Chapter 1 – forever and more...

Meredith boarded the plane with deep sorrow in her heart, she hated to be leaving her home, but she had no choice, she had to get away from this place and all of its memories, there was nothing left here for her anymore. She had never felt more alone. If she was ever going to start to feel like herself again then she needed a clean break, away from her heartache...but with the promise that on anniversaries, birthdays and holidays she would be back...she would never forget...?

Two Years Earlier

''Do you Meredith Elizabeth Grey take thee William Peter Worthington to be your lawfully wedded husband...''

''in sickness and in health...''

''I do...''

As Meredith and William lay in each other's arms in the master suite of the elegant British country house, a surprise honeymoon from Williams parents, they both smiled sweetly remembering the moment just 24 hours ago when they had become man and wife, childhood sweet hearts overcoming all doubt and all the challenges that had been cruelly dealt to them during their relationship, a relationship that had began 6 years earlier when they were only 17. Now married and aged 24 Meredith was about to start her internship at Mass Gen as soon as they returned home and it would be close to William as he spent nearly all of his time at the hospital and would continue to do so for some time to come. It had been a lengthy process ensuring Mer was accepted into the programme but their determination had paid off and this way she could be close to him always, and she could work towards her dream of becoming a neuro surgeon, a dream he too shared with her and never wanted her to let go off.

They intertwined their hands together and just couldn't believe how perfect this felt, their hands fit, they were a perfect match and as the morning sun crept in through the crack in the curtains and the sunlight spread through the room, the gold bands that lay around their fingers shimmered and sparkled and made the walls of the room seem alive with happiness.

'Forever' William whispered into Meredith's hair as he kissed the top of her head and went to move out of the bed, but Meredith tightened the grip around his hand and didn't let him go, she bought his hand up to her lips and kissed his wedding band...

'Forever and more.' She whispered back 'forever and more...

Present day

As the plane took off Meredith took a deep breath and forced herself to look out of the window, one last good bye, for the time been at least, she felt the tears begin to pool in her eyes and the first tear escaped down her cheek, quickly followed by hundreds more.

'Goodbye William' she heard herself whisper and deep, deep inside her mind she could have sworn she heard him reply...

'I love you Meredith, you can do this...goodbye...'

'Ma'am are you ok?' Meredith heard a voice coming from above her and as she lifted her head she saw the pleading eyes of the airhostess, offering Meredith a small, sweet smile

'Can I get you anything Ma'am?

'No...Sorry...no thank you, I'm sorry...' Meredith managed to answer

'No problem we get hundreds of passengers scared of flying its completely normal.' The girl replied

'Oh...I'm...I'm...not...' Meredith couldn't finish her sentence; it was too much, she just offered a forced smile in return and let her head rest against the window, watching Boston disappear from view below her. As she felt her eyes close and much needed sleep began to take over her exhausted body.

After what felt like no more than a few minutes Meredith felt a soft touch on her forearm and a slight shaking

'William stop it, sleeping here...' Meredith giggled back

'Ma'am I'm sorry to disturb you, we are 15 minutes away from landing, and you need to refasten your seat belt.'

Meredith sat up with a start, a little confused initially, and then realised, she wasn't with him, and she was on the plane, leaving, walking away, and moving on?

'urm, sorry, I was miles away then, thank you' Meredith managed to mumble back as she sank back down into the seat and allowed herself a peak out the window as her new home began to come into view below her, houses getting clearer, lakes sparking below her, forests thick and green.

Just then the captain's voice came out over the speaker

'ladies and gentlemen thank you for choosing to fly with American Airlines today, we will be landing in approximately 10 minutes time, local time is currently 17.45 hours and the weather is cold and wet, but this is Seattle, so it's quite the norm round here! I hope you have a safe onward journey and a pleasant stay in the North West, a place I'm proud to call Home!'

Home, Meredith thought, would she ever be able to consider this home?