CHAPTER 2

Meredith was still sobbing when she thought she heard someone walking towards her so she lifted her head from her sweat shirt and watched as a human form in a shape of a male suddenly approach and with a frown on his face knelt beside her.

"May i help you miss?" The man asked and Meredith couldn't help but be mezmerized he was gorgeous she thought with his curly dark hair,deep blue eyes and a lean form which she found attractive and he looked to be in his early twenties.

Meredith shook her head "No i'm fine." And she gave him a fake smile which made the man frown even more.

"You don't look fine you look like a mess." He said

Meredith rolled her eyes "Geez thanks that's what happens when you've been living on the streets for the last few days you tend to be a little of the gross side." And winced as she couldn't believe she was saying this in front of this stranger whom she just met.

"Forget what i said i'm not living in the streets."Meredith lied watching the man's face change to the 'i don't believe you look.'

The man shook his head before asking "Why are you living on the streets?don't you have some place to stay?"

She laughed bitterly "If i had a place to stay i wouldn't be here won't i? besides it's not so bad i kinda like it."

He snorted at her " Are you serious? no one sane enough likes living on the street."

"Well you don't know me very well do you?" Meredith asked her temper flaring watching as the guy's own blue eyes flare up in response.

"Obviously not."The man said glancing down at his watch before adding "Well if you don't need my help i guess i'll be going." He said and had taken a few steps when the young woman called out for him.

"Please stay i'm sorry it's just i never thought i would be living on the streets at my age." She said and Derek turned towards the young woman who's lips were trembling with her arms wrapped around her waist clearly her once again he took what notice of what a mess she really was with both her jeans and sweater soaked and plastered all over her slim body.

"How old are you?" Derek asked her watching as the trembling continued on and she whispered a age in which he couldn't quite hear "Come again?"

The young woman grumbled before replying "15."

He looked at her with complete shock in his eyes "What kind of parent does this letting a 15 year old live on the streets?" Derek asked completely outraged and saddened for the girl who had no one to take care care of her.

Derek heard her snort before she replied "Just a mother who doesn't know how to be a mother."

His heart broke for her and before he knew it he replied "Why don't you come home with me my mother is here and she could help."

The young woman hesitated before saying "I can't do that, i can't take advantage of someone i don't even know and besides you must have a girlfriend who'll get insanely jealous."

Derek held in his laughter "You are not taking advantage i am offering you a place to stay til you get your issues straightened out besides it's not forever and as for a girlfriend? i don't have one at the moment so don't worry about it."

"I don't know... i don't go home with people who's name i don't even know." She said with a bare hint of a smile on her face.

He laughed before lending out his hand "I'm Derek Shepherd and you are?"

"Meredith,just call me Meredith."Meredith said with the most beautiful smile he had ever seen on her face.

"Okay... Meredith it's nice to meet you shall we go?"Derek asked and watched as Meredith nodded

"Let's go." And the two of them left the back alley hoping to never return there.

Short chapter again i know i'm trying not to write a too long of a chapter and end it when i think it's at my best i'll try to do a longer chapter next one so please bear with me,in the meantime i hope you enjoyed this chapter and please remember to review it every review that i get makes me feel good about the work that i'm doing and my confidence rises so enjoy and thanks!