Write a story from the different perspectives of two people meeting for a blind date.

Cormac did not know why he had agreed to this. It was a terrible idea. Wilson, for someone insane reason, had decided that he needed to go on a blind date. He had mentioned wanting to tentatively dip his toes into the dating pool again and Jo had decided to take matter into her own hands. She had come to him the day before and told him that he was going on a date at Buchon de Rossi. He had almost rolled his eyes at the pompous name.

Begrudgingly, Cormac had left work he next day and drove straight to the restaurant. Jo had given him a whole array of colourful threats and she promised to follow through on if he didn't turn up and he didn't want to risk it. That didn't mean Cormac was looking forward to going though, he hadn't even bothered to bring a change of clothes. He drove up to the restaurant dressed in a set of dark wash jeans, a black t-shirt and a leather jacket.

After parking up and getting out of the car, Cormac looked up at the French style restaurant. Through the windows he could see the place was packed and wonder how Wilson had managed to get a table at this place. There was a moment of hesitation as Cormac carried out looking at the establishment. Did he really want his first date since Abigail to be a blind date? Shouldn't something as big as this be in his control at least? DIdn't he and Meredith have a conversation about how firsts can mean a lot? Was he not taking it seriously enough by accepting to go on this date? Cormac pinched the bridge of his nose. He may as well go in there and get this over with. He wasn't going to be tied to this woman forever if he just sat down for a meal with her.

Gravel crunched beneath his feet as Cormac made his way towards the restaurant. As he entered, he gave Jo's name to the receptionist who told him that his guest was already seated. I guess there's no more time to prepare then. Cormac had been hoping that he would be the first on there, giving him just a little more time to calm down but it didn't seem that that was the case. He was going to find out who this mystery woman is sooner than he thought.

As both he and the receptionist walked towards the table, Cormac wasn't able to see the woman's face. She was in a seat facing away from them, all he could see was mid length blonde hair. When they were only five steps away from the table, Cormac told the receptionist that he was good from here and let her go back to the front of the restaurant.

Seattle was full of a lot of familiar voice but there was only one person that Meredith Grey knew who had an Irish accent. She turned around in her seat, raising an eyebrow when she saw Cormac coming towards her and almost laughed a the shock written on his face when he stood in front of her.

"Grey?"

She laughed, a soft giggle that Cormac had begun to grow familiar to hearing around the hospital and often looked forward to. "I'm guessing Jo sent you here?" Meredith wanted to make sure that this was actually her blind date and not some coincidence.

Cormac nodded before shaking himself of the shock, "Yeah, it seems that she set the two of us up together."

As he took the seat opposite her, Meredith took the time to check him out. Derek had always been dressed to impress; from the moment she had met him. Always in a shirt and either a smart set of jeans or slacks which was sometimes accompanied with some kind of sweater. Cormac was the opposite though. Anytime she had seen him out of scrubs he was always dressed down with a set of well-worn jeans and a plain t-shirt but he wore them well. That was for certain.

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Meredith asked as Cormac settled in his seat and looked at the menu.

"Honestly? Before I walked in here, I wasn't. But knowing that it's you I'm sat across from… well, that's definitely changed things." There was a playful glint in his eyes that made Meredith arch an eyebrow at him.

"Oh really?"

"Well," Cormac began, "I had been planning on asking you out for dinner soon. Seems like Wilson just speeded up the process."

Meredith bit her lip, trying to supress the smile that was spreading on her lips. He didn't need to know that he was doing a good job in 'woo-ing' her.

The two of them remained quiet as they looked through the menu before Meredith looked up at her date. She leaned forward over the table, "Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants a cheeseburger right now?" She asked him in a hushed voice.

Cormac burst out laughing, the sudden sound caused the people around them to look over. Most of them thoroughly unimpressed. Getting out of his seat, he Meredith up by her hand, grabbing her bag and coat for her before running out the restaurant. Meredith laughed as the weaved around the table to get out, yelling at him to slow down. When they got out into the cool night air, the two of them were still laughing as they leaned against the bonnet of Cormac's car.

"What the hell was that?" Meredith asked still laughing as Cormac draped her cream coat over her shoulders. Meredith shrugged her arms through and took her bag from him.

"I thought you said you wanted a cheeseburger and we weren't going to get one in there. Come on then!" He motioned his head away from the restaurant and offered Meredith his arm.

"We can't just leave!" She protested.

"Why not?"

"Because Jo! And the reservation! She'll murder both of us if she finds out we didn't go!"

"Grey, I don't think she's going to care where this date was a long as we went on one. Now, I'm not planning on heading back in there and I would love if you would join me."

Meredith looked back at the restaurant before shaking her head with a smile on her fan and wrapping her hand around Cormac's arm.

"Where exactly are we going?"

Cormac looked down at her, grinning. "There's a diner about a ten-minute walk from here, me and the boys went there the first night we got here."

"Sally's?" Meredith interrupted, suddenly very excited.

"Yeah, you know it?"

"You forget that I was brought up in Seattle, there's not a whole load about this place that I don't know."

"Well, you're going to have to take me on a proper tour at some point then."

Meredith gave him a grin, "I don't know, are you sure you trust me and my geographical skills? I got lost on my first day on my intern year at the hospital."

"Don't most interns though?"

"Yeah but I had basically grown up in that place and I was lost wheeling a patient around in a bed."

They both laughed as they shared stories of their residency years. The temperature dropped a couple more degrees and Meredith felt herself moving closer to Cormac for heat and Cormac drew her in closer to his body. She hadn't felt this safe in a long time. Being a single mother of three, with two sister who leaned on her for support, Meredith was there to protect a lot of people and she did it without complaint. It had been a whilse since she had felt a sense of safety with someone so soon.

The bright, neon sign of Sally's diner came into their eyeline as Meredith laughed as Cormac told her the story of walking around the hospital with his scrubs on inside out after Liam had been born and a sleepless night.

Just as they approached Sally's, the door to the diner swung open.

"Dad!?"

Cormac came face-to-face with his oldest son, Liam. Both of them looking in shock at each other.

"Liam, you're meant to be home with your brother."

"Yeah, well I thought you were meant to be at work." Liam then caught sight of Meredith who had let go of Cormac's arm and was stood a few steps behind him. "You're on a date, seriously?" Liam scoffed, looking appalled.

"Liam," Cormac placed a hand on his son's shoulder who immediately brushed it off.

"Mom's been dead for two years and you're already ready to find someone else to replace her. Are you kidding me!?"

Meredith couldn't see Cormac's face but knew he must have been hurt by the accusation that was hurled at him.

"It's not like that, you're mother-"

Liam pushed his father away, anger written all over his face. "You know what? I don't care, do whatever you like. You already are."

Liam stormed away from the two adults, leaving his dad in shock before turning around and calling after him. "Liam, come on."

Cormac began to follow after him, before remembering that he was on a date with Meredith and turning around to her. "I'm so sorry, Grey." He began.

Meredith quickly shook her head at him and gave him an understanding smile. "It's fine, go after him."

"Thank you, I promise I'll find a way to make it up to you." Cormac called over his shoulder and he jogged to catch up with Liam. She understood where Liam's anger came from and knew that Cormac needed to be there for him right now.

Sighing, Meredith made her way into the diner by herself. There might not be a date tonight, but she still needed to eat.