Chapter 2

Choose Me

2 Months Later

When I said I would tell him I really meant it I just.. haven't yet. Christina voted that I tell him today, I just rolled my eyes. Apparently the man who was Derek's best friend until he found him in bed with Addison showed up today. I haven't seen him yet but both Christina and Izzy are calling him McSteamy. Just perfect. At least the morning/all day sickness has worn off, a small reprieve.

Well. So much for us all being adults. I was standing at the nurses station filling out a chart on hour ago when a man approached me. He was obviously a doctor but not at all my type.

"So the guy's pretty much a goner right?"

"Sensitivity. I like that in a stranger. Are you new here?"

"Visiting. Confounded by all the rain and it's only my first day in town."

"You get used to it."

"Makes me want to stay in bed all day."

"We just met and already you're talking about bed. Not very subtle."

"Subtle's never been my strong suit. So, do you ever go out with co-workers."

I look down at my belly. "I, um, make it a habit not so."

"Than I am so glad that I don't work here."

"Are you hitting on me? In a hospital?"

"Would that be wrong?"

I hold out my hand. "Meredith."

Suddenly, before he can take my hand, Derek comes out of nowhere and slugs this man in the face. I have never seen Derek physically angry before. I push him back. "Derek, what the hell was that?"

He shook out his arm. "It's Mark. "

As he turns to go find the Chief I catch his sleeve. "We need to talk."

I can already tell this is going to be along day.

I'm helping Izzie clean and suture Mark's gash when he starts talking.

"Derek and I always had the same taste in women."

I turn from washing my hands. "Excuse me?"

Mark gets up and smiles. "You're Derek's lusty intern right? I've heard about you all the way back in New York. You're famous." He began to walk away before pausing. "You know, it's funny. Derek walks in on me naked with his wife, actually in the throes, and he just turns around and walks away. But he sees me so much as talking to you, and I'm on the ground bleeding. Interesting, don't you think." He offers a humorless chuckle before turning to leave.

I sigh. Yes it was interesting. I look up to the man who was probably the reason I ever had Derek. "I'm pregnant."

He turns around slowly and me over. "Yeah." As he left the room I slumped back against the sink. Snapping off my gloves I realized it was time to find Derek.

As soon as Mark had left the suture room he made his way to Addison's office. Knocking once on the door he let himself in. She had her back to him and was working on her computer. He watched her for a moment. She was still beautiful even he she wasn't his.

She straightened up. "Why are you here?"

He sighed. "For one reason. To bring you home." He moved forward. "I miss you Addison."

Her shoulders slumped forward as she weakly replied. "I'm in love with my husband." That was too much for Mark. He brought his fist down on the table.

He shouted. "But he's not in love with you! He's in love with that intern. And he's not even trying to hide it." Mark rubbed his temple while summoning the strength to lower his voice. "She's pregnant Addy. Why would you want to stick around for that?" With that Mark left her to make the choice.

On a mission. That's how I wandered the halls, determined to find Derek. Rounding the hallway I looked up and saw him on the over pass. Smiling at my found treasure I made my way across the nurse's station to the stairway when Addison crossed over the overpass towards Derek. She didn't look happy; in fact she looked like she'd been crying. I cringed and backed away towards to the other interns. Their conversation seemed not to being going well when Addison started yelling I turned to Christina.

"Christ, I think I know where this is going."