Title: A Tale Of Two Cities

Authors: Sara and Lizzie

Rating: T for language, sex, you know.

Disclaimer: We happen to own our personal anatomies, not Grey's. Or Patrick Dempsey's. Sadly.

Summary: Another shot at Post Prom. It's going to be a little silly. It will be our version of what happens post prom, and then jump a few months in the future when uh, some bicoastal high jinx ensue. So we'll start right after the prom.

Author's Note: The updates on this probably won't be as frequent on this because we are going to be feverishly working on "A Little Something Called Forever", "One Hell Of A Racket", and "Keeping The Faith". But this will be fun. And funny. Review. Consider this the funny version of "Keeping the Faith" because in both stories, Meredith will ask Derek to wait for one month for different reasons. Just read. And review.

Meredith waltzed into the locker room, smiling. Cristina gave her a look. "Why do you look like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like all happy? Where's angst ridden Meredith?"

"I'm not smiling." Meredith said, pulling on her scrubs.

George looked at her too. "Yes you are."

She shook her head adamantly. "Nope. No smiles. Izzie's sad, things are a mess. No smiling here."

Cristina narrowed her eyes. "Oh my God," she said. "That's the McDreamy smile."

"Is not."

"Meredith, tell me you didn't."

"I didn't." Cristina didn't even have to say that Meredith was a bad liar, or that se didn't believe a word her friend was saying. All she did was give her a very pointed look. Meredith made a face. "Only once."

"You slept with him?"

"He's leaving Addison." She looked at the skeptical glare on her friend's face. "I asked him to wait. For a month. To make sure we're sure. And so it's not right after we had sex."

Cristina raised her eyebrows and almost smiled. "No wonder you're grinning euphorically."

Bailey lined up the four remaining interns in a row. "Okay people." She said, walking back and forth in front of them. "I will deal with Dr. Stevens. But I can not ignore the fact that you three helped her." She glared at George, Cristina and Meredith.

"So, as punishment, you will each be assigned to one attending or other wise higher ranking surgeon. You will do whatever they ask of you. This could include rounds, scans, test, charts, and mocha lattes, anything they want. If and only if you manage to accomplish everything they want, then and only then may you scrub in on surgeries."

Cristina raised her hand. "How long will this happen for?"

"At least a month, Yang. Maybe the rest of your internship." The three of them raised their eyebrows at each other as Derek, Addison and Burke filed into the hallway.

Bailey pursed her lips and crossed her arms. "O'Malley, you'll be with Dr. Burke." Cristina rolled her eyes as she watched George practically skip over to Preston.

Burke smiled. "You're my guy, O'Malley."

George grinned at the rest of the interns. "I'm still his guy."

"Yang," Bailey said. "Dr. Shepherd." Cristina started to walk towards Derek, figuring Bailey wouldn't put him with Meredith. But, Bailey shook her head. "Montgomery Shepherd." Cristina didn't bother to try and hide her horror.

"No offense." She said to Addison. "I'm just not big on babies."

"You done?" Bailey asked. Cristina stopped talking. "Grey," Bailey continued, "You'll be with the other Dr. Shepherd."

Addison waited for Meredith and Derek to exchange a look or a smile that they thought she wouldn't pick up on. She waited for the room to vibrate with their sexual tension, but it didn't come.

"What?" they both exclaimed at the same time? Addison raised her eyebrows. Neither of them looked especially pleased. Maybe it really was changing. A self satisfied smile graced her features.

Bailey did not look pleased. "Is that inconvenient for you two?" She asked. They both shook their heads.

Alex looked at her. "What about me?"

"Karev, you're not being punished because you were technically with Dr. Burke while these antics were going on."

He shook his head. "If I had been here I would have helped. And I helped cover it up."

"You want to be punished?"

He nodded. "I want equal share in whatever they have to take."

Cristina, George and Meredith looked at him like he was crazy. Bailey shook her head. "Fine, Karev. You're with me."

Meredith and Derek were standing in the hallway in front of the operating board. "We're supposed to be staying away from each other." He said, grinning his cocky, frat boy grin.

"I never said that." She retaliated. "I only said that we couldn't sleep together. Or kiss. Or touch in anyway that would make me sleep with you."

He laughed. "It's going to be a long month, Dr. Grey."

Addison came up to the board and put her hand on Derek's arm. "Hi." She said to him. "Dr. Grey."

"Dr. Shepherd." Meredith said, the picture of a professional.

Addison looked at the board and consulted Derek. "Your last surgery is at four. Do you want to go out to dinner tonight?"

Derek was casting side long glances at Meredith. "What?" he asked Addison, distractedly.

She rolled her eyes. "Dinner. Tonight. You. Me." She said slowly, as if Derek were a petulant child.

He shrugged. "Whatever you want, Addie."

She gave him a strange look. "Okay, Derek. Meet me in the main lobby at six. After your last surgery." He nodded and kissed her on the cheek.

Meredith, who had flipped open the chart she was holding upon the beginning of their conversation, looked up and smiled. "Bye Dr. Shepherd."

"See you later Dr. Grey." Addison said, walking away. She didn't know what it was, but something was extremely strange.

Meredith looked at Derek, who flashed another smile. "Still want to wait a month?" he asked.

She released the angry death grip she had on her pen. "Two weeks does sound a lot better, doesn't it?"