Here is chapter 10! I hope you like it.

I have been in a writing mood lately.

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Chapter 10: Don't Pass Me By

Meredith stepped out of the Seattle-Tacoma airport and took in a deep breath. She was happy to be back in Seattle. She loved living in New York, but Seattle will always be her home. She got in a cab and let it take her to her mother's house. She knew in her heart that she wanted to go somewhere else first. Sighing, Meredith climbed out of the taxi and grabbed her bags. She got settled into her old room.

Sitting on her bed she didn't know what to do next. She had a meeting with the wedding planner in two hours, so Meredith had time to kill. Meredith grabbed the other car her mother owned and made her way to the hospital.

Walking into Seattle Grace, Meredith wasn't sure where to go. She knew the layout of Seattle Grace as if it were her own home. She just wasn't sure where she wanted to go. Part of her wanted to go find Mark. But her mind knew that it would be a mistake, especially after what happened the last time she was here.

So instead Meredith found her mom, who was in the middle of a tumor resection. Meredith sat in the gallery and watched the skillful surgeon work. She felt someone sit down next to her.

"So you're back." Alex said.

Meredith nodded, "I am getting married here, so I came to plan the wedding."

Alex nodded, "That's logical. You don't seem so excited. A normal bride who is going to marry a top neurosurgeon would be bouncing out of her seat with wedding plans."

Meredith turned to him, "Do I look like a normal bride."

Alex looked into her eyes, "We are the only two here." He said gesturing to the empty gallery. "You look like your thinking about something."

Meredith took a deep breath, "I just keep remembering my last wedding, or lack of one. I mean, I was the sober one. I guess you know that, you were there. But, is it strange if I am not as excited for this wedding? It's just the wedding is not me. It's Derek and his family. They want the large ceremony in front of everyone they have ever met. And I would have just wanted to go to the court house with a few people and exchanged vows. But I guess I am in this." Meredith rambled, at the end she looked down at the large diamond that was residing on her left hand ring finger.

"Mer, you don't have to go through with this. It's your choice." Alex said trying to re assure her.

"I know that. But I love Derek and I just couldn't say no. My mom is happy that I am actually marrying someone she approves of. Mark did turn out to be a plastic surgeon, but to Ellis Grey being a plastic surgeon isn't as respectable as being a neurosurgeon. Plus Derek didn't knock up her daughter in high school and get married while intoxicated."

Alex chuckled at Meredith's last comment, "I hope everything works out for you, including the wedding."

"You are invited Alex. It's the least I can do after being an ass to you." She admitted.

"I already told you it was okay."

Meredith smiled and glanced at her watch. "Sorry Al but I gotta run. I have an important meeting with a wedding planner."

They exchanged their good-byes and Meredith climbed back into the car she was barrowing from her mother. She drove to the small café where she would be meeting Kelly Windsly, the top wedding planner in Seattle. Getting there Meredith was met by a tall blonde. She seemed very businesslike, in her black suit.

"Meredith Grey, it's a pleasure to meet you." Kelly said standing up and shaking Meredith's hand. "Now let's get down to business and plan this wedding."

Sitting at the table for the next three hours was considered torture for Meredith. But by the time she left that café, everything that needed to be re-arranged for Seattle was. Meredith felt glad that she didn't have to think about it anymore. She was on her way back to her mother's house, when she made a detour. She pulled into the Emerald City Bar hoping to get a drink to settle her feelings and to relax from the meeting. She walked in and sat at the bar in her usual spot.

"Tequila, Joe." Meredith said.

"Mer!" Meredith turned when she heard her name. She looked over to find the last two people she would expect to be in Seattle.

"Chris, Addie? What are you doing here?" Meredith asked surprised.

"We flew out early for the wedding. We wanted to see Seattle through a true Seattle native. Plus we both had vacation time to use up." Addison said.

Christina glared at her. "You wanted to fly out early. I was content on not flying out until the day before. Do you know how many surgeries I could be in instead of being here."

Meredith laughed at Christina, it was still the same person she knew since med school. And Mer was glad she needed her person.

"How did you find me here?"

Addison smiled, "Well when we got off the plane we went to the hospital. After waiting for your mom to get out of surgery she told us you would most likely be here. So we tried here first. And imagine to our surprise that the second we walk in we found you at the bar taking a shot of tequila."

Meredith laughed and took another shot. She heard the door open and looked over as a reflex almost. She saw the face that had been haunting her since he last visit to Seattle.

Mark walked up to the bar and sat. "Double scotch single malt." He told Joe.

Joe nodded and served the drink. "Can I get you ladies anything?" He asked the women who were sitting next to Mark.

Mark looked over and found a tall, gorgeous red head. Sitting next to the red head, looked to be an angry Asian woman. At the end of the group, the person closest to him, Mark spotted the person he had been trying to forget. He watched as she ordered a shot of tequila, of course. He chuckled at how her drinking habits haven't changed.

Hearing Mark's chuckle, Meredith looked over at him and saw he was looking back. She smiled, but Mark turned back around and ignored her. Meredith stared down at her newest shot of tequila, before she drank it in one gulp.

Christina and Addison watched the interaction between the two at the bar. Neither knew who the man who was staring at Meredith, and in turn Meredith was staring at him.

Mark finished his drink quickly so he could leave the bar. He grabbed his coat and walked out the door.

Meredith wasn't sure what she was doing, it could have been the alcohol, but the next thing she knew she was outside yelling at Mark.

"What Meredith?" Mark asked sharply as he halted to a stop a few feet from his car.

"I don't know. I just felt like I needed to talk to you, I can't let that be us." Meredith gestured back to the bar to signal their previous interactions. "We were best friends." Meredith said quietly.

"Yes Meredith." Meredith forgot how good her name sounded coming out of his mouth. "We were friends. As in past tense. The moment you walked out on me, was the moment we weren't friends anymore."

Meredith stared at her ex-husband trying to contain the tears. "Fine, have a nice life Mark." She said turning away.

"Mer," Mark said softly. "I am sorry. But when you left you hurt me. And waltzing back in here with another guy on your arm, made me hurt even more." Mark became silent for a few seconds. "Let's get out of here. Just you and me. We can go far away from here, I want to show you something."

Meredith shook her head, "I can't. I am with Derek now. I am going to marry him in two weeks." She said almost as if she was trying to convince herself.

Mark looked at her and shook his head, "Good Bye Meredith." She said before getting in his car and leaving Meredith standing on the sidewalk.

Addison and Christina who had watched everything through the bar's window, ran out to comfort Meredith.

"Mer, who was that guy?" Christina asked.

Meredith took a deep breath, "Just someone from my past."

Well that was... yeah.

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