OK… ch 9… b4 Saturday… as planned… it's short… so sorry… but it's meaningful… so ha!
"Oh… Derek Shepherd?" Meredith asked. She wondered if she should tell him that he was her love. He was her everything. He was…. Derek. But no. He was Derek's best friend who slept with Addison, and me being the girlfriend of Derek's ex-friend would be bad. Very bad. Almost unforgivable! Or was it. Yes she thought. "No, I am just an intern and most attendings don't like to talk to us"
"oh… WAIT… how do you know he's an attending. You said you didn't know him"
Damn it! "Uh… well… you see…. Dr. Bailey, my boss, gave us the run-down on the docs in SGH, just so if we ever met them it wouldn't be awkward… plus we wouldn't embarrass her 'Or more importantly Dr. Bailey!'" Meredith forced a fake laugh. This was more awkward and embarrassing than anything she had ever done before.
"Then how do you remember all these names, Meredith Grey?" He was getting amused by all this. Was this funny to him. Meredith thought. Funny, huh, to see someone squirming to find the right answers! FUNNY!
"I just…. They are like my text books… I know how to perform a bowel obstruction just as easily as I know the entire surgical unit here at the hospital… it's all medicine to me!" More fake laughing commenced.
"Well, it's been nice seeing you, Meredith, but I really have to go. Meet Derek. I have important news to tell him. That is if he still wants to hear it after what I did…"
"I hope it goes well with the attending. Good luck!"
phew! He's gone!
Derek was still at home awaiting for Meredith. First, George came in and told Derek that his car was washed and without a single scratch. You can always trust a sponge to do the right thing!
Next, Izzie came in, sour as usual about the Alex issue. She loved him. He loved her. but he cheated on her. Izzie had to talk to someone. Who better than someone who'd been through that before?
"Hey, um, Derek…. Could we talk?"
Derek looked at Izzie strangely. Do these girls all dig me? He laughed on the inside, and smiled on the outside. He loved making his own personal jokes, because when he did, he'd always smile, and smiling confuses people (A/N stole that like from a T-Shirt)
"I have a question about something. And sorry if you don't want me to call you Derek, but you're practically family here so…"
"it's ok Iz, if you don't mind me calling you that….. Now what is it?"
"It's just…. How did you feel when Addison cheated on you, and you walked in on it?"
"Like It was the end of the world. Like all the love in the past… and the marriage… the birthdays and holidays…. All of it…. Was not enough. It didn't mean anything anymore. She threw it all out the door. But mostly, I was hurt more than mad. Hurt that I wasn't her knight. That She felt like she had to screw someone else to actually get love that satisfied her. Painful… in one word…. Why do you ask?"
I might as well tell him, if we are family. "Um…. Since you are part of the house I'll tell you…. Alex… my former boyfriend… I saw him in the oncall room with Olivia… kind of.. well you know…. And only you could possibly understand… so I thought I could talk to you….. was I right?"
"Of course! But hey, in my case, we had other issues. Our lives were drifting and she has issues with my family. But in your case, Alex cheated on you-and nothing else. Now cheating isn't just like a "side-dish". It's big, don't get me wrong. But, if he tries to make it up to you, be open. Addison didn't try. Up until a couple months ago, she just forgot me. Try it with Alex again…. Not IT! I mean try to go out with him again. You two have a chemistry, I see it all the time…. Just try Izzie…"
Izzie smiled back at Derek. He understands me! Izzie thought. She was beginning to like the idea of having McDreamy around. Then the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Izzie yelled.
"Hello, I'm here for Derek…. Does he live here?"
"Yes, he does. Who is this?"
"It's-" He didn't get to finish.
"What are you doing her Mark?" Derek interrupted.
Almost like a cliffhanger…. Told you, short… but I TRIED!
R&R you loyal peeps, you!