Chapter 8

"Oh my god…Derek?"

"Hi Meredith,"

Meredith looked at Derek in awe. She couldn't believe he was there in front of her. He had come all the way from Seattle, but was it just to see her?

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, not even a hello; i see how it is,"

"Seriously Derek, what are you doing here," Meredith insisted as they both leant down to pick up her files.

"I'm here to visit family," he replied. Meredith let out a sigh of disappointment. She was hoping he was there to see her. Derek saw the disappointment in her face and caught her hand.

"What?" Meredith asked angrily, trying to release her hand from his grip.

"Seriously Meredith. Why do you think I'm here?"

"You're here to see family," she replied firmly.

"No. I'm not here to see family; I'm here to see you,"

Meredith stopped and looked Derek in the eye. He actually looked as if he was telling the truth, he looked sincere. Soon Meredith could not deal with looking Derek straight in the eye and looked at the floor, causing a piece of hair to dangle delicately across her face. Derek raised his hand to her face and put the hair behind her ear. After what seemed like forever a small whisper was heard, "Why?"

"Why what Meredith? Why am i here? Why should you come back to Seattle? Why should you come back to me?"

"Why are you here," Meredith asked again.

"That's easy…"

"Doctor Grey! You still haven't gone down to room 315!" barked Dr Anderson. Meredith rolled her eyes and turned around to look up at her attending. Dr Anderson was a plump woman, with small eyes, a large nose and thin lips. In short, she looked very frightening. Meredith nodded and gathered her things from Derek. Just as she was about to leave she heard Derek's voice, clear and confident, "That is no way to talk to Mer…Dr Grey,"

Dr Anderson looked at him shocked. No one had ever spoken back to her.

"She is my intern," She replied aggressively, "Who are you anyway? I've seen you somewhere,"

Derek brushed himself off, stood up and looked at Dr Anderson, " I am Dr Derek Shepherd, Head of Neurosurgery at the Seattle Grace Hospital and i am here to talk to Meredith,"

"Dr Grey has work to do," Dr Anderson said.

"Well, in that case, you could post phone her duties for a while,"

"I don't do that,"

"Then i will speak to the chief of surgery,"

"The chief is busy,"

"I am sure he will be interested in hearing about one of his attendings harassing one of his interns,"

"I wasn't harassing her," replied Dr Anderson through gritted teeth.

"Let me have some time to talk to Doctor Grey, or i will go to your chief of surgery," Derek said, giving Dr Anderson a threatening glare. With that, Dr Anderson hesitantly retreated and walked down the hall.

"Impressive," Meredith said smirking, " But I'm not talking to you,"

Derek smiled. This was going to be fun.

"Hi there Doctor Montgomery,"

Addison looked up hesitantly from her file and smiled nervously. It was Matthew. Ever since she had kissed him she had been avoiding him. When she was around him she felt vulnerable and that was a feeling she didn't particularly enjoy.

"Matthew, hi," she replied uneasily.

"Look we really need to talk," he said suddenly. His face was serious and full of concern.

"Alright,"

"Tonight? Maybe at Joe's bar? I get off at 4:30"

Addison suddenly tensed up. Meeting a guy at Joe's wasn't the smartest thing to do and she knew it. However, Addison nodded in agreement. Matthew smiled sweetly and walked away.

I am seriously screwed.

Meredith walked out of the hospital after a long 48 hour shift, her tote bag swung over her shoulder. She got in her car and noticed there was a piece of paper underneath her windscreen wipers, flapping in the breeze. Meredith rolled her eyes, thinking it was an advertisement. She snatched it off and was about to throw it away when she noticed it was a note. To Meredith Grey, from Derek Shepherd. Oh shit.

Don't read it, a voice in her head instructed.

Read it, her conscience told her. Meredith carefully opened the letter and read it.

Dear Meredith,

I am not leaving New York until you have heard what i have to say. I am not saying what i have to say in this letter. I came all the way from Seattle just to see you and the least you could do is hear me out so that my time here wouldn't be for nothing. I could tell you what i have to say in this letter and i know you would read it, but that is not the way i planned it. So please, meet me at Café Montego at 24 Sebring Ave, Manhattan at 5:00 tonight or i will continue to harass you at work.

Love Derek

Ps. I know you are off by then so you can't have the excuse that you were working.

Meredith kept the note and looked at her watch. It was 4:30.

Should i go? Meredith asked herself.

Addison walked cautiously into Joe's bar, looking for any sign of Matthew. She sighed with relief when she couldn't see him, but suddenly spotted him in a corner. He saw her and waved for her to come over.

Be confident Addison. It will be alright.

"Hi," she said, sitting in the booth. He looked up, and soon cracked a smile.

"Hi," he whispered, as he traced the rim of his glass with his finger.

"So what did you want to ask me?" enquired Addison, even though she knew the answer.

"I want to talk about that kiss," he replied bluntly.

"Then do you mind if i order a drink?" she asked.

"No go ahead," Matthew mumbled, " It's on me,"

Addison ordered her drink, which was promptly supplied to their table.

"So, about that kiss," she said, taking a mouthful of her drink.

"Look you think that now i think we're some sort of star crossed lovers or some crap, but i don't think that. I do think you wanted that kiss however, and sure it might have been meaningless but it wasn't to me. I totally understand if you want to pretend like the kiss never happened so that we can go on with our lives. But if you want to take it further, into a relationship perhaps…"

"Whoa. Stop there. Firstly, i am sorry, but you're an intern, and I'm an attending. We can't have a relationship and you know it. Secondly, if you haven't heard, I've just ended my marriage to my husband of 11 years. Its too soon for me to have a relationship with anyone, let alone an intern. That kiss was a mistake. It should never have happened. But it did, and there's nothing we can do now but move on. I was tired and lonely, that was all there is to it. I'm sorry if you want more, but i can't provide that,"

Matthew nodded understandingly as Addison took the last gulp of her drink and walked away.

Should i go? Thought Meredith as she drove down the streets of New York. She wasn't even thinking where she was driving.

But what if… god i am sick of what if's.

Meredith was so consumed with her thoughts that couldn't believe where she had ended up.

Well i guess my decision is made in that case.

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