Riding The Wave
"Why do you keep on hanging round
Can't you see it gets me down?
Because when I look at you I see
Somebody I just don't want to be."
You're A Nightmare – Pulp
"What are you doing here?" I hiss as I grab her arm and pull her towards the door.
"Whoa, hold on, we're getting divorced, you can't tell me to the leave. And according to the Chief I can't leave. Apparently I something called a contract." Addison said, with a fierce glare in her eye.
"How long?" I ask, desperation in my voice.
"2 years."
My silence feels the void. Pain hums behind my eyes.
"This cannot be happening."
"Get used to it. I'm Dr Montgomery now. And I'm staying."
As she walks away I turn and head to the bank of lifts. I stab the button as if it'd make the lift come faster. I step in, punch in the floor I need and pray that she's there.
I hear a murmuring conversation, listening closely I make out Yang, O'Malley and Stevens talking. I walk into the corridor and just stay at the woman curled on the bed. I ignore the rest of them and walk over to her.
"I'm so sorry Mere. She can't leave. The Chief is making her work out her contract."
She looks up at me with red rimmed eyes. "How long?" she asks, voicing the same question I asked Addison moments before.
"2 years." I pull her to me. "This doesn't mean anything. She's my ex-wife. The divorce is still on. It's still you Meredith. Her being here wont change it. I promise."
"Really?" I stand up and move so I look directly into her eyes.
"I swear Meredith Grey," turning to her friends "In front of all you're friends, and on the rule that if I break my promise you're person can do with me what she will and make it look like an accident, that" turning back to her noticing a faint grin on her lips "that I want you. And only you. I pick You. I choose You. I love You." Knowing those three sentences will become our promise forever, apart of us which will keep us together. Our oath. Our vow.
She nods, knowing that I'm telling the truth and relaxes into me. I look at Yang and she nods her head in agreement. Strange, it's as if she actually is starting to like me. Weirder things have happened I suppose.
I glance at my watch. "We have to go. Surgery in an hour." She wipes the tears from her cheeks and returns to her professional mode.
"You want me to prep him?"
"Yep sure, and put a call through to oncology. They'll need to speak to him after surgery.
"Palliative treatments yeah?"
I nod and notice her friends grinning.
"What I ask?"
Dr Stevens' cheeks redden with embarrassment. "We.. we gave you a hard time thinking you would favour her, but now. We get it. At work you're Dr Grey and Dr Shepherd. And outside the doors of this place you're Derek and Meredith. We.. We're sorry we doubted you guys." I look at O'Malley, noticing the same look of shame on his face. Yang of course is smirking knowing she doesn't have to apologise.
"Its ok" I grin at them and Meredith. "You we're right to be pissed at us. But.. I won't favour Mer...I promise" They seem satisfied and with that we say our goodbyes and head up to our patient.