Chapter Four
Meredith stood outside in the carpark of Seattle Grace, cup of coffee in her hand looking at the new chapter in her life. She pulled her coat a little closer as the sharp morning breeze touched her opaque skin. It's now or never.
Walking into those doors again she was reminded of her childhood. The times her mother wasn't there. Somehow she understood now that her mother was a surgeon. But there was that inner child in her that couldn't let it go.
Meredith let out a breath she didn't realise she was holding and walked up to the nurse's station waiting for someone that would show her around.
"Are you Meredith Grey?"
Meredith turned around and saw a chirpy, blonde with charts in her arm.
"Yes." Meredith smiled politely.
"Ah, great. I'm Isobel Stevens, but everyone just calls me Izzie" she fumbled her charts around so she could shake Meredith's hand.
"Let me give you a hand with those…" Meredith took a few charts out of Izzie's hands.
"Thanks. So I'm going to show you around the hospital, then drop you off to the head of neurosurgery to have a chat. I must say he's quite a good-looking one. We call him McDreamy around here."
"Oh. Um. That's nice…" Meredith replied awkwardly.
"So yeah ORs round here, on-call rooms round here, cafeteria downstairs…" Izzie pointed round room "And here we are. Dr. Shepherd's office. Good Luck. Come join me for lunch with my friends."
"Thanks." Meredith handed the charts back to Izzie and watched her scurry away.
She knocked lightly on the door while simultaneously trying to rub away the invisible wrinkles in her pants.
"Come in." a male voice said.
"Hello. I'm Meredith Grey." She said walking up to the desk as the man was writing notes.
"Ah yes, Dr. Grey. I've been expecting you. I'm Dr. Derek Shep-" he looked up, breath caught in his throat. "-herd" he said extending a hand.
The colour drained from her face as she shook his hand. Shit. It was the man on the plane. Pretend like you don't remember.
"Please take a seat" Derek said. Girl on the plane…
"Thank you." Meredith nervously fidgeted with her top but plastered a fake, confident exterior. This was her new start and this Derek Shepherd, he couldn't ruin it.
"Thank you Dr. Grey. It's been a pleasure meeting you and I look forward to working with you." Derek extended his hand again after he had asked the necessary questions.
"Likewise" Meredith almost wanted to bolt out of the room. She turned to leave the room, feeling suddenly exhausted. Lying was tiring.
"Meredith…" Meredith closed her eyes as he heard his soft voice utter her name.
"Please. I don't want to talk about it." she answered with her back towards him again. She didn't wait for his answer and left the room, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.
Derek watched Meredith walk out of his office. She obviously had issues, but something drew her to him.
A/N: Soooo, she met him. Ah, I just thought of something for the fic that made me happy, but however it won't come until much later. What did we think? Her past just won't go away it seems, maybe Derek can make her forget about it all… if you get what I mean… hehe.
Oh god… My friend said she was talking about my love life to this guy which there was a slight thing between us… phew… its okay… not too embarrassing. AHAHAHA I also just compared something in my friend's relationship to "Addison and Mark".
Brilliant quote from me: "Boys are stupid. They think with their penises not their brains."
So anyone guess the songs? You get some liquorice if you do! It's green apple flavoured!
FauxPoesFoes- She did meet Derek today… The tension was intense and thick there, so thick you could cut it with a knife. (meh, not so flash with the analogies) Thanks for reviewing.
Lizzie9- Seriously though. Love your fics. They're awesome. Mark… has a freaking hot body… ::drools:: To be quite honest… it's hotter than Derek's… can't believe I said that! Wash my mouth out with soap! But I agree… MerDer… and plus Derek has that quality about him which makes him more than just about looks… Thanks for reviewing, makes my day :)
GreenTeandHoney- Yay for hooked readers! Hope it's still interesting! I'm trying to throw in some twists and turns, so I have to make it creative… Thanks for reviewing.
My A/N seem to be longer than the fic itself. I'm writing more as we speak/ I write! Not to fret. Stay tuned guys!
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