Meredith got off the elevator, looking around nervously. She hadn't really interned much up here, and she hadn't seen Addison since Derek and her had ended it. She went up to the nurse's station, asking a nurse where Dr. Shepherd was.
"You mean Dr. Montgomery? She's in the Nicu, do you want me to page her?"
"No no, I'll meet her in there." Meredith sighed. She went to the nicu entrance, scrubbed her arms and hands, before donning a mask and a gown and entered. Addison was leaning over a bassinet listening to a baby's lungs.
She glanced up as Meredith approached.
"Dr. Grey." She nodded curtly.
"Dr. She.. Add…uh Montgomery." Meredith stammered.
Addison gave a wry smile, "I'm in the process of divorcing my husband of eleven years, and I will be taking back my maiden name, so I am Dr. Montgomery now. But, I'm sure you already know all about that, I heard all about your dating and weekend trip."
"Addison, " Meredith started.
Addison held up a hand,"You don't need to explain anything to me Meredith, I understand that my husband doesn't love me anymore because he loves you. He loves you so much, he carries your worn panties around in his pocket… What he did with them, I'd rather leave a mystery. You won. I can't compete. He spent all this time while I was here walking around like a zombie. I saw the longing looks, and I am tired of being the Satan that kept McDreamy away from Meredith."
Meredith looked away. She would rather Addison yell and be bitchy, than appear so broken.
"Look… I don't blame you. Well a little. I mean you walked away, he was the one chasing. You went through a lot. And I like you. I think you're going to be a fine surgeon. You're a good person. I just am having trouble with the fact that you lied to me about sleeping with him."
Meredith started. "Addison, When you asked me that, I had NOT slept with Derek. I never, NEVER intended what happened to happen. I was moving on. I wouldn't do that, it just happened. " She stopped, thinking before she continued, " I know you understand that after Mark."
Addison looked at the younger woman. She nodded. She did understand all to easy how it could happen.
"Meredith, this baby has rhonchi and wheezes in her upper and lower left lobes, Order a stat chest x-ray, and let's start some Levaquin IV for now." She indicated for Meredith to step over and listen, handing over her stethoscope.
Meredith walked over, relieved that at least for now the discussion was over and they were going to be able to work together. "Do you think it's RDS?"
"Exactly, Baby was 36 weeks, and should have been ok. Mom should have had betamethasone just in case though. They induced over at Mercy for pre-eclampsia without thinking about that."
Meredith listened to the babies chest, before she went over to the phone to call radiology. Addison scribbled some orders and progress notes, before she stepped over to Meredith.
"After you get the x-ray, I will be doing a c-section in two, twins. Scrub in."
Meredith nodded. Addison stopped in the doorway, "I don't hate you Grey." And then she walked out.