Looking at you side ways

15

The next day they all rode to the hospital together. Derek was driving and Mark was in the passenger seat and Meredith was sitting in the back. Derek tried to engage Meredith in conversation, but she was a little quiet this morning. Ever time Derek would look in the rear view mirror; she was staring outside and not really paying attention to Derek and Mark's conversation.

Mark turned around and said to Meredith, "Mer; what do you think about getting a new hot water heater. I about froze my ass off yesterday morning? How old is it anyway?"

"I am not sure." Replied Meredith.

"We haven't had a problem before." Derek said, trying to divert Mark's thought process.[i] Meredith didn't need any reminders that five people in the house took showers yesterday morning.[/i]

Mark missed Derek's look and tone and continued on. "I mean there was no warm water, nothing but icy cold water on my temple."

Meredith asked "Your temple?"

Derek shook his head as he looked for a parking space. "He means his body, his temple."

Meredith laughed a little.[i] Somehow a picture of Mark and the others having to take icy cold showers made her feel better.[/i]

Derek parked and jumped out of the car and opened the door for Meredith. They all walked into the hospital together.

"Seriously Mer. How about it? Derek and I will pay for it and we'll install it too."

Derek glanced over at Mark and thought[i] well that was presumptuous of him. Derek thought the water heater was just fine. He knew Meredith had been in the shower an extra long time because he waited to knock on her door while her shower was running.[/i]

Meredith said as she got on the elevator, "I think its fine Mark. I actually took an extra long hot shower yesterday and that's why we probably ran out of hot water. Why don't you wait a few days and see if there really is a problem?"

Mark replied, "Okay Mer. I just love taking long hot showers, with company sometimes." He said with a sexy smirk.

She shook her head at him. "Whatever."

They all hit the locker room and Addison was already in scrubs and fluffing out her long red hair. She glanced at Meredith and ignored her and set her sights on Derek and Mark.

"There are the two most handsome guys in all of Seattle." Mewed Addison.

"Hi Addie." Replied Mark.

"Hello Addison." Replied Derek.

Mark and Derek changed while Addison watched and remembered [i]Derek's humongous cock sliding into her. They were both definite eye candy. She momentarily thought what a threesome would be like with them. Probably not going to happen. From what she remembered, Derek was a very skilled lover, but he was a conservative guy. Major husband material. Her parents would love him. Rich, handsome, polite, smart, polished.[/i]

Burke walked into the locker room with Cristina and Meredith glanced up as she finished changing.

They both were rushed and looked flushed and Meredith wondered[i] if there was something going on between the two of them. Probably not, as Cris was adamant about not getting involved with roommates or colleagues. [/i]Meredith glanced over at Derek and saw that Addison had her hand on his arm predatory like while she gave him a big smile and laughed at something he said. Meredith slammed her locker closed and thought[i] of course Derek would want Addison. She had been a fucking model in Japan and jeez was everybody pairing off but her?[/i]

DePalma came into the locker room and said, "Everybody follow me. Rounds people!"

Meredith and Addison were first out the door, followed by Cristina and Burke and Mark and Derek brought up the rear.

As they walked down the hall, Mark whispered to Derek, "So give it up man. Give me details about Addie? Is she as good as she looks? Are you going to do her again?"

Derek made a grimace at him and said, "Mark. Let it go. And no; I am not going to see or do her again. It was a mistake."

Mark was shocked.[i] It must have been bad.[/i] He asked, "How bad was it?"

[i]He didn't usually talk specifics about his sexual conquests. But he didn't feel bad talking about Addison. She had basically thrown herself at him and in a moment of weakness and alcohol induced bad judgment, he allowed it. He was embarrassed because he wasn't attracted to her at all. She was beautiful, but an airhead. She could be mean and looked down on just about everybody. And she had been horrible in bed.[/i]

"It was bad. Really bad. As in never going to happen again bad. And even if the sex wasn't horrible, I fucked up. I don't even like her! She's a bitch to the nurses and all the female interns and she thinks she is better than everybody. God. I hope she doesn't tell anybody. I don't want people to know I did her."

"Well Mer know's and she probably told Yang. And my little lab tech knows. You are screwed there Derek. Everybody at the party saw her throw herself at you. They are going to assume you did her."

"Fuck!" Derek raked his hand through his hair. "She's a kiss ass suck up and a few million brain cells away from.........what the fuck was I thinking?"

Mark snickered and said, "You were thinking with your dick my friend. Who would have thought? So if she throws herself at me, I should turn her down bad?"[i] Mark was still incredulous that someone who looked like that could be as bad as Derek said.[/i]

"Only if you like to do all the work, slobbering kisses, and large sharp canine teeth scraping along your."

Instinctually Mark put his hand in front of his crotch and said, "Ouch! Okay. Okay. I get it."

After rounds they were all given their assignments for the day. Meredith didn't get a chance to talk to Cristina under they were back in the locker room getting ready to go home.

"So what is up with you and Burke? You seem to be spending time together?"

Cristina looked up sharply from the bench as she was slipping her shoes on.

"Nothing. Just competitors. Trying to see if hanging out with the guys give me any better chance of getting a decent surgery." Replied Cristina.

Meredith asked, "Oh is that working for you?"

"Nope, but I have to keep trying."

"Do you want to get a drink tonight?" asked Meredith.

"I would love to Mer, but I can't tonight," replied Cristina.

"Okay. See you tomorrow."

"See ya Mer." Cristina said as she hurried out of the locker room.

Meredith was finishing up and closed her locker when Derek and Addison came in.

"But Derek. I haven't seen you all day," whined Addison.

"Sorry; Addie. I can't go to Joe's tonight."

"Why not?" demanded Addison.

"I drove in with Mark and Meredith."

Addison glanced over at Meredith and said sweetly, "Meredith honey; you can find your own way home tonight can't you?"

Before she could answer Derek said sharply, "Addison. Another time. Not tonight."

"But Derek." Addison stomped her foot a little.

[i]Meredith didn't want to get involved in a lovers quarrel[/i] and said to Derek, "I'll just wait in the lobby." She practically ran out of the locker room.

She sat in a chair in the lobby and scanned through her cell phone messages. [i]There was one from Jaake, the vet she met at Joe's last night. He wanted to take her to dinner on Friday. She hadn't been on a date since she got to Seattle. It was about time to get back out there. With someone who didn't work at the hospital. [/i]Sighing a little, she called him back to accept.