Derek

The airport was dry and sticky, the summer weather slowly coming towards a heed. I looked over at Amy who was flapping her hand frantically around her face. I smiled, the dark curls covering my eyes. I really had to cut it…

"Hot?"

She looked over, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Always," she laughed grabbing a water bottle.

"I still don't understand why you want to go down there 3 weeks before the actual reunion!" I sighed, rubbing my eyes. "Seattle isn't that great."

"Well I've never been," she shrugged, hugging her suitcase. "Plus don't you want to see your old friends?"

"The only friends I had back there were Mark and Burke. Mark is here and Burke is God knows where…"

"Two friends?!" she exclaimed horrified. "Oh my gosh! That's crazy!"

"Hey! I had…other issues," I mumbled, my mind drifting back to Meredith.

"Well, that's a little embarrassing if you ask me," she said matter-of-factly, pulling her hair up in a loose bun. "Oh and do you know what else is embarrassing? Your hair!"

"I know, I know," I murmured, shaking my fingers through the thick, tangled mess. "I'll cut it…soon."

"You better!" she warned, standing up at the call of our flight number. "It's seriously getting out of control."

I nodded, staring down at her engagement ring. So many questions swarmed in my mind. What would they say? What would Meredith say? Should I even tell her that I'm engaged? It scared the hell out of me. In less than 7 hours I would be seeing the only person I really ever loved.

"Ready?" she asked, pushing the sticky strands of hair out of her chocolate brown eyes.

"Yep," I responded, grabbing her suitcase. Walking onto the airplane I knew there was no turning back, no starting over. After all, there never was.

"Wow," I breathed, taking in the chilly Seattle air. It looked exactly the same, almost as if it had been waiting for me to return. "I can't believe I'm back here."

"Derek, its freezing!" Amy stuttered, pulling her jacket closer to her body. "You could have told me to dress for December!"

I wrapped my arms around her, simply happy to be back in this city. "You'll get used to it," I assured her, signaling a cab.

"Yeah right!" she exclaimed, snuggling closer to me, her breath forming small clouds in the air.

"Derek Shepherd?" a low voice spoke behind me. I grinned, knowing exactly who was speaking my name…

Turning around, I couldn't help but laugh in astonishment. "Preston Burke," I shook my head, "Where the hell have you been?!"

"So after I left San Diego," Burke explained biting into his sandwich, "I went to LA and you wouldn't believe who I saw there…"

"Addison?" I guessed taking a sip of my diet coke. I couldn't believe I had stumbled upon him, my best friend, from all those years ago.

"Yep!" he nodded, "I couldn't believe it. She's working in some clinic thing, really stupid if you ask me, but there was a hospital nearby so I took a job and for some reason I ended back at Seattle Grace."

"Wow, how long have you been working for Richard?" I asked, holding onto Amy who seemed fully invested in the story.

"Oh…" His facial features softened as he leaned in. "I sort of came last week and uhm…went to see Cristina," he coughed causing me to burst out laughing.

"No you didn't! Did she tare your bones off?"

"She slammed the door on my face," he laughed, shaking his head. "I was stupid to even think she would…I don't know."

"Who's Cristina?" Amy inquired, taking a chip off my plate. "Your ex?"

"His very pushy, very frank ex," I answered for him. "She could kill you and make it look like a complete accident."

"Ohh, I want to meet her!" she replied enthusiastically. "Can we Derek?"

"We'll see," I said through clenched teeth, even though I knew the answer was clear. I could never ever EVER see Cristina Yang after what happened the day I left…

"So your doing it AGAIN!?" she angrily accused me, preventing me any entrance to my car.

"Cristina, just let me go. It's for the best…" I tried, knowing it was no use.

"BULLSHIT!" she yelled, "You broke her heart way too many times!"

"I can't stay here!" I screamed, trying my best to make her go away. "Just let me go…I'm done."

"YOU'RE DONE?!" she exclaimed, "You know what SHEPHERD, you are a coward and an ass! She doesn't deserve a guy like you! In fact…NO ONE does!"

"SHE CHEATED ON ME!" I yelled, my throat becoming itchy and muffled.

"ONLY CAUSE YOU CHEATED ON HER!" she shot right back.

"I DIDN'T! YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE WHOLE STORY!" I choked my voice braking.

"I know enough," she responded, moving to the side. "But you better not come back again or I swear to God!"

"No worries there," I quickly attacked, sliding into my car and driving away, leaving it all behind.

The hospital was the same, nothing was different. The entrance still looked exactly like it did six years ago, the smell still lingered, the gossiping nurses were still there, everything was the same…

"Are you ready?" Amy asked, grabbing my hand. "I know it can be nerve racking."

"Yeah," I took a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. "This is fine."

I took my first step, bringing me closer to the hospital I once knew, once loved.

"Well Burke was nice," Amy smiled, obviously trying to take my mind off re-meeting all the people I abandoned.

"Yeah," I agreed, opening the glass doors. "He's a brilliant surgeon."

"I heard," she nodded looking around the huge waiting room. "Wow…this is so much bigger than New York's!"

"That's because New York has about a thousand hospitals and Seattle really only has this one, if you want good care at least," I explained, taking her towards the elevators. The elevators…

"Oh, I get it." She quickly pressed the arrow facing up and began to look through the many pictures inhabiting the walls. "Hey, come here," she motioned towards me. "Don't you know most of these surgeons?"

I looked down the list and nodded. The majority of them I knew, and to be quite frank the majority of them sucked compared to me.

"Oh my gosh!" she squealed pointing to a female doctor. "I read about her in some medical journal…she's supposed to be amazing!"

I looked closer at the large picture and felt like fainting. "Oh…that's, that's Meredith Grey," I cleared my throat, avoiding the itching feeling around my neck.

"Yeah that's it! Grey!" she exclaimed, finding her floor number on the brochure she picked up. "She's on the 5th floor, on the surgical wing. Can we meet her?"

"No," I answered almost too quickly, pressing down on the arrow again and again.

"Why not?" she asked, completely taken back. "You said you knew her and she's-"

"I said no," I retorted, clenching my jaw. "Let's just go to the chief's office and be done with everything."

"Fine," she said bluntly, shaking her head. "Whatever."

"Come on Amy don't do this," I groaned.

"Do what?" she shot, "I am not doing anything! You are just acting like a total ass!"

"I just don't want to see her! Is that so bad?" I asked urgently, my hands in the air.

"Well then there must be a reason?! Why don't you want to see her?"

"Because…because…I don't know I just don't!" I knew it wasn't a good answer. In fact, it was a horrible answer. But she was right, why didn't I want to see her?

"Ugh!" she moaned, stepping into the crowded elevator.

I quickly joined her, bumping into random people and surgeons, the cramped elevator becoming even smaller.

"I just don't get it," she shook her head after the elevator doors clicked shut. "She's a brilliant surgeon! And on top of that she's neuro! YOUR specialty!"

"Look, we had a pretty…shady past I guess and I just don't feel like digging that up again. Can we just drop this, please?" I pleaded.

"Fine!" she exhaled, rolling her eyes. "But we are definitely seeing these other doctors."

"Okay, okay," I agreed, leaning against the door.

"Does anyone know where billing is?" a small woman's voice asked behind me.

"The basement," I responded. Only I was joined by another voice. When I turned my head, a look of shock inhabited my face. Oh my God. It was Meredith's.

A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in awhile! But the reunion is coming and AHHH Derek and Meredith are in the same elevator...TOGETHER! How ironic right? Hehe but anyways, apparanly Meredith cheated on Derek but only cause Derek cheated on her? Hmmm something is not right there. So you will see what happened and what WILL happen when you click that tiny review button