I sure wish I owned Grey's Anatomy. There wouldn't be any upset Mer/Der fans. So, I do not own this fine show!
A/N: The text in italics is the flashback.
"I really didn't want to go to Las Vegas for spring break. I wanted to go to Cancun, or someplace tropical. I wanted to lay on the beach, sipping tropical mixed drinks. My friend, Megan insisted we go. Her boyfriend, Chris wanted to go there to meet some of his friends. I obviously wasn't going anywhere by myself, so I agreed. My mom, she was mad. She wanted me to stay home. I needed to be responsible, get ready for college. I had graduated from high school one semester early. I had just turned eighteen. I had freedom, and I wanted to fly. We got in a fight, and I told her I was going. A few days later, I was on a plane headed to Las Vegas." Meredith began her story, as Addison listened intently.
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"Can you please just stop talking?" Meredith said, laying her head back against the seat.
"I can't help it! I am excited. We are going to Las Vegas! Clubs, casinos, how awesome is that?" Meg said happily.
"Really awesome if you are eighty and retired." Meredith responded dryly.
"Oh, come on, Mer. You will have a good time!" Chris, Megan's boyfriend shouted over to her.
"Yeah, okay. I am going to be a third wheel." Meredith whined as she closed her eyes.
"No, you aren't, there are going to be tons of hot college guys." Megan piped in. "Are you just upset about Jake?" Megan asked sympathetically.
"Oh yeah, she's upset." Chris rolled his eyes. "A chick doesn't dump her boyfriend two days before she leaves for Las Vegas for nothing. It was because Jake couldn't go, and she wanted have a good time with or without him. She's not upset." He laughed. Meredith ignored his comment, even if it was slightly true.
"Spring break is supposed to be tropical. Bathing suits, hot sun, sandy beaches..." Meredith whined.
"It will be fun, I promise." Megan said. Chris leaned over and kissed her. Meredith rolled her eyes and turned away. "Oh, here." Megan hands Meredith an i.d.
"What's this?" Meredith asked, grabbing it.
"It's a fake i.d., dummy, If you want to go clubbing and drink, you are going to need it!" Megan laughed.
"Oh, yeah. Duh." Meredith said, looking at the i.d. "Thanks." She had a feeling that she was going to get into way too much trouble in Las Vegas.
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Meredith grabbed her bags and headed up to the hotel room with Megan and Chris. Megan and Meredith were sharing a room, Chris was sharing a room with his friends. The room was fairly nice, and looked clean. Meredith put her bags down and collapsed on the bed. It felt great to be free, to do what she wanted. Her mom didn't keep a tight leash on her, but she did put a lot of pressure on her to succeed.
"Come on!" Megan chirped, as she smacked Meredith in the arm.
"What?" Meredith said with a moan. She didn't feel like doing anything.
"Let's go do something." Megan said, smiling.
"You go, I'll rest!" Meredith suggested.
"No." Megan stated loudly.
"Besides, Las Vegas doesn't come to life until dark. I want to be at the top of my game. You and Chris can go hang out." Meredith said, laying her head on her pillow.
"Fine. You are definitely coming out tonight though." Megan whined, and she walked out the door and into the hallway.
"Okay." Meredith said. She closed her eyes and took a nap.
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"Come on, Mer!" Megan yelled through the door. "We said we would meet them fifteen minutes ago!"
"I'm almost done." Meredith said, finishing up her makeup. She never wore makeup at home. Las Vegas was different. She was going to come to life. She opened the door, revealing herself. She was wearing a black skirt and a red halter top.
"You look hot!" Megan shouted, they both started laughing. "You are the lucky one here. You came unattached! I was stupid..."
"I'm sure it won't be that great." She giggled. They made their way to the elevator. She laughed when she noticed a middle aged man checking her out.
"She's hot, right?" Megan asked the man, who blushed. "It's okay, we all know it."
"So how many of Chris' friends are going to be here?" Meredith asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Oh, I think five. Yeah, five, that's what he said. I am jealous. Five hot guys..." Megan moaned. "Oh, there they are." She pointed across the street. They were standing outside the club.
"Hey guys." Megan said as they approached the crowd. "This is my best friend in the whole world, Meredith." She giggled. "And totally available." She motioned at her.
"Quit trying to pimp me out!" Meredith said with a smirk.
"This is Ian, Allan, Chuck, Kyle and David." Chris said.
"Hey." Meredith smiled. Ian was the hottest one, and definitely the most confident. She could tell that he thought he could have anything he wanted, Allan was quiet, and reserved. Chuck was quirky, he was definitely and acquired taste. Kyle was a classic jock, and David was the smart one. David was safe, he was the one she would have the most in common with. "We are going to be waiting forever."
"No. Ian will get us in right away. He comes here a lot." David said with a smile.
"Is that so?" Meredith asked, turning towards Ian.
"It is." He said. She found his british accent incredibly sexy. She looked into his bright green eyes. "Just one minute."
"So, what college do you go to?" Kyle asked, leaning towards Meredith.
"None, yet. I am still deciding." She returned to him.
"Ahh, I see." He said, talking loudly over the music that was playing inside the club.
"Come on!" Ian yelled. They all followed.
"I.d." The bouncer said as Meredith approached the door. She handed it over. "Okay." She made it, they let her in.
"Can I get you a drink?" Kyle asked Meredith.
"Sure." Meredith smiled.
"What'll it be?"
"Uh, just a beer, I guess." She answered. She had only drank beer and tequila at home.
"That's no fun!" He said. He came back and handed her a mixed drink. "It's a cosmo." He said.
"Oh, thanks!" She said, taking a drink. Meredith glanced across the club and saw Ian working the scene. He was overly confident. Girls were falling over him left and right, she turned away.
"Do you want to dance?" He asked her.
"Sure." They made their way onto the floor. He was hot, and a good dancer . She was impressed.
"So you're from Seattle?" He asked her.
"Yeah, and you?" She yelled over the music.
"Massachusetts." He shouted back. When the song ended he headed over to the bar, Meredith started watching people.
"So how is it going?" Ian asked Kyle as he grabbed their drinks.
"Good." He smiled. "She's hot." He said motioning to Meredith.
"Yeah, well she's mine." Ian responded with a cocky smile.
"I don't think so." Kyle said, not backing down.
"Oh, yes." Ian said, grabbing Meredith's drink out if his hand. He walked over and handed it to her.
"Hey." He hands her the drink.
"What's this?" She asked with a crooked look on her face.
"A drink." He stated simply with his deep voice.
"Oh. No thanks. Kyle was actually getting me a drink." She responded, as man bumped into her.
"Well, now I am." He said with a smile.
"No, you aren't." She returned. She wanted him to realize he didn't get everything he wanted. She turned and walked away. Shut down.
"Hey." Meredith said to Kyle. "You left me hanging."
"No." He handed her a drink. "I didn't." He glared at Ian across the room "Let's dance."
Meredith and Kyle hung out together most of the night. He walked her back to her hotel room but he didn't come in. She was too trashed, and he didn't want to take advantage of her. She opened up the room, revealing Megan and Chris in bed. Their head shot up when she walked by.
"Just pretend I'm not here." She said, as she laid down, passing out.
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Everyone met for breakfast except Meredith. She drank a lot. The guys were used to it. Megan, barely drank anything last night. Meredith, however, had many drinks. She opened her eyes and immediately felt the pounding headache. She looked down, she was still in the same clothes. She was a mess. Once she stood up, she immediately ran to the bathroom to vomit. So this is freedom?
"Hey. We missed you at breakfast." Megan said as she walked in. Meredith was laying in bed.
"Shh!" Meredith hissed.
"Geez. How much did you drink last night?" Megan asked. "Kyle said you drank a lot."
"I did." Meredith said, covering her head with the pillow. "And now, I want to die!"
"I'm sure you do! Rest up, you have another long night ahead of you..."
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"So, can I buy you a drink?" Ian asked Meredith as he walked up from behind, putting his hand on the small of her back. She was leaning against the bar. He did the down-up look. She was looking hotter tonight than the night before.
"No." Meredith responded dryly, and turned around.
"Ah, so you are ignoring me now?" Meredith listened to his smooth voice. She wanted to turn around so bad. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction.
"Yeah, I think I am, actually." She said, turning her head.
"I am charming, smart, good looking, and rich. Turn around." He said smoothly.
"You are so stuck on yourself!" She said as she walked away. "No attractive!" She walked straight to Kyle, who was talking to some friends.
"Hey, Kyle. Want to dance?" She asked, glancing over at a fuming Ian.
"Sure." He responded. The both went out on the dance floor. Ian was watching like a hawk. He was insanely jealous. The dancing got more intense, sexier. How could she ignore him? No one has ever been able to resist him, ever, He purposely made his way over by Meredith and cut in between the two of them.
"Hey." Ian said.
"Why do you insist on bothering me?" She stopped dancing and walked away from him.
"You are an ass!" Kyle said to his friend. "I finally find a chick I'm into, and you try to steal her away. Not everything is about you."
"She doesn't want me. She is the first one ever. She doesn't want me." Ian stated in shock.
"No shit!" Kyle rushed over to Meredith who was downing a shot.
"So, do you want to continue this in my room?" She asked seductively.
"Really?" She shook her head. "Okay." He lead her out of the club. Ian angrily slammed a shot and grabbed a redheaded girl who was walking by.
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Meredith opened her eyes to see Kyle laying on the bed next to her. She looked down, thanking God that they were both still fully clothed. She laid their for a minute with her eyes closed. She heard Kyle yawn, and she opened her eyes.
"Hey." He said with a smile.
"Hey. So we didn't-" She started to say, looking at him.
"No." He said quickly, looking over at her.
"Why?" She asked. She was truly surprised. She had all intentions of sleeping with him last night. She was here to have fun.
"You were pretty lit. I didn't want to take advantage." He said quietly. He was being honest, he wasn't like that.
"Oh." She said smoothly. "Well, this trip is supposed to be fun."
"So sex with no strings is fun for you?" He asked.
"It can be." She smiled.
"I'll have to remember that." Kyle said quietly. "Look, you are a nice girl and all..." He started out. He was looking guilty.
"But--" Meredith said.
"I have a girlfriend. She's great, and I--" He trailed off, his face looked full of guilt.
"A Girlfriend?" She said loudly. "Seriously?" She climbed out of bed. "I give you credit, for not sleeping with someone who wanted it. But, you made it sound like you could. I dumped my boyfriend before I came here, because I wanted to have fun! You are an ass. Just go. Do me a favor, do not buy me a drink again!" He dropped his head and walked out. Megan walked out of the bathroom.
"What's going on?" Megan's said as she walked up to her.
"He has a girlfriend. I was going to screw him last night. He failed to mention that he is in love with someone. God! Why does this shit happen. Now I feel like my mother, the other woman." Meredith moaned.
"It's not like you knew. No sweat, it's his problem. I can personally guarantee the other guys don't have girlfriends. Besides, Ian is really into you!" Megan said happily.
"Ian is an ass!" Meredith shouted, showing her disdain for him.
"Well, there is David. He is quiet. He's wanted to talk to you the whole time." Megan said, shrugging her shoulders.
"David is nice..." Meredith said, remembering the guy that she thought she would have the most in common with. "I just need some sex. Some good, hot, sex!" Meredith huffed.
"You are such a whore!" Megan said, with a laugh. Meredith was much more promiscuous that she.
"I know." Meredith giggled. "So, did I miss breakfast?"
"Not if you hurry!" Megan said, throwing on her shoes. Meredith quickly pulled on a pair of jeans and a top. They met the others at the restaurant.
"Hey." Ian said to Meredith as she sat down at the table. She ignored him, and sat down next to Megan. Chris, Megan's boyfriend, David and Ian were the only ones there. "Where is Kyle?" Ian asked with a laugh.
"Probably calling his girlfriend." Megan said smartly.
"Ouch." Ian said, looking over at Meredith. "You know, I don't have a girlfriend..."
"No, but you will take anything you can get." She retorted. "Not an appealing quality."
"That is not true. I am just looking for the right girl..." Ian said smartly. His voice almost made her swoon.
"By getting in their pants, one by one...Great strategy." She said, rolling her eyes. She turns to Megan. "I am so not looking forward to going back to reality."
"You have a lot to do. Have you applied yet?" She asked.
"Hell no. My mom is being all crazy about it." Meredith answered, taking a bite of her eggs.
"Meredith is done with school. She graduated a semester early. Now her mom is getting her ready to be a world-class surgeon." Megan beamed with pride. Meredith laughed.
"A surgeon?" David asked. "I'm starting Med school in a month." He said.
"Really? What are you going for?" Meredith asked.
"Plastics." He beamed. "What about you?" He asked, studying her intently.
"Neurosurgery. That is, if I make it. That is a long way off." She said, smiling.
"I'm going to be a brain surgeon!" Ian said loudly, he didn't realize that that is what a neurosurgeon was.
"Yeah, that would be a neurosurgeon." Said David with a chuckle.
"You aren't smart enough, sorry." Meredith giggle. "Besides, I think you would do better in gynie!" They all laugh.
"I am highly intelligent." Ian stated boldly.
"Sure, you are..." Said Meredith, unconvinced. "So where is it that are you going to college?"
"I'm not." He said happily.
"Ian is living off of his parents money." Chris pipped in. "He's a rich playboy."
"Oh..." Said Meredith, unimpressed.
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"So, it's our last night!" Megan said. "So we have to go absolutely crazy!"
"Yeah." Said Meredith happily.
"Although, you have been doing that all week..." Megan said, laughing as she put her makeup on.
"Have not!" Meredith said, loudly. Pulling her skirt on.
"Yeah..." Megan said with doubt. "Last night, you danced topless on a table! Oh, and you have had sex with David The last few nights. Hot sex, I might mention. Luckily, he and Chris were sharing a room, or I would have gotten no sleep! Oh, and you flashed your boobs to get in the club. And then you let all those guys do belly shots off of you. Not to mention the dancing..." Megan went on, Meredith cut her off.
"Okay, okay! But it has totally rocked!" Meredith said happily.
"So, you are glad you came?" Megan asked.
"Yeah, I really am." Meredith answered. "Especially because I have my best friend with me!"
"So, Ian is going to get us into the hottest club in Vegas." Megan smiled and pulled her shoes on. "It is going to be crazy!"
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Has nobody asked you how you are?
You look like you might not last the day
I wouldn't have made it very far
So we'd make a good team right away
"Where is David?" Meredith asked Chris, with disappointment in her voice.
"He is back in the room. He's sick as hell." Chris said, sympathetically.
"Oh well." She shrugged. "There are tons of guys here, and I am cruising."
"I like your attitude!" Chris joked, and walked away. A guy came up and asked her to dance. She danced with several guys for over an hour. She went up to the bar, and leaned against it.
"From the guy at the end of the bar." The bartender slid her a drink. She looked down to see Ian. She slide it back.
"No thanks." She responded. "I will have a shot of tequila." She told him.
"Coming right up." He responded. Ian looked over at her, she pretended she didn't see him. He walks over.
"Why won't you let me buy you a drink?" Ian asked smoothly and he rubbed up against her.
"Because you want to too badly." She answered simply. "Besides, you are after every girl here. You aren't exactly making me feel special."
"Ahh, but you are." He smiled. She stared into his green eyes. "Have you not noticed that last three days, I have dedicated my time strictly to get you to notice me?" He said confidently.
"Oh, three days." She rolled her eyes. "Feel so privileged!"
"The lady will have another shot." He yelled at the bartender. He slid the shot over to her.
"What the hell..." She shrugged. "It's your money, it doesn't mean you are getting anywhere." She slammed the shot.
"Fine with me." He smiled. "You are definitely the hottest girl in this club."
"Now you just want to get in my pants." She laughed and slammed another shot.
"Oh, I want to get in your pants. Believe me. But you really are the hottest girl in the club." She smiled. He was winning her over. Megan walked up. Ian was in the bathroom.
"So Ian has only had eyes on you all night!" Megan said.
"Oh yeah, he has." Meredith responded skeptically.
"No, really." Megan said happily. "Besides, you are the one that said you wanted to have a good time. You will have a good time with Ian. I guarantee it!" Megan said, walking away.
"Do you want to dance?" Ian said smoothly as he slid his hand down her back. She looked at him. What the hell? I am here to have fun.
"Sure." Said said with a smile. They made their way out. The dancing was hot. Megan looked over and shook her head. Meredith was definitely having a good time now. Ian had his hands all over her, and she didn't seem to care. The many shots of tequila in her system were probably helping with that. They danced for a long time. They found Chris and Megan at a table and they sat down.
"I'm going to get some shots!" Ian said loudly, and walked away.
"So you seem to be having a good time!" Megan yelled over the music.
"I am." Meredith responded.
"I think you are a little tanked." Chris said innocently. He was getting a little concerned.
"I am fine!" Meredith yelled. Ian came back to the table. She grabbed a shot, looked at Megan and Chris, and slammed it down.
"Now you, are a champ!" Ian said, sitting down. "I am impressed." He slide his hand up her thigh.
"You have seen nothing yet." Meredith responded seductively. "Let's go." She grabbed his hand and pulled him up.
"I like how this girl thinks!" Ian said to Chris and Megan, who both glared at him. "Well, goodnight. I think it will be a very good night!" He said, walking off with Meredith.
"Oh, shit." Chris said.
"This is bad." Megan said with a worried look on her face.
Meredith and Ian made it to his hotel. As the elevator doors shut, as she shoved him against the wall, and began kissing him. He was shocked, but very willing to go along. She wrapped her legs around him, and he spun her around and slammed against the wall.
"You are so hot." He said, between kisses. "I am going to show you things you have never seen!"
"And I have a few tricks of my own!" She said as he led her to his lavish room. He poured them more shots. They slammed them, and then fell onto the bed.
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I've not made amends for yesterday
My lip won't get me out of it
Waking up dreading hearing tales
Of all my nightmares being true
Meredith felt the pounding in her head. She couldn't open her eyes. Once she did, she was going to wish she were dead. What the hell did I do last night? She remembered the dancing with Ian. It was hot, she had been all over him. She knew the sun was shining in the window, and it was going to kill her when it hit her eyes. She laid in the bed, using her senses. She was pretty sure she was naked. Yep, definitely naked. She could smell the alcohol. She smelled like she fell in a vat of it. Her body ached, she felt like she had done triathlon. Then she heard it. It was the breathing of someone else. Faint, but there. She slowly opened her eyes. She saw a sleeping Ian. Even asleep, he was hot. She looked at his very naked body, and raised his eyebrows, very impressive. He had bite and claw marks all over him. She knew it was her doing. There was an empty bottle of tequila by her head. Shit! She tried to pull the sheet, but he was on top of it. Screw it! She Threw her legs over the side of the bed, grabbing her head. The room was now spinning. Shit didn't even cover it. This was an 'Oh fuck' moment. She wasn't even sure if she would be able to walk. Her feet hit the floor. She rubbed her head. There was something on her finger. She looked down, to see a huge diamond on her hand. What the hell is this? She took if off and laid it on the table, along side a cheap, Vegas wedding chapel veil. She shook her head. She looked around. She saw used condoms. What the hell did I do? At least we were smart enough to use protection. She was walking wobbly, trying to pick up her clothes. Crap. She bent down to pick up her skirt.
"What are you doing, my love?" Ian said sweetly in his british accent. Meredith's head shot up. "I have to say, you look much better without clothes." She covers herself.
"I had panties, black ones." He pulled them from behind him.
"Ah, these. I thought I could keep these!" He said. "A souvenir."
"Give them to me!" She shouted. He does, she pulls them on. "And a bra..." He grabs it off the lamp, and throws it to her.
"This black lacy one?" He said with a smirk. She raised her arm to catch it. She was sore. She did not even want to know what she did last night.
"You did have some tricks. I am impressed." He smiled.
"I don't even want to know..." She moaned.
"Oh I will have fond memories of this forever. You are quite flexible. You bend in ways I have never seen." Ian laughed. She was now fully clothed. "So, why don't you come back to bed? We were great together. Believe me, you want to remember. I could help you refresh your memory."
"Never again! It was a mistake." Meredith said angrily. She was more angry at herself than him. "I didn't mean to do it."
"All five times? You are a very, very dirty girl. The things you can do with your mouth..." He chuckled. She rolled her eyes and walked to the door. "Where do you think you are going, my beautiful bride?" Meredith turned around.
"Ha ha, very funny." She said, walking closer to the door.
"Ah, funny, but very true. Where is your ring, by the way? You picked out the biggest one. Here." He held out a piece of paper. She walked over and grabbed it. She looked down and gasped. She was indeed, really married. She didn't know what to do. She sat down and stared at the wall.
"What do we do?" She said sadly.
"We go home." He said as if it was obvious.
"Go home? No, I mean an annulment, or whatever." She said quietly.
"I don't want an annulment." Ian said smoothly, looking at her shocked face.
"What?" Meredith said in shock.
"I have never met a girl that could keep up with me. I do this all of the time." He told her.
"What, marry unknowing girls..." She spat at him.
"No, drink. I wasn't that drunk, I knew what we were doing." Ian explained. "You picked out the ring, you picked the chapel."
"Why? Why did I agree?" Meredith asked sadly.
"We wanted to piss of our parents. My mum has been trying to set me up with her friend's daughters. Who, I might add, are absolute cheeky cows. You are not what my mum wants me to bring home, especially as a wife." He said, looking at her saddened face.
"Thanks." Meredith felt like she was going to cry. She rubbed her temples.
"No. It's not like that. I like you. She wants a refined, tea drinking, rich robot. Someone with class from a notable family. She wouldn't want me married to such a bold, sexy, confident woman. You said you hated your mum and this would be the worst revenge ever. You also said something about your mum being an adulterous, commanding whore, who pushed you too hard." Ian told her. Meredith started to cry lightly. He rubbed her back, at his touch she sobbed. "Meredith, come home with me. I can take care of you. I can give you anything you want. Besides, you don't want to go home, do you?" He said, sympathetically.
"No." She said. It was the truth. She didn't want to go home to her demanding mother. She was an adult! She made her own decisions. He grabs her ring off the table, and hands it to her. She slid it on.
"You are a woman who knows what she wants. Get out from under your mum's cloud. Make your own life." He is an ass, an ass's ass. But it's my mistake. I need to own it. Besides, I could really start over in England. "So, where is home?" She asked.
"England." He said, she sighed. Maybe she could be happy, maybe she could love him. Maybe this was fate. Just maybe. Or, just maybe I have lost my mind?
I take a breath and grab the phone
Secretly hoping you're not home
I'd leave a message - I was out
Out of my mind on drink and drugs
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"Wow." Addison said in a state of shock. "So you married a guy in a drunken haze?"
"Pretty much. I don't even know how they could do it, I was so drunk. But it happened. It was legal. He held a dual citizenship. I called my mom, told her I wouldn't be home. I left all of my stuff. We left from Las Vegas, and headed straight to England. I got on a plane with a man I barely knew, who just happened to be my husband." Meredith said, she was shocked herself.
"So what happened, why did you get a divorce?" Addison asked. She heard the familiar beep of Addison's pager. "Sorry, I have to go..." Addison trailed off.
"That's okay. I'm going to bed. Thanks, Addie, for listening." Meredith said, standing up.
"You still have more to tell me. This is better than a soap opera..." She said, standing up.
"Yeah, and it's my life. How pathetic." Addison gave her a hug, then walked out. Meredith made her way upstairs and laid in her bed. She put her head on the pillow and cried. She cried for hours. Ten years, gone forever. She didn't even hear Chase come in. He laid next to her, holding her. He had no idea why she was crying. He just held her.
"I love you, Meredith." He whispered.
I'm beginning to wonder? What is love?
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The song was 'Ask Me How I Am' By Snow Patrol. Fitting for waking up next to your unknown husband. Okay, so I hope you now have a bigger idea as to what's going on. Ian didn't take advantage of Mer, she wanted it. Except the wedding, which she has absolutely no memory of. And before you ask, it really was legal. And as for her going with him, at the time she was pissed at the world, and thought what the hell. Later you will find out what happened over there... Please REVIEW! And thanks for reading!