Disclaimer: nope, not yet

Okay, so I decided that there will be two more chapters, after this one, and then an epilogue.

Again, thank you all for the reviews, they make me smile…

So this is the morning after their first night staying at Derek's…

Meredith awoke in a big cushy bed and smiled because the big cushy bed was Derek's and had been for quite some time, because it smelled like Derek. And, Derek, was Meredith's new favorite smell.

She felt very lonely in the big bed because when she rolled over, she was not greeted by Derek, but she was greeted by a note in Derek's handwriting,

M-

Morning! I got paged so I had to go in, I'll be back later, help yourself to anything in the kitchen

-D

Meredith sighed. The life of dating and intern. She laughed because she had a feeling that someone would be saying that about her one day.

She regrettably hopped out of bed and pulled some jeans and a t-shirt on, jamming Derek's note into her pocket. She made her way out of Derek's room and into the kitchen, running her hands through her hair as she searched for the coffee pot and a mug.

Meredith made herself comfy and sat down at the table reading the newspaper and sipping her coffee

"Can I have the sports section?" a husky voice asked from behind her. Meredith literally jumped off of the chair

"Oh my God, what the hell are you doing here?" she shouted at Mark

"I should ask you the same question." Mark grumbled as he poured himself a cup of coffee

"I'm staying here." Meredith said, defending her position as she separated the sports section of the newspaper from the rest of it and handed it to Mark.

"Me too, my apartment is getting de-moused." He sat down and motioned for her to sit where she was sitting before, "didn't he tell you?"

"Um, well…" Meredith racked her brain and then dug into her pocket to find Derek's note, "Ah, it's on the back, 'P.S. don't mind Mark'" she read, Mark just nodded and sipped his coffee, "he was paged. Why weren't you, don't you work at the same hospital?"

"Different departments." Mark replied he was never really a morning person

"Ah."

They sat in silence, each reading different sections of the newspaper for a while.

"Can I ask you something?" Meredith lowered her part of the news paper onto the table and nodded, waiting for Mark to continue.

"Okay, so let's say you had a friend and he was dating this girl for a really long time. And this girl, you really liked her, but your friend was dating her. And then they break up, and you go after her, but she's still in love with your friend, and now she won't talk to you because she's determined to get the friend, who she broke up with, back. And I'm only asking you this because you're neutral, you don't know me and I don't know you, but if you were in this situation, what would you do?"

Meredith sat silent for a moment,

"Well, first of all, if I was in this situation, I would go after the guy," a smile found its way onto Mark's lips and he nodded, "but if I really loved this other person, I would give them space, and wait, because if you really love her, you want her to be happy, and if this other guy is going to make her happy, than they should be together." Meredith stated, hoping that sounded right

"But this girl, she makes me happy." Mark explained

"Okay, if you really want to be with her, then… well it sounds like she's going through something tough right now. So you need to give her space, but not too much. Let her know how you feel, and also let her know that you're there for her." Meredith paused, "Oh and tell her that you're not going to let her go easy, and that you'll fight for her, girls love it when guys say that." Mark laughed,

"Okay, thanks oh, and can we kept this just between us. I mean that's why I asked you, you're neutral."

"No problem." Meredith said with a smile

"Okay, well, I'm gonna go take a shower." Mark tipped back his head and poured the remains of his coffee into his mouth.

"Okay."

Alright, so that was some Mer/Mark, but just as friends, because Mark has a problem and he needs help, but he cant go to Derek, so he goes to Meredith, because Meredith is his Switzerland.

Okay, so two more chapters… we are near the finish line…

And, just to let you know, I am 5 reviews away from 100… just thought you should know (cough, cough, nudge, nudge) if there was anything you could do to help me with that… just wondering…

So yeah, wish me luck tomorrow, because it's my first day back (woohoo! That was sarcastic, btw)

Please review! And stay tuned for the two-part fic finale (and the epilogue!), coming soon to a fanfiction site near you! Ahaha, Sorry, I had to say, it makes me feel like Shonda.