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Chapter 12: Selling the Drama
VO: Life is full of surprises. Just say "never" and you'll see. My surprises, my life has never been normal, I was a terrible teenager, my mother was a surgeon, my mother got Alzheimer, I found my long lost sister and I adopted a child. Somehow drama always finds its way back to me…
"Okay Sara, You've got your backpack? Lunchbox? You're inhaler?"
"Yes, yes and yes"
"I think you're more nervous then she is." Derek said walking towards her. He kissed her on the mouth.
"Ieuw, you kissed."
"We, uuhm weren't kissing" Meredith said hesitantly.
"I just whispered in her mouth." Derek said matter-of-factly.
"Yeah right." Sara said slamming her backpack against his leg.
"Right." He picked her up. "Let's go now."
When they entered the school, they were almost immediately greeted by on of Sara's teachers.
"Hello, I'm Miss Havy"
"Hello, I'm Derek Shepherd and this is Meredith Grey."
"I see here in her file she has asthma."
"Yes, that's how we met her actually"
"Really?"
"Yes, we are both surgeons and Sara came in the hospital with asthma."
"Okay. I also see you adopt her four days ago."
"Yes, that's true we told Saturday on her birthday, she already stayed with us sometimes because she had to spend more then a month in the hospital."
"I see, well let's bring her to class now."
"Yes" They walked with the teacher to the class.
"This is like her 'test' day, if she wants to come tomorrow again she can come but next week she will have to come"
"Okay, thanks"
"No thanks."
"Okay Sara" Meredith lowered herself to the little girls face. "Be a good girl today, okay?"
"Yes"
"Eat your sandwiches."
"Yes"
"And have fun"
'I can do that!"
"Good, now say goodbye to dad."
"Bye" She kissed his cheek. "Bye honey, have fun"
"Okay" She started walking away with the teacher. "Bye McDreamy"
"What?"
Meredith couldn't stop laughing.
"You're mean"
"I know" She got his hand and walked out of the little school.
"What time do you have to be in?" She asked at they walked to the car.
"Around 11, you?"
"12"
"Okay"
'But I'm going earlier so I can pick up Sara at 3"
"Okay" They stepped into the car. "Don't George and Izzie have a 48 hour shift?"
"Yes"
"Where are we going to keep Sara, then?"
"Crap, I don't know. Well, I can bring her back to the hospital with me, to day-care."
"We can't do that every day, you know that, right?"
"Yes"
"Good, but I can come with you, picking up Sara, I mean."
"Why?"
"Well it was her first day! She would like it." He pulled up to Meredith's drive way.
"That's true."
"You know, we still have 2 hours…" He gave her his bedroom eyes.
"I know"
"Well, let's go inside then." He said as he stepped out followed by Meredith.
"What are you planning?"
He turned around and laughed. "What do you think?"
"No Derek, not again, it's not healthy."
A few minutes later they were sitting in front of the TV with popcorn.
"Seriously Derek, you're a man, you're not suppose to like this."
They were watching the Gilmore Girls box, Izzie bought, for the fourth time this week.
"Well, I'm not supposed to like Seattle, look at me now."
"I can't I have to follow the conversation, they talk too fast."
2 hours and 2 and a half episodes of the Gilmore Girls later…
"I really have to go now." Derek said as he stood up.
"I'll go with you"
"Okay."
Meredith stopped the DVD-player and turned the TV off.
"Here's your coat." Derek handed her coat.
"Thanks. Do you want some coffee?"
"Yeah"
"Okay" She walked to the kitchen and poured two take-away cups.
"I really have to get to my interns, now. Who knows maybe Emily already had a one night stand with an attending."
"You have so much faith in me" He said sarcastic.
"Not you, silly, that's gross" She handed him the coffee and walked out.
The ride to the hospital was quiet, except for Derek who was thinking so loud Meredith could hear him. Suddenly he speaks up.
"Maybe I should start a diner."
"Is that, what you were thinking about all this time?"
"Yes"
"Very interesting." She said sarcastic.
"Maybe you should start an Inn"
"Yeah that would be a great idea. I would call it The Independent Surgeons In." She said with a lack of the sarcasm that it should have needed.
"Seriously Mere, your sarcasm isn't on its best today maybe Christina can give you some."
"Yeah I will ask her for some humour, for you"
"Funny"
"I know"
They arrived at the hospital and were immediately greeted by Meredith's interns.
"Where were you all this time?" one asked her
"We missed you, the others are way worse" The interns yelled through each others.
"I'm sorry I had some personal things to sort out" she said trying to get her and Derek through the angry interns.
"I told you guys" Emily said calmly. She sat on a chair. "You just won't listen."
"But how could you know?" One of the interns said.
Emily was now standing next to Meredith. "I'm Meredith's sister don't you see" She said. "Il live with her"
"Now that you say it" the interns said looking at the sisters.
"Okay, now we have had one of my strangest experiences…ever, let's go to work." Meredith said gaining her composure. The interns followed her.
Meredith had one of those perfect-everything-is-falling-into-its-place days and was now ready to pick Sara up. She was waiting in the car for Derek. Suddenly she heard knocking on the window and saw Derek walking to the other side of the car to get in.
"Hey honey"
"Hey" He kissed her quick.
"Let's go"
"Yes" She started the engine. "I hope she had a good day."
"I hope so"
10 minutes of driving and very serious Desperate Housewives talk later… They arrived at Sara's school. Sara was sitting outside on a bench with some other kids. She was laughing with a girl.
"She made friends quickly"
"Yeah, how cute." He said, looking at his 'new' daughter.
"Okay, seriously Derek, you should really try being a little more manly, you're scaring me." She was stepping out and Derek followed.
"Sara!" Meredith yelled. She waved and started walking to the girl. When she reached her she gave her a hug.
"How was your day?"
"It was fun, look, this is my new friend."
"Well hello, what's your name?"
"Katie"
"What a beautiful name. I'm Meredith and this is Derek, we're Sara's parents."
"My parents are picking me up soon"
"Are they?" Meredith turned to Derek. "Should we wait until her parents come?"
"No, it's alright, look there's the teacher." He waved to the teacher who was drinking her coffee. "Now, let's go"
When they arrived at the hospital Meredith could see how tired Sara was.
"Are you tired honey" She said as se stepped out of the car and picked Sara up.
"A little"
They took the elevator the nurse station.
"Do you want to eat something?" Meredith asked with her motherly tone
"Yes, I'm a little hungry."
"Okay, we can eat something then."
"Derek, are you hungry?"
"Yes I am"
"Well, are you coming then?"
"Yes" He followed them.
After eating Meredith and Derek were bringing Sara to day care. They walked to the elevator but the doors already closed. But as the doors closed Meredith saw a glimpse of a red hair.
"Derek is that…?"
"Oh my god"
The red haired woman saw them and stuck her hand between the elevator doors just in time and walked out. Derek noticed a man following her. Meredith picked Sara up.
"Well hello," She turned to Meredith. "You did that fast."
"Addison, Mark" Derek said.
Sara started whispering a little too loud. "Who is she?"
"I'm Addison" she offered her hand. Sara didn't take it.
"Sara" She said, just above a whisper.
"Addison why are you here?" Derek said with the rude tone he used the last time she showed.
"Derek!" Meredith hissed. She nodded to Sara. "Addison, Mark how are you?"
"Fine, fine"
"Addison, why are you here?"
Meredith sighed.
"I'm here for work Derek, Mark got a job offer and I came with him."
"How fun" Derek said.
Addison turned to Meredith. "I didn't know you had a child."
"We adopted her"
"Ah, how cute, how old is she?"
"I just turned five" Sara said less shy, then she was before.
"Wow, that's old"
"I know"
Addison turned to Derek again. "Derek, we need to talk, it's urgent."
"Well, talk to me right here"
She laughed. "I have a feeling you really wouldn't want that."
"No seriously Addison, tell me"
"Derek, it's about Adrienne."
Derek's eyes widened and from the corner he could see Meredith raise an eyebrow. Derek turned to her. "I'm going to go talk about this, okay? I'll be back in a few minutes." He leaned forward to kiss her but she stepped back.
"I'm going to bring Sara to day care." She said confused and she walked away.
Derek walked away with Addison and Mark was left behind on his own.
VO: Sometimes in live unexpected thing happen. It can be good or bad things, but you just don't know why. My answer has always been: Life is like an echo, what you send out, you get back. Karma. But what did I do wrong this time…?
Well, do you like? Oeh, mystery… Who is Adrienne? I love making cliff hangers, but I hate watching/reading them myself!