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After finishing her drink of lemonade, Meredith went to put the glass back in the kitchen. It was then that Meredith started to get an idea of how big Derek's house was. She wasn't shocked, him being a surgeon and earning what she guessed was a lot, and neither did it take her back as she was used to the big-house lifestyle but she did wonder how far it went. From her position in the kitchen, there was an archway to her left that led to the dining room and onto the lounge where she had previously been. Behind her was an archway leading to the hallway and onto the stairs, lounge and front door. In front of her was an archway leading to what looked like four more rooms and then the back door and to her right there were two more rooms lapping round to hall again.

"Wow," Meredith said in awe. She thought she had seen some big houses but this was bigger than anything she had ever owned. Then again, she didn't have five children or the guts to buy anything bigger than her swanky bachelorette pad!

Emily appeared in the kitchen beside her with soaking wet hair that had caused the red to turn to brown. The slight curls were evident but at that precise moment she was looking in the mirror and trying to brush them out.

"You should leave it to dry naturally, it's better for your hair," Meredith said, giving some tips she had learnt in her life time.

"Yeah right, and frizz is good for my hair?" Emily replied, becoming increasingly annoyed with the random pieces of frizzy red hair sticking out here and there.

"Why don't you plait it, then it stops the frizz and makes your hair wavy?" Meredith said, finally being able to talk to Emily about something.

"I don't know how to plait," Emily said softly, "My dad doesn't have a clue."

"Well, it just so happens you're in the same room as a plaiting prodigy," Meredith smiled.

Emily looked back with hope. She pulled up a chair and sat down, facing her back to Meredith. Meredith gently brushed the long gorgeous locks of red hair that had to have been inherited from her mother. She parted the hair in two and then started a french plait on one side.

"Do you not like your hair curly?" Meredith asked.

"I don't know. I've never really had it done in a particular way, it's normally just thrown back into a ponytail cos that's all my dad could do," Emily said sadly.

"Well, it's time that all changed. LOU, MAYA!" Meredith called upstairs.

Both girl's came charging down the stairs and scrabbled their way into the kitchen, wearing all-in-one Winnie the Pooh PJ's. They both looked curiously at what Meredith was doing and stood very quietly in amazement. After finishing the second side of Emily's hair, Meredith held up a mirror into the other one so Emily could see the result. For the first time since they had met, Meredith saw a genuine smile emerge onto Emily's face.

"Thanks," she said shyly.

"No problem!" Meredith responded, leading Emily off the chair and placing another one next to it. She then lifted both of the tiny girl's onto the chairs, knowing that they'd take forever and a day. "What's you're daddy doing?"

"He's just put Jacob in the bath and then has to put Alex through the same torture," Maya whispered, using words that Meredith didn't learn until she was at least ten.

"Right," Meredith started, putting Emily behind Maya and Lou in front of herself, "First off, divide their hair into three sections."

Emily followed the instructions and divided Maya's wet hair into three, struggling slightly as Maya tended to fidget.

"Next, wrap the strand on the far left over the middle one and under the far right one," Meredith continued.

The instructions kept coming and Emily kept obeying until she was right at the end of Maya's hair length.

"There," Emily stated, grabbing the nearest hairband and wrapping round the pityful amount of hair left at the end of the plait. Emily smiled at her accomplishment and Meredith praised her efforts. Both Lou and Maya went to look in the mirror and not having the capability to see the back of their heads, shrugged their shoulders and said thanks.

As they ran out the door, Derek walked in and looked at the amount of dead hair on the floor and the smile on Emily's face.

"What is going on here?"

"Nothing," Meredith winked in Emily's direction.

"What's with all the hair on the floor," Derek exclaimed, "It looks like you've de-haired my kids Mer!"

"I thought everyone called me Meredith?" She joked, quoting him from earlier in the day.

"Right," Derek said, "Emily it's time for bed."

Emily sighed and dragged her feet out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

"Are all the kids in bed?" Meredith asked.

"They will be in a second," Derek answered, "Just have to make two bottles of milk for the girls otherwise they won't sleep, and unless you want to deal with that then I better make it."

"Maybe I do, maybe I don't," Meredith quipped, jumping up onto the work surface next to the sink and letting her hands come to rest on her lap.

"You don't, trust me!" Derek exclaimed, moving over to where Meredith had landed. He opened her knees wider to place himself between them and leant against the work surface. He edged closer to her face, looking deeply into her eyes. He swept his hand up her arm and held her in position as he leant into her neck and plant a soft kiss. Meredith shivered at the contact and closed her eyes, feeling the warmth of his skin and the soft stubble on his cheek rub against the smoothness of her neck. He let go of her arm and reached behind her to get the bottles. He slowly backed away smiling, knowing exactly what he was doing. Her eyes continued to be closed until he had completely left all traces of himself on her. No warmth, no contact and no kissing! She wanted him more than ever and she knew he was taunting her, so why not do it back?

They stayed quiet whilst Derek worked his way around the room, putting the milk into the microwave to warm and all the while Meredith simply watched him.

"You coming upstairs to say goodnight to them?" Derek asked.

"Sure, but when does this promise of you doing anything for me come into play?" Meredith asked cheekily.

"As soon as you want it to," Derek smirked.

She followed Derek up the stairs to be greeted by a huge landing which had various toys and scattered bits of clothing like a true family home should. There was one door coming off of the square landing with two corridors branching off either side. She followed him down the one on the left and past a door on the right that had steam rising from underneath it. She thought it was safe to guess it was the bathroom. He entered the next door along on the left and Meredith followed cautiously. She was met by the most amount of pink anyone had ever seen. There were pink toys and curtains and drapes and a small pink chandelier, pink duvet sets on pink beds of which there were two little girls in each. Derek went to Lou's bed and handed her a bottle and she quietly took it and rested her head down on the pillow. Meredith watched Derek as he gave the other one to Maya and kissed her on the forehead, tucking her in so she couldn't move.

Derek signalled for Meredith to do the same to Lou. She crept over, determined not to disturb the stillness and bent down, kissed Lou's sleepy head and tucked her in. She looked at Lou through the dim light and saw her fast asleep already, the milk bottle almost full and a smile on her face.

Both adults crept out and finally had the abililty to talk again.

"They really like you huh?" Derek said.

"I'm a very likable person," Meredith smiled.

"I bet you are," Derek replied, "Ready for some fun?"

"Sure!" She exclaimed. The kids were fun enough but Meredith had been waiting all day to be alone with Derek. She didn't want her relationship with Derek to be his kid's mother.

"Come this way."

He led her to a bedroom that was coming off the main landing and she was taken aback by it's size and beauty. It was perfected down to the last throw and cushion. He sat down on the bed and couldn't stop looking at her. The sexual tension could be cut with a knife as she looked back at him, not wanting the connection to break.

"Is this your room?" Meredith asked.

"Used to be mine and Addi's but I stopped using it and always sleep in the guest room next to the girls," he said it with conviction so it didn't darken the light, flirtatious mood he was in.

He walked into a cupboard and came out with two things in his hands. He threw one of the things at Meredith and she unfolded the piece of clothing to see it was a bathing suit.

"You want me to put this on?" She asked, impressed with his confidence that she would do it. Granted, she was all up for it but she didn't want him to know that.

"That would be the idea," He smiled, "Unless you want to get your clothes very wet."

She passed Derek as he watched her walk around the room, looking for somewhere to change. She found the ensuite and went in. After taking all her clothes off she put the bathing suit on and found it to be rather revealing. Apparently Addison was much more fortunate than herself in the chest department but she was paid to pull things off and she could manage this. It was a red halter-neck suit with no back, it barely covered her butt and there was a plunging neckline, revealing her flat stomach. It gave an idea of how petite Meredith was under the clothing she wore. She adjusted the suit to fit, took her hair down which she had put up earlier in preperation for charades and fluffed it up to make her look that smidgen more irresistible.

She walked out of the bathroom to see Derek in swimming trunks and nothing more. She flew her eyes across the dips and curves of every muscle in his back and had to literally step back from preventing herself from attacking him. He turned around realizing he was being watched and the sight of her caused a sharp inhale.

"Wooo… I… well… I… jus… buh…" He couldn't form a sentence at that present moment and she smiled in her acheivement. They both caught the infamous eye contact that had kept them going throughout the day but now she needed more and she knew exactly how to get it.

"So, this thing about you doing anything for me if I stayed…" Meredith paced over to him, being careful not to touch him. She stopped in front of him, not laying a single hand on him but wanting to melt chocolate on the sculpted shapes that had formed on his chest due to exercise.

"I'm just going to ask you to be reasonable," He grimanced, knowing that she was the type of person to have a devilish side.

"Where's the pool?" She asked, nearing her face to his and breathing heavily.

"In the out-house, but there's a hot-tub downstairs," he said, distracted by the feeling her breath on his neck and his face inching closer to her. He moved his arm around to her hip in an attempt to get even closer to her but she backed away at the last minute.

"Hot tub it is then," she whispered, twisting herself round in his attempted embrace and brushing her hair against his shoulder. He lowered his head in desperation and noticed the back of her body and the smooth curves that everyone woman should have. He moved her hair out of the way to kiss her neck, back, ear, anything but she walked away, out of the room and leaving him wanting more.

He followed her, pressing a button on a control button on the way out. Meredith made her way down the staircase and waited for him to show her the way. He reached Meredith at the bottom of the stairs and held out his hand for her to take which she refused. He looked slightly confused but was too anxious to care about a little hand contact.

He passed through the kitchen and went towards the back door, checking Meredith was following. Meredith could not take her eyes off his back. She always had a thing for backs- Orlando had a good one, as well as Jake, Heath, Brad, Jude- but Derek's was just perfection. All the soft muscle definition and curves in all the right spots. Perfect.

Just before reaching the back door, Derek opened the door to the left. He entered it and was met with a scent of flower. He wasn't sure which one as he didn't set the hot-tub settings but it definitely added to the mood, he dimmed the lights and the steam from the hot-tub that he had turned on in his room started to rise. Meredith walked in behind him and managed to survey the room in minimal amount of time to keep one eye on Derek's body. She was still impressed with it.

The room had a complete glass wall looking out onto the garden which she couldn't see the end of and the tiles in the room covered the floor and walls in a light blue shade. The hot-tub itself was a dark blue and looked to fit about twelve people in. She gently lowered herself into the warmth after Derek and smiled in his direction. He sat in his usual seat and sprawled his arms out along the side of the tub.

"So, what can I do for you?" He asked.

"Just sit there, and don't touch," she teased. He had not expected that one.

Oooooo, so close to the good bit... trust me i so wanted to continue writing but it was already like 2000 and something words.. thought i'd leave you guys wanting more as well :P

YAY!! i hope i gave you all a mention cos you deserve to be on my list of love for reviewing!!! I have a plot forming in my head and need a mans name cos i'm rubbish at thinking names up. Got any ideas and the name cant be anyone from the show or something predictable!! you're all creative beings, i'm sure you'll come up with something goood!

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