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Part 19: Decisions

Meredith watched Derek. It had been a few days since the dinner. He didn't say much about it. He told her that they had decided to just be friends. But he never told her why. He never told her that Alessia had figured it out. He never told her that it was she that he wanted. He never told her that she was the one that he wanted to sleep next to every night. She was the one he wanted to hold. She was the one he wanted to touch.

Derek sat on the sofa in the study. He was on his phone. Meredith watched him. She was always watching him. He looked sad. He looked horrible. She could see the strain on his face. He was talking about something serious. He looked very concerned. Meredith's heart sank as she watched. Something was wrong. He flipped his phone shut and rubbed his face.

"Are you okay?" Meredith asked as she walked in and shut the door.

"Yeah..." Derek drifted off distractedly. "Yeah... I'm okay." He said with a simple nod.

"No you aren't." She said as she sat down next to him and grabbed his hand. "Talk about it. Maybe you will feel better."

"Oh god... My sister is having surgery tomorrow. She's having a lump removed from her breast." Derek told her with a frown.

"Oh my god!" Meredith said in shock. "Is she- Oh... I'm so sorry." She said as she took a page from his book and stroked his hand.

"Yeah... I'm just so shocked. She's only thirty." Derek muttered as he stared off.

"You need to go home." Meredith said sadly.

The last thing she wanted was for him to go home. She wanted him to stay with her forever. But she could tell by the look on his face that family was everything to him. He needed to go be with her. He needed to support her in her fight. Meredith swallowed hard as she looked into his eyes. He needed to leave.

"What... No. I'm fine." Derek told her with a nod. "I don't need to go."

"She is your sister. And your family needs you. You need to go home. It's okay." Meredith explained with a nod.

"But you need protection. You need a guard." Derek said quickly as he looked into her eyes. "And you want to go to the Riviera."

"The Riviera can wait. I don't have anywhere I have to go. And I have Tony. I'm fine. It's you. You need to go home an make sure everyone is okay. Everything is is under control here." Meredith told him softly as she put her hand on his shoulder. "My dad won't care. I'll call him. You can use our jet. You could be there tomorrow." Meredith said with a nod as she walked off.

Meredith walked outside the door as she called her father. Of course she didn't get him. But she did get one of his many assistants. Within a few minutes all the plans were made. They were going to prepare the jet. Derek was leaving.

"Okay." Meredith said as she walked back in.

"Okay what?" Derek asked as he looked up.

"You need to go pack. The jet should be ready in an hour. You are leaving." She said softly.

"Are you sure?" He asked as he stood up.

"Yeah. My father is in agreement. This is important to you. You need to do this." Meredith said softly. "Have a safe flight. And thank you, Derek. Thanks for everything."

"Mer... Don't do it, okay. You really don't need it. Promise me you won't." Derek asked as he looked up. She swallowed hard and nodded as she walked off.

Derek was in shock as he walked up the stairs. Just like that. Just like that and he was on his way. All he had to do was throw some things in a bag. He couldn't believe how quickly everything moved. As he threw his things in a bag, he frowned. Derek glanced out the balcony. Meredith was doing furious laps in the pool. He really did hate leaving her. He quickly pulled his bag down the stairs. He was going home.