Chapter 7

Everything changes if I could
Turn back the years, if you could
Learn to forgive me, then I could
Learn how to feel, then we could
Stay here together, and we could
Conquer the world, If we could
Say that forever is more than just a word

That afternoon Meredith walks downstairs and finds Mark already sitting at a table, back out of the way of everyone else. She goes over to him and sees that he already has a tray of food for her. She smiles at him.

Mark: have a seat

Meredith smiles and sits down

Mer: I'm not dating you. And I'm definitely not sleeping with you again
Mark: did I ask you too
Mer: well no but
Mark: I'm a person too Meredith

They both start laughing

Across the cafeteria Izzie, Alex and Cristina are watching them.

Izz: what's she doing?
Cris: dealing
Izz: but is Sloan
Cris: so
Izz: its Sloan Cristina, he doesn't care about anyone but himself
Alex: maybe they are healing each other.
Mark: you realize your friends are staring at us
Mer: yeah just ignore them,
Mark: okay, how are you doing?
Mer: I'm good actually I feel I don't know absolved some how
Mark: what do you mean?
Mer: I don't know I'm letting go of the past
Mark: that's good

they finish lunch, Meredith stands up

Mer: will come with me
Mark: sure

Mark stands up and they walk back inside, they go to the locker room and Meredith gets the other half of her mothers ashes. They go up to the roof.

Mer: see I put half of her in Elliot Bay the other half here

Meredith opens the bag and dumps it, the ashes catch in the wind and scatter. After a minute Mark hugs Meredith. He is holding her when she leans up on her tip toes and kisses him.

Mer: thank you, for being here
Mark: no problem

Mark kisses her again. When they break apart they smile at each other and go inside.

Later that day Meredith is working with Bailey when her phone beeps, she checks it and she has a message from Mark

Me, you Joes 9?

Meredith sends him back

see you there

She puts her phone in her pocket and keeps working.

That night she walks into Joes and sits at the bar.

Joe: Meredith, how are you doing, I heard about Derek

Mer: I'm good Joe
Joe: really
Mer: yeah,
Joe: alright then tequila?
Mer: man after my own heart

Joe gets Meredith's shot, and brings it back to her as Mark is sitting down

Joe: hey Dr. Sloan, double scotch, single malt right
Mark: You got it

When Joe comes back with Mark's drink, he brings another shot for Meredith. They sit at the bar talking and drinking.

The next morning Meredith wakes up at the hotel

Mer: why do I keep doing this
Mark: why not
Mer: because its wrong
Mark: but it feels so good

Mark kisses Meredith, Meredith tries to resist but kisses him back. Mark rolls over so he is on top of Meredith. She lifts her hips to meet his. Mark makes love to her. Afterwards they are laying there and Meredith streches up and kisses him.

Mer: I'll see you later

She jumps up and grabs her clothes and runs into the bathroom. Mark gets up and shakes his head. He tries the bathroom door, and finds it unlocked. He walks over to the shower and gets in with Meredith. He turns her around and kisses her. Mark picks Meredith up and she wraps her legs around his waist. Mark pushes her against the shower wall and moves.

Afterwards they both quickly shower. Meredith gets out and dries off and pulls on her clothes. She walks over to Mark who is just in his jeans she stands on her tip toes and kisses him.

With out a word she runs out the door.

Mark shakes his head and finishes getting dressed. He gets downstairs and finds Meredith looking annoyed standing by the car. He laughs as they get in the car.

The days continue of Mark and Meredith flirting during the day and sleeping together at night. The only one who knows what's going on is Cristina.

That is until….