms and changed into their scrubs. Then, their resident, Dr. Bailey, walked in. Like everyday, they expected her to give them orders and call them fools. However, she was a bit more understanding today; after all she had heard about the incidents of the previous night from typical Seattle Grace gossip. She finally spoke.
"The Chief is having a meeting today at 8:30 in the auditorium. All doctors, residents and interns are to attend" Bailey instructed them. Then, she glanced at Meredith. She looked devastated.
Quietly, she approached her, and whispered, "If you need anything, I'm here for you." Then, she left.
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In no time, it was 8:30 am, and hundreds of white-coated doctors, residents, and interns piled into the hospital auditorium. Meredith, George, Christina, Izzie and Alex took their seats, and waited to the meeting to begin. Meanwhile, Derek, Addison and Burke sat two rows in front of them. In a split second, Derek turned his head and looked right at Meredith. And of course, in another split second, Christina sent him a dirty look that made him turn around immediately after.
Eventually, the auditorium lights darkened and the Chief walked onto the stage and to the podium.
"Hello Seattle Grace Hospital. First, and foremost, I would like to introduce to you all two very special new members of our team. These two fine doctors have been internationally recognized for their specialties. They have been spine surgeons for the past ten years. Natives of France, they pioneered some of the most advanced surgeries of today. Surely, they will be wonderful for our hospital."
"Oh God", Meredith whispered to Izzy. "This better not be some other mysterious wife of McDreamy."
"Yeah, like we need anymore drama in this hospital." Christina snickered.
The Chief paused and coughed awkwardly. The interns knew this was a signal to stop talking. They blushed and sat straighter in their seats.
"As I was saying, I would now like to introduce you all to Dr. Nadir Khan and Dr. Erik Destler!"
The audience clapped as the two men walked on. In a matter of seconds, hundreds of whispers filled the auditorium.
"Is that a mask?" George whispered across the row.
"Yeah, I guess it is!" Izzie exclaimed.
"Wow. I wonder why he wears it?" Alex added.
Christina rolled her eyes. "He's probably trying to be eccentric or something."
Then, she turned by Meredith. "Not gonna lie though. He's still pretty hot. And, his friend not bad-looking either."
Meredith didn't respond. She felt like she had seen this guy before. Was it her imagination? This day had been bizarre from the start.
"It is an absolute pleasure to meet you all..." Erik started with a smooth, French accent.
That voice! She knew she had heard it before! It was so captivating, so smooth!
But strangely, she didn't have the slightest clue when…
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