Disclaimer: No, unfortunately, I do NOT own Alias or Grey's Anatomy. However, I do own any and all children that appear in this story. I have started this story as a crossover on and thought I'd post it up here as well…for fun. So hope you all enjoy! Oh, and mostly, I've tried to keep everyone in character but it's also how I want to see everyone behave. LoL
Spoilers: None really because it's AU.
Ship: Derek & Meredith (Grey's Anatomy); Sydney & Vaughn (Alias); etc.
Summary: AU: crossover between Alias and Grey's Anatomy. Who's having fun now?
Chapter 2:
Several weeks later…
"Hey Mer," Derek greeted as he got out of his car and locked it.
"Hi Derek," Meredith smiled. "What's up?" she adjusted her bag over her shoulder and waited for him to catch up.
"I know we're not dating at this moment, but do you want to go to dinner with me?" he wondered.
She gave him a skeptical look as they entered the hospital.
"Just as friends," he added as they came to a stop in front of the elevators. He reached out and hit the up button. As the door opened, she answered, "Sure. But we're going, just as friends and nothing more." She stepped into the elevator with Derek following.
He nodded. "Of course."
She smiled, "I'll see you at the end of the day."
As the day wore on, it only ended once an MVA was taken care of. Of course, that showed up when it was nearly time for everyone to get off. Flipping open his last chart, Derek paused before signing it. He looked over at Meredith who was leaning against the opposite wall, "You okay?"
Meredith glanced up. "Yeah," she smiled a tired smile. "Just got out of surgery with Burke." She straightened and joined him at the counter. "What about you?"
"Removing a brain tumor from a two-year old," he said, exhaustion seeping through. He signed off the chart and the two headed for the locker rooms to shower. "It's not fair," he murmured. "She's only two."
Meredith looked at him with sympathy. "No, it's not but that little girl is going to be okay because of you."
Derek smiled softly. "Thanks Mer. Still up for dinner?" he asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah, I'll feel so much better after showering though," she replied, opening her locker.
Derek chuckled and gathered his clean clothes and soap. After they showered, they met outside of the room and decided to have Derek follow her home so they could just go in one car.
Once home, Meredith quickly ran outside and dumped her stuff in her room. Rushing back down the stairs she hollered to Izzie and George that she was going out. When she joined Derek in the car, she smirked, "Okay, I'm starving. Let's go."
Arriving at the restaurant, Derek opened the door for Meredith. "You'll love the steak here," he commented. He led her to where the host was waiting. "Two please," he said to the host.
"Right this way," the host said, leading them towards an available table.
He sat them and let them be to discuss what they wanted to eat. "Oh my god," Meredith breathed. "Is that Addison?"
Derek glanced up from his menu and glanced over to where she was staring. "I guess so." He frowned as he concentrated on the man she was sitting with. "Huh, and guess who she's with yet again?"
Meredith glanced over her shoulder. "Umm, Mark?" she asked, taking a wild guess.
He smiled wryly. "Yep. Oh, speaking of Addison and Mark…umm, I wanted to let you know before you heard it from someone else."
Meredith looked at him curiously, a horrible feeling settling in the pit of her stomach. "What?"
Derek shifted uncomfortably and ran a hand through his hair. "She's apparently pregnant and she claims that it's mine."
She laughed awkwardly then grew quiet. "That's not true, right?" she whispered, starting to feel betrayed…yet again.
He cleared his throat. "Of course it's not true. Before our divorce, I rarely even slept in the same bed with her."
Meredith looked down at her lap before looking back at him. "Can you prove that she's lying?"
He nodded emphatically. "Absolutely." He reached out and tapped her hand with his finger. "I'd like to hope that since we're rebuilding our friendship, one day we'd be able to be together again."
She blushed and cleared her throat. "First I want to be able to trust you again."
"I know," Derek said softly. "But we've been working on that, right?" he asked hopefully.
"Yes, we have," she reassured. She turned her palm over and grasped his finger, pulling his hand onto hers. "And one of these days, we'll be back to normal," she grinned.
Derek chuckled and squeezed her hand before letting go. "Let's order, shall we?"
"We shall," she smiled and opened her menu.
