This is my last chapter before I go on vacation, so you're going to have to sit tight for about a week.
Chapter 12: Pasketti Dinner

Addison sat with Mark, watching as he easily dialed a familiar phone number. It was about noon the next day. They had slept late. His face lit up into a grin when the other person answered. "Hey Mer."

"Nope I'm alive." A pause.

"She wants to meet them."

"No murder."

"Yeah, I know its Sunday."

"Bowling? I haven't done that in a few years with you guys. You sure it's a good idea?"

"Ohh… public place that makes sense."

"Tonight? Dinner first?"

"Yeah, okay that's good."

"Nope." Mark met Addison's eyes. "Pasketti is fine."

"Yeah, I know they're not five anymore. Old times sake." He laughed into the phone.

"Mm-hhmm. You too. Bye."

Mark glanced at Addison confused face and shrugged. "We're going over there at seven to have dinner. Pasketti as they use to call it, or spaghetti, what it really is. After that, we will be joining the small family, meaning just the four of them for a game of bowling."

"Bowling?" Addison inquired.

"Yes, bowling. They are very good though, and we will get our asses kicked."

"You say it like it's a fact."

"Because it is."

"Mark?"

"Umm-hmmm."

"What do we tell Derek? Do we even tell him anything?"

"No. We don't tell him. All of them, including Mer will be skittish around you. Brining Derek with would be like social suicide."

"This is high school all over again."

Mark laugh. "It's worse then high school. It's like meeting Derek's family the first time."

"That bad?" Addison winced as she remembered his four sisters acting like bitches and the craziness his house had held for the first few months after they had met.

"Yep, only if they don't like you it just gets worse. I mean one of Dani's boyfriends-" Mark stopped at her confused face. "OB/GYN extraordinaire, two kids, Jimmy and Sami, 13 years old, married for about a year now, got divorced when the twins were seven. Anyway, one of Dani's boyfriends came with for bowling night, when it was everyone, which by the way, you just missed by a week. So, Dani's boyfriend was an accountant. Man, they just plowed into him. He never came back."

Addison looked at him, eyes concerned. "Don't worry, they didn't like him because he was an accountant, not because – well, he was boring. And he had small feet." Mark wrinkled his nose.

"I doubt they looked at his shoe size Mark."

"That's okay, I did. He was a little twerp. But, don't worry, they'll love you."

"I'll hold you to that Mark."


Addison Forbes Montgomery-Sloane had never been afraid of anything in her in life. Nothing. But, standing in front of Meredith Grey's house, she was afraid.

There were three children in there. Her ex-husbands' three children yes, but three children that loved and adored Mark like an Uncle, and Addison wanted them to like her too.

"Ready?" Marks voice was gentle and quiet as he guided Addison up the steps and to the front door. Derek was off God knows where, and they were here, meeting his children.

"No."

"Addie – don't worry. We already had this conversation, they'll love you." Before Addison could say anything else Mark rang the doorbell.

Meredith Grey answered the door. She was still the petite blonde that Addison had met the first time, but she seemed grown up. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail and her jeans were worn and ripped. Mark greeted her with a quick hug and a teasing smile.

"Hey Mer."

"Hey yourself, come on in." Mark and Addison stepped into the house, and Addison looked around. The house seemed to be the same as it had been fourteen years ago. All that had change was the people in it and the décor.

"Hello Addison good to see you again." Addison smiled at Meredith.

"It's good to see you too." Before they could continue their conversation, a young girl raced out of the kitchen and jumped into Mark's arms.

"Hey kiddo." Mark whispered, running his hands through her hair.

"Hi Uncle Mark." The girls' voice was muffled by his neck. "Mom said that you and Dr. Montgomery-Sloane were coming bowling with us tonight. How long are you staying here? Please say that it's more then just tonight and tomorrow."

"Hopefully we're not leaving for a little while." He put her down and took a step back so that Katie could see Addison, and Addison could see Katie. "Addie, I'd like you to meet Katherine Grace Grey, Katie, Addison Forbes Montgomery-Sloane."

Katie stared at Addison for a moment, and then at Mark before she smiled at them, giving Shep a gently pat as he lumbered into the foyer.

"I'm not calling you Addison Forbes Montgomery-Sloane." She informed her. "It's too much of a mouthful. And I would get in trouble if I called you McWife or Satan."

Addison laughed. "Addison is fine or Addie if you want."

Katie nodded calmly. "We'll stick with Addison for right now; by the way, it's Katie. Come on in." As they stepped into the house Katie turned towards the stairs. "Jake! Zach! Get down here!"

Addison jumped about a foot in the air and Mark laughed. The sound of footsteps echoed through the house as Zach and Jake pounded down the stairs.

They stopped next to Katie and Meredith merely raised an eyebrow at her daughter. "Could we please reserve the yelling for times of emergencies?"

"Nope. It would ruin my fun." Katie informed her cheerfully.

"Can't have that." Jake responded dryly. "Hi Uncle Mark." He cocked his head and raised an eyebrow to almost completely mimic Meredith when Katie yelled.

"Addison, these are my brothers. This is Zach, and this is Jake." She gestured to the two boys who both smiled at her hesitantly.

"Nice to meet you." If Addison was taken aback by the fact that all three of them shared quiet a few of Derek's features, she didn't show it.

"Can we eat Mom? I'm hungry." Meredith laughed. "Yeah Zach, let's go." Addison and Mark followed Meredith who followed her children into the dining room.

Meredith sat at the head, Katie on her right, Zach on her left and Jake next to Zach. Mark sat next to Katie and Addison sat at the other head of the table.

Dinner was an interesting affair with laughter and small talk. By the end of dinner Addison was told that after bowling she would be considered 'one of the family.'

They were cleaning up and Katie watched Addison with a critical eye for a minute and then sighed. "You're not as scary as I thought you would be."

"Thanks – I think." Addison was startled and unsure how to reply.

"I mean" Katie explained with a shrug "you were married to McDreamy or whatever I'm supposed to call him. I thought you would be threatening like him." She frowned. "He was threatening yesterday." Addison had been filled in on the events of yesterday by Mark. Katie shrugged.

"I like you. Is it okay if I call you Addie?"

Addison was startled by the girls' quick liking, but she was happy about it too. "Sure." Katie walked up the stairs to get her bowling stuff and Addison swung around to look at Mark in surprise.

"Something Meredith told me the first time that I met them. Either they like you or they don't. She likes you."

Addison laughed. "And to think I was scared."

"You'll be okay." Zach smiled at her from the top of the stairs. "At least, until you come to family bowling night."

"Yeah." Jake nodded appearing next to his brother. "That is a disaster waiting to happen. It's always a little scary."

"A little?" Meredith questioned.

"Okay, so a lot scary." Katie sighed as she joined her brothers.

"Loser gets the other's two chores for a week?"

"You're on Katie." All three shook on it and Addison watched them in surprise. She didn't think that the night could get any more interesting.


And Addie is now family. So, that was it. See you next week. Until then, review! I'm almost at 100.