A/N: Sorry about the wait, I had a huge research paper on three Chinese Dynasties. FUN! Not. Anyways, enjoy!

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Meredith walked confidently, side by side with Derek through the doors of Seattle Grace Hospital. The move from New York wasn't half as hard as she thought it'd be considering half the Shepherd family helped her pack up her apartment. The partners in the practice took care of finding a replacement for Meredith.

By some chance Meredith's mother's lawyer called saying that there was still Queen Anne, Seattle, property under Ellis Grey's name. Meredith found out that it was an old Victorian house, which she promptly moved into barring protests from Derek to stay with him. She really had no desire to be anywhere close to Rose. She seemed like a nice enough girl but she was over infatuated with Derek and it was almost creepy.

They walked towards the nurses' station. "I've got to go get an ID and get all my papers straightened out," Meredith told Derek.

"Okay," he grinned. "Meet me for lunch?"

"Definitely," she nodded walking towards the elevator. Instead of going down to get her ID, like she told Derek she was going to, she went up to physic. Dr. Gold had given her the name of a therapist at Seattle Grace who Meredith could talk to. So, Meredith had gone the day before to get her ID, lab coat, and settle her transfer so that she could take an hour to go see Dr. Wyatt and sometime to settle in.

Approaching the door, she knocked softly. "Come in," she heard.

Meredith walked through the door, gazing around the room at the office. Like Dr. Gold's office there were fish and comfortable couches but this one looked more like an office you'd find in a hospital. It was less warm looking. It almost had the sterile feeling of the rest of the hospital with its white tiled walls.

"You must be Meredith," Dr. Wyatt smiled extending her hand to Meredith. She took the gesture and shook back. "Dr. Gold faxed me all her notes about everything you've told her, so we can start right away," informed her Dr. Wyatt. "So, how are you after this big move?"

"Fine," nodded Meredith, folding her hands in her lap.

"Fine, fine?"

"It wasn't a big deal," she shrugged. "I only have Derek's family back east and one good friend. Otherwise, I have Derek. Those are my people. So, yes. My move out here was fine, fine."

"Ok," said Dr. Wyatt in a monotone. "So, how are things with…" she trailed off, looking down at her notes. "Derek'?"

"They're great," she smiled falsely.

"Meredith," Dr. Wyatt chastised. "The point of therapy is not to lie but to get help through truth."

"He's my best friend. We're always great."

"Lie."

"I'm not lying!"

"Bullshit," shrugged Dr. Wyatt.

"Aren't shrinks supposed to be nice?"

"They're supposed to be truthful. And Meredith, from Dr. Gold's notes, and my quick observations, you need to make a decision. Either, you need to reconcile to the fact that he's with Rose, or actually be pro active and tell him."

"I know!" she exclaimed. "Don't you think I know? Dr. Gold has been telling me this for years…but I can't risk our friendship."

"But, what if he feels the same way you do?"

"What if he doesn't?"

"What if he does?"

Meredith looked at her, getting a bit annoyed with herself for not being able to do this. "I'll see you next week," she said quietly, getting up and leaving the room.

With everyone telling her, pressuring her to tell him, she felt like she was suffocating. They didn't understand that Derek was her lifeline. He rescued her when they were five. If she told him and he didn't love her back, they'd never get over it. Checking her watch, Meredith noticed it was lunch time and texted Derek to meet her in the cafeteria. Walking there she looked around at her new colleagues. She noticed the nurses all stealing glances at her. Derek did warn her that they were gossipy.

"Meredith!" a female voice called to her.

She turned around to see Rose walking towards her. "Um…hi Rose."

"I've been meaning to get you alone," she smiled falsely.

"What do you need?"

Rose took two steps closer. "Listen up," she snarled. "I love Derek. I mean who wouldn't? He's brilliant, handsome, and rich. He's a great catch."

Meredith frowned a little. He was definitely brilliant and completely McDreamy, but the mention of his wealth made her feel uneasy, like Rose was a gold digger.

"Everyone knows how you feel about him," Rose said. "And it's obvious how he feels about you. But, he's mine so you better back off."

"Listen here," snapped Meredith. She was about to continue when she noticed Derek sauntering down the hall. "Hey," she smiled as he approached them.

"Hi," he smiled, kissing the top of Meredith's head.

"Hey baby," Rose purred, pulling him in for a kiss.

"Not here Rose," he groaned. "We having lunch Mer?" asked Derek.

"Actually, I'll let you have lunch with your girlfriend," she smiled, backing away from them. "I have some stuff to do."

One she was out of sight, she began to bolt down the halls until she came to the staircase leading to the roof. She climbed and climbed until she felt the cool Seattle breeze hit her face. As she walked out to the end of the roof, she felt her breath hitch in her throat and she began to hyperventilate. Rose said that he feels something about her.

Could he actually have the same feelings she'd been having for years? Could all of her internal torture be over nothing? Did they waste ten years? She sat, trying to control her breathing and the tears until her pager beeped 911. Quickly she dashed down to the pit, wiping the tears from her eyes, to find Derek and Chief Webber already standing there.

"You paged," she breathed.

"Priority case coming in," the Chief told her, passing her a sheet. She placed it on the table while she grabbed a yellow trauma gown and slipped her arms through as Derek reached to tie the strings on the back. They made their way out to the ambulance bay. Meredith followed closely behind the Chief and Derek, reading the sheet.

"Chief, PDR? What does that mean?" she asked.

He turned back to her. "Prisoner. Death row."

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A/N: Kinda short but, I wanted to end it there.

Oh and IMPORTANT: I have a newish Fic, Come Back to Me. It's really Unlikely Lovers, re-done. It didn't get as much love as my fics usually do…I've been telling myself that it's because people haven't discovered it…so go discover it!