A/N: *Crawls out of hole* hey guys remember this story? Welllll. I finally have a new chapter! yay!
The next day at rehearsal had been well, a disaster. Meredith was gone and Brian had left during a middle of a number to go and find her. They had gotten their costumes that day, and Joe spilled coffee on his pants, staining them. The rest of the numbers didn't end well, and the rehearsal ended early with Lauren fuming with anger over the fact Brian had left early and that Meredith wasn't there.
"Calm down, Lauren! Are a little bit worried about where she was today?" Jaime interjected as they had gotten in their car. "I mean, she didn't call in that she wouldn't be in there."
"Well, yeah. I guess so, but that still doesn't give Brian the right to just leave!" Lauren tried to protest.
"I think you just need to calm down and worry more aboutb how your friend is."
Lauren headed over to Meredith's that afternoon and knocked on the door.
"Listen, Brian, I really don't want to talk to you right no-" Meredith had started as she went to go open the door. She stopped right away as soon as she saw Lauren, "Oh hi! Lauren," Meredith said putting on a fake smile.
"Why did you think I was Brian?" Lauren automatically asked. "What's going on between you two?"
"Oh nothing," Meredith shrugged and put it off. "I didn't think you were Brian, nope, I knew it was you."
"Oh really? Uh huh of course." Lauren said nodding slowly, she didn't believe one word of it. "So where were you today? Rehearsal was a disaster."
"Oh just sick you know," Meredith said then gave a feeble fake cough.
"Oh come on Meredith! Just tell tell me the truth! Plus that was the most pathetic cough ever."
Meredith sighed and sat down on the couch and recounted her whole experience to Lauren as much as it killed her to do again.
Lauren nodded and gave her friend a hug. "Aw I'm sorry Hun, but that still doesn't completely answer why you thought I was Brian too?"
"Oh well that..."
Brian shook his head while going though Get Back Up, it just wasn't right doing this with out Meredith. Everything felt off. And so he left. They probably wouldn't miss him that much anyway. But he needed to make sure she was alright. Brian planned his getaway quickly, he saw his bag and coat by the mirror closest by the door thankfully. Right after his "You're an Awesome guy!" He ran for his bag and left the room as quick as possible before the others could stop him.
He ran the rest of the way out of the studio and to the streets he unlocked his bike from the rack outside then took off towards Meredith's apartment.
He quickly knocked three times waiting for a response. He quickly fixed his hair slightly when she opened the door. "Hey," he said with a smile, "A-Are you okay?" He asked her when she opened the door. She, Brian noted, was still in her pajamas and it looked like she hadn't cared to bother getting ready for the day. He couldn't help but smile on the inside. He really wouldn't mind seeing that sight each day he woke up.
"Oh, Brian," Meredith said and ran her fingers though her hair, realizing she hadn't brushed it for the day. "I'm fine yeah," she said and tried to smile.
"It's just you weren't at rehearsal today and after yesterday, I just wanted to make sure you were alright," he added awkwardly. He shook his head, he was probably sounding really foolish right now.
"Yeah, I'm fine, and listen about everything like that, I'm really really sorry," Meredith had started rambling about how stupid it was she did and how she'll never do anything like that again.
Brian just watched her while rambling, and then he couldn't help himself. He just leaned in and kissed her. Not a hard frantic one like the first one had been. But slow and tender. She didn't pull away or anything, so Brian figured that was okay.
"Listen, it's okay," Brian said after he pulled away and looked at her. He gazed at her as she just shook her head. He felt his hart sink. He had made another mistake. "What?" He asked searching for an answer in her eyes. She looked almost afraid. "T-Too soon?" He guessed. She nodded shortly in response. "I'm sorry..." He said than looked at the ground. "I'll just go."
And with he left. He still continued to try and text her but it was no use. He screwed things up again.
"And that," Meredith said finishing her tale of Brian's visit, "Is why I thought you were Brian," She said and tried to smile and Lauren. "Do you forgive me for not being at rehearsal?" she finally asked hoping for forgiveness.
"Of course," Lauren said with a smile. "Now if you excuse me, I've got an ass by the name of Derek to go and kick. See you tomorrow, Mere," and then Lauren left too. Meredith hoped she really wasn't going to find Derek, but it was too late to stop her.
A/N: reviews are ALWAYS appreciated. And don't forget to check out my other stories too! And I think I finally have figured out how this will end so hopefully more chapters will be uploaded sooner than this one!