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"What?" Meredith stared at her friend when she walked back inside her room. "You were all 'I'm gonna make him bleed' a second ago."

"Seriously, Meredith," Izzie laughed. "Talk to him. Or let him talk to you for five minutes. Trust me."

"No way."

"Meredith, I'll… beat you up or something. Just go listen to what he has to say. Trust me; you're going to want to talk to him."

"… Fine." She mumbled, then stood up and headed outside. She walked into the shed and sat down on Mark's dirt bike. "Go."

"I'm sorry," He sighed. "I'm an asshole and I was just… I guess I was kind of freaking out."

"About what?"

"I like you, Meredith! You're my best friend and I guess I didn't want to screw that up with a relationship, like if it didn't work out. I'm a complete asshole and I'm honestly sorry, Meredith."

Meredith just looked up at him. "You… like me?"

"Yeah."

"Like me, like me?" She bit her lip as he smiled and nodded. "Oh."

"Oh?" He said.

"I'm just… this is a lot, Derek." She mumbled. She had no idea that he was feeling the same exact way she was.

"Then just think. Call me if you want to talk or something," He walked up to her and pushed the hair out of her face.

"Mhmm," She nodded and looked at the floor. "I'm gonna… go."

x.x.x

"I don't know what to do," Meredith laid down on her bed and looked at the ceiling. "Help me, Iz."

"I can't make your decisions for you, Meredith," She laughed over the phone. "I think you need to talk to your Dad."

"Why?"

"Because you can't go behind his back forever, babe," Izzie told her.

"Yeah," Meredith sighed. "I'll call you back." She hung up the phone and slowly headed downstairs and up to the door of her father's office. She knocked on it and waited.

"Come in."

She closed the door behind herself and sat down in one of the chairs across from his desk. "Can we talk about something?"

"Go ahead," Thatcher looked up.

"I went to Izzie's today," She started. "Derek ended up showing up to get something from her step-brother and I talked to him for like a minute. Yes, he's an asshole and an idiot, but he's always going to be my best friend. I just… can you give him another chance? I know… I know he wont screw it up." She finished. "Please, Daddy."

"I don't know."

"Please"

"Fine. Once chance, but if he screws that up, I don't want you ever hanging out with him again. Understand?"

"Yes," She nodded and gave him a tight hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," She smiled and ran up the stairs to her room.

You're luck, you know

-Meredith

Oh yeah?

-Derek

I, being the amazing person I am, convinced my

Dad to let me be friend with you
-Meredith

Seriously?
-Derek

Yup (:
-Meredith

Friends
-Derek

Yeah, baby step, haha.
-Meredith

Very True
-Derek.