Disclaimer: One day I will write for the show. Today is not that day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

Sorry it took so long to post this chapter. My week has been…well it's been hell. At least one day was hell, and then yesterday I got caught up in reading other peoples fanfics instead of writing my own. But here it is . . .a new chapter.

Oh and one person commented on the Our Lady Peace song last chapter! Yay for catching it! I worship OLP, love them so much!

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Meredith's POV:

Life is messy.

My life was messier.

Derek and I had been through it all. Taken all the shit, all the tears and heartache and somehow were finally ending out on top. Together and happy. With a daughter and a future.

Mike had to choose that moment to show up.

"What are you doing here?" I ask, hearing the ice in my own voice.

"I came to see you and Emily. And to tell you that I think moving to Seattle could be a good idea. The three of us." Mike responds.

"You have a boyfriend?" Derek. He sounds hurt, angry, betrayed. I don't have to look at him to see how he looks. I know. I've been where he is.

"Had a boyfriend," I answer, staring in Mike's direction.

"Oh, so you didn't tell Daddy about me, did you?" Mike laughed. "Smooth move, Mer, smooth."

"Don't call me that."

"I always call you that."

"Well don't." I don't know what to do. Part of me wants to grab Derek and drag him into the house, to explain everything away. Part of me wants to deal with Mike.

"Babe, didn't you say we were moving to Seattle?"

Before I can answer I hear a muffled noise from beside me, where Derek still sits. Derek. Mike may be here, yelling and accusing, but Derek was mine. I looked at him, ignoring the angry man standing in front of us. Tears filled his eyes and his bottom lip was looking shaky. "Der . . ."

"Meredith," Mike interrupted before I could finish what I was trying to say.

"No Mike, I didn't say we were moving to Seattle."

"Well, you said you were. And I want to be with you. And Emily. So here I am. I quit my job and everything."

"Mike . . ." I said, not really worried about what he was saying, more concerned about McDreamy beside me.

"Meredith, babe, we can have our happily ever after, here."

Happily ever after, it's what I've always wanted. Just to get the knight in shining armor and the castle. But the knight is Derek. The castle is a trailer.

"Mike, I don't want that. Not with you." My hand finds Derek's knee, hoping to comfort him, hoping he won't leave me. He pulls away.

"I'm . . ." Derek's voice sounds like it's about to crack. "I'm going to go say bye to Em. I'll . . . I'll see you later Meredith." he says as he stands up and heads towards the door.

"Derek, "I get up to chase after him.

"That sounds like a good idea, Derek." Mike said. "Go say goodbye to her. I should go say hi to my daughter."

"Your daughter?" Derek and I both say, incredulous, as we stop in our tracks.

"Well, she will be soon enough."

"No Mike, she won't." I start to argue. Derek just groaned and walked to the door.

"Daddy!" Emily had come downstairs, to see what was going on with the adults.

"Hey princess!" Derek said, as I watch him force a smile onto his face. "Daddy's going to go home for now. Mommy's boyfriend came to see the two of you."

"Your mommy's boyfriend, aren't you?" Emily asked.

"No, no I'm not." Derek said, giving me a look full of pain and something that looked a little like hatred.

"Cupcake! Look who's here!" Mike shouted, coming into the house, interrupting mine and Derek's silent communication.

I pulled my eyes away from Derek, to find the look on my daughter's face. She had never really liked that nickname, but she liked Mike, so she always seemed to put up with it. Mike had been like a father to her. But now she had her dad, she loved her dad. So much had changed, I had to see how she reacted to his arrival. To see if it really was Derek that she wanted.

My daughter's grin that looked like Derek's fell, to be replaced with the frown, that mirrored the one on my face exactly.

"Hi Mike," she said sounding less than enthusiastic. With that she got up, and grabbed Derek's hand, as he was still standing beside her. "Don't go Daddy, please?"

She bought me time. Derek wouldn't leave when Emily begged him not to.

"Princess, daddy's not going anywhere," I said, giving him a glance that threatened him if he tried to do anything different. "How about you go say hi to Mike?"

"I don't want to." She moved behind Derek's leg, hiding like the first time I had brought him to the house.

"Why not?"

"He's not my daddy. I want to stay with my daddy."

I looked up, meeting the eyes of the two men. Derek looked relieved, still hurting, but relieved. He probably figured he had lost me, but he still had his daughter. Mike looked heartbroken. I wanted the jerk to leave, I had come home, things had finally been working for me and he had come and ruined it all, possibly forever. But he had been there, for the last 2 years he had been there. When I was too scared to come home, too scared to tell Derek, he had been there, and he had been like a father to Emily. I didn't want to see him hurt like that, even if I knew it was right.

"Mike," I said walking towards him. "I'm sorry, you shouldn't have come."

Before I can register what's happening, Mike's lips are on mine. Hard. Forceful, kissing me passionately, even when I don't return the passion. Shocked, I let it continue for a moment, not knowing what is going on, not knowing what to do. Then I hear Derek swear quietly under his breath. I push Mike away, wondering how to get him out of here and fast.

Where is the moment when we need it the most

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

They tell me your blue sky's faded to grey

They tell me your passion's gone away

And I don't need no carrying on

Derek's POV:

Over the last six years I had often found myself wondering how Meredith felt when Addison had walked up and destroyed everything. Sad. Hurt. Betrayed. Broken.

Standing there, looking at Mike, my Meredith's boyfriend, I wish I had never wondered.

Many people had told me that Meredith and I were meant to be together, even my ex-wife and her new husband told me time and time again. I had always believed it. Through all the shit. Through all the years apart. I had believed it was meant to be. And today, today it had finally nearly happened.

Than Mike had come.

The only thing that Meredith and I were meant to be is complicated.

Nothing ever went the way we planned.

Looking at Mike hurt, it hurt more than looking at Finn ever had. Because I had known about Finn, Meredith had never lied to me about Finn. Mike she had never told me about, she had kept him secret and lied. Mike hurt.

Besides, he was such a big asshole he made me look like the nice guy.

And then she kissed him.

Here I was thinking he was just an ass, that Meredith wanted nothing to do with, hurt that she had kept him secret and hurt that she seemingly never really ended things with him. But still quietly willing to back up Mer, to protect her and to still sit by her side. Where I belonged.

But then she kissed him.

I swore under my breath, turning away, feeling my heart breaking.

I had thought Meredith moved to be with me, moved to give us another shot. It sounded like that's where things were going, just moments before. But now, now she was kissing him.

Not me.

That's it, that's all you get for now.

And one of the reasons this took so long to post was because I was having problems writing it. I don't know why. This chapter had to be there, Mike had to have his piece, and I had to show that Mer still didn't want to see him hurt. To show that he wasn't a complete ass. And I had to share how Der felt about it all. However, it took forever to come out.

And I'm still not 100 sure I like it.

Besides that, I don't have too much to say about this one. Mer obviously is all about getting Mike to leave and explaining to Derek. And Emily just wants her daddy. And Derek Is now understanding how Mer feels. And yes Derek is mad, but sanely mad . . .he's hurt however he's willing to look past it. That is until Mike kisses her, but more about that next chapter. Which should be posted later tonight.