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bobbiejelly
Walking Into Walls On Dry Land
Meredith Grey keeps finding herself walking into walls on dry land when she sees Addison Montgomery around the corner.
Chapter 5: Thrilled
Meredith Grey wakes up three hours later with Addison Montgomery tucked into her arms and still sleeping and she's thrilled when she sees her and heartbroken when she remembers it's 'all for show,'. Meredith doesn't move though; she doesn't want Addison to wake up. Meredith just wants to pretend to be Addison's girlfriend for just a few minutes longer…
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiii," says Addison as she mumbles herself awake, still not having opened her eyes.
"Hey, sleepyhead," says Meredith as she runs her fingers gently through Addison's fine red hair.
"Mm, that's nice," Addison mumbles as she tucks herself closer to Meredith and sighs.
"Okay," says Meredith, smiling despite herself.
"Meredith?" Says Addison, and Meredith is a bit shocked when she realizes Addison knew it was her the whole time.
"Yeah?" Says Meredith a bit nervously.
"Thanks for the cuddles," says Addison sleepily.
"You're welcome, Addison," says Meredith.
"I missed cuddles," says Addison again.
"Ah, as did I," says Meredith with a sigh.
"Can we, could you keep holding me?" Asks Addison nervously.
"Sure," says Meredith. "What's a good fake-girlfriend for," Meredith chuckles.
"Yeah," says Addison. And then she nods off again.
Meredith Grey falls asleep, and when she wakes up, Addison Montgomery isn't there anymore.
"Got paged, didn't want to wake you," says the note, and Meredith smiles and tucks it into her pocket.
Meredith sighs, and wakes up completely, and ventures off in the search of coffee. Feeling well-rested, she heads out into the hospital and ends up bumping into Mark Sloan.
"Hey, how's my favorite miss dirty mistress?" Says Mark predictably.
"Good," Meredith puts on a brave face.
"So I hear you've moved on from my best friend," says Mark, which surprises Meredith.
'Has he figured out that I'm 'dating,' Addison!?' Meredith wonders.
"Oh?" Asks Meredith trying to act nonchalantly.
"Yeah," says Mark. "Derek's been sulking all week about it," Mark adds.
"I see…" Says Meredith with another sigh. Of course, Mark would stick up for his best friend in this way.
"So, are you gonna tell me about this lucky guy?" Says Mark with a shit-eating-grin.
'So, apparently, he hasn't guessed that it's a woman even,' Meredith sighs.
"Ah-" Meredith is about to 'correct him,' when both of them get a 9-1-1 page to the pit.
"Looks like we'll be together for this, you can fill me in over the patient," says Sloan with a wink.
Ugh. Of course. But at least it's not Derek…
The run to the E.R is uneventful, no one trips or does something stupid.
Meredith realizes that this is the case because a certain redhead is not in their immediate vicinity.
And then she is again, and she notices this because Mark has stopped because he's staring at her too, and Meredith realizes in that moment that both of them are crushing over her at once.
Oof.
And the worst part is that Addison is oblivious to her but not necessarily him.
'This is gonna be hell,' Meredith Grey huffs to herself.
It's okay though, because she's helping Addison with a pregnant patient who has face lacerations that Mark is repairing while she and her fake-girlfriend examine her baby with the ultrasound machine.
"You asked for a neuro consult?" The neurosurgeon appears in the doorway, and Meredith sighs, for yet another time.
'Great. Just what we needed in this same damn room. The other guy who loves Addison or at least loved her and married her once. Perfect,' Meredith huffs under her breath jealousy.
"Oh, yes, thanks, Derek. She's 4 months pregnant, so we want to be sure…" Addison trails off and nods at her ex-husband reflexively, and it makes Meredith's fists clench a little.
"So you want to take a shot at her, too?" Says Mark Sloan with a smirk.
'How could he possibly know!?' Meredith panics in her mind.
"WHAT!?" Meredith exclaims to Mark in alarm.
"A shot. Your fists are clenching. You look like you want to hit her in the arm. I get it, I mean, Derek wanted to punch me in the face over YOU, so I get it if you want to hit HER over HIM," Mark just smirks even wider at her.
'Oh,' Meredith realizes. 'Mark thinks I'm still hung up on Derek. He thinks I'm jealous the other way. Oops. Guess I never told him that I swing both ways. But like, not with my fists, and I obviously DO NOT want to physically hit Addison, even if I do want to hit on her, but like, that's in a totally different and a romantic sort of way, like, a lesbian way,' Meredith thinks to herself, idly.
Meredith realizes she still has her fists clenched staring at Mark and Derek both staring at Addison, and then she realizes that Addison hasn't even acknowledged her yet.
And then she realizes that she hates that even more.
That is, until Addison Montgomery turns around and sees Meredith Grey's scathing look.
"Hey, Grey, glad that you're here," Addison says warmly, and it makes Meredith's fists unclench.
Addison's eyes sparkle green, and Meredith can't help but stare into them as Addison seems to be focused only on her at this moment, and it really is the very best thing ever.
"Thanks, I'm glad you're here, too," says Meredith genuinely, and Addison seems to catch it.
Addison nods, and then she steps closer to the blonde, and leans down and places a little kiss on the top of her head. "Thanks for the cuddles earlier," says Addison, and then she looks right up between Mark and Derek, exposing her hickey-bruised-neck for both of them to see clearly.
Meredith shivers as Addison's skin touches hers, even though all the fabric it makes her hot.
'God, one kiss on the top of my head and I'm melting. I might actually be dissolving. Like kool-aid into water dissolving. I think I might be the fruit punch flavored one because I'm turning right red right now. Just from Addison coming this close…' Meredith can't help but grin.
Meredith expects Mark and Derek to look shocked but they just seem oblivious to Addison's antics.
The moment is drawn out forever as Addison continues to press her body close to Meredith's, and Mark and Derek just stand there a bit awkwardly without putting the pieces together.
"Uhh-" the patient eventually interrupts them. "So, is he gonna check on my head or what?" She snarks out to them.
"Certainly," says Derek with his signature smile.
"Oh thank goodness," says the patient as she sighs again. "I need to tell if I'm hallucinating because all the doctors in this room are extremely attractive," she jokes.
Everyone in the room then, Meredith and Addison most included, feel a small sense of pride in the patient's compliments, and takes in being called 'attractive,'.
"Wait, but who is the MOST attractive," Mark has to go and ask.
"MARK!?" Says Addison incredulously.
"What? Don't you want to know?" Says Derek, seeming to think the competition is only between him and his male best friend seeing as the patient is female.
"Why can't we just keep it at 'all of us,' so then she doesn't have to pick," offers Meredith. She's really saying this because she knows she's not going to be able to take it if the answer isn't- she has no idea what she even wants here but she knows that knowing would be total chaos.
"Thank you," says the pregnant patient with a sigh of relief.
"You're welcome," says Meredith with a smile.
Derek checks out her head and clears her, and Mark sews up her head and also clears her.
And they're about to leave, before the pregnant patient speaks up again.
"For what it's worth, I think the most attractive of the four of us is her, the blonde woman," she smirks.
"You're wrong," says Meredith. "It's totally HER," she says, pointing to Addison.
To her credit, Addison blushes completely at Meredith's compliment.
"It was a really hard choice," says the patient. "She's also incredibly attractive," the patient admits.
"Wait, but what about US!?" Says Mark, not used to not being called the hottest one in the room.
"Sorry McSteamy," says Derek. "Sometimes women don't always end up wanting you," he smiles.
"She didn't pick you either, McDreamy," says Mark to Derek.
"Wait, did they just call each other, "McDreamy & McSteamy"!?" Says Addison in a whisper-shout to Meredith.
"Maybe we are the ones hallucinating now!?" Meredith jokes with Addison lightly.
"I sure hope not!" Says the patient. "And also, I heard the men call each other that," she adds.
"Wait, so does that mean-" Derek cuts himself off before completing his sentence.
"You're a LESBIAN!" Mark exclaims excitedly at the patient.
"MARK!?" Says Meredith.
"You can't say that to a PATIENT!?" Says Addison.
"Well, I mean, he's not wrong…" Says the pregnant patient with a laugh.
"But she's pregnant?" Says Derek dumbly.
"I had an anonymous sperm donor," the patient deadpans. "I'm going to call my wife to pick me up as soon as you're all done with your checkup," she adds.
"Oh," says Derek.
"Sorry," says Mark.
"It's alright, I know it's not as common as heterosexuality," says the patient.
"Right," says Meredith, trying not to and yet trying to draw attention to her and Addison's 'fake relationship,' without blurting it out too unbelievably.
"You get it, right?" Says the patient to Meredith, and Meredith realizes this is because she called Addison the most attractive one.
"Right," says Meredith with a mischievous smile.
"So do I, actually," Addison asserts with a smirk as her and Meredith and the patient watches as Derek and Mark's jaw's drop right to the floor.
"HA! Your ex-wife's a lesbian!" Mark points to Derek.
"Hey, your ex-something-something's also a lesbian!" Derek says to Mark Sloan.
"Can we stop talking about me as if I'm not here!?" Says Addison.
"Wait, you dated both of those boys!?" The patient points between Derek and Mark to Addison.
"Not at the same time," says Addison. "Well, I mean, actually, but I mean, it wasn't, we weren't…." Addison trails off as she can't seem to explain it.
"Your ex-girlfriend or ex-mistress or whatever is also a lesbian," Mark teases Derek.
"Well, you hit on Meredith, too, she just turned you down," says Derek.
"It doesn't matter anymore," says Meredith annoyedly.
"Yeah, it doesn't, it's all in the past now anyway," says Addison.
"Yeah! You tell them, girls!" The patient cheers Addison and Meredith on.
"Why doesn't it matter now?" Says Derek.
"Wait-" Says Mark as he starts to figure it out.
The patient interrupts them with a hysterical laughing fit.
"Guys, I think they're trying to tell you that those two are lesbians together now," the patient points between Addison and Meredith, who are both nodding.
'Well, I guess it takes a visit to the E.R the four of us together as doctors for Mark and Derek to even notice our fake relationship,' Meredith rolls her eyes in her head.
"What!?" Says Derek. "NO WAY!" He exclaims.
"AWESOME!" Says Mark a bit lecherously.
"No, Mark. Don't even say it. Meredith is ALL MINE," says Addison possessively, wrapping her arms around Meredith's hips.
Meredith melts even more into Addison's touch, and she can't help but lean into the taller woman and look up at her with googly eyes.
"Yeah, and we aren't even into threesomes or foursomes. Addison's ALL MINE," Meredith says forcefully, knowing it's not an act when she says it, even if she's supposed to be acting right now.
"Not even-" Mark tries and Addison frowns at him.
"But-" Derek tries but Meredith glares at him.
"Look, could you two boys get over the fact that your exes or not-exes or whatever's are dating and seriously get me discharged so I can continue my date with my wife!?" Says the patient.
"Ah, sure," says Derek awkwardly as he fumbles for the clipboard.
"Right," says Mark as he checks his sutures one last time.
"Do you want the photo from the ultrasound?" Addison offers, and the patient nods at her.
"Congratulations!" Says Meredith, as she points to the baby in the picture.
"Thank you, you too," the patient smiles and looks between Meredith and Addison.
"Oh, we're not-" Meredith tries to explain, but Addison cuts her off.
"We're not trying for kids just yet," says Addison smoothly, and Meredith swoons audibly.
"Oh, of course, I'm sorry to assume. You're a wonderful couple, best of luck to you both. And you men seem like great friends. I hope you can stay like this always, you make such fine doctors indeed," says the patient as she signs her discharge paperwork.
The patient waves goodbye to everyone, and Derek and Mark and Addison and Meredith just stay there in place for a while, until Derek finally breaks the deafening silence.
"How long?" Is all Derek can muster to answer.
Meredith doesn't know what to say, so she defers to Addison, who points to her neck and says she's been dating as long as her hickey's have been there.
"So you're the one who gave Meredith hers to match!?" Mark says to them both in disbelief.
Addison nods, and Meredith nods back at her, silently communicating with each other through their eyes.
Meredith can tell that Mark and Derek want to ask them more questions but they can't seem to stand their presence there anymore.
Both of them leave together, talking animately about the latest gossip, and Meredith and Addison wait a solid five minutes before bursting into laughter together.
"Thanks, Grey, you really saved me in here," says Addison appreciatively.
"No sweat," says Meredith, standing there awkwardly until Addison pulls her into a tight hug.
After a moment, Addison steps back, and looks at Meredith seriously.
"Meredith, can I ask you something?" Addison asks a bit shyly.
"Ah, sure?" Meredith asks nervously, wondering what she could possibly be about to be asking her.
"Do you want to have kids someday? Or a kid at all? Or none?" Addison asks quickly.
"Someday," says Meredith with a smile, as she softens when she realizes that Addison isn't asking her anything more incriminating than that for the moment.
"Me too, someday," says Addison with a smile.
'I'd love to have them with YOU, someday,' Meredith Grey says in her head, but not out loud, of course, to her not-girlfriend-but-crush-person, Addison Montgomery.
***** END OF CHAPTER 5
Author's Note:
Thanks for reading, folks :).
bobbiejelly