chapter fifty

here comes the flood.season five, episodes three and four.

He and Meredith officially decided to live together, which Cassie was totally supportive of. She looked up at his entrance, giving him her undivided attention. "Do you mind painting the walls back to white?"

Cassie frowned, as she sat up on her bed and let out a small, confused laugh. "I'm sorry?"

"I'm not really a fan of the dark green for our home office," Derek shrugged. "At least, that's what I think we're going to do with this room, we haven't fully decided yet."

"Okay, hold up," she held a hand in the air. "What the hell are you talking about? Why would I paint my room?"

"Because you're moving out," he shrugged.

Cassie scoffed, as her eyebrows shot up to the ceiling. " ?" she repeated incredulously.

"Exactly," Derek nodded, oblivious to her tone.

"Since when?!"

"Since... Meredith asked you to?"

She stood up, crossing her arms over her chest defiantly. "Meredith never asked me to move out."

Derek furrowed his brows, thinking for a moment. "She didn't?"

"No, she didn't."

"Hm," he mumbled. "Interesting."

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"When were you planning on telling us we had to move out?" Alex asked as he, Izzie, Cassie, and Derek surrounded Meredith.

"When were you planning on telling them they had to move out?" Derek repeated.

Meredith looked around, totally lost. "What? Why do they have to move out?"

"Meredith!" Izzie interrupted, shoving a muffin in her face. "Hey, look, I made this especially for you."

"I'm not moving out," Cassie deadpanned, glaring at her brother.

"It's a zoo," he glared back. "A frat house, with Alex and his parade of women—"

"—his parade of ," Izzie cut him off.

Cassie shrugged them off. "Huh, you know, it really doesn't bother me that much. Probably because they're nice to look at in the mornings."

"Not helping," Izzie scolded.

"Don't talk to me," Cassie shot back.

"Whatever," Alex rolled his eyes, done with the conversation. "Am I apartment hunting or what?"

"I don't know," Meredith blurted. "I have to think about it."

"Just... eat the muffin, Mer," Izzie grinned. "Taste the muffin. the muffin."

Cassie snorted. "That sounded dirty."

"Get out of here," Derek rolled his eyes, pushing the giggling resident away to walk with Alex, who was also laughing under his breath.

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"All I'm saying, is that flamin' hot is way better than cool ranchAnyone who says otherwise is a liar, and probably a psychopath," Cassie told Cristina as they shared a packet of Dorito's while taking a break from their hectic day.

"Hey guys," Izzie greeted, wearing an unusually wide grin. She held out her packet of chips. "Switch?"

"Sure," they shrugged, taking a few from her bag as she did the same. The blonde stared at them, causing them to share an odd look. "What?"

"You're not terrible people," she said nonchalantly.

"Okay."

"I know we don't always see eye to eye, to say the least, but I found this really great apartment, and it's right across the street from the hospital." Izzie took out an apartment listing and showed it to them. "I know you can both afford it, and it's Burke-free for you, Cristina and has a huge bay window for you, Cassie." The two residents looked at the paper curiously, causing Izzie to smirk. "Think about it."

Once she walked away, Cassie turned to Cristina. "We should totally move in together!"

"Definitely," she nodded excitedly. "But, who will take the third bedroom?"

"Hm," the brunette hummed. "No idea."

Cristina waved her off. "Don't worry, I'll find somebody. I mean, there has to be out there in need of a roommate."

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Mark and Cassie were walking closely by each other in the hallway, the latter complaining about how she was being kicked out of Meredith's house. "I mean, it's a total dick move on Derek's part, don't you think?"

"Totally," Mark agreed, though he was only half listening, as his mind was elsewhere.

"It's just selfish of him to think that Mer will kick us out just because he says so," Cassie shrugged. "Although, I suppose it will be okay, because I already found somewhere else to live."

Snapping out of his thoughts, he turned to her, slightly upset. "You— really?"

"Yep," she smiled happily. "Cristina and I found this incredible apartment, but we still need to find another roommate. I was thinking about asking Alex, but I'm not sure if Cristina could handle that. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but I don't think she'd be a huge fan of making breakfast for a different half naked woman every morning."