A/N: I'm so going to regret making this story since I already have about 20 already!!!! But, this has really been bugging me so I'm going to write. The season premiere…I LOVED it. Especially that sexy on-call room scene at the end. So this is going to be a story from then on. What happens now? How do they move on? Please review.

Meredith shifted back and fourth as she watched Derek sleep beside her. They broke up, well not really broke up-broke up. They still we're kind of together- technically. But still, they weren't boyfriend/girlfriend. She glanced at the clock. She still had an hour before she had to get to work. She threw on her old Dartmouth T-shirt and slipped her green running shorts on before tangling her hair into a messy ponytail. She sat on the edge of the bed and watched Derek. She felt like a complete stalker. "What the hell are you doing…" she whispered to herself, but the thing was, she couldn't take her eyes off him. Things felt right. She did not want to end things with him, but she would have if he didn't kiss her. HE kissed HER, which meant that he hadn't given up on her…he still loved her. He was still McDreamy. Meredith smiled, then immediately ordered herself to stop. They weren't really together it was just a thing. A one time thing. Of course it was…right? Suddenly, Derek stirred and sat up, rubbing his eyes with his right hand.

"Geez, what time is it?"

Meredith crawled beside him. "We still got an hour."

Derek smiled as he looked her up and down. "What are you doing up this early?"

She shrugged then snuggled closer to him. "Couldn't fall back asleep."

He stroked her hair as he rested his chin on her head. "So…"

"Maybe breaking up was a good thing."

He couldn't help but laugh, "We should've done it a long time ago."

Meredith giggled as he tangled his fingers with hers. He then pushed back her hair and stared into her eyes. This was intense. Far too intense for people who had just "broken up." But, he didn't care. He was actually proud of himself. He stood up for his relationship; he didn't let her break up with him. She grinned.

"So, I guess, since we're broken up and all…I guess that makes us just friends?"

Derek immediately replied, "With benefits."

"Right. Friends with benefits. NOT boyfriend/girlfriend."

"Right." But the thing was, Derek WANTED Meredith to be him girlfriend…but he knew she wasn't ready-so he was giving her time. Maybe time was all she needed. Maybe time was what they needed.

It was another typical day at the hospital. Busy as usual, but for some reason, Derek felt better than ever. As he wrote the surgeries on the board, Mark came up to him. "Hey."

Derek looked over his shoulder. "Hey."

"So, rumor has it you broke up with Meredith."

Derek smiled. "And who told you that?"

"I never reveal my sources…"

Derek plopped his marker down and grinned. "Meredith and I…we're just friends."

Mark smiled. "Right. Just friends."

"Just friends."

"Sexy friends."

Derek chuckled. "I guess you could put it that way…"

Mark grinned. "Well, good luck with being…just friends."

Derek shook his head then sighed. "Hey Mark, do you wanna get that drink later?"

Mark smiled- but it wasn't just any Mark Sloan smile. It was a huge smile. "Of course."

"Good, see you at Joe's after work then?"

"Definitely.

Meredith laughed as she wrote some paper work up for one of her patients. Alex, Izzie, and Cristina looked at her puzzled.

Cristina rolled her eyes. "Mer, I say this because I care about you…stop with the laughing. It makes you look mental."

Meredith shrugged. "Sorry…It's just, never mind…"

"I want to hear it!" Izzie protested.

Alex yawned. "Oh great, chick talk."

Meredith set her papers to the side then folded her legs underneath her. "Okay so, Derek and I broke up…"

Izzie frowned. "You did? Why? What happened? I mean you two were such a great couple why did you break up? Did he have another wife? A mistress? I mean, why?"

Cristina snorted. "Geez chill out Wonder Women…"

Meredith continued, "Well we broke up…but we didn't break up. I mean we're still sleeping together…"

Alex grinned. "Nice."

"Shut up, Alex! But I mean, how does that work?"

Cristina threw her medical journal down and looked at Izzie. "Why are you so interested?"

Izzie stiffened. "No reason…just curious."

Meredith shook her head. "Well, I gotta run. See you guys at lunch?"

Cristina waved her hand. "Yeah, yeah…if I don't come, it will be because Izzie killed me with her perkiness."

Izzie exhaled deeply. "I will let that comment go since you got left at the alter and are going through an emotional time…"

Cristina rolled her eyes then sat up. "Whatever…"

Meredith chewed on her bottom lip as she sailed through the information she found online for her patient. Suddenly, Derek slid in next to her.

"Hey."

"Hey…what's up? Isn't that what friends do? Ask each other what's up?"

"I think so."

Meredith grinned. Derek continued, "So maybe we can get together later or something…"

"As friends though…right?"

Derek hesitated. "Well, I've been thinking…maybe we could."

"Wait I thought we agreed. We're S and M."

Derek raised an eye brow. "S and M?"

"Sex and mockery only!"

Derek sighed. "Yeah but…"

Suddenly, one of Meredith's nervous interns popped her head into the room. "Dr. Grey, I have a patient with severe bleeding in his abdomen, can you come look?!"

Meredith quickly got up, giving Derek one quick glance before disappearing…leaving Derek alone. Right back to where they were. Maybe breaking up wasn't the best thing in the world after all...

A/N: Review? It will make me mighty happy!!"