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Mitsuko: There will be other pairings, people. I just ran out of space in the summary

Chapter 2: Shopping!

Meredith looked at her clock on her bedside table. 3 o'clock. Wow. Nice 4 hours of sleep. Might as well go downstairs and start the day... She went to the kitchen and put some coffee on the stove, quietly as possible for the sake of her other roomates.

His eyes...His sea-blue eyes... He was the kind of man that looked at a woman straight in the eye, no matter what the situation is, to tell her the truth. From the morning I told him I'd never see him again to the point where he admitted he couldn't get divorced from Addison. He was confident in his words. His curly black hair, soft enough to run my fingers through...And his smile, enough to light up a room regardless of his drunkenness from that night...Man, the house feels empty without him...My bed feels empty without him...Hell, I feel empty without...Stop it, Meredith! How the hell are you gonna get over this if you think about it all the time? Meredith looked up. She poured some coffee on her mug and set the pot to the side of the breakfast table. George came up from the living room, followed by Izzie. "Good morning, " they said together.

"Good morning," Meredith said softly.

"Wow, it's so different every morning. Y'know, 'cause Mc--"

"Shut up!" Izzie harshly whispered. She looked at Meredith, who seemed a bit faraway. "Don't you know she's still trying to recuperate from the break-up? What's wrong with you?"

"Sorry," George whispered back. "Oh, shit, it's 4!" He yelled. "We gotta get going!" The three interns rushed up the stairs to shower and get ready for work. Unfortunately, they arrived about five minutes late, much to the Nazi's dismay.

"Grey! Stevens! O'Malley! What the hell's the matter? We surgeons have to be early and cut people!" She passed rounds to the three of them. "Well, what are your sorry asses doing just standing there? Get to work!" She touched Izzie's arm as the young doctor was about to scurry. "For the party, do I have to bring something?"

"No, Dr. Bailey, I'm the one cooking it."

"Good. Go!"

XXX

"So, is my husband gonna be all right?" a worried looking middle-aged woman looked at Dr. Grey expectantly.

"He's gonna be fine, Mrs. Williams," replied Meredith. A familiar figure poked his head inside the patient's door. "Dr. Grey, I need to speak to you."

"Just a moment," she responded. "Mr. Williams needs his rest, is all, and he'll be up and running in about 10 days." She flipped his chart back. "Good morning, and I guess I'll see you around."

Meredith stepped out of the room and turned left, only to have her hand snatched by someone. "Hey, let go of mee--!" She faced her captor--Derek. Dammit!

"Dr. Grey, I need to talk to you." He dragged her to one of the call rooms.

"What do you want?"

"Addison wants to know if she needs to bring anything for the party on Christmas Eve."

"Oh." Suddenly it dawned on her. Crap! The Sheperds are coming?What did Izzie say? Oh, wait...I'm gonna get her for this... "I think you need to ask Izzie. She's the one who's in charged with the festivities anyways. Is there anything else, Dr. Sheperd?" Meredith looked at Derek impatiently.

Yes, Meredith. Although Addison's the first woman I married and loved, but you're still the one i want to share the rest of my life with, Derek hoped to say. Would you consider being my wife? But no. It wasn't the time or place to talk about that. She was being professional, and she expected the same from McDreamy.

"No. Go ahead and answer your pager," he replied, regrettably.

XXX

"Izzie, look at me," Meredith commanded at lunch. She was furious, no doubt. "You invited Derek and Addison Sheperd for the Christmas Party?"

"Oh, this is gonna be good, I can tell," Cristina said. "Spill, Bethany."

"Look, I didn't invite her. The Chief told me that he was inviting Burke for it, and well, Addison just happened to waltz in and overhear a party, and she, uh, kinda invited herself?"

"Wait, crap! I forgot to tell Burke about the Christmas Party...And just think, he was the one bitchin' about doing stuff together..." Cristina was agitated.

"Well, can't you uninvite her?" Meredith almost shrieked.

"Be nice, Grey," Bailey said while walking towards a different table. Alex chuckled.

"Just shut up, Alex!" yelled Izzie, Meredith and Cristina.

"Deal with it, Meredith. Besides, I called your family to see if they can come and--"

"You called my family?How did you get their number? What did they say? Are they going to the thingy?" Meredith was pounding Izzie with questions.

"In order: Yes; through the patient tracking system; they said they're fine; and yes, they're going to the thingy."

"You little--" Meredith stood up and held her arms out, ready to strangle Stevens. Cristina, George, and Alex all helped out to hold Meredith back. "Do you know what you just did?"

Bailey was about to rush towards the little group.

"No, what did I do?" asked Izzie innocently after Meredith calmed down.

"You just raised hell on me." Meredith half-yelled.

"Bibeep, bibeep." all over the place. The five interns checked their pagers. "I gotta go," was ad-libbed amongst them.

Close call, thought Miranda, fingers a little cramped from doing fast work on her pager.

"Oh, Meredith," called out Izzie after she dumped her tray.

"What, wrecker?"

"We need to shop for gifts."

Crap, I forgot about that.

XXX

Izzie and Meredith were at JC Penney's looking for gifts. "Really, Izzie, why did you invite my family? I just really need to know."

"You are depressed. So am I, George, and everyone else in the damn hospital. We need happiness, and your family has some they can share with us."

"Whatever, but I am not depressed."

"Denial," Izzie sighed.

"Yes, this is the one Naomi'll want...I think I still remember her size...a medium, I think," Meredith said under her breath.

"You still keep up with them? I thought I was raising hell on you."

"Yes, I do, and yes, you still are. They'd want a full update on my life. All aspects of it." Izzie understood that Meredith's 'love life' was part of it as well.

"Awww...This'll look cute on Georgie!" Izzie squealed.

"I think Karen's gonna like this one, too," muttered Meredith.

"How many children does your brother have anyway?"

"Five," Meredith replied. "Ethan, Karen, Naomi, Haylee, and Matt."

"Those are pretty names..."

"I think Alex once told me he needed this," Izzie muttered.

"Personally, I'd get him some condoms, if you know what I mean," Grey said.

"How 'bout this? We separate. You shop, I shop. That way, you and I can shop for things without the other person knowing."

"OK."

How was it?The next chapter's when the Greys come. It's gonna be sooo awesome! Thanks you guys for the reviews!