As the lift doors opened, Meredith saw Derek inside it alone. She turned to take the stairs.

"You know you can't keep avoiding me forever." Derek said.

"Fine. I'll take the stupid lift. Happy?" Meredith said getting in.

"Ecstatic." he grinned.

"Stop it."

"Stop what?" he laughed.

"Smiling. Every time you smile it makes me forget I'm mad at you." Derek lent over Meredith and pulled the stop button on the lift. "What are you doing?"

"We need to talk." Derek said seriously.

"No we don't. Not now, not ever."

"Meredith." Derek started but she cut him off.

"No Derek. Stop. I don't want to hear anything you have to say."

"Please. Just speak to me."

"No. because I'm trying to move on, but it turns out you're not so easy to get over."

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"Why are these elevators always stopping?" George asked annoyed looking at the numbers above the lift. He was waiting with Cristina, Izzy, Alex and Jason. "Man, I really need to pee!"

"There's a toilet around the corner George." Izzy said.

"Dr Morgans was in there." George explained.

"Ohh." They all nodded simultaneously in response. No one needed to say anymore. The doors to the lift opened revealing Derek and Meredith in a passionate kiss. Everyone just stood there, mouths open, staring at them. Everyone except Jason.

"Are you going up?" he asked them casually. Meredith and Derek instantly broke apart at the sound of his voice.

"Ah, this is my stop." Derek said walking out looking back at Meredith. He didn't want to cause a scene in front of everyone, although he kind of just did.

Jason stepped in with Meredith. "Aren't you guys coming?" he asked the others who were still standing there in silence.

"You know what, I bet Dr Morgans didn't have a burrito for lunch today." George said.

"I'm gonna take the stairs. I really need the exercise." said Izzy.

"Me too." Cristina agreed. They all looked at Alex.

"I'm good." he said stepping in.

"Alex!" Izzy hissed, dragging him out.

"What?" he complained as the doors closed.

"So..." Jason said.

"It's not what you think it was." Meredith quickly cut him off.

"Ha!" Jason laughed. "I can't wait to hear what it really was then."

"No, I mean...we...I..."

"Don't feel like you have to explain it to me, Meredith. I'm obviously not important enough to you to warrant an explanation. Jason said coolly. The doors opened and he stepped out letting a rush of people push Meredith to the back of the lift.

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Meredith lay on her bed looking up at the ceiling. What just happened? Why did she kiss him? She was supposed to hate him. He broke her heart and yet when their lips touched she forgot all about it. She could only think of how much she missed him. But Jason saw them! She'd screwed up everything. Just as they were starting to get close again too. A knock at the door pulled her out of her thoughts.

"Meredith? Are you in there?" it was George. Sweet, dependable George.

"Come in, George." she called out. He opened the door holding two beers under his arm and two glasses in his other hand. "My savior." she smiled taking a beer from him and cracking it open.

"I have a glass for you." he offered.

"This type of situation doesn't need a glass. This is a drink-it-straight-from-the-bottle situation. And she took a large gulp.

"Okay." George laughed doing the same. "Are you okay, Mer?" he asked seriously.

"In a word, no. no, i am not okay." she said swallowing. "I don't know what just happened, George. Can you tell me what just happened?" she said looking at George, taking another sip.

"Well, from what I saw, you kissed Dr. Shepherd in the lift."

"Urgh! I Know. How could I have been so stupid?"

"You obviously still have feelings for him. I think..." George started, this was one of the hardest things he'd ever have to say, "I think you love him. And he loves you too."

"How do you know if he loves me, George? Meredith asked sceptically.

"By the way he looks at you."

"How does he look at me?" she asked, intrigued now.

"The same way I do." Meredith looked at George in silence. She didn't know what to say. She'd never seen this coming.

"Dinner's ready!" Izzy called from downstairs.

"We, uh, we better go, eat, and um, drink and..." Meredith started

"Yeah...dinner." George said looking away.

"Earth to Meredith." Izzy called to her friend across the dinner table.

"Huh?" Meredith responded, snapping out of a daze.

"I've asked you like three times to pass the salt."

"Oh, sorry Iz. Daydreaming." she smiled passing the salt.

"What's with you two? You haven't said a thing all night." Izzy asked starting to get annoyed.

"I'm not feeling too good. I'm gonna head off to bed." George said getting up.

"Okay. Are you all right?" she asked concerned.

"Yeah, I just need some rest. Goodnight." he walked up the stairs to bed.

"I saw Dr Morgans order curry. I bet that's what it is." Meredith didn't reply. She stared at her dinner.

"Did you use the same toilet as George?" Izzy asked Meredith.

"Huh? Um, no. I've just had a, long day."

"You wanna tell me about? Like the part where you were caught playing tongue hockey in the elevator with McDreamy?"

"Not really." Meredith said gathering the empty dishes.

"I'll do that Mer. You go sit down." Izzy said getting up.

"That's okay. It's better if I keep myself busy."

"All right. Well, I'm gonna go to bed too. 'Night."

"'Night." as Meredith cleaned the dishes she looked out the kitchen window. She couldn't believe George felt that way about her. He was George. He was the guy who always let her win at scrabble. He was the guy who always ordered an extra round of tequila when she'd had a bad day. He was the guy that always managed to make her laugh. She'd always thought of him as just a friend. Nothing more. Why did he have to tell her this now? He knew she was already having problems with Derek and Jason and now he had to lay this on her. I t was unfair.

I decide to add another element because it was kind of sounding all the same. I'm a huge shipper for mer and der but i don't think it'd be realistic if they just got back together straight away. And I've always wondered what would happen if George told Meredith how he felt. I'm gonna be a bit busy for a while so I probably won't update straight away. You know, life of a surgeon... but not.