Disclaimer: I do not own Greys Anatomy as if I did then Dr Derek Shepherd would be mine. (If only)

N/A: my story is set two weeks after the Prom and Meredith and George didn't sleep together and Addison did show up and Derek didn't sign the divorce papers, but he made a promise to Addison that they would try again. Please read and review.

Meredith was standing at the nurses' station when she felt a warm comforting hand around her waist. Turning round sharply, she took hold of the hand and forced it down off her.

'Derek, I don't want this. You're with Addison and you're trying to see if your relationship can work. I am not going to be the one that jeopardises it. Please stop this and unless you need me for anything else professional then I would appreciate if we kept away from each other ok?'

'Meredith, please don't do this,'

'Do what Derek, refuse to be that woman that broke your marriage and any chance you's had? No I won't stop this,' Meredith lifted a chart and headed over to room 2187. An old woman was sitting, knitting.

'Mrs Califon? I'm Dr Grey; you have surgery with Dr Shepherd today for brain surgery I was just checking if you needed anything?'

'No, Dr Shepherd came in and spoke to me so I know everything I need to know,'

'Ok I'll see you later,' Meredith closed the door after her to see Addison standing at the nurse's station shouting at Derek. Meredith put her head down as she walked past the desks.

'Oh and what have you been saying to her? I seen the two of you's talking and I thought you were trying to sort our relationship out?'

'Addison, leave it, don't talk about what you know nothing about. Just…I'll see you tonight ok. I'll drive home myself,'

'Derek, why do you always run when I try and talk? I'm sick of everything being put on the backburner. You need to face up to what's going on.'

'Addison, get a grip and stay out of my face,' Derek left Addison standing at the nurses station, fuming. Derek ran towards the elevator.

'Hold the elevator!' Derek ran in to find Meredith standing with her finger on the button. Meredith's face went red, as Derek ran into the elevator.

'Please let me explain, Meredith, I need to let you know why I went with Addison,'

'Derek, I don't want to hear it. You obviously still love her; you don't need to explain anything,'

'Meet me at Joes tonight after your shift, what time do you finish?'

'Eight'

'Meet me at nine then, please be there,'

'Derek…'

'Please, Meredith, just be there,' Meredith stood in silence as the elevator kept going up, not know wither to go to Joes or not. Meredith was to scrub in on Mrs Califon's cerebral tumour removal, but she wasn't focused on the surgery. She was angry that he wanted to meet her. She was angry at Addison for interfering.

The day passed quickly and Meredith started getting butterflies in her stomach. The drive home from the hospital went quickly, too quickly for Meredith's liking. Slipping in the door and changing quickly in to jeans and a tight top, not sure wither or not it was too much. Scraping her hair back into a pony she reapplied her make up and grabbed some thing to eat. Izzie had finished another batch of brownies and they were still warm. Lifting one Meredith headed out the door, not sure wither or not she could deal with what was going to happen. Meredith got a cab to Joes so she could have a drink but after arriving at Joes she knew she should of drove. Walking into Joes, she breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't there and she hoped he would be for a while. Propping herself up on the bar stool, Joe gave her a sympathetic look.

'The usual please Joe,' Joe lifted a shot from under the bar and filed the glass with Tequila.

'So what's the problem?'

I'm meeting Derek, to talk and I need some Dutch courage. So can I have another?'

'Yeah sure, but make sure you know what your doing, ok?'

'Thanks Joe,' Meredith sat for thirty minutes, turning her head every time the bell above the door went. Joe came back over and filled a shot glass with tequila for her.

'He's gonna show, any minute now,' as Joe walked to the other end of the bar, Meredith felt a hand touch her shoulder. Turning round she smiled, realising that it was Mc Dreamy, he had showed, unlike the last time she had waited in Joes for him.

'Hey Joe, can I have two beers?' Meredith lifted her jacket and headed over to a booth and put her jacket down before going back over to get the beers.

'So you wanted to talk to me so talk,' Meredith placed a beer in front of Derek and turned to face him.

'I don't know where to start,'

'How about the start and why you said you loved me and then choose your wife who you say you don't love?'

'It was complicated, she has eleven years of my life, and I can't change that. I had an obligation to at least try and I did but…' Derek pulled a piece of paper out of his jacket pocket and threw it on the table.

'This is the reason I was late tonight,' it was their divorce papers, signed by both Derek and Addison. Meredith looked at Derek. He had a smile that melted her heart. Meredith had niggling thoughts. "Izzie and Christina are going to kill me" Taking a drink of her beer she lifted the papers and handed them back to Derek.

'Now what?'

'I want to be with you Meredith. I love you so much and it took me trying to love somebody I didn't to see that you're the only person that I can love. I don't expect us to go back to the way we were. I hurt you so badly and I feel like a bastard for it but I need you to understand that I love you,'

'Derek, your right when you say you hurt me and that it won't be a jump back in the relationship again,' Derek took hold of her hand and kissed all of her knuckles. Each kiss sent shocks down her spin. Lifting her other hand she took his head in her hands. Kissing him lightly on the lips she felt his hand go around her waist.

'Let's get out of here,' Derek pulled back from Meredith

'You sure?'

'Yeah,' pulling money out her pocket she left it sitting on the bar.

'See you later Joe,'

'Have fun,' Joe raised his eyebrows as Meredith started laughing, pulling Derek out the door of the bar. Meredith kept pulling him by the jacket until they reached the car, where she leant up against the car and pulled him in against her body. The smell of his aftershave sent her senses crazy, making her want more. As her lips crashed against his she whispered in his ear.

'I want to be with you, take me with you,' Derek opened the car door and lifted Meredith in the passenger seat. Running his hands up her thighs she started to unbutton his shirt.

'Meredith…' she pushed him away and closed the door. He climbed in the other side and took her back to the trailer. Meredith sat on top of Derek's legs.

'Bailey can't catch us here,' was all she whispered in his ear. Pushing his seat back she finished unbuttoning his shirt and ran her hands all over his chest as he lifted her top off.

'Meredith…are you sure?'

'More than anything,' that was all he needed.