So there's probably going to be only one or two more chapters and maybe an epilogue. We'll see!
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Meredith was lying in bed, wide awake, and it was a little after three in the morning. This would be her last day in Boston, and she knew what that meant. She had to make a decision. Boston or Seattle. Seattle or Boston. She kept trying to make think of the pros and cons of each city, but all her mind would wander back to would be Derek. She couldn't leave Seattle because of him. In a strange sense, that made her happy. That meant that she wouldn't have to leave her friends behind, or the fact that she had already established herself as a surgeon behind. But on the other hand, that voice in her head was yelling that she was being too dependent or needy. Meredith knew she couldn't listen to the advice of her mother now because she had learned that she and Derek would always find their way back to each other, whether she liked it or not.
But had she already lost Derek? For all she knew, he could still be with Rose or be going out on a hot date with a new girl. Maybe he had used his common sense and realized that Meredith could never trust him, so he moved on to someone who would. A lot could have happened her five days of absence from Seattle. If she had fallen in love with Derek in a split second, he could have fallen for someone else if he had five days. That was plenty of time.
However, Meredith convinced herself that she needed to stop thinking like this. When she got back, she needed to show him how much she really cared, how much she loved him. A romantic gesture or something. He would love that. She really needed to sweep him off his feet, tell him she was ready, and make him want to stay with her forever. But what?
Derek had found Mark at Joe's. They were constructing complex plans to have Meredith want to come back to Derek. They had to think of something romantic, but something that wouldn't make her run, that would make her want to stay forever. Derek had this idea in his head. Buy a huge diamond ring, take her out to the ferries, the place where they had their first real date, and propose to her. But he was almost certain that this idea would scare her into running away. It was too soon for her. But to him, it wasn't. He had a feeling that he wanted a future with her from the day he met her, and he had spent their whole relationship trying to convince her that that's what she wanted too. He knew that if he told Mark that, he would just give him crap about it, so he kept that idea to himself.
"What if you take her to a really fancy restaurant, and buy her flowers and chocolate and everything, and tell her how sorry you are. Girls love that stuff," Mark suggested.
"Yeah, well Meredith's not like most girls. She would probably think that was stupid and over-the-top."
"We could always just wait at baggage claim at the airport and kidnap her. Then, take her out to the trailer and tell her she can't leave until you're back together," Mark joked.
"That sounds like a good one!" Derek replied sarcastically. "Please try to be serious, Mark."
"Well, I think you could take her to that one Italian place that you like. It's not too casual or fancy. You could just have dinner and talk about everything. Try to sort everything out."
"That's not bad," Derek thought over this proposition. He could wait at her house until she got home from the airport and take her out to eat, considering she'd probably be starving after her long trip. "I think I should do that."
"See, man, I told you I would come up with something," Mark smirked. "No all you have to do is make her realize she can't live without you."
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