Rain made a light pitter patter sound on the roof of the car as she drove across town. Her heart was practically beating out of her chest as she pulled into a parking lot. As she cut the ignition, she looked up at the sign that hung over the door. Willow Coves Pregnancy Clinic. Taking a deep breath, she pushed the door of the car open, grabbed her bag, and headed to the door of the clinic.

The waiting room was simply decorated. Big leather chairs based around a table cluttered the tan room. The light blue counter sat in front of the door with a little elderly woman behind sitting behind it. Her white hair was pulled back into a tight bun, and a pearl necklace dangled from her neck. A few women sat around reading old parenting magazines.

"Hi, can I help you?" The older woman asked in a grandmother-like voice with a sweet smile playing her lips.

Meredith gave her a small smile back with as much effort as she could muster up. "Yes, I'm Meredith Grey."

"Oh yes. The doctor is running right on time. So just have a seat, and we'll get you back as soon as we can."

"Thank you." She smiled once more, before turning to look around the waiting room. A couple of women looked up or moved their bags back as she made her way to a seat against the far wall.

As she settled in her seat, she looked around. Not wanting her mind to wonder, she decided to look for a magazine, but all she saw was parenting magazines, which wouldn't really help keep her mind off of everything. With no other options, she picked up the parenting magazine and began looking through it. Only to end up reading the small print on the back of a medication advertisement that nobody ever read.

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"Have you guys seen Mer?" He asked as he settled down into a chair beside Izzie at the lunch table.

"The Chief cut her loose early." Christina answered not looking up from the medical journal she was reading.

"What? Why? I mean, she didn't tell me." He said.

"I don't know, Evil Spawn. I'm not her personal day planner now am I?" Christina said lifting her head to glare at him.

"She had an appointment or something." Izzie cut in.

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"Good Afternoon, Dr. Grey. I'm Dr. Jeffers." A doctor said as she walked into the room. Looking up from what she was reading, she flashed a short smile. "So we're getting a pregnancy test?"

"Yeah. I took a home test. I just want to be sure." She explained playing with her hands.

Dr. Jeffers smiled as she got her instruments ready. "You must be excited."

She just nodded figuring it would be easier than to actually explain her situation. "I was… shocked."

"Unplanned?"

Meredith nodded. "Very, very unplanned. I just started my residency, and I'm getting my interns in a few weeks. I mean my old resident was pregnant and everything." She rambled.

Dr. Jeffers giggled but nodded anyway. "What kind of doctor are you?"

"Surgeon."

"Ah, tough specialty. Like it?"

"Love it." Meredith found it comforting to be talking about something other than her current situation. "How long have you worked here?"

"God. It must be three years now. It goes by so fast."

"I know what you mean." Meredith nodded in agreement. "But, it never seems to go so fast when you're working forty-eight hour shift."

"I know what you mean." Dr. Jeffers chuckled. "Working here has better hours, I guess. It's more flexible." She explained as she wiped Meredith's arm with an alcohol whip. "I have more time to spend with my daughter."

"You have a daughter?"

"She's my pride and joy." She answered with a proud smile.

"How old?"

"Just turned three."

"That's great."

"Well, Dr. Grey, I'm going to draw your blood now."

Meredith nodded. "Please, call me Meredith."

"Well in that case feel free to call me Casey." Meredith smiled, but said nothing. "So your husband must be excited."

"Oh, I'm not married."

"Boyfriend?"

"It's complicated." Meredith winced slightly as the need went into her arm. "And he doesn't know yet."

"Oh… Sorry, I didn't mean to assume."

"No, no. It's fine." She smiled.

"Well, I'll send this to the lab, and you can come back tomorrow to pick up the results."

Meredith hopped off the table. "Thank you, Casey."