I'll take care of you

Fight

Meredith POV:
Derek and I where having a great morning... well other than the fact that he wanted a new position at the hospital that required a lot more hours.

"Derek! That's fair, you can't just decide what you want to do!" We were standing on either sides of the kitchen. I was folding laundry and Harper was sleeping. "Well this is my life Meredith!" I looked up at him in shock, "your life! This is OUR life. Derek was have a child-" he cut me off in the middle of my sentence which I was more than mad about. "Don't pull that 'we have a child' crap on me I know what your doing!" My eyes started to tear up, and my throat felt like somebody had poured itching powder down it. "Ya call me out on Crap for wanting you here when our baby grows up! Call me crap for leaving me to parent alone. And god dammit Derek call me crap! For wanting my husband here when OUR child doesn't know you! Because you live at the freaking hospital!" He stood there in silence because I had a point. He looked at me with anger and sadness. "Dammit..." I cursed under my breath knowing I crossed the line. "I-I I'm gonna get a hotel for the night. I-I'm sorry" he looked up at me in surprise that I would say something like that, but I needed a break. "Meredith wait!" I really wanted to turn around and kiss him but I couldn't.

I ran up stairs to our room and grabbed a duffel bag and put in some pjs and some clothes. "Mer please" I stopped as I remembered the last time he said that when I was hit. "No Derek, we have to figure things out. Because if I stay, I end up in bed with and that can't happen" tears where streaming down his face as he was standing at the door. "Can you watch Harper?" I asked. He stayed quiet for a moment before answering. "Y-ya of course" I thanked him and then walked to the front door. "Mer... please don't do this" my eyes where watering and I was ready to break down. "I'm sorry Derek" I walked out and got in my car. I sat there for a moment ready to cry but I stopped myself. I drove to the nearest hotel and checked into a simple hotel room for however many nights I need. I sat on the bed and pulled out my phone. I had 3 missed calls, and 5 messages from Derek.
D: mer...
D: come back and we can work things out
D: please me come home.
D: we can do this
D: I love you.
I ignored them and just went to sleep.

Derek POV:
Seeing my wife walk out was the worst feeling ever. I wanted to run after her but you and I both know that would do more harm than good. I stood there at the door and tried to call her. No answer. I texted her like 5 times. No answer.

I sat on the couch and cried until my phone rang. I looked at it and saw that it was Richard. I declined and went back to crying. I ended up falling asleep on the couch with a tear stained face.

I woke up the next morning with a sore neck from staying in the same position all night. I reluctantly got up and went to harpers bedroom. "Hey little girl, ready to go to day care?" I picked her up, got us both ready. And then was out the door. I drove to the hospital with the threat of tears spilling out. I managed to withdrawal them and keep a steady face.

Meredith POV:
I woke up to an empty bed which I wasn't used to at all. I sat there for a moment and thought about what I should do, suddenly I got the courage I needed to talk to Derek. I got up and was out the door in less than 10 minutes. I drove to the hospital where I knew he would be and parked my car beside his. I walked up to the entrance and saw him eating lunch alone on the bench. It broke my heart to see him like that because that was our spot. And he looked so sad and you could see the pain in his eyes from afar. I took a deep breath and then walked up to him.

"Derek..." he immediately poked his head up to meet his eyes with mine. You could tell by the dark rims under his lids that he hadn't slept at all last night. "Meredith, you came" his face enlightened with a small speck of joy as I made my presence clear. "Derek we need to talk" he nodded his head and moved over so I could sit down. "We have to have a schedule or something" he suggested. I sighed and then looked him in the eyes. "Derek, when I first met you. I saw a life, a family, a house. But now... now I see two people who argue and make it up with sex. That's not what couples are built to do. They are put together to work things out. To fix problems with words and not moaning. Derek I love you... but we don't love each other. So I thought about it, and I think us not being together would be the best for Harper" he looked at me shocked of the words that just came out of my mouth. His eyes flooded with water as it escaped by streaming down his face. "Mer... we can work, t-this will work. Just please... let's just try to fix it, please..." I closed my eyes to prevent them from going puffy, which didn't work. "I-I'm sorry Derek, this isn't a marriage. This is not us. You deserve to be with someone you makes you happy." He placed his hand in mine and looked at me. "You make me happy, our family sends me over the moon with joy. Mer please!" He begged. I nodded my head and just said. "I'm sorry, it's over." I kissed him on the cheek as I stood up and walked away. His cries over powered the sounds of sirens in the background, as I got in my car I looked at him. And it made me breakdown into the water works.

I eventually bucked up and was able to drive back home where I packed my things and left back to the hotel...