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Chapter 2: Winding Down
Megans POV
I smile god it was good to be somewhere where there were actually places that I can run. I've just finished my run and I stretch my arms above my head. I never knew why Addison would phone me up and complain about the fact that Seattle was such a horrible place. I shake my head and take a swig of water I walk away and am not watching where I'm going and I nearly bump into someone. I groan and I look up and I see a woman that looks vaguely familiar. But I don't know why. But then it clicks I know whose standing in front of me I've seen pictures of her, though I've never actually met her. Yes whenever she came to Paris I made myself scarce. Yes its stupid but still Addie never said anything bad about her. But I still didn't like her. Yup Meredith Grey is standing in front of me. "Ah sorry about that I should have been watching where I was going," I say.
She looks at me and I can see the recognition dawn on her face. "Your her Derek's half-sister Megan," she said. Busted god I've never been so mortified in my life. It was obvious with all the stupid excuses I used to make not to be in my own apartment at the time of her coming. I brush my blonde hair away from my face and give her a smile not my usual full blown I like you smile but a passive one. "You don't like me do you?" Wow she really should become a neurosurgeon she's already a genius. What gave that away honey? The fact that I was never around when you visited or the fact that I don't really want to be standing here talking to you. Hmm?
I crossed my arms I couldn't say that now could I that would me mean and harsh and rather rude as well. My mother taught me better than that. "I am Dereks sister yes," I say. Oh yes play it cool don't look nervous even though you are nervous and you hate that feeling. "I can't say if I dislike you or not I don't know you that would be a presumption." Yea okay so lying through my teeth but in a way I was right as well I had an idea of her not given by anyone else. But given by the fact from what I've heard of her I made my own thoughts of her. Not fair I know.
I see her nod out of the corner of my eye she understands or she sort of understands I guess. I don't have much time since I start work for the first time today at Seattle Grace. Thats a scary thought truly that really is. Sure I worked in Paris under Dr.Sasha Martinez a wonderful Cardio surgeon but there's more people counting on me here and thats what's scary. "No I understand Megan I mean I know your close to Addison and I respect that. But maybe we could try and get to know each other," Meredith said.
Huh did she just say she wanted to get to know me or was I hearing things or am I dreaming maybe I'm dreaming. I'd never liked my brothers girlfriends before I mean okay the ones that I've known about anyways. I mean the first time I met him he was what 23 and I was 14 I didn't have much of a childhood with him and we rarely saw each other after that anyways. Except a few times including his wedding to Addison. I had been invited to her bridal shower by my half-sisters who adored me which to this day I'm extremely glad about I can tell you. I was a scrawny looking seventeen year old I ain't perfect now I can tell you but I looked worst back then. But they all made me feel welcome and I couldn't ask for anything better. I gave her a small smile, "its not you Meredith I've never liked my brothers girlfriends the ones I met anyways Addison was the only one I have ever adored because she's always made me feel welcome. And not like someones kid sister. But I would like to give you a chance," I say giving a bigger smile.
I see her almost sigh with relief. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad she didn't seem like to bad a person and things could be worst she could be some dumb blonde. "Thankyou for giving me that I mean you never know this might be the start of a beautiful friendship," she said laughing slightly. I rolled my eyes at her movie puns oh yes we are getting off to a very good start. But I start laughing after a second maybe she was right maybe this was the start of a friendship. Weirder things had happened in my life which I wouldn't want to discuss but thats not the point. "So Addie says its your first day of work today."
I nodded and smiled at her, "maybe stranger things have happened I suppose," I say. I shudder whe she mentions works not that I don't love work but I have a feeling its going to be quite fun working alongside Derek and Addison they'd had a fight this morning. It was like they were back together but worst I shook my head and sighed. It had been a stupid fight as well might residue from when she left the last time I guess. I noticed Meredith looking at me strangely. Yes I suppose I must look a little strange. "Sorry just thinking about this morning Derek came by the house and he and Addie had an altercation they still fight like they are married."
Meredith chuckled and nodded, "you'll enjoy work I promise the people don't bite too much just watch out for some like Dr.Bailey the Nazi as she's called," Meredith said. I had heard of her from Addison she didn't sound too bad some say she'd mellowed over the last few years. But I think from what I've heard the woman wouldn't agree to that statement. I nod though and smile when she chuckled at what I said. "I bet you have a lot of stories about the two of them neither of them like to share all that much. Want to join me for breakfast?"
I shrugged my shoulders I only had to be in, in two hours so what the hell. What did I have to lose having breakfast with another person. A person who didn't seem too bad even though like everyone I had come to a presumption about her a bad one but still at the same time people can be wrong its not a crime. Unless it was she would be locked away in prison right now. "Sure why not and oh yes I have loads of stories," I say. "Come into my office." Meredith smiled and we walked away.
Addie's POV
I walk to the nurses station I had a couple in the next room apart from Izzie she had been assigned George O'Malley and he wasn't here yet. Though she wouldn't begrudge the guy anything when she was here the last time he seemed really nice. She looked through the file she bit her lip it was sad the child might not live. Addie bit her lip and rememebered when Aurora was born how nerve wrecking that had been she had stopped breathing. Izzie came up with George. "Addison I found him he just got in," Izzie said.
I turned around and smiled I see George hasn't changed much which was good. I'd heard from Izzie that he and that Callie person had gotten married and they had two children. He looks a little nervous around me no wonder I'd have to remember to apologize to him later. After I'd found out about Meredith and Derek I had kind of blown up at him for no apparent reason. "Hi George," I say. He looks at me and gives me a tiny hint of a smile no hard feelings I can tell. "Walk with me." I feel them follow me "all right Dr Stevens tell me about the patient so you can bring Dr O'Malley up to speed."
I see her stop for a second and look at me and then at George and then she kept walking, "patient is Sarah Thomas she's twenty-four and eight and a half months pregnant. She's had two miscarriages before this pregnancy early on in the in the fourth month the baby was diagnosed with Charge syndrome at this point we don't know how the baby will be affected. So far mother and baby are doing fine but from I hear she'll be going this alone. Husband split last month didn't want anything to do with a baby that may have problems," Izzie said. She looked inside the room and watched the woman watch her babies heartbeat.
I nod she has come along way from all those years ago I was surprised when I saw her in France after hearing that she had quit the intern programme. But I knew she would come around eventually or I had hoped and under my guidance and further more she'll be one of the best neonatal surgeons ever. I breathed god I hated doing this but I loved my job but I hated the part of telling these such things. They were the worst. I smile at Sarah. "Good morning Sarah," I say. She looks up and I see that she's been crying I wish I could a smile on her face for just a moment and tell her that everything will be all right not even I know that. I'm not god.
I sit down beside her and I take her hand I don't know what I would do without Megan and thats what's reflected back in her face. "Will my baby be all right Dr Montgomery?" she asked. She looked at me so hopefull I wish I could just lie to her and say it would be okay and the baby would come out normally and it would be okay.
I grasped her hand and gave her the most reassuring smile I could give her at this point in time. Yea right probably wasn't looking very reassuring at this point. I had been in her position about ten years ago and the doctors lied to me and reassured me that my baby would be okay. And I vowed that I wouldn't ever be like that. Beyond upsetting the patient I would make sure that she understood everything. "I won't lie to you Sarah its not going to be good but I promise you that no matter what I will make sure this gets a good fighting chance," I say. She starts sobbing and I wrap my arm around her tightly. "You'll see it will be okay." I hoped.
I stood up once she'd fallen asleep and left the room the surgery would be the next morning. And god I hoped for her sake that this little girl survived. I looked at George and Izzie who had stood watching me, "what do you want us to do now?" Izzie asked.
I look at her and smile she knows how I work and I work fast, "keep checking on her just make sure everythings all right and make sure she's comfortable," I say. I walked away and breathed in this is one of those times I really wished I could run to Derek and just feel his arms wrap around him. Even if I could he wasn't here today he had the day off and was spending it with Megan. I smile at the thought. But it makes me remember not so long ago when everything had felt right.
Flashback
Addison walked into the house that she shared with her husband. God she was giddy and she could smell the most devine food coming out of the kitchen. That mean Derek was home they had made sure that they didn't have anything to do tonight. She closed her eyes it was their eighth wedding annivery. Yup eight years today and she had the best news. She had the ultimate news. She walked into the kitchen and sure enough there he was. She could see that he had showered his hair was wet. She walked up behind him wrapped her arms around him. "Evening handsome," she whispered.
Derek smiled as he felt her press her lips into his back how could he ask for anything better. His beautiful wife was home and everything was right with the world. He turned away from what he was cooking and he wrapped his arms around her tightly. "Evening beautiful," he said. He leant down and kissed her softly. Though he didn't have to lean too far she was just a few inches shorter than he was. He brushed her red hair over her shoulder he looked into the soft blue of her eyes. "How was your day?"
Addison kissed him one last time and grabbed a glass from the cupboard and poured herself a glass of wine as he went back to work. "Not so good a patient of mine you know her Rebecca Halliwell she's having triplets. She's never been able to carry to full term but she managed it but one of the kids isn't doing too good," she said. She brushed her red hair away from her face and looked down as she sipped from the glass. She had helped deliver three beautiful little girls but she wasn't even sure that any one of them would survive. She looked up as Derek kissed her forehead and she sighed and closed her eyes and leant her forehead against his chest. I keep my eyes closed. "I know you'll tell me I'm not god I can't control everything but why can't I control this one thing to keep this beautiful little girl alive."
Derek sighed she let everything lay on her own shoulders and he didn't understand why she did that she didn't have too. No one knew the outcome of something like that happening. "Put it away for tonight Addie tonights for celebrating and who knows maybe tomorrow she'll be stronger things like that have happened," he said. He was trying to reassure her and he knew it always worked. He smiled when she looked up at him and kissed him softly. Looking into her eyes he didn't have a clue how he'd gotten so lucky with such a beautiful woman. His best friend Mark said it was sheer luck.
Addison looked at him and tilted her head she wondered what was going on in his head but he was right for right now it was about them and no one else. And she knew he would be happy about her news they had been trying for a while now and had come to an agreement. "Yea I know its a night for us and no one else," she said. She played with a piece of his hair at the nape of his neck. "And if your good maybe you'll see what I have in store for you later." She was teasing but he would take the bait he enjoyed it as much as she did.
Derek laughed and shook his head she was a tease and she was way too good at it as well. "Well I'll try to be on my best behavior but there's no promises," he said. He kissed her one last time and went back to cooking at the stove he had decided to make her favourite fried chicken, with mash potatoes, corn on the cobb and salad. He had actually managed to buy the right things for the salad this time round. Thank god. He chuckled to himself the last salad he'd made had been disasterous. And he hadn't wanted to repeat that.
Addison had gone upstairs and had changed into something more seductive. Her favourite dress and she knew it was Dereks as well it was a soft green colour which highlighted her hair beautifully. She decided to leave her hair down she wasn't much for putting her hair up unless she was at work and it didn't get in the way. She went back down and jumped up onto the counter. "So what do you think of my attire?" she asked. "Suitable for tonight or do you think its a little overdone."
Derek turned half way round not really looking, "I'm sure nothing," he trailed off when he saw her sitting there. Why did she have to do that to him she knew what that green dress did to him. And she had her hair down with a slight touch of make-up at thirty-three he didn't think Addison needed any make-up unless she chose to put it on. So maybe he was a little biased and he thought she was the most beautiful person in the world. "I definitely don't think it's overdone," he finally said when he regained his speech and thought pattern. "I feel underdressed."
Addison cried bingo in her head yup smart girl but hell she already knew that. She uncrossed her legs and pulled her dress down so that she would look ladylike instead of a seductress. She licked her lips and trailed a finger across his collar and down the front of his slightly open shirt. "I wouldn't say that I think your somewhat overdressed for what I have in mind," she said. She grinned and watched his expression though he looked a little dazed.
He then looked up at her voice "oh well I know what you have on your mind," he said. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him he licked his lips and smiled. "And I've got it on mine as well so we're on the same wave length." He kissed her softly on the lips.
Addison smiled and looked at him she decided she couldn't wait any longer she needed to tell him right now or god help her she would faint or something. "Derek you know how we've been trying for that thing that we both really want." When she looked into his eyes she saw that he understood her meaning. She traced a finger down the side of her neck, "well as you know I've not been feeling very well and I went to my Obgyn today and she confirmed it." She bit her lip as it dawned on him but she could see the somewhat uncertainty as well. "I'm pregnant Derek your going to be a daddy."
Derek looks at her in shock and then it finally sinks in she's just told him she's carrying their baby theirs their dream of starting a family had finally come true. He laughed and picked her up and spun her around. "We're going to be the best parents in the world," he said. He kissed her as they both laughed and thought about their baby and how great it would be when they would be able to hold her or him in their arms.
End Flashback
Addison thought about that night and the months that followed the heartbreak and everything that had happened. Her marriage had gone through a lot that year and even more so after it. She walked into the park Derek had called and said thats where he and Megan were. And had offered to take them both out to dinner. She spotted them playing on the lawn their daughter would sure get a good night sleep tonight with her father wearing her out. She felt old feelings resurface which was a bad thing she didn't need to do this to herself again. But she couldn't help it and she knew there was some part of her that wished she could fall back into his arms and forget anyhing ever happened. But you never know it may happen or may not.
To be continued...
Note: A lot of my sarcasm towards Meredith will come out in Megan which should be interesting to say the least. Oh and also Megan was born from an affair that Dereks father had when he was away on business a lot. I'm saying Derek's about 38 in this and there's a nine year age gap. So Meg's 29 so she is in her fourth year of residency. And she wants to go in for Cardiothoracic Surgery. Also I'd like your opinion on Megan. Oh sorry and also George and Callie are married they have a three year old son named David and a eight month old baby girl named Elisabeth.