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Chapter Four: Dinner with the Olinsky's.
"It's good to see you Kat," Meredith said throwing her arms around Caitlyn, she was thrilled to see her and had been so upset when Alvin had told her what had happened; she had never wanted to see Caitlyn hurt. The fact that she was here in Chicago only made Meredith worry, she was almost relieved that Alvin had refused to tell Caitlyn who her father was.
Meredith was sure that finding out would only led to heartbreak for her and she knew the poor girl had been through enough because of her mother; she was never going to forget what had happened. Ushering Caitlyn into the house, Meredith tried to keep the conversation light; she didn't wish to upset her any further and she was sure that had all come as a shock to her.
"How was apartment hunting?" Meredith asked recalling what Alvin had told her, she was pleased to see that Caitlyn wasn't letting this get her down. The fact that she was being so proactive about all of this inspired Meredith, she liked that Caitlyn wasn't just sitting around and mopping about something that she couldn't change.
"It went well. I'm waiting to hear back from a couple of places," Caitlyn replied hopeful that she would hear soon, she still had to find a job and she was sure that would be harder than finding an apartment. Meredith nodded her head, she was happy for her and she truly hoped that it would work out; she moved to check on dinner knowing that Alvin would be arrive soon. It was rare that her husband would join them for dinner but he had insisted especially knowing that Caitlyn was going to be there.
"Well I hope you get it," Meredith replied doubting that staying in a hotel for long would be cheap, it would be better when Caitlyn had her own place; she would be able to get settled here quickly and have her stuff sent. Caitlyn nodded her head and looked around the home that Meredith had built, she had never quite understood how things worked between Meredith and Alvin; it was strange how they made their marriage work. Her godfather lived in the shed in the back garden and had done so for as long as she could remember; he very rarely came into the house unless there was an important reason to do so.
"Cait… you're here," Lexi shouted rushing forward to wrap her arms around her, she had been so excited when her mother had told her that Caitlyn would be joining them for dinner. It had been forever since she had last seen her and she was thrilled that Caitlyn was here to stay from what her mother had told her. Hugging Lexi, Caitlyn tried to swallow the lump that formed in her throat and she hated that her mind slipped back to the ruins of her family back in New York; she hated that they had crumbled so easily.
"Mum says you're here to stay," Lexi said smiling, she was sure that Chicago would be a good place for Caitlyn and she would learn to love it more than New York. Meredith hadn't told her much about what had happened but Lexi could only imagine what had made Caitlyn decide to make the change to come here. Nodding her head, Caitlyn didn't want to talk about it and she hoped that she wouldn't be questioned about it too much; she wanted to forget even for a little while about the mess in New York.
"Dinner will be ready soon," Meredith said before disappearing into the kitchen, leaving Lexi and Caitlyn alone in the living room while she finished off preparing dinner. She knew that it wouldn't be long before Alvin appeared and her husband had mentioned that he was going to be joining them for dinner tonight.
Sitting down on the couch, Caitlyn peeked around the living room and thought about the family home that now laid abandoned; she very much doubted that Richard would be returning there anytime soon. The sound of her phone ringing made Caitlyn sigh and she quickly reached into her pocket; pulling out of her phone and glanced at it before she answered the call.
"Hello?" Caitlyn said wondering who could be calling her, she was almost surprised when one of the people that she had spoken with about a roommate application spoke back to her. Caitlyn hadn't been expecting to hear back from any of them so quickly, she had thought it would at least be a few days before she heard back from anyone about an apartment. The fact that Mercedes had called her back so quickly made Caitlyn nervous and she listened to what the woman said; a smile slowly forming on her face as she found out that she had gotten the apartment.
"Really? I got the room, that's great. Thank you," Caitlyn said thrilled, it had been one of the nicer rooms that she had seen and she was thankful that she had got it. Quickly talking to Mercedes about the arrangements for her moving in, Caitlyn was relieved that things had worked out so well and now she just had to worry about finding a job. Getting off the phone, Caitlyn couldn't stop smiling and she knew that things were finally looking up for her; she hadn't thought that she would find her feet so quickly.
"You found somewhere to live?" Alvin said leaning against the doorframe, he hadn't made any noise when he had entered the house where his family lived. His voice made Caitlyn jump and she nodded her head as she peeked at him; she was sure that Meredith and Lexi hadn't realised that he had appeared home from work.
"That's good. I might have found you some temporary work," Alvin murmured knowing that it wasn't much but it was something and it would keep her on her feet until she found something more permanent. It was by a stroke of luck that he had heard one of his co-workers complain that they didn't have anyone to answer the phones; Sheldon Jin had repeatedly pointed out that he was a Tech and Surveillance expert. Alvin was sure that Caitlyn could more than handle answering a couple of phones and make sure that any intel that was received while they were working a case was documented.
"You didn't have to do that… I would have managed," Caitlyn murmured shaking her head, she had sent out a few CVs and she was hopeful that she would hear back soon enough. However, Caitlyn wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth and she was thankful for any help that she could get; now that she had an apartment, she could expect there to be bills. Alvin didn't say anything as he made his way further into the room, he had no doubts that she would have done so; she had always been capable of looking after herself.
"Don't worry about it, it's nothing permanent and you can leave any time," Alvin encouraged with a nod of his head, he would be able to keep an eye on her while she got settled in Chicago this way. There was no doubt in his mind that Caitlyn would be able to fly under the raider and he very much doubted that anyone would work out who she was. Alvin was almost relieved that no one would know who she was, he knew that she wanted to know who her father was and no one would be able to help her with that one.
"Thank you," Caitlyn said gratefully, she would still continue to look for another job but this took the pressure off and she hoped that she'd be able to find something she truly loved to do. Secretary work would keep her busy and she was sure that she would be able to manage; she could only imagine the cases that came through the department where Alvin worked.
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