Post episode 2.15, Break on Through, Meredith and Derek are finally overcoming there feeling for each other, and understand that it's they way things are meant to be, apart…or is it? When a life changing disaster comes there way will they realize the truth? Is it too late to overcome the past and start over? Mer/Der centered lyric fan fiction, with other main characters included. READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!

Second Chances

Chapter 1 Far Away

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know,
you know, you know

The early sun streamed through the window, beating on Meredith's delicate face. She lies on her bed, staring at the ceiling waiting for the irritating sound of her alarm clock to go off. It seemed as if that was happening a lot lately, for she could not fall asleep till the middle of the night, and then wake up hours before the alarm clock went off. All she could do is think. Think of one thing that she just couldn't get out of her mind, Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd. She never wanted to think of him, but one thing lead to the next and there he was. She was left wondering where he was, what he was doing, if he missed her, or if he even thought about her anymore. She deeply sighs as she rolls to her side and hits the snooze button, and makes her way to the shower.

That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me
and you'll never go
Stop breathing if
I don't see you anymore

Derek lays on is hammock, legs crossed, and eyes set on the sunrise. Damn did that remind him of her. The beautiful colors expressed Meredith's personality, the personality he wasn't ready to let go, perfectly. He could picture her warm, welcoming smile in the clouds, he smiles…oh how he misses her. He looks off to the side to see Addison making her way over to the car. The smile fades. Here is Addison, his wife, but not his true love. Is that right to be with the person it was easier to go to? The person who had broken you so bad and yet here she is living in your trailer. Would it have been so hard to just face the facts and go to the person that you would die for? Is that right? He sighs as he slowly stands up and saunters his way to the Land Rover, and they make their way to Seattle Grace Hospital, for another long, miserable day.

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all
I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know,
you know, you know

"Grey, Shepherd needs an intern. He's down in room 1936,"

Meredith sighs. It was going to be another long torturing day, just being so close to him. Smelling his sweet after-shave, and his close touch. It was going to be one of those days. She quickly made her way down to the third floor, then to room 1936. She stopped at the door, watching his kind gesture to the patient. Even the family, you could never tell he was in a bad mood. Never. She watches as he looks up to her a smiles from ear to ear.

"Nancy, this is Dr. Grey, she will being doing your pre-op, and will be scrubbing into your surgery with me,"

She smiles politely at the family, as he hands her Nancy's charts. She opens the chart and reads over her work-up.

"So you just have a minor Subdural Hematoma, after the car accident. You must have hit your head, and you just have a little clot of blood in the inner layer of your Dura, in your brain. It's a very simple procedure, that Dr. Shepherd has preformed you don't know how many times,"

"So it's nothing big? I don't have to have a heart attack now?" Nancy's husband, Greg chuckled.

"Yes, for sure there is no reason to worry. But yet it is brain surgery so there is always a risk,"

"Okay, thank you," Nancy implied.

"No problem, is they're anything that I can get either of you? A magazine?"

"Well…" Greg started, but Nancy interrupted, "Greg they won't have it!"

"Have what? We have pretty much anything,"

"Thank you, but he's fine. You can go a day without reading your Navy Magazine you know!"

"Fine, I help build ammunition for the Navy," He explains to a very confused Meredith.

"Oh okay, well I better be going, I'll see you later,"

She scurries out of the room, that happy couple made her heart ache.

So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

Derek started scrubbing his hands, as Meredith walks in the room. She weakly smiles at him, as she too turns on the sink, and vigorously lathers up. He could smell her floral scent that he loved so much.

"You did great in there,"

"We lost her though,"

"Still your going to be great someday," He remarks not knowing what else to say.

"Thanks, you did too,"

"Now the hard part, telling the family," he mournfully sighs.

"Yeah," she replies her voice cracked and maybe just above a whisper.

They finish washing their hands and make their way out the room, not wanting to announce the bad news. They saw Greg, smiling as he holds his baby daughter, Katie. He stands up and tears roll down his cheeks as soon as he sees Meredith's tear stained face. He knew what was coming next.

"You said she would be fine!"

"I said there where always risk," Meredith tries to explain.

"But you said she would be fine. That there is nothing to worry about!"

"Sir, don't blame it on her, things go wrong in surgery all the time," Derek tried

"No!"

I wanted
I wanted you to stay
'Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore

Meredith walks down the lonely hospital hallway, and reaches the elevator to see that Derek was already in there, leaning against the wall. He casually smiles as she steps in beside him. It felt like the longest ride of their lives. How bad did both want to just hold the other. But no, that's wrong, things are they way they for a reason. Ding one floor down. Ding now two. Ding finally the lobby. As they both made there way through the empty entrance, they hear a metal clang. Maybe sterile utensils had fallen? They shared a glance as the walked over to an empty OR, to see as they suspected, a ten-blade on the ground.

"A nurse must have not put it on the tray all the way," Derek suspects

They walk in, switch the light on ,and bend down to pick it up, suddenly the room goes pitch black and hands where clung around their bodies, they both screamed for their life.

Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
Hold on to me and, never let me go

A/N- So what do you think? Good? Bad? In-between? Please Review even if it's bad, I can take criticism, I think it can only help. So review away I want to know what you think!

If you can't tell, the lyrics are what separate the scenes, just for you to know!

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