Meredith Grey moves from New York and becomes the new Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace, snatching the post from under Dr.Derek Shepherd’s nose. Will she be able to work in the new not-so-friendly environment and possibly find love in the process?

Story written from Meredith's POV. Meredith is just a woman torn between the two loves of her life; surgery and Derek Shepherd. In any normal situation she could have both, however this is no ordinary circumstance. The man that she is in love with is married to a woman who potentially has the power to end her career before it even starts. Faced with the most impossible situation, which will she choose. Derek or surgery?

"A beat is the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue. In the context of the timing of a film, a beat refers to an event, decision, or discovery that alters the way the protagonist pursues his or her goal." Timing is a funny thing. That thing six months ago can sneak back up, crawling into your gut, and worm into your deepest feelings. Isn't everyone's goal in life to find pure happiness? It's the journey to that happiness that humanity craves. The beat of your narrative. This is the beat of Dempeo.

3 years late. Patrick came back.

Meredith finds herself in an awkward situation whenever the unthinkable happens.