Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy but if I did, there'd definitely be more Arizona/Meredith moments because they're cute!
I looked at Derek trying to determine whether he was insane or not. Is he saying he likes me? Is he asking me out on a date? I... wait..what?
"Did you just ask me out on a date?". I asked as I looked at him and stepped a little closer, smiling lightly. I turned slightly and looked at the open window where I could see Arizona and Christina trying to watch but ducked when I turned to them. I stared, waiting for them to stand up and when they did, I glared at them. At least Arizona looked sorry, Christina just grinned. I rolled my eyes and turned back around and looked at Derek.
"Yes, Mer I am asking you out on a date, for real. So will you?". Asked Derek nervously. Meredith smiled and looked at Derek and nodded her head.
"Yes Derek, I'll go on a date with you". Smiled Meredith. Derek grinned and leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on Meredith's cheek.
"Awesome, I should go now. I've got stuff to do". Smiled Derek as he leaned forward and kissed Meredith's other cheek and left.
Meredith watched as he drove off and sighed and sat on the front step of her house, she placed her elbows on her legs and placed her face in her hands and sighed. She liked Derek, but working with him and him being her boss could get insanely complicated and what if he has secrets and they come out and things get bad? What if he runs when I tell him about the real me and all the secrets and baggage I have?
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaa". Groaned Meredith.
"Eeeeep Sorry for annoying you". Squeaked Arizona as she came through the front door and closed it behind her. Meredith jumped and turned around and looked at her sister.
"Sorry Zonie, I just.. Yeah, needed to get some feeling out". Replied Meredith as Arizona walked out and came to sit next to Meredith on the stoop.
"So what's up kiddo?". Asked Arizona as she wrapped her arm around Meredith's shoulders and pulled her in tight. Meredith rested her head on her sisters shoulder and sighed.
"Derek said he likes me. I like him. He asked me out on a date. I said yes. I'm confused slightly and all the what ifs are going through my head". Whispered Meredith as she sighed deeply.
"What're you worried about? I know that look and all those things may be going through your head but I know worry is the biggest thing on your head right now". Said Arizona as she turned her head to the side and kissed her sisters head. Meredith sighed again as she relaxed into Arizona's side.
"Im worried about Derek and how he's going to react once he finds out my secrets, what if he doesn't like me for who I am? What if he thinks I'm a freak? And what if he leaves, like everyone else?". Meredith asked softly as she leaned into her sister.
"Mer, if he runs away because of your secrets then he's a scaredy cat, if he runs away because he doesn't like you for you are then he isn't worth it, and you are a freak so that doesn't matter" smiled Arizona as Meredith hit her sister slightly.
"And not everyone has left, I haven't and I never will and Christina well, you've told her two of your secrets and went into depth on one of them and she still hasn't left so thats bonus points for her. You need to live a little Mer, have some faith and take a chance. Let Derek into that miniature bubble of yours that probably only holds me and you. Have some faith okay?". Continued Arizona softly as she looked at her sister, Arizona leaned down and kissed the tip of her sisters head.
"Have a little faith. Thanks Zone". Smiled Meredith as she squeezed her sister.
"Anytime little". Replied Arizona.
"Yo, you two, enough of the mushy gushy crap and come and drink with me, I don't like drinking alone" pouted Christina as she opened the front door. Meredith and Arizona grinned at each other before standing up and walked inside. Meredith smiled as she walked into the house, she could tell Christina was going to fit in well with the grey sisters. She was part Arizona, the ambitious, head strong surgeon and part Meredith, the dark and twisty and alcoholic side. Meredith grinned again, she could tell Christina was going to be her friend.
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Meredith and the other interns, Christina ,George and Izzie, were waiting at the nurses' station outside the locker room waiting for their resident, Dr Bailey. Meredith and Christina were quite tired and had a slight hang over, it was one hell of a night.
"Stevens you're in the pit. Now go". Said Bailey as she made her way over to the four.
"O'Malley you're with Shepherd, Yang you're with Burke and Grey, you're with Robbins". Said Bailey as she gave out their assignments, they nodded their heads and dispersed.
"Grey, can you stay behind for a minute please?". Asked Bailey as Meredith looked quizzically at Dr Bailey as she walked over to stand by her side.
"You have a meeting in twenty minutes with the chief, what have you done?". Asked Bailey. Meredith raised her eye brow, she had a meeting with the chief? Since when? This was new.
"I haven't done anything... Why do I have a meeting with the chief?". Meredith asked nervously.
"I don't know but his secretary told me to tell you so I'm telling you, now move". Commanded Bailey. Meredith nodded her head and made her way up to the chiefs office. Dr Bailey watched Meredith leave, she watched her carefully. Meredith didn't know that her mum, Dr Ellis Grey, was a dear friend of Miranda's and of the chiefs and Miranda had made a promise to Ellis saying she would look after her, and that's what she had planned to do.
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Meredith had made her way to the chiefs office before sitting outside where his secretary had told her. She whipped out her phone and sent her sister a message telling her she had a meeting with the chief. A few minutes later, she got a reply saying so did she.
"Dr Grey". Said Arizona as she made her way over to Meredith and sat down next to her.
"What're you doing here?". Whispered Meredith, she didn't want Patricia over hearing and telling the nurses about her whole life.
"I have a meeting with Richard too, at the same time as yours". Replied Arizona confused.
"Dr Grey, Dr Robbins. Come on in". Said the chief as he held open his door. Meredith and Arizona both stood and made their way inside the office and sat down in the seats on the other side of the desk.
"How was your first day here Dr Robbins? Accommodating as I hoped?". Smiled Richard softly as he sat down in his seat. Arizona smiled and nodded her head.
"It was rather nice, everyone was very helpful". Replied Arizona.
"Forgive me for being rude Sir but have I done something wrong?". Meredith asked. Richard smiled softly at the pair. He's known their mother for a long time which meant he's known the girls for a long time as well, and he has grown attached to them.
"The board has been talking and they would like to put a memorial in your mother's name, she was a legend in the surgery world and everyone looked up to her and she was an amazing mother, bringing you two up and they wanted your input and they wanted to give her an award as well, everyone was surprised at how amazing she had brought you two up and then continued to be an amazing surgeon". Smiled Richard. Meredith glared as Arizona took her hand and squeezed, showing her support. Their mother had died a week before Meredith's first day, she had died of aneurysm. When it came to confrontations between the girls and anyone, Meredith always spoke because Arizona had confrontational issues.
"My mother was anything but a mother; she didn't bring me up, Zona did. She was the one who fed me, bathed me, rocked me to sleep when I missed my mum, held me when they were fighting, she protected me when my mother didn't. She doesn't deserve that award, the only part in our up-bringing she did was giving birth to us. Arizona wasn't even brought up by our mother, she was brought up by Thatcher, our father, remember him? He's the man mum drove away because she had an affair with you. Thatcher looked after Arizona until she could look after herself and then everyone gave up. My mother was a fantastic and ambitious surgeon because she didn't have a life that she cared for or a family. So forgive me for not having an input or say in an award that she doesn't even deserve". Glared Meredith as she stood up and walked out of the office with Arizona hot on her heels. When it came to their mother, it was always a soft spot for Meredith, purely because before she died, Ellis said Meredith was ordinary and will never be anything. Meredith kept walking until she ended up at her sisters office, the pair walked in before Meredith collapsed on Arizona's lounge with Arizona next to her.
"I can't believe she's getting an award, she doesn't deserve it". Whispered Meredith as she wiped away her tears. Arizona wrapped an arm around her sister and pulled her in close.
"I know she doesn't honey, the only part she deserved was the surgeon award". Replied Arizona. Meredith nodded her head in agreement.
"If anyone deserved the mother award it was you; you were pretty much raising a six year old when you were ten". Said Meredith with a sigh. Arizona nodded her head just as there was a knock on the door. Meredith wiped away her tears and pulled away from her sister.
"Come in". Said Arizona as she door opened to reveal Dr Bailey.
"Oh Dr Bailey I'm sorry I". Started Meredith.
"It's okay Meredith, there's just something I need to tell you". Replied Bailey as she walked into the office and sat on the table in front of Meredith.
"This will probably be easier if I showed you". Said Miranda as she pulled out her wallet and showed the girls a picture. In the picture, Meredith could tell was Bailey in the middle and on either side there were two little blue eyed blonde haired girls, Arizona looked up at Bailey confused.
"I don't get it, why do you have a picture of two little girls that look like us with you?". Asked Arizona. Bailey smiled softly.
"That's because it is you; When you both were little, and after Thatcher left, I was only a med student but I babysit you whenever I had a chance, I knew that if I didn't no-one would be home because your dad had left and your mother was always at work, and Arizona was always looking after you. So whenever I had a chance, I babysat you and then I took you to med school with me in the lectures. You two were actually more interested in the lectures then some of the other people". Laughed Miranda quietly. Meredith stared at Bailey, she remember those times and she remembered that dark skinned lady, but in her memories it wasn't Miranda. She looked down at the photo before smiling, Miranda was wearing a kids necklace that Meredith still remembered that she made.
"Mandy!". Grinned Meredith as she wrapped her arms around Miranda. Miranda smiled, she sure was. She was the woman the girls had turned to for all of their small problems. Arizona smiled, she remembered now. Miranda was the woman she spoke to when she had her first period and didn't know what happening. That was the happier times but what happened next.
"Why did you leave us?".
Sorry about the delay in updates, my dad died and Im still having trouble grieving. Hope you enjoy it. Read and review please