Mark/Meredith pairing

Summary: Mark had harbored feelings for Meredith since the first day they met. Meredith has found herself attracted to Mark soon after Derek left her for Rose. What happens when these two doctors bump into one another outside of work?

"Hey Iz, what are you baking?" Meredith asked as she made her way over to the kitchen. She sat down on a chair and watched as Izzie studied the side of what appeared to be a cake mix box.

Izzie had been having trouble sleeping for the past few nights and decided to take up baking again. Not that Meredith was complaining, she loved cupcakes and anything with sugar. She was just worried about her friend.

"I'm trying to make cake from a box. Crazy, right? I mean I just had this realization the other day that I had never made cake from a box and I decided to try it." Izzie smiled at Meredith as she showed the box to her. Before Meredith could make out the words on the front, Izzie spun it back around to look at the directions again.

"1/4 cup vegetable oil. Wait, oil, really? Why not butter or margarine?" Meredith watched Izzie for a few more minutes as she continued to debate the ingredients on the box before tying her shoes.

"Oh are you going somewhere? A date perhaps?" Izzie asked as she made her way around the island. She stopped for a second and looked Meredith up and down before speaking again. "Nope. Definitely not a date. Those are not date clothes." Izzie pointed to Meredith's outfit with her whisk which had started dripping cake batter. Meredith rolled her eyes and sighed as she got up from her seat and grabbed her phone.

"I am going running. I feel like I need to clear my head and move on with my life. Derek obviously moved on with his so why should I stay stuck in this crappy whatever this is." Meredith placed her phone back on the table and made big hand gestures towards the end of her rant. Izzie crossed her arms.

"Just because Derek is dating Rose it doesn't mean you have to start running and changing yourself. Besides, it's raining. Who runs in the rain?" Meredith's head turned towards the window. It was raining lightly. Why hadn't she thought to check the weather beforehand? Izzie put on a victorious smirk and turned back towards the island where she continued her baking. Meredith huffed for a second and then responded.

"Well I guess I'm running in the rain then. Don't wait up!" Before Izzie could say another word, Meredith ran out the door. Izzie rolled her eyes and laughed as she noticed that Meredith had left her phone on the table.

"She'll be back. There is no way she'd forget that." But the minutes went by and there was no sign of Meredith coming back to retrieve her forgotten item.

As Meredith ran outside the house, she made a mental note to apologize to Izzie later. She didn't want her roommate to feel like she was running from her rather than her inner demons. Meredith stopped after a few minutes and looked around. She never ran before and so she was trying to figure out where she should go from here. The waterfront was always a good option. There were always people around, ferry rides, and the view was incredible. Meredith nodded to herself as she set off to her destination.

She made it to the waterfront in one piece. Meredith stopped and decided to take a look around. There weren't too many people, probably because of the rain and whatever time it was. It was when she decided to check the time that she realized she didn't have her phone on her. "Shit." Meredith said aloud before another body collided into hers. She felt herself fall back but before her body could hit the ground, a pair of strong arms pulled her close.

"I'm so sorry I-" Meredith immediately shut up as she looked into the eyes of one Mark Sloan.

"Grey, you should be a little more careful, huh?" Mark said with his cheeky smile. He looked into Meredith's eyes and there was an immediate spark between the two. They both smiled and Meredith looked down as Mark continued to hold her. When they realized this, Mark awkwardly let go and Meredith immediately missed the warmth his body brought to hers. "I'll try to look where I'm going next time it's just that I realized I didn't have my phone on me and I was trying to look and see what time it was." Meredith rambled a bit as Mark continued to look down at her. She looks so cute when she rambles. Meredith tucked a strand of wet hair behind her ear. The rain had been picking up ever since she left her house and now is when she realized it. Before either of them could utter another word, a loud clap of thunder rippled through the sky. Meredith jumped as Mark's eyes flinched.

"Why don't I take you back to my place to get dried up and then I'll drive you home? I wouldn't want a pretty girl like you to be running home in a storm like this." Meredith blushed and nodded as Mark took off his jacket and wrapped it around her petite form.

"Thank you, Dr Sloan." Meredith said nervously.

"Oh please, call me Mark. Or you could even say McSteamy if you prefer." Mark joked and winked at her as they crossed a street. The next few block were walked in a comfortable silence between the two, Mark had his arms wrapped around Meredith as she nestled into his side. Soon enough, they arrived at Mark's hotel and were standing in the elevator. Mark looked down at Meredith as she was thinking of something to talk about, not noticing his eyes on hers. Mark reached down and tucked a strand of Meredith's hair behind her ear. She stood holding her breath as her heartbeat sped up. As Mark began to lower his head towards hers the elevator came to a stop and an elderly couple walked in. Mark immediately pulled his head back from Meredith with an apologetic smile, still keeping his arm wrapped around her.

"Oh how sweet. Young love." The elderly women said as she observed the two. The comment turned Meredith's cheeks red and Mark smirked before responding.

"Thank you, miss. We're actually here on our honeymoon. Meri insisted on coming to Seattle to see the space needle but with this weather I don't know if we'll make it." Meredith turned her head to make at his comment and widened her eyes.

"Is that right? Well I'm sure this weekend will be clear after this storm stops. The forecast said it'll last until tomorrow night. Can you believe it?" The elderly man said as his wife continued to admire the young couple.

"Ah this is our stop. It was a pleasure meeting you." The elderly couple said as they got off the elevator. The doors closed and it was once again just the two of them.

"So sweetie, we're going to see the space needle are we?" Meredith asked with a playful smile on her face. Mark laughed and decided to play along.

"If the rain clears out by this weekend then of course we will babe." The elevator doors opened and they stepped out. Mark pulled out his keycard from his pocket and unlocked the door. As he pushed it open, Meredith's mouth fell open.

"This is your hotel room? It looks like the inside of a mansion." Meredith stepped inside and took some time to look around, not noticing that Mark had left and returned with a shirt and boxers for her.

"Thanks." She said as he passed them to her. He walked into his bedroom and she began to peel off her shirt and pants. The water had soaked through everything.

"Just leave your things on the table and I'll put it in the dryer." Mark said from the other room. Meredith turned towards his voice and froze. He was standing in his bedroom with nothing but a pair of fresh boxers on. He turned towards the opening of his room and found her staring at him wearing bras and panties that were practically see-through with the amount of water they contained. They both averted their eyes at the same time and Mark decided to stay as he was and try to mess with Meredith. Meredith noticed this and decided to take it one step further. Two can play at that game. She turned her back towards Mark and removed her bra before slipping on his shirt. She then removed her panties, seeing as how his shirt fell to her mid-thighs. As she turned back around, she noticed a darkening in Mark's eyes.

"I don't think I'll be needing this." She said as she placed the boxers Mark had given her in his hands. He swallowed hard and nodded as he tossed the pair of boxers into his room. He then picked up Meredith's wet clothes and threw it in the dryer. While he did this, Meredith had made herself comfortable on Mark's couch and was flipping through channels before landing on the news channel.

"Oh shit." She said to herself as the weather man explained the storm to everyone.

"What?" Mark asked as he returned from the laundry room. He sat on the couch and lifted Meredith's legs so he could sit in the space they occupied.

"The rain storm turned into flooding and they said it's safest to stay where you are right now. No one should leave their house." Mark nodded and focused on the tv as he subconsciously started to massage Meredith's legs. Meredith decided to change the channel after a while and they ended up watching Friends. When that finished, Meredith shut the tv off and they decided to play truth or dare.

"Truth or dare?" Meredith asked while turning her body towards Mark.

"Dare." Mark said as he flashed her his McSteamy smile.

"I dare you to order everything off the menu." She said as she pointed towards the hotel's food menu.

"Easy." Mark said as he got up and ordered the food. She could hear the person on the other side of the phone confirming the purchase and trying to figure out if Mark was drunk. She burst out laughing as soon as the phone hung up.

"Your turn Grey, truth or dare?"

"Mmm truth."

"If I was the last man on Earth, would you date me?"

"I would date you even if you weren't the last man on Earth." Meredith blushed as she answered and tried to hide her eyes. Mark noticed this and felt his heart soar.

"Truth or dare?" Meredith asked as she cleared her throat.

"Let's go with truth this time."

Meredith took some time to think about her question before asking.

"If Derek never punched you the first day that we met, what would have happened between us?"

Mark looked surprised at the question but decided to answer it as honestly as he could. He had thought a lot about this before.

"Well, I probably would've gotten your number and asked you out. You would've played hard to get and I would've let you. Then you would've seen that you actually really liked me and we would've gone out for a few dates before it went anywhere serious, which I imagine it would've." Mark smiled at the thought as Meredith felt her heart skip a beat. Mark shook his thoughts out of his head.

"Your turn again Meredith. Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

Mark grinned and got an evil look on his face. "I dare you to give me a lap dance."

Meredith shrugged and made Mark get up before sitting him in a chair. She walked over to the tv and played a song before coming to stand in front of him. As she performed the lap dance, Mark felt his blood rushing through his veins and he had to suppress any urges he had. Meredith noticed this and took things a little further. She sat down fully on Mark'a lap and started to rub her ass in any and all directions as her mouth came to Mark's ear. The intensity in the room was building and Mark places his hand on Meredith's hips as he realized that she wasn't wearing any underwear. With no warning at all, Mark lifted Meredith's body as he brought her to his bedroom. He dropped her down and fell on top of her as their lips finally met. It was the most passionate kiss that either of them had experienced and if not for the phone ringing, it would've escalated into something more. They quickly pulled apart as if realizing the consequences of what they had done. Mark rushed to answer his phone and as he put it down he started to laugh. Meredith looked at him curiously.

"Food's ready." He simply responded as she let out a small giggle. They both heard a knock at the door and Mark went to answer it. Meredith couldn't make out the exchange taking place but was unbothered by it as she began to remember the things that had previously taken place just moments ago. She touched her lips faintly and smiled. Nobody had ever kissed her like that before. While Meredith became caught up in her own fantasies of what might have happened if the phone didn't ring, Mark entered the room.

"Are you hungry? I'm pretty sure I could feed all of Seattle with the amount of food they brought in." Meredith raised her head and looked at him, really looked at him. She got up and walked straight to Mark. When she reached him, she planted her lips on his and kissed him deeply. He eagerly returned the favor and held her close. They let go to take a breath of air and Meredith patted his chest as she walked past him.

"Where are you going Grey?" He asked confused as to what had just happened.

"Well you just asked if I was hungry so I'm going to eat a quick snack. Feel free to join me." Mark smirked as he followed her into the kitchen. She knew how to tease a man, that was for sure.

A/N I'm not sure if I want to continue this yet but feel free to leave reviews on whether or not I should. I hoped you enjoyed and I understand that not everyone ships Mark and Meredith so please don't complain about the pairing. I'm not here to upset anyone, I am a huge Merder and Mark/Lexie shipper but I also like to write stories about characters who never really had a chance on the show.