This takes place at the beginning of season 2. After Meredith found out about Derek wife and is trying to move on from him. But something comes up might change her life forever.
Derek and I are currently on our 'date' he already cooked me dinner and now we're on the couch watching a movie.
But neither us are really paying attention to the movie.
I move a little closer to him on the couch. He notices and wraps his arm around my shoulder and pulls me closer and into his chest.
"Are you cold?" He asks as I wrap my arms around his waist. I nod.
He rubs my arm to help bring warmth back into my body as he kisses the side of my head.
"You said you wanted to talk about something, what did you want to talk about?" I ask pulling away a bit.
"We don't have to do this right now Mer," he says pulling my back.
"I know, but you've been here for almost two hours and we haven't spoken about it," I say.
"Meredith," he says.
"It's okay, just tell me," I say.
"When i brought you the basket today I saw you and Finn... I thought you two weren't together anymore?" He says looking me in the eye.
"Oh..." I say looking down.
"Meredith.." he says.
"We're not together, we're not a thing anymore. He just just here today, I didn't kiss him he kissed me... I tried to pull away but I couldn't because of him.. but once we were in the house I pulled away and I told him to leave after I asked him what he wanted," I say.
"What did he want?"
"He told me he wanted to be a father now, he was ready now," I say.
"And?"
"What you think I said yes? I already told you I'm not with him anymore Derek," I say pulling away.
"No, Meredith I'm not mad," he says pulling me against him again.
"Derek, they'll be born in less than a month... I'm thirty two weeks and I'm sue at thirty six," I say.
"I know, I know, I know," he whispers looking away from me.
"I'm not pressuring you to leave Addison.. I just know you would want to big part of their life and I don't want you to think I'm going to change my mind once they're born because I'm not going to," I say.
"I know Meredith, it's just... Addison is making it her only goal to make sure I don't get any custody of them, she knows that as long as I'm married to her you won't let me see time other than the times you're with them so she's going to make sure I never get to see them," he says.
"You can't sue her with divorce? I mean.. there's a reason I don't want Addison around them and it's because I think she could be dangerous for them, just use that, they can't make you stay married to a woman if she's a threat to your kids," I say.
"Do you really think Addison could be dangerous for them?" He asks.
"She's your wife you've known her for eleven years you've seen more of her good than I have she loves you, she hates me and she hates what I create which means she's going to hate them, I don't know if she'd hurt them but I don't want to find out either, I don't want to give her the chance to find out... this isn't just about what is best for you anymore Derek, you have to think about what's best for them if they really mean that much to you," I say.
"They do Meredith," he says.
"Then get it over with, it's a divorce you're not trying to get her imprisoned," I say.
"She's just-"
"So you're going to let her win just because she's making things harder than you'd like? You're just going to give up?" I say.
"No Meredith-"
"You knew she was going to fight this Derek, you knew that already you were expecting her to be this way and now you're acting like you didn't know and you're acting like you don't know what to do... you have more against her than she does you... you may want it but you don't want it enough, thousands of people get a divorce and you're acting like we're in the eighteenth hundreds," I say standing up.
"Meredith- it's not like that," he says standing up with me and tries to put his hands on my waist.
"Yes it is, you say you want it and I believe that but you only want what's easiest and it's easier to only see time once a week for a few minutes than it is to divorce her and make things work with me and two newborns... you don't want it that bad," I say with tears in my eyes.
"You don't get it Meredith," he says.
"What's there to get? You're scared of her, is that what it is? What do you think she's going to do if you get a divorce? Tell your family that you suck as a husband... you're scared of your perfect reputation being ruined...? Of course you don't want to leave," I roll my eyes.
"It's more complicated than you think," he says.
"How? It's just a divorce Derek, that's it, you're complaining about a divorce, something you've wanted for the past eight months according to you... and now you don't want to anymore... why? What changed so quickly?" I cry, holding back a sob. The sob isn't for me, it's for them because I know he could be a great father if he just tried a little.
"Meredith-"
"Just get out, I don't care anymore if you don't want to be a father then don't just don't play along like you do... you and Finn are the exact same. Get out of my house.. now!" I yell.
He looks at me for a seconds before he walks out of the living room and he leaves with this things.
I wait until he pulls out of the driveway and is gone completely before I break down in a sob.
