A/N: Hello everyone! I owe you all an apology - I promised hate sex, but it's not here. I have plans for sex, definitely. But not hate sex. I'm sorry :(. Now, thank yous! I appreciate all of your wonderful reviews so much! They make my day. Warning: Rated M for strong language.

P.S. I'm a little unsure about this chapter, so please let me know what you think!

"Meredith!"

"What?" Meredith yelled from the bathroom.

"Finn's here! I'm going to the hospital. Don't wait up!" Ellis yelled back.

Meredith grumbled under her breath as she put the finishing touches on her costume and make up. Satisfied with the whole look, she left the bathroom and headed downstairs.

"Wow, Meredith. You look…amazing."

"Thanks. You, uh, look good too," she added quickly. "Are you a…nurse?"

"Um…not exactly. I'm a vet."

"Oh."

"Yeah. I thought, you know…I don't know. I guess I want to be a vet."

"Then I must want to be a French maid?" Meredith asked dubiously.

"Oh…uh, no. No! That's not what I meant. You…you look great. I – I was just saying…about my costume…" Finn stuttered. Meredith rolled her eyes and pulled him out the front door.

As they drove back to school, Finn rested his hand on Meredith's fishnet clad thigh. She shifted uncomfortably and gently pushed his hand off her leg.

"I'm a little warm," she said as he gave her a confused look. "Maybe you could open the window?"

"No need; we're here." Finn quickly rushed around to the other side of the car to open the door for Meredith. She hopped out and ran to meet her friends, who were waiting at the door.

"Thank God," Cristina muttered. "Fairy Princess here is going to make me vomit." She gestured to Izzie, who was wearing a pink dress and fairy wings. "You brought him?" she asked disappointedly as she looked at Finn.

"He asked me," Meredith muttered innocently.

"At least you look decent."

"You do too. Very…um…cat-like." Meredith studied Cristina's spandex Catwoman suit. It was very Cristina.

"Come on, guys! I don't want to miss Alex! He's waiting inside!" Izzie said as she pulled them inside. The gym, however decorated, still smelled of sweaty teenagers and old socks.

"Um…Meredith?" Finn asked quietly. "Do you want to…uh…dance with me?"

"Sure," Meredith said as she walked out to the middle of the room. A slow, heart wrenching song wafted through the room. Meredith felt Finn snake his hands around her waist as they swayed to the beat of the song. As the song continued, she felt his hands travel lower and lower, until he had them grabbing her ass. Gently, she pulled his hands back up to her waist.

Then she saw Derek. He was dancing with Rose. Rose's arms were draped around his neck, and his hands were resting on her ass. That should be me, Meredith thought. No! Wait…no! No, it shouldn't. He deserves that slutty freshman. Finn's a good guy. But as her eyes met Derek's, she melted. She was snapped out of her trance by a new pair of strong arms wrapping around her waist.

"Mind if I cut in?"

Meredith gently pushed Finn out of the way and turned around. "Derek?" she hissed. "What're you doing?"

"Dancing with you," he said as he pulled Meredith close to him. Meredith wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder.

"No, you're not," she whispered harshly. "You're going back to dance with your slutty freshman."

"Hey, she's not slutty."

"Then why is she making out with my date?" Meredith nodded to Rose and Finn, who were lost in their own little world.

As the song ended, Meredith pulled away from Derek.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"Out."

"Why?"

"Well, seeing as I don't have a date anymore, I thought I might go get some air."

Meredith marched out of the room and walked outside. Sitting on the front steps, she sighed and rested her head in her hands. It was Derek's fault that she didn't have a date anymore.

"Are you going to keep that outfit?" Derek's voice interrupted Meredith's train of thought. "Because it's really hot. I mean…really hot."

"Do you really think this is a good time to talk about that?"

"Well, since our dates are probably in some very compromising positions now, I thought we might need some cheering up."

"Cheering up? I don't just need cheering up! You just chased off another one of my boyfriends! I actually kind of liked this one! He was a good guy!"

"Even your friends don't think he's good enough for you."

"Who cares? The sex is good and he actually cares about me."

"The sex? You slept with him? Why did you fucking sleep with him? He doesn't deserve you!"

"Derek, I…I…"

"You know what, Meredith, don't tell me. I don't want to know. I'll go pull Rose off of Finn. He cares about you. Because, of course, he saved you from drowning in a swimming pool when you were five! He gave you his ice cream at his 12th birthday party when you dropped yours! He got you chocolate at two A.M. when your first boyfriend broke up with you! He's fucking loved you as long as he can remember!"

Meredith stood in awe as Derek stormed up the stairs. "Wait!" she yelled after him. "Derek!"

Derek turned around, glaring at her. "What?" he spat.

"I…I didn't…actually sleep with him. I just said that to, you know, make you angry," Meredith said meekly.

"I just tell you I've fucking loved you for my entire life, and all you can say is that you were trying to make me angry? Fuck this, Meredith. I'm going to get Rose."

"Derek, wait! Please," Meredith whispered.

"No, Meredith. I can tell you really fucking hate me. Go be happy with Finn. He's the one that cares about you, right?"

Meredith grabbed Derek's arm. Desperately, she softly crashed her lips in to his. Running her tongue along his bottom lip, she begged his lips to part. Reluctantly they did, but he pulled away quickly.

"I don't want to do this, Meredith. I don't want to hate you. I'm going to find Rose. I hope the sex is as good as you think it'll be." Without waiting for an answer, Derek went back into the building to find Rose.

Tears running down her face, Meredith slumped back onto the steps. Fuck, she thought. Fuck! He tells you he loves you, and what do you do? You try to make him angry at you. You stupid fucking kid.

A/N 2: I know the whole thing with Finn/Meredith/Derek is a little confusing...but I hope the next chapter will clear things up. Please review!