Thanks for all the reviews guys, Chapter 27 already. Due to the lack of update yesterday (blame xmas shopping it was horrible) I am posting 2 chapters now. Enjoy and keep the reviews coming. I am very proud with myself as I have actually finished writing this entire story now. All 50 chaps so plenty more updates to come. Dani xx
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Two Sides To Every Story
Derek walked into the hallway as Meredith went to grab a towel for him, she couldn't let him be wet and risk catching a cold.
"Is everything okay?" she asked passing him the towel and leading him into the lounge room.
"Yeah well sort of" he blabbered. "I saw someone today who I thought you might want to know about" he told her.
"You saw Addison" Mark realised who he must have been talking about.
"Ah yeah, you already knew?" he asked feeling stupid for coming over there to tell them something they already knew.
"Yeah, she saw us as we were leaving the hospital this morning" Meredith admitted. "How did you know who she was?" Meredith questioned.
"She was lost, couldn't find Richard's office so I introduced myself and she told me she was from New York, it should have clicked to me then" he told them. "But then she said her best friend lives here and I knew she was talking about you" he continued.
"Well it was sweet of you to come by Derek but I'm fine, Addison is only here for her case then she will go back to New York where she belongs" Meredith told Derek.
"She seems pretty hell bent on getting your friendship back" Derek noted.
"I can't forgive her" Meredith said shaking her head.
"But you forgave Mark and he did the same thing" Derek said surprisingly defending Addison.
"Back to this again Derek, seriously!" Meredith exclaimed. "You don't get it, Addison led him on, she has always had a thing for him."
"What do you mean?" Derek asked confused.
"I've known Addison since high school" Mark told Derek. "We have always been close, we went to college together, even dated for a while but then we realised we were better off as friends when we decided to go separate ways for med school, she went to LA and I stayed in New York" Mark explained.
"So she is still holding a flame for you that she had back when you guys were kids?" Derek clarified. "I don't get it, she is a beautiful woman, she could have any guy."
"We know, Mer and Addison hit it off as soon as they met, became close really fast, and then when everything happened Mer well she pushed people away and I gave up" Mark confessed.
"And Addison was just there" Derek finished for him noticing how upset he was for what he had put his wife through. Derek finally understood that he didn't mean to hurt Meredith but she was hurting him and he needed someone to turn to.
"Mark its okay baby" Meredith comforted him wrapping her arms around him. "I forgave you and everything is perfect" she soothed him.
"Well guys I'm going to head off, I will see you both at the hospital" Derek announced getting up.
"Are you sure you are welcome to stay for dinner?" Mark surprised both of them with his invitation.
"Thanks but don't want to intrude" Derek told them. "Just think about talking to Addison Meredith she seems pretty upset about losing you" Derek added before bade them both goodbye.
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Meredith and Mark lay cuddled up on the lounge when Izzie stormed in without Alex for once. George had left whilst Mark and Meredith were talking to Derek and Cristina had left after Derek, she wanted to make sure her person was okay before she went anywhere.
"Oh hey guys, I didn't realise anyone was home" she said giving them a smaller version of the smile she usually greeted them with.
Both Meredith and Mark looked up from their spot on the lounge and greeted her. Meredith noticed something seemed to be bothering her.
"How was your appointment Mer?" Izzie asked hoping she wouldn't pick up on her mood.
"It was good, both babies are perfectly healthy" she beamed.
"One is a little smaller but that happens with twins" Mark added also smiling which rarely happened when discussing the babies. He was still dwelling on the thought that they may not be his but he was trying for Meredith's sake.
"That's great" Izzie told them with little enthusiasm. "So can you have the test done?" she asked remembering they would find that out today.
"Yeah in 2 weeks" Meredith told her. "Is everything alright Iz?" Meredith asked concerned.
"Not really" Izzie admitted realising there was no point denying it.
"What happened?" Meredith asked softly.
"Alex and I had a fight" she admitted.
"I'm ah going to go have a shower" Mark said realising that this was girl talk and he didn't want to be involved in it.
Meredith gave him a look to show she was grateful for him leaving her to talk to Izzie. She placed a kiss on his lips as he got up and left.
"What happened?" Meredith asked again.
"I caught him kissing one of the nurses" Izzie said suddenly beginning to sob. Meredith rubbed Izzie's back as she cried feeling the need to replay her for all the times she had comforted her lately.
"Are you sure you saw what you think you saw Iz, Alex is crazy about you" Meredith offered.
Izzie nodded. "He reckons that she kissed him and he was about to push her away when I walked in, apparently she has been hitting on him for ages" Izzie confided in her friend.
"Maybe he is telling the truth, some of those nurses are worse then the guys, I hate the way they eye Mark off like he is a piece of meat" Meredith said suddenly getting worked up.
Izzie gave her a look as to tell her she was overreacting before giving her a small smile at the joke.
"Sorry pregnancy hormones" Meredith said realising that she was being a little dramatic.
"At the risk of sounding like you Mer, I don't know what to do, I have fallen in love with Alex Karev, that was my mistake in the first place" Izzie said fresh tears spilling out of her usually bright blue eyes.
Meredith let out a little giggle. "Just talk to him Iz, give him a chance to explain" Meredith told her realising that she should take her own advice and talk to Addison, also give her a chance to explain she had only head one side of the story.