Every secret eventually makes its way out of the darkness. Theirs wasn't any different. It had been six years and that reality still stung her chest. Ellen had vowed to stop thinking about him, about what happened, but there was something about an impending apocalypse that made you reflect on your choices. The world had gone quiet but her mind felt very loud. Memories of him suddenly haunting her. Feelings she had long put to rest finding a way into her heart. She wouldn't romanticize what they had. It was messy and complicated. In some ways their relationship had to be experienced to be understood. They fought hard, and they loved hard. They challenged each other. But most of all, Patrick made her feel alive. He set her heart on fire. To even her surprise, it was that very fire that was warming her heart in the midst of the worlds turmoil. Caught in the flashbacks of a life that was once her's, Ellen must choose to push forward in the life she had built without him or find her way back to the life they could have had.

On a quiet afternoon in early Summer, Patrick pondered what it would be like to see her again. He had spent the last seven years waking up next to Jillian but not a day went by when he didn't wonder. With each passing year being without her hurt a little less but on any given day he could still feel her if he allowed himself. He could smell her on his skin, hear her laugh. Working with her again could provide a setback that would be impossible to recover from. That was just considering his feelings. He couldn't imagine the kind of havoc this was going to wreak on his marriage. A knock at the door broke the silence of the house and the chaos of his thoughts. It was on this Summer afternoon in Maine that Patrick's life would be changed forever. Could a knock at the door send his life spinning down another path? Or would it simply right a wrong that had been done years ago?

"Without any additional word, Ellen walked out of the room, her heart cracking in her chest. His sent was all over her. His image the first thing on her mind. "Ellen!" His voice. She walked away faster, but his voice was still as close as it was seconds ago. He was following her."

Patrick Dempsey is a 27 year old heartthrob and movie star. He has every girl falling at his feet and fans following him everywhere he goes. Ellen Pompeo is a 23 year old Boston bar owner who is not impressed with Patrick Dempsey's heartthrob status. She doesn't see why every girl on the planet is in love with him. What happens when Patrick stumbles into Ellen's bar? Will sparks fly or will Patrick's superstar status and bunch of screaming fans get in the way? Set in 1993

Grey's just got reinstated for a second season and everyone is overjoyed. Everyone except Ellen and Patrick that is! After sharing a sexual encounter before break Ellen and Patrick haven't seen each other or talked in three months. How will they cope with having to be together almost every day? Will Ellen tell Patrick that she has feelings for him, or will she lie and say she is over him? Will Patrick leave his wife to be with Ellen, or will he stay in his unhappy marriage? Will love bloom or will it all fall to pieces. Varying POV'S. Mature content.