A/N- Hey here is another update.

-Meredith's POV-

"Hey Derek." I say softly.

"What are you doing here?" he stoops down and picks up the small girl who is holding onto his pants leg.

"I need to talk to you." I say bravely.

I can tell he is deciding whether or not to let me in, but he does and I walk in slowly. He goes into the living room and sets down the small child and walks back toward me. "Follow me." he says with a hint of frustration in his voice. I follow him to his study and walk in. "Stay in here until Georgie is gone, then we can talk."

"Okay." With that he closes the door. Georgie; that must be the little girl. That is an odd name, but it is cute. I look at his desk and notice that the picture of the two of us is gone and has been replaced by a picture of Georgie. She is sitting on a wooden swing with flowers all around her. It looks like it was taken about a year ago. She is laughing, and her brown hair is gleaming in the sunlight. I smile at the picture, how could I not? Sitting down in the leather chair in the corner I wonder whose little girl she was. I assumed she was his, but who was her mother. Her eyes look familiar, but I can't place who they belong to. They're not his, this much I know. I walk to the window and peek out of the blinds and see Izzie pull up and get out of her car. Georgie runs to her and gives her a big hug. Derek walks out and is talking to her. Could Izzie be her mother? No, Derek would never like Izzie. I see them looking my way and quickly close the blind and go back to the chair. A few seconds later I hear the door begin to open.

"What do you want Meredith?" he asks as he folds his arms across his chest.

"I wanted to talk to you."

"We have nothing to talk about." he says angrily.

I sigh and look down at my hands. "I came to apologize, and to tell you I want you back." I step forward and touch his arm. "I love you Derek. I am sorry, what I did was stupid." I slowly kiss him and to my surprise he begins kissing me back. I pull back and look at him. "I am glad that I didn't give up like Addison did." I lean back in and he pushes me away.

"Get out." he says through clenched teeth.

"What is it Derek? What's wrong?"

"You know I almost fell for it. The whole I want you back, I missed you, whatever women say when they want something from a guy. I almost fell for it, but not today." He begins topace the floor.

"Derek what is this about?" I try to touch his arm, but he pulls back as if heis burned by my touch.

"It is about her." He says pointing to the picture of the little girl.

"What do I have to do with Georgie?"

"How do you know her name?" he asks angrily.

"You said it earlier. Derek how do I have anything to do with her?"

"Because you are not her mother, and..."

"Who is her mother?" I ask softly.

He looks up at me then down to his feet. "Just look at her eyes."

I stare at the picture, and then pick it up to get a better look. Then it hits me whose eyes those were. "Addison, she is Addison's daughter isn't she?"

He looks up at me and then nods slowly." Addi came to me for help, because Gigi had a brain tumor. Anyway they are staying with me until Georgie doesn't need to be monitored anymore."

"You fell in love with her again didn't you?" I ask as I look into his eyes.

"I...I don't know."

He looks so confused, so scared. He runs his hand through his hair. I didn't know it was coming, but all of a sudden he kisses me. Itis a soft long kiss. He pulls away and smiles at me. "I love her." he says wistfully. "I didn't know it until right now. I don't think I ever stopped loving her." He takes my hands in his. "I'm sorry that I hurt you. I hope you can forgive me."

I smile through my tears. "I hope you can forgive me too." He nods his head and smiles. "Well I am moving to Nashville, Tennessee to work at Vanderbilt. I was offered a job, and I thought why not?" I touch his face softly. "Don't ever forget me okay?"

"I won't."

I smile and leave quickly and quietly. That was it for us; we were over. Although to be honest I never think we really started.

-Sheppard Residence- Derek's POV-

What do I do? What have I done? I tell her that I love Addison, but when I kissed her I felt something. Something I wish I could have felt with Addi. I don't know what it is, but it...well, felt good. I love Addison, but how can I be with her when I feel like this? How can I? I sit and run my hands through my hair. I feel someone come up behind me and kiss my neck. "Hey." I say softly.

"Hey." she says sweetly. "Where is Georgie?" she asks as she comes and sits beside me on the couch in my office.

"She is still with Izzie." I sigh and look over at her. Iam about to say something when she starts.

"I need to tell you something." she looks down at her hands and then back up at me. "Brian proposed to me last night. I didn't say yes or no. What should I tell him?"

It is obvious that she was asking me whether or not Iam going to go anywhere with her. Whether we were going to be a couple. I sat and thought for a moment. She needs a man who knows he loves her, who doesn't have feelings for another woman; she needs anyone other than me. "You should marry him." The minute the words leave my mouth I see her eyes change from happiness to pain.

She looks down in her lap and runs her hand along her empty ring finger. "Okay, thanks I will tell him." She stands up and walks to the door, then stops. "Georgie and I will leave after Christmas. She will want to spend it with you."

I sit and think about what I just did. I have until Christmas to be with my daughter. That was only three weeks. A tear slides down my face and lands on my hands. I turn my hand over and I can feel her small little hand sitting in it. I then look at the other one and I can feel Addison's delicate soft hand intertwining with mine. I love both of them, but they both deserve better. I know this, but why does giving them up have to hurt so much?

-2 Weeks Later-

The house was decorated with all sorts of Christmas decorations. They had all put up the tree together, and had spent that night watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate. Derek savored every moment that he spent with Addi and Georgie. In just a week they would be gone. Addison frequently caught him looking at the large ring on her left hand. He would always look away when he realized she had seen him. She thought that he loved her, she knew he did. But what she didn't know was why he was letting her marry another man. She sat staring at the tree. She was lying beneath it and looking up at all of the lights and the ornaments. She had always enjoyed doing this as a child. "What are you doing?" Derek asked.

"Looking at the lights."

He sat on the floor and crawled beside her. "Wow, this is amazing. I have never done this before." he said in awe at the beauty of the lights.

"Boy your childhood must have sucked." she said jokingly.

He chuckled and looked over at her. She was so beautiful especially with the glow of the lights dancing across her face. "No, my childhood wasn't that bad. So what did you get Georgie for Christmas?"

"Oh this and that, some practical things like clothes and then some toys. How about you?"

He grinned. "Well, nothing practical I can guarantee that."

"I figured. So what did you get me?" she asked looking over at him.

"I dunno...what did you get me?"

"I asked you first." she spat back.

"Well, you said you didn't want anything so..." he turned to look at her and saw her annoyed face. He smiled and continued. "You mean you really wanted something? Shame you didn't tell me, I bet all the stores are sold out by now." He laughed as she reached over and slapped his arm. "I'm just kidding gosh." he said as he rubbed his arm.

Addison lay silently beside him then turned to look at him. "Why did you tell me to marry Brian?"

Derek knew that he would eventually have to answer this question, but he never thought about how he would answer it. "Because...because he can give you what I can't. He can be there for you when you need him, take care of you, not have to worry about hurting you; he can give you what you want."

Without saying anything Addison crawled out from under the tree and stood up. "All I ever wanted was for you to love me." She said quietly then walked away.

Derek laid there and closed his eyes. "I do love you." he whispered.

"Who do you love daddy?" Georgie asked as she squatted down to look at him.

He looked up at her and smiled. Her hair was starting to grow back, and he couldn't wait until it was like it used to be. What was he going to do without her? "I love you." He said as he came out from under the tree and grabbed her. She let out a loud laugh.

"I love you too daddy." She said as she settled in his lap. Placing her small hands in his she looked up at him. "I gonna miss you daddy." she said sadly.

"I am going to miss you too sweetie, more than you will ever know." He pulled her to him and kissed her forehead. "How about we watch a movie?"

"Yeah!" she said happily and ran to get one. Derek put in The Preacher's Wife and crawled on the couch with Georgie.

Two hours later Addison walked into the living room. She smiled as she looked down at Georgie lying beside Derek, both asleep. Quietly she covered them with a blanket and kissed Gigi's forehead. The little girl's eyes fluttered open. "Go back to sleep baby." Addison said softly.

"Mommy, why are we leaving daddy?" she asked sleepily.

"It's complicated."

"He loves you, he told me." Georgie said as she went back to sleep.

Addison smiled a sad smile. "I love him too." She reached over and lovingly touched Derek's scar above his eyebrow. "I love him very much."

A/N- Okay I know that this was shorter than the last, but I hope you enjoyed it. BTW how would you guys feel about an epilogue? I want to do one, but I wanted to see how you guys would feel. We only have about two more chapters after this. So sad.