"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap" Addison had locked herself in one of the many storage closets the interns hid in when they almost killed a patient. "Why did I do that? Why, why, why, why? Stupid, stupid Addison" She said pacing the closet smacking her hand against her head.
"Addison, is that you in there?"
"Yes, who's that?" she snapped.
"It's me Callie, let me in, you sound like crap!"
"Thanks."
Addison slowly opened the closet door, pulled Callie in and slammed it behind her.
"Woah, Addie what's the rush?"
"I think I'm having a breakdown"
"Why?"
"I just told someone that I loved them, and it was awkward and strange and I don't even know why I told them because I just shouldn't have said anything, oh crap, what did I just do?"
"Are we talking about Karev?" Callie asked curiously.
"No"
"Sloan?"
"No"
"Please tell me it's not Shepard"
"No, it's not Derek, its not anyone like that"
"So who, they have to be in the hospital you've been here all day"
"If I tell you you have to promise, and I mean swear on everyone you love Callie that you won't tell anyone, not anyone, not even George"
"Ok Addison, I promise, I promise"
"The person I love, its um, its a..a woman"
"OK, I can cope with that, a woman OK, do I know this woman, oh of course I know this woman, they work in hospital, duh!"
"Shut up Callie" Addison hung her head "OK, its, erm, Meredith" she mumbled under her breath.
"Who? I didn't quite catch that it"
Addison groaned "It's Meredith, Meredith FUCKING GREY!"
"Oh MY God! Addison!"
"I know, stupid stupid Addison"
"What are you, when did you, why did you, when did you? Oh god."
"Stop asking questions, I don't know what's happening to me Callie, I'm going mad!"
"And you told her, you told your Ex-Husbands girlfriend you loved her, like your in love with her"
"Yes"
"Holy crap"
Addison slid her back down the closet wall onto the floor curling up in a ball.
"Addison, get up"
"No, I'm staying here"
"You can't stay here, you need to get up and come out of the closet, no pun intended" Callie giggled.
"But what do I do?"
"I'll have to think about that one but for now you need to get your ass of the floor and go be a doctor"
"Fine!"
Addison and Callie walked out of the storage room unnoticed and went their separate ways, Addison was still as confused and now so was Callie.
"I'm fine, I can look after myself at home, I live with doctors, I'll be fine can I please be discharged" Meredith begged the Chief.
"Meredith I really don't think thats a good idea, you almost died!"
"But I didn't, I survived, I'm alive and kicking, please let me go home, I'm bored! And as much as I love listening in on the nurses gossip I want my own bed, I'll come in everyday for a checkup, please!"
"Why do you have to be so much like your mother?"
"What d'you mean?"
"She could wrap me round her little finger just like you, fine Meredith go home, but I want updates everyday"
Meredith jumped out of her bed and hugged the Chief.
"Thank you"
"I know, now go, get home"
Meredith opened her front door, dumped her bag in the hallway and went straight to the kitchen, she needed some good food not the hospital stuff she'd been forced to eat for days. "If only Izzie was home to cook for me, I really should learn how to cook" Meredith thought to herself. Meredith took her food and coffee into the living room and sunk into the sofa, she would be alone until the morning, before she left the hospital she checked everyones shifts and they'd all be working through the night, apart from one person, Addison.
'We need to talk, my place as soon as you can, Mer.'
Addison stared nervously at her pager, she vaguely remembered Meredith's address, she'd dropped Alex home one night after work. "Here goes nothing" Addison sighed as she got into her car.
As she pulled up on the drive Addison was shaking with nerves. "This is not like you Addison, you're a Montgomery, get a grip" Addison said tapping at the steering wheel. She slowly walked toward the front door and pressed the doorbell. Her heart started beating way too fast as she saw Meredith opening it.
"Hey" she sighed.
"Hi, come on in"