Brandy sat nervously on a couch outiside one of the hospital conference rooms. Derek, Addison and Eric were meeting up with an attorney to discuss permanent arrangments for her. The door was closed, as if to keep her out. She crept closer to try to eavesdrop, but unfortunately, the walls and door were soundproof.
"Addison" Derek paced across the room "We've having 6 kids already, we can't manage a 7th."
"But she's older, and she can help babysit along with Crys that nanny you hired." Addison argued. She knew how much this favor meant to her brother.
Derek closed his eyes "It's just..." He paused to take a breath "I don't know."
"Derek please. We have the money, and a temporary house to stay in." The Shepherds' were planning on building a house on all that land, but the project had barely started and it wouldn't be finished in time for the babies' arrival.
"Why do you want Brandy so badly?" Derek asked, his voice softened.
"She needs a home. My idiot brother here is too cowardly to take her in." Addison pointed at Eric "And we could use the help, she's almost on her own anyway."
Derek gave up and sighed "Alright" Addison smiled and the pair began signing the forms giving all legal custody to them.
When the ordeal was over, Addison opened the door "Brandy honey?"
She jumped from her seat "Hi... so what's going on?" Brandy asked, bracing herself for bad news; she didn't seriously believe that 2 strangers would be kind enough to adopt her.
But her beliefs were wrong. Addie held out her arms and said kindly "You're ours now"
Brandy was shell-shocked but graciously accepted the hug "Thank you" she whispered, relieved at last. Since her mother's death, life had become shaky and unstable, and now the Shepherds' offered her a safe environment she could call her home.
Derek rubbed her shoulder "Welcome to Seattle"
Kayli now had a strange obsession with sporks. Marisa was confused, but made no comment about it. Who knows what's going on in her head?
"I have a plan" Kayli said finally.
"What?" Marisa took a seat next to her bed.
"I can't tell you"
"No tell me! I won't tell anyone" Rissa promised, and leaned her ear closer so she could whisper.
"Someone's going to die." Kayli said mysteriously, still holding the white spork in her hands.
"What?" Before Marisa could say anything else, the loudspeaker boomed "Code blue, 3rd floor!" Kayli just smirked. "How did you..."
"No no... not the person I said was going to die. Someone else is..." Kayli whispered a name into her doctor's ear.
"So I'm not the only one who despises her... interesting" Marisa folded her arms "Can I help with the sporking?"
"Just don't tell anyone" Kayli said and the two began making plans.
"What a family reunion" Addison muttered as she was driving to meet her sister Kendel at the airport. She was a lawyer who had some vacation time and wanted to spend it with her pregnant sister. Entering the automatic sliding doors, she stood there and waited.
"Addie!" Kendel embraced her older sister "How are you feeling?"
"Do you know how many times people ask me that question every day?" Addison laughed "I'm alright... big... but how are you?"
Kendel was a practicing lawyer back in New York "Just tired... thank God for a vacation"
"How long are you staying?"
"Until my nieces and nephews are born I guess"
"That's a long time for vacation"
"I haven't had one in a year. I deserve this don't you think?" Kendel smirked.
"Yeahh" Changing the subject, Addison added "Did you hear about Brandy?"
Kendel nodded "Yeah, he came to me and I flat out said NO. You're brave... 6 kids and now a 7th?" she said pointing to her sister's growing figure.
"The result of constant sex..." Addie shook her head "Derek's insanely happy about this... he's not the one carrying 6 kids in his uterus."
Meredith was leaving the hospital after a 15 hour shift. A young woman named Alisa came up towards her "Hey, support the drug-dealers of America?"
"What?" Meredith was confused
"You better know what I'm talking about" Alisa coughed for a second "Come on, try some" she ushered a small Ziploc baggie into her hands. "Oh and don't forget these too" Alisa threw a small pack of matches.
"Umm... okay" Meredith crept into a dark corner so nobody could see what she was doing.
"Meredith?" A familiar voice was coming towards her.
Oh shit Meredith thought, quickly dropping what she was doing onto the ground "Hi Derek!" She flashed a phony smile, acting all innocent.
Derek, suspicious, sniffed the air around him "What the hell..." He noticed the faint light on the ground "Were you just smoking pot?" he asked in disbelief, stamping on the flame until it was extinguished.
"Why are you doing back here anyway?" Meredith coughed violently, Derek flashing her a disapproving look. "I specifically came here because..."
"Noone ever comes back here" Derek finished for her "I know... Addison and I did it here before" he said with a naughty grin
Meredith looked sickened at the thought "You realize I'm standing in the spot where you and your wife made love."
Derek couldn't stop smiling "I know." he said smugly.
"Hey Jess" Addison greeted her friend in one of the hospital rooms in the maternity ward.
"Hi Addie. Feeling alright?" Jess got the ultrasound machine ready for use as the redhead hopped onto the bed.
"Honestly? Not really" Addison replied, rubbing her bulging abdomen "I'm sick of this... I feel like I'm constantly carrying watermelons around."
Jess was guiding the knob through the cold jelly "Addison" she said in a serious tone "I have to tell you something."
"I knew it"
"Well... it's bedrest time" Jess said sympathetically "No constant walking around, go easy on the vigorous activities..."
"Vigorous activities huh? Tell that to my husband" The two burst out laughing
"You have been doing a lot of excercise lately" Jess said, grinning.
"Blame it on the hormones. It's making me horny." Addison retorted
If you had any sense, you would stop reading this fic. Seriously. Because it's going to get stupider as it goes along... it sort of turned out to be an inside joke.
