Meredith is returning to Seattle, after four years. Enjoy!

Derek enjoyed spending the day with his daughter, he took her shopping, brought her clothes, took her to Central Park, he did contemplate taking her to see his mother, but decided against it, he wasn't in the mood to be dealing with her questions about Meredith and Sophie. When Lucy came to get her at 6, the day had gone too fast. He couldn't resist asking her about Meredith, and she told him that she hadn't seen her all day; she was surprised when Mer had called her asking her to pick Sophie. For Derek the two days went by so fast, he hadn't heard anything from Mer, she didn't answer her phone. Going back to Seattle, Derek felt like his heart had been ripped out, he didn't want to leave his daughter, he wanted to find Meredith and convince her that they could be happy.

For Meredith the two days had been very different, after running out of the hotel room, she thought about going back to the house, but she just couldn't face it, she knew seeing Derek was a bad idea, she can't believe that she had slept with him, she was suppose to be getting over him, but she knew that she would never be over him. She would always love him but she never planned on seeing him again. If he wanted to see Sophie, she would if Lucy didn't mind, get her to take Sophie to him. Eventually she made it home, Lucy was so worried about her, and Mer just went straight to her room and held Sophie and cried. It hurt so much, she missed him even more, but it was better for the both of them.

When Mer, Lucy and Sophie arrived back in London, Lucy noticed a very different Meredith; all she did was work and look after Sophie. She still attended her therapy sessions, but she wasn't the same Meredith. Over the next three years, Lucy took Sophie to New York once every three months for Derek to see Sophie. Sophie was getting more and more like Derek every day, and Meredith never stopped missing him. Meredith got back in contact with Cristina and Izzie, just after that fateful weekend in New York. Izzie even came to see her once or twice. She received a wedding invitation for Izzie and Alex's wedding, she debated for months whether to go or not, she knew that she would see Derek, and she didn't want too see him, but Sophie really wanted to go to Seattle, to see Auntie Cristina and Izzie, and so she could go and see daddy, Iz also wanted her to be a bridesmaid. Meredith couldn't deny her daughter that opportunity, as she was so excited. Mer knew it was going to be hard to see Derek again, but it was time she stopped running; she hadn't seen him in 3 years, since that day she ran out of the hotel room. Lucy agreed to come with her, for support. Mer is excited to see everyone again; she has missed them a lot in the four years since she left Seattle.

Lucy, Mer and Sophie are waiting to board, they are sat at Heathrow Terminal 3, and Mer is holding a sleeping Sophie in her arms. This is her first trip back to the States since the trip to New York. Lucy mobile rings, she looks at the caller id, she sees that it's Derek; she excuses herself from Mer and answers it,
"Hello Derek"
"Hey Lucy, is Mer coming" Derek ask, not sure if he wants to know the answer.
"Yeah, she is. She would hardly miss Sophie chance at being a bridesmaid, now would she?" Lucy responded.
"No of course not, maybe I could pick you all up at the airport" Derek said
"That is not a good idea Derek, let us get settled then I will talk to her okay" Lucy tells him.
"Okay, thanks Lucy" Derek says and hangs up
Lucy walks back over to Mer, just has they call their flight,
"Come on Mer, time to go" Lucy says to her.

"Okay, lets go" Mer says calmly.

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