So this is my first Grey's Anatomy story and I have only been with the show for a few months (currently on season 10/going onto 11) so any criticism is accepted, as long as you don't go too harsh on me. I have been with FF for about 4 years and have multiple accounts for Criminal Minds but this account is entirely for Grey's.
Shout out to my peanut Fran for 1. Getting me into the show in the first place, 2. Being there for all the emotions the show has brought me (so far anyway), and 3. For helping with the start of this fic and being my awesome co-writer. Love you my darling.
So here we go, this is a pure season 3 rewrite, starting with the aftermath of What I Am. Some of the plot twists are very AU and the characters may seem off but it's all for the story and as always, I do not own Grey's or any of the characters, only the dark and twisty AU plots in my mind (there are A LOT). This is estimated to have about 5/6 chapters but I am currently at the beginning of my 2 week exam period at college (2 out of 4 A Level exams out the way) and so writing is only for my breaks in revision. Updates will be scattered but I hope to keep a lot of you hooked with my plots.
On with the show or whatever. :) *virtual cookies and ice cream are also passed out to those who review so keep that in mind* ;)
Addison Montgomery sighed heavily, closing her last chart in content. She had been charting her post-ops for 2 whole hours and thought it was about time to grab a blanket and crash in an on-call room. Her thoughts were interrupted by a pained grunt echoing down the empty hall way, the woman frowning as she headed to the only open patient room. Funnily enough the room was Meredith Grey's, making Addison frown even more. She pushed the door open further, finding Meredith hunched over the side of her bed.
"Dr Grey- is everything alright?" Meredith held out her hand slightly, her head still hunched over.
"I'm fi-"Before she could get another word out she threw up in the basin between her legs, Addison cringing slightly as she took a step towards her. She rubbed her back awkwardly, Meredith gagging even more. A few minutes passed without any sound, Meredith sitting back up.
"Do you need me to page Bailey?" Addison asked, concerned for the woman. She shook her head, running her hand through her hair, revealing her red and blotchy face to Addison.
"I'll be fine" She sent her a small smile, not being able to keep eye contact with the red head. Meredith laughed slightly to herself, wiping her face clear.
"I'm erm- I'm sorry for the morphine dazed conversation you had to deal with earlier" Addison smiled awkwardly, slowly taking her hand off Meredith's back.
"You remember that?"
"Not at first, things started coming back to me earlier. I was sitting trying to figure out why Derek broke up with me so something in my morphine mess must have been the cause" Addison looked up shocked, Meredith frowning.
"What's wrong?"
"Derek broke up with you? Again!?"
"I know, God I'm sorry- I'm crying to you yet again about your ex-husband. It's not very considerate of me since I ruined your marriage in the first place" Meredith sighed, placing her head back into her hands, feeling another wave of nausea rush over her.
"No Meredith, you didn't ruin my marriage. I told him today, I told him not to hurt you. He just doesn't know when to take the message does he?" Meredith looked up slightly, her hair covering half her face.
"Wait? You told him to stay with me? But- You don't like me?" Addison laughed, placing her hand back on Meredith's back, though she cringed at the cheesy gesture.
"I don't not like you Meredith; I actually respect you very much. My marriage was over before you were in the picture; you are not the only dirty mistress around here"
"So if we aren't friends we are-? What? Hoes before bros?" Addison laughed, nodding her head.
"You could say that" Before Meredith could take a breath; she felt bile rising up her throat and threw up again in the basin, Addison rubbing her back comfortingly.
"You need to try and get some sleep" Taking charge, Addison stood and took the basin from Meredith, grabbing a clean one and throwing the dirty one in the chemical waste bin. Meredith just nodded, her energy draining as she climbed back under the covers and lay down.
"I'll sit here with the basin and if you think you're going to be sick again, just be sick" She sat on the bed, placing the basin on her knee so it was accessible to Meredith.
"Thank you" Meredith mumbled, burying her head into the pillow. Addison just smiled, sighing heavily as she watched Meredith fall asleep.
Bailey shut the on-call room door behind herself as she grabbed her charts and began her rounds. She always hated the night shift- rounds at 3am were not normal or necessary, everyone was sleeping, like she should be. Her first was Meredith, Bailey groaning knowing the woman was probably sitting up trying to rob charts from the nurse's station to do because she was missing out on working days. Bailey was not sure how she was going to cope with the woman in the hospital for another 3 days recovering. Coming up to her room, she couldn't help her jaw dropping as she found Addison Montgomery asleep on the bed next to Meredith, holding a basin limply in her hands.
"What the-"Bailey closed her mouth, staring at the two in confusion before shrugging and walking slowly out the room.
"I must be tired" She grumbled to herself, heading to her next patient room. At least Meredith was asleep, that's all she cared about. It was too late in the night to be dealing with her complaining to leave.
The next morning came by fast, Cristina coming in an hour early to sit with Meredith, knowing how depressed she must be not being able to work until she has recovered. Cristina spotted Bailey not far from Meredith's room and frowned, wondering if something had gone wrong in the night.
"Dr Bailey, is everything okay?" Bailey stayed fixated on the door, shrugging in response.
"I don't know" Cristina looked into the room, the sight of Addison asleep next to Meredith not even being on the lists of things she suspected.
"Is that? Dr Montgomery?" Bailey nodded; watching as Meredith started to wake, stretching awkwardly. She turned to stare at the two women in the doorway, frowning at the looks they were giving her.
"What are you two looking at?" Cristina nodded her head; Meredith looking to her side, remember Addison had crashed with her that night. She awkwardly poked the woman's arm, Addison stretching and sitting up. She looked around, frowning at Bailey and Cristina.
"What are you two looking at?" Bailey raised her eyebrow, turning on her heal without a word. Cristina slowly made her way into the room, Addison handing Meredith the basin.
"So, rough night?" Meredith nodded, rubbing her eyes.
"I was throwing up, but I feel alright now" Cristina nodded, handing over a green tea she had made on her way out the door.
"I know you can't drink coffee for a few days so I made you a green tea" Meredith laughed, watching as Cristina sat on the chair next to the bed.
"Thank you. Addison you can go home now if you want. You stayed here all night" Cristina raised her eyebrow at Meredith, wondering why the women were on a first name bases all of a sudden.
"Will you call me if anything changes?" She asked, looking between Cristina and Meredith.
"I will yeah" Cristina answered, Addison nodding and heading out the room.
"Thanks again" Addison sent her a smile and left the room, Meredith lying back with a sigh.
"Care to explain why you have rebounded onto your ex-boyfriends, ex-wife" Meredith opened one eye to glare at Cristina, the woman giggling as she rested her head on the side of the bed.
"I haven't rebounded onto nobody Cristina. She was helping me when I was throwing up"
"Why would she help you? She hates you"
"She doesn't hate me, she respects me. We are hoes before bros" Cristina looking up in confusion, Meredith waving her hand in annoyance.
"It doesn't matter. Fact is, we are on good terms and she is actually really kind of nice"
"As long as I am still your person she can be whatever you want" The two laughed, falling into a comfortable silence.
Meanwhile, instead of heading home, Addison bumped into Derek, not giving him a chance to speak before grabbing his arm and pushing him inside a supply closet.
"You don't speak. You don't have the right to speak right now. Got it?" He nodded, holding his hands up in defence while Addison took a calming breath.
"When I told you not to hurt Meredith, I said that out of 'I am moving on so don't mess it up'- not, 'break up with her an hour after she comes out of surgery'!"
"I broke up with her because Finn is the better man" Derek argued, Addison rolling her eyes.
"She broke up with Finn Derek. She broke up with Finn because she wanted you to be the one, and then you go and do this!"
"Wait? She broke up with Finn? How do you know?"
"Because unlike you, I communicate with people. She told me Derek, she thinks that she did something to make you break up with her and it's not fair of you to do this"
"She probably doesn't even want to look at me" She placed her hand on his shoulder, sending him a small but warning smile.
"Fix your mess before you lose her for good this time. I shouldn't even be encouraging you to go back but, that girl is head over heels in love with you. Do not mess this up again Derek" He watched her leave, leaning back his head in thought. Snapping out of his selfish thoughts, he finished his post-op rounds and headed to her room, watching as Cristina walked out, heading to the elevator. Double checking she was alone, he felt a pang of guilt when he saw her. She looked so lost, and it was his fault. Knocking on the door, she turned her head towards him, sitting up slightly making her wince.
"What's wrong?"
"So I spoke to Addison before" She nodded, wondering what the red head had said to him.
"She told me you broke up with Finn" She shrunk slightly in her bed, Derek walking up to sit on the edge next to her feet.
"Yeah I did" She admitted, Derek tilting his head to look at her. She always loved the way he did that.
"You should have told me that you chose me over him"
"You shouldn't have broken up with me so suddenly" She shot back, Derek nodding in agreement.
"He was the better man you know"
"Yeah well I wasn't in love with him" She couldn't stop the words as the fell stupidly out of her mouth, her pale face gleaming bright red in shock and embarrassment.
"Yeah well I was never in love with Addison like I was with you" She tucked her legs up to her stomach; as if the enclosed space would protect her from the emotions she was feeling.
"Derek I can't do this forever. I can't continue to be the rebound for you, I am not always going to be here for you to come crawling back to when you have made another mistake. I can't be here. I can't take it" A stray tear rolled down her cheek, Derek jumping up to wipe it away.
"Can you forgive me Meredith? Can you give me a second chance?"
"Can you promise to stick with me? I'm complicated Derek, and I know you never signed up for that, but it's going to take me a while, and if you can't do that I need to know now"
"Meredith Grey, you are dark and twisty and all kinds of whatever, but I am going nowhere" She laughed slightly, wrapping her thin arms around his neck, sitting up so he could embrace her fully, taking in the scent of her hair.
"Your hair doesn't smell like lavender today" He said disappointed, Meredith laughing as she pulled away.
"That's because it most likely smells like the vomit I got in it last night" The two burst out laughing, Addison standing away from the doorway with a smile. Her work for the day was so done.
Cute happy MerDer ending huh? Well not for long ;)
Chapter 2 will be up soon, it's almost finished being tweaked so please, Review/Favourite/Follow, do whatever floats your ferry (see what I did there?) - :D