Again, another small filler chapter, but I am going to be having some drama take place in the next 2 or 3 chapters, so please don't lose interest yet!

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Derek sat at Meredith's bedside while she slept, Bailey thinking it would be best for Izzie, George and Cristina to stay away from her for a few hours to gather themselves. Addison was in surgery with Bailey after a pregnant woman fell down the stairs so it gave Derek some time to think over the events of the past day.

"Derek?" Meredith mumbled, Derek sitting up right as she woke up, a small smile on her face.

"Hey! Are you in any pain?" She shook her head, still smiling at him.

"No I'm fine. Where is everyone?"

"Richard is coming in to check you over while I am in surgery but I think everyone went home to rest" Meredith just nodded, frowning slightly.

"You still don't remember?" She sat up a little more, shaking her head.

"Nothing, but as you said, maybe it's a good thing? I mean, something bad must have happened right?" She said, Derek just nodding, Meredith smiling slightly.

"I'm sorry I never chose you first, and, I don't know if you knew but me and Addison divorced" Meredith nodded her head, Izzie having informed her not long ago.

"Derek, I love you, but, you chose your wife. Last time she offered you a divorce you said no"

"I know, and I understand if you don't trust me, but I love you too Meredith" She smiled at him, nodding her head.

"One step at a time, right?" He nodded, taking her hand.

"One step at a time" Just on that, Richard walked in, Derek standing to greet him.

"I will be back after my surgery" Meredith watched him leave, Richard picking up her chart to check her stats.

"You're fever has dropped which is good, it means you don't have any signs of a post op infection" Meredith nodding, knowing that was good.

"You haven't spoken one non-medical word to me since I woke up" She said, Richard sitting down slowly on the edge of her bed.

"Meredith, what is the last thing you remember?"

"I cut Denny's LVAD wire" He nodded, looking down at the pink bed cover.

"You and Derek seem to be making up?" She grinned, nodding her head.

"We are going to take it one step at a time"

"And have you broken up with the Vet?" He noticed Meredith cringe, looking back up again at her.

"I know you haven't asked about him to anyone, which tells me you already know where he is and why he isn't here" She shook her head, falling back against her pillow slightly.

"I have no idea what you are talking about Richard" He gave her a pointed look, positioning himself so he was looking right at her.

"The last time you called me Richard and not Chief was when I suspended you for cutting the LVAD wire. You want to know how I also know you remember? Because you said that you cut the LVAD wire and not we. You never decided to take the blame until you came to speak to me which was hours after the incident. Nobody else has noticed because they are all clouded, but I know you Meredith, and pretending you don't remember is not healthy"

"You are way out of line" She said through gritted teeth, her hands shaking slightly.

"Meredith listen to me, sooner or later these memories are going to take over your being and you won't be able to function. The sooner you let them out the better" She shook her head, closing her eyes to try and control herself.

"Get out"

"Meredith-" She shouted this time, her eyes still closed as a small tear trickled out from underneath her closed eyelids.

"I said get out!" Richard stood, holding his hands out in defence as he slowly backed out the room, closing her door over behind himself. Meredith let out a shaky breath as she opened her eyes, wiping away any tears which had yet to fall. It was hours later when Derek come back, frowning when he found Meredith asleep alone. Down the hall he saw Richard coming out of a patients room, walking up to him.

"I thought you were staying with her until I got back?" He winced, nodding his head.

"I just needed to check on some post-op patients while she slept, she isn't awake is she?" Derek shook his head, Richard sighing knowing that he had no idea if she was asleep or not and it was good thing she was asleep covering his lie. He would talk to her later but now was not the time.

"Maybe you should go home and get some rest. I am not on call now so I will wait while she sleeps" Derek considered the options, running his hand down his face in thought.

"I might go and check on the others, maybe try and talk to Izzie" Richard nodded, walking to Meredith's room with him.

"If she wakes up call me okay?" Derek gave her one last look, sighing before heading off. Richard sat down on a chair far from her bed, wanting to give her some space if she woke.

"Where is he going?" She asked suddenly, her eyes still closed.

"You're supposed to be resting" He could see her rolling her eyes under her closed eyelids, sighing as he moved slightly closer.

"I slept for a while but these beds aren't as comfy as we make them out to be" He laughed, Meredith smirking as she opened her eyes.

"The better we make them out to be the less likely patients are to complain"

"That is very sly" He nodded, the two breaking out into a fit of laughter.

"I am sorry for breaching your line earlier" He said, Meredith looking away slightly.

"I never meant to shout, I know you are looking out for me, you always have done. I just, I don't want anyone looking at me any less"

"Meredith, Stevens left a camera recording in your house and captured the incident on tape. Herself, O'Malley, Yang and Addison have watched it. They know what happened" He noticed Meredith's heart-rate increase ever so slightly along side ever BP, the woman making dead eye contact with him.

"There's a tape?" He cringed, moving slightly closer to her again to take her fragile hand in his.

"Meredith, he apparently found the tape and threatened to do things they won't say if they kept the tape. He took it and that was the last anyone saw of him. I know this is not what you want to hear but, he is in the wind"

"No, that's second to best in the list of news you could give me" She admitted quietly, there being two small highlights to the news. She knew that with him in the wind he would be gone for good, and also with the tape gone nobody else could see. She just had to deal with her friends knowing.

"Meredith-" She interrupted him, a small smile on her face.

"If they think I am in the dark, it will help them move on quicker. I know it isn't the best thing I could do, but, I would really appreciate it if you kept it to yourself. I will talk about it with anyone you want me to, but the quicker they move on the quicker I can" He sighed, leaning back slightly. He knew her intentions and understood them, so he nodded, but he had a few conditions in mind.

"I want a full psych evaluation done before you come back to work" She nodded, sighing heavily.

"Won't you have to talk to the board about me?"

"You never cut the LVAD wire" He said with raised eyebrows, Meredith sitting up in defence.

"You don't know that" He couldn't help but repeat her for how far she would go to protect her friends, despite how stupid she was for doing so.

"I will sort it out, but I want you to recover. You have a month off" She cringed at the time, nodding her head.

"Deal"