The Grey Effect Chapter 1: Decisions, Meredith Grey and Hiding from, a grey's anatomy fanfic

Decisions, Meredith Grey and Hiding from Mark

Derek's PoV. Shepherd Household

"Derek, Derek Shepherd where are you? If you do not get your ass out here NOW I am SO getting mom to set Nancy loose on your sorry, pathetic ass!" Screamed my best friend Mark Sloan. Mark is more than just a best friend to the youngest and only male Shepherd left in the family, Mark is kind of like my 'brother'. 'Yeah, a brother who get up one morning and decides that he is going to have a six month affair with my wife of three and a half years!' I thought as I sat there wallowing (Okay, that's what Nancy and are calling it, I call it collecting my many enraging and aggravating thoughts) in the room that belonged to me whilst I was a kid. 'Wait a minute!' I thought to myself 'What the HELL is Mark doing in New York? Isn't he in North Carolina with Addie?' Just then my ancient radio in my room started blaring the song 'Written All Over Your Face' at it's top volume. I stopped thinking for a minute and listened to the song:

Save your breath
I see the storm comin'
I feel the clouds closin' in
Hush your mouth. I'll find the words for you

Oh your poor heart don't feel the same
We'll still be friends
But I'm alone again

[Chorus:]
So you don't have to say
What you're thinkin' now
Baby don't be afraid
I'll try and make it easy for you
I'll cry the tears a little later on
You don't need to worry
I know I have been replaced
It's written all over your face

You wish you could
Feel the way that I do
You never meant to hurt me
The clichés good. There's someone out there waiting

Oh that I'll find along the way
But I thought that was you?
Yet I'm alone again

It's the hardest thing
You've ever had to do
You just wanna tell the truth
Well that's nice of you

[Chorus:]
But you don't have to say
What you're thinkin' now
Baby don't be afraid
I'll try and make it easy for you

I sat there just thinking about what I had just heard and I suddenly out of nowhere, I remembered that girl I had met at the Seattle Medical School at that speech I gave on brain surgery and the changes that most surgeries have experienced over the years. 'What was her name? Meredith Grey or something? Yeah that's it!' I thought to myself. Another thought came crashing through my head as I sat there just thinking and finally not thinking about Addison and what I did wrong. 'What would happen if I went back to Seattle, took that job at Seattle Grace Hospital and dated Meredith for a bit?' "Yeah, let's see how that pans out!" I said to no one in particular.

I quickly scrawled a letter to my mother and sisters:

Mom, Kathleen, Sarah, Lauren and Nancy,

I have decided to stop 'wallowing in my own self pity' (Nance they are your words NOT mine) and go home.

I met this girl not too long ago, Meredith. She is a first year Seattle Med School student and we met when Addie and I first separated and she really helped me keep my mind off the whole Addison/Mark thing.

I am going home to Seattle and am thinking of accepting that position under Richard Webber, you know the consulting one?

Anyway, I love you all, extremely dislike Mark and will call you tonight mom, Stop worrying!

Love,

Derek

And got all my stuff together before booking a seat on the next flight to Seattle, Calling Richard, getting in my rental car and driving to the airport.

'What am I doing? What am I doing? WHAT AM I DOING?!' my mind was screaming all the way to check-in and baggage claim. All the way through the flight it was 'Are you an idiot Shepherd? What makes you think that Meredith will take you back? She's a med student and you're a brain surgeon, WHAT ARE YOU ON?!' and all the way to the Maryland Ferry it was 'Silly, silly, silly, Shepherd, You don't even have a place to stay!'.

That was until I saw the world's most convenient and perfect block of land EVER! It was basically a massive block of land which was just grass with a dirt driveway leading up to the top of a small hill, at the bottom of the hill there was lake access and I could see that it was really well stocked from where I stood on the side of the hill. This place was perfect! It was absolutely perfect for my dream house! I remember telling Meredith about my dream house and she added input on that day that we sat at the S.M.S. just talking about everything and anything that popped into our heads.

Begin Flashback

"Dr. Shepherd, my name's Meredith, can I ask you a few questions? I was at your lecture and I was quite intrigued about some of the methods that you use and how you administer them." Asked the young woman who was just that bit less intimidated by a world renowned surgeon walking down the same corridors that he walked years before than the others around her.

"Sure thing Meredith, I'm Derek by the way, why don't we grab something to eat and we can discuss today's disaster?" I replied

"Oh we're at the cafeteria aren't we?" she asked kind of bewildered

"Yeah," I laughed "We are, what do you want to eat? It's on me"

"Just a soda and a salad for me thanks" she answered

I bought our food and we went to one of the outdoor tables to eat and chat.

"So, you called your speech today a disaster, what was that about?" asked Meredith

"Oh, right, I have never been that good at speaking in public, I stammered and stoped so many times during that speech it wasn't funny!" I answered truthfully.

"Right, so what made you go into Neurosurgery in the first place?"

"I don't know, I grew up in a household of girls because my father died when I was ten and my best friend Mark is in plastics, I guess that I wanted to help people and the only way I knew how was to become a specialist in neurological surgery." I answered

"You know what Derek?"

"What Meredith?"

"I like you already! What hospital are you attending at the moment?"

"The NY General"

"Cool. I'm only in my first year but I am hoping to get an internship at Seattle Grace when I am finished here, it's where my mother did her internship, residence and all that jazz."

"That is awesome! So what areas are you thinking of heading into?"

"Don't go jumping up and down screaming at the top of your lungs because that would just be plain embarrassing but I want to head into Neuro."

"Copy cat!" I accused lightly before bursting out laughing, I was soon joined by Meredith who had given up on the whole embarrassment thing.

We talked for most of the afternoon extremely lucky that my speech was the last of Meredith's classes for the day. We both learnt quite a considerable amount about each other before I was interrupted by a call from Chief Webber about a consult he needed A.S.A.P. and that Mark had said I was in town and able to do.

"Bye Meredith Grey, I hope to see you again soon" I said as I was getting up to leave.

"Goodbye Derek Shepherd, it was good meeting you and I hope that we do cross paths again in the near future" she replied before giving me her number and walking out of the cafeteria.

End Flashback

The future was going to be quite a lot nearer than I think either of us expected as I sat in the trailer I had acquired from an old man who put it in the want adds, when my mobile rang.

"Hello?"

"Oh Derek, sweetie!"

"Hey there Adele, what can I do for the wife of the Chief of surgery an Seattle Grace?"

"Well,... There are quite a few things you can do like accept the job offer from Richard so he stops complaining so damn much, and teach him how to hang out his own washing, things like that, but the most pressing thing I need you to do is come over for dinner at our place, your mom called, said you were coming home and I want you to have a proper meal in you. Oh, I hope you don't mind, we have a friend coming over for dinner as well, she goes to S.M.S and we're friends with her mom, we kind of feed her once a week because she can't cook and lives off pizza and frozen dinners."

"Okay, well, Done, I'll try but I don't know how willing the Chief is going to be to learn, and the friend coming over is absolutely fine with me. And who could turn down your cooking even if they wanted to? It's too good!"

"Now that that's done, be here around seven. That's seven Derek."

"Fine, see you then Adele"

"Goodbye Derek, Seven o'clock Derek"

"Bye"

And with that, I hung up.

Meredith Grey's PoV. S.M.S.

I walked out of my second class for the day and decided to call Richard to see if I needed anything for dinner tonight.

"Hey doc. Webber"
"Hi there Meredith"

"I was wondering if we were still on for dinner at your place tonight? Also, what does Adele want me to bring?"

"Sure Mer, dinner's still on. We have an extra mouth to feed tonight though, One of Adel's friend's son has just moved back to Seattle and he is, from what I heard, living in a caravan on a block of land somewhere so Ad wants to give him a good meal."

"Oh, that's fine with me! What should I bring?"

"Nothing dear, Adele has more than enough of everything in the house"

"Don't forget the Tequila Richard!"

"Don't worry, I'm walking into the bottle shop as we speak." He paused for a second before sighing "Oh and Meredith, for the sakes of everyone, please be nice tonight"

"Okay Richard, I promise, I promise, Hey, I gotta get to my next class so I will see you, Adele and this mystery man tonight"

"See you then Mer."

"See you Dr. Webber"

'who is this man that Adel wants to come over? I wonder if I've ever met him before? By 'be nice Meredith, that exactly did Rick mean?' I thought to myself as I waited for my class to start.

Okay so this is my first chapter, I hope you like it. It is a bit cheesey but oh well, my baby girl likes it so you have to as well.

Will update as soon as I have written the next chapter but I am on holidays at the moment so try and be nice.

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-Bella