I see some of you have caught onto the fact that yes, when Meredith left she was pregnant and in later chapters I am going to delve into the story a lot more, these first chapters are just the outline, there is a lot more we don't know.

I know it is very confusing right now but I promise it will all come together soon.

Someone had some queries and I want to tie them up in hope to help some others as well...

First of all, I am not saying the endgame for this right now because, SPOILERS. But if it helps for some, in this particular story, Mere is not gay. That comes to the second thing... Addison will be making a reappearance but for what reason I am not sharing because, SPOILERS. As most of anyones stories, the plot and story line and characters reactions are very AU but that is all for the stories purpose, I know some things are unrealistic but it is all with good intentions. And also, the patient, although not a huge character, has some importance in the next few chapters, but to clear up the confusion, Joe is not the Joe we know from the bar, this Joe is totally different.

Any more queries please don't hesitate to question me. Thank you.

Smith guided them to the floor their pateint was on. They spotted Meredith in a room they suspected their patient to be in, her conversation loud enough for them all to hear.

"I know this is scary Joe, but you have the best surgeons working on you now"

"But I thought you were the best. All those articles told me you were the best"

"I am good, but you need a lot of different surgeons working on you to help get rid of this thing. I promise I will be in there with you the entire time"

"How do I know they are better than you?" His voice was full of fear, him only being 19 making the situation even more scarier.

"I have worked with every single one of those surgeons Joe, and I am telling you, they are the best. The general surgeon, he had his 10,000th surgery the other year! And the cardio surgeon who will be working on your heart, she is like my best friend and was nominated for a huge award in surgery not that long ago for her work on a kids heart. The ortho surgeon, she once built someones leg up out of metal, an entire leg from scratch, and didn't even break a sweat! I was in there with her, watching, helping, and trust me, it was awesome. Oh, and the neuro surgeon, don't even get me started on him. He isn't just the best in this state, he is the best in the country! Everyone from everywhere comes to him for help, and he has never turned down a fight, never. He was once told that a tumour was inoperable without making a man paralysed. You know what he did? He operated, and the man walked out of the hospital five weeks later tumour free. When I say they are the best, I mean they are the best. Trust me Joe, you are going to walk out of here in one piece, and I am going to be with you every step of the way"

"Promise me you will come back before they take me to surgery?"

"I promise" She grabbed the chart and left the room, not noticing them as she passed the chart to a nurse on the desk.

"Can you change the general surgeon on his case to Dr Richard Webber for me, and also add in Cardio as Dr Cristina Yang, Ortho as Dr Callie Torres and Neuro as Dr Derek Shepard"

"Why has the dream team from Seattle been called in for a broken leg?" The nurse asked, Meredith's leg twitching slightly. The nurse had a british accent; it was deep and elegant.

"He has a large tumour, it is effecting his heart, spinal cord and kidney and liver" The nurse whistled, standing from her chair to lean to Meredith, whispering so they could not hear.

"How was it seeing McBastard?" They heard Meredith let out a laugh, Smith knowing exactly what they are talking about.

"I'll see you for lunch Gina" Meredith walked backwards, winking, Gina letting out a giggle with a nod.

"Meredith you sly cow" She turned and spotted them all, keeping her head high as she approached them. They are just surgeons Meredith. Just surgeons.

"I am not sure how much detail Dr Smith give you on Joe's case but if you all wouldn't mind I would like to go over it in some more detail before introducing you to him"

"Give us all the details you can Dr Grey" Richard said professionally, Meredith having to hold herself together as she continued.

"Joe is a very close friend of mine. When I moved into my apartment he moved in next door having lost his parents at the age of 16. He is 19 now and is working his way through college on his own back because he is doing everything he can not to dip into his parents life long savings. He came in with a broken leg but the break was awfully severe and due to it only happening when falling off his bike on his way home from work, I wanted to do a full work up to make sure nothing more was causing the break. I am glad I did because we come across a very large tumour that is wrapped around the full length of his spine invading his heart, kidney and liver. I believe that the break was cause by a spasm the tumour caused in his heart and spine that made him fall off his bike and land so weirdly that the leg broke the way it did. We have very qualified surgeons at this hospital but Smith wanted to best to attempt this and he made the right choose. Also, please hold back on the big words. He is an English major but he is terrified right now" They all nodded along, listening intently as she explained the situation to them passionately.

"Okay? Is that all Dr Grey?" Smith asked with a grin, Meredith smiling slightly nodding. She ushered them into his room, rubbing Joe's hand comfortingly.

"Joe, these are the doctors I was telling you about. Dr Webber, Torres, Shepard and Yang" He smiled nervously, Meredith nodding as she turned and left the room, standing outside the room, them diving straight into it. She couldn't help but stare at Derek who passionately spoke about what he planned on doing, his eyes lighting up slightly brighter. Richard was next to speak, Derek turning his attention outside, his eyes catching Meredith who couldn't shake the smile quick enough. He smiled slightly back at her, Meredith just nodding, tearing her eyes away. As she stared at the floor, she couldn't help but lift her eyes up one more time to look at him. He was still smiling.

"You know, you're going to burn holes in the glass if you guys keep staring at each other like that" Gina said behind Meredith making her jump.

"Oh come on, we haven't seen each other in three years. He hates my guts"

"Hate? If that is the emotion you are getting off of him right now I think we need to take you for a check up. The chemistry between you two is like artwork" Meredith rolled her eyes, walking down the hall to distract herself.

"Where are you going?" Gina ran after her, Meredith laughing at the constant connection Gina needed. It was nice to have her as a friend in work.

"I need coffee. This day is giving me a headache" Gina giggled, the two riding the elevator down the the first floor. When the doors opened, the sight that greeted Meredith was not what she was expecting.

"Mere there you are!" Her eyes went wide, a woman holding a child approaching the two.

"It's Tuesday- Mere it's Tuesday" Gina exclaimed, Meredith's stomach churning in discomfort.

"Mama!" Meredith couldn't help but grin as her daughter reached out her arms to her, Meredith taking her with a hug huge.

"My beautiful princess!"

"I have to get to college- is everything okay?" Haley, Meredith's other neighbour and babysitter wondering, her expression concerned.

"The Seattle clan has arrived" Gina whispered, Haley's eyes widening.

"They're here right now? Should I call in sick, I don't have to go in today" She offered, Meredith shaking her head.

"It's going to be fine. Go, you're going to be late. I will fill you in" She nodded, taking off to the hospital exit, Meredith giggling as Georgia messed with her ears, tugging on the earrings in awe.

"Gina what am I going to do?"

"I am not technically on right now, so how about I sit with her in the nursery and when Smith let's you go, we smuggle you both out" Gina took Georgia who was not intrigued in playing with Gina's nurse card that was clipped to her scrub top, her smile large and so much like Meredith's.

"The nursery is on the same floor they are on" Meredith cringed, stroking Georgia's hair.

"Okay so, I will tell her she is my cousin. Stop worrying, it's not like she has Georgia Grey written on her forehead"

"That my name" She three year old expressed loudly, Meredith burying her head in her hands.

"Anything else?" She mumbled annoyingly, wondering if anything else could actually happen to her today.

"Go and get a coffee, it's going to be fine" Meredith nodded, kissing Georgia before walking to the vending machine, watching as they disappeared behind the steel doors.

"Seriously? Anything else?" She whispered harshly when she saw the out of order sign on the machine, kicking it annoyingly.


"Hey, you got to be real good for mommy in nursery okay?" Gina said to Georgia as they rode the elevator, Georgia nodding.

"Kay' Gia" She grinned, Gina kissing her nose as the door opened. Gina spotted the Seattle clan by the nurses station with Smith who looked over with a smile.

"Excuse me a moment" He walked over, looking to Gina in surprise.

"She brought her?" Gina shook her head, his face falling slightly.

"Nope. She forgot that it was Tuesday. Haley has college and Mere usually watches her, but we are going to put her in nursery until she can leave. She looks like she is going to break down any minute you need to talk to her" Gina explained to Smith who kissed Georgia. They had been with the baby since day one and while their relationship with Meredith blossomed, they both helped raise the little one.

"I need you to help show them all how to work the charting, I will take her to the nursery" Gina nodded, Smith taking Georgia who wriggled happily in his arms.

"Mama wo'king" Georgia whispered, Smith laughing.

"Yeah she is. Come on, let's get a tea party set up for when Gina comes to nursery" He walked past the group, Georgia staring at them all. Derek looked up, making eye contact with the young girl, smiling causing her to grin back. He was taken back by the smile, it sharing such similarity with Meredith. Georgia waved as they rounded the corner, Derek smiling widely as she disappeared. Meredith stood at the top of the corridor watching the interaction, a pang of guilt taking over her as she continued to watch them all, not even remembering the last time they had all been together. Derek looked around, spotting Meredith who was staring at the floor in thought. He recognised the look, knowing that whether it was them or something else, something was eating her up inside. So much had happened over the three years with everyone, it was about time they all starting piecing things together.