Chapter Two: The Girls Talk 'Terrible Things'
Author's Notes: Um ok, I know I should be responding to the Season premiere, but shrug, I finished this before, so I'll try and update a few times over the next week and then try thinking of something serious. In answer to people's reviews: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ;P And this story is not really focussed on pairings, but Bang, Addek, Mer/Der and Maddison do make an appearance in later chapters.
Addison tries to ignore them, but they wave her over and really, it would be rude, not to allow Izzie Stevens to drag her over to the table, currently occupied by Meredith and Cristina.
"Hey Addison," Meredith smiles.
She looks around behind her and warily sits, "Hi."
"Erm ok, this is awkward," Cristina observes, shoving a handful of crisps in her mouth and chewing loudly.
"Well I just," Addison fiddles with the edge of the lab coat, "Yep, awkward."
"Definitely, awkward," Izzie repeats.
The all turn to stare at Meredith.
"I did a terrible thing," is all she says, picking at the crust of her sandwich.
Cristina hits her on the arm, "Snap out of it Grey, I told you, we all do terrible things."
"But I mean, this was really terrible," she responds, and Izzie nods. Addison just tries not to look very, very confused.
"Really very terrible," Meredith continues, "He won't even sit with us now, because I'm here. I broke George; I'm a terrible terrible person."
"You um, broke George?" Addison lifts an eyebrow.
"They had clumsy and uncomfortable sex and she cried," Cristina explains flatly.
"Oh."
"Yeah, oh!" Meredith agrees, staring at her hands, "I did a terrible, terrible thing and I am a terrible terrible person."
"We all do terrible things Mer," Cristina repeats, "Come on guys, what terrible things have you done?"
Addison turns to stare with a forkful of food (or something from the hospital cafeteria that was halfway edible anyway) poised beyond her lips.
Meredith answers, "I slept with George."
Addison pouts and lowers her head, "I slept with Mark."
Izzie pipes up, "Alex slept with Olivia."
They all turn to stare at Cristina, who looks left and right over her coffee before saying, "Um, Burke loves me?"