I'm up at five to run, trying to get back into the habit, and back by six-thirty. I step into the kitchen as Iz is making breakfast and turn to George with a raised brow as he begins to sort his clothes at the table.
"Mate, we eat there." I state, pulling off my sweaty shirt before grabbing the last bottle of water from the fridge.
"Well, another sleepless night in Seattle." He complains, rubbing his face tiredly.
"Yeah, who was it this time? Hairy back guy?" Iz rolls her eyes, tossing me a piece a toast as she ogles my torso when she thinks I'm not looking.
"You know who I miss? Inappropriate facial hair guy. You know he did his own dishes?" Puppy comments, glancing up at me every so often as I sip my drink.
"Oh, tattooed ass guy made coffee!" I roll my eyes as I head to the steps, going to take a quick shower before getting dressed for work. I take my Lambo as I feel she doesn't get enough love and make it to work in record time, feeling better than I have in days.
I stop by the coffee cart for my usual, plus Addison's, and practically skip down to her office. I raise a brow as I see her hair pulled back for once before handing over her drink, smiling softly. She smiles gratefully as she sips and then holds up a copy of a contract, her contract I see as I lean forward a bit.
"Congratulations, Dr. Montgomery, glad to be working with you." I smirk, downing the rest of my drink before tossing it into her waste bin with ease.
"You as well, Dr. Black. By the way, we have quints coming in and I'll need your help as it's a pretty high risk pregnancy. C'mon, you can come meet the mother with me." She states, pulling me out of her office by the sleeve of my jacket. We head up to a private room where I shake hands with the mother and listen to Iz answer Addison's questions. I'm slightly shocked when I hear the mother already has triplets, not being able to imagine that pain at all.
Once we're done I have Addison text Callie about lunch and go outside to meet Mer and Cris. I plop down on the bench beside them and smirk, snagging Mer's coffee for a sip as she smacks my shoulder. I listen to them talk about Mer's one-night stands and Cris getting 'keyed before coffee' when I notice Mer's guy from this morning.
"Meredith?" The guy, Jake I think, asks with a bit of nervousness seeping into his voice.
"What are you doing here, Steve?" His name is totally not Jake then.
"I'm having a little problem." He mutters, my eyes drawn to the jacket he's holding in front of him.
"Actually, a big problem." He moves the jacket to the side making me chuckle as Cris practically introduces herself to the guy's dick. I end up helping them sneak the guy through the hospital and we almost have it when Bailey nabs them, leaving Mer to deal with the Nazi alone. I high-five Cris as we walk away, the other doctor trying not to burst out laughing.
I see Iz talking with the quints mother and touching the woman's stomach but as that is none of my business I just keep walking. I stop to watch Addison speak with McAss and Burke for a second, smiling as she leaves the second Burke does. I stop to grab another coffee, feeding my unhealthy addiction, checking my phone as I go. I have about an hour till lunch with the ladies so I stop by the Pit to take on a few cases while I wait, anything to keep myself busy and not think about the redhead.
After setting two splints, suturing, and even removing someone's dick from a Pringles can. That last one was a strange but I don't know why I'm surprised. Americans are quite strange indeed. Finishing my charts, I jog up to the cafe where they're waiting for me at our usual table, a tray of food for me and another coffee.
"Thanks love," I mutter, plopping down next to Addison and smirking, "I just removed some bloke's dick from a Pringles can." I laugh as Addison chokes on her coffee, Callie joining me as we attract attention from the others, including the interns.
"Give a girl some warning, Hadrien." Addison glares, reaching over to swat my shoulder in a Meredith-like manner.
"I've heard those words before, different setting though." I reply casually, full on laughing as Callie chokes this time. Addison joins me once she makes sure Callie's still breathing, her laugh as beautiful as she is.
"I didn't want to know that." Callie mumbles, taking a gulp of water before glaring at me as Addison just had. I finish my sandwich and go to ask if they've had any interesting cases when I'm suddenly paged. I get up and smile apologetically before sending Addison my signature smirk and a quick wink before jogging off, but not before hearing Callie's reply.
"Damn, girl, he ever look at me like I'd jump into bed immediately!" I chuckle as I run, sprinting down to the quints room. I end up meeting Addison there, who won't meet my eyes, and pull the blanket back to see that her placenta started to tear. I head up to the O.R. with them and scrub in quickly as we have more doctors coming in to help.
I see Mer watching Shepherd and can't help but sigh deeply, knowing that this won't end well. I help transport babies as they're delivered, marveling at how a woman could have five fetus' in her but just rack it up to the fact that women are hardcore. I assist Burke, as I minored with Peds, and do my best to help keep the baby stabilized. It's a long, grueling process but eventually the team manages to get each baby stabilized and to the NICU.
I stand outside the door and listen as each intern tries to determine which quint is the best, but it turns to bad-mouthing Karev when he walks in. I turn to Addison as she walks toward me, a soft-yet tired-smile on her face as she stops to lean against the wall.
"I need a drink." She mutters, massaging her scalp with her eyes clenched shut.
"I don't think that's the best idea, as it seems you have a headache and that you are on call for the rest of the night." I point out, motioning for her to follow me as the interns get up to leave. I buy her a bottle of water from the cart before taking her to an on-call room, shrugging off my coat and flopping onto a bed.
"Get some sleep, you're gonna need." I say, pointing to the bed across from me with a smirk. I roll over onto my back but watch as she removes her own coat without hesitation, sliding into the bed with a grateful smile.
"Goodnight, Hadrien."
"Goodnight, Addison."