Post by gafanatik on Oct 9, 2006 12:48:49 GMT -5
FIVE YEARS LATER
Voiceover: “A man by the name of Kahlil Gibran said if you love somebody; let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were. You hear it when you are a teen when you first love tragically leaves you and your friends want to convey their sympathies, I just wanted to wanted to dye my hair black so in the case he did come back he would be awfully sorry that he ever left.”
She took his breath away. The long blonde locks of hair that framed her face. Those big beautiful hazel eyes. The smile that lit up the heavens. He sighed, knowing, she would never be his. She was too good for him, he knew it, but he had to at least try. They had been friends and lovers, yet her beauty never failed to captivate him. With her every move, he was hypnotized, lost in her soul.
Even under the circumstances, she was breathtakingly beautiful. Wearing a strapless black satin dress, strappy sandals, and her hair twisted back into a low pony, she was the figure of an angel. Tears rolled softly down her cheeks as she said one last goodbye to her mother. She had just flown in that day, she was head of pediatrics at NYC General Hospital in New York. She transferred there after the prom at SGH. The pressure was too much for her. Trying to decide between Derek and Finn. She loved Derek, she had loved him from the night she met him at Joes. Finn, on the other hand, was like a breath of fresh air. No secrets, no strings, just plans, and plans, well, those freaked her out a bit.
Izzy, George, Cristina and Burke consoled her as they lowered her mother into the ground. The chief stood near, holding Meredith in his arms. She began to break down, Derek wanted to run to her, to hold her, to tell her everything he should have told her years ago. But he paused. He knew she wasn’t ready to forgive him. He wasn’t even ready to forgive himself.
He slowly turned, suddenly feeling out of place and began to walk away. Meredith looked up, feeling his presence near. She turned only to see his backside as he climbed into his car and took off. She sighed as another tear rolled down her cheeks. She ached to chase after him, but she wasn’t ready.
As the minister ended the funeral, the gang decided to go to Joe’s. They all decided Meredith needed some tequila to get her mind off her mother and for coming back to Seattle. They all knew she was nervous about coming back. Especially since everything happened after the prom. Derek confessed his love for her, but he pressured her too much. He told her he would wait, but in fact, he did anything but. He was always there, always pressuring her, always pushing. It was too much for Meredith. They got into a huge fight over it and he had said some unforgivable things to her. She decided then and there, if she was going to become a good surgeon, she had to leave SGH. The chief arranged for her to be transferred to NYCGH under a colleagues care. She would complete her internship, and if she chose, always had a place back at SGH.
They walked into Joe’s and when Joe saw Meredith, he grabbed the tequila and sat on in front of her ‘seat’ at the bar. “Long time no see stranger!” She smiled, “Thanks.” “It’s on the house, all night, you look like hell and I’ve missed you.” She really missed Joe. He had been such a good friend to her. He was the one who listened to her rant about Derek. He was there when he broke her heart. Joe was always there to pick up poor broken Meredith. God, she missed this place.
About an hour passed, Meredith was pretty drunk and decided she wanted to challenge Cristina to a game of darts. “I bet my day was worse than yours,” Meredith challenged. “Yea? Wanna bet?” Cristina shot back. The two laughed remembering all the good times they had and all the tough times they had been through. “We miss you Mere, screw McMoron, we want you to come back, hell, even BAILEY misses you.” Meredith raised an eyebrow to her, “Yea right. She rode me so hard for this Derek thing, I ignored her, she tried to give me advice, I ignored her. If anything she’s probably glad shes not having to try to control my love life anymore!” She took another shot. “d**n I’m drunk. I need sex.” Cristina chuckled, “Don’t look at me!” The two friends laughed hysterically, bringing attention to themselves.
His head jerked up when he heard that angelic sound. His eyes darted around the room but he couldn’t see her. He was in the back corner booth, he could see the entire bar area except the dartboard. He went to stand up when someone pushed him back down into his seat. “Don’t do it man.” George was standing in his way. “She’s finally put back together. She’s finally whole again. Don’t go over there and break her again. She just lost her mother, give her some space man and get over her.” With that George walked away and put his arms around Meredith’s shoulders. “Mere, can we talk?”
She looked back at George and nodded. Boy was she drunk. She stumbled outside with him and sat down on the curb admiring the view of SGH. “Mere, I need to tell you something, and please, please don’t take this the wrong way.” She started to look worried. “I’m one of your closest friends, Mere, you know I’d do anything to protect you....but, ever since you left, things have been falling apart. Cris and Burke broke it off, Izzy refuses to come back to work, shes going to school to become a chef, Alex got kicked out of the program for giving someone too much morphine and caused their death. Derek....” he trailed off when her head jerked to sudden attention. “Derek, he’s broken. He doesn’t speak to anyone, he doesn’t do anything but work, you should try and talk to him......” She looked away. “When you’re ready,” George finished. She looked at him and smiled, “Thanks Georgie Boy! Now that you’ve told me that, howsa bout you help me find some SEX!” She took off back into the bar and left George on the curb shell shocked.
She stumbled back into Joe’s tripping over her own feet, she fell and hit her head on the corner of the bar. She blacked out for a few minutes. When she opened her eyes, she saw the most beautiful man she’d ever laid eyes on. Piercing blue eyes, dark wavy gorgeous hair, just enough stubble to be sexy. Once her vision focused, she realized she was starting right into the eyes of none other than Derek Shepard. “Hey there beautiful...” he crooned in her ear. She melted right then and there. All the hurt and hatred for him escaped her body when she whispered the words, “Why hello, my McDreamy.”
Voiceover: “A man by the name of Kahlil Gibran said if you love somebody; let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were. You hear it when you are a teen when you first love tragically leaves you and your friends want to convey their sympathies, I just wanted to wanted to dye my hair black so in the case he did come back he would be awfully sorry that he ever left.”
She took his breath away. The long blonde locks of hair that framed her face. Those big beautiful hazel eyes. The smile that lit up the heavens. He sighed, knowing, she would never be his. She was too good for him, he knew it, but he had to at least try. They had been friends and lovers, yet her beauty never failed to captivate him. With her every move, he was hypnotized, lost in her soul.
Even under the circumstances, she was breathtakingly beautiful. Wearing a strapless black satin dress, strappy sandals, and her hair twisted back into a low pony, she was the figure of an angel. Tears rolled softly down her cheeks as she said one last goodbye to her mother. She had just flown in that day, she was head of pediatrics at NYC General Hospital in New York. She transferred there after the prom at SGH. The pressure was too much for her. Trying to decide between Derek and Finn. She loved Derek, she had loved him from the night she met him at Joes. Finn, on the other hand, was like a breath of fresh air. No secrets, no strings, just plans, and plans, well, those freaked her out a bit.
Izzy, George, Cristina and Burke consoled her as they lowered her mother into the ground. The chief stood near, holding Meredith in his arms. She began to break down, Derek wanted to run to her, to hold her, to tell her everything he should have told her years ago. But he paused. He knew she wasn’t ready to forgive him. He wasn’t even ready to forgive himself.
He slowly turned, suddenly feeling out of place and began to walk away. Meredith looked up, feeling his presence near. She turned only to see his backside as he climbed into his car and took off. She sighed as another tear rolled down her cheeks. She ached to chase after him, but she wasn’t ready.
As the minister ended the funeral, the gang decided to go to Joe’s. They all decided Meredith needed some tequila to get her mind off her mother and for coming back to Seattle. They all knew she was nervous about coming back. Especially since everything happened after the prom. Derek confessed his love for her, but he pressured her too much. He told her he would wait, but in fact, he did anything but. He was always there, always pressuring her, always pushing. It was too much for Meredith. They got into a huge fight over it and he had said some unforgivable things to her. She decided then and there, if she was going to become a good surgeon, she had to leave SGH. The chief arranged for her to be transferred to NYCGH under a colleagues care. She would complete her internship, and if she chose, always had a place back at SGH.
They walked into Joe’s and when Joe saw Meredith, he grabbed the tequila and sat on in front of her ‘seat’ at the bar. “Long time no see stranger!” She smiled, “Thanks.” “It’s on the house, all night, you look like hell and I’ve missed you.” She really missed Joe. He had been such a good friend to her. He was the one who listened to her rant about Derek. He was there when he broke her heart. Joe was always there to pick up poor broken Meredith. God, she missed this place.
About an hour passed, Meredith was pretty drunk and decided she wanted to challenge Cristina to a game of darts. “I bet my day was worse than yours,” Meredith challenged. “Yea? Wanna bet?” Cristina shot back. The two laughed remembering all the good times they had and all the tough times they had been through. “We miss you Mere, screw McMoron, we want you to come back, hell, even BAILEY misses you.” Meredith raised an eyebrow to her, “Yea right. She rode me so hard for this Derek thing, I ignored her, she tried to give me advice, I ignored her. If anything she’s probably glad shes not having to try to control my love life anymore!” She took another shot. “d**n I’m drunk. I need sex.” Cristina chuckled, “Don’t look at me!” The two friends laughed hysterically, bringing attention to themselves.
His head jerked up when he heard that angelic sound. His eyes darted around the room but he couldn’t see her. He was in the back corner booth, he could see the entire bar area except the dartboard. He went to stand up when someone pushed him back down into his seat. “Don’t do it man.” George was standing in his way. “She’s finally put back together. She’s finally whole again. Don’t go over there and break her again. She just lost her mother, give her some space man and get over her.” With that George walked away and put his arms around Meredith’s shoulders. “Mere, can we talk?”
She looked back at George and nodded. Boy was she drunk. She stumbled outside with him and sat down on the curb admiring the view of SGH. “Mere, I need to tell you something, and please, please don’t take this the wrong way.” She started to look worried. “I’m one of your closest friends, Mere, you know I’d do anything to protect you....but, ever since you left, things have been falling apart. Cris and Burke broke it off, Izzy refuses to come back to work, shes going to school to become a chef, Alex got kicked out of the program for giving someone too much morphine and caused their death. Derek....” he trailed off when her head jerked to sudden attention. “Derek, he’s broken. He doesn’t speak to anyone, he doesn’t do anything but work, you should try and talk to him......” She looked away. “When you’re ready,” George finished. She looked at him and smiled, “Thanks Georgie Boy! Now that you’ve told me that, howsa bout you help me find some SEX!” She took off back into the bar and left George on the curb shell shocked.
She stumbled back into Joe’s tripping over her own feet, she fell and hit her head on the corner of the bar. She blacked out for a few minutes. When she opened her eyes, she saw the most beautiful man she’d ever laid eyes on. Piercing blue eyes, dark wavy gorgeous hair, just enough stubble to be sexy. Once her vision focused, she realized she was starting right into the eyes of none other than Derek Shepard. “Hey there beautiful...” he crooned in her ear. She melted right then and there. All the hurt and hatred for him escaped her body when she whispered the words, “Why hello, my McDreamy.”
