Here's chapter four. I hope you enjoy it. So, I still have no real pairing in here. Just the obvious hinted at MerDer. I do ship for Mark/ Addison so there will be a couple hints throughout this story but nothing big for those of you that may not want it in there.

Oh, and this story is written in third person but still as their thoughts more or less. Which is why I have lots of incomplete sentences.

And, no other Meredith/x ships will be presented. I just may not end it Mer/Der mushy…

Disclaimer: I still, sadly, do not own either of these television shows.

It'd been a month since the birth of her precious baby boy. He was rather active for a one month old. He stayed up all night. Whining when he decided he felt too lonely. This, keeping Meredith up at all hours of the night. But, that's what she knew would happen when decided to keep him.

Right now, Addison was over. Helping her out with Jacob. Right now they were just talking and drinking coffee. Oh the joys of drinking it again. They were waiting for Christina. She was suppose to be coming down this weekend and should be there anytime.

A knock interrupted their conversation and Meredith stood with Jacob snuggled into her arms. She walked over to the door, talking to the giggling baby as she went. She pulled open the door, seeing the last person she ever expected.

"Mark?" confusion etched itself all over Meredith's face.

"Grey… That's a baby," he trailed off from whatever it was he was going to say when he saw the squirming infant in her arms.

"No, it's a sack of potatoes," she responded and glanced past Mark to see Christina with an 'I didn't invite him' look on her face.

"Yeah, but it looks like Derek. Except, he has your nose, look at that. It's actually kind of cute," Mark said touching the baby's nose.

"Come in you two," Meredith moved aside to let her visitors.

"Sorry, he cornered me on the plane," Christina said as she passed Meredith. Entering the dining room, Meredith heard her call out, "Hey Addison."

Mark was still standing beside her froze when he heard the name. Meredith closed the door and pushed Mark towards the dining room, "We need to talk."

Meredith saw Addison glance behind her as she entered with Mark right behind her. She creased her eyebrows, "What's he doing here?"

"He stalked me onto the plane," Christina informed her.

"Sounds very Mark-ish," Meredith joked and she and Christina laughed.

"Okay," Mark was surprisingly serious, "first things first, let me hold him. Secondly, do you care to explain?"

Meredith handed Jacob to Mark carefully and explained, "In the short version, Derek kissed a nurse, I was pregnant, I ran away."

"Derek doesn't know?" Mark asked, holding baby Jacob like it was the most normal thing in the world, which was a surprise to all of them.

"No, and you cannot, under any circumstances, tell him. If you do, I'll sic Christina on you and then help hide the body," Meredith warned him.

"Okay. And, Addison?" Mark questioned.

"She was my doctor. And, I knew her and we talked and now we're friends," Meredith shrugged. "She's my baby person. 'Cause I would fail miserably at this if I didn't have help."

"You two aren't…" he started put received a slap in the head from Addison that would have been harder had he not been holding Jacob.

"Mind out of the gutter, Mark," Addison told him. "We're just friends."

The rest of the visit carried on and they caught up with each other. And, they decided that Mark could use the couch to sleep on if he agreed to behave.

It's been three years now. Three hopelessly long years. That's how long she'd been gone now. And, he still hadn't the slightest idea what happened to her. Her friends were unmoving. The Chief shook his head every time he tried to bring her up.

The glares finally stooped, yet no one spoke a word that didn't have to do with work to him. That feeling that he had missed something increased since Mark returned from his very random vacation ten months after she left. Whatever it was he missed, Mark knew and hated him for it, too.

He wondered if she's changed a lot. How her career is going. Whether or not she's fallen in love with some else. Married them and had a child. He wouldn't be surprised… Three years is long time, and things change.

He was taken out of his thoughts as a stretcher came in, "Car accident. Name is Thatcher Grey…"

"Jacob, do not mess with that," Meredith warned her now two and a half years old son.

He looked back at her and back at the picture sitting on a low shelf that he could just reach. He looked back at her and then back at the picture. He moved his hand a little closer hand turned to look at his mother.

"Jacob Andrew, what did I just tell you?" she stood up from chair and Jacob immediately retreated from his game and went back over to his toys.

"That kid tests you like no other," Addison laughed. "Anyways, Meredith, if you aren't going to head back to Seattle, you really need to think about getting out more. Three years and you are still a social recluse."

"I don't want to get out more. I want to get no personal attachment and spend lots of time with my son. And, it's not like I don't see anyone besides you. Izzie and Alex visited a few months ago, George and Callie did about six months ago, and Christina tries to visit monthly. Even Mark has visited a few times," Meredith argued. Christina did try to visit at least once a month. And, Mark had taken a certain liking to Jacob and visited on his first and second birthdays. "Plus, I do talk to people you work with."

"I'm telling you, it's not enough. You're going to become that crazy old cat lady if you aren't careful," Addison jokingly warned her.

"One problem, I have a kid, not a cat," Meredith replied as the phone rang. Meredith got up and went over to answer it. She picked it with her standard greeting, "Hello, Meredith Grey speaking."

"Meredith," a familiar and surprising voice came through. "It's Lexie."

"How did you get my number?" Meredith asked curious. Lexie had not been one on the list to inform when she ran off.

"Christina," Lexie answered. "But, that's not what I'm calling about. Look, I know you don't really want anything to do with me. Or Dad. Or anyone. But, he was in an accident and he is in critical condition and I do think that you should come up here. It'd just be… nice."

"I… I can't just… But… Okay," Meredith caved in and agreed.

"Okay, I'll see you soon. Hopefully by tomorrow," after that was said, Lexie hung up the phone.

Meredith slowly hung up the phone and walked back into the front room.

"Who was it?" Addison asked her.

"It was Lexie. My dad was in a car accident. And, Lexie asked me to come up there because he's in critical condition and I said yes. Looks like I'm heading back to Seattle after all," Meredith told her.

"Oh, are you taking Jacob, or what?" Addison questioned.

"Yeah, I guess everyone would like to see. I'm pretty sure I can buffer Derek away for a few days. Let Thatcher see him," Meredith responded. She wasn't sure what it was, but something was telling her to take Jacob to see his Grandfather…

Okay, so this is Chapter 4. Hope you enjoy it. I meant for this one to end with her in Seattle but I didn't get that far.

Now, I'm not sure whether or not to have Addison go too just to throw something in.

But, chapter 5 is written and will be up tomorrow. I'm not sure how much I like it so it will under go some revision probably.

But, next chapter has—Reuniting, Meetings, Surprises, and Confrontation.