Thank you so much for the reviews, it made me want to update as soon as possible (right after the new episode tonight!) As for the comment about wanting to see Derek find out I think that Mark and Meredith are going to keep it under wraps for awhile. You know how things can get at work...tee hee. Its been about three days since the night at the bar.

Disclaimer: I do not own Grey's Anatomy or any of these characters.

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Meredith was in the bathroom touching up her lipstick when Izzie appeared in the doorway with a cup of hot tea.

"So really Meredith why are you not with Derek? For nearly eight months you went around here sulking because you wanted him and now you're the one whose turning him down? Thats weird Mer."

"I've already told you Izzie I'm just not sure that he's the one who is gonna...do the ..stuff. You know all you need to know is that I'm taking time for myself and that the possibility of Derek is not totally gone but its not gonna happen right now." She put the cap back on her lipstick and gave Izzie a stern look.

Izzie started following her down the hall, "So who are you going out with then?"

God she is such a gossip. "Izzie! Its casual and every time you find out about something it turns into a big thing. No details!"

"It's someone I know isn't it, thats why he's not picking you up, you don't want us to see him huh?" Izzie was just going on and on with that almost crazy glint in her eye.

Meredith let out an exasperated sigh and turned around, "The reason that I am meeting him at the restaurant is because the whole taking me home and walking me to the door thing usually leads to him coming in and that leads to sex and I am not starting anymore possible relationships with sex. Ok?"

"Ok, ok," They were now standing at the front and Meredith was putting her coat on, "Have fun." Izzie said with a smile in an almost cynical voice.

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Meredith walked into the restuarant a little nervous and went up to the host, "I'm meeting Mark Sloan", she said to the guy.

"Follow me, please," he said and starting leading her to a table in the back of the restuarant by a window. When they got near to the table where Mark was sitting. He stood up and waited for her to sit down. He already has a glass of scotch and the sexy McSteamy smile was already in place.

"Hi," he said.

"Hi," Meredith said back sittin gdown in her chair. Wow this is actually kind of awkward, what am I doing this is Mark Sloan we can't actually do this.

"So this is a little awkward isn't it?" Mark asks noticing the look on her face. She just wrinkled her nose and nodded. "Well then do you want to try small talk or just get right to the past relationship talk." Mark said seriously lacking in tact.

Meredith laughed and replied, "Lets get on with it I guess, you start...tell me all about Addison"

"No you go first, I don't actually know any of the past Derek and Meredith story...just whats happened at prom and after that." Mark said he needed a little coaxing before he started talking about Addie.

"Ok but I'm going to make this fast.Me and Derek met at Joe's the night before we both started working at the hospital, he was charming and we were both drunk so we ended up in bed," she stopped and kind of giggled a little, "actually I guess we ended up on the livingroom floor. Anyway after I found out he was my boss I stopped it and told him we had to be professional -- "

Mark laughed, "Wow thats not the way I heard it."

"Shut up I'm getting to that part. ANYWAY... he kept on persueing me and finally I gave in. In a few weeks I was totally head-over-heels in love...then Addison showed up. And you know the rest." Meredith grabbed a piece of bread of the table that the waiter had brought while she was telling her story and took a bite of it. "Ok you're turn."

The waiter walked up to the table and took their order.

"Ok well, its Addison. I loved her ever since the first time me and Derek saw her at that party in school. But she picked Derek you know he was a great guy and he really was the safest choice and she loved him so much so I never said anything about my feelings to anyone," his face was softening and he was looking very unMark like it was starting to creep Meredith out to see a human side of him, "Then the marrige started going and he was absent so I guess when she couldn't have him anymore she turned to the next best thing. Then when I actually voiced it and told her that I loved her she ran back here to Derek. I don't actually think she ever really loved me."

As soon as he finished talking the food arrived and they spend the rest of dinner eating in silence. When they were finished he paid the bill, walked her to the car and gave her a light kiss goodnight.

"I'll see you tomorrow," he said he opened the car door and smiled at her.

"Yeah see you".

I hope you all liked it. I wanted Meredith (and all of us) to get to see the softer side of Mark to see that he really is human and has feelings just like everybody else even though he doesn't always express them properly. And he got all weird after he did express them because he's not used to feeling comfortable enough to talk about it.The next chapter will be at the hospital the next day and I hope to include some clever banter if I can come up with anything.