Remember for me

Chapter twenty three:

"So you were engaged to Sloan, and when Dad confesses his undying love, you turned him down and he just left?" Ellie was appalled.

"But something obviously happens to bring her back to Dad" Zola says.

"Zo is right. After what happened, they wouldn't just decide they wanted to be together. Something had to have happened" Bailey agreed with Zola.

Because Zola and Bailey were closed in age, they were closed with each other, just as Ellie and Lex were closer with each other. Often, growing up, Zo and Bailey would be on one side with Lex and Ellie on the other.

"Why don't we let Mom explain" Lexie suggested.

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Meredith's POV:

I had no clue how to tell Mark I was pregnant. We were engaged, and happy. I didnt want to ruin that with such big news. I didn't know how he would react, or if he would even be happy. All I knew was that I was scared.

"So how about a June wedding?" Mark asked one day, two days after New Years. I was eight weeks pregnant, give or take, and I still hadn't told him. Not to mention that my baby was due in July. 

"I don't know. Seems like it'd be warm" I casually leave out the fact that I would be the size of a freaking hippo. I jump up, suddenly coming up with the perfect way of telling him. "I have to pee" I smirk, but I expertly hide it.

Ten minutes later, I emerge wearing a sweet smile and a positive pregnancy test behind my back. "Mark, how do you feel about a September wedding?"

"Seems a little far, as September is kind of a weird month. Why?" He asks, turning to face me.

I hold the pregnancy test out to him and pray for the best "because I'm due in July"

For a minute, Mark just sits there, stunned I would imagine. His face slowly turns into a smile, and he jumps up enthusiastically and hugs me. "This is great news, Merry!" I laugh and kiss him.

"How about I see if there's any open spots for tomorrow, we can get an ultrasound and you can see how he's doing?" I suggest.

Mark smiles and nods happily "I can't wait! I'm sure she's gonna be gorgeous!"

"How come you think it's a girl?" I ask

"How come you think it's a boy?"

"Touché"

But luck doesn't always go my way, because when I call the hospital, I forget to ask which doctor will be doing my ultrasound.

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"I can't wait to see her!" Mark and I were waiting on the OB floor to get in to see the doctor. Basically, we were going to get an ultrasound and see how everything's going.

"He is going to be adorable. Even though he isn't a big ol baby yet" I smile.

"Grey?" The nurse calls "exam room 15, I assume you know your way there" she smiles warmly at me.

Mark and I are jittery as we enter the exam room and I sit down on the table. I've seen the baby before, but not with Mark. And I sure as hell don't want to tell him I did, especially since I found out right before he proposed. Makes it seem like the baby is causing the marriage, and it isn't. Not fully anyway.

"I'm Dr.Shepard, and I'll be doing your ultrasound today" Addison is looking down at a chart when she walks in, so she doesn't register that it's Mark and I until Mark mentions something about irony. 

"Meredith" Addison says surprised "you're having a baby"

Mark smiles and I laugh "yeah, well that's why we're here" Mark jokes.

"Did the baby cause the engagement or did the engagement cause the baby?" Addison asks as she gets gloves, gel and some towels from the supply closet.

Mark stiffens, I can tell he wasn't anticipating this question. "I found out a day after we got engaged, and I wasn't sure how to tell him. I needed some time to think for myself" I smile sweetly.

Addison looks visibly upset, and Mark relaxes. I gave the right answer.

"Did Mark tell you about my abortion?" Addison asks "because you guys are getting married, having a baby. I feel like he's already told you all my deep and dark secrets" Addison says, in a rather stuck up tone, like she was better than me.

"He told me you aborted without consulting him. Now that I'm going to have our baby, I can tell he's going to be a good Dad. You gave him that extra push by killing his first child. Even if it was 50% you" I say to Addison. It was a bitchy thing to say, but she had no right to poke into my life like she was.

Suddenly, my cheek was stinging and Addisons face was red. She had slapped me across the face. Hard. Before I knew how to react, Derek bust in saying something about lunch and apologizing for interrupting.

"What's going on?" He asked, concerned.

"She slapped me" I said in a monotone "your lovely wife just slapped a pregnant chick"

Mark was fuming. He couldn't even speak he was so mad. But Derek was a whole new level of angry.

"What the hell is wrong with you? No matter what went down, slapping someone isn't what you do! My god Addison you're not four!" Derek screamed.

I didn't know what to do. Addison was crying, Mark and Derek were yelling, and I just sat there. So, I stood up and whispered something in Derek's ear before I left the room altogether.

Derek's POV:

Meredith slowly got up, and walked towards me. My face was red and I was pissed, beyond pissed, but looking at her sweet face made me that much less angry.

"I'm fine. It's okay, I'm fine. I love you"

She said it so quietly that I could barely hear, so I knew Mark and Addison couldn't hear. But I softened, because even though Meredith and I would never be together, she still loved me.

A/n- I feel so bad for trashing Addison because I actually love her to freaking death! She's my third favourite Grey's character right under Christina and Amelia.

How was this chapter? The dramas builds. I'm actually pretty happy with how this one turned out.

Thanks for reading, vote and comment!!,

~Daisy