A/N: Hey guys! Thank you again for your wonderful reviews, I do get them, but they still don't get posted. Patsy and Cheryl I got yours! Thank you for worrying!

There's another something about Meredith and Derek's age. Okay, where I live I could be in the same class as someone who's two years older asthan me. Of course not on every subjet, but for example, if you want to take french, as it's not a compulsory subjet, you could be in the same class with younger/older people. So in this case, Meredith is three years younger than Derek.

As regards Addison, don't worry too much. This is obviously a MerDer fic. But Meredith needs to realize some stuff before she gets her man.

Enjoy!

Chapter 5: You belong with me

"So how are you liking Seattle so far?" I said holding the phone between my head and my shoulder while washing the dishes.

"Oh I'm loving it out here! Nothing like New York..." I could feel him smiling. "And I bought this land, Mer, you would love it! It's literally in the middle of nowhere... An hour away from the city, from the craziness... It's beautiful, and.."

"Hold on Mr. Ecstasy" I said laughing. "You bought a land? With what money? And how can you be so far away from the hospital? What happens when you're on call?!"

He smirked "You see, I have it all figured out... You know the money my dad had left me? I hadn't spend one cent of it. And I know he would've loved this place. It wasn't very expensive given the fact that it's 40 acres, and the views... They are amazing. I can't wait for you to see it all"

I smiled. I only had a month left until my break. I'd go visit him for two weeks. I couldn't wait either...

"Oh, and the hospital thing... Addie rented a flat a block away from Seattle Grace, so whenever I'm on call I crash there..." I dropped a plate making it break in a thousand pieces. I felt like I was being stabbed. Multiple times. He hadn't mentioned her in a while. I was about to forget that she even existed. "Mer, you okay?"

"Yeah... I just... That's... Great. Right? Things seem to be going good with her, huh?" I said trying to keep my voice from trembling.

"What was that noise?" He said chuckling. "You know she's... Nice. And we made some friends... We're having fun..."

I bit my lip as I felt my eyes start to water...

"Meredith? You there?"

"Yeah... I'm here" Get it together, Mer. "So tell me more about your land"

"God, you'll love it... I've never seen so many birds in my whole life, and at night, the stars are brighter than ever..." And I felt like smiling again.

We talked for hours. We always did. We could talk about anything. He was the only person who I knew would never judge me and would always understand me. I missed him. But we were used to the phone thing...

In two weeks I'd be with him. And I'd have to meet Addison. And pretend that I don't hate her, or love her boyfriend. Basically, I'm screwed.

I just can't believe everything happened so quickly. It seems like yesterday that I graduated from high school. And now he was on the other side of the country. With a new person in his life. And almost without me in it.

I've had him in my life since I was fifteen. And he's never really left my side. Not even when nobody else was around.

Flashback

"Hey" I saw him outside my front door.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I said angrily, without even totally opening the door.

"Came to see you" he came into the house, kind of forcing me out of his way. "I brought movies. And food." He smiled.

"I don't want you here. You should go." I said looking down.

"I brought... Uh, 'Miss Congeniality', 'The Proposal'... I've heard you like Sandra Bullock, so..." He looked at me smiling. "Meredith, I'm not leaving you alone. Not now, not ever. So save us both some time and stop fighting me already."

I couldn't hold it anymore and I broke down into tears. It didn't even take him a second to hug me, and hold me tightly against his chest.

"Shh... It's okay, Mer..." He said kissing my forehead. "Get it all out. I'm here... Shh..."

We sat on the couch in the living room and I laid my head on his legs while he kept caressing my head.

"She didn't even think about me..." I looked at him with teary eyes and I could feel his pain the moment he felt mine. "She wanted to kill herself and she didn't even think what it'd mean to me."

"I know, Mer... I'm so sorry you have to go through this... I'm so sorry" he kept saying. And I knew he was being as honest as he could. I knew he would do anything to take my pain away.

That's the moment I knew he was going to be a part of me forever...