This now moves on forward to a year later, a lot has changed for Derek in that time. Enjoy!

One year later

Derek is getting ready to board the flight to Seattle; he is stood in JFK departure lounge. His flight gets called; he is finally leaving his old life behind him to start afresh. He and Addison divorce came through only days before, he is finally free. It has taken nearly 11 months for the divorce to come through. After he learnt the truth about what Addison said to Meredith and Meredith left, he knew he couldn't stay in his marriage; he hated her for what she did to him and Meredith.

Derek heard a car pull up Kathleen's driveway, it knew that it wasn't Addison, it wasn't her car. He looked out the window and saw her saying bye to Kathleen. He wanted to run down and beg her not to leave, not to go to him, but it was too late, he watched her with tears running down his face. I knew that he should have stood up to Addison, the year before and told her that he was leaving her, that no matter what threats she made, he was going to Meredith. He had been staying at Kathleen's since the night he spent with Meredith. He hadn't yet been home, he didn't want to see Addison just yet, and he knew that if he saw her that he couldn't be held responsible for his actions. Seeing Meredith drive away, he felt has if his heart had been ripped out of his chest. His phone rang again, it was the same person who had been ringing non-stop for two days, he had so many voicemails from her, but he didn't want to hear them, he wanted to have a clear head, when he pulled her up on all of her lies. But he knew it was time to answer her, he had avoided her for the past two days.

"Yes, Addison" he answered the phone coldly

"Where the hell have you been? I was worried" Addison said

"Don't pull that crap Addison, I'll be home later," he said hanging up the phone.

Several hours later, he arrived back at his mother's, he noticed that no one was around, not even Addison; it made what he was going to do so much easier. He went up to the bedroom they shared, pulled open the closest door; were she had hung up her clothes. He grabbed suitcases from the back of the closest, grabbing her clothes, stuffing them into her suitcases. He heard her car pull up the driveway; he grabs her cases, Derek gets down to the front door before she even reaches the porch. Addison takes one look at him, and she knows, that he knows. She has never seen him look so angry, she freezes, has Derek chucks her suitcases at her.

"What the fuck, Derek" she says

"What the fuck, what the fuck, you scheming bitch, I know everything" he said, not even trying to remain calm.

"What lies has she told you now" she says, trying to cover her back.

"Lies, don't you dare accuses her of lying to me, she actually wouldn't lie to me. You knew why she left all those years ago. You let me believe that she didn't love me, that everything her and me ever were was a lie. She told me, about our so-called affair, and that kiss at the graduation party, you planned it all didn't you. You knew that I was only with you, coz I didn't want to be on my own. I made it clear that I was still in love with Meredith, when I married you. I hope it was all fucking worth it, Addison"

"Are you sure that she wouldn't lie to you, Derek?"

"Just get your stuff and go, if I see you again, I will do something that I would probably regret"

"You know what Derek, I never loved you either, I wanted you, and I was not going to let some little whore"

"Don't you dare, call her a whore. She is 10 times that woman you will ever be" Derek yelled at her

"I got what I wanted so yeah it was fucking worth it Derek and if you think your so called love of your life, has never lied to you ask her about Adam and why she has kept your son from you for three years, Derek. Wasn't she fucking you for two of those years" she screamed at him, still determined that she wouldn't win.

Derek was ready to slap her, in all his life, he has never had the urge to hit a woman, but right than in that instant it wanted too so badly.

"If Adam was my son, she would have a good reason to keep something like that from me. Get out off my sight Addison" Derek said, slamming the door.

Addison stood there in shock, she couldn't believe that she had told him the truth after all these years. She thought after discovering their affair and she hadn't told him that it meant that she never would.

He had a call from his old mentor Richard Webber, who was the chief of surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital, asking him to become the head of neurosurgery, the offer came at the right time, he wanted to get away from New York and the Hampton's, both places reminded him of Addison and he wanted to get away. He constantly thought about Meredith but he had no idea where she was, he just hopes that she was happy. Once the flight was in the air, he pulls out the letter that she had given Kathleen, he has read it every day for the past year.

Derek,

The night we last spent together, meant so much. I didn't mean it when I said that I loved Russell more than you. In fact, that day Russell came to tell me that he wanted a divorce; because he knew I was in love with you. I had already made my mind up to leave, I knew that you would try and talk me out of it unless I made you believe that I didn't love you anymore. I broke my heart to say those words to you. I hope you are happy Derek, a part of you must love Addison, and even though she lied, you still married her without knowing the truth. All I want is for you to be happy. Just remember I love you.

Yours forever

Mer

He hopes that one day, he will find her again, he is holding on that little bit of hope. He knows that she is his future that they are meant to be. Once he landed in Seattle, it was raining it suited his mood. He was looking forward to starting at Seattle Grace, it would be a change, since he sold his practise the previous year when he left New York, and he had been looking for to going back to work. Giving him something to stop him from thinking about her every moment, he knew that Kathleen had her address, but she wouldn't give it to him or tell him what city she was living in. It hurt that she wanted to sever all contact with him, but he didn't blame her.

For the past year Meredith had been living in Los Angeles, she managed to finish her final year of residency at Cedars-Sinai hospital, she knew that she was lucky to be able to re-start it where she left off, considering that she still had a year to complete. Her divorce from Russell came through six months before, he was getting married again in a few months, she was happy for him, after she left the Hampton's, she realised how miserable she was with him. She told him that Adam wasn't his, he said he already knew, it had know since the day that Adam was born, he was just in denial about it. She had offers from Cedar-Sinai, Seattle Grace, New York, she loved the hospital but she start to wonder if it was time to return to Seattle, after all these years. She knew that Seattle Grace had one of the best neurosurgery departments in the U.S, as well world class surgeons; she knew that she would be working for the best, which helped to sway her decision. She felt like her life was coming together, she still thought about Derek daily, and Adam looked more like him every day, but she knew that she would never see him again, and though she missed him, she could finally see her life without him.

She had two weeks left in Los Angeles, Kathleen was coming in for a week, and she hadn't seen her since she left the Hampton's. It was her last day at the hospital; she was going in for a surgery, when she saw Addison at the nurse station. She was shocked, it was the last place that she thought that she would see them again; she thought that if Addison is here, than so is Derek. She knew that she couldn't hide from them, so instead of running and hiding she decided to just get it over and done with. Meredith walked over to the nurse's station and asked for a chart, she turned to Addison.

"Hello Addison" Meredith said politely, while waiting for the nurse to pick out the chart that she needed. Addison was surprised to her there; she knew Derek was in Seattle, she assumed that Derek had gone to Meredith.

"Meredith, how are you?" Addison said, giving her a fake smile,

"I'm good thank you, and how your husband?" Mer asked, not really wanting to know the answer. She wanted to tell Addison, that she knew the truth, about her lies, but decided it wasn't worth it, Derek still stayed with her. Addison was surprised that she didn't know that Derek had left her, she was pleased that Meredith didn't know. She still didn't want her winning by getting Derek back; she decided not to tell her about the divorce.

"Derek is good"

"Here you go Doctor Grey" the nurse said handing her a chart.

"Thank you, Bea" Meredith said, before turning back to Addison.

"Addison" Meredith said has she walked away.

Addison stood watching her walk away, seeing the look in her eyes, when she mentioned Derek, almost made her feel guilty but not quite. She wanted Derek and she got him, she knew how deal with people like Meredith, she also knew that Meredith knew that she lied, that Derek had told her the truth, she could also see the look of disgust in her eyes, not that she cared. Addison knew that Meredith was leaving, so she didn't have deal with her, and that as far that Meredith knew, her and Derek was still married, and that would be the way it would stay. The end of her shift finally came, she did not have any other run ins with Addison nor did she see Derek which she was grateful for.

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