So this story takes place kind of beginning of season three, when Derek walked away from Meredith when she had her appendix taken out. Where the Boys Are never happened, but everything else up to that point did. As for Mer/Der basically, she broke up with Finn but she and Derek never got back together because he sincerely believes she's better off without him. And now they're both miserable and fighting because they want to be together, but neither will admit it.
"Meredith," Christina cried, approaching her with a cheerful smile on her face.
"What the hell do you want?" Meredith snapped, tugging her scrub shirt down.
"Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. And who said I wanted anything?" Christina had the same expression forced on her face, and it was clear that she did indeed want something from Meredith.
"Your face told me you want something, and Derek dumped me. Why should I be happy?"
Christina stopped herself from laughing, hiding her face in her locker momentarily as she dug for her stethoscope. "Just yesterday you said it was romantic how he walked away," she teased.
Meredith slammed her locker shut with more forced than necessary. "Not so romantic when he told me he was sorry I broke up with Finn. Shut up and tell me what you want."
"Burke is going camping this weekend," Christina started.
She was cut off when Meredith interrupted. "I am so not having sex with you while he's gone. Don't even ask."
"Ha, ha," Christina said dryly. "No, he's taking me with him. And I want you to come." She said the last part so quickly Meredith could barely understand.
Meredith laughed for the first time in a week. "Funny, Christina, that's really funny."
"Please, Meredith, you're my person. I would do it for you," she begged.
"Right. You'd be the third wheel on my camping trip and willingly pee in the woods. Uh, hu," Meredith said sarcastically.
"Whatever. And you wouldn't be the third wheel. George and Alex are going."
George turned at his name. "What?"
"You're going camping. Tell Mer it will be fun," Christina ordered rising her eyebrow to remind him of a previous conversation.
"It will be. Joe's coming with Walter. I bet he'll bring you tequila if you ask."
Meredith suddenly felt her stomach turn over, and it wasn't anticipation of the hangover she was sure to get if she was in the woods with access to tequila. "Derek's going, isn't he?"
"No he's not." Christina lied through her teeth.
"George." Meredith turned towards him questioningly. "Is he?"
"No, he wasn't invited," George said to avoid lying. Christina had blackmailed him, so he wasn't going to tell Meredith the whole truth, but it was true that Derek hadn't been invited. He had just invited everyone else.
"See. It's fine. And please come. I'll be needing some estrogen and you're my only hope."
Meredith considered her options, but was interrupted when Bailey came into the room. "Rounds people. Where the hell is Karev? I'm down an intern, I need him."
"He was on call last night. Maybe he fell asleep somewhere," George offered.
"Well go find him," Bailey barked. "Yang, Grey, let's go."
"Meredith, please," Christina asked again as they followed Bailey down the hallway.
Meredith decided to use Christina's desperation to her advantage. Though she would never admit it, camping sounded like it might be kind of fun, and she certainly had some leverage over Christina right now. "I want in on all of Burke's surgeries for a week. And you to do my rectals and enemas for a month."
"Done," Christina said without hesitation, knowing that she would have given Meredith much more than that to convince her to come. And she would probably have to once Meredith discovered that McDreamy was coming on this little excursion also.
"Make sure Joe brings tequila. And bring marshmallows," Meredith added quickly.
"Fine. You're in this now. No backing out."
"I don't go back on my deals," Meredith said indignantly.
"Less gossip, more medicine," Bailey ordered, turning around to glare at them.
"Why are you going anyways?" Meredith whispered to Christina once Bailey turned around.
Christina shifted uncomfortably. "Well, Burke, uh . . . you know, you really don't want to know. Blackmail, sort of."
"Right." Meredith didn't ask any further questions. There were some things about Christina and Burke's relationship that she really didn't want to know.
So, that's the premise of my new story. I know I said I wouldn't start this new one until I finished Learning to Live, but I was inspired yesterday, and then I decided that since I wrote it, I may as well post it. It should be much less serious then my other stuff, and hopefully funny.
Hope you enjoyed. Please review and tell me what you think.