Thanks for the feedback on my last chapter! I realized I switched from first to third person here and there but I think you guys still get the point. I'm excited to update this story so I'm not waiting any longer haha. In this chapter we're going to see a little Alex and Meredith friendship because you can't get too much of that. And since Mer doesn't have her "person" anymore. :(
Alex's POV:
"Edwards! Make sure my patient doesn't die while I'm gone, okay? I'm going to get some sleep in the on call room."
I had just been on-call all night and of course it was one of the busiest nights in the ER. All the drunk drivers decided to come out and cause all sorts of wrecks on the highway. Broken bones, internal bleeding, head trauma; anything you could imagine was filling the beds and trauma rooms. When it finally had settled down all I wanted was to get some rest before the next wave of injured people crying "help me" came in.
Just as I was about to open the door to the on-call room, I heard faint sniffles coming from behind the door. I realized it was Meredith, curled up on a bed, trying to stifle her sobs.
"Mer?" I said as I opened it, "What happened?" I looked at her face and she just looked broken and worn down. She was defeated not only physically from work all night but emotionally. The fierce Meredith he knew was no longer there. Meredith always seemed to be the strong one even when things weren't going her way. Someone had wrecked her.
"Derek... he... we were fighting... again..." she coughed out.
Instantly, I thought Derek had abused her. Rage surged through my veins. If anyone hurt the one person that was always there for me when I needed her, I'd lose my mind. She took me in when I needed a place to stay, she helped me with my problems, and she cared for me when no one else did, even when I was bad to her. That person who hurt her would never want to step foot in Seattle again if they crossed me.
"Did he hurt you? I swear to god Mer if he laid a finger on you I will make sure he-" Alex was raging. He was on edge now that Meredith and Derek had been fighting. He was afraid that Derek would snap. Maybe he finally had.
"Alex... he didn't hurt me, well, physically at least."
"What did he say? Is it Maggie? Does he know about that?"
"No, he doesn't know about Maggie." She looked down at her feet as her next words fell quieter. I could tell that she was fighting back tears and struggling to form sentences. "He told me... he said that I'm just like my mother... and not in the sense that I'm a brilliant surgeon. He meant that I'm cold and heartless. He probably thinks I'm a terrible mother too." Her last words left her crying harder than before.
Even I knew that those words hurt her worse than anything physical he could have done. Meredith's worst fear was that she would become her mother and her children would hate her. Even though I didn't really have it easy either, for some reason Meredith's childhood seemed more painful. To have a parent that close but not want to take care of you seemed worse that parents who never really were there at all. I was used to crazy people anyway.
"That bastard! I'm going to deal with him Mer. You stay here, okay?" I stood up and walked out of the door vigorously. He was going to pay.
"Alex! Alex, wait! Don't do anything!" Meredith yelled but it was too late. Alex was already on a mission.
Derek's POV:
"Mere- Dr. Grey, have you seen her?" I asked the nearest nurse. She gave me a shrug and answered the ringing phone.
I turned away and was relieved when I saw Alex Karev walking towards me. "Ah Alex!" That's when I noticed the look on his face. It looked like someone had killed his family and he was out to find the culprit.
"Karen, what's wron-" My words were stopped as Karev grabbed my by the neck and shoved me into the wall.
"What the hell are you doing to her?!" he yelled. Nearby nurses started frantically calling for help and trying to peel Alex's hands from my throat.
I fought his hands and with the help of some nurses I managed loosen them enough to choke out, "Karev, let.. me... g..go!"
Suddenly, Owen appeared along with Webber.
"What's going on here? Karev! Back off?"
He gave Owen a dark glare and let me go. When he released me I took a few short breathes to try and regain my breathing as I sank to the floor next to his feet. When I finally met his gaze he was being pulled away by Owen and Webber.
"What's your deal Shepherd?" he yelled fighting their restraints.
"Alex, where's Meredith? Please just tell me."
"GO TO HELL!" he spit out as Owen finally took him around the corner.
What had I done.
(Still Derek's POV)
Although I had a few marks on my neck, I was fine. All I could think about now was finding Meredith. From the way Alex was acting, she took my words very seriously. I could have stabbed her with a knife and it would have hurt less. This needed to be fixed now. My problem was, I couldn't find her.
I decided that maybe she went home already. Both of our shifts had ended at 5 although it was 5:45 now because surgery had ran long and then we had begun to fight. As I began to walk to the lounge to get my stuff I passed an on-call room. Why hadn't I thought of this! On-call rooms are were everything happened.
I cracked the door open and peered inside and saw Meredith asleep. I loved watching her sleep even though she thought it was creepy. When I watch her sleep I know that in that moment, nothing will happen to her.
Her eyelids covered up her gorgeous eyes and I watched her small frame breathe in and out for a while before I crawled in next to her. I knew when she woke up she would have some words for me but in that moment, all I could do was hold her. It killed me inside to know that the reason I needed to protect her now was my fault. I did this to her.
I realized that this was the calm before the storm.
Meredith's POV:
I vaguely remember someone opening the door and crawling into bed with me after I fell asleep. I thought it was a dream at first that Derek and I were okay and none of it had even happened. It seemed like it was the old days when we were bright and shiny and our biggest problem was that he was my boss. The last thing I can remember before I fell asleep again was him holding me. I felt as if nothing would ever get me again. Sadly, those thoughts were interrupted by the realization that the very person protecting me was the person who had hurt me in the first place.
I guess the saying is true. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Although the thought of him being my enemy made it all hurt worse. I wanted to love him, he just made it so damn hard.
I didn't want to wake up. I knew things would have to be said the next morning. For now, I let it happen. I let all the thoughts disappear as he held me close and I drifted into a deep sleep.
This was the calm before the storm wasn't it?
Okay so there's chapter 2! It's longer than the first chapter but still short. I'm trying to come up with good ideas here and create some suspense! I tried to make it at the end that they were both thinking the same thing. "The calm before the storm" Lol. So the next chapter is going to be the fight and feelings will be revealed so be warned. It's going to suck because I just want them to be all lovey dovey but it doesn't work like that, sadly. Let me know what you think!
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