Meredith had almost made it out of the lobby before she started to cry. She didn't know what to do, any choice she made would end up with someone getting hurt. She started to run through the rest of the lobby; she felt as if she couldn't breath. As soon as she flew through the door and into the rain she felt better. The cold water streaming down her made her feel like she finally had room to breathe. She stood doubled over for a moment trying to catch her breath, then started walking towards her car.

Meredith opened her car door, climbed in, started the car, and headed home.

Flashback...there he was siiting in the lobby waiting for me. He was reading and working on something. I love it when he has that intense look on his face. He looked up and saw me walking towards him. "Long day?", he asked seeing the tired expression in my eyes.

"Yeah," I breathed out softly. He started putting his stuff up and getting ready to leave.

"Somewhere out there there's a steak with your name on it...and maybe a bottle of wine"

I smiled big. He is so wonderful. I really never thought I would have this. " This is why I keep you around".

"So we need to talk." he said as he looked up at me with a weird reflection in his face.

"Wine first, talk later," it had been way too long of a day for any important talk before she got some alcohol in her.

"Ah, trying to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me", He stood up and looked at me jokingly, he was so cute, the brightness in his eyes and the way his entire face lit up when he smiled.

"haha," I laughed, "I think I like this rules thing"

"Me too." He looked into my eyes and then started helping me with my coat at that moment I realized just how strongly I felt about him, all of those emotions just came rushing into me all at once and at that moment I decided that later that night after some wine I was going to tell him how I felt about him. He turned to pick up his things and when he turned back his eyes lingered on something by the front desk. Then he looked at me, touched my arm and said, " Meredith I am so sorry".

I looked to see what it was that he was looking at and a tall, beautiful red headed woman was walking towards us. She stoped right in front of Derek and with a smug look on her face she put her hand on her hip.

With a sarcastic smile Derek looked at her and said, "Addison, What are you doing here?"

"Well you would know if you had bothered to return any one of my phone calls." She turned to me and held her hand out, "Hi, I'm Addison Shepard?"

"Shepard?" I asked, I could feel my world crashing down on top me all the things that I was most grateful for and most happy about was about to be torn from my grasp.

"And you must be the woman whose screwing my husband"

Meredith shook her head, I do not want to think about that night right now. She pulled on to her street and looked at her house. The driveway was already full, both George and Alex had parked there cars there so she pulled up beside the house and parked there. She cut the engine and took a couple deep breaths before heading inside.