"I don't know Denise, I don't think he likes me," Meredith said, frowning. "Are you kidding? Of course he does! How could you not notice the way he looks at you all the time?" Denise said. "What do you mean?" Meredith asked, confused. "Whenever he's in the same room as you he always sits next to you, and he's always staring at you. Don't you notice?" Denise replied. Meredith thought for a second. "Maybe...," she said. I don't know...he does sit next to me a lot...and swear I've caught him looking at me a few times...does Brian like me the way I like him? she thought. "Okay. I'll ask him out today," Meredith said, smiling. Meredith Holden..., she thought, I like it.
Later that day Meredith got a text from Julia telling her to meet her and the others at her apartment at 4. Meredith texted back saying that she would be there soon. She quickly took a shower, got dressed, and did her make up, trying to look perfect. She was going to ask Brian out today. When she got to Julia's apartment most of the others were already there, apparently Julia was having a party, but no one knew why. Meredith started searching for Brian as soon as she got there and when she finally found him, she got really nervous. "Hey Brian can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked.
Brian had been walking around Julia's apartment when he heard Meredith asking if she could talk to him. "Sure," he said, but then Julia came up behind and started pulling him to the living room. "Later, okay?" he said. "Okay," Meredith replied, sounding slightly disappointed. When they got to the living room, Julia called for everyone to come in there. When everyone got there, he realised what Julia was going to do. "Everyone, Brian and I have an announcement!" Julia said, excited. "We're together now!" he said, holding her hand and smiling at everyone. After everyone was done congratulating them, he started trying to find Meredith. He found her, but she was running away, crying. He had no idea what had happened. Don't cry Meredith, I hate it when you cry, he thought. He really cared about her, and he didn't like seeing her upset. "Meredith, what's wrong?" He shouted, trying to catch up to her.
Meredith heard Brian trying to talk to her, but she didn't want to talk. She couldn't believe it. She ran outside, got in her car, and drove home. When she got there she went inside and laid down in her bed. A little while later, she heard someone knock on the door. She wiped away the tears from the time she had spent crying, and opened the door, and she saw Dylan standing there. "Hey, why did you leave?" he asked, looking worried. Before she could stop herself, she pulled him inside, shut the door, and just hugged him. "Are you okay?" Dylan asked. "No," Meredith replied, pulling him over to the couch and sitting down, and he sat down next to her. She had started crying again. Dylan saw that she was very upset, and put his arms around her, trying to comfort her. He let her curl up in his lap, with her head on his chest while she cried. There was a blanket sitting next to him, so he got it and wrapping it around Meredith, and eventually she fell asleep. He didn't move, not wanting to wake her. He just stayed there with his arms around her.
Brian gave up on trying to catch Meredith and found Denise instead. "Hey, do you know what happened to Meredith?" he asked. "She likes you, Brian. And she was about to ask you out," Denise replied, frowning. "Oh my god," Brian said. "But now you're with Julia, so she thinks you don't like her," Denise said. "But I do! Julia asked me out, I don't know why I said yes. I don't like Julia, I like Meredith!" Brian said. "Then go tell Meredith that!" Denise said, pushing him towards the door. Brian ran outside, got in his car, and went to Meredith's house. When he got there, he didn't knock, he just went inside, and saw Meredith curled up with Dylan on the couch. When he saw them together, he almost started crying.
When the door opened, it woke Meredith up, and she saw Brian standing there, looking like he was about to cry. He started walking out the door, and Meredith just sat there in shock. What just happened? she thought. Why was Brian here, and why was he about to cry? Meredith got up and went back to her room, wanting to be alone. A few minutes later she heard Dylan leave. Maybe I should go back to the party and talk to him..., she thought. No. He's with Julia now, she told herself. It's never going to happen.
When Brian got back to the party, he found Denise again. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into an empty room. "You said she like me!" he said. He could tell Denise was surprised. "She does!" Denise said. "Then why was she cuddling with Dylan when I got there?" he asked, angry and upset. "I don't know...," Denise whispered. She had no idea why. "I guess she's with Dylan now," he said, sitting down on the floor, and crying a little. "Hey. It'll be okay," Denise said, sitting down next to him. "Okay," he said, trying to convince himself. He got back up and went back to the party.
Brian walked around for a little while, and decided to call Meredith. He called a few times, but she didn't answer. Well I guess she doesn't like me after all, he thought,frowning. Well I'm with Julia now anyway, and she's with Dylan I guess. It won't happen, he thought, holding back tears. I hope they're happy together. He found Julia and put his arms around her, kissing her on the cheek. "Hey," he whispered near her ear. "Hey," Julia said, smiling. I just have to get over her, he thought, and he kissed Julia on the lips. But I still love her, I want to be with her, not Julia.