"So Meredith have you met the new neuro resident?" asked Izzie after their shift had finished. They were waiting for George in the corridor, Derek was waiting for Addison within hearing distance.
"Yeah…I ran into him," said Meredith praying Izzie hadn't seen Jake leave the house that morning.
"Yeah me too, only I ran into him on the porch this morning," said Izzie.
"You slept with Henderson? Dude," said Alex.
"I didn't know he worked here," Meredith protested.
"You really need to find these things out Meredith…" said Izzie.
"I know," she snapped. Then she spotted Jake turning the corner into the corridor, wearing dark jeans and a fitted black t-shirt, looking incredibly sexy not that she would admit that to him. "He lies!"
"What did I do now?" said Jake innocently,
"You couldn't just leave quietly, you had to meet Izzie on the porch!"
"Who? Stevens?" said Jake suddenly understanding why he was being yelled at. "well sorry but I didn't exactly get a house tour last night, I saw the front door and I left like I had been ordered to."
"Ugh…" said Meredith immaturely.
"I apologise, I didn't know that we committed some heinous crime last night," he grinned.
"Shut up," Meredith grumbled, as she got on the elevator not bothering to wait for George.
"You know I don't think you're really that mad at me," said Jake following her onto the elevator.
"We're just gonna leave you two to the domestic," said Cristina. Meredith just glared at her.
"You ready to go honey?" said Addison coming out of her office.
"Sure," said Derek having trouble controlling his rage. Meredith had slept with that cocky, arrogant new resident.
"So you heading over to Joe's?" Jake asked casually.
"Not tonight," said Meredith praying that Derek hadn't overheard that she had slept with Jake.
"So when are you going to let me make it up to you?" he said softly, the sexual undertone of the question was unmistakable.
"Make what up to me?" said Meredith a little smile tugging on her lips.
"I'm not sure," grinned Jake scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "But I'm pretty sure you're mad at me for something."
"You're not sure," she hissed.
"Uh lets see, I lied in the bar that was wrong, I already said sorry for that but again I apologise. Then we…well I'm not about to go into what happened after that here, but I'm pretty sure you don't want me to apologise for that. I met Stevens on the porch but that was hardly my fault…"
"Shut up," hissed Meredith who couldn't help but notice both Derek and Addison were listening. "I'm not mad at you, you don't have to apologise for anything."
"That can't be good," said Jake puzzled.
"Just leave it," said Meredith stomping off the elevator.
"Aw come on."
"Goodnight Dr. Henderson."
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"So you and Dr. Henderson?" said Derek stiffly the next day. Meredith had been assigned to him again.
"What about us?" said Meredith. What right did Derek have to ask her about her love life anymore?
"Are you an item?"
"No," said Meredith shortly.
"Ah so it was just yet another one night stand," said Derek. "You seem to make a habit of sleeping with your bosses."
"Excuse you."
"I'm just saying first me then him, what is it Dr. Grey? Are you searching for the love of an older man to compensate for not having a father figure around?"
"That is absolutely none of your business," Meredith hissed angrily as tears sprang to her eyes.
"You'll get a reputation of sleeping your way to the top," said Derek seemingly unaffected by her tears. "If you haven't already."
Meredith just looked at him as if she had no idea who he was. How could she have gotten him so wrong? How could she be in love with this man?
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"Jake," Meredith called at the end of her shift. She deliberately brushed past Derek to catch up with him.
"Oh what a lovely surprise Dr. Grey," said Jake his face breaking into a smile.
"I wanted to apologise for my behavior yesterday, I'm sorry I was having a bad day," said Meredith sweetly.
"It's fine," said Jake warily.
"And I'm just going to head home now," she said, then whispered into his ear. "Why don't you join me?"
"Try and stop me," he grinned.