Life goes on (Greys Anatomy FF)

Uncle Richard

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Meredith knew that Richard liked her daughter. He often offered to watch Sam while she worked or so she could meet with her friends.Nevertheless, she didn't want to interfere in his work, he had successfully managed the hospital, and a four year old girl who was a whirlwind wouldn't be that good for him.

A moment later she heard his voice come from the inside the office, and telling her that she could come in. So Meredith pressed her hand down the handle and walked almost shyly in the room. Sam stood slightly behind her because she wanted to hide from Richard and then jump he got closer and make him surprised.When the older man noticed that it was the young mother, Meredith, he relaxed. He probably had a lo to f work, and didn't want to talk with a lawyer or someone like that.

"Hello Meredith, what brings you to my office?" the Chief said cheerfully.

"I wanted to ask you something, and if you can't, it's really okay." She continued still a little shy to ask something to her boss.

Richard was puzzled by her insecurity, she knew that she was always welcome and could talk to him. Therefore, he decided to ask her what was going on.

"Meredith, is everything okay?" he asked worriedly.

And when the dark blonde woman was going to tell him what she wanted, Sam just jumped in front of Meredith, her black hair whipping around her face began to laugh.

"Surprise!"
Now he had to laugh, the worry was gone as the small kid ran up to him and he lifted Sam up to his arms so he could hug her.

"Hello, Uncle Richard." Sam grinned to him, and then looked at Meredith who slowly began to smile. But before she could speak, Dr. Webber spoke again.

"So, you want to know if you can leave little Sam here." He answered happily.

Meredith, relieved of his cheerful voice, nodded and then began to speak.

"Yes, normally she would be in kindergarten, but she fell down and didn't stop crying until I got there and she wanted to go home. The only problem is that I still have a few hours until the end of my shift, and I thought that maybe you could watch over her while she draws something." Richard worriedly set Sam on the floor and only then he noticed that the little girl's eyes where still red from her crying.

"But of course. Sam and I will be just fine. Come to pick her up when you're done with your shift." He said while smiling at the girl.

Gratefully she nodded again, went to Sam and gave her a little kiss on the forehead and before she left, she threw another look to the older man that showed how grateful she was to him. Then she made her way back to work, and could see through the window of Richard's office as he sat on the couch and gave a few pencils and sheets to her daughter.Finally, she stood in the emergency room and saw how George chatted with one of the nurses. Without intending to interrupt the conversation, she walked up to both, but the nurse was then called and when Meredith got closer to George, she was already gone. Smiling, the brown-haired turned to her and frowned in confusion.

"Hey, is everything okay with you?" he asked to his friend.

"Yes. Why do you ask?" Meredith frowned at her friend in question.

"Because you're walking around so thoughtful." George explained.

"Oh, right. Yes, well first, Sam fell in kindergarten and wanted to go home, so I went to Dr. Webber, because he is always so nice to deal with Sam. But actually I'm worried about what Cristina told me." She answered George.

"Oh, is she okay?" he asked about Sam and then continued, "and why are you worried about what Cristina said? I mean, she was really strange today, dp you know something?"

"Yes she's fine, and after she went with Richard, she was laughing already. Cristina wanted to tell me something, then her interns came and when Cristina mentioned my name, the one of them looked at me all confused and asked if I Meredith Grey."

"Grey, O'Malley do have nothing to do?" Startled, both turned around and then watched Bailey, who was visibly annoyed with them. "Grey, go to Dr. Sloan."

Meredith ran to the plastic surgery floor, looked at the OR that Sloan would be located, and made her way there.
As she got in the scrub room, she started to scrub in, finished and entered the OR room and a nurse put a the surgery gown on her.

"Oh, hello Dr. Grey is a pleasure to see you again." Dr. Sloan said while he flashed a smile under his mask.

The operation went well and the intern and attending went to scrub out, while having a conversation about trivial things. Until Mark asked her something.

"What do you think if we both go for a drink?"

Initially she was shocked that he would ask her out, but decided to say yes, since it she knew it wouldn't work.
"It would be nice. When and what time?" she asked nonchalantly.

"Today? At 8 at Joe's?" the attending asked.

"If I find someone to look after my daughter, I'll be there." Then she turned around and she knew how he would look after her now. With wide eyes and a slightly open mouth he looked like he hadn't expected such a response, but she wanted to tell him that she had no interest in a relationship with him.

It was now late afternoon and a person walked into the building, someone whom no one would have expected to be there. He had decided to leave Seattle a few years before. And no one who knew him had expected that he would come back, but now he was standing in the entrance hall of the hospital and looked up.

His thoughts were on the memories that he associated with this place.