213. Chapter 213

"He's handsome." Ellis remarked as they all sat down in the great room, "and well dressed." She smiled approvingly of Devin's stylish outfit. When she first got in the ferry she half expected her grandson to be wearing flannel and looking like a lumberjack child. Seeing the baby swashed in high fashion and well dressed made Ellis sigh in relief that the Meredith from New York was still here somewhere despite living on an island surrounded by lots of trees.

Derek had gone to get a glass of red wine for Ellis leaving the three generations of 'Grey' all alone.

"Thank you." Meredith replied politely as Ellis looked up and around at the surroundings of the room. The décor and the furniture lavishing the house.

Meredith knew that Ellis was sizing it all up, ready to make a comment. Meredith also knew that before Ellis rang the doorbell she did the same thing to the exterior of the house.

Meredith knew that this room had to be to Ellis's liking, by the way she kept quiet and occasionally glanced down to Devin still in her arms being quiet and himself sizing up this new person he had never met before. Meredith had decorated the room to have a flare of New York, it was still warm and homey but the grand fire place and neutral tones had a French antique flare to it that reminded Meredith and Ellis both of the New York penthouse they spent so many years living in.

"You and Derek have a very nice home, good property." Ellis told her.

"Thank you." Meredith smiled. "We had to get it done faster that we had anticipated, but it worked out perfect in the end."

"Get it done?" Ellis asked in confusion.

"We built it from the ground up." Derek smiled and boasted as he walked into the room, placing the glass of wine for Ellis on the end table closest to her.

"You built it?" She questioned.

"The land we bought and it didn't have a house, so we had blueprints brought up and got a contractor who built it." Meredith explained.

"Well, you did a good job in designing. I had figured that you had bought it off the market. However, the location leaves a lot to be desired." Ellis said while taking a sip of her wine.

Meredith smiled knowing that Ellis 'city living' Grey wouldn't think an island and isolated house out in the middle of nowhere would be a good place to live.

"Well, it's quiet and we can still go into Seattle to enjoy the city. It's the best of both worlds." Derek told her.

"Taking the ferry and all the space, took me more time getting used to than it did Derek. He was the camper, and as you know I was the city girl." Meredith laughed and as she did Devin hearing his mommy's voice twisted around to look for her and reached out his little arm. Ellis gently let him have his way and gave him to his mother.

"Yes, you were the definition of New York's society city girl. I never expected you to live elsewhere."

"Well, Derek got this offer and he couldn't pass it up. But I'll always be that New York society girl. It comes back to me at times."

"We're not ruling out ever returning to New York, it'll be good for Devin to experience different places and cultures in living. But for now this is home and we're never giving up this house no matter where we live." Derek added.

Ellis nodded and liked hearing that they weren't ever ruling out a return to the east coast and the city that she believed Meredith belonged in. Despite Ellis now living in Boston, she knew that New York was part of Meredith's being.

"Well, that's a good thing to hear." Ellis said approvingly. "Now how about a tour of this lavish home and estate. Although I won't go in the grass." She added flatly.

"It's ok, no need to worry about your shoes. Meredith has Burberry rain boots to borrow." Derek smirked mockingly at his wife, teasing her but also Ellis knew that it was the truth. The high fashion New York girl was still in there, just living out in the wilderness.