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Chapter 5: You're Beautiful
"Wow, Kelly, you look absolutely amazing." Derek said eyes wide.
"Derek, I'm wearing a Princeton sweatshirt and my hair is in a ponytail." Kelly said.
"Don't you see, it's not the clothes that make you beautiful, it's the person on the inside, in your heart." Derek told her.
"You sound like a Hallmark card." Kelly said laughing. Derek grabbed her hand and led her to his car which was parked right outside the exit.
"Ok, I want to know about your whole family…go!" Derek said.
"My grandpa on my dad's side is Will Garrison, he was a cardiologist. His wife is Emma Matthews Garrison; she was an orthopedic surgeon. Then, on my mom's side is Jack Ryan who was a neurosurgeon, he's the reason I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. My Grandpa Jack's wife is Delaney Mae Ryan and she was a plastic surgeon and an amazing cook. My dad is William Garrison the 2nd and he is a cardiologist and he was married to my mom, Hannah Ryan Garrison who is a plastic surgeon." Kelly told him.
"What about siblings, do you have siblings?" Derek asked.
"I'm the youngest of 7 kids. My mom and dad had the perfect family, 3 boys and 3 girls. My dad used to be obsessed with the Brady Bunch since that was the only show on when he would come home from the hospital. I was a surprise. The 2 oldest are Will and Madison. Will is married to Abby and they are both E.R. doctors. Madison is married to Jake and they're both plastic surgeons like my mom. Then there is Matthew and Isabella in the middle. Matthew is married to Grace and they have 2 kids, Kayla and James, they're twins. Matthew and Grace are both pediatricians. Isabella is married to Justin and they have Savannah, they're both lawyers. Next are Austin and Mia. Austin is married to Kailee and they're both physiologists. Last is Mia and her husband Ben, they have a little baby boy named Mason, Mia is staying home with him now and Ben is a lawyer. That is the long list of my family." Kelly said in finality.
"You guys are really accomplished. My family is pretty much like that too." Derek told her.
"Really? Go ahead, family tree time, but only do your parents and siblings, the grandparent's part wiped me out." Kelly said smiling.
"Okay, my parents are Charles and Lily Shepherd. They're both general surgeons, they dabble in everything. I'm they youngest of 5; I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers in law and 12 nieces and nephews. First, is my sister, Ava and her husband Cole, they're both cardiologists and they have 4 kids. Cody is the oldest, then Ella and Molly are twins and Chase is the youngest. Second, is my sister Cassidy and she's married to Carter, they're both dentists. They have 4 children also, Landon, Bianca and Avery are triplets and then Hope was just born a month ago. Third are my sister Daisy and her husband Max. They have 3 kids, Braden, Bryson, and Leila. Last but certainly not least is my sister Lacey; she's divorced and has a daughter, Cara." Derek finished.
"Imagine if we got them all together, jeez that'd be one big party." Kelly said laughing.
"Here we are the best pizza in all Seattle." Derek said turning off the engine.
"Look how big this property is, whose is it?" Kelly asked wide eyed.
"It's mine. I'll give you the tour. My trailer is there and the woods are over here. There's also a lake in the woods where I fish for trout." Derek said hoping Kelly wouldn't think he was a weirdo for living in a tiny trailer on a big piece of land.
"It's beautiful,"
"So how did you and Meredith become friends?" Derek asked as they were sitting down to dinner.
"Well when my dad slept with her mom, we kind of thought it was better to be friends than to be enemies just because of what our parents had done. This was in like 1st grade too. So, I guess we had both heard each other's last names and I'm thinking we didn't really know what was going on, so we just became friends. We've been friends ever since. We've been through really tough times together, and you just don't give up on a friend that you've known forever just because she has some bad habits or you just can't keep in touch anymore." Kelly said smiling.
"Ellis sure did get around, didn't she?" Derek asked surprised.
"Yeah, she did. I don't blame her though. I blame my father for cheating on my mom. Some guys just can't keep it in their pants. When they got divorced, my brothers all sent him a bunch of Sex Aholics Anonymous flyers to him. It was actually pretty funny." Kelly said laughing at the memory. "But when I get married, I'm not going to have him give me away. I can't stand being in the same room as him let alone touching him. EW. Isabella is the only one that still keeps in touch with him. She let him give her away when she and Justin got married."
"I understand what you're saying. After Addison cheated on me with Mark, I had to get out of New York; I couldn't stand seeing them together. I kept asking myself, 'what made them do it? Was I not a good enough reason not to?' I think that's why I slept with Meredith at that Hospital Party at Joe's. I wanted to get back at Addison. Then I guess once Mer gave me a chance, I fell in love with her. But, then Addy showed up and I decided I'd give it another shot. At first, Meredith didn't understand why I chose Addison when I was so deeply in love with her, but after awhile she and I became friends and then she and Addy became friends." Derek told her.
"So why did you go back to Addison?" Kelly asked.
"I guess I was scared. Addy had been my family for almost 12 years, and I'm not a quitter."
"But, sometimes you have to quit. Not everyone is strong enough to overcome some things. In some ways everyone is a quitter. Being a quitter can be a good thing too. We always tell our patients that they need to quit smoking, but do most of them do it? No, and then they end up with lung cancer or lung disease. True, quitting is not for everyone, but usually it's something you have to give into. Does that make any sense?" Kelly asked sadness in her eyes.
Derek didn't say anything, he just leaned in and touched his lips to hers. Softly at first but then with more passion as Kelly started kissing back. A magical ending to a magical night.
"She said my trailer and the property was beautiful. Does that mean something?" Derek asked Preston Burke.
"Well I've known Kelly since she was born, so when she says something is beautiful, you have to know that it really is. She has a problem with telling lies… she just can't do it, and because she can't tell lies, she usually won't do anything to hurt someone. Kelly is one of the most honest people you can find." Dr. Burke told him. They had become friends after the Code Black because they were close to losing the people they loved.
"So you're saying that I should definitely keep going out with her?" Derek asked his lunch mate.
"Yeah, but only if you're not going to pull the same crap you did with Meredith. Kelly wouldn't be your friend like Meredith is now. When she was like 6 years old, her parents got divorced because her dad cheated on her mom. Her oldest brother, Will, moved out right after the divorce and doesn't talk to Dr. Garrison anymore. Since Will and Kelly are so close, Kelly doesn't talk to her father as much as most people do. She doesn't trust people, especially men, like most women do. Kelly is almost the exact opposite of Meredith; she doesn't have one night stands or drink tequila like its water. She'll tell you when she trusts you… it just might take awhile." Burke finished.
"Hey guys, what are you talking about?" Kelly asked coming up behind Derek and giving him a kiss on the cheek as she sat down with her lunch. During the last few minutes of their date, Derek and Kelly had shared a quick goodnight kiss that made both their lips tingle.
"We were just talking about uh… surgery techniques! Surgery techniques, that's it." Derek replied fibbing a little.
"Sure you were," Kelly said. "I'm moving into Meredith's tonight, could you help me? I only have a few boxes and some of Shadow's things. I'll even make you dinner."
"Oh, Derek, you really want to try her cooking. She's even better than me. Her grandmother is an amazing cook, that's where she learned." Burke said getting up to throw his lunch away. "Derek remember what we talked about… wouldn't want you screwing up someone's life." Burke said with a wink.
"Surgery techniques my butt. So what is your favorite food, I'll make it for you." Kelly said smiling.
"People still say "butt"?" Derek asked grinning.
"I'm sorry am I too innocent for you?" Kelly asked jokingly.
"That's impossible. My all time favorite food is Irish stew. Did your grandmother teach you how to make that?" Derek asked.
"Actually she did!" Kelly said laughing. "Good choice, Dr. Shepherd. I'll see you up in Mandy's room." Kelly said mentioning the young patient they were sharing.
20 minutes later, Derek and Kelly were in Mandy Johnson's room talking to her parents. "So, since Mandy is so popular with… well everyone, we're making sure that no one knows she's here getting a surgery. We'll be performing her surgery tomorrow night and I assure you, it will be top secret." Derek told them. Mandy was a famous actress even though she was so young.
"So, she'll be ok right?" Mrs. Johnson asked worriedly.
"Well we can't ensure that everything will go okay, there are risks to every surgery. Dr. Shepherd is the best neurosurgeon around. I can ensure you that Mandy is in the best possible hands, she could be in." Kelly calmly stated.
"Dr. Garrison will take a few minutes to check your vitals, and then I'll be back before I leave for the night." Derek said smiling.
"Thank you doctors. Hunnie, let's go get something to eat. Mandy, we'll be right back." Mr. Johnson said.
"He likes you a lot."
"Who likes me a lot?" Kelly asked writing down some notes.
"Dr. Shepherd, I can tell." Mandy replied.
"How can you tell?"
"When he looks at you, he smiles and his eyes get like my dad's do when he looks at my mom. You like him too, don't you?" Mandy asked.
"Mandy, you're way too smart for your age." Kelly said smiling.
"Is that a yes?"
"Yes Mandy, it's an energetic yes."
"Are you two married like my mom and dad?" She asked.
"Nope, we only met two days ago. He's my friend's friend." Kelly explained.
"It must have been like at first sight then, right?" Mandy asked.
"Kelly, Meredith is waiting downstairs for you, she's ready to go." Derek said smiling, interrupting Kelly's answer. "Hi again Mandy, how are you feeling?"
"Thanks Derek, I'll be going now." Kelly said handing Derek Mandy's chart while walking out the door. "Mandy, the answer to your question, it's yes." Kelly said popping her head back in and smiling.
Derek was confused. "What did you ask her?"
"She likes you a lot Dr. Shepherd." Mandy said going through the same conversation she and Kelly just had.
"I had a very interesting conversation with a certain 5 year old today." Derek said between mouthfuls of Irish stew.
"You did too?" Kelly asked passing him a napkin.
"Mandy is the little girl with the tumor right?" George asked.
"She's the smartest 5 year old I've ever met." Kelly replied.
"Isn't she the one on that new TV show… what's it called?" Izzie asked.
"Twisted," Derek said. "She's actually pretty good; I watched a few episodes with her."
"I did too, I spend most of my time with her, she's the reason I'm here with you guys." Kelly said smiling.
"George, can I talk to you outside?" Meredith asked putting her bowl into the dishwasher.
"Ohhhhhhhhh," Kelly, Derek, Izzie, and Denny all said together.
"You guys sound like kids. Sure Mer, give me one minute." George said smiling. They had made up the day Kelly first arrived.
"George, I know that it was really awful what I did to you and I hope you know that I'm really sorry. It may be a little weird but I've thought about it and… I love you." Meredith said while wringing her fingers and looking at her feet.
George guided her face up with his finger. "I love you too Mer."
AN: I gave you guys some GeoMer action... oh boy will you be surprised at the next chapter!
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