Chapter Twenty-Six: Addison Montgomery
"I came to win back Mark" the red haired woman replied with a smirk.
"Good luck" Meredith snapped at her.
"Relax I'm kidding" she told them watching the confusion reappear on their faces.
"What are you really doing here Addison?" Mark asked her rudely.
"I'm here for a case, Richard called me, and I thought it would be a good chance to try and get my best friend back" she said sincerely looking at Meredith. There was something different about her but she couldn't pick it.
"Well you thought wrong" Meredith snapped at her harshly.
"Come on, the Meredith I knew didn't hold grudges" Addison told her.
"You can forgive him but you can't forgive me" she continued.
"That's different and you know it" she hissed at her.
"Meri this stress isn't good, you need to calm down" Mark told her getting worried about her blood pressure.
"Stress? Is everything okay? Are you sick?" Addison asked suddenly.
"I'm not sick, I'm pregnant, not that it's any of your business" Meredith snapped at he before taking Mark's hand in hers again. "Come on Mark I'm ready to go home."
They turned and left leaving Addison standing there shocked and hurt.
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"Can I help you?" Derek asked the stylish red haired woman, he couldn't help noticed how attractive she was.
"I'm ah looking for Dr Richard Webber's office" the woman replied.
"Ah well you're on the right floor but wrong wing" Derek told her giving her a smile that used to be only reserved for Meredith. "Derek Shepherd, head of neurosurgery" Derek said introducing himself.
"Addison Montgomery" Addison said flipping her hair out of her face and extending her hand. "Nice too meet you."
"Yeah you too" Derek replied. "I have never seen you around here? Are you from over at Mercy West?" Derek asked.
"New York actually, Richard asked me to come help assist with a case here" she told him. "And I have an ulterior motive."
"Ah used to live in New York myself" he said leading her toward Richard's office. "What's the motive?" Derek asked.
"My best friend and her husband live out here, we ah had a falling out and I want my friend back" Addison said honestly.
The realisation hit Derek suddenly. "You're Meredith's Addison" he blurted at her.
"You know Meredith?" she asked suddenly frightened to what Meredith had told him about her.
"Yeah we are ah friends" he told her not wanting to tell her the complications of their friendship.
"So you know what happened?" Addison asked him cautiously.
"If your asking me if I know about you jumping into bed with her husband at first chance then yeah I know" he spat at her. "Richard's office is the third on the left" he added before turning and walking the other way.
Derek had no idea why he got so worked up over her being there, it had nothing to do with him but he couldn't help wondering if Meredith knew she was there or if he should tell her.
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"Hey George, you're actually home" Meredith noticed as George made his way into the kitchen where Meredith and Cristina were sitting. "You seem to be spending a lot of time with Callie" she added.
"Why is it the Bambi can score big and I can't" Cristina snapped.
"Cristina you just need to get out there, meet new people" Meredith told her.
"I like you better when you are snappy and unpleasant" Cristina said to Meredith causing George to laugh.
"Actually Mer there is something I wanted to talked to you about" George told Meredith.
"What's up?" she asked noticing George fidgeting like he did when he was nervous.
"Well ah Callie asked me to move in with her…at the hotel and then we are going to look for a flat, so I'm moving out" George told her.
"See Mer this is what I'm talking about even Georgie can get some" Cristina continued with her rant.
"Are you sure about this George?" Meredith asked.
"Yeah I am, and besides you have two babies on the way. You are going to need the space" he told her.
"Don't do this because of the babies, there is plenty of room here we can work it out" Meredith told him concerned that he was jumping into this too quickly because she was pregnant.
"I'm not I promise, I'm ready to do this, Callie she's a good thing for me, I like her I could even love her" he replied truthfully.
"OH" Meredith squealed jumping up and hugging him. "I'm so happy for you George" she said placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Thanks Mer, so I will be going this weekend, is that okay?" he asked.
"Of course, and if you need to keep some stuff here in storage until you get a bigger place you are more than welcome" she said sincerely.
"That would be fantastic" he beamed at her.
"And remember if it doesn't work out you always have somewhere to stay here" she told him.
"What's going on?" Mark asked entering the kitchen, he had been watching television in the lounge room but had heard Meredith happily squealing.
"George is moving in with Callie, isn't it great" Meredith said to Mark with a huge smile on her face.
"I can't keep up with these mood swings" he muttered half to himself and half to Cristina.
"I hear ya" Cristina agreed.
Meredith glared at them but was stopped by saying anything by the sound of the door bell chiming.
"I'll get it" Mark said looking for an excuse to avoid the wrath of Meredith.
He opened it surprised to see Derek standing there, hair drenched from the down pour of rain.
"Derek what are you doing here?" Mark asked him confused to why he was there.
"I was ah hoping to speak to Meredith, is she here?" he asked.
"Yeah she is um come in" he offered.
"Babe who is it?" came Meredith's voice from the hallway, her eyes widened when she saw Derek there. "Derek what are you doing here?" she said repeating the same question Mark had just asked.