Breakfast passes by leisurely. Zola keeps all of them entertained, talking about some science project her class is doing, and Bailey gets waffles all over himself. The level of awkwardness is covered up slightly by Zola's incessant storytelling.
This situation is entirely unfamiliar to all of them, though the kids don't seem to care in the slightest, and particularly Meredith and Owen feel ill at ease, mostly due to their shared history with Cristina.
Amelia tries to ignore the tension between her boyfriend and her sister in law, and she decides to give them a chance to talk and work things out by making herself scarce. As Zola finishes her last waffle Amelia speaks up. "I'm gonna go take a shower and get ready for work" She says, then she turns to Zola, "Wanna come and help me pick out an outfit Zo?".
The little girl nods enthusiastically, immediately hopping off her chair. Amelia gets up too and together they walk up the stairs, leaving Owen and Meredith at the table with Bailey.
Meredith wants to strike up conversations, she just doesn't know how. The last time she found out Owen was dating a member of her family she'd resented him and this time she'd done the opposite by trying to protect him and running Amelia off in the process.
"I'm glad you guys worked things out" Meredith starts, and Owen merely nods and smiles at her. I'm sorry I meddled before, I was just trying to look out for the two of you. I remembered you and Cristina and having kids drove you apart, and I thought Amelia wasn't ready for that kind of commitment, but she's changed. You both have. You're good together".
Owen isn't surprised. He and Meredith have gotten closer since his marriage with Cristina ended, funnily enough, and it's obvious that she cares about a lot about Amelia too. "Thank you, i'm glad" He says, "You have to know I love her Meredith, I don't ever plan on hurting her. I've changed too and I've learned from my mistakes. I wanna start a family with her but I won't if it means losing her".
Normally he isn't this honest about his feelings, but she's basically family to him by now and so he lets her in. Like Amelia he too needs to learn to deal with his emotions, to share.
Meredith is grinning ear to ear. After she takes a bite of waffle she points her fork towards Owen. "She wants kids. I can tell. You should talk to her about it" Meredith advices, feeling slightly better about breaking them up now that she's helping them.
But Owen doesn't seem so sure. He shakes his head and looks down at the table. "I don't know" He says, "Talking about kids is going to be hard for her, and it won't be too easy on me either so...". Owen falls silent as he notices the confusion on Meredith's face.
"What do you mean it's going to be hard on her"Meredith asks, "What don't I know?". The realisation hits him that Amelia mustn't have told her, which means he's already said too much. "Oh, nothing" He replies quickly, then he adds "You should talk to her about it". It makes him feel slightly guilty betraying Amelia's trust, but he knows Meredith should know. She's family after all.
Just then Amelia comes down the stairs, Zola following close behind. Both are neatly dressed and ready for the day.
As Amelia reaches Owen she puts a hand on his shoulder. "D'you wanna carpool to the hospital?"She asks, "We can go by the trailer so you can change. If we leave now we should have enough time".
Owen nods in reply and gets up. "Let's go" He says, and then, looking back at Meredith, "Thanks for breakfast". Meredith smiles, "Anytime".
