Doc continued to misbehave with her, where to Meredith began looking online for new owners. Another impulsive decision gone bad for Meredith Grey.

Meredith's doorbell rang, which caused Doc to bark. "No, stop." She ordered, pushing him away from the door. It was Cristina, who Meredith was glad to see. She let her friend inside, and got the two of them a glass of wine each so they could sit down on her couch and talk. "Getting this dog was a bad choice. He hates me!"

"I told you getting a dog would be a bad idea. Like what do you know about taking care of a dog?"

"Well Cristina Yang was right again." Meredith said. "I'm thinking about asking Derek if he wants him."

"Derek?" Cristina asked.

"Dr. Shepherd. Doc likes him and he has a huge piece of land Doc could run around on. I feel like he'll be happier there."

"Wait. Wait. You went to his house?"

"Well trailer. He's thinking about building a house, but that's not the point."

"McDreamy lives in a trailer?" Cristina laughed. "That's not dreamy at all."

"It's actually kind of cute." Meredith admitted. "I just don't think I'd choose to live there; maybe if I was camping."

"Did you and McDreamy, you know, do the nasty nasty?"

"No! He offered to help turn my monster dog into an angel. Apparently he's only an angel for Derek."

"You know what they say, dogs and babies are good judge of characters. I guess Doc just doesn't like your character, dark and twisty Meredith."

"I'm not so much dark and twisty anymore. I'm just me."

Cristina's pager went off and she rolled her eyes. "In some ways, you should be happy you're not an intern."

Meredith went with Cristina to the hospital, only because she wanted to see Derek and ask him a question. She asked a nurse if she knew where Dr. Shepherd was, and she told her he's in an emergency surgery but if it's urgent, she could page him. Meredith told the nurse not to worry, and decided to go up to the gallery to see Derek in action.

The surgery ended well, as in Derek's patient didn't die. As Derek was scrubbing out, Meredith left the gallery and went into the lobby to wait for him. She figured she'd let him talk to the family of the patient instead of immediately asking him to take her dog.

Derek walked over to the nurse's station, after talking to the family, and grabbed his patient's chart, filling out documents/ writing down notes for record. Meredith took a deep breath and walked over to him.

"Hey."

Derek glanced at Meredith and then continued the chart. "Hey."

"I saw you in surgery, you did great. Will he be okay?"

"Yeah, just fine. I caught the brain bleed immediately and was able to fix it." Derek closed the binder and handed it back to the nurse. "How are you?"

"Doc is still terrorizing my closet." Derek couldn't help but laugh. "It's not funny. I was wondering, since Doc likes you so much, and you have a lot of open space on your land, if you would like a dog?"

"You want me to take Doc?"

"He doesn't like me. Or my clothes. Or my shoes. Definitely not my couch and pillows. But he likes you, and I think you need some company on that large piece of land you got. I bet it get's lonely. And I thought I was ready for a dog, but truth is, I'm not. It's just another dumb impulsive decision I did that didn't work out."

Derek couldn't help but ask. "What was another one?"

"When I was sixteen, I dyed my hair red thinking it'd look cool." Meredith shook her head. "I looked like a tomato farm exploded on my head."

"I would like to see some pictures now." He laughed.

"Shut up." She hit his arm playfully. "If you don't want him, it's okay. I'll just find someone else. I know you're probably too busy to have a dog."

"Dr. Shepherd, I need you to sign these discharge papers for Mr. Davidson." A nurse said.

Derek skimmed over the papers quickly and signed the papers, handing them back to the nurse."I'll give him a shot. And you can see him whenever you like. He can be our dog, where you have visitation rights on the weekends." He joked.

"And you have full custody." Meredith smiled. "Okay. Deal."

"If you give me your address, I could pick up Doc on my way home."

"Thank you."


Meredith got home from spending the day at the coffee shop to a mess thanks to Doc. She sighed and decided she'd order a pizza since she'll be too busy cleaning up to make dinner. Derek was coming over soon, and she wanted her house to look somewhat decent, but then again, she could show Derek what this dog does.

Meredith grabbed her wallet when she heard her doorbell ring, hoping it'd be the pizza man. She was starving and couldn't wait to get her hands on a slice of pizza. As she was handed the pizza, Derek was walking up to her door.

"Hey, come in." Meredith smiled. She shut the door behind him and placed the pizza box on her kitchen table. "So um, I had to clean up the mess Doc caused while I was gone, so let me just get a bag together of his food and toys and everything. If you want, you can have a slice of the pizza I ordered. It's fine."

After getting everything together, Meredith placed the bag near the front door. She found Derek looking at old photos of Meredith with her mother, and a few photos that had her father in the picture as well.

"Is this you?" Derek asked.

"It is." Meredith smiled. "It was taken the summer before the divorce when we all were happy. I haven't seen my dad in years, but this is definitely one of my favorite photos of us all together."

"I couldn't imagine growing up with a broken family." Derek said. "My parents have been married for almost forty-eight years."

Meredith could tell from Derek's facial expression that something was bothering him, and for some reason, she thinks she knows why. "What was the real reason why you moved to Seattle?"

"I was married; or still married. My soon-to-be ex-wife cheated on me with my best friend; my best friend who was like a brother to me. I came home from the hospital one night, finding them in my bed together on my favorite sheets. Long story short, your mother called me offering a job position here, and I thought it was just perfect timing. I needed to get out of New York and start fresh; leave my old life behind. I'll officially be able to once she signs the divorce papers."

Meredith touched Derek's forearm. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Derek said. "Truth is, our marriage was probably over a long time ago, but we both just didn't want to admit it. It just hurt seeing my best friend and wife having intercourse in my house in my bed."

Meredith gave him a comforting smile. "Pizza usually makes me feel better. So does turning the music up, and dancing it out, but you don't seem like someone who would do that. So let's stick to the pizza."

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