It had been 3 hours and 26 minutes since Derek had kissed her and ran away like a coward. She couldn't stop thinking about it, and the thing was she didn't really mind thinking about it.

She grabbed her charts from the nurse's station and slowly made her way to the elevator, she was too busy reading to realize there was someone else standing in the left corner of it. Of course because fate has it in for her it was Derek. He didn't say a word, instead he just stood right behind her and whispered in her ear:

"You know this obsession with ferryboats is getting a little out of control"

Meredith must have jumped 3 feet in the air.

"Damn Derek, you scared the crap out of me…I practically jumped out of my skin…are you happy now?

"No, however if you almost jumped out of your clothes that would be a different story" Derek said trying hard to keep a straight face.

"Shut up Derek"

"Are you mad at me or something?"

"hmmm…I don't know Derek let's see…first you show up at my house unexpected and ruin my evening with my boyfriend…keyword being boyfriend, then you kiss me in the middle of the hall and run away like you're in the fifth grade and finally you sneak up on me in the elevator and almost give me a heart attack, do you still need me to tell you if I'm mad?"

"Nope…I think I got the just of it" Derek said as he pulled the stop button

"What the hell do you think you're doing"

"Well…I'm trying to win you back…however you aren't making it easy for me"

"Win me back?…Derek you're married…married Derek, have you ended things with Addison?"

"Not exactly, but I'm planning to…I mean Meredith we're coming to terms with the fact that there is nothing left of our marriage"

"You're planning to?…Derek what's the matter with you? Why do you feel the need to screw with me? I'm happy now, I'm moving on and I am on my way to getting over you…this…this isn't fair"

"you wanna know what isn't fair…I'm trying my hardest to be romantic here and you're ruining it for me"

"Derek you aren't being romantic, you're being an ass!"

And with that, Derek forcefully pinned her against the wall of the elevator and kissed her with every fibre of his being. Meredith tried her hardest to fight him, her small hands reached up to his chest and she pushed him away before she did something she may later regret.

"Don't Derek, I'm serious"

Derek leaned his head against the wall with her still pinned and unable to move out of his embrace.

"You want me I know you do, I felt it when I kissed you and I can feel it right now" Derek said as he pressed his lips to her ear

"This isn't about what I want, of course I want you Derek, and I'll want you until the day I die but this…you and me…it can't happen not now and not ever…it's over…we're over."

Derek slowly let go and Meredith walked over to the stop button pushed it, and when the elevator doors opened Meredith walked out, without another word…without another look.