It had become a routine when her father had left, the frequent trips to the bathroom after and during meals, the quick clean up and teeth brushing. A little make-up made her face look less pale and after a few deep breathes it was almost completely simple to forget her mini- breakdowns.

Alone in the trailer, Liv easily cleaned herself up. Throwing on simple Marc Jacobs wrap dress and fixing her chocolate curls, Liv knew how to she was going to handle her next challenge. She was above Seattle, she was New York royalty and she wasn't not going to let anyone forget it. She knew she was manipulative, stuck-up, and downright bitchy sometimes, and truthfully she didn't see it as a bad thing. Her mind was set and part one would begin as soon as she figured out how to get out to the main land.

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Meredith Grey had been trying to avoid her boyfriend Derek and his ex-wife Addison all morning and even in such a huge hospital it seemed impossible. She was stuck on a case with the two of them and they seemed to be arguing about everything. They were bouncing between fighting about the patient and whispering about Olivia, who apparently had just called and said she wanted to meet her parents for lunch.

Hearing the two of them hiss at one another was not something Meredith wanted to listen to her whole lunch break, and she was quickly trying to find a way out of their sight. Guessing that she could slip past them as they studied the patient's chart, Meredith made her escape to the door. "Meredith," a higher pitched voice called. Busted. Turning around Meredith spotted Olivia who was fumbling to put away her cell-phone and giving her sickly-sweet smile. "Will you be joining us for lunch?"

Meredith looked at Derek, there she defiantly did not want to but if he wanted her to she would. "Umm, sure." Meredith said trying her best not look nervous, Liv was still smiling and looked pleased that she was coming. If Meredith didn't know better she would have assumed Liv was glad she was coming to lunch with them.

" Great," Liv nodded her head. "Are you ready?" As Derek and Addison nodded and the three began to walk down the hospital hall to the cafeteria, Meredith almost had to force herself to walk.

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"So Livy, how's school?" Derek asked his daughter as stirred his coffee. "Liv goes to Dalton and is at the top of her class," he added for Meredith.

"Fine," Liv smiled.

"Fine as in getting by fine or fine as in Yale is the plan," Derek's voice was stricter than Meredith had ever heard, but Liv didn't flinch.

"Yale's the plan dad, don't worry." Liv laughed as her father sighed. "But the debutante ball is coming up, and I am no where near ready."

Debutante ball? Those still existed? Meredith hadn't heard of any girls she'd know attending them in high school. Meredith had always thought it was something only princesses and princes attended.

"We'll find you a dress, maybe Katherine will design you one," Addison smiled.

Personally designed by Katherine Drummond? What kind of world did her boyfriend come from?

"Oh, she already did, it's just when I said I wasn't ready I meant that you and daddy are not ready. You are coming aren't you? You'll come back to New York for it won't you?" Liv was do eyed and full with innocence.

Derek closed his mouth and shut it when Addison spoke up, "Of course darling, your father and I couldn't miss it."

Liv's eyes were glistening and she looked almost giddy, when she turned to Meredith. "Meredith, will you be attending?" Both Derek and Addison lifted their heads in surprise.

Meredith wasn't high society, she did McDonalds not Butter, she hadn't taken a limo to prom (not because she couldn't afford one, pink-haired girls just don't got to prom), she didn't even know the difference between a dinner fork and dessert fork. Did Derek expect her to impress his elite friends? She was about to decline when, Derek gave her that smile, the one that melted her heart. "I'd love to."

"Great," Liv said jumping out of her seat and quickly giving Derek and Addison kisses on the check before she left. It was the second time that day that Meredith had regretfully accepted an invitation from Olivia Shepherd. Shouldn't Liv hate her, shouldn't she be going all 'Parent Trap' on her. Part of Meredith was terrified that Liv would now be part of her life, and the other part was thinking that, maybe, just maybe, playing step-mother wouldn't be so bad.

However across the hospital, Liv was celebrating her victory.

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I'll be back next week.

Operation Meredith Grey is a go.

xoxo

-O