Looking for something I've never seen
Alone and I'm in between
The place that I'm from and the place that I'm in
A city I never been
I found a friend or should I say a foe
Said there's a few things you should know
We don't want you to see we come and we go
Here today, gone tomorrow

The conversation flowed rather smoothly from there. It had not only help get Meredith's mind off of Derek, not completely, but partly, it had also helped with her slight motion sickness. Preston was enjoying her company, knowing that he finally was able to meet the 'famous' Meredith Grey that was continually talked about at Seattle Grace. They discussed many matters such as who he worked with, how busy the hospital usually was, and how Richard and Ellis were doing. They quickly laughed at each other, remembering an idiotic joke that Richard would always tell. Meredith didn;t remember all of it, it had been much too long since she had seen Richard, but her memory was quickly rejuvinated. As the horrible memories of the past few weeks began to fade in Meredith's mind, laughing with Burke, he asked, "So, why idid/i you decide to go back to Seattle? I mean besides the job offer. Because, i'm sure Richard didn't write you up out of the blue, asking you to come down, did he? Did you and your mom ever make up? Or is that your plan?"

We're only taking turns
Holding this world
It's how it's always been
When you're older you will understand

Meredith was afraid that it might come down to this. Memories rushed suddely, and freshly back into her mind. She lowered her head, thinking about everything that led up to this moment. She strained, causing a slight headache on her temple. Her smile had turned into another frown as she sat back into her seat, facing forward, trying to figure out what to say. Burke knew he hit a strong note, now regretting even asking. He didn't even mean to, it had just been on his mind the whole time, and it had slipped out. She leaned her head back into her seat, closing her eyes. She knew Burke had just said something to her - but it was all drowned out by her thoughts of what happened earlier.

Derek had been acting strange all day. Meredith blew it off, knowing that tomorrow was their eight year 'anniversary' so to day. They had been together for yes, eight whole years, and everything was going strong, or so she thought. He had been avoiding her all day, she figured that it was just the jitters, and that he was planning something big for her.

If I say who I know it just goes to show
You need me less than I need you
Take it from me we don't give sympathy
You can trust me trust nobody
But I said you and me we don't have honesty
The things we don't want to speak
I'll try to get out but I never will
Traffic is perfectly still

"Good morning my love," she said, walking into the kitchen as she saw him for the first time that day, wrapping her arm around his neck. It was more afternoon than morning, but it was always the way that she greeted him every morning, with no exceptions.

"Hi," he said, softly; she pulled him into a quick kiss. Wanting to make it more, she tightened her grip, but Derek pulled away. "Something the matter, sweetheart?" Meredith asked, kissing his nose.

"No." was his only reply as he pulled her into another kiss, this one deeper and more passionate, just as she hoped. As Meredith's and Derek's good friend Addison walked through the door, Derek almost dropped Meredith, slightly wiping his mouth away as if he had just been caught doing something wrong.

"Afternoon Addison!" Meredith bounced happily, now that she had had Derek for a bit.

She placed her hand on her hip, glancing first at Derek, then to Meredith, putting on a fake smile, "Afternoon."

"Derek and I were just going out for lunch," Meredith started, nudging Derek's arm flirtatiously, "Wanna come?" Even though she knew that it would only make their time together more public and boring, she had to invite her. Addison was a sister to her, and besides, both she and Derek enjoyed her company.

"Sorry, can't make it, I have to get to work. I was dropping by to say hi," she looked at Derek, her hand still on her hip. Hiding her excitement, Meredith put on a small frown, "What a bummer Addie, maybe next time?"

"Maybe," she said sighing at the same time, "See you later." This was a comment more directed to Derek than to the both of them as she tunred and left the building, but Meredith hadn't even noticed.

Later that night, Meredith was having a blast with Derek, although at times he didn't seem all the way there. At around eight o'clock, the couple had just entered a movie theatre to see 'Saw 2'. Derek knew that it would be the only thing that she would sit through, especially with the trick that he was about to pull. He set his pager to go off about fifteen minutes into the movie.

"Mer, thats the hospital," he whispered into her ear, "I am so sorry, but I have to go. Finish watching the movie, then meet me at home." She nodded in response, upset that Derek was leaving, and enfuriated with the hospital for making him. He kissed her on the forehead, leaving her presence. Before completely leaving the theatre, he glanced back at Meredith. Her eyes were glued on the screen as she cringed in horror, and with that he took his leave.

We're only taking turns
Holding this world
It's how it's always been
When you're older you will understand

As it turned out, only half of the movie only captured Meredith's attention. She left abruptly, hoping that she could stop by the hospital and see Derek before she went home. She checked in quickly with the desk nurse, asking if her love was in surgery, or just checking up on patients. She was confused, and became stressed when the nurse said that Dr. Sheperd hadn't been in today. She became very worried that he might have been in an accident, oor mistakenly picked a fight with a brute. She prayed to God that nothing had happened to him as she rushed out to her car. Pulling into the driveway, she didn't see his car, but hoped that maybe his car had been towed from running out of gas or something. She ran inside, screaming out his name, as tears began to flow down her cheeks. What happened to her Derek? Trying to find some sort of comfort, she turned to the only person she could. Her 'sister'. Meredith parked her car outside of the house, and upon seeing Derek's car, she jumped out and ran to the door. He had probably went back home, and not seeing her, decided to go visit Addison. She opened the door and entered, as she did evry visit to the house that she could even call home. She was surprised that all of the lights in all of the rooms were on, with noone to be found. She quickly rushed upstairs, trying again to find Derek. She stopped for a moment in the hallway, hearing thumps and bumps coming from Addison's room. She approached it cautiously, unsure of any thoughts that were running through her mind. She slowly turned the knob of the master bedroom, hearing Addison scream in pleasure. She surely didn't want to interrupt her sex life, but she was desperate to know where Derek was. Only one of the many, many thoughts registered in her head: Is Derek in there? Pushing the door open, Meredith's eyes produced more tears than she ever thought possible in two seconds.

"Derek?"

And then again maybe you don't
And then again maybe you won't

The two quickly ceased their activity, both looking back at Meredith in fear. "Meredith!" He yelled as she ran out of the room and down the stairs. He quickly stumbled out of bed, falling on his head, putting on his pants. He ran after her, trying to catch up. She had run as quick as she could to get out of the house. As she reached the top of the stairs, she tripped over her untied shoelaces, collapsing, and falling down all of Addison's stairs. By this time he had caught up to her. "Meredith!" He screamed in fear for her safety. He pulled her up off of the ground, but she was still concious, and disn't even want to hear his voice. He pushed abruptly out of his arms, racing to her car, and driving off.

You swear you recall nothing at all
That could make you come back down
You made up your mind to leave it all behind
Now you're forced to fight it out