Woo hoo! I got chapter 7 up. This may be the last chapter for a while now folks, so read and review! Thanks to all of you who have been regular readers!

The next day at the hospital was rough on everyone-except Addison, of course! She had just had dinner with her husband and in her mind, everything was right between them.

Derek was angry that he didn't have the courage to break it off with Addison. He loved Meredith. So why on earth couldn't he just blow off his wife? To make matters worse, Meredith was ignoring him and he didn't know why!

Meredith was pissed off at Derek. He kept on trying to talk to him as if NOTHING was wrong. What a jackass! She thought every time he came to talk to her. Plus, George and Izzie were on her case all day about Mcdreamy. "We want details!" they discreetly yelled to her. But she didn't want to talk about the jerk who once again blew her off for his fabulous and gorgeous wife. Meredith thought maybe he had changed. Maybe he was willing to start over with her. I guess not!

Dr. Bailey had assigned every one their jobs for the day except for Meredith. She called her over for a private conversation. "Meredith," She said, " I know the latest gossip. I am not out of the loop in this hospital. I am a better sponge than O'Malley. Trust me, I know. I thought you were over that stage. I was wrong. Break it off with Dr. Shepherd immediately before it gets way out of hand. Do I MAKE myself clear, Grey?"

Meredith wanted to say that she was over him. But she knew she wasn't. " Dr. Bailey, with all do respect, my personal life shouldn't be your worries. I can handle myself an-"

"I am not doubting that, Meredith," Dr, Bailey disrupted. "I know you are a headstrong girl. I also know that you fight for what you want, sometimes in the most interesting ways. You want to be with him and to make it work. It's NOT! Dating an attending is bad enough but during your internship? This is the time, Grey, where you are evaluated by the hospital. While you may get positive results from Mcdreamy-and yes I know you all call him that- that doesn't necessarily mean the whole damn hospital is gonna do the same. You are smart Meredith, but I can't guarantee that's what all of the doctors who are evaluating you are looking at. They WILL judge you based on the fact that you slept with an attending. I am not saying that you have done so already, but you better be sure that iif you do and the news spreads, and mark my words nothing is kept secret here at Seattle Grace, then you WILL be receiving poor marks. That's the facts. I don't make 'em. Now, you have a neuro consult with Derek up in room 203. This time, you better make it up there with no pit stop in the elevators. Are we on the same page?"

"Yes, Dr. Bailey," Meredith solemnly replied. She decided to avoid the elevators all together and take the stairs. She got to room 203 and saw Derek and Mr. Fretz, the patient. "Hello, Dr. Shepherd" Meredith said. She emphasized the fact that his last name still was Shepherd. Derek could tell by the tone of her voice that it was no time to pull her outside of the room and talk to her about their relationship. It was business time. As they proceeded with the consult, Meredith couldn't stop thinking about what Bailey said. "you WILL be receiving poor marks…. Dating an attending is bad enough but during your internship?" She took to heart all that the Nazi had told her. Maybe it was bad of her to keep going on with this fling. But it wasn't a fling! She loved Derek. And she thought he did too. Maybe it wasn't meant to be…..

After the consult, Derek couldn't let Meredith just leave without talking to her. As soon as they got out of the room, Derek whisked her off into the on call room and locked the door. He turned on the lights. "Mer, I have to talk to you!"

"Well I don't have to talk to you Dr. Shepherd."

Oh no! Derek thought. She is calling me Dr. Shepherd which normally means she is pissed at me! "Meredith, please! Look, I went out to dinner with Addison last night to-"

"I KNOW!" Meredith screamed. "I saw you two love birds walk out the hospital together. It really warms my heart to see two fabulous surgeons who are madly in love married. Just one question. Did you think you could have both of us? You just try to keep it hush-hush and neither one of us will find out that you are dating the two of us? God DEREK! When are you going to chose. It's been 4 months! 4 LONG months. I don't want to wait anymore. Pick soon or I am walking!"

Derek stood in awe at Meredith. She always did know things before someone could tell her beforehand. He admired that in her. What made him sad was that she thought that he still loved Addy. HE didn't! But he couldn't leave her. That pained him the most to know that Meredith felt lonely, even when he was trying to be with her. Maybe it wasn't meant to be….

"Mer, please let me finish, ok? I took her out to dinner to let her know that I was staying with you. I didn't want to tell her just at the hospital. That would break her heart. I know it. I told you before that she was my family. I can't hurt family Meredith. I can't!"

"Then what am I Derek? A STRANGER!" Meredith stormed out of the room. Derek put his head between his legs. He massaged his head with his fingers. He didn't mean it that way. He thought of Meredith as more than family. She was a love to him. He ran after her.

Meredith went to the locker rooms to take a shower. The consult patient had a minor case of vomiting, and guess who he chose to heave on? Just as she stepped into the shower, she heard a door open to the room. "Mer, It's me…" Derek whispered. He stood in the stall next to her. He still has his clothes on, he just didn't want to seem like a pig just staring at her from the other side of the stall. "Meredith you are special to me. You are the first person I have ever been with that cares for me. You always smile when you see me. And even when you're mad at me, I can tell that you and I both know it won't last forever. I love you. And I can't live without you…."

Meredith took in the words he spoke just as she soaked in the water of the shower. She loved him. He loved her. She poked her head over the stall to see Derek looking down with the saddest eyes she had ever seen. He was sorry. She had to forgive him. "I love you more," she replied jokingly. Derek looked up and saw her with the widest smile. She gave him a wink, giving him the signal to come to her stall. They stood in the shower staring into each others eyes. They wanted to stay their forever.

But Derek knew it wasn't over yet. He had forgotten to mention that he didn't break it off with Addison. But he had to now. He made up an excuse after he and Meredith were off duty that he couldn't come over because Addison had requested one last dinner. Meredith was annoyed, but knew he was just trying to give up Addison, so she obliged.

Derek met up with Addison in the on-call room. She was dead asleep, but he turned on the light, shook her, and said "Addison, wake up!". Addison blinked in the light, but noticed it was Derek and quickly got up. "Hey sweetie, what's wrong?"

"I'll tell you what's wrong, Addison. Me. I can't do this anymore. I love Meredith. I want to be with her. When I am with you, all I see is her in your eyes. Not you. Not like I used to see you. We're done, Addi. I'm sorry. Sign the papers and go back home to the hamptons!"

Derek threw down the manila folder with the papers in it. He stomped out of the hospital and decided to go to Meredith's house. He didn't want to be alone to think about Addison. Meredith heard the knock on her door, and She and Derek, who were exhausted, just slept the entire night.

Addison looked down at the papers. So this is it. She grabbed a pen and began her signature. Add- She dropped the pen. Tears streamed down her face. She loved Derek. She couldn't give up. She decided she wouldn't. She stuffed the papers into her purse and went back to her hotel room. She would pretend to have lost the papers. That would buy her at least another 3 weeks to try and win Derek back. The lawyers couldn't possibly get them new papers for 3 weeks. I have a plan… I can do this! She smiled on her way out of the hospital. I'll make him see he can't live without me. I'll make Grey realize she doesn't want to deal with me. I can make their lives a living hell. It's what I do best. I do what I want for attention. That's why I slept with Mark. That's all it will take. Attention- I'll show 'em that Addison Shepherd is here to stay, no matter what!

That's my second New Years gift! Have a happy 2006 tonight!