Disclaimer: No, unfortunately, I do NOT own Alias or Grey's Anatomy. However, I do own any and all children that appear in this story. I have started this story as a crossover on and thought I'd post it up here as well…for fun. So hope you all enjoy! Oh, and mostly, I've tried to keep everyone in character but it's also how I want to see everyone behave. LoL
Spoilers: None really because it's AU.
Ship: Derek & Meredith (Grey's Anatomy); Sydney & Vaughn (Alias); etc.
Summary: AU: crossover between Alias and Grey's Anatomy. Who's having fun now?
Chapter 10
Quietly, Derek and Meredith cleaned up dinner and put away leftovers. When they finished, Meredith grabbed their jackets and handed Derek's to him. "Let's go for a walk," she said as he held hers open for her. "Thank you," she said sweetly.
Derek smiled and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "No problem," he teased. As they headed out onto his small porch, he abruptly stopped and dashed inside. "I'll be right back!" he called.
Meredith stared after him as if he had lost his mind. She had barely taken a seat on the steps when he returned with his hand shoving something in his pocket.
"Okay, let's go!" he said.
She accepted his outstretched hand and tucked hers in his larger one. "What did you get?" she asked curiously.
"You'll see," he said casually. He set their arms to swinging as they strolled in the cool night air. "I think you and I should get a dog together."
Meredith grinned at his randomness. "Yeah?"
"Yeah," he returned her grin. "What do you think?"
She laughed. "We should. What kind of dog would you like?"
"Well, I already picked one out," he said, smiling guiltily.
She raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?" she squeezed his hand lovingly. "What does he look like?"
"He's a sandy color and shaggy. He reminds me of Benji," he said thoughtfully.
Meredith giggled. "I bet he's cute. What shall we name him?" she asked playfully.
"I was thinking…Doc," he answered. "Because we're doctors," he explained unnecessarily.
She laughed her sweet laugh and leaned up to kiss him. "You really are so very cute." She kissed him again.
"Thank you," he said modestly, if not shyly. He let go of her hand and pulled her close. "I love you, Mer."
"I love you too," she smiled.
They stood on the shore of a nearby lake, staring into the stillness for several minutes before heading back to Derek's trailer. When they arrived, Meredith was surprised to see George and Izzie waiting for them.
"What are you guys doing here?" she asked, giving them each a hug.
"Derek needed us to pick up your new dog, so here we are!" Izzie grinned. She was so excited she was practically bouncing on her feet.
George nudged her to try and calm her. "You're going to scare the dog if you keep it up."
Izzie poked her tongue out at him and turned to face the couple.
Derek laughed at their antics and walked over to them. They talked quietly for a few seconds (Izzie barely containing her excitement over another surprise), and then Derek turned and motioned for Meredith to sit on the porch. George headed for the backseat of Izzie's car and retrieved a medium-sized dog.
"Here's Doc!" George announced, a smile lighting his face. He and Derek had become friends over the months that Meredith had reunited with him.
"He's so cute!" Meredith squealed. She buried her face in Doc's soft fur and hugged him tight. "Thank you Derek." For the time being, she completely forgot about the item Derek had shoved into his pocket earlier.
Derek grinned. "You're welcome." He squatted next to his girlfriend and their dog to ruffle Doc's fur. "I think he likes us."
"Mommy, will we get to see Grammy and Grampy before they leave?" Evan asked the next afternoon when Sydney picked the boys up from school.
"Good question. I'm not really sure," Sydney replied. "If you want, you can call Grampy." She lifted him into his seat and handed him her phone. As she finished buckling him, Braden bombarded his mother with a question.
"Mom, can I go over to Taylor's house?" Braden asked hurriedly.
Sydney glanced over to where Taylor Warner was waiting, just as eagerly, with his own mother. "Hey Melinda!" Sydney called out.
Melinda Warner waved and answered, "Hi Syd!" She took her son's hand and crossed the parking lot. "I told the boys that they could play together this afternoon, if that's all right with you," she explained.
Sydney thought for a moment. "You don't mind feeding him?"
Melinda waved nonchalantly. "Not at all. He's always welcome."
Braden look up anxiously as his mother looked down at him. "Can I, Mom?"
"You won't mind the possibility of not seeing your grandparents? They leave tomorrow morning," she reminded him.
"Are they coming over tonight?" Braden asked.
"I don't know," Sydney answered. She turned to face Evan and asked him what Grampy had said.
Evan handed her the cell phone. "Grampy said maybe. They don't know what time they'll be done."
Sydney nodded. "Okay. B, you can go to Taylor's." She grinned at Melinda as the boys cheered and dragged her to the Taylor's car. She shut Evan's door and slid into the driver's seat. "Guess it's just you and me, kiddo."
Evan looked at her, sadly, through the rearview mirror. "I wanna go play."
"Sweetie, Taylor is B's friend, not yours," she said sympathetically. "After we pick up Leila, how about the three of us go get ice cream?" she suggested.
He perked up at the thought of ice cream. "Yeah!" he exclaimed; his earlier disposition vanished.
She grinned as they pulled up in front of Leila's pre-school. Noticing that they were slightly early, Sydney parked and got out. She met Evan on his side of the car as he tried to open the door. She assisted him and the two held hands as they crossed the parking lot. As they waited, Evan informed his mother of his day.
"Hi Mommy!" Leila squealed. She bolted from the class line and jumped into Sydney's surprised arms.
"Leila, we don't leave the line unless our mommy or daddy come to us," Ms. Jordan admonished gently. She faced Sydney and greeted her. "Good afternoon, Dr. Vaughn."
Sydney returned the greeting and adjusted Leila on her hip. She reached down for Evan's hand and together the three of them headed to the car.
"Where's Braden?" Leila wondered as she was buckled up.
"B went over to a friend's house," Sydney answered. She smiled and kissed her daughter's head. "Want to go get ice cream?"
"Yeah!" the little girl chorused.
Sydney assisted Evan and they were soon on their way to the ice cream store. As Sydney drove, the two children made up stories about imaginary characters. Sydney smiled to herself, remembering the days when she and Francie used to do the same.
"Okay, who wants what?" Sydney asked as she parked the car.
"I want chocolate!" Leila hollered as she and her brother hurried to unbuckle themselves.
"I want mint!" Evan yelled.
Sydney opened the door for them and watched, amused, as they bolted out of the car, almost landing headlong in the parking lot traffic. She grabbed them quickly by their arms. "We hold hands in the parking lot or we don't get ice cream at all," she scolded gently.
"Yes Mommy!" they chimed, spirits not broken from the scolding. They each grasped a hand of their mommy and skipped, while Sydney maintained a stroll, into the store.
"Hi," Sydney greeted the clerk. "We would like one chocolate, one mint, and one coffee," she said, placing their orders.
The clerk smiled and quickly prepared the cups of ice cream. "There you go!" She hit a few keys on the register and stated the total, "That'll be $5.45."
Sydney paid and left a tip in the tip-jar. She escorted her children outside to sit on the patio and enjoy the sun. "After we finish, we're going to go see Daddy and then to the park to work off our ice cream before dinner."
Evan and Leila giggled as they dug into their delicious treats. "Thank you Mommy," Evan said, remembering his manners.
"Yeah, thank you Mommy for the ice cream," Leila added.
"You're very welcome," Sydney smiled.
"Mommy," Evan began, "Why are we going to see Daddy?"
"I have paperwork to drop off and I figured we could drop in on Daddy," she explained. "As long as he's not busy," she added.
Evan nodded. "Okay. Can we go now?"
"Yeah, we want to play at the park!" Leila piped up.
Sydney chuckled. "All right. Throw away your trash and then I'll clean you up." She watched them trot off to the garbage and return to stand obediently in front of her. "Here we go," Sydney grinned, pulling out a handy-wipe. After she cleaned them up, they headed for the car and headed for the hospital.
"Hey Dr. Vaughn!" an intern called out, waving to the trio.
Sydney smiled and returned the wave to the young, eager doctor as they passed. She stopped at the nurse's station of her department, handed over some charts and accepted the few new ones from the charge nurse that needed to be signed.
Leila and Evan bounced from one foot to the other as Sydney discussed come current cases with the charge nurse. "Let's play a game," Leila whispered.
"Okay!" Evan agreed. "Let's hop from one tile to the other without touching the lines."
They started doing just that and avoided the lines as best as they could. A typical game that children play when they're bored. Sydney wrapped up her conversation and looked around for her kids.
"Hey monkeys," Sydney called out quietly. "Let's go find Daddy."
They hurried ahead of Sydney and hit the up button on the elevator panel. "Come on Mommy!"
"We're going to take the stairs instead," Sydney informed them. She groaned as she watched them race to the staircase. "Please stop running," she pleaded. "We aren't at the playground yet."
The two mischievous children giggled as they grabbed a hand and started climbing the one flight up to Michael's floor. "Hi Izzie!" Leila suddenly shouted.
Izzie turned and grinned as she saw two of the Vaughn children run toward her. "Hey you two!" She stooped and gave them hugs. "How are you?"
"We're good!" Evan answered. "We just had ice cream!"
"And we're looking for Daddy!" Leila added, grinning from ear to ear.
Izzie laughed. "Oh really? And you didn't bring me any ice cream?" she asked, pretending to pout.
Evan grew serious. "Next time we'll remember to bring you some," he stated solemnly.
Izzie winked at him and he grinned. "Thanks Ev." She looked up as Sydney approached them. "Hey Syd."
Sydney smiled. "Hi Izzie, how are you? Busy?"
"Not at all," she answered. "I just finished helping your husband in surgery." She straightened to her full height. "He'll be out in a minute; he's informing the family."
"Thanks," Sydney smiled. She and Izzie continued to talk as Evan and Leila headed over to the chairs to wait for Michael. The minute they saw him come through the doors, they bolted over to him.
"Daddy!" they squealed.
"Shh," Michael admonished with a smile. "No need for squealing. People are sleeping," he explained. He lifted both of them into his arms and squeezed tightly. "What a pleasant surprise! Where's B?"
"He's playing at a friend's house," Sydney answered as she approached her husband. She leaned up for a sweet kiss then pulled back. "We had ice cream and decided to come visit for a bit."
"I'm glad you did. I only have two more surgeries this afternoon and should be home in time for dinner," he informed her.
"Great!" she enthused.
Izzie approached the family and said her goodbyes. "I'm off so I'll see you guys later!" She gave the kids a hug each and waved to Sydney and Michael.
"Bye Izzie!" Leila called out as she waved. She turned back to her parents. "Mommy, can we go to the park now?"
Her parents smiled down at her. "Guess that's my cue," Sydney laughed. She leaned in for another kiss, which Michael returned eagerly. "See you at home."
"Yes you will," Michael said with a wink.
Sydney shook her head, smiling, and turned to the kids.
"Bye Daddy!" both chorused.
Michael waved and blew them kisses before he turned to grab the chart for his next surgery.
A/N: Sorry for any mistakes!