Meredith and Derek meet when they are little kids who live on the same street. They immediately have a special relationship that changes every year. Read about them growing up and finding what they need in each other.

An unexpected phone call turns Meredith's life upside down. Involuntarily she returns to Seattle, leaving behind a life and a thriving career only to be caught up in the bureaucracy of having spent years abroad. Secretly trapped as an intern she tries to flip her life back around if only a dark-haired blue-eyed neurosurgeon would stop being so interested in her.

When Meredith Grey relocates to Paris for six weeks to finish her most recent novel, she never expects to fall in love let alone become the heroin of her own story. ❗️Disclaimer❗️ I didn't write this story full credit goes to "OctoberJune" from FanFiction.Net Published 2009 The characters belong to Grey's Anatomy.

Meredith Grey lost the love of her life, husband, and father of her children a year ago. She hasn't been able to live fully without him and doesn't feel fulfilled, but is still going through the motions. She has her work, children, and friends to occupy her while also partially owning Grey-Sloan Memorial. Something is missing though because her heart still only beats for Derek. Her sister-in-law and a few other unexpected people have proved to be a big help within the year, but what if something else happened the day her husband passed away? What would his homecoming look like? • TW: sex, alcohol use, toxic parenting, suicidal thoughts, death