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The Beginning.
How the hell they had managed to get the time off work to do this was beyond him, but after the whole Derek being called a murderer and finding out that more of Derek's patients had died than survived, life and their jobs in general had kept them occupied, so when they had gone to the chief to ask about time off they had expected for him to turn them straight down.
Surprisingly the chief had been quite welcome to the idea, he had said something about needing the time off to take a break, what they had been through was rough and after what they had been through they deserved it. Meredith had been particularly shocked at that, she had completely expected the chief to be all hard ass about a vacation for his head of neurosurgery and his second year resident.
But no here they were Meredith and Derek going on their first vacation, to the U.K, and doing the three peaks challenge. It was rather funny how it had come about, they had gone for a walk though the woods and trails on his land and had ended up laughing at how unfit they both were.
They had argued for so long about who was most unfit that Derek had gone on line searching for places to hike in a day, the U.K had popped up on several occasions and had finally come up with the three peaks challenge.
They knew that they would have to go undergo some extensive training, considering how unfit they both were. Meredith couldn't believe that she was going to do this, when Derek had first suggested a vacation away she had thought wine country, not a hiking vacation but she was looking forward to this, and enjoying the training that she and Derek were doing. It was nice to spend some time alone with him, away from the hospital and away from the roommates.
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So now here they were suitcases on the bed clothes thrown around the bedroom haphazardly, passports and tickets sat on the bedside table waiting to be packed in the hand luggage.
"Derek?"
Meredith shouted, not gaining a response she shouted again.
"DEREK?"
"WHAT?"
"WHERE ARE THE DAMN HIKING BOOTS? YOU WANTED TO DO THIS, TO PROVE HOW FIT YOU ARE SO YOU CAN FIND the damn hiking boots."
Her voice lowered as she saw him come into the room.
"Meredith? Do you not want to do this?" He asked slightly concerned.
"Of course i do Derek, but it was your idea to do this, so just find those hiking boots please"
Derek goes to walk out of the bedroom, before hesitating in the doorway, he turns back to Meredith, to find her packing still. Meredith can feel Derek looking at her, so she raises her head, to look at him, seeing him with his trademark smile.
"Derek?"
"How about we make this interesting Mer?"
"Interesting in what way?"
"Whoever makes it to the last peak first wins a prize"
"What kind of prize where you thinking of?"
"Well, if I win, that is up to you and vice versa"
"Okay than, you're on" Meredith says smiling, knowing exactly what she would ask if and when she wins. Derek walks over to her a kisses her on the lips, deepening it slightly before Mer pulls away.
"Derek, we need those hiking boots or we won't be going anywhere"
"Okay, i will go and find them"
A moment later he returned with two pairs of hiking boots in his hands holding them up in mid air. Laughing as he spoke.
"Here you go my sweet two pairs of hiking boots for our ever growing suit case, what are you putting in there Mer?"
"Just the essentials pants, jackets and jumpers, I know its summer but in the U.K you never know, but I have packed some lighter stuff as well in case its really nice."
"And what about these?"
He motioned to and then held up the box of condoms that was sat at the side of the case.
"Well we're practically a condom ad like you said, and that's not changing when were in the U.K."
"That's if were up for sex." Derek said sarcastically.
"You're always up for sex Derek."
Meredith laughed and turned back to the case to finish what was left of the packing they had to do.
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They had reached their hotel in Scotland and were spending the night there before they began their hikes the next day.
They had a private driver to get them to each mountain, who would also keep their luggage in the car ready to take it to the hotel in Wales and a trained hiker that had been hired for them, just in case they came across any problems. They had decided that they were setting off at the same time, but who ever got to the top of Mount Snowdon first would be the winner of their little challenge.
The first two were going to be easy as they had to stick together but Mount Snowdon it would be classed as war as it would be each to their own to see who would get to the top first. Both of them couldn't wait, each knowing the prizes they had to offer their partner if they won.
Derek kept checking his pocket, her prize was sat safe in his pocket and he was paranoid he was going to lose it, even on the flight over. He couldn't take his eyes of Meredith, he loved seeing the bounce in her step, when she was happy, it was something that he didn't see very often, he still couldn't believe how far they had come in these last few months, he seemed to fall more in love with her everyday.
"Derek, are you staring at me?"
"I can't help it, you are beautiful"
"Thanks" Meredith mumbles, feeling herself blush, she still found it hard to accept the compliments that he gave her all the time, she wasn't used to it.
"Mer, i mean it, why don't you go and have a shower, while i order us something to eat"
"You not joining me" she pouted, giving Derek the look that he couldn't resist.
"Meredith, we have an early start in the morning, you will need your energy for the hike"
"Old man" Meredith muttered under her breath.
"I'll show you old man" Derek says, picking her up and laying her on the bed, and starts tickling her, Derek loved feeling her shift underneath him.
"Derek...Please..."
"Take it back"
"No" Meredith laughed, Derek loved hearing her giggle.
"Well, then" Derek says continuing to tickle her.
"Please...stop..."
"You know what you have to do" Derek grins at her.
"Fine, I'll take it back" Derek leans down and captures her lips with his own.
Becoming breathless they pulled apart, but looking each other in the eyes, all the love they felt for each other shone through.
"So are we eating or what, I am in fact starving, and I think I will go for that shower after all."
"Yeah, I'll order some food, see you in a few minutes."
Derek climbed off the bed and moved to the phone calling room service, watching Meredith intently as she slowly peeled her clothes from her body, knowing he wouldn't have much self control for much longer he tore his eyes away from her delicious body.
"Oh and Derek. . . ."
"Yeah?"
"You are an old man." She called as she walked through the door to the bathroom, her giggles floating behind her as she disappeared out of sight and the water started running.
He put the phone down forgetting about ordering the food and ran to the bathroom to show her that he wasn't an old man and he didn't care how long it took to make her see it and he didn't care that they were hiking tomorrow. He loved his girlfriend and nothing was going to change that.