The line in the cafeteria was too long for Meredith's liking the next morning and she groaned, feeling her blood sugar drop to an unhealthy level. Derek had an early surgery this morning, breaking his "I'll drop Ava off at daycare from now on rule." Meredith didn't mind, she enjoyed the time with Ava, but getting the overly hyper girl out the door with 24 cupcakes for her class party, a full halloween costume, change of clothes, and all her other items that would get her through the day was a nightmare.

The morning left no time for breakfast, and her stomache was now revulting against her. The girls growing inside of her were impatient...kicking her at an alarming rate...unhappy with the lack of food.

The sugary doughnut she spotted at the counter was doing the trick, and all she could think about was how good it would feel in her rumbling stomache. Now..if she could only get to the front of the line.

She glared at the person in front of her, not pleased with the lack of movement. Someone tapped her on the back lightly, and she turned in surprise wondering who would be doing such a thing. Her friends usually just screamed her name, and Derek..well he had alternative ways of getting her attention..which usually involved that whispered murmer he had grown so good at.

She came face to face with the same brunette she had seen assisting Derek in his surgery. Their eyes locked in a moment of pure recognition and awkardness as the importance of the situation became apparent.

Meredith's eyes widened, as she looked into the girls brown eyes that seemed so familiar. They were her father's eyes...her eyes...it was uncanny. "Um..Hi, are you Meredith Grey?" Lexie stuttered, more nervous and afraid than she looked the day before.

Meredith nodded, at the girl's stuttering introduction and tried to smile, but her grin fell short. "I'm Lexie Grey..your um...sister.." Hearing Lexie's voice for the first time was weird, it wasn't as childlike as Meredith's, but much more perky.

What freaked Meredith out the most was how much the girl reminded her of herself. 'Is this even possible...I don't even know her..' she thought...staring into her round eyes.

Lexie had the courage to speak first and when she did..she seemed nervous and fumbled with her srub top. She looked down, noticing Meredith's stomache for the first time and looked up to her in confusion.

"Um...wow..you're pregnant? Well yeah..of course you are...it's just..I had no idea..not that I would know..but...wow..are you married?" The question came out sounding bad, and she hadn't meant it that way.

Meredith stepped back a little, at the girl's rambling. It was usually her who rambled..and she didn't know what to do. 'So..this is Thatcher's other daughter..the one he replaced me with..' the thought wouldn't leave Meredith's mind and she looked Lexie up and down taking in all the features she could compare with hers.

The line moved in front of her and Lexie moved closer being pushed forward by the people behind her. Instead of replying to Lexie, Meredith looked frantically around the room looking for anyone to help her escape the situation.

Her eyes moved back to Lexie and she stood in silence until she felt forced to say something. "I'm almost 6 months pregnant..and yes..I'm married.."She replied coldly, and held up her left hand in proof.

Lexie blushed in embarassment and looked down at her shoes once again. "I'm sorry..it's just your name is Grey...so..I assumed.." Lexie started, and stopped once she looked back up at Meredith's placid face.

The line was getting closer and closer to the front and Meredith was growing more anxious by the second. She needed an escape. She couldn't handle talking to the girl anymore. It was too much. Being face to face with the apple of her father's eye was weaing her down.

She hadn't given her father much thought in year. With Derek, she had managed to get over her trust and intamacy issues...she got over it, in order to form a happy life with her husband..but now, with Lexie watching her..she realized it was all coming back.

Those maddening thoughts were running through her head like an out of control train bound for destruction and all she could do was watch in horror. Finally, she reached the front of the line and turned abruptly away from Lexie.

Lexie watched with anticpated nervousness not knowing what her new found sister was thinking. After paying, Meredith turned back around and stared at her once again. Opening her mouth to speak was hard for her, and it took all her strength to keep her voice even.

"Thatcher left me when I was 5 and got a brand new family..he never called..he never visited. I never had birthdays or Christmas's or a happy family..he never thought of me because he replaced me with you...so..forgive me if I'm not jumping for joy over meeting you. I don't have a sister Lexie..your father made sure of that."

Meredith walked away, leaving Lexie staring after he blankly. She wasn't sure what to do, but she knew meeting her sister definetly didn't go as she thought it would.