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Okaii well I got a lot of reviews and PMs asking me to continue this story. I'm sorry for the really late update but high school has been kicking my butt lately and I've been having internet problems. But now I'm back…with a new chapter xD Okaii well imma stop talking and let you move on to the story…Enjoy!
The alarm sounded at 5:15 the next morning. Meredith and Derek were still entangled in each other's sleeping arms, exhausted from their late night festivities. Like always, neither of them wanted to move from their spot
"Turn it off" Meredith soon whined, not wanting to listen to the blare anymore. Derek reached over her and slapped the alarm and then instantly wrapped his arm back around Meredith's waist and nuzzled his face into the crook of her neck
"I don't wanna get up" Meredith pouted, just like a little 5 year old, causing a small laugh to come from Derek's buried face
"Then let's not" Derek answered. Meredith could feel him smiling against her bare neck
"As much as I'd love to continue last night's marathon, we have to get to work" Meredith sighed as she kissed him gently, still replaying everything from the previous night in her head
"Well we still have to shower, don't we?" Derek said in a questioning tone, earning a raised eyebrow and a smile from Meredith as she followed him into the bathroom
20 wonderful minutes later they are both dressed and ready to go. They get into the car and drove to the ferry. They parked their car and went up to the viewing deck. Derek sat down in their usual spot and pulled Meredith onto his lap as they snuggle up together, not caring who was around them
"The view gets more and more amazing everyday" Meredith commented as she gazed out onto the waters that she literally sees everyday for the past god knows how many years
"Sure is" was all Derek managed to reply. He was so in love with this moment...beautiful view in front of him…fresh, clean air around him…and an amazing woman in his arms…everything was just perfect
"I think today will be a good day" Meredith said as the ferry docked and they walked down to their car and drove the short trip to the hospital…as always
For the most part, Meredith was right. They got to work, did their rounds, had a few consults, and performed a few surgeries. Everything was going nice and smooth, but I was a little too good for a normal day
"There is a multi-car pileup coming in!" shouted Dr. Bailey as she ran down to the ambulance bay. Meredith was already waiting for the ambulance with her interns. Soon she was joined by Derek and eventually by Christina, who came with her interns. Not like Meredith noticed at that point and time, but one of Christina's interns just happened to be Lexie. Bailey put her gown on and got the clipboard just as the ambulances began to arrive. She looked around for someone to take the first case
"Grey!" Bailey shouted
"Yes!" both Meredith and Lexie shouted back. Meredith's head whipped around when she heard another voice answer her call. She looked to see Lexie standing there, staring at Bailey and back at her, shocked. Meredith didn't know what to do or what to say…her cover was blown…Lexie now knew who she really was
"Oh god…are you…your…you're not…" Lexie rambled as she tried to piece everything together. She never knew who Meredith was, heck she didn't even know her name, she just knew her as Dr. Shepherd. She knew that her dad had a previous daughter, one that he didn't have a strong relationship with, but she didn't expect for the woman who she brags to about her dad, to actually be her sister, to be the one he hurt
"Meredith!" Bailey yelled again when she realized that Meredith made no attempt to move. Lexie watched as her newfound half sister ran through the crowd and started calling out orders
"Oh my god…it is you" Lexie said to herself quietly, luckily, no one heard her. The trauma was soon under control and every patient survived. Meredith was doing a vitals check on one of her patients. Lexie was standing by the window…watching her. Soon Meredith finished with the check up and left the room. As she walked out, she didn't notice that Lexie was standing there and that she started to follow her just as she began to walk away.
"Dr. Shepherd!" Lexie called out, causing Meredith to stop, close her eyes, take a deep breath, and turn around
"Yes Dr…Grey" Meredith answered. Lexie didn't miss how Meredith choked out 'Grey', how she closed her eyes as if she was trying to hold her lunch down. She gathered that Meredith was probably hurt by her presence. The new interns arrive a few days ago, so they didn't really know anyone, and Lexie didn't know that Meredith knew about her, she didn't know the first thing about Meredith, but she could tell that she was probably a strong person
"I don't know what to say…about what happened earlier" Lexie said, feeling the tension between her and her sister
"Lexie, there is nothing to say" Meredith said, trying to end the conversation before it even starts…she just wants to leave, to get away from Lexie, to get away from her past
"Why didn't you tell me who you were?" Lexie asked
"Do we really have to talk about this now?" Meredith asked. She was on the verge of crying, she needed to get away from Lexie before she did
"I would like to. I want to get to know you, but in order to do that, I need to know why" Lexie pressed. They stood in silence for a while as Meredith searched for the right words
"Because I didn't want to hurt you" Meredith finally said, watching Lexie's eyes grow wider
"The way you talked about him, about how he treated you, it was so different from the way he treated me. You had the perfect childhood, with the perfect parents, I didn't want to ruin it for you by saying that the man you look up to is the man I despise" Meredith choked out. Tears were now starting to pool in her eyes, she couldn't take it anymore. All of the emotions she felt since she was 5 were coming back to haunt her
Another awkward silence filled the corridor in which they stood. The silence was soon broken by a sound of footsteps nearing them. Derek rounded the corner behind Meredith. He saw them standing there, but couldn't see Meredith's face. He walked up and stood behind Meredith.
"Dr. Grey, Dr. Shepherd" Derek said professionally, giving Lexie a little head nod
"Dr." Lexie answered. It was a little embarrassing that she didn't even know his name yet. Lexie just looked at him, they way he stood near Meredith, she had to admit to herself that she actually might have a crush on him. She wondered why he was here, why he stood so quietly to the side, but she also noticed that Meredith didn't even acknowledge his presence
She eventually looked back at Meredith, and again, Meredith looked like she's seen a ghost. Derek simply stood and waited, not wanting to rush Meredith as it looked as she was processing the whole 'Lexie knows' thing
He acted professionally towards her since Lexie was there, but then he saw that Lexie was staring at Meredith, and Meredith didn't seem to notice…or move, even though she hated when people looked at her the way Lexie was. That normally means the either she fell asleep standing up, or she's freaking out. He had to know if she was ok, and if she wasn't, he had to be there for her, professionally or not
Derek then moved closer to Lexie so he could get a better view of Meredith. When he saw Meredith's face, he knew she was hanging on by a thread
"Meredith?" Derek asked, getting Lexie to look over at him, but no response from Meredith
"Meredith!" he said again, getting Meredith to simply look up at him, the tears in her eyes were threatening to spill. Lexie watched as Derek tried to reach up and caress Meredith's cheek, but Meredith pushed him away
"Meredith, please don't push me away, tell me what's wrong" Derek said in attempt to get her to talk. He saw Meredith start to shake. He tried to pull her closer to him so he could comfort her, but she gave up and broke down
"No Derek, don't, don't, don't!" She snapped as she ran to the nearest empty on-call room. Derek didn't know what to do. He looked over at Lexie and saw the shocked look on her face
"Just give her some time. This really is a lot for her" and without waiting for a response, he turned and ran after his wife. Lexie didn't have a clue as to what was going on. She also didn't know that Meredith and Derek were married, so she didn't know why Derek cared so much
He found Meredith almost immediately and ran to her side. Meredith was sitting on the bed, shaking and hyperventilating. Derek quickly ran out of the room, passed Lexie and ran into the supply closet a few doors down. He quickly found a paper bag and ran back to Meredith.
Lexie didn't move for the next few seconds, but soon she was right up by the door, clearly hearing everything that Meredith and Derek were saying.
"Here Mer" Derek said. He put the bag against Meredith's mouth in order to get her to breathe into it and calm down. Meredith slowly put her hand on Derek's and began to breathe into the bag. She laid her head down on his shoulder and continued to breathe as Derek soothed her
"Shh baby, it's ok, everything will be ok" Derek whispered. Yet on the other side of the door, Lexie didn't know what was going on. She wasn't sure what Meredith's relationship to Derek was but she could see that he cared.
"Der?" Meredith asked as her breathing finally calmed down
"Yea baby?" Derek answered as he rubbed soothing circles on her back
"I don't want to hurt her" Meredith said quietly, sinking further into his warm embrace
"Hurt who Mer?" Derek said. He wanted to be sure that they were still talking about the same person.
"Lexie" Meredith answered. Lexie was still listening by the door. She wasn't expecting to hear what she heard. She though Meredith really was mad at her, she didn't know that Meredith just didn't want to hurt her with all of the bad things that Thatcher has done.
"Derek, he was perfect to her, I was his practice child. He left me when I was 5 and slammed a door on me 25 years later. That doesn't exactly say 'Daddy of the Year' to me" Meredith cried.
Lexie was taken back. She knew that someone came to their house a little while back, someone who Thatcher never wanted to talk about…now she knew who. She felt like crying right along with Meredith. She felt like she brought back all of Meredith's bad memories, but she really wanted to know her sister, she wanted to make it up to her.
"Mer, honey, I know it's no of my business, but why don't you talk to Lexie, and tell her exactly what your telling me" Derek suggested. He was expecting her to yell at him and put up a fight…and surprisingly, so was Lexie.
"Your right, Der" Meredith responded
"I am?" Derek asked…shocked that she agreed with him so quickly
"Yes, you are. I just don't think I'm ready yet. I mean I couldn't say my own last name without cringing, I froze like a rabbit, and I pushed my husband way when he was trying to help me, again. I'm just scared that I'll do that again" She was now at a good sobbing point, memories of her embarrassment in front of Lexie stuck in her head.
"Because that's what you do, Mer. When you get scared, you freeze and then you run. You do exactly what your dad did, but the only difference…you come back. That's makes you strong, that's makes you who you are. You have been through things that most of us don't even know are possible, but somehow you are the one keeping all of us up. What Thatcher did might have been bad, but it made you so strong, Mer, it really did" Derek said as he looked deep into her eyes, and she looked back into his.
Lexie couldn't believe what she was hearing. She kept rubbing it in Meredith's face, not knowing who she was talking to. But Meredith didn't say anything because she didn't want to worry her, she was trying to hold her up, not break her down. But now Lexie knew everything, it might have been wrong to eavesdrop, but now the worst was out, things would only get better.
"Thank you, Der. You always know what to say. I love you, Derek" Meredith said as she kissed him tenderly
"Your very welcome, Mer. I love you so much. Now we have some free time, lets try and get some sleep" Derek said as he laid back in the bed.
"Sleep, Derek? Seriously?" Meredith laughed as she straddled his hips
"I think I have a better idea" she added
"Well you know I always love a detour" Derek answered as Meredith rolled her eyes at his cheesy comment. On the other side of the door, Lexie realized that she's heard what she wanted to hear…and now she can leave…
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