A Choice to Make
Grey's Anatomy
Setting: After 13x24
Characters: Meredith Grey, Alex, Maggie, Cristina, Nathan
Chapter Three
Meredith's phone rang, Alex picked it up. It was Nathan.
"Is it Cristina?" Meredith shouted through her tears
"Nope. Riggs."
"Press ignore"
"Um Mer, does he know?"
"No. I thought telling him that Megan is still alive is a lot bigger than me being pregnant."
"He left a message."
"Okay can you play it?"
"Sure, hold on." Meredith came out of the bathroom and sat next to Alex. He pressed play.
"Hey Meredith! I'm so sorry I left you like that! I've been thinking about you and I felt that I need to tell you this before it's too late. I love you! I love everything about you! I know I'm on my way to see another woman but I felt that I should tell you. Um that's it, I just needed to tell you. Talk to you soon!"
Meredith stared at the phone in shock but she quickly felt nauseous again and she went to throwing up in the bathroom. Alex sat there shocked. He knew that Meredith and Nathan had a relationship and he knew that Nathan liked Meredith a lot. He also knew how hard it was for Meredith to move on after Derek. Derek was the love of her life and he had stuck by her from the beginning. He had watched her fall in love but then have her heart broken time after time. He saw her grow over the years and survive the impossible. The bomb, the shooting, the plane, crash, her attack, and now the fire. He watched her become a mother, he knew what he would do if he was in her situation, but he wasn't going to say anything because this is a choice Meredith has to make on her own. The phone rang again.
"Is it him again?" yelled Meredith from the bathroom.
"Um- no, it's Cristina." Alex shouted back.
"Oh okay good! Can you get it?"
"Sure"
"Hey Mer! What's up?" Cristina said
"Oh hi Cristina. It's Ale-"
"Yeah I know who you are Alex, i'm not deaf. Where's Mer?"
"Throwing up. She'll be out in a second."
"Okay. You know what i'll facetime you, hold on i'll call-"
"Cristina."
"What? You know I don't have all day. I got another surgery."
"You might wanna cancel that-" Alex whispered.
"Wait why? Why are you whispering?" Cristina questioned him
"It's Mer she's gotta tell you something and it might take sometime." Alex continued to whisper.
"Okay fine. I'm still going to call you back. Hold on" Cristina hung up.
Cristina hung up and Meredith finally came out of the bathroom. Meredith still crying, walked slowly over to Alex. Alex hugged her and he reached over to the nightstand and grabbed a tissue. The phone rang again. Meredith reached over and pressed accept thinking it was Cristina. But it wasn't, it was Nathan. When she looked down and realized it was him, she quickly handed the phone off to Alex. Alex picked the phone up.
"Hi." Alex said in a stern, confident voice.
"Uhh- hi? Where's Mer?" Riggs asked
"Not here" Alex quickly said. He turned his head and looked at Meredith. She was pacing back and forth and she was telling Alex to hang up. She could not handle what he was going to say.
"Um I think she is."
"Sorry she isn't." Alex hung up.
"Alex what am I going to do! Tell me what to do!" She said back to him.
"Mer calm down! Your stressing yourself out! If you don't calm down you might lose it again. Remember the shooting?"
"Okay you're right, but I don't think this can cause me to miscarriage."
"Ok, Cristina should be calling back any second."
"Alex tell me what to do. I can believe I am pregnant."
"Mommy?"
Meredith turned around and there stood Zola.