Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy.

I hope you all liked the last chapter. I think that I did a good job making it like to show. At least a little bit? Maybe? So this chapter just continues Meredith's first shift. A little background: Meredith already met the other interns before they started because in my story, they had to meet before they started working together, so George and Izzie already live in the house.

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"She's a mystery, she's too much for me…"

The first 24-hours of Meredith's shift were relative uneventful. She had spent some time in the pit doing sutures while Derek checked on his patients. It was something that he said was "important for interns to experience on the first day." When Derek was done with whatever he had to do, he came back down to get Meredith so she could be introduced to one more doctor: Mark Sloan. Plastic surgeon.

"Derek!" Mark yelled from down the hall.

"That would be Mark," Derek said.

He placed his hand lightly on Meredith's elbow guiding her down the wall to where Mark was standing, most likely flirting with the nurses. The feeling of his skin on hers sent shivers through both of their bodies. He looked at her to see the same look on her eyes that he figured was on his face. As quickly as he had placed it there and as apprehensive as he was, Derek removed his hand, fearing that if he kept it there he wouldn't be responsible for where it wandered.

"So is this the hot new intern?" Mark interrupted.

"Meredith, this is Mark Sloan, head of plastics."

"You were right man," Mark said, slapping Derek on the back.

"Right about what?" Meredith asked curiously, turning to Derek.

"Nothing," Derek said, "Meredith, how about we go get something to eat."

Mark just laughed at how uncomfortable Derek looked. This wasn't the Derek that he knew. Around Addison he was calm, but around Meredith he seemed agitated but, not in a bad way. He decided to let it slide for the moment, considering it was Meredith's first day and Addison was liable to approach at any moment.

"Don't try anything with her Shep. The new interns are my territory." He said before going back to his usual activity of attempting to seduce the female members of the hospital staff.

"So is sleeping with Mark Sloan like a right of passage in this hospital?" Meredith asked, noticing how all the nurses and doctors looked at him.

"You could say that," Derek replied.

"Well then I guess it's my turn, right?"

Derek couldn't help but feel a pang of jealously when Meredith mentioned sleeping with Mark. Not only was he jealous, but slightly sick to his stomach thinking about another man's hands on her. Married men weren't supposed to be jealous of other women sleeping with another guy. But Meredith wasn't just another woman. She was something to him. But he didn't no quite what that something was just yet.

They headed down to the cafeteria, the touch and look they had shared and the conversation about Mark Sloane lingering in both of their minds. Meredith had seen the look on Derek's face when she mentioned sleeping with him. She didn't know exactly what it was. Pain, jealousy or just plain old concern. But whatever it was, she was glad that he cared.

They each grabbed a cafeteria tray and went through the line, picking out their food. Derek criticizing everything that Meredith chose. As soon as they had paid they found an empty table and began to eat.

"So what's it like to be Ellis Grey's daughter?" Derek asked as he opened up a bottle of water.

"It's not all it's cracked up to be." She answered, sounding bitter.

Derek could tell that this was sensitive subject for her. Before he had brought up her mother, she had been happy and laughing but the moment he said her name, Meredith's face dropped. It hurt Derek to think about her being unhappy.

"So, have you met the other interns?" he asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah. There was a thing."

"A thing?"

"A thing," Meredith answered, "When we met."

"Well thanks for clearing that up," Derek said sarcastically.

Meredith couldn't help but giggle, "No problem. Actually, Izzie and George and I. We're roommates."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously. They needed a place to stay. And I had an empty house."

"Won't that get annoying? I mean, you're with them all of them and now you're going to have to live with them?"

"That's exactly what I said. But they bothered me until I caved."

"Ah, so you're a pushover." Derek teased.

"I am not…" Meredith was cut off by the sound of Derek's pager beeping.

"Come on," he said, quickly standing up and motioning for Meredith to follow him.

They left the cafeteria and headed to the ER. Food forgotten but most definitely not the moment they had shared earlier. Both Derek and Meredith knew they were feeling something. Something unfamiliar. Something that felt a lot like falling in love.

"But I keep coming back for more…"

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I don't know how well I'm doing in showing Mer and Der's mounting attraction for each other. If you have any suggestions, let me know. I really like Mark in this. I think it's just like Mark. But at the same time, I'm feeling really insecure about my writing right now. Some people are so much better than me so I feel inferior. But reviews. Lots and lots of reviews. They always make me feel better. And snow days. Which tomorrow might be one, so if I get lots and lots of reviews then you'll get updates.