Let me love you | Merluca

12 - get to know each other

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With the first rays of sunshine coming through the window inside the room, Meredith slowly woke up. It took her a moment to realize where she was, where she had fallen asleep. She quickly turned around, seeing Andrew already sitting on the couch he had slept on.

"You are already awake." She managed to say not sure whether she meant it as a question or statement.

"More or less." Andrew answered, almost having to yawn, making both of them chuckle slightly. "You don't seem to be awake either." He added softly, but with a small amused smile.

"Hey, I am..." She tried to protest, while struggling with keeping her eyes open "...not awake." She gave in, laughing, letting herself fall back on the couch.

She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to find the energy inside her to get up. As she opened her eyes again, she saw Andrew still looking at her with a big smile.

"What?" She asked him.

"Nothing."

She raised an eyebrow at his non-informative answer, telling him that she had noticed his gaze, with a small smile on her lips.

"Do you want anything for breakfast?" He asked her after another moment, changing the subject.

"No, but thank you." Meredith answered softly, letting his change of subject slide.

"Do you ever eat?!" He responded questioning, almost sounding a little worried, but with a small smile on his lips, tilting his head a little.

"You have an eating obsession." She pointed out, making both laugh slightly before they got a little quieter again.

"I just know how important it is to take care of yourself." He answered more serious, but at the same time with a slight lightness, trying not to make his words have too much weight.

"You're an mysterious man." Meredith added quietly as she looked at him with a small smile.

She kept his gaze for a moment until he broke it by turning his head away, shaking it while having to smile "I will try to find something to eat for us." He said with the smile still on his lips as he stood up and went towards the door, making her smile as well.

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"Hey Mer." Maggie came in a few moments later after Andrew left "This looks cozy. You slept here?" Her sister eyed her curiously.

"Good morning, Maggie."

"I'll take that as an 'yes'."

"Maggie!"

"So, where is he?"

"He is-" Meredith started fumbling with her hands, trying to explain what's going on "...looking for breakfast."

"Breakfast?" Her sister raised her eyebrow, looking at her with a mix of amusement and at the same time teasing her.

"Stop it Maggie! I- I like how it is right now."

"Which is what exactly?"

"We are... Friends. And that's the only thing I'm ready for right now."

At that, Maggie gave her a sincere, understanding smile.

"Okay, but just for the record I wish someone would have brought me breakfast this morning." She added a little lighter.

"Maybe when you ask very nicely, he will bring you something too." Meredith tried to help her, smiling slightly, making Maggie roll her eyes.

Before Maggie could answer, they heard the door open as Andrew came back inside.

"I will let you enjoy your breakfast." Andrew saw how Maggie turned back towards Meredith, giving her an encouraging but also teasing smile.

"Everything okay?" Andrew looked at them a little confused.

"Yeah." Meredith started chuckling "She is just jealous because she didn't have any breakfast this morning."

He felt how his face lit up at hearing Meredith chuckle, as he joined her and chuckled as well.

"I feel sorry for everyone around you two together, including me." Maggie said shaking her head, smiling widely at her sister, while trying to be mad that they both just laughed at her.

"Maggie." He heard how Meredith tried to half-heartedly complain.

Andrew put everything he brought on one of the desks and then went towards Meredith, who was still sitting on the couch, with the blanket over her lap to keep her warm, and brought her a cup of coffee.

"Thank you." She said softly with a small smile towards him as she received another smile from Maggie which she chose to ignore.

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Hey, I'm sorry for coming back like this... but I just really can't find the motivation and time to update this story properly... As I already mentioned at the beginning of this story, there are parts/moments that are already written and I will post them... but I will only give quick summaries of what happened in between, because as I said I just don't have the motivation to write all these parts in between...