CHAPTER QUATRE! (If you don't know what that means…tough lol) I don't know what to say…so I'm just gonna cut right to it. Have fun! Sorry for the long update time. I don't have THAT much time on my hands. VINDICATED: DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL.
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So turn
Up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever
Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'd be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away…
While the two Shepherds were heavily debating on the other end of the bar. Meredith had come across her own little dilemma. She was just sitting at the bar talking to Joe while he was "busy" wiping glass cups, when a handsome shaggy brown haired came and approached her with a grin on his face.
"Hey is this seat taken?" He asked hopefully.
"Are you married, a brain surgeon, or like fly fishing?" Meredith asked, she was actually serious about this.
"No. No. But yes, I do like fly fishing…what's that have to do with…everything else?" The guy asked puzzled but yet amused all the same.
"Nothing. Nevermind. No the seat is free for anyone willing to take the time to sit down…" Meredith replied dully, she hadn't quite gotten over that fact that Derek was still here and she was still talking to some random guy, she appeared to be still slightly a bit drunk.
"Alright then…You want a drink?" The guy asked, it wasn't really supposed to mean anything, just politeness…maybe…
"Ah…I don't think I should have any more drinks for tonight, but what the heck. Bring it." Meredith threw her arms up, she really could have cared less right now. She kept turning around to see what was happening with the Shepherds.
I'm okay. I'm fine. Everything's absolutely fine, it's the holidays, I get to relax and FORGET ABOUT DEREK NOW! She yelled the last part to herself in her head.
Ah yes… The holidays surely were approaching, very, very, slowly. Well as it seemed for Meredith and practically everyone else around her.
"Here you go, one tequila shot. Try to minimize your alcoholic level will ya?" Joe said as he pushed the shot towards Meredith, he didn't want her vomiting all over again. "Just…have some coffee before you drive home okay?"
"Whatever. Whatever Joe." But still, she drank the cupful in a second.
"So uhhh…are you new here? I've been here a couple times, seems quite…friendly." The guy said nodding at Meredith.
"No. No. No. I've been here before, COUNTLESS times, you don't even know."
"Yeah, I've seen you most of the time I was in here, you and your group of friends. Oh and that one guy." He said pointing over at Derek, standing there in the corner looking a slight bit distraught.
"Oh right. Him…yeah, him. They all seem nice until one day, it's like you run in to them by 'accident' and they just don't stop to apologize. But anyways." Meredith didn't really want this whole thing to be centered around Derek so she quickly changed the subject.
Meredith and the nameless guy were having a jolly good conversation, they even exchanged phone numbers…that is until…
"Um…Meredith, who is that?" Derek said quietly whilst nudging towards the guy, he got a little…nervous.
"Oh um…um…I'm not quite sure…um…I'm sorry but I didn't catch your name…" Meredith said with a chuckle.
"Oh, it's fine, the name's Travis. And you are…Meredith?" He smiled.
"Yes, well it's been a pleasure talking to you…Travis."
"Well you know, call me sometime. I await your call." A broad grin spread over Travis' face and he waved goodbye and he couldn't help leaving the bar with a strange yet pleasant feeling dwelling inside…
hehehe. Okay I'll try to update soon!
