There is indeed a sequel for those of you who are worried. I just need to finalise a few things, like the title for example.. lol
Chapter 23 - Hold Me Tight
"What?!" Exclaimed Meredith,
Arizona grinned, "I wanted to surprise you."
Meredith stopped eating her breakfast –Dating Arizona definitely had its perks, one of which being a cooked breakfast each morning.
"You got a job at Seattle Grace?"
"Yes." grinned Arizona, "As an attending!"
Meredith's frown turned to a smile, "That's great!" She told her, "Congratulations." Meredith walked to Zona and kissed her, "When do you start?"
"Today."
Meredith's eyebrows rose, "Wow, ok, you really did want it to be a surprise."
Arizona giggled, "Sorry."
Meredith shrugged, "I will live." She went back to her breakfast and continued eating.
"I'm your boss now." Smirked Arizona and she kissed Mere's neck
"Yes you are."
"Should be fun."
Meredith sighed, "For you maybe." Arizona giggled and started to eat her own breakfast, "Do you want a ride to the hospital?" Asked Mere,
"That'd be great." Grinned Zona, "Do your friends know about me?"
Meredith swallowed, "Uh… They know I'm seeing someone, but they don't know who."
She nodded, "Do they know you're bisexual?"
"I don't think so." Meredith sighed, "I'm not hiding it or anything, but it hasn't come up before." She noticed the nervous look on Zona's face and chuckled, "They'll find out today."
Arizona smiled and nodded, the two continued to eat breakfast.
* * *
In another part of Seattle Addison sat in Finn's kitchen, on a bench watching him cook.
"You don't have to cook." Addie said, "I could cook."
"No one asked you to cook."
Addie jumped of the bench, "I don't expect you to cook for me."
Finn laughed, "Here, drink this." He poured her some coffee and she sat at the table in the middle of the kitchen,
Addie nodded and drank.
* * *
That morning Meredith walked into the hospital her hand held in Arizona's. They were chatting about nothing in particular and having a good time, Zona was smiling and Meredith was laughing.
"Do you have to see the chief?" asked Mere,
"I do actually," smiled Arizona, "Lead the way?"
Meredith nodded and they headed to the chief's office, "I have some time, so I'll wait for you." Smiled Mere,
Arizona nodded and walked into the office, five minutes later she walked out with a huge grin on her face, the chief behind her, smiling.
"I'll see you around Dr. Robbins." He told her,
"Bye, Dr. Webber."
The door closed and the chief stayed in his office, Zona moved to Mere and they hugged briefly before walking again. Mere walked them to an elevator, "I have to go, or I'll be late for rounds."
Arizona nodded, "I told the chief we've been dating for a while." She murmured, and Meredith nodded slowly,
"Good." She sighed and smiled, "I'll see you, bye."
"Bye." Arizona lent forward and kissed her softly, Meredith kissed back.
"Ok, I have to go." She said when she pulled back, "Bye, Zona."
Arizona giggled, "Bye."
Mere pecked Arizona's lips then ran off to the intern locker room, not noticing the gossiping nurses she passed.
Meredith was paged to trauma and ran off where she found Izzie and the other interns.
* * *
Meredith was sitting in the waiting room with Cristina who was eating from a paper bag and Izzie who was stretching her legs.
Arizona zoomed in on her wheelie sneakers and moved to the back of Mere's chair, "I hear your patient's a Mercy West intern." She said,
Mere turned, "Yea, Marshal."
Arizona walked around and sat next to Meredith, "Will he be ok?"
"Probably." Meredith told her, she then noticed Cristina and Izzie trying not to stare, "Oh right, these are my friends, Izzie and Cristina." She said, "Guys this is Arizona, she's my girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?"
"Hi," Arizona held out her hand, "Arizona Robbins, I'm a paeds attending surgeon."
Izzie shook her hand, "How long have you been working here?"
"Today's my first day actually, but I like it." She grinned, "Anyway I have to go." She kissed Meredith softly on the lips then stood and wheeled away.
Izzie and Cristina watched her go then turned to Meredith, "Seriously?" They asked,
"Seriously." Confirmed Meredith with a small smirk,
* * *
Later that night Meredith and Arizona were talking, leaning on a wall. They were both smiling and laughing, flirting happily. Addison watched as the familiar blonde woman laughed at something Meredith said, then as Mere brushed the woman's hair away and lent forward, kissing her. When they pulled back Addie cleared her throat and walked over.
"Addie." Said Mere, she turned to Arizona, "Arizona this is my best friend, Add-"
"Addison Montgomery." smiled Arizona, "I follow your work. I'm Dr. Robbins, but call me Arizona." Addison gave a small smile,
"Arizona is a paeds surgeon." Mere told Addie,
"How do you know each other?" Addie asked, though she knew the answer,
"We're dating." Smiled Arizona and Addie noticed that their hands were linked against the wall.
Addie nodded, "Mere can I talk to you?"
"Sure." Meredith let go of Zona, "I'll see you later." She kissed Arizona, who smiled and left, then allowed Addison to pull her by the wrist into a supply closet.
"Whoa, hey!" Meredith's complaints at Addie's roughness were cut short,
"What the hell Meredith?!" Addie exclaimed, "You're out there practically mounting that Robbins girl in front of all the gossipy nurses and you don't even care? When we were together we couldn't even hold hands!"
Meredith frowned, "Addie, you're making it out to be more then it is."
"Am I Meredith?! Because I seem to remember that I couldn't even kiss you in our own house."
"You are! I am not closeted Addie, you know that!"
Addison glared but didn't say anything back; they both just stood breathing heavily. Meredith sighed and ran a hand through her hair, "I'm open about my sexuality Addie." Meredith said quietly, "But when I came to Seattle I wasn't sure what I was in for. I just wanted to fit in, be a surgeon and prove my self. I didn't want to cause a stir; I didn't want to be the intern with the famous mother or the intern everyone judged." As Meredith spoke she started to become more annoyed with Addison, "So when I introduced my self I didn't say 'Hi I'm Meredith Grey –yes Grey as in Ellis Grey- I'm in love with a woman who loves me but refuses to be with me for more then six months, not that it matters because she's married now, leaving me to get drunk and sleep with inappropriate men and sometimes the occasional woman.'."
"If you're so open Meredith, why did you hide us? You didn't hide Derek."
"Yes I did."
"Not to you're friends. You hid us from everyone."
"God Addison! You're Mrs McDreamy! You're Derek's ex wife! The secret that broke my heart! You're supposed to be Satan, the wife that cheated on her husband with his best friend! The dirty ex mistress' enemy! And I know it doesn't work but I do try to keep a certain level of professionalism around here. Going through telling everyone would have led to our past! It wasn't to do with being ashamed Addison, but what we went through is not something I like to talk about! Can you imagine how that conversation would go? How did we meet? Well after my rape I was completely broken and Addison took me under her wing, you see she had been raped by the same bastard and she was the only one to understand me."
Addison glared at her, "You're just full of sarcastic speeches today, aren't you?"
Meredith wanted to hit her, "Do you know how much it hurt having all my secrets flying through this hospital. My mother, my child, my rape. How no-one stood up for me when Derek turned out to be married. How everyone judged me, souly because he was an attending."
"Robbins, is an attending!"
"I knew her before."
"No!" yelled Addie, slapping Meredith across the face, "You knew me before!" tears ran down her face as she cried, "You knew me before." She whimpered,
Meredith didn't say anything after that. She just turned around and walked away, leaving Addie alone to cry.
As Meredith walked away she was momentarily surprised no one seemed to notice the fight she'd just had. But her surprise went away as she remembered that Addison and herself were adept at fighting in whispers and hisses. No one had heard.
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