"Call me sometime ok? It'll give us time to catch up when I'm not depressed and drunk."

Derek laughed "Ok. I'll see you in a few days anyway."

"Yeah. Well I'm going to get Izzie and George from that booth over there. They seriously thought I wouldn't notice them."

"Ok. Ill see you." Derek leaned in and hugged Meredith.

"Bye." Meredith waved as her walked out the door. She swerved around and stared straight at Izzie and George. "Did you seriously think I wouldn't notice you?"

"Izzie we've been found." George whispered.

When Meredith arrived at home. Justin was on the steps.

"Go away! I don't want you."

"Meredith please. I don't know what I'd do with out you" He pleaded.

"Here's an idea. Go screw some one that seems to make you happy!"

"Not as happy as you do."

"Well you should have thought about that before you had sex with some random woman in MY house in MY bed. I don't want to be with you anymore. You had your chance you blew it."

"Meredith I love you. I want to work it out. I do. I'll see you at work anyway."

Meredith pushed past him "I don't want to talk to you." She opened the door and locked it behind her.

A few minutes later she could hear George and Izzie having ago at him. Izzie came into her room.

"Is it makes you happy George tackled him to the floor and punched him."

Meredith laughed. "Yeah it does."

"So…what's with you and Sheppard?" Izzie raised her eye brows.

"Nothing we were just talking. Jeeze Izzie it's been 3 years!" George walked into the room.

"So what's with you and the doc?" he asked.

"OH MY GOD NOTHING!" Meredith pulled her blankets over her head and went to sleep .

Meredith walked out of a patient's room and continued to walk to a nurse's station. Where she was looking over some charts. Justin walked up at stood beside her.

"I have nothing to say to you."

"So listen to me."

"Hey Brenda can I have the files for Mrs. Klein please." Derek said as he stood on the other side of Meredith. She turned her back to Justin.

"Hey. I didn't know you were starting today."

"Oh yeah well I thought I may as well get in early."

"Oh ok fair enough. We still have to catch up sometime."

"Well when's your next break?"

Meredith checked her watch. "10 minutes."

"Mines in five. I'll meet you at the cafeteria?"

"Yep see you then."

"Ok see ya. I'll get your coffee ok? Is it still 1 teaspoon of sugar 2 teaspoons of coffee and a little bit of milk?" Derek asked.

"Got it in one."

"Ok I'll see you." Derek walked off

"You know the new doctor already? He knows how you like your coffee?" Justin was jealous from Meredith's encounter with Dr.Sheppard.

"Yes Justin and he's not really new he moved from here about 3 years ago. Plus he should know my coffee he used to make it for me every morning before we went to work."

Justin had jealousy written all over his face. "Before work? What was he like a room mate or something?"

"No. Boyfriend."

Justin said nothing.

"What's wrong honey jealous?" Meredith smirked at him. "Anyway I better go other wise I'm going to be late." She winked at him the walked off to the cafeteria.

When she got there Derek was coming out of the line with to coffees. She grabbed one of him then sat down at a table.

"Thank you." She smiled at him.

"No problem. So was that-"

"Yeah."

"Dick head."

Meredith laughed. "Yeah he is. You know the funny thing? I'm not even sad that I broke it off with him. I'm happy. It's like he was tying me down or something."

"Meredith.Your lying." He didn't believe her.

"I'm not Derek. Seriously I am fine. I just want him to leave me alone."

"Do you need help with that?"

"What? Him leaving me alone? Why? What have you got up your sleeve?"

"Ahhh so many questions so little time."

"Answer me!"

"Well you could pretend to start dating George."

"That wouldn't work."

"Why not?"

"Because I've told him about a million times before that I don't see George in that way."

"Bummer."

"Wait! What about you? Come on It'll be fun. Give us a chance to catch up." Meredith was so sure he would say yes.

Derek grinned on the inside. He had been hoping she would say that. That's why he suggested George because he knew Meredith didn't see him in that way and there was no one else to do it.

"I don't know Mer."

"Oh come on Derek! Don't be a party pooper."

"So is this a party to you? Well if it is you will have to ask yourself something. Will it end in happiness or tears?"

Meredith stared at him. He stared back.

"Happiness."

"Are you sure?"

Meredith nodded. "I'm not happy with him. But I need someone, you know other wise I start drinking. I never drank when I had you, I never drank when I had Justin, but I drink when I have no one. It's like it fills the emptiness in my life. Alcohol never lets you down."

"Did I let you down?"

Meredith nodded "A little bit"

"I'm so sorry."

"I know. You can stop saying that to me."

"Ok so when is our big date?"

"Tomorrow. I have a day off."

"I can take tomorrow off. Richard doesn't even want me here until Thursday."

"Ok. Well guess what your taking me on a fairy boat ride."

"Sure."

"Ohhh but I like the early ones. So you can come pick me up around 8 tomorrow morning."

"Ok so now that's out of the way, tell me about your life in the last three years."

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