"Good morning everyone," said Aimee cheerfully the next morning.
Izzie, George, Meredith and Derek were in the kitchen. Izzie was making breakfast, none of them had to be at the hospital until nine that morning. Aimee was wearing bright pink matching bra and panties with a New York Yankees unzipped hoodie.
"What happened to you last night? Joe said you left," Meredith demanded.
"Good morning to you too," retorted Aimee, grabbing a cup of coffee. Then she noticed George blushing obviously uncomfortable with Aimee's clothes or lack of. "See something you like Georgie?"
"Stop being mean," said Meredith. "And cover up!"
"Jeez are you channeling the dragon these days?" said Aimee zipping up the hoodie. "Happy now?"
"Yes," snapped Meredith.
"This is such a double standard," moaned Aimee. "I saw some black haired chick's bare ass on my way down."
This caused George to splutter his coffee and Izzie to start giggling.
"What? It's true and not a sight I need to see when I just wake up," said Aimee.
"That's Callie, George's 'friend' and yeah she does walk around naked A LOT!" said Izzie.
"Well Georgie, you might want to mention that three women live here and we don't need to see her jiggling bits okay?"
"Um…I have to go," said George blushing as he bumbled towards the door.
"Oh I feel bad," said Aimee. "George is so sweet!"
"ALEX!…" shouted George from the hallway.
"Oh no," groaned Aimee as Izzie and Meredith all but ran into the hall.
"Alex what are you doing here?" asked Izzie even though it was obvious that he had spent the night and was trying to sneak out the front door.
"Oh I was just leaving," said Alex.
"Then go," Aimee all but shoved him out the door.
"But…" said Alex still half asleep.
"Don't call me, I'll call you," she called after him, closing the door.
"That was a little harsh," said Derek who was watching from kitchen doorway.
"No harsher than Meredith's 'I'm going for a shower and when I get back you won't be here' line," snapped Aimee.
"You slept with Alex?" said Meredith. "Alex?"
"Yes," said Aimee.
"In your first night in Seattle?"
"Correct."
"Aimee!"
"Meredith!"
"Stop that!"
"Alright children behave," said Izzie. "We have to go to work."
"Tell her to stop channeling Mum then, you used to be cool," said Aimee to Meredith. "And didn't you do that prick on your first night in Seattle?"
"Aimee! Stop that." Said Meredith getting frustrated.
"Oh I'm going back to bed," said Aimee throwing her arms up in the air dramatically. "You need to lighten up."
"And you need to grow up," Meredith called, then muttered more to herself than anything. "I am channeling my mother…kill me now"
"Come on Meredith don't you think you are a little harsh on your sister," said Izzie. "She seems nice."
"You do not know my sister," said Meredith. "She is...annoying, a slob and she slept with Alex!"
"So...it's Alex," shrugged Izzie. "He sleeps with everyone."
"She called Sloan an 'old man' but she meant it 'in the hottest way' apparently."
"The girl has balls."
"You don't understand Iz...if you think I can be dark and twisty just wait until you put Aimee and my mother in the same room as each other."
"Doesn't she know your Mother is ill?" asked Izzie, she had wondered. Aimee always referred to Ellis as 'The Dragon', she had never acknowledged that she was ill.
"No she doesn't, I told you that my mother didn't want anyone except me to know."
"But she is your sister, it's her Mom too."
"My mother and Aimee are...so different yet so similar and Aimee makes it her mission in life to piss her off and my mother never knew how to handle people at the best of times," sighed Meredith getting tired of trying to explain it to Izzie, she really needed Cristina for this. "It's just complicated."
"She'll find out about your Mum sooner or later, wouldn't you rather it came from you so you can give her time with your Mother while she is still lucid, give her a chance to say goodbye."
"I don't know," said Meredith. "Maybe."