"Stop it," hissed Meredith. She was half way through her shift, and on her way to check on one of her post-op patients. Somehow on her way she had ended up trapped on an elevator alone with Derek.
"Stop what?" said Derek in such a way that Meredith could hear the smirk in his voice.
"Looking at me."
"I'm not looking at you."
"You are looking at me," said Meredith whipping her head round to glare at him.
"I'm just admiring the view."
"Well don't!"
"I broke up with Rose," said Derek trying to be casual.
"What a shame!"
"You been very angry lately."
"I wonder why."
"You're acting like I'm the reason we broke up," said Derek.
"You are!"
"So you're totally blameless?"
"You cheated on me with a nurse," snapped Meredith. Derek pulled the emergency stop button on the elevator.
"We had broken up," said Derek raising his voice. "You ended us at Cristina's wedding, remember?"
"We were still…"
"Sleeping together? I know but that was all, you wouldn't let me get closer to you, I tried!" shouted Derek.
"That didn't give you the right to start screwing around," shouted Meredith. "Because of you I need to get a damn syphilis test!"
"Me? Why?"
"You were sleeping with another member of staff at the same time!"
"I never slept with her," shouted Derek.
"Like I'm going to believe that," snapped Meredith pushing the button causing the elevator to move again.
"Believe what you want it's true."
"I don't care!"
"Of course you don't," said Derek. "But you played your part too."
"Not as much as you," snapped Meredith as the elevator opened on the surgical floor.
"Fifty Fifty?" Derek called after her.
Meredith didn't look back she just pulled the finger at him.
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"Are you okay?" Lexie asked cautiously.
She and Meredith had been getting along but she wasn't sure if they were at the confiding in each other stage, but when she came across Meredith muttering angrily to herself in an on call room, she had to ask.
"I'm actually a little mental right now," said Meredith. "But I'll be fine."
"Oh okay."
"Do you need something?"
"Uh no not really, I was um just…" said Lexie trying to find an excuse as to why she had been looking for Meredith.
"Do you want to get a drink later?" asked Meredith sensing Lexie's discomfort. "At Joe's after our shift?"
"Yeah sure that'd be great," said Lexie.
"I'll meet you out front at six," said Meredith.
"Great."
"So how are you? How is your…our…you know…him?"
"Still the same," sighed Lexie. "Living in a bottle scotch, one minute I'm best daughter in the world, the next I'm an ungrateful selfish bitch."
"I'm sorry," said Meredith sympathetically. "Is there anything I can do?"
"No it's fine," said Lexie. "It'll be nice to get away from him tonight."
"You don't go out much?"
"Not really," shrugged Lexie. "My friends from Med School are scattered across the country, and all my friends from high school…have jobs and families."
"Yeah it sucks doesn't it?" said Meredith.
"Yeah."
"Well you have me," said Meredith. "It's not much but it's a start."
"Thanks."
"And if you ever need to get away from our father, you're welcome to stay at my place, whether you are with Alex or not," said Meredith.
"Seriously?"
"Seriously," said Meredith. "You shouldn't have to put up with him, there's a hide-a-key in the flowerpot next to the garage."
"Thank you."
"That's what long lost sisters are for," said Meredith. "Anyway I have to go I have a surgery."
"Okay bye," said Lexie.
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"Forty-five, fifty five?" said Derek, as he crept up behind Meredith at the nurses station.
"What?"
"I'll take fifty five percent blame," said Derek.
"Go away," said Meredith dully.
"Come on," he groaned. "That's fair."
"You're an ass!"
"I'm your boss."
"You're my ex," said Meredith. "And you keep showing up everywhere."
"Don't you think that is more than coincidence?" said Derek dreamily.
"No."
"So how are you?" said Derek changing the subject.
"A little annoyed about being stalked actually."
"Tut tut, I was just being friendly," said Derek tapping the bridge of her nose.
"I was just being honest."
"How are things with Lexie?"
"My relationship with my sister is none of your concern."
"Sister?" said Derek raising an eyebrow at her.
"Don't you have to leave yet?"
"We can be friends Meredith," said Derek frowning. "And you don't have to be so unpleasant"
"I don't need a friend like you."
"I'm a good friend," said Derek leaning in to Meredith and whispering softly into her ear. "I can be a very good friend."
"You're right," said Meredith sweetly, taking Derek by surprise. "You are my boss, and bosses don't whisper innuendos into their subordinates ear."
"Subordinates don't generally give their bosses the finger," said Derek.
"It was either that or punch you."
"I think I would take the punch," said Derek running his finger lightly across her right knuckle. "I always loved your tiny ineffectual fists."
"Give it up Derek," said Meredith trying to ignore her racing heart. "It's never going to happen."
"You say that now," he said mysteriously. "You've also said it before."
"This time I mean it."