A/N: Okay just a little note the part of this story that are in italics is Meredith thinking about the past. I am enjoying writing this story and getting Meredith and Mark closer to a reunion. Please Read and Review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's Anatomy or the character's.

Meredith jumped out of the shower. She ran into the bedroom when she heard her cell phone. She didn't recognize the number.

"Hello" she said.

"Meredith why did you leave?" Allan asked.

"I can't live like that anymore Allan. I don't deserve the way you treated me." she wanted to hang up the phone.

"Please come home. I promise I will change. I love you Meredith." he tried to keep from losing his temper.

"I wish I could believe that. You have said that so many times in the past. It's over maybe you should get some help." she knew he needed help.

"You left me for Mark. I should have realized that you were nothing but a whore." Allan couldn't contain his anger.

"No I didn't leave him for you. I left you for me." Meredith yelled. She wasn't taking his abuse. She hung up the phone. She felt powerful to finally stand up for herself. She should have done that a long time ago. Instead she let herself become a victim.

Allan threw the phone against the wall. He would not let her get away. He would not let another man still her away.

Addison sat in her office. She looked down at the results that she held in her hand. There was no denying it now. She wanted to tell Derek. He would be so happy. They had tried for so long and had long ago given up. She picked up the phone and paged him to her office.

Meredith wanted to tell Addison about the phone call. She knocked on her door.

"Come in" Addison said.

Meredith walked in. "Hey I have to tell you something." she began.

"I have to tell you something to." Addison wanted to tell Derek first. But she couldn't contain her enthusiasm.

"You go first" Meredith could tell that she was excited.

"I'm pregnant. Derek and I are going to be parents." She jumped off of her chair.

"Really congratulations." she ran over and hugged her sister. She knew that this was big news for the couple. They didn't think that they could have children.

"What did you have to tell me?" Addison asked.

Meredith didn't want to ruin the happiness. Allan shouldn't be able to ruin the happy occasion. "It's not important." she said as Derek walked into the office.

Derek had rushed to Addy's office. She had paged 911 and he thought something was wrong.

"What happened?" he asked clearly out of breath.

"Did you run all the way over here?" Addison laughed.

"Yes you paged 911." Derek sat down on the chair.

"You are my night in shining armor." she laughed.

"So what was so important?" Derek asked.

"We are having a baby." Addison said.

"Really" he asked. He ran over and picked her off of the ground. "Seriously" he yelled.

"Yes I am serious." she laughed.

Meredith slipped out of the office unnoticed. She wanted to give them time alone. They deserved to celebrate this happy occasion.

Mark looked up from his surgery and noticed Meredith watching him from the gallery. He smiled at her. She used to watch him all the time when they were together.

Meredith smiled at Mark. She felt a need to be close to him. Even if she wouldn't admit it to him.

"Hey" Olivia sat down next to him. "I sneak in here all the time. I just like to see him operate." Olivia admitted.

Meredith looked the nurse. "How long have you two been seeing each other?" Meredith knew that it wasn't any of her business. Yet at the same time she was jealous.

"Meredith he doesn't see any woman the way he sees you. We have sex once in awhile that's as far as it goes." Olivia said.

Meredith felt relieved. She didn't want Mark with anyone else. It probably sounded selfish but she really loved the man.

"I will back off. All you have to do is say the word." Olivia said.

Meredith didn't know what she wanted. She knew that she didn't have the right to have her back off. "Olivia were not together." Meredith got up and left.

Mark watched her walk out after she talked to Olivia. He hoped that she wasn't upset.

Derek ran into Mark at the nurses station. "Hey do you want to come over for dinner?" Derek asked.

"Depends is Addison going to give me a hard time?" he asked.

"I will tell her to lay off. She's finally pregnant. I'm going to be a daddy." Derek felt like the luckiest man.

"Congrats have you called mom?" Mark asked.

"I just got off the phone with her. She's coming out in a couple days." Derek said.

"She wants to do some shopping." Mark teased.

"Hey thats between her and Addy." Derek laughed. His mom would want to buy everything for the baby.

"What time is dinner?" Mark asked.

"Six are you coming?" Derek asked.

"Yeah I'll see you then. Make sure you tell Mer that I'm coming." Mark said as he grabbed his chart.

"Will do" Derek wanted to give Mark a chance to be with Meredith. Even if Addison was totally against the idea.

Meredith sat out on the deck. She was surprised that it wasn't raining. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't forget the last time she sat on this deck.

It was five years ago.

Meredith sat out on the deck. Waiting and hoping that Mark would come for her. She knew that it was pointless that he wouldn't come. A piece of her wanted to hold hope. Hope that he felt the same way for her that she felt for him. If he loved her if he really loved her he would stop her from going.

Addison walked out on the deck. "Mer are you sure that you want to move. New York is so far away." Addison wished Mark would show up. She knew it was the reason Meredith was sitting outside.

"I have to Addy. If I stay I will never be able to move on. I love him so much." Meredith felt like crying. She had never known love until she met Mark. She also had never experienced a broken heart like she was feeling now.

"Call him Meredith. Make him come over and talk to you." Addison said.

"It's pointless. I have to get to the airport." she got up and went inside to grab her suitcases. "I don't think I'll ever be over him though." she cried.

Addison didn't like to watch her sister lose ground. Standing here watching her now she could tell that she was doing just that.

"Why are you out here all alone?" Mark asked as he walked up on the deck.

Meredith pulled herself back to the present. "I needed some fresh air." she took a sip of her coffee.

"It's been a long time since you watched one of my surgeries. It was nice looking up and seeing your face." Mark wanted to ask her why she ran out.

"Olivia was watching too." Meredith felt like a fool. She knew that she sounded like a jealous girlfriend. She had no right to bring her up to him. He had the right to move on with his life.

"Do I hear a hint of jealousy?" Mark wanted to laugh.

"Call it what you like. I would rather just enjoy the evening. Let's try to be friendly tonight. Addison deserves that." Meredith didn't want to ruin her sister's evening.

"Meredith I am always nice to you." he sat down next to her.

Meredith wanted to tell him about her phone call. She wanted to tell Addison earlier but didn't want to ruin her happiness.

Derek walked out on the porch. "Hey guys dinner's ready." he said.

"We were just coming inside." Meredith got up and walked inside. Mark and Derek followed her into the kitchen.

Addison looked at Mark. She had promised Derek earlier that she would be nice to him. She wanted to keep that promise. It wasn't as if she didn't like the man. She just hated that he didn't man up to his feelings for Meredith. She swallowed her pride "I'm glad you made." she smiled her best smile.

"Thanks and I hear congratulations are in order. You two deserve to be happy." he smiled. He looked at Meredith and noticed that she was once again lost in thought. He wanted to ask if she was alright but decided to let it go for now. He wanted to give her the space that she needed.