A/N: Finally got back to writing, its been a hectic few weeks, lol. I hope you guys are still there. Love those who read and review.

Chapter 6

For the first time in a long time, Meredith Grey was content, she had a job where she got lots of training on her chosen specialty; she's got friends, both in Seattle and new ones in L.A.; she's got a growing baby in her belly that started to show; in short, her life was peaceful at that moment.

Her baby was growing strong and healthy each day under the watchful eye of Addison and the whole Oceanside Wellness Group. People in Cedars Sinai were whispering about her pregnancy but quickly died down when another Hollywood celebrity was snuck in to have her leaking implants taken out. She was old news by that time.

"Dr. Grey?"

Meredith turned around from doing charts on the nurses' station, to see her fellow resident, "Yes, Dr. Roberts."

"I was wondering if you would like to walk with me to get coffee, my treat." Jeremy Roberts flashed his signature smile that got most of the nurses flustered.

"Well, see I can't drink coffee, because of the baby, you know." Meredith replied.

Jeremy smiled, "Walk with me anyway? Or is you aversion is not to the coffee but to me wanting to get to know you better because of the baby or the baby's father?"

At that Meredith felt a new confidence in herself, this guy was the 'McDreamy of Cedars Sinai and he was interested in getting to know her better despite being pregnant. The old hurting Meredith would just drop everything and jump onto bed with him, but the new Meredith in L.A. is all about getting to know people, letting people in.

"Alright, let's get you some coffee; it looks like you need it." Meredith smirked.

Jeremy clutched his chest, as if hit in the heart, "Ouch, that meant I'm not looking too hot today."

Meredith just smiled teasingly at him, as they walked towards the coffee shop on the ground floor. She felt so at ease with this guy from the first day, she was glad to have her first potential friend in Cedars Sinai.

"So what did you and Jeremy talked about?" Violet asked Meredith during their session that evening.

Meredith was leaning back on the couch, rubbing her slightly protruding belly, while munching on grapes. "Well, it's more of him talking, he was telling me about the different celebrity encounters he had during his internship in Cedars Sinai, he was quite funny."

Violet urged her to continue, "He made you laugh."

Meredith nodded, "Yes, he did. Its funny, it was the first time that I had a great laugh with a guy in a very long time. Before, with Derek I cannot even remember laughing with him, it was always all the drama and intense passion that we have with each other, after Addison came back that is. It was never easy and carefree like the way we were when we first got together. I feel that I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop, like I was waiting for another Addison to come and disrupt everything."

Violet nodded then looked at her watch, "I guess that's our time. You are doing good progress Meredith, being able to admit your fears and all."

"I think so too. I feel lighter altogether."

"Why don't we go to your place? You haven't showed me the infamous trailer." Rose told Derek as they walked out of SGH and trying to decide where they will have dinner.

Derek ignored the sickening feel in his gut when he heard Rose mention the trailer; in his mind it was always his and Meredith's trailer, even when Addison was living there; instead he pushed all those thoughts away and smiled at Rose, "Good idea, we'll get take out and eat there."

After getting take out from a Chinese restaurant, they rode the ferry towards his land. Derek tried not to think much about Meredith, but somehow in the past few days every little thing in his life seemed to remind him of Meredith. "I have a thing for ferry boats," he told Meredith in the elevator then smelled the flowery scent of her hair that will forever remind him of her. Lavender. At that moment he could smell a whiff of lavender in the air as he stood against the rails of the ferry boats.

He had urged Rose to come out of the car, but she was too cold to do so, so he stood on the rails, lost in his thoughts, thoughts he would rather not have.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"How can you stand the cold? We could have taken the bridge." Rose told him, she was now more confident in telling him her thoughts now that Meredith Grey was out of the picture and therefore a small chance of Meredith getting Derek back. She had snagged the McDreamy of Seattle Grace, and now she was the rockstar nurse of SGH who got the attending for a boyfriend. She plans to be that way until she wears transfers the engagement ring on her neck to her finger.

Derek frowned, and then forced himself to clear it off before replying with a shrug, "I always have a thing for ferry boats, especially Seattle's ferry boats."

"Oh," Rose reddened, she realized that they were not yet at the point of their relationship to be too vocal of her preferences, "Well, I can get over the cold, especially if we cuddle." She smiled teasingly at Derek hoping he get the hint to hold her.

Derek closed his arms around Rose, trying to shake to feeling of being patronized. Instead, he just looked out the bay mindlessly tuning out Rose's babble.