Mystery Girl: Grey's Anatomy Fan Fiction

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

{Bria's POV}

"Addison?" I answered my phone.

"Anna! Where are you? I called the hospital but I was told that you don't work there anymore!" Words flew from Addison's mouth so quickly that I had to replay them in my mind to understand what she had said to me. I couldn't help but smile at her nickname for me, Derek and Mark had always called me Bria while Addison always insisted on calling me Anna. She was the only one that ever called me it.

"Relax, I'm in Seattle." I told her what I was sure she already knew. "I came to check on them and see how bad the crash was."

"How are they?" Her voice was softer this time. I couldn't help but look at Mark when she asked me this.

"Derek seems to be alright, there's damage to his hand that will keep him out of work for awhile. He should be fine after a few months or so." I informed her as I brushed some of my hair out of my face.

"What about Mark?" She sounded as though she was about to cry now.

"He's still alive, but he hadn't woken up since I got here. He'll be alright though, he's a fighter." I didn't know who I was trying to reassure right now, me or her. "What's going on with you? I haven't heard from you in awhile, how's California treating you?"

"It's nice," I could almost imagining her rolling her eyes on the other end of the line. "What's it like...being there?"

"Like I shouldn't be here." I admitted as I glanced over my shoulder to see the guy still watching me. His gaze seemed to be trained on my phone now, I quickly looked away again.

"Anna you shouldn't feel like that. It wasn't your-" She started to argue with me.

"I know that Addie," I cut her off. "I know that, people tell me often enough for me to know. It doesn't do anything to change how I feel though. It doesn't change the fact that I wasn't here when I should have been. It doesn't change the fact that I never got to say my goodbye. And it doesn't change the fact that I ignored his call for a damned surgery!"

"Anna," she tried to calm me down but I could feel the tears stinging at my eyes as I balled my free hand into a fist. My nails dug into my palm, threatening to break the skin but I didn't care. "Take deep breaths and just calm down okay. It wasn't your fault and he wouldn't want you feeling like this."

"Excuse me?" I snapped my head back to look at the door. The guy that had been watching me from the nurses' station was now in the doorway looking over me with eyes that reflected his confusion. "Are you alright?"

"Anna? Are you still there?" Addison asked when I didn't say anything to her.

"Miss?" The guy frowned slightly, I take it that he didn't have good bedside manner.

"I'm fine." I finally found my voice. From the look he gave me I knew that he clearly didn't believe me but he just shook his head before leaving the room again.

"You're not." Addison called my lie through the phone.

"I need to go," I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand.

"Don't shut me out again Brianna." Her voice was gentle and caring, like a mother's would be to their upset child.

"I'm not shutting anyone out, I just have things that I need to do." I tried to assure her.

"Like what?" I could almost see her raising one of her dark brows at me.

"Webber and Hunt offered me a job. I need to decide on whether or not to take it." I leaned back in my seat some as I focused my eyes on Mark again. "If I am then I need to find somewhere to live, it's not like I can live in Mark's hospital room. Then there are still some loose ends in New York that I need to handle."

"It sounds to me like you've already made up your mind about the job." She butted in. "What happened to your 'dream job' in New York that made you refuse to come to Seattle with me after the problem with Mark and Derek?"

"You weren't there to keep me from opening my mouth." I smiled a little bit. She was always the one who'd keep me level headed while the guys would cheer me on, well Derek would switch sides now and again. My words made her laugh on her end of the line, it felt like old times again.

"I'm almost sad that I'm not there anymore to see Richard's face when you blow up for the first time." She finally stopped her laughing.

"I really need to go," I told her.

"Make sure you call me if anything changes with either of them. Tell Derek that I hope he gets better." I can hear the rustling of papers on her end, she's probably at work.

"I promise. Stay safe Montgomery." I told her.

"You too Young." With that the line went dead and I slipped my phone back into my pocket. I released a sigh as I stood up from the uncomfortable chair and stretched my arms and back. I left the room and headed towards the cafeteria in search for some coffee, Addison's words echoing in my mind.

It wasn't your fault.

A/N: Short, I know but I thought that would be a good stopping point for this chapter :)