I Was Made For You

brighter than ever

some dreams never do come true / some love doesn't hit the target / but my dreams are reality now / and you're the one I've been dreaming about / you've got me seeing stars, brighter than ever / shining just like diamonds do / i know that in time it could be all ours, brighter than ever / your love is such a dream come true
- seeing stars, børns

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"So Owen is taking Amelia on a date basically right now?" Cristina asked incredulously. She had decided to visit Meredith on a work and the two of them were quietly talking to avoid pissing off Meredith's manager.

"Like in an hour or something, I don't know," Meredith shrugged. "Do you want a coffee or anything? I have to look like I'm doing something."

"Matcha water, sweetened," Cristina shrugged.

"You live to make my life difficult," Meredith sighed as she turned around to start on Cristina's drink. "And it's not a date, they're just working on a project," she explained.

"He's picking her up and taking her for food, sounds like a date to me," Cristina replied. "How much do I owe you for this drink?"

"$4.37," Meredith said once she typed everything into the register.

"When the hell did that turn into $4?" Cristina asked. "Last time you charged me $0.85."

"Since we were told that we can't be charging under a dollar for something that's technically tea, even if matcha powder only rings up to like $0.60 and water is free," Meredith laughed.

"Damn, running me broke," Cristina said, handing Meredith the last five dollar bill in her wallet.

"A coffee is only $2," Meredith laughed. "You wouldn't have to shell out so much money if you ordered a damn coffee. It'd make my life easier too."

"You're being difficult, as usual," Cristina laughed.

"Don't worry about Amelia and Owen, I told her to talk to you," Meredith said, remembering her conversation with Amelia the night before. "If you're not okay with them being friends or being more than friends, just tell her. I'm sure she'll understand."

"It's not even a big deal," Cristina said with a sigh. "He doesn't know I exist anyway, I don't know what my problem is."

"You liked him for a really long time and you still do, it's fair that you're upset," Meredith shrugged. "I know you're weird with Amelia and I get that. It's a big change for all of us, especially you since you're a sister to me."

Cristina nodded. "Have you talked to Derek much?"

"He keeps calling but I don't know if I'm gonna pick up at some point," Meredith sighed. "I want to be with him, I just don't want him being an ass to Amelia."

"Just hear him out," Cristina shrugged. "He cares about you so he might be willing to deal with Amelia for you."

"I'll talk to him," Meredith replied.

"You have better things to do than talk to your friends," Meredith's manager said from the break room. "Get to work Meredith, the pastries aren't going to restock themselves."

Meredith sighed and handed Cristina her drink. "I'll see you later."

"Have fun," Cristina laughed.

Meredith served the next few customers before looking at the clock and seeing it was 6 o'clock, which meant it was time for her break. She went into the break room and pulled the peanut butter and jelly sandwich out of her backpack before settling down in a chair and working on her homework for the night. Her break was only a half hour long but she had hopes that after her math homework she could get at least a page of her biology assignment done. Unfortunately, 15 minutes into her math homework, she was interrupted by a call from Derek. Just the person she was in the mood to talk to right now.