Chapter Four

Derek Shepherd walked down the hallway pulling off his scrub cab along the way, and ran a hand though his hair. The surgery had gone along perfectly, but he could admit to the fact that his mind hadn't been completely in it.

"Derek." Ellis sat up as he came into the waiting room.

"He's fine Dr. Grey." Derek assured, "They wheeling him into recover right now."

"Okay." She took a deep breath, and then quite unexpectedly she threw her arms around him, "Under the circumstances you should call me Ellis." She said letting him go.

"His lucky to have you Ellis."

"No I'm the lucky one." She assured him, "I'm going to go wait for him."

She told him going back the way Derek had just came. He looked over at Meredith a smile on her face.

"You've earned her stamp of approval." Meredith told him.

"What about you?" Derek questioned, "Do I have your approval?"

"I don't date recently divorce men." Meredith started, "And I certainly don't date men that are leaving in a few days." Meredith picked up her bag and stuffed the magazines she had been reading inside, "Thank you Derek for saving his life."

Derek watched her leave confused of her cold shoulder. He shakes his head reminding himself that it didn't matter. That he was going back to New York, and that he had a life to re-build.

Ω

Meredith watched from the outside of her father's room. Everyone knew about his surgery now so his room was filled with flowers and cards. She was able to relax that her mother would be fine.

"Hey Meredith!" She looked over at Cristina walking toward her, "You want to head over to Joes?"

"Um sure." She might as well try to make some friends while she was here, "I'll meet you in the lobby in five?" She told her with a nod.

"Okay." Cristina agreed with a nod.

As the other woman walked away she walked into her fathers hospital room.

"Hi." She greeted them, "I was invited over to Joe's. That is if you don't need me?"

"That's a good idea Meredith." Her mother told her, "You have the key to the house right?"

"Yes." Meredith told her going to give her father a hug, and giving one to her mother as while.

"Have fun sweetheart." Richard told her as a way of saying goodbye.

Meredith stood waiting for the elevator. She groaned silently when she saw who was the only person inside.

"Dr. Shepherd." She greeted she couldn't very while turn around. That would be giving him to much credit.

"Dr. Grey." He told her looking up from his blackberry. He was a man that was to good looking, "Off to having a night of fun?"

"Yes as a matter of fact I am." She answered him already filling him coming to stand behind her, "Not that it's any of your business."

"Your right." He said pushing the emergency stop button, "I have a couple of things I need to say to you." He came around to stand in front of her, "My divorce was finalized two weeks ago, and I am here for only a few days. Last night was the first time I didn't think I had done something wrong." He pushed the button to start, and as the door opened he looked back at her, "That's all I wanted to say."

Meredith let out a shaky breath; yeah he was to good looking.

Ω

It was her fourth shot. She could feel the alcohol working it's way though her system, and it was slowly starting to relax her.

"Don't look now but Meredith but Dr. Shepherd is staring at you." Cristina told her causing Meredith turned to look quickly over. He was drink a glass of scotch staring at her.

"I wish he would stop that." Meredith told her, "I only slept with him once."

"You slept with him." Cristina whispered loudly.

"Not so loud." Meredith told her.

"Was he good? He looks like he would be good."

"Cristina!"

"Right sorry." She said holding up her hand, "So what's the problem?"

"There isn't a problem." Meredith said, "His leaving soon, and he just got a divorce. He doesn't need to be in a relationship."

"So why are you still talking about it?"

"I don't know." Meredith groaned taking another shot looking over her shoulder she saw he was gone.

"He just left." Joe told her following her look, "Said he had an early."

"Oh." Meredith nodded, "Well good. His going back to New York, and that is for the best." She said sounding more confident then she felt.

Ω

She hadn't looked up. Not that he expected her to look up. It wasn't like they promised to each other or anything. It was best that he was back in his hotel room packing up his clothes so he could be ready for his afternoon flight. Several quick knocks had him opening the door. She stood there a smile on her face,

"Hi." She came forward wrapping an arm around his neck pulling him down for a kiss. His mind went immediately blank, "This is the last time." She told him continuing the kiss.

Author Note: A brand new chapter! I hope you all like it. Meredith and Derek have fallen into bed again. Derek is leaving. What in the world does all this mean?