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Title: Could be Anything

Summary: SEQUEL TO INTO THE DARK: Take place immediately after the last chapter, Meredith must now deal with the fact that Derek is no longer married and he wants her back but is she willing to get hurt all over again? Takes place after the Code Black incident.

Note: You don't have to read Into the Dark to understand this story but the first chapter may be a bit confusing and to all of my faithful readers - WELCOME BACK AND ENJOY!!!

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There are times when even the best of us have trouble with commitment, and we may be surprised at the commitments we're willing to let slip out of our grasp. Commitments are complicated. We may surprise ourselves by the commitments we're willing to make. True commitment, takes effort, and sacrifice. Which is why sometimes, we have to learn the hard way, to choose our commitments very carefully.

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Chapter 4 - How We Operate

The way that we've been speaking now

I swear that we'd be friends, I swear

'cos all these little details do down with

little consequences we share

Later that day, Meredith and Cristina were at the bar. Cristina was whining and Meredith was, well Meredith was knitting.

"I am so exhausted, Bailey's baby is like the devil."

"Derek and I are friends."

"Ha. Friends with benefits maybe." Cristina smirked.

"No just friends and plus I'm knitting."

"I can see that."

"And I'm going to be celibate."

Cristina just about spit the beer out of her mouth, "You celibate. The one who picks up random men and breaks their hearts and one time even his penis."

"That wasn't my fault and I just need some space from men."

"You mean Derek."

"Well yes but we are friends so nothing bad can happen between us."

Alex walked into the bar looking more depressed then ever. He came and sat down with Cristina and Meredith.

"What's your problem?" Cristina asked.

"Izzie just dumped me for Denny Duquette."

"The heart patient?" Meredith asked shocked.

"Yep." Alex took a large gulp of the beer Joe had just handed him.

"Just when I think you've lives can't get any worse, they do." Joe said to the three of them.

Just then, the four of them saw Mark and Addison walking into the bar laughing.

"When did they get together?" Meredith asked shocked.

"Last night I heard, apparently someone caught in doing it in an on-call room last night." Alex said to them. "You know what they means Yang."

Cristina pulled out three $20 bills and threw them at Alex.

Meredith looked confused, "What's going on here?"

"We had a bet whether you and McDreamy or Satan and McSteamy would get together first and I won." Alex said proud fully while counting his money.

Meredith turned to Cristina, "It that why you have been pushing me to give Derek a second chance?"

"That and I want you to be happy." Cristina said skeptical.

"Unbelievable!" Meredith yelled and walked out of the bar.

The next day, Meredith and Derek found themselves alone in an elevator.

"I'm knitting." She said.

"Really?"

"Yep, I've become celibate."

"I'm happy for you."

"Thank you."

"I took Doc to the vet last night." Derek said.

"Is he ok?"

"Yea, he's doing fine now but I was wondering since I have a surgery, if you could pick him up and drop him off at the trailer for me?"

"As a friend."

"As a friend."

"Is the spare key still in the same place?" She asked.

"Yep."

The elevators opened up and they both went their respective ways.

"Derek said that neither of you brought any assets into the marriage." Derek and Addison divorce attorney asked.

"Well I had my trust fund and my sparkling personality and uh also a futon couch." Addison said.

"Yes, Addison had a very ugly, very heavy, futon couch."

"Whatever happened to that couch?" She asked.

"We gave it to Mark but she already has him." Derek grinned sarcastically.

"Ok that's settled, what else?" Addison asked.

"So aside from Addison's trust fund that's in her name. You'll spilt everything, stocks, bonds and 401k's. The only thing that gets complicated is the real estate."

"Let me make this simple. All I want is the trailer and the land in Seattle. Addison can have the rest." Derek said.

"That's the Hampton and the Brownstone over looking Central Park. That's very generous of you doctor." The divorce attorney said.

"Hold on, he's up to something." Addison said.

"No." Derek said.

"I came here to fight cd's and books. I came here to fight for crystal vases. What's up here?"

"The divorce is my fault, let me take responsibility."

"We both had affairs."

"You had a one night stand with Mark."

"Derek, actually … it was … it was"

Derek cut her off, " It was two nights. You made a mistake. Meredith and I … we had a relationship and I did leave you for her." Derek turned to the attorney, "Make these changes and I'll sign today."

Meredith was sitting in the veterinarian clinic's waiting room, knitting, while she waited for the vet to bring Doc out.

"You're getting the hang of it." The secretary said to Meredith.

"Not really." Meredith said.

"You give up men?" She asked.

"No…yes. You know, I don't need to actually see the vet, I just need to take Doc home."

Meredith saw a very handsome, very rugged looking man come down the stairs toward her.

"Hi. I'm Finn Dandridge you must be Dr. Grey, Doc's other owner. We finally meet. Hello." He said to her.

Meredith looked at him and right away went back to knitting at an incredibly fast pace.

A/N So not that much is happening but there will be much more drama coming up in the next two chapters. I promise. Don't forget to review!! They make me so happy and even more motivated to update faster!!