A/N: I apologize continuously for the overdue update yet again. Life is just silly. And cruel. But that's a different story. I as going to try to get this chaptr up on friday, but I suffered majorly major writer's block, so that cam to a ceasing hush. Anyways, I will quit my Meredith-like rambling and leave you to this next chapter. Love to all my extemly, very patient and forgiving, loving, review-leaving fans. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

'Please meet me at the diner on the corner at 5? I need to talk to you.' Meredith glanced at her watch. 4:47pm. Great, Meredith thought to herself. In 13 minutes Meredith was going to be confronting her…well she didn't know what Kathy was anymore. If you asked Meredith, she was a friend, but if you asked Kathy, you would probably get a completely different answer. Meredith decided Kathy could be her acquaintance for this 'meeting' that she now had 8 minutes to get to.

"What are you doing?" Derek asked as he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He had an annoying, yet insanely sweet way of doing this.

"I am going to meet your sister at the diner on the corner." Meredith replied as she pulled out of his safe grasp and walked over to her dressing table. She slid on some bracelets, hooked in some earrings and placed a chain around her neck. Then she put on some make up to try to hide her puffy eyes and flushed cheeks.

"When will you be back?" Derek asked sadly.

"I don't know. When we're done talking about whatever she wants to talk about." Meredith said as she shoved her stuff into a bag. "And you need to go home and shower and get changed and whatever." Meredith said as she stopped and looked up at him.

"You look beautiful." Derek said as his eyes visually groped at her body, piece by piece.

"I do not. Don't patronize me. I look like crap and I feel like crap. Don't mess with me." she warned.

"Okay, sorry." Derek said sadly. "Can I have a goodbye kiss then, because I wont see you until tomorrow, unless you want me to come over tonight?!" Derek said hopefully.

"No. Derek, I don't want you to come over tonight. Go and sleep in your own bed. We have school tomorrow." Meredith said as she stood upright and walked toward the blocked doorway.

"Kiss?" Derek pouted.

"Fine." Meredith sighed. "But make it quick, I am already - -" Derek's lips were already pressed against hers, moving with her mouth, like it had been programmed that way. Three minutes and several seconds later Meredith pulled back and sheepishly opened her eyes, transfixed in another universe.

"I gotta go." She said quickly as she tried to move past him, but he blocked her way. "What are you doing?" she said, obviously annoyed.

"I need some more kisses. That was definitely not enough to last me more than 14 hours. It was enough to last about 5 minutes.

"Derek!" Meredith said sternly. "I am going to be so late. Look I am already late. I have less than a minute to get there."

"Aww, come on, Kathy knows you." Derek said, trying to kiss her again.

"Yeah, and she knows that I never skip school and I never not reply to txt's and that I am never late." Meredith said, getting angry.

"Oh." Derek said dejectedly. "I'm sorry. I'm just going to miss you is all."

"I know. I know baby." Meredith said, also sadly. "One more quick kiss, okay? And only because I love you so much." Meredith said. Derek smiled and Meredith thought she might melt away. She never knew there would be someone out there that would ever look at her as Derek had just then. He pushed his lips to hers, parting his mouth, and then hers with his tongue. Several minutes later Meredith ran out of her front door, shutting it sharply and waving to a pouting Derek through her living room window. She blew one last kiss before turning to run down the street toward the diner. She arrived 7 minutes late, 'stupid derek' she thought as she pushed open the door to lock eyes with her acquaintance. She headed over to the table occupied by Kathy who was staring uncertainly in Meredith's direction. Meredith let the nervousness seep through her body, encasing her in a ball of nervous energy, which seemed to radiate off her.

"Kathy." Meredith nodded as she took a seat opposite the cold stare that greeted her.

"Meredith."

"What did you want to talk to me about?" Meredith asked, getting straight to the point, which was unlike her rambling self.

"Okay," she started. "Here's the thing. You lied to me, and you made it awkward and uneasy for me, and Christina. And you love my brother. And you have had sex with him. And you made me lose all my trust in you. but most of all, I cant get the picture of you and Derek in the throws out of my head. So I have some to a decision."

Meredith looked at Kathy confused, before speaking her question allowed. "How did you know I have slept with him?"

"oh, puh-lease." Kathy said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"What? Please tell me." Meredith said, trying to move away from Kathy's decision, knowing what it could possibly be. She didn't want to believe it though. She wasn't going to let her acquaintance destroy her new found love, and life.

"No. we are getting off the topic of my decision." Kathy said, her face turning icy-cold again.

Oh no. Meredith gulped back the lump in her throat. This was it. the moment of truth. There were two possible endings here that Meredith could think of. Kathy would either accept the relationship (highly unlikely after the speech and cold glares) or she would tell she would never forgive her and she never wanted to see Derek or her ever again. (more likely by, like, 100 per cent.)

"I have decided that I will forgive you and take you back as a best friend," Kathy said as Meredith's face resembled shock and happiness, "If you leave Derek." She finished. Meredith dropped her face to the table and her jaw fell to her lap. Leave Derek!? Was she insane? Derek was…Derek. Derek was hers. Derek loved her. Derek needed her. She needed Derek. Derek was her new-found inner strength. Meredith closed her eyes as a sole tear streamed delicately down her saddened face.

"I…I…I…" Meredith was left speechless. She couldn't form words. They had been together for mere hours, and she was being told to break up with him if she wanted her best friend back. Did Kathy not know anything about Meredith? About how hard it was for her to let someone in in the first place? Did she not understand what Derek meant to her?

"Well?" Kathy said impatiently. "I'm waiting." She folded her arms across her chest forcefully.

"I…" Meredith stuttered again. "I…"

"Yes!?" Kathy demanded.

"I…" Meredith started again.

A/N 2: So, a slight, small, possibly nothing cliff-hanger for you all. The next chapter is slighlty (well, mostly) unknown for me. So, yeah, whatever. Oh. And REVIEWS are INSPIRATION and a sign of LOVE...so please please please review!? i love you all...xD