Falling Apart, Barely Breathing

Chapter 46: Survival of the Fabulous!

Author's Note 1:

Welcome back, friends!

Here is the latest in this epic saga.

Thanks for sticking with me, after all this time.

bobbiejelly

Falling Apart, Barely Breathing

In Which Addison meets Meredith in a bar. Things spiral from there. This is the story about what might have happened after Meredith asks Derek to "Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me" but before he decides to do anything about it, and after SHE decides to do something about it. MerAdd. Meddison. Set during "Bring the Pain" GA. An Addison Montgomery/Meredith Grey - Grey's Anatomy Fanfiction. Written by bobbiejelly. NOW RATED E FOR EXPLICIT. You're welcome :)

Chapter 46: Survival of the Fabulous!

They're supposed to be packing up boxes.

Meredith Grey and Addison Montgomery are supposed to be packing up boxes for Addison to start moving into Cristina Yang's spare room in her apartment, which she signed the sub-lease on that very morning, while the men of Seattle Grace hospital plus Joe and Walter are on a 'life-changing' camping trip and Cristina and Izzie are on a date and Bailey and Callie are watching over Shannon Sparks and taking the weekend shift at work and George and Alex are probably getting laid (in their tents?)...

Meredith Grey and Addison Montgomery are supposed to be packing up boxes, but they certainly are not currently actually packing up boxes? Not in the slightest - (Oops? They'll get to that later...)

When Addison Montgomery signed the sub-lease for her new room in Cristina Yang's apartment, she immediately called her girlfriend, Meredith Grey, to ask if she wanted to help her move out from the Archfield and in, as roommates with her best friend.

The result was a resounding "yes!" from Meredith Grey, who said that she'd be by right after work. It's Friday now, and they have the whole weekend ahead of them.

The workday is mostly uncomplicated as they introduce Shannon Sparks to Callie Torres and Miranda Bailey who will be working with her over the weekend. Shannon loves them, because both senior residents are awesome, of course. And neither Callie nor Bailey has other weekend plans, so they pick up the extra shifts and end up enjoying each other's company enough to start becoming friends.

The hospital is eerily quiet without the men. Literally there is no Richard Webber, Preston Burke, George O'Malley, Alex Karev, Mark Sloan or Derek Shepherd because they're all packing to go camping with Joe and Walter for the weekend.

With all those familiar booming voices absent from the halls, it's easier to hear the chatter in the cafeteria from Cristina and Izzie, who sit at a table with Meredith and Addison, as they discuss their plans for the weekend.

"Alright, so we should host a housewarming party for you, Addison!" Izzie suggests warmly.

"If you haven't noticed, all of our male friends are out in the woods for the weekend?" Addison tries not to deadpan.

"The week after that?" Izzie suggests to her.

"We'll see...?" Addison says noncommittally, but with a big smile to show she is flattered that Izzie is thinking of this for her.

"It would be really cool to host a party at the apartment," Cristina affirms to Addison. She's careful not to say 'our apartment,' because it made Izzie frown at her and Meredith frowned at Addison the one time she said that.

"Since the boys are all busy, what if we had our double-date movie night on Saturday?" Meredith pipes in with a new suggestion.

"Sounds good," Izzie and Cristina say simultaneously as Addison squeezes Meredith's shoulders.