I OWN NOTHING!

"You slept with him at the prom?" a voice said, startling Meredith and causing her to whip around.

"Finn," Meredith said, nervously. This wasn't exactly how she pictured the scenario to go.

"You slept with him at the prom?" he repeated.

"Yes," Meredith replied.

"Why?"

"Because, I don't know. At first I thought it was because of love, and I'm sure that the reason I allowed it to happen was because of love, but his wasn't. I'm not sure why he wanted to."

"He said he'd always love you Meredith," Finn said, pain obvious in his voice.

"He don't truly love me. If he did, he wouldn't have chosen his wife. And if he says it was the biggest mistake of his life, he's lying. Because frankly, if staying with Addison was the biggest mistake of his life, he wouldn't still be with her, would he? And I had already thought about it, and I knew that I was going to choose you. Because I can never be sure that Derek will ever leave his wife. He says he loves me, but actions speak louder than his words ever will. And with you, I have a chance to love you and be loved in return the same way. If you still want anything to do with me," Meredith said.

"I do. And I know that you want to be with me. I heard you tell him."

"You heard me tell him?"

"Yes. It was when he told you he hadn't told Addison and you told him you were going to tell me. You didn't say that you were going to tell only if Derek still chose Addison. I know you would tell me. And that does mean something Meredith," Finn replied.

"So you want to still be with me? Still carry out all of those plans you made for us?" she asked.

"Yes, more than ever. Just promise me, you won't go sleeping around with him or any other ex boyfriends for awhile."

"I promise. But before we get all serious here, there's something else I need to tell you," Meredith said, taking a deep breath. "When I first met Derek, it was meant to be only a one night stand. But it became something more. I fell in love with him. For awhile, I thought he had fallen in love with me too. I was done looking for love because I truly believed I had found what it was I was looking for in Derek. And when he turned out to be married, I begged him to choose me and to love me. He chose Addison because he wanted to do the right thing. But the truth is, it's not about right or wrong, it's about what you feel. And he didn't and doesn't feel the same way about me as I do about him. So it's going to be a little tough for awhile. I still need time to get over him. And I'm not going to lie and tell you that I will fall out of love with him for you. I know that there will always be a part of me that will always love him. So I'm going to need your help to get me through all of this and to understand that even though part of me will still love him, give me a little time and I'll be able to fall head over heels in love with you."

"As much as I hate the fact that part of you will always love him, I understand more than you know. Just like I'm sure you'll understand that part of me will always love my wife."

"I understand. And that's to be accepted."

"So we're okay then?"

"Yes," Meredith said.

"Okay. Good. Because I've been waiting to do this since we got to the prom," Finn said as he approached Meredith and kissed her. It started out as a loving, slow, and tender kiss, but quickly became passionate.

AT DEREK'S TRAILER:

"Addison?" Derek called out.

"Yeah?" Addison said, pulling the book she was reading down to look at him.

"We need to talk."

"Okay. Are you going to tell me what happened last night?"

"Yeah. That's what we need to talk about. Addison, I love you, and no matter what happens I always will," Derek began.

"Why do I feel like this is where I'm supposed to say 'uh oh'?"

"Because we need to end this. We're not really in a marriage Addy. We're just pretending. That's all we're doing and that's all we're ever going to do. I love you, and I know you love me. But somewhere along the way, we both fell out of love."

"I know. I was just hoping that if we were given the right amount of time, we'd be able to fall back in."

"We can't. Not when I'm in love with someone else."

"Meredith."

"Yes. And this is going to hurt and I want you to know I didn't do this to hurt you, but at the prom, I slept with Meredith. Before you get all upset and angry with her, let me tell you it was entirely my fault. I followed her into the exam room, when I told you I'd be right back. She told me to stop looking at her; that she felt like she couldn't breathe; that she wanted to be happy with Finn and that he had plans for them. I approached her after basically declaring my love for her and it just happened."

"It just happened," Addison said, tears falling down her face. She knew she and he weren't in love anymore but it still hurt.

"It was actually a good thing Addy. It made me realize that we were just pretending. And you deserve to find someone who will be in love with you. You deserve better than me."

"Are you just saying this so you and Meredith can be together again? So as soon as we're through, you'll run to her house, into her open arms, and live happily ever after?"

"Let's just say that if I were to run to her house, I wouldn't be run into open arms. I'd probably be running into two fists of an angry veterinarian."

"What?" Addison asked, slightly confused.

"I went to talk to Meredith tonight. We talked. She asked me if I had told you about last night. I told her I didn't want to cause problems where problems didn't need to be caused. She told me she knew that's how it would be. She said I would never leave you for her. She then proceeded to say she was going to tell Finn what happened between us and hope he would still take her. Honestly he'd be a fool not to. Trust me. I've been down that road. So I'm not doing this to get back together with Meredith. I'm doing this to move on with my life and live normally."

"As bad as it sounds, I'm kind of glad you're not moving on with Meredith. Not because of the fact that you're in love with her and not me, but because this will give you time to mend your wounds as Derek, because of Derek, and for Derek. You won't have a false band-aid to put over it and pretend it's healed. You'll actually heal. Sure, you'll be scarred, but it won't hurt anymore."

"I think we spend way too much time at the hospital."

"What?"

"You're analogy involved wounds and band-aids. And I know exactly where you're coming from. Whereas if you would have used and analogy about the weather, I wouldn't have understood one word of it. That brings up another point."

"What point is that?" Addison asked, her tears had stopped and she was not angry.

"We are both doctors. We are damn good doctors. I don't want to lose you Addy. I hope you'll stay at Seattle Grace Hospital, and I hope you will still be friends with me. You always were my best friend," Derek said, hope in his eyes.

"Of course we'll still be friends. I may need you to help me out on a new born's brain or something."

"Yeah. I'm really sorry, Addison."

"Don't be. I'm really not. We had eleven good years together. That's more than some people get. And look…we're still friends," Derek said.

"Yeah, we are."

"What about-"

"Yes."

"How'd you know what I was going to say? Do you even know what I was going to say?"

"I was married to you for eleven years Derek. Although you've changed, you haven't changed all that much. And yes, I'll try to become friends with Meredith. I won't target her…much," she said, giggling. "Can I stay here until I can find a new place? I don't really want to stay in a hotel. If you want me to, I will, but-"

"This has been your home for the past few months Addy. Of course you can stay here awhile."

"Thank you Derek."