Jealousy.

It leaked through her eyes though she tried hard to stop it.

Meredith confidently ignored this trait but it was the brightest color she wore.

Her mouth's facial recognition was a twitch which occurred every five minutes. She held the arm of the leather-upholstered chair tightly with one hand, leaning her weight to the other side of the chair. She placed her hand comfortably underneath her chin, while her pointer finger wandered to her cheek. Her luscious eyes followed Addison to her chair. She crossed her legs in a womanly manner and sat with a straight posture making Meredith uncomfortable, shifting her weight.

Their eyes locked with a negative force-field blocking out any kind of noise that Calliope was making. Meredith broke free from her gaze and looked at her shoes.

The very expensive shoes that Meredith knew she couldn't afford.

Addison noticed and planted a dirty smirk on her face. She jerked her ankle, making Meredith jolt as well. Her smirk grew with each movement.

Meredith's lip twitched while her eyes rose past Addison's beautifully muscular legs and then where an enormous sized diamond ring took over her left hand.

In that moment, Meredith took a deep breath as if a weight had been lifted.

But wait.

Why was I jealous in the first place? She thought to herself. She didn't know this woman and this woman didn't know her. She just simply picked her name off of a piece of paper. She smiled to herself and looked away, embarrassed. Everything she felt was all in her head... or was it?

Calliope's hand slammed against her cherry oak desk. "Jesus Christ, Meredith! Are you even listening?"

Addison jumped while Meredith merely blinked her eyes. "Let's pretend you didn't even say anything. Just start from the beginning."

Calliope was annoyed but she intended to do so. She walked to her chair and sat. In an exasperated tone she started once again. "Your life is not a joke, Meredith. In about six months, you'll be out of here. What are you going to fall back on then? Ms. Montgomery is giving you a chance and if she tells me you've messed up even once, I'll keep everything on this record of yours and make sure no teacher gives you even the best recommendation."

Meredith sat there in silence as she pursed her lips. Calliope sighed and brought her voice down immediately. "Ms. Montgomery, is there anything you'd like to say?"

"Well." She inhaled and then said with a sigh. "I've think you've covered it all. Just make sure I see you bright and early at 6 AM on Monday." She stood up from the chair and extended her hand to Meredith. Meredith looked at her hand as she put her tongue to her cheek. She eyed Calliope as she did the same to her. Reluctantly, she shook Addison's hand and watched her leave. Calliope walked up behind her and closed the door immediately after. One hand held the doorknob while the other pointed deadly to Meredith. "Fuck this up once, Meredith and I will make sure your head is on my table. Is that clear?"

She placed both hands on each arm of the leather chair. She fixed her jacket and walked one step to Calliope. "Crystal."

xx

On the other side of town laid Lexie in an unfamiliar bed. She raised the cheap blanket past her bare breasts, embarrassed. Out of breath she tries to calm down grabbing her face in a manner where she can't even believe what she has done. She sat up leaning on her elbow as she watches Mark walk from the bathroom, nude and fully exposed.

He leans over before lying in the bed to give her a forceful kiss, making her hot once again. "So tell me why couldn't we have done this at my place?"

She smiles, brightly lighting up the motel room they laid in, "I told you. April's grandmother lives there. I just couldn't have her catch me."

"No one knows about me," he asked.

"Of course they know about you," she responded slyly.

"So do they know we're an item?" She ignored his question. She grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around her body. She walked to the bathroom as he continued to talk to her. "ARE we an Item?"

She continued to ignore him. She turned on the shower trying to drown out his questions but he remained persistent. He walked to the bathroom and stood behind her. She looked into the mirror at herself trying to avoid his chiseled jaw or bulging arms. She finally gave in looking at his reflection as he did hers.

"I don't know what we are, okay." She spoke softly feeling her stomach twist and turn in over 40 directions. He wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his chin between her neck and shoulder.

"I would want to be something with you, Lexie. I like you."

She let out a soft scoff as her lips transformed into a broken smile. She inhaled, touching one of his hands and caressing it softly. "I just… I just don't want people to talk. I'm a junior in high school and you're a freshman in college. I just don't want people to get the wrong Idea."

"That a 17 year old is sleeping with a 20 year old guy? That's not a big age difference."

She turned around and looked him in the eyes while softly touching his face. "I'm sixteen, Mark. In a few months I'll be 17 and in a couple of months you'll be 21."

He tensed up, trying to hide his inner insecurity but he couldn't understand because he was already an adult. "What are you trying to say?"

He couldn't understand why two people couldn't be together no matter the age. He was more free minded than other people and this is what Lexie loved. She knew other people wouldn't be so accepting. Including Meredith. "I'm just saying that I'm scared."

He grabbed her hand and kissed her wrists, "So am I..."