OK, so maybe not this very minute. However, those amazing people over at EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) have dug up some information (well...a quote) from Shonda saying that Meredith and Derek will be together. Finally. Forever. And the storylines will be about trying to make it work and exploring relationships, etc. Which is what we've always wanted. Her reason for the change? The strike, which she says put it all into perspective. The reason this won't happen this very minute, though, is because apparently Rose (aka, The Plant) is sticking around for the final five episodes. (On a side note, Ava/Rebecca/Jane Doe/Elizabeth Reaser will be back for three, and Kate Walsh for one.) Plus, the first episode back picks up a few months later...at the end of one of Derek and Rose's dates (or so the rumors say). Nevertheless, this is amazing news. Stick around for more as it comes it.
(And on a totally unrelated note, rumors are flying that the first two episodes back is a two-parter, entitled "New York, New York." Stay tuned for updates.)

Thanks to Karyn at Entertainment Weekly, who passed this along to us!

Entertainment Weekly's annual Photo Issue is here! The Oct. 19 issue (on stands nationwide Monday, Oct. 15) will feature McDreamy himself… Patrick Dempsey! Not only is he gracing our cover (attached) but he is also pictured in a 10-page portfolio in which he captures the charm and grace of old school Hollywood. The inside photos are now available on a gallery -- complete with exclusive never before seen outtakes -- and can be found at www.ew.com/dempsey. For added fun, there is also a terrific b-roll video of the actor taken during his cover shoot.

EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) has been incredibly kind and has sent us their exclusive story to share with you here at Grey Gossip and TSGA. EW was lucky enough to be the first to get Isaiah's first post-firing interview...and he doesn't seem mad at all.

Controversial Grey's Anatomy star Isaiah Washington speaks exclusively with Entertainment Weekly's website EW.com about being fired from the hit ABC drama, his relationship with the show's cast and crew, and his future in Hollywood.

Plus: He answers questions like whether he will come back to the show in the fall to wrap up any loose ends. "That's really up to who ever made the decisions at ABC. I know [executive producer] Shonda [Rhimes] was happy with what I was doing and I thought I did everything possible in this past year to make things work, but I guess someone at ABC didn't think so," says Washington.

How does he feel about what happened last week and does he think it was fair? "I don't know if it's a question of ‘fair’. I'm saddened by the outcome," he says. "I did everything that the producers and the network asked me to do. I came back under great duress and stress, and thought I was doing the job I was hired to do. I thought that was going to speak for my future at Grey's, but apparently that wasn't the same vision that the network and studio had for me."

Has he heard from any of his castmates? "No," Washington says. "Everyone is still on vacation. I don't expect to hear from my castmates. I did talk to Chandra Wilson and I got a text message from Kate Walsh. Everyone's doing their own thing. People are still trying to enjoy their summer before they get back to the grind. I think a lot of people are out of the country. I'm still getting calls from people discovering that this change has occurred."

Check out the scoop sent to us from EW.com (Entertainment Weekly):

Though the Grey's Anatomy finale left fans with lots of questions, at least one mystery appears to have been solved: T.R. Knight, a.k.a. the lovable George O'Malley, is expected to return as a series regular. Speculation has been swirling about his possible departure from Seattle Grace — not only because of what happened in the May 17 finale (George didn't pass the intern exam!) but because of the incident earlier this season with co-star Isaiah Washington (who addressed him with a homophobic slur). According to one insider close to the negotiation, Knight has agreed to a new contract that will boost his per-episode salary to roughly $125,000 and give him a small piece of the show profits (pay hikes and profit points were also granted to many of Knight's co-stars, including Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, and Sandra Oh).

Still up in the air: the fate of Washington, whose character, the arrogant Preston Burke, appeared to flee Seattle in the finale. That said, the same insider hints that Washington will be back as a series regular (though without the boost in pay rewarded to his co-stars). ''A cliffhanger is meant to keep the audience in anticipation and intrigue until fall,'' demurred a spokesman for ABC Television Studios, which produces Grey's for ABC. Washington's publicist also declined comment.