Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this chapter, but you already know that.

A/N: Yeah, okay. This is the last chapter. It might not be the best ending, but I think it's the most suitable, considering that at the time I wrote this, I hadn't seen Season 3 yet. Thanks everyone who has read this! I love you!

Chapter 12: Forks in the Road

Everyone was trying not to look at Meredith and Addison. They were failing miserably.

Addison got a very by Addison-like look on her face. It felt natural. And good. She'd forgotten how good and powerful by could be. She turned around and shot the look at Derek. He stepped back a little, even though they were at opposite ends of the bar. She sighed and turned to Meredith.

"Go. He wants you."

Meredith appeared to be weighing the possibilities in her mind. She bit her lip. "Okay," she said. She hopped off the stool and walked to the back of the bar.

Meanwhile...

"Twenty says they don't come back," Alex smirked.

"Thirty says she comes back crying," said George nervously.

"Fifty says she kicks his a again," said Callie.

"Sixty says he comes back crying," sniggered Izzie.

"One hundred says that if she comes back crying, I'll kick his McDreamy a," said Christina.

Sounds of general agreement were heard.

Outside, Derek and Meredith sat in front of the door.

"Why'd you come?" asked Meredith.

"I knew you'd be here," answered Derek.

"I know. But I didn't think you'd come...I didn't really want you to come." She stopped. "This doesn't change anything."

"So what do we do now?" Derek asked.

"You're asking me? I don't know what I'm doing. I'm sitting inside with your ex-wife. We're talking. We're laughing. It's not right. After everything that's happened. This isn't what normal people do."

"Since when have we ever been normal?" They laughed.

Meredith sighed. "Nothing's as it seems."

"I never..."

"What?"

"I never apologized," Derek said. "I'm sorry."

"It doesn't do much good."

"At least you can't hold it against me later."

She smiled. "So what does happen now?"

"Time will probably tell," said Derek.

They looked at each other. Derek leaned forward. They stayed like that for a minute. She could feel his breath on her cheek. Meredith closed her eyes.

Then she opened them. "Time will tell," she said, and got up and went back into the bar.

"She's coming!" hissed Christina. "Put your money away!"

Everyone hurriedly shoved their money into their pockets and took a sip of their drink.

Addison looked at Meredith when she came in. Meredith sat down and laid her head on the table.

"God, that was hard," Meredith said.

"I didn't think you were coming back," Addison said.

"It wasn't right," Meredith said simply.

"So what happens now?" asked Addison.

"I honestly don't know," Meredith said. "Time will tell."

"Time will tell," agreed Addison.

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