Meredith Grey-Montgomery

Chapter 28

"You know for someone pregnant, you still wear those awfully tight pencil skirts," Meredith says grabbing a piece of toast from the counter.

"And for someone who has cancer and just had brain surgery shouldn't be up from bed a day after she's discharged," Addison retorts as she continues to read the morning paper while taking a sip of her coffee.

"Where's Derek?"

"He had an early surgery, I'll also be heading out in a while. I have an ex-lap scheduled this morning. Then I'll be meeting with Connie for my first ultrasound," Addison says as she puts her phone in her bag and places her mug on the sink.

"Nervous?" Meredith questions as she butters and jams her toast.

"What? That maybe it might be a hysterical pregnancy? Or my uterus might be too hostile for the fetus?" Addie says as she flails her hands all willy-nilly.

"It doesn't help that you're a fetal surgeon huh?"

"Nope," She says popping the p.

"Anyways, there's food in the fridge that just needs reheating. And Archie will be down here by the afternoon to administer your meds, don't wait 'till he gets here to take a shower. TV is accessible, there are some of the captain's tapes down in the basement so you could start revising for your interns. What else? Oh, and try not to burn the house down ok?" Addison walks out taking the car keys from the coffee table.

"You know that I'm not a kid anymore right?" Meredith yells out to her sister astonished.

"You have jam on that Dartmouth sweatshirt of yours," Addie yells not looking back as she closes the door.

"Shit" Meredith whispers to herself as she grabs the napkins to wipe it off.

*****

"I'm coming!" Meredith says as she goes to the door. "Didn't Addison give you a key or something Archie? and it's only 9 am, Addie said that you won't be here 'till later," with a toothbrush in hand, she opens the door and was instantly taken a back to see who it was,

"Hi Mer-Mer, mind if we come in?" 

*****

Flashback

"Mommy no! Don't let them take me Mommy! I am sorry Mommy, I'll be a good girl." Mer cries as the Captain picks her up and caries her out the door while Ellis just looks at her with the cold expression she was so used to wearing.

*****

"What are you doing here?" Meredith asks the two people that stood before her, making no move to invite them in.

"We just want to talk," The Captain explains,

"Both of you?" She looks at his plus one for today.

"Look, Dr. Grey, I understand you might have feelings of confusion right now-" 

"Excuse me Dr. Grey, but you must be mistaken. You see, I am Dr. Montgomery-Grey. You made that very clear the day you gave up any parental right you had to my father, Dr. Montgomery here," Meredith snapped at the two.

"Ok, why don't we continue this banter indoors shall we?" The Captain tried easing the clear tension and stepped inside pulling Meredith with him.

"What more is there to talk about? As far as I'm concerned she is just some world-renowned surgeon in my sister's living room," Meredith crosses her arms. She doesn't even know why she is so mad. With all that is happening in her life right now, this might be her body and mind finally having some sort of reaction emotionally.