"Hey, Georgie buddy, can you give me a hand here?" Jason asked. They were putting Meredith's packed boxes into a moving van and Cristina and Jason had come to help.

"My name's George." George grumbled helping him lift a very heavy box.

"Oh sorry, are only the girls allowed to call you that?" Jason smiled a friendly smile.

"No, but it doesn't stop them." he mumbled causing Cristina, Izzie and Meredith to break out into laughter. "You know we wouldn't have to go to all this trouble if you just stayed here. I here that Boston's miserable in winter." George said trying once again to make her change her mind.

"It's miserable here too." Meredith laughed.

"Are these the last of them?" Cristina asked picking up one of the remaining boxes.

"Yeah, that's it." Meredith said taking a deep breath. She jumped as she felt arms encircle her waist from behind. She smiled as Jason softly hummed their favourite song in her ear.

Like a ghost don't need a key

Your best friend I've come to be

Please don't think of getting up for me

You don't even need to speak

When I've been here for just one day

You'll already miss me if I go away

So close the blinds and shut the door

You won't need other friends anymore

"You excited?" Jason asked placing his hand on her leg. They were driving to the airport getting ready to start their new life together. Meredith was going to leave behind the painful memories of her childhood and the most recent memory that hurt her the most, Derek.

"Yeah. It should be good." she nodded.

"Just good?"

"Great. It's going to be great." she smiled reassuringly at him. Although she still had a hollow filling in the pit of her stomach that wouldn't go away. "Is this...is what we're doing too fast?" she asked overcome by hesitation and anxiety.

"It's not like we just met. We've lived together before, very happily might I add." he said squeezing her leg affectionately.

"Your right, you're right. I'm just, nervous that's all. It's just nerves." she said more to herself than him.

"Do you love me?" he asked looking at her.

"Of course I do." she said a little confused.

"Than that's all that matters isn't it?"

"Yeah, that's all that matters." she trailed off.

I haven't ever really found a place that I call home

I never stick around quite long enough to make it

I apologize that once again I'm not in love

But it's not as if I mind

That you're heart ain't exactly breaking

'Flight 202 Seattle to Boston now boarding.'

"That's us." Meredith said to everyone. Izzie, George, Cristina and Alex had come to see them off.

"So this is it then, no turning back?" Cristina asked with a slight hint of hope.

"Nope. No turning back." Meredith nodded.

"Who am I kidding, I'm going to freaking miss you!" Cristina blurted out pulling Meredith into hug. "You know I hate this whole hugging and crying stuff." Cristina cried into her shoulder. "Look what you've done to me." she laughed between sobs.

"I'm going to miss you too." Meredith said crying as well as Cristina pulled away.

"Mer, I still can't believe you're going. I keep on thinking I'm going to wake up and this is all going to be a terrible dream." Izzie said tears streaming down her face. "I don't know what I'm going to do without you."

"You'll be fine Iz." Meredith said pulling her into a hug "You have George and Cristina here for you, and Alex." she added looking at Alex. He nodded to Meredith letting her know he'd be there for her. "George." she smiled at George as Izzie stepped away. "Come here." she said outstretching her arms. He hugged her for what seemed like an eternity before pulling away reluctantly.

"You know there's a storm coming in, maybe it's not safe to fly in this weather." George tried one last time.

"Thank you George I'm already scared of flying as it is." she laughed through tears.

"Nice try O'Malley." Alex smiled.

"And you." She laughed turning to Alex. "I'm actually going to miss you." she said.

"I knew you always had a soft spot for me." he said embracing her too.

"Well, I'll be seeing you." she smiled picking up her handbag.

"You forgot to say goodbye to me." Meredith turned to see Derek a couple of paces away with a slight hurt look on his face, creasing his brow.

"I did. It was...nice knowing you." she said awkwardly.

"That's it? After everything we've been through that's how you're going to say goodbye to me."

"I don't know what else to say." she said waving her hands.

"Say you'll stay." he said walking towards her.

"Why should I stay Derek?" she asked looking into his eyes. He didn't respond. "Listen," she sighed digging in her purse, "I got you something, I meant to give it to you but I didn't know how to." she said handing him a package wrapped in gold tissue paper. "It's The Clash." she said as he opened it to reveal a cd. "It's one of the early ones, I wasn't sure if you had it or not."

"I don't." he said smiling. "I got you something too." he said reaching into the pocket inside his jacket. He pulled out a blue velvet case and knelt before her.

"What's this." she said taking a step back.

"A reason for you to stay."