Meredith and Derek walked into the hospital together. They had enjoyed a nice quiet night at the trailer. Once Derek shut off his phone they had laid together under the stars. Both wishing for their future together. Meredith realized last night that she would never be happy without Derek. She loved being in his arms. She felt safe and was certain that together they could whether any storm.

"You didn't have to leave the trailer. It is your day off." Derek said as they stood at the elevator.

"I have paper work. Plus I need to see my friends. They all know about Addison. I want to reassure them that I am okay. That we are still together. They have a tendency to think the worse." she knew them all so well.

"We could have lunch together." he smiled as he pulled her into his arms.

The elevator opened at the same time. They looked and came face to face with Addison.

"Well, if it isn't the happy couple" she was furious.

"Why are you still here" Derek was through with her. She should have caught a plane back to New York.

"Haven't you heard yet?" she laughed.

"What?" Derek asked.

"I just decided to take a position at the hospital" she saw the look in Meredith's eye. The look of shock. It made her day to see Meredith squirm. She wasn't convinced that Derek would stay with her.

"I told you to leave Addison. We are over" Derek's anger taking over.

"The way I see it. As long as I have this ring on my finger. You are my husband. That means that I should be here. Where you are. Making sure that you remember who really cares about you."

"Let's take the stairs Mer" he took her hand.

"Derek we still have to talk. We have something special. That woman that you are standing with. She hurt you once too. Remember who was there for you." she yelled after them.

Derek turned around. "Nothing that you say. Will cause me to stop loving Meredith" he yelled and continue walking towards the steps.

Meredith was silent. She felt the slap with Addison's words. She knew that she had hurt Derek. It was the only the truth that she had spoken.

"Are you okay?" Derek asked once they were alone.

Meredith stopped walking. She let go of Derek's hands. "Maybe she's right. You are her husband." she couldn't compete with there marriage.

"No I am not. The day I caught her with Mark. Was the day my marriage ended. I promise give me time I will end our marriage."

"Derek maybe we should stop seeing one another. Until the divorce is over. I can't handle this." she cried.

Derek wouldn't let Addison hurt Meredith. She was innocent in all of this. "Meredith please stay with me. I can't let you go" he wouldn't let that happen.

"I don't mean forever. Once the divorce is final I will be waiting for you."

"No she is not going to win. We will do this together Meredith" he pulled her into his arms. He knew that if he held her. That she would feel his love for her.

Meredith was lost in his arms. He was right she couldn't wait until after the divorce. She had to be with him now. "Okay" she smiled.

"No more of the crazy talk?" he asked looking into her eyes.

"We are in this together. She would stand beside him. That was the only place she belonged."

Meredith walked into Christina's office.

"I really hate that woman"

"Yeah well Owen is playing the cold card today. One minute he wants this between us. The next it's like he wants nothing to do with me."

"Yeah well Addison walks around this hospital like she is a gift. Like at any moment Derek will drop me. One back into her arms."

"He thinks that I should walk away. Like I've never seen someone messed up before."

"Did you tell him I was your best friend. I have been messed up since the day we met" Meredith laughed trying to add humor to their misery.

"Don't worry about Addison. Derek has made it clear that he's with you. She'll get tired and run back to New York" Christina sat down next to Meredith.

"Owen will come around." Meredith took a deep breath. She had to forget about Addison. Concentrate on her relationship. She had a feeling that Addison had a card up her sleeve. "I think she's planning something"

"Don't worry about her." Christina said.

"Thanks I am going home. I was going to have lunch with Derek. Now I just want to go home. Curl up in bed forget today ever happened." Meredith sighed. She needed to get this situation out of her head.

"Want to have a drink at Joe's tonight?" Christina asked.

"Definitely" Meredith walked out of Christina's office.

She made sure there was no sign of Addison.

"Hey" Derek walked up beside her.

"Where are you going?" he knew she was upset.

"Home" she stopped at the elevator.

"Are we okay" he asked a little uncertain.

"Yeah" she kissed his cheek.

"Why don't you head to the trailer" he wanted her there.

"I think I need my bed" she needed to go to her house.

"What are you doing tonight?" he asked.

"Having drinks with Christina at Joe's" she needed a shot of tequila.

"Oh" he was hoping to spend time with her.

"You could always show up. Take me to your place after words" she hinted.

"I thought you would never ask" he wanted to be with her.

"Okay see you tonight. Derek"

"Yeah"

"I will stand by you."

"I needed to hear that" he smiled as she got on the elevator.

Mark walked up to Meredith's house. He had to talk to her. Warn her about Addison. He just hoped she would talk to him.

"Hey" she smiled when she opened the door.

"Hey" he said.

"Want to come in?" she opened the door.

"Yes" he walked in.

They walked into the living room. "Look Mark I was mad at you. When I first found out about the Addison situation. Now all I can say is thank you. I know that it sounds horrible but you gave me Derek. For that I welcome you as my friend."

"Thanks I was hoping that you would forgive me. I couldn't imagine my life without you."

"I am working on Derek. It may take sometime. He'll come around." she would make sure.

"Listen Meredith. Addison has it out for you. She's planning something. Though I have no clue what it is. I know that it's nothing that you can't handle."

"She's not going to turn into a social path?"

"No nothing like that. She will make problems with your relationship. She's not violent though." he knew that much.

"I'll keep an eye on her. Hey come to Joe's tonight. Maybe Derek will at least listen to you." she hoped he would.

"Okay" he smiled.

"Okay" she was happy that he was here in Seattle.

"Oh by the way. You have a sister." he blurted out the words without thinking.

"What?" she was thrown back by his words. She didn't have a sister. Mark was loosing his mind.

"Thatcher had other children. She started at Seattle Grace today."

"What's her name?" she tried to act like it didn't bother her. Though it hurt that he had other children. Especially when he had no time for her in his life. She had to grow up with a wicked mother. A mother who had no time for a daughter.

"Lexie" he hadn't stopped thinking about her.

"I don't know what to think." she was lost.

"Give her a chance. Remember she didn't abandon you. It was your father" he hated Thatcher for leaving Meredith with Ellis.

"I'll think about it." she had to tell Derek.

"See you tonight." Mark said before he left.

"Okay" Meredith walked him out then headed upstairs to bed.