A/N: Hey. So.. got halfway through now. I really like this story. I didn't remember how much I liked it until I started putting it up. I know I'm not an amazing writer. But I hope its ok. Feedback would be great. I don't have a beta so this is all on my own, any mistakes therefore are mine.

Take Care

Hope
Dangles on a string
Like slow-spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out

Vindicated by Dashboard Confessional

I open the door for Meredith and smile as she slides into my car. I get in and turn the key in the ignition.

"Mm. I love the smell of new cars." She smiles.

I grin at the wistful look on her face.

"It's brand new today. You are my first passenger."

"Well, I sure am privileged." She winks.

"Where to then?" I ask.

"You were the one who invited me! You should know where you are taking a lady before you ask her."

"Sorry!" I laugh. "I'm new in town. I beg for you're forgiveness. I'll pick next time."

"Who said there'd be a next time?" she laughs wickedly, I laugh along with her as I pull out of the hospital car park and onto the main road.

"Where to then?"

"We should go to The RoadStar Café."

"Where's that?"

"Take a left up here, and then a right." She directs me and soon enough we are pulling into a car park outside a neat little diner.

Walking in I see its not the typical diner, It's more relaxed, small coffee tables are set in the center, and the walls lined with booths. We grab a corner booth in the empty diner and wait for the waitress to come over.

"2 full Star Breakfasts please." She orders.

I raise my eyebrow at her,

"Trust me" she giggles. "You'll love it."

While we wait we talk, and before long we're given two huge plates of a full English breakfast, and a huge vat of coffee. We eat in silence, broken up with small snippets of conversation, before relapsing into comfortable silences.

When we are back in the car she turns to me and asks "So you like the RoadStar?"

I nod. "It was great." Turning the car down a road at her directions. I stop outside a large townhouse and get out to open the door for Meredith. Walking her to the door we stand in silence.

"Thanks for breakfast" she says before quickly ducking towards me and kissing me on the lips. Smiling shyly she closes the door and I walk away.

As I walk down the drive I pull out my phone and call a programmed number, as the female voice picks up I smile.

"Breakfast was great. How about lunch tomorrow? We're both on at the hospital right?"

"Sounds nice. See you Derek."

"Sleep tight Meredith." I say as I hop back into my car and pull away from the curb heading back to my land. As I turn onto the motorway a call comes over on my cell, plonking it into my hands free set I accept the call and the music shuts off.

"Hello?" I say aloud into the empty car.

"Hey man. You going back to the trailers?"

"Yeah, what you doing?"

"I gotta scrub in on a burns victim. I'll be back later. How was your date?"

"What date?" I ask playing innocent as I turn down the dirt track.

"Don't act like that with me, I saw you 2 walking out of the lobby."

"It was breakfast. That's all."

"Hey, don't get defensive. I think it's good. Getting back in the game. You heard anything from Satan?"

"She keeps ringing but I've set my phone to divert all her calls back to the phone at the townhouse so she's basically calling herself."

I hear Mark chuckle down the phone. "Good plan. Well, listen I gotta go. Congrats on you and Mer. I too have found a rather lovely intern."

"Mark!" I warn.

"Chillax, her names Izzie. You know the blonde girl."

"Oh, right, well.. Good luck.. on the surgery and the girl. See ya later."

I say before pulling my phone from the holder and going into my trailer and collapsing on my bed to sleep.