AN: Ok, some of the next few chapters are going to be kind of short... I wrote it in a large font and forgot that'd it would be smaller and shorter...sorry.

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Chapter 3: Sooner or Later

"You're going to have to tell him, Mer. Then again, maybe you missed you chance. He did tell you he loved you, but you made the choice to have sex with him and then asked if he was done in the middle of it. It might have scarred his fragile heart forever." Kelly said jokingly.

"Maybe you're right Kell, maybe I screwed it all up at that moment." Meredith reasoned.

"I was only kidding, if you fight for what you want, sooner or later you're gonna end up with something better." Kelly told her.

"God, you're like a fortune cookie." Meredith said laughing.

"You know it, Babe. So who is gonna be at your dinner thingy tonight?" Kelly asked.

"You, me, Derek, Addison, Izzie, George, Cristina, Burke, Alex, Izzie's boyfriend Denny, and Mark Sloan." Meredith replied.

"Isn't Mark Sloan the guy Addison cheated on Derek with?" Kelly asked.

"Yeah. Since the divorce, Addison and Mark have been going out and Mark and Derek are friends again. Forgive and forget, you know?"

"Yeah, ok, I have to get ready for this shindig. I'll see you at 8:00." Kelly told her. "Bye loser."

"See ya." Meredith said laughing.

"Now, what to wear?" Kelly said aloud which got a stare from her black Lab, Shadow. "Don't look at me like that Poochie." Kelly rifled through her suitcase for 30 more minutes before deciding on a strapless black dress that flared at the bottom with a pair of black Old Navy flip-flops. She applied some black mascara, black eyeliner, and a little lip gloss. "Perfect." Kelly said looking in the hotel's full length mirror.

Just then, there was a knocking sound on the hotel door. Kelly went to open it and there stood none other than Derek Shepherd. "Hey Derek, give me one minute, make yourself at home." Kelly ran to grab some last minute things. "Watch out for-" Kelly stopped talking and started laughing. "I was gonna say watch out for Shadow but he already got to you." Kelly said still laughing. Derek was on the floor being licked by Shadow.

"Sorry, I don't kiss on the first date." Derek said petting the large black dog's head and getting back on his feet. "Are you ready to go?" Derek asked. "You look really nice."

"Yeah, I'm ready. You look nice too." Kelly said smiling. Derek was wearing a shirt and tie without the jacket and a pair of nice dress pants. His hair was rumpled, just the way he liked it and he had on Curve for Men.

"Thanks."

"Your welcome." Kelly said laughing.

15 minutes later, the whole gang was sitting at a rather large table getting ready to order. "I have no idea what to get." Meredith said.

"Try the calamari." Kelly and Derek said in unison without looking up from their menus. Everyone turned to look at the 2 of them who were sitting next to each other. They just kept on reading their menus like it was no big deal. But inside they both knew it was.

AN: As my first 2 reviewers pointed out... it's kinda short, I'm working to make the next few chapters longer. PLEASE REVIEW!