Addison's POV
I woke up today I turn to look at the clock it was a little bit later than usual, feeling my head throbbing from uncontrollable tears.
"Great, a great way to start the day," I tell myself ironically, I get up from my bed and went into the bathroom to do my hygiene, shower, put on a little bit of sunscreen and red lipstick, and get dressed.
Since I'm in a hurry and probably just checking on the mothers today, I wear skinny-fit jeans with a cream white silk blouse, and the first pair of shoes I see is a high heel black silhouette from Louboutin. I leave my house, Callie was sleeping next to me but she was called in for an emergency so she left first.
On my way to the hospital that's when it click to me, I didn't have my coffee yet since I'm in a hurry. I look at my watch there's no time to go to Starbucks to get my coffee so I'd have to settle for hospital coffee, that happening I should know that this day is not a great day for me but I put a little enthusiasm that maybe life turns around later.
I dialed Christina's number after a few rings she answered, hearing the beeping monitor she must be operating.
"Hey, Satan, What's up?"
"Are you operating?" Stating the obvious
"Yes, captain obvious can't you hear?" I heard small waves of laughter from the other end but soon died down, looks like Christina make them shut up. Even though she teases me or annoys me, Christina doesn't like when other people do that to me especially when that person is I'm not close to.
"Whatever Cardio God, how long are you gonna be in there?"
"Not long, I'll just connect the major arteries. About 10 minutes tops, why?"
"When you get out of the OR, when you get coffee can you get me one also."
"You lazy ass, you called me in the middle of surgery just to get you a coffee? What am I your secretary" she said trying to sound furious.
"Please, I'm still on the road and I'm gonna be late, haven't had my caffeine yet" I made a small cute voice, I don't care if half the hospital heard me.
"Argh! Fine but you owe me for this, I'm gonna hang up now cause I'm going to finish this and get your coffee, your majesty"
"Yeah, you're my hero"
"Yeah Yeah that's why I'm God, bye drive safe"
"Bye" then I hang up, maybe this day won't be bad after all. Just manifesting it will.
I got in the hospital parking lot and get my stuff, upon arriving at the receptionist. I heard a voice calling me from behind, it was Kai.
"Good morning Dr. Montgomery" she greeted me with her gracious smile and her short blond hair moving against the wind as she walks towards me, when she get close to me, holding two cups probably contains a coffee inside.
"Oh thank you and good morning Dr. Bartley" I was about to take the coffee, I was about to take a sip from the beverage that Kai gave me when someone called me from my side, I didn't have to look to see who it was. Soon her scent invaded my nostrils, that sweet musk scent.
"Good morning Dr. Montgomery" she stare at me then turn her gaze at Kai "oh Dr. Bartley you're here good morning," she said with a tone of annoying the person beside me
"Of course, I will be here, I work here for years Dr. Grey" Meredith just ignore Kai's statement and turn back her attention to me, she smiles so brightly. I miss those smiles, I used to wake up staring at those.
"Anyway, I brought you coffee to start the morning" she handed me a tumbler, I open my mouth and was about to refuse and tell her that I already have coffee when Kai interrupted me
"She already has coffee" lifting one coffee that has my name on it "Cappuccino for you" she handed me the cup.
"Thank you"
"Well you just bought it somewhere but Addison I made this cappuccino from scratch and way better than store-bought coffee" she takes the other cup to place it on the top counter and replaces it with the tumbler she brought.
"Ahem..." I said trying to absorb what was happening, earlier I don't have coffee and asked my dear friend to get me one, now Kai and Meredith are fighting about who's coffee I should take.
"I gave her mine first, so back of Dr. Grey" Kai threatens
"Well now I'm here Dr. Bartley and I'm not backing out," Meredith said with the same intensity and attitude as Kai's. I look at our surroundings and we are gathering people.
"ENOUGH!" I heard Christina's voice scream making the two shut their mouths, she's holding the coffee I asked for.
"what the hell is happening here?" Callie intervenes "Addie?"
"Dr. Grey and Dr. Bartley were competing in who's coffee Dr. Montgomery should get, one led to another..." the person in the reception explains.
"You two are idiots, and you" Christina pointed at me "you didn't say anything to stop this moron from fighting?"
"I couldn't stop them, when I'm about to say something the other one would talk and vice versa" glaring at the two of them.
Christina massage her temples "you two morons take your crap because neither of your coffees will Addison take" when they didn't make a move Christina shouts "NOW!" And as if in an emergency, Kai and Meredith take each of the cups and immediately left.
"Shows over people!" Callie announce and people started to walk away from us. Callie, Christina, and I started to walk away also discarding the strange looks hospital staff
"Oh God Addie, I cannot..." Callie said then making weird steps as if she's avoiding something from behind me
"Calliope what the fuck ate you doing?" I said proceeding to the elevator.
"Oh I'm just your hair"
"Why what's wrong? I haven't done anything to it yet"
"Callie, what are you saying?" Christina irritably said
"Two fine and intelligent doctors are fighting for our friend here" while putting her arm around my shoulder "I was being careful trying not to step on her hair because it's so long" she remove her hands and pick up this imaginary long hair
"Shut up Callie, Christina help me out here"
"Ohhh! You're right Callie it's so long even rapunzel can't even" Christina joined our crazy friend
"You two are crazy... STOP IT" When the elevator arrived we got in.
"Hey, have you seen nurse Debbie's new blog?" Callie open a topic
"No, why?" Christina and I replied in unison
"Last night when you and Grey's banter about your past was heard by the majority of the staff including nurse Debbie," Callie said got her phone and started scrolling through it and when she found what she was looking for, she put the screen in front of us.
"Satan and the town's new crush, Dr. Grey, appear to have a history, and it didn't end well; according to their exchange of words, Dr. Grey cheated on Satan. But, although this new attractive doctor apologized to her several times, she refused to let her explain her side of the story, poor Dr. Grey. Satan is still resentful about the breakup and refuses to forgive the attractive, talented doctor who still bears the name Dr. Montgomery."
"Wow" is all I can say "she hated me that much"
"Yeah well that's what you get when you took away her brochure," Christina said
"I didn't know it was hers from the first place, and I've been here for what almost three years and she still wouldn't let it go and now she found something to attack me even more" I let out a sigh
"Yeah well, Debbie isn't the only one who will be hating you now," Callie said nervousness is evident in her tone and maybe a hint of "you're gonna be dead" tone.
"What do you mean?" I look at her confusingly
"Since Grey arrived here, a lot of women and men have a crush on her. And nurse Debbie's blog is popular among staff, they will know what you did to her. Some comments are not in your favor"
"What?! I was the one who got cheated with"
"Yeah some people say Meredith should be forgiven as she had been apologetic multiple times" Christina intervene reading the comments
I came closer too to read some of the comments and by all accounts their siding with Meredith.
"Argh! I hate this day"
It was afternoon when I headed to the cafeteria to get something to eat like I expected no surgery today, it was mellow and it turns out a good day besides Kai and Meredith competing at everything that involves me.
Earlier they were fighting about who was going to carry the equipment that I need for checking a patient, other time where I was scheduling the residence surgery and rotation and assuring twice that I gave equal time to each department because as chief of residents it's my job, everywhere I go it seems like their there. I don't get peace.
"What can I get you De. Montgomery" the nice lady ask me
"I'd get one chicken sal-"
"Hey Addison, you don't have to order. I bought us lunch, Japanese food, I know you've been craving for it" Kai stated holding two large paper bags
"Oh, okay thank you. Sorry Angel, I have to cancel my order" I informed the cashier
"It's okay doc, have a great lunch."
"Thank you" I smile and continue to walk to an empty table, Kai and I take a seat and settle our lunch. While I stuff my mouth with food, out of nowhere Meredith appeared in front of our table holding a paper bag.
"Addie let's have lunch" Meredith cheerily said
"She's already having a lunch with me, doctor," Kai said
"Is your name Addison?" She gazes at Kai, glaring
"No"
"Then your answer is invalid because I'm asking Addison" she turns to me "so"
"Ahem.. we're already having lunch so.." when I pause I see the disappointment in her eyes, I turn my gaze between Kai and Meredith and see Kai has a smirk on her face "but.. you can sit with us, looks like the cafeteria is full at this time" I suggested, "is it okay Kai?" I asked Kai's permission now the victory smirk on her face faded, I cannot see it but I know it was Meredith's turn to smug.
"Yeah, it's okay" trying to sound convincing
"I bought your favorite, creamy truffle pasta with garlic bread and potato skin," she said taking out all the food in the bag, I couldn't contain my smile after all these years she still remembers my favorite dish.
"Oh my God Mer, thank you," I said out of my knowledge "oh sorry, habits" Kai cleared her throat
"It's okay, let's eat"
"Yeah"
Awkwardness is radiating in our table, no one dare to speak, the only action we had at our table was Kai and Meredith glaring at each other. If a stare could kill these two will be practically dead
"So... the food is nice" I started cutting off the tension between the two
"Oh yeah, have you tasted the truffles?" Meredith said
"Not yet, I was finishing the sushi first" taking my chopsticks
"Try this first it will be cold and you that's one of your pet peeves cold food" she takes a fork full of pasta and volunteer to put it in my mouth, I hesitate for a minute but then I open my mouth and tasted the dish it was so good, I let out a groan, closing my eyes enjoying the taste.
"That is good," I said
"I know"
"Hey Adds, try this dumpling. You've been mentioning to me a lot before you love Japanese food" Kai approach me with a dumpling in her chopsticks, I don't want to be rude so I open my mouth even though I had already tasted it "it's delicious isn't it?" I nodded
"Addie tastes the potato skin it's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, here I'll dip in on onion dip" again she put it inside my mouth "am I right?" I nodded again,
"Addison here tempura, let me put the sauce to neutralize the saltiness from the dip" she penetrates the shrimp inside my mouth.
"Have some garlic bread it has fresh parmesan"
"Taste the salmon sushi, that's your favorite right"
Both of them stuff the foods they brought into my mouth before I could properly chew the food and swallow, now I look like a squirrel with a mouth full of nuts. I could feel my cheeks hurt from my facial tissue expanding to its full potential containing an excessive amount of food.
I hold out my hands stopping them at what they are doing, I masticate the food and swallowed it hurts. I take the cup containing an ice tea and drink it as my life depends on it, when I calm myself from that, I throw a dagger and look at them.
"Stop! Are you trying to kill me? You know what eats your own god damned food before I shove it down to your ass and let's see if you like it, I'm not a fucking pig that you shoved all the food with" I stated and aggressively stand up from my seat, then an intern comes towards us.
"Dr. Montgomery," he asked in a low voice
"What!"
"Mhmm... Dr. Hunt.. wants you... in- in his office" I didn't say another word and started to walk away to go to the Chief's office.
"What do you need" I enter without asking permission, I'm not in a mood to play nice.
"Hey there tiger, why are you in a bad mood" his cheerful attitude even put me in a bad mood.
"Don't start with me" I threaten
"Okay, there's a patient admitted this afternoon. Pregnant woman with quints" and that caught my attention, Owen gave me the patient's chart and I review it.
Even though I'm still in my residency, I am capable of handling this type of situation. Handling important and risky procedures, in a little while I'm going to be an attending and take up fellowships and do research that other neonatal surgeons aren't capable of performing. Because in my field there are not a lot of surgeons who can handle T.T.T.S, perform surgery while they are still in the womb, and lots of children had to live with cystic fibrosis. I wanna help those people who are in need in this kind of situation so that they don't have to travel to other countries just to have treatment.
And today quintuplets is a step forward to my goals, it's a risky pregnancy, if I didn't think this through I could lose the mother and the fetuses.
"I want to meet the mother"
"Let's go"
