The result
Dr. Webber, even though he knew how bad these circumstances where, only let Christina and Izzie travel to Maine to check up on Meredith. Meredith was a wreck. She didn't want to even step outside her house. Her resident, Dr. Maria Morrison, gave her a month off to get it together. Izzie tried to get her to come back home but she refused. She said that she wanted to go there and start a new life and that was what she was sticking with.
The guy, whose name was Justin Brown, was caught and sent to jail. To top it all of, Meredith wasn't his only victim. There had been other cases filed for his sexual assaults.
Since they were only allowed to stay for three days tops, Izzie and Christina stayed for as long as they could and left knowing that Meredith was going to be okay. She was a bit bruised and battered, but no internal injuries to worry about.
Now, a month later Meredith is back at work. She's acting as if it's never happened, the only thing she has left of what happened is something she is yet to tell the others. Her friends here know, but not the ones back in Seattle. At the moment she is filling out a patients chart and will soon be heading to discharge another patient and then head home. There, she will call up Izzie as she always does. Sometimes she talks to George. He really misses her, as does everyone else. When she talks to them, she never asks about Derek. Like how he reacted to her not being there, what he's doing now, if he's dating anyone. She would just rather not know.
"Heading home?" Tyler asked, falling in step with her as she headed to her other patient.
"Yeah, I have to discharge Mrs. Stout in room 1119 and then I'm going home." She said looking once more at the chart and flipping the lid shut.
"Oh...well, I'll see you tomorrow then." He looked a bit disappointed and Meredith knew. She like him and all, he was a very sweet guy but...What happened to her a month ago..she doesn't know. She's afraid. Like she can't trust anyone anymore.
She finally comes to the room and steps inside to see the older women laying in her hospital bed.
"Hello Mrs. Stout, You get to go home today."
"That sounds fantastic." The women says, flashing Meredith a happy smile. Meredith gives her a smile back.
Meredith sits on her bed, phone in hand. She knows she'll have to tell them eventually. Just call her up as you normally do...then just slide it in..."so how are you? By the way I'm pregnant with the rapers baby..." She places her hand on her belly, implying that it's not the baby's fault and that she doesn't resent it.
"Ugh!" Meredith hit the phone to her head in frustration. Ignoring the pain she finally dials Izzie. The phone rings a bit longer then usual. Finally Izzie picks up the phone,
"Hello?"
"Hey Iz, it's me." Meredith says, moving stray hairs from her face with her free hand.
"Hey Meredith! Hey everyone, it's Mer!" Meredith could here a chorus of "hey Meredith's!" on the other end, it made her strangely sad that she wasn't there doing whatever it was they were doing.
"What are you all doing? Who's there?" Meredith disguises her loneliness.
"Oh just the usual, Alex, Burke, Christina, me, Derek, Callie George." Izzie said the last three a bit fast.
"What?" Meredith knew what she said, just wanted to double check.
"Like I said, the usual." Izzie sounded guilty.
"Must be a new usual, how unusual, speaking of unusual, I'm Pregnant." It went silent on the other line.
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Izzie didn't know what to say. She was frozen there leaning on the counter, beer in hand and a bunch of people in the other room.
"Come again?"
"I said I'm pregnant..."
"That's what I thought you said..."
"Well...I donno Iz...it was bound to happened right?" Meredith said. Izzie thought Meredith seemed to be thinking sensibly...which is odd for her.
"What are you going to do...?"
"Well, my resident knows...so, I guess when it's time I'll be put on bed rest...I'm not going to be kicked out.."
"Right, it wasn't your fault..." Izzie couldn't believe what she was hearing, her best friend was pregnant and by the sound of it, was keeping it.
"This is the result..."Meredith rubbed her belly, letting her unborn child know that she was still not putting it to blame.
"So your keeping it."
"Yes." Meredith's voice cracked.
"Are you going to me okay?" Izzie asked, she sunk into a chair. She didn't hear anything from the other line. "Meredith?" She heard a sniffle and the sound of Meredith clearing her throat.
"Yeah..yeah, I will be." Meredith sighed. "Um, can you put Christina on?"
"Sure Mer..." Izzie said quietly.
"And Izzie?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you not...please don't say anything to Derek..." Meredith's voice finally gained composer. She didn't want him to know how her past predicament, and she didn't want him to know the result.
"Of course, let me get Christina." Izzie placed the phone down on the counter and left the kitchen to fetch her other friend. When she entered the living room everyone was playing the drinking game, Quarters. Izzie plastered on a fake smile as if nothing new has happened and gestured to Christina to follow her into the kitchen.
"She still on the line?" Christina asked when told the news. Izzie nodded. Christina picked up the phone. "Hey Mer."
"She told you?"
"Yeah, she did."
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Derek waved to the others has he pulled out to of the driveway. He's been going there every once and a while. For dinner or just to hang out. It's not like he has any friends anyway. Now, these guys where his friends. They didn't seem to mind. Surprisingly they didn't hold anything against him. It's all in the past and forgiven for the most part.
He drives on down the road and an image pops into his head. Meredith. That was who was on the phone an hour ago. He wished he could have talked to her but he knew she didn't want to. Probably doesn't ver want to again. He finally pulls up to his trailer and gets out. He's not tired so he decides to take a walk to contemplate.
As he walks down the path, once traveled by three, He thinks about getting another dog. It was lonely out here all by himself. He needs a companion. Who cares if it's a four legged furry dog. On my next day off...I'll go get a dog. Derek thinks to himself. He needs someone.
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It's been seven months since Meredith left. Meredith is now six month's pregnant. All the others have come to visit her when they can. It was weird to see Meredith...she seemed different. Unfazed by what has happened to her. She's just different. But not too different. She's still the same old Meredith, she just takes care of things differently. Anna and the others have been the best of friends to her. Not like the ones back in Seattle, but they have helped her through this when the others where unable.
Today she finds out what the sex is of her baby. She's excited as any soon to be mother would be. Kelly is on brake now so she is helping Meredith at the moment, taking her up for her ultra sound. So Meredith laid on the examining table as the nurse lifted up her shirt, exposing her protruding belly. She applied the cold gel and then they took a look at her baby.
"See right there, that's her hand, she looks like she's waving at you." The nurse said happily as she pointed at the monitor.
"A girl!" Meredith was so happy. She wanted to call up her friends right then and tell them the great news.
"Everything seems to be okay, you'll have a fine delivery."
"When am I due?"
"Around August the 12th." Meredith nodded. She'd have to tell them all that too. She wants them all to be here for it.
So Mer...You have a name picked out?" Kelly asked as she and Meredith took the elevator to the first floor. Meredith thought for a moment.
"Grace, after the hospital back home." Meredith felt satisfied with the name.
"What a beautiful name." Kelly seemed mesmerized by it.
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"Hey Meredith!" Izzie said when she picked up the phone. She knew it was her the moment it rang.
"Hey, guess what!" Meredith was so excited.
"What?"
"It's a girl!"
"Oh Meredith! Congratulations! George, Callie, Christina!"
"What?" they all came into the kitchen.
"Meredith's having a girl!" Callie grabbed the phone from Izzie and congratulated Meredith. The phone went around and congrats where made.
"Okay Izzie, I've had enough excitement for one day." Meredith said, she did sound a bit tired.
"Okay Mer, have some rest, talk to you tomorrow."
"Night."
"Night." George yelled.
"Night!" that was Callie.
"Tell her goodnight, I don't want to yell." Christina said.
"I heard." Meredith's reply came from the other end. Izzie hung up the phone, a smile playing on her lips.
Okay, what did you think? If you think this is fast forwarding, wait till next chapter. Whoops, I gave to much away! REVIEW PLEASE!
