And, here it is. I'm going to end it here. Sequel in the thoughts. It's ya'lls choice by the end of it. I hope you enjoy this, though it may seem somewhat short. I'd like to thank all my reviewers as a whole at this moment, you made this story possible. Again, I apologize that it's kinda short. I almost wasn't able to get this done again today. Yesterday was busy and today had been too.
Disclaimer: I don't own GA or PP. I just used them to write this story.
A month. It's been a month. Since she's let him back into her life. Into his life. A month of arguments that have slowly been dwindling down to nothing. They've reached an understanding about Mark. But, not until after a few words were exchanged between the two. All she caught about it was that there was yelling, lots of yelling, threats, and a couple low blows towards the other. She'd yelled at both of them. Loudly. Telling them to get over this little slump they are in. They both came to the house a few hours after shift and apologized to her and promised that they'd never do it again.
Addison was due to arrive today. She should be there anytime, now. So, naturally, they were having a get together, complete with a nice meal from Izzie. Meredith had the day off and was currently up in Jacob's room cleaning it up and making the other bed in there, since it currently doubled as Addison's guest room. She finished making the bed and sat down beside her son who was playing with blocks and telling her something that one of the kids in daycare had done. Something about crashing his tricycle into a little potted tree.
The downstairs door opened and Addison's voice called into the house, "What? No welcoming committee?"
Meredith smiled and stood up walking down the stairs with Jacob behind her, "Hey, Add, have a nice flight?"
"Well, if nice counts as sitting by a guy with massive allergies, then yes, it was terrific," she said sarcastically, laying her bags down just in the door way and hugging Jacob who had run over to her. "And, how are you, big guy?"
"Good," he responded, hugging her around the neck and then taking her hand and pulling her towards the stairs. "Room."
"Izzie will be home in a little while and then will start cooking. It'll be the same people as last time, plus Derek," Meredith told her as she helped take Addison's stuff to her room.
"Yeah, I heard that's going better. After that little blowout between him and Mark. Though, from what Mark told me, you did a pretty good job on fixing that problem when you yelled at them," Addison joked.
"I though I fixed it when I yelled at Derek. We had the same conversation the first night he came over to see Jacob. But, he was, and probably still is, pretty insecure around Mark," Meredith shook replied, setting Addison's stuff down in Jacob's room.
"Yeah, well, that's partly my fault. Though, any anger and regret was lost about three years ago," Addison responded, as she laid a hand on Jacob's head. A knock on the door, and Addison stood up and Jacob followed, "I got it."
Meredith listened as she made her way down the stairs and opened the doors. She heard Mark's Addi! and Addison's responding laugh and hey Mark. Meredith smiled as she listened to them talking as the front door shut but no footsteps were heard.
Yes, Addison's regret was long gone, but Meredith wasn't even sure she regretted some of the things she's done. She hadn't regretted falling in love with a married man by the end of it, she hadn't regretted doing the same thing again, she hadn't regretted taking the steps back, she hadn't regretted leaving, and she definitely did not regret coming back. She didn't even regret keeping Jacob from him. But, deep down, Meredith wondered if not regretting those things, is what she regretted the most.
She was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard someone entered the room. Expecting Mark or Addison, she was surprised to see Derek standing before her. Only for the fact she hadn't heard him enter, but then again, she escaped into her own thoughts several minutes ago. He walked over and sat down next to her.
She smiled and looked over at him, asking him what was running through her mind, "Do you ever regret anything that you've done?"
"Yes," he answered. "I regret a lot of things that I've done. I regret lying to you, calling you a whore, kissing Rose, getting mad about Mark, and a whole lot more. Why?"
Meredith sighed, "I don't regret it. I don't regret leaving like I had and keeping Jacob from you. I mean, I did what I thought was best, so why should I regret it? When I was little, my friend told me that you shouldn't ever regret anything, because, in that moment, you did exactly what you wanted to. A few hours later, you may realize you don't really want it, but that's just what you have to live with. So, you can apologize, fix it, and move on because there's no way to go back and fix it. In the end, you just end up wasting time wishing you could change it.
"I see," Derek nodded in understanding. "So, you've never regretted one thing you've done."
"Right after I found out about Addison, I regretted caving into your wishes to take me out. And, right after I got back, I regretted leaving and keeping Jacob from you. But, that all went away so fast," she admitted. "If you think about it, it was the right thing to do then, and then the right thing was to come back. Why regret something that was right at one point? Even just for that split second?"
"Good point," Derek nodded. He kissed her gently before standing up, "Then, I shouldn't regret that later on, cause I did exactly what I wanted in this moment."
Meredith got up and followed a couple seconds later as she heard more of her guest arrive. Izzie cooked and they all crowded around and ate. Alex and Izzie announced that they had found a nice little apartment and would be moving out in a few weeks to give Meredith and Jacob their space. Meredith's mind was mostly on Derek. They weren't quite ready for a relationship yet; they had just hit the okay mark. But, he'd just taken the step that was needed to show that, sometime in the future, he'd like to try again. Which was exactly what she needed to know.
Meredith's voice over: So, in the end, we realize that mistakes are made, hearts are broken, you regret, people leave, secrets are made, and they eventually come out. But, sometimes, as crazy as it seems, that's exactly what two people in a relationship need so they can come together.
I decided on a kinda Merder but not extremely gushy anding. Well, it was a short ending. But, I have promises of a sequel if ya'll want it. I have the main center point figured out and it would have some angst… Cause I do like angst. But, this is the ending. And I hope you enjoyed it very much. I was planning on having a list of everyone who reviewed so I can thank you by name, but that'll have to wait a few days cause I got more reviews than I had expected when I started this. Two more reviews, and this will be my first story to hit 100 reviews. Thank you all very, very much!