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MAEVE SLOAN FOUND HERSELF BACK IN SEATTLE FOR THANKSGIVING. A HUGE smile tugged on her face as she was at her father and lexie's apartment. she was in her old bedroom along with sofia

maeve was playing the familiar keys on her medium sized piano to the new song she wrote. sofia had asked to hear a little snippet of it. so she began to sing the first verse "i've been doin' too much retail therapy
you left me with a box of empty memories
that's all i have left of you
thought i was so much more to you
i've been doin' too much overthinkin'
'bout you and your friends probably overdrinkin'
that's how you get rid of me
forget all the shit you did to me"

"now every day feels like a year
when you're gone and i'm waitin' here
for you to change your mind
i swear you still want this"

"so why can't you text me and tell me you're sorry?
admit that you made a mistake and you love me
oh, oh
i wish you would call me and say that you need me
say you were stupid and foolish for leavin'
oh, oh
and when you try to make up
i'll hang up 'cause you burned me
i just wanna hurt you like you hurt me" she sang the chorus before lifting her fingers from the keys

"wow" sofia said with raised eyebrows "i-i definitely don't want to fall in love" she said with a sigh

"hey, not all guy are bad" a voice spoke up. the two girls turned their heads to maeve's door. there leaned mark sloan "and i'm living proof" he grinned

maeve glanced at sofia before glancing towards her dad "you sure about that?" she raised a brow

as soon as mark caught on to what she was referring to, he immediately spoke up "yeah... don't fall in love sweetheart" he mutters

"someone get the door!" lexie's voice rang in their ears as she shouted from downstairs

"looks like the gang is here" mark said as he pushes himself up from the door frame and walked downstairs. maeve and sofia were quick to follow as well

"hi honey!" meredith grinned as soon as she came eye to eye with her goddaughter

"hi mer" maeve smiled as she greeted her godmother in a hug

"hi stranger" derek smiled as he side hugged his goddaughter and kissed her temple "we miss having you around. especially this munchkin" he said as he bounced ellis in his arms who giggles as she wrapped her hands around her father's neck

soon after derek and meredith arrived, the rest of the group arrived. maeve was happily sitting in between george and jackson "so when do you wrap up production?" george asked

"in about two weeks" she replied

"and when does the show come out?" he asked

"well according to my director, september of next year" she answered

"you're telling me we have to wait-" george started before quickly doing the math by counting on his fingers "ten months!" he exclaims

"will it be worth it?" jackson spoke up

"yes?" she answered a bit skeptical "but then again the show is meant for kids"

"oh sweetheart, tell them the news about that movie you're going to star in!" mark spoke up with a proud grin

"you're going to star in another movie!!" sofia exclaims with a excited tone

"what movie?" amelia asked with a grin

"knives out" maeve grinned

"what kind of movie title is that?" alex mutters "i swear they be coming out with the weirdest—ow!" he shrieked as cristina kicked him under the table

"guess who she's filming it with" mark said as he took a bite of his turkey

"oooo! leonardo dicaprio?" george took a guess "t-th-that's one of her favorite actors!" he stated proudly

mark gave him a weird look "no" he shut down immediately "it's with captain freaking america" he exclaimed

"holy shit!" jackson muttered

"that's amazing maeve!" meredith added

"maeve, you're really out there doing big things" as bailey said those words. the doorbell rang, mark got up and walked over

"my daughter is out there kicking—" mark stated proudly before his face fell as he opened the door "ass" he muttered. everyone furrowed their brows at why his whole demeanor changed "what the hell are you doing here" he spoke, everyone could hear the ounce of anger in his voice

"hello mark" the voice spoke up. maeve furrowed her brows, she didn't recognize the voice, she stood up from her seat and began to walk over "we need to talk" the person spoke up again

"like hell we do. get off of my property and don't ever come b—"

maeve cut him off "dad?" she questioned confusedly, before grabbing onto his forearm and coming eye to eye with the person. it wasn't just any person, it was a lady with brunette hair and light blonde highlights. her brown eyes slightly widen as they connected with maeve's green eyes "who is this?" she curiously questioned

"go back to the table" he instructed

maeve furrowed her brows "dad—"

"now maeve!" he said sternly, making maeve even more confused. she let go of mark's hand, getting ready to leave  but the lady spoke up

"maeve?" maeve could her how her eyes started to give off a bit of sparkle

"don't!" mark objected

"yeah?" maeve questioned

"maeve, go!" mark ordered once again

"she has your mom's eyes" the lady told mark, a small smile tugged on her lips

"mark! maeve! what is going on?" lexie spoke up, making the lady glanced up at mark

"nothing" mark answered, he grabbed the door and was going to close it, but the lady's hand stopped it

"mark, i have a right to see her!" she sternly said

mark scoffed "get the hell out of here!"

maeve started getting worried so she spoke up "uncle derek!"

at his name, derek immediately stood up. not only him but jackson and meredith as well. once derek was there his eyes widen "oh my god" he muttered making maeve furrow her brows

"derek" the brunette lady spoke up

"my—" mark was quick to cut off derek

"don't. she was just leaving!" mark insisted

derek didn't know what to do. and the brown eyed brunette had enough of mark's childish act "i want to see my daughter mark!"

my daughter at her words, maeve finally understood. mark was quick to glance back at his daughter "d-dad?" maeve was the first to speak up

mark immediately glanced back at myleen "you don't get to call her that!" he hissed in anger "you lost that right the second you left her at my doorstep and walked right out of her life!"

myleen was a bit taken back at his raised voice "i am still her mother, mark!" she demanded

meredith pushed past derek, she pushed mark back. meredith stood right in front of myleen "like hell you are" meredith scolded the brown eyed brunette "a mother would never, ever abandon her child. now you heard mark, get the hell off his property" she insisted before closing the door right in her face

as soon as the door closed, quietness took over everyone. and everyone looked at maeve. mark's heart shattered at the tears brimming in her daughter's eyes. he tried to reach out and grab her hand, but maeve immediately turned around and pushed past everyone and ran upstairs. upon closing her door, she slid down, letting out her tears. why now? after 23 years why now? she was finally starting to feel happy again, and now it's all crumbling down again

the minute maeve ran upstairs, thanksgiving dinner was over. everyone wanted to give her space, so they ended up leaving. maeve didn't open her door, not when sofia went up to make sure she was okay, not when lexie went up to try to get her to eat seeing as they had just started eating when everything went down, and not even when mark said he wasn't going to leave until she opened her door

she glanced up at her alarm clock, it read 12am. in that moment, maeve felt like she was drowning. she needed someone to pull her up, so she texted the one person who once told her that he'd be here for her whenever she needed him

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ten minutes passed and no answer. she wiped her tears and quickly put on her shoes, and put on a random hoodie that was stuffed in her closet. she quietly opened her bedroom door. as she stepped into the hallway, her heart shattered at the sight of mark sloan sitting down by the wall sound asleep. he really sat there the whole time. she swallowed the lump in her throat and carefully stepped over his legs. as she walked down the stairs she made her way over to the kitchen to grab the spare keys

her midnight walk lead her to joe's bar. she pushed the door open, despite it being midnight, it was still crowded. she pushed herself towards the empty chair at the bar. joe noticed her and got her, her usual "you okay?" he asked

maeve glanced up at him. he took notice of her red puffy eyes "never been better" she lied with a grin

joe slowly nodded as he placed her shot in front of her "it's on the house" he said

"keep em coming" she let out a small dry chuckle

by her sixth shot, she was a bit tipsy and lightheaded. her heart dropped to the pacific ocean as a voice spoke up behind her "tough night?"

no. no. no. get up and leave is what her head was telling her. maybe he's here for you is what her heart was telling her. no matter how much she missed him, she needed to leave, she was finally starting to let go of him and she couldn't risk to go back. so she chugs down her last shot before sliding off of the bar stool, due to being tipsy, she lost her balance but the blue eyed blond was quick to grip her forearm and steady her

she gulps at how she's face to face with dean salvatore "mae—"

"no" she said as she shakes her head "why does everyone decided to show up today all of a sudden" she mutters before pulling her hand from his grip and she began to walk out of the bar

dean noticed she was tipsy, from the way she was stumbling over to how she slurred her words. he sighs softly before following her out "maeve, come on. let me take you home" he said

she kept walking "maeve" he tried once more but she kept walking "sweetheart" the second he said her nickname. she froze, a tear rolled down her cheek

"you don't get to call me that anymore" she uttered coldly. dean finally caught up to her, her bright green eyes weren't as bright as he remembered them

"mae—" he tried to reach out for her hand but all she did was slap his hand away. her mind was throwing flashbacks at her from the moment he broke up with her to the nights she laid crying. her hands took over her body and they began to hit his chest as she had tears rolling down her cheeks

"why'd you do it!" she croaked "why'd you leave me" dean finally got a grip of her hands "i waited for you. i waited for you to call, to explain to me, for you to apologize. but you never did" she exclaimed as she shook her head "i guess always isn't forever after all"

her phone started going off, as it vibrated it fell out of the pocket of her hoodie. dean glanced down and noticed the caller id. he furrowed his brows "who's charlie?" he asked

"none of your business" she muttered. she was about to reach down and grab her phone but he beat her to it "give me my phone!" she exclaimed wiping away her tears

"answer my question" he insisted. did she move on already? he thought to himself "are you with him?"

"what if i was?" she questioned as she titled her head at him

"are you with him?" he asked again

maeve shook her head "you don't get to ask me anything. because you're the one who broke my fucking heart" she felt tears well up in her eyes again

dean felt tears sting his eyes "mae—"

"you left! you left just like my mom. and now both of you want to show up all of a sudden" she shook her head as a tear rolled down her cheek "screw you both" she was about to walk away but he gripped her hand once more and pulled her in and just embraced her in the hug she needed most. maeve fought out of his grip but eventually gave in and wrapped "you promised you would stay in my life and you didn't" she cried into his chest

"i'm sorry. i couldn't do it, it was too hard for me. but i'm here now. and i won't leave you again" he confessed

𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔯𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔢
just to clear this up, they are not
getting back together