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This is yet again dedicated to xoxEllexox (she was the one to get me to watch Grey's in the first place)
THis chap has scenes from 2x01 (i do not own ) mostly Mer/Der and Mer/Add bits
Chapter Two – I Know Our Lives Are Changing
Addison and Meredith were in the car driving towards Addison's hotel,
"Why can't we go to a bar?" Asked Meredith,
"Because, Mere, I know you when you're drunk, and right now is not the time for alcohol."
"I just found out my boyfriend's married, to my best-friend, no less. How is this not the time for alcohol?"
Addison laughed, "You make a good point, but I will not cave." She pulled over, and Meredith looked out the window to see an all-night convenience store,
They got out of the car and walked in, Meredith going straight to the fridge full of mixed drinks.
Addison rolled her eyes and grabbed a tub of cookies and cream ice-cream, a huge block of chocolate, and two strawberry milks before walking to the counter, Meredith placing a bottle of vodka with it.
"No alcohol." said Addie, "I don't care if Derek's married to five people, put it back."
"I hate you, and your stupid lying husband." Meredith grumbled,
"Oh, join the club."
Meredith put away the vodka reluctantly and waited while Addison paid. When they arrived at the hotel they made their way up to Addison's room.
Addison found a spoon and handed it to Meredith with the tub of ice-cream, and the two went and made them selves comfortable on the bed.
"I slept with his best friend." Addison said suddenly,
Meredith looked at her, "Why?"
"Derek was just so… absent. He was withdrawing himself. Staying late at the practice, taking extra shifts, and if he wasn't at work he was asleep. And Mark was… there. Mark understood, because Derek was withdrawing from everyone."
"But I told you about Derek, how did you not know?"
"Well I thought you were in Boston, and you never told me his name, always McCharming."
"McDreamy." Corrected Meredith,
"McMarriedAss."
Meredith laughed, "You never told me you and you're husband- you and Derek, were having problems."
Addison sighed, "Well to be honest I was preoccupied with trying to figure out what was wrong with him, but then he walked in on me and Mark, and he left. We got separated, and I became so busy with trying to keep the practice running."
Meredith gave Addison the spoon, and Addie scooped up a spoonful of the ice-cream and ate it, smothering her old problems with the tasty goodness. They spent the next couple of hours eating the ice-cream and chocolate while drinking their strawberry milk and complaining about Derek and men in general.
The next morning, Addison woke early to Meredith kissing her softly. She smiled and pecked Meredith once before sitting up.
"I'm not going to sleep with you, Mere."
"Did I say anything about sex?"
Addison smirked, "No, but your hand loosening my pants did."
Meredith glanced at the clock, "I really do not want to go into work today."
"It'll be fine."
Meredith sighed, "No it won't." She jumped up and made her way to the shower,
Addison rummaged around in her suitcase a pulled out a pair of salmon scrubs, Meredith came out wrapped in a towel, water dripping down her body.
"Can you get a taxi; I want to go to my house so I can get dressed and everything." Asked Meredith,
"Yea sure. Order some breakfast will you, I'm gonna get in the shower."
Meredith nodded, and dressed in yesterday's clothes.
Stopping by at the house was awkward, Meredith walked in, almost running into Izzie who was only half awake, having been on-call half the night, a cup of coffee was tightly in her hand.
She smirked, "Good date with McDreamy last night?"
Meredith glared at her,
"What I say?"
Meredith ran into the house and quickly came back out with fresh clothes on, and a clean pair of scrubs in her backpack.
"We taking your car, Mere?" Asked George,
Meredith sighed and nodded, climbing into her car with the others and driving them into work.
* * *
Bailey walked into the intern locker room where George and Izzie were discussing the fight with Alex, and Meredith was avoiding questions from Cristina about Derek.
"Ok, people, assignments. Yang, you're on discharges. O'Malley report to room E19. Grey come see me, and who was on call last night?"
Bailey handed over charts to Alex and Izzie,
"Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Redo these and return them to me before lunch, understood?"
"Understood." Muttered Alex as he left,
"Karev, don't tempt me." threatened Bailey before turning to Meredith, "Somebody's popular."
"Meaning?"
"There's been a special request, just for you."
* * *
Derek walked towards Burke in the hallway, "So. Congratulations are in order."
"Don't sweat it Shepherd. I'll only be your boss for a few days." Smirked Burke
"I'm well aware of Richard's recovery time. I'm the one who operated on him, remember?"
"I do. You operated. He survived and chose me to take over while recruiting your wife."
"Clearly, he has brain damage."
"Or is it your ex-wife? I'm a little fuzzy on that." Burke tormented,
"We're separated." Derek told him as Addison walked over to them.
"Sorry to interrupt, Dr. Burke." She smiled,
"You're never interrupting."
"She's always interrupting." Muttered Derek,
"I was just checking to see if Dr. Burke secured the intern-"
Meredith walked over smiling at Addie, "Intern you requested." She finished, "He did."
Burke left and Derek looked between Addison and Meredith, he sighed and left as well.
Meredith and Addie made their way to their patient, Julie's, room.
"Define TTTS." Addison said as she read Julie's chart.
"Twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Conjoined foetal twins." Meredith answered,
"Connected by?"
"Blood vessels in the placenta."
"Meaning?" She paused, Meredith didn't answer, "One twin gets too much blood, the other too little, endangering the lives of both. You know that Meredith."
"They told me there wasn't much chance anything could be done." Julie said to Addison,
"TTTS is usually impossible to correct. Unless you happen to be one of a handful of surgeons in the world who knows how to separate foetal blood vessels. Which, luckily for you, I am. So were gonna get you into surgery tomorrow. If you have any questions at all please ask Dr. Grey. She's fantastic, has been since high school," Addison raised a hand nest to her mouth, as if telling a secret; "She quizzed me when I was an intern."
With a smile Addison and Meredith left the room,
"I could've answered your question had you given me the chance."
"I know, but I'm this tough on everyone, not just the women my husband sleeps with." She smiled a bit to let Meredith know she was just teasing, "Order an ultrasound for her and pre-op labs in full." Meredith started to walk away, but Addison called after her, "And how's Mindy, by the way? I try to keep in touch but the last six months or so have been…" She trailed off,
Meredith smiled, "Yea, Mindy's good, you should give her a visit, she loves you."
Addison laughed, "Oh I know."
* * *
Meredith was preparing to give Julie an ultrasound. She squeezed the gel onto Julie's stomach and grabbed the ultra sound wand.
"What does it take to go after another woman's husband?" Julie asked quietly,
"Excuse me?"
"It happened to me. Jeff moved in with a long-legged miniskirt who answers his phones, three weeks into my pregnancy. By the way, that gel is really cold."
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry about your husband."
"Are you sorry about Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd's husband?"
Meredith raised her eyebrows, "Dr. Montgomery-Shepherd's husband is a completely different matter. They were separated, and he never told me about her until she came her for you yesterday." She gave Julie a small smile, "But I am sorry, for Addison more then her husband."
"I bet she asked to work with you. It's what I would have done."
"As Dr. Montgomery said earlier, I've known her since I was in high school." Meredith stood, "I'm gonna go check on your labs."
* * *
Derek and Addison were in the hallway having a whispered argument, "That took a lot of nerve."
"Oh come on, I've known her for years and I just wanted to see how she's come along, besides, she came highly recommended."
"Right."
"So you don't recommend her?"
"No, I did not say that."
"Just not for her medical skills." Refined Addison,
"Oh, would you shut up?"
Meredith walked up and without thinking, addressed Addison, "Sweetie."
"Yes?" Addison and Derek both looked at her,
Meredith glared at Derek then turned to Addison, "Labs confirm what look like abnormalities on the ultrasound. I think you should come and see for yourself."
"Ok, let's go."
"Meredith." Derek said, "Meredith."
Meredith turned, "Don't." She said simply,
* * *
That night, when Meredith and Addison got off, they took a taxi to a nice little house on the edge of the city, letting Izzie and George drive Meredith car back to her house.
Addison paid the fair and the two women walked up to the front door and knocked. It was only eight o'clock but still quite late to be visiting unannounced.
The door was opened by a small girl in pyjamas. She had sandy hair down to her lower back, pulled into a plat to keep it neat for bed.
"Mindy!" Smiled Addison, with a moch gasp, "What are you doing up so late?"
Mindy grinned, "Aunty Addison!" Addison hugged the girl, "Aunty Addison I'm eight years old." She said proudly, "I'm aloud to stay up 'til eight-thirty."
"Eight-thirty?" Asked Meredith with exaggerated shock, "Those daddies of yours spoil you don't they little miss Mindy?"
Mindy laughed and shook her head, "Nah-uh!"
"Mindy-Pie?" Called a voice, "Who's at the door?"
Mindy turned towards the house, "Aunty Addison and Mummy!"
"What?" A man walked into view, "Addie, Mere!" He kissed both their cheeks, "What you doing here?"
"Oh you know," smiled Addison, "We were in the neighbourhood."
Meredith ruffled Mindy's hair, "Thought we'd pop in and visit my daughter."
TBC
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