Hospital Cafeteria
Where is Meredith... Where is she? She isn't with her friends... Derek scanned the whole cafeteria looking for Meredith. He just wanted to see if she was okay. Man, last night, his date with Rose was... very plain. It wasn't special... wasn't hot and sexy, it was just plain old first date. Nothing out of the ordinary happened, at least nothing sexual. But he was determined to be normal, to be able to move on. He kept seeing Meredith instead of Rose. Why am I always thinking about her... He couldn't sleep last night, he was so intent on thinking about Meredith, no matter how hard he tried to get her out of his head, she kept coming back like a spring springing back. No, this can't... she... it's not supposed to work... she didn't trust me... maybe she never will. Derek forced himself on his lunch, chewing the pieces of cabbage yet looking around.
''Hey.'' Derek turned around to see Rose behind him, he cracked a smile as Rose gave him a quick peck on the cheek. As she kissed him, he felt nothing. No sensations, no nothing...unlike Meredith. God! pull yourself together, Derek. You HAVE to move on.
''Derek, last night was amazing," smiled Rose. Derek just returned the smile, not meaning anything. "So... I know I'm being really straight-forward but Joe's tonight?"
''Sound's great." said Derek, feeling the emptiness in his words. Ah, there she is! He looked on behind Rose, Meredith, holding her lunch tray settling down at her friend's table. He looked sadly, his eyes staring her, watching her every move...
''No worries... you moved on right? I mean we're together...'' blabbed Rose, having no idea that Derek wasn't hearing a word shew as saying...
Her beautiful naturally wavy hair... the color of a golden sunset, the smell of Lavender... God, how he missed it. Her stick thin figure, his heart broke when he saw of what a state she was in. Her eyes were red, swollen, the results of having done a lot of crying. Here scrubs hanging loosely on her fragile body. Like a piece of broken glass pereicing through his heart.
''I told the other nurses that we're together, you don't mind, right? I mean this is so exciting. I mean no nurses have ever dated an attending... well except mark of course..."
Why am I so stupid?! Why didn't I wait. Why didn't I leave Addison the first time, after hearing her confession about her love for me. I don't think she'd ever did that to other guys she's dated before... why did I break her...
''Hello? Earth to Derek?! '' Rose waved her hand in front of Derek's face. He was just drowning into his thoughts just now, and rose pulled him right back. She could be So annoying sometimes.
But he tried his best to hide his emotions and continued his conversation with Rose.
Meredith glanced at Derek, and the woman sitting across him. Must be that Rose.
''Is she really that pretty..." she said to herself.
''Not sure, but... dirty mistresses ALWAYS trumps nurses." Meredith turned around and saw no other than Mark. ''So... care if I joined?" He asked, but sat down anyway seeing the speechless group.
'' Thought you never eat with people of lower status than yours... except nurses...Dr. Sloan" said Christiana, showing her usual stuck-up, oh-bruke-left-me look.
'' Yang, you don't know me at all." chuckled Mark seductively, looking at Meredith.