"So you are gonna be able to see the kids tomorrow? I don't want want to force you into anything," Derek said.
"You. Are. Not. Forcing. Me. How many times do I have to say it? Besides you've been telling me the same thing for the past 15 minutes, is something going on? Are you avoiding hanging up?" Meredith questioned.
Busted....that's what Derek was. At this very moment he's in his mother's kitchen. His mother planned this whole family get-together just so he could break the news about his divorce and he can't seem to want to get off the phone with Meredith.
"I...I'm at my mother's house. I'm about to tell my family about Addison. I...I don't want to. I know most of my family will be supportive...I'm just scared of Nancy, she was or is Addison's best friend," Derek told Meredith.
"Oh...Derek everything is going to be fine. Nancy is your sister, she has to understand. And if she doesn't, you have the rest of your family...and you have me. I don't know how much that helps though," Meredith told Derek in hopes of calming him down.
That was the only thing helping these days. It had been a week since the kids had met Meredith and the twins were getting pretty anxious. Edith actually went through Derek's student records to get her phone number to set up a shopping day for them. He knew that Meredith was part of the reason that the kids were taking the divorce so well. But, hearing her say that just gave him that last bit of courage he needed.
"Thanks...that helps a lot. I just...I'm nervous. What if she doesn't understand? What do I do? Do I just let her call me a failure for not making my marriage work?" Derek asked nervously.
"No. You leave. You get the kids and leave. But, Derek...don't think like that. For all you know your thinking the worst and she might actually act the complete opposite. Just relax...calm down...and get it over with," Meredith said.
"Your right. Your right. I'm gonna hang up and go in and tell my family," Derek agreed with Meredith.
"Good. Call me later to tell me how it went. Please?" Meredith asked. She couldn't help but feel nervous.
"I will. Thank you Meredith. I'll call you later," Derek accepted gratefully.
"Ok. Bye Derek, Meredith said hoping that Derek would finally hang up.
"Bye Meredith, Talk to you soon," Derek said.
After talking to Meredith for about a half hour, Derek still wanted to avoid the dreaded conversation he knew he had to have with his family. He was just nervous as hell.
"Finally, I thought I would have to come and tear that phone away from you. Who is Meredith? Is she the blond from the cafe that Izzie saw you talking with? The one that you haven't spoken to me about at all?" A voice said from the doorway.
"Were you listening to my conversation? Mark there is a thing called privacy. And to answer your question, yes Meredith is the blond that Izzie saw me with, and she was on the phone with me just now," Derek asked trying to be angry but also trying to not laugh at Mark's childish antics.
"So...are you gonna go out on a date with her? According to Izzie, the kids love her," Mark asked trying to know everything there was to know about her.
"What? No. I'm not going to go out on a date with her. I just started my divorce proceedings. She's a great friend Mark. Maybe later on, I'll think about asking her out on a date. But not now," Derek said. Of course he wanted to go out on a date with her. It just want the time. The kids were barely starting to get to know her and he had barely started the divorce. He still had to get to know her better.
"Oh..Derek's got game. Will she say yes?" Mark asked annoyingly.
"I don't know. I'm not even sure I'm going to ask her out Mark. Just relax. One step at a time. The only thing I'm worried about right now is telling everyone about Addison, " Derek told Mark.
"Yeah. Just...don't worry about it. Everything will work itself out. If Nancy goes all psycho and sides with Addison, you still have all of us," Mark said trying to calm Derek's nerves. He knew just as much as Derek, that Nancy wouldn't hesitate to be a bitch to Derek.
"Yeah. That's what Meredith said," Derek admitted distractedly.
"She's smart. Listen to her, " Mark asked in awe of the young lady he had yet to meet.
"Yeah...ok...well lets go tell the family that Addison cheated on me for about a year, and that I'm getting a divorce," Derek said finally finding the courage he needed.
"Let's go," Mark said courageously.
Just as they turned around towards the doorway, they saw the last person they wanted to see, Nancy. She looked angry and shocked. She had overheard the conversation Mark and Derek had just had.
"WHAT?!!!! What did you just say?" She asked.
"Oh shit." Derek said, scared out of his mind.
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