After Derek returned to the trailer to get ready for his week of solitude and relaxation, he called Addison and told her what would be going on.

"You're taking a week off to go fishing."

"I'll still be sleeping at the trailer."

"Derek-"

"Are you happy with the way things are? Right now?"

She paused, and though he couldn't see her, he knew she was rubbing at her temple with her left hand. It was her nervous gesture, as if she could anticipate the headaches that would follow.

"We're going through a rough patch-"

"Addy, I'm taking a week off to think. To make sure it's the right decision."

"So you do want a divorce."

"I'm not going to divorce you because of Meredith. If we part, it'll be because we aren't meant for each other anymore. Not for any other reason."

He ended the call after another minute, and set about getting his things together.

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That evening, being Friday night, the entire gang of interns had gathered at the house. Izzy was baking all kinds of goodies for desert, but they had all agreed to order several pizza's and help Meredith get completely smashed. The decision to help Meredith get drunk had been made before Andy had arrived, so all he found when he got there was a tired Meredith, while Alex and George helped Izzy, and Cristina was out getting the booze.

"Hey."

"Hey you."

He sat down next to her, and kicked his feet up on he coffee table. She was curled into the end of the sofa in a similar fashion, and she tiredly dropped her head onto his shoulder.

"Kill anybody?"

"Not today."

"Good for you. Mrs. Fairchild died."

"I'm sorry. She was nice."

"She was nice. But she wasn't alone. Her whole family was there."

"Is that why there were a million children running around?"

"Yeah. Great-grandchildren. Pretty cool, huh? Great grandchildren. I'm never going to have great grandchildren. I'll probably never even have children. Of any kind."

"Oh. I wouldn't be so sure about that."

She turned to look at him, and he winked.

"I'm going to tell you something, even though you already know, I bet, because you know everything."

"Well, what can I say? I am a hotshot doctor."

"I slept with Derek Shepherd."

Trying to work surprise on his face, he slung and arm over the back of the couch and with the other hand, reached forward to grab some of the m&m's that Izzy kept in a little bowl on the table.

"Dr. Shepherd, huh?"

"Yeah. I met him at a bar, the night before my first day of work. And took him home. And then, the next day, found out he was my boss. And he pestered me. And then we had a relationship. And then, I found out he has a wife. Because she came to Seattle. And then he didn't divorce her, he picked her. Chose her. Loved her. And then, I got a dog. But George didn't like the dog, so I had to give him to Derek. Because Derek has room for a dog- he lives in a trailer on this huge spread of land. And then the dog got sick, and we took him to see a vet, and then I got involved with the vet, and then the night that we had a prom at the hospital and Denny died, I had sex with Derek. And now he's taking a week off to figure out his life."

"That sounds like quite a story."

"It's a very abbreviated version."

"I shudder to think what the novel will be like."

"I know I'm an idiot. And a glutton for pain. It's okay to judge me. Because I know."

"Did he say he was going to pick Addison again?"

"No. He said he was going to 'resolve this thing'."

"Well, then you don't really know, do you?"

They settled in to watch a baseball game that was on, and laughed as George and Alex got into a miniature food fight, and both came out with spots of flour all over. When Cristina returned, they all grabbed a beer and cheered on whichever team they were supporting that evening, while waiting for the pizza. When it did come, Andy grabbed the tab, and threw his wallet on the coffee table as he carried the two boxes to the kitchen. Izzy picked up the black Armani wallet with interest.

"I'm looking at your driver's license."

"Fine."

She opened the wallet, and laughed as she pulled out the photo of him at the age of twenty-one, with crew cut hair, and a cheeky grin. Behind the license was a little wallet sized picture, and she pulled that out as well. It was of him and Meg, taken when they'd been in Paris. It was a close up of their faces, both grinning at the camera while he had his arms wrapped around her from behind, and had rested his head on her shoulder.

"Andy, is this her?"

He was still in the kitchen, opening the boxes and getting the plates ready. After all the time he'd spent there, he knew his way around.

"Is what who?"

"This picture. Is it your girlfriend?"

"Yeah. We were in Paris."

Izzy and Meredith exclaimed over how absolutely adorable she was, and Alex got into an argument with Cristina over the merits of each baseball team. Running to the kitchen, like two little ten year olds, they held out the picture.

"Invite her over."

"What?"

"Invite her over. Is she busy? She should come."

He grinned at Meredith, and took the picture and the wallet.

"Alcohol taking effect, huh?"

Izzy ignored him, and started tugging on his shirt.

"Please, Andy? We've never met her, and she's so cute, and we know practically nothing about you, and there's so much food. She should come over."

They went on for another minute before he threw his hands up and agreed, pulling out his phone and pressing her speed dial number.

"Hey. Are you on your way home?"

"I just showered, actually."

"Brilliant. You feel up to going out?"

"Depends."

"Well, I'm here at Meredith's house, and they all want you to come over so they can meet you. There's food."

"Andy…"

"Come on. It'll be fun."

"Alright."

He gave her directions, and hung up the phone, turning to the two mega excited girls standing by the pizza, each munching on a slice.

"She'll be right here."

"Yay."

From the living room, Alex yelled to bring out the pizza, and they laughingly did so. They returned to the living room just in time to catch the beginning of the fourth inning, and were only at two outs when there was a knock on the door. Meredith and Izzy jumped up immediately, and Andy turned round on the couch to see them open the door.

"Come in, Come in."

Meg stepped in, looking (in Andy's opinion) completely gorgeous in khaki Capri pants, a white tank top, and a little blue half cut sweater. She had her hair in a long ponytail, and the hair fell in one long ringlet down her back.

"Hi. I'm Maggie."

"I'm Izzy. This is Meredith."

They all squealed, and gave out hugs.

"It's so good to meet you."

"Oh, you as well. Andy's told me so much about both of you. It's nice to put a face to the name."

"Well, the pizza just got here, help yourself- what would you like to drink?"

She paused, looking round the corner at everyone.

"I'll just take a beer."

"Great."

Meredith went off to get it, and Izzy led her right into the circle of interns.

"So this is Cristina and Alex and George."

"Hi. Nice to meet you."

Alex nodded, Cristina shook her hand, and George smiled warmly. She slid into the spot next to Andy, and he wrapped his left arm around her.

"Hey."

He leaned in and gave her a light kiss.

"Regular beer? I'm impressed."

Meg simply rolled her eyes, and gratefully accepted the open beer from Meredith, who dropped onto the other side of the couch next to Izzy. They spent the next ten minutes watching Cristina and Alex continue to argue, and eventually Meg took a piece of pizza. The gesture made Andy smile, and hold her a little bit closer. Usually, Meg was a fanatic about eating the right foods, and keeping everything low carb and low calorie. She drank lite beer, almost never at pizza, and it was rare for her to eat sweets. Her workouts and training kept her thin, but she constantly watched what she ate, and overcompensated with exorcise.

"So. Maggie. How did you guys meet?"

"Well…I was at one of the crew meets with my friends. And he won, of course, and I thought he was just the hottest thing ever."

"Yeah, except she certainly didn't act like it. I had seen her before the meet started, and kept looking over."

"And afterwards, he came over to talk, but tried to be all cool and act like he was there to see his friends."

"But I was about to casually ask her out-"

"When his teammates came and picked him up so they could throw him in the lake."

Everyone laughed, thinking of Andy being tossed into a lake.

"So what happened?"

"He found out where I lived and sent me a bouquet of roses, with a very charming note. And I said I'd go out with him, and, ah, we just…started dating."

"Aww. That's so sweet."

Alex and Cristina traded glances and went back to the game, while George went to get the other pizza from the kitchen. Both Izzy and Meredith watched how cute Andy and Maggie were, and smiled at each other. She seemed to be an absolute sweetheart, and they couldn't have been more thrilled.

"So, what do you do in Seattle?"

"I'm working for Addidas."

"Wow? Design stuff?"

"Sponsorship stuff. Yeah. I like it."

"Did you go to Brookings as well?"

She nodded, and moved as Andy got more comfortable. When he'd settled, he pulled her back to her original position, and reached out to get a piece of pizza from George.

"So, Maggie, have you been to the hospital yet?"

"Just once, actually. It's nothing compared to all of your hours, but I'm pretty much glued to my job during the day. Besides. Hospital's really aren't my thing."

They all laughed at the irony of the statement, but both Andy and Meg were trying to put a lid on just how ironic the whole sentence was. For the rest of the game they laughed and talked and watched with amusement as Cristina and Alex tried to outdo each other with insults, and George struggled to stay awake, having been on call the night before. When the game was over, Andy insisted he get Meg back home and to bed, thanking them for the evening. As they were leaving, George remembered to invite them to the barbeque they were having the next night.

"Alex and I found this ancient grill, so it should be funny, but you guys should come. If you're not, you know, busy, which if you are, it's fine."

"Really? We'd love to. We're not doing anything tomorrow night. Right baby?"

"Andy shook his head."

"Nothing I can think of."

"Perfect. We'll be here. Should we bring anything?"

"Nah."

"Great. It was really nice to meet all of you."

She hugged Meredith and Izzy and George, and smiled at Cristina and Alex. With another little wave, she and Andy went back to their respective cars and made their way home. Once back at the house, they both changed into their nightclothes, and quickly got into bed.

"I'm really glad I went. They're all really nice. Meredith's a sweetheart."

"Yeah. I thought you'd like her."

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Okay, things to know:

Derek never told Meredith that Meg went to Brookings. He just said a private school, so Meredith doesn't know. Just keep that in mind!

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