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Summary: Post S2. Mostly Mer/Der with the other conventional couples. Meredith and Derek have a lot to sort through as do the other characters. Their situations are not made easier by certain complications that arise. (Addie friendly).


"NO WAY!" Christina exclaimed as she and Meredith walked down the hall.

"Christina! Don't be so loud!" Meredith scolded pulling her friend into the empty locker room.

"I don't know why you are freaking out about it though," Christina said once Meredith shut the door.

"I mean he isn't anyone you should worry about."

"Obviously he is if he is the one paging me," Meredith was frustrated and all she could do was pace the room.

Christina lay back on a bench "Mere don't worry about it… I wouldn't…." she was interrupted.

"I had sex with Derek last night." Meredith blurted.

Christina shot up, "YOU WHAT!"

Meredith just nodded at her.

"Wow. That does bring you into the equation a little bit."

"Not to mention McSteamy paged me," Meredith replied

"Not to mention he paged you," Christina echoed

"This is exactly where you didn't want to be," Christina voiced.

"I know! I know! What was I thinking? I mean Derek and I we are in the past. Right? I mean last night was just a thing, right? I'm- I'm right… right?" Meredith didn't know what she was doing or what she was thinking.

"What about Finn? Did you break it off with him?" Christina asked staring at her friend.

"Oh shit! Finn! I forgot about Finn." Meredith sat down next to Christina on the bench pulling her hair out of her pony tail.

"Meredith… I don't even know what to say. It's like…"

Suddenly the locker room door burst open.

"Did you hear? Dr. Sloan is back! This day just turned around a little. I can really learn from him, I wonder how long he is staying," Alex said as he went over to his locker.

Meredith looked over at Christina who just sighed.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." She said leaning her head on Christina's shoulder.


"What makes you think you can just show up her again?" Derek asked the man he once considered to be his closest friend.

"Look I need to talk to Addison." Mark Sloan said staring back into Derek cold eyes.

"No Mark…AH!" Addison yanked her pager of her waistband as it went off.

"Great. Just great. I need to take this please don't kill each other." She asked as she marched out of the conference room.

Derek sighed in frustration and stood up walking over to the window.

"Shepard,"

"Mark, I understand your need to resolve whatever it is you need to resolve but why come here? Why disrupt our lives yet again? Derek asked.

Mark shook his head "Let it go Derek, you two were over long ago. Why can't you let her be loved? She deserves to be loved and you aren't giving that right to her. I can and you know it."

Derek knew he was right but there was no way he was going to let Mark Sloan know it. If he was going to end things with Addison he would not be seeking the consoling advice fro the guy who stabbed him in the back. Walking towards the door he put his hand on the handle and before walking out turned to face Mark,

"Stop talking to our friends, there is no need for you to get comfortable here."

Mark smiled "You mean stop talking to Meredith Grey."

Derek gave him a cold look and left the conference room.

Mark sighed and got up as well leaving the room heading towards the elevator. As he left Addison came around the corner and entered the room.

"Ok like I was saying…" she turned to face the empty conference room.

"Never mind." She whispered to herself.

"Adulthood means finally accepting that the charades we put on aren't working anymore."