Chapter 8

Derek had had no intention of seeking Jake out but when he saw him lounging against the wall laughing with a group of interns he saw red. He watched with satisfaction as Jake paled at the very sight of him, his friends instinctively stepping back at the fury radiating from their usually jovial attending.

Derek wasn't thinking about the consequences of what he was going to do, all he could see was Meredith's swollen face, the bruises on her rib cage and the memory of her tortured voice and it made him ready to kill for her. His fist connected with Jakes face before anyone really knew what was happening, and then pulling him ruthlessly back to his feet Derek slammed him hard against the wall his hands around the interns throat.

"If you ever go within speaking distance of her again I will kill you… I swear that I will choke every bit of life out of you!"

"So she did come running to you last night…" Jake wheezed with an attempt at a mocking smile that disappeared as Derek slammed him back against the wall for a second time.

"You will not even look at her, do you understand???" He ground out between his teeth.

"None of this would have happened if you had just left us alone…" Derek didn't want to hear his excuses and drawing back his fist he brutally slammed it into the interns face before an arm gripped his.

"Dr Shepherd…" Burke tried to pull him away but it wasn't till Alex stepped in to help that Derek released his hold on Jake, who slid to the floor his nose bleeding freely.

"Stay away from Meredith Grey or next time there won't be anyone here to stop me…" He spat out before pushing his way through the crowd of hospital staff that had gathered around to watch and headed for the Chiefs office.

"What was that…? Why did Dr Shepherd do that???" George looked between Izzy, Alex and Christina for answers who all shrugged.

"And where is Meredith???" Izzy frowned worriedly looking over to the locker room door which Jake had disappeared through followed by Burke.

"Mmm she just missed two men fight over her… And McDreamy all full of rage with his hands around McSoppy's throat was seriously hot!!!" Christina sighed with a smile then laughed as the others all turned to stare at her

"Oh come on… It was hot! I never realized McDreamy had it in him."

"Grey's probably screwing them both!" Alex quipped only for his head to be smacked by Izzy

"Christina maybe you should ask McDreamy?" Izzy turned hopeful brown eyes and Christina groaned

"Why me???"

"Because if he goes all scary you can kick his ass and I'm really worried about Meredith…"

"Okay, okay I'll be the one to go piss off McRage some more!"

The Chief put down his phone as soon as Derek strode into his office and it was easy to see the hospital grape vine had already filled him in on what had just happened.

"Please tell me that what I just heard is simple hospital gossip and you did not just break an Interns nose in front of the whole of my surgical staff?" Richard leaned both arms on his desk as Derek sat down opposite him.

"If you had seen what I have then you would have done the exact same thing…"

"Derek what has this to do with Meredith Grey???" Derek avoided his old friend's eyes knowing he had already done enough for Meredith to break his own nose when she found out.

"She won't be in for the next couple of days and I need today off…"As the older man went to interrupt Derek spoke again "Richard just this once please don't ask anymore question, you will get your answers but I'm not the person to give them."

"Derek this is not good enough…You just put your job at risk doing what you did!" Derek nodded as he got to his feet, this time looking the older man straight in the eye.

"And for the same reason I would gladly do it again…" Derek was at the door when the Chiefs next comment made him stop and smile.

"This isn't over Derek… But for now just make sure you put some ice on that damn two million a year hand!!!"

Christina cornered Derek as he stepped into the elevator, sliding in before the doors closed and pulling on the emergency stop button to halt the elevator.

"Dr Yang!"

"Oh don't Dr Yang me! Spill… Where is Meredith and why did you punch McSoppy?" Her hands on her hips her brown eyes boring into his.

"McSoppy…" Derek laughed for the first time that day.

"Shut up. Why did you do it?"

"I had my reasons…" He stared impassively at the doors avoiding her eyes.

"Either you tell me where Meredith is or I make you regret the day you stepped off that plane from New York?" If anyone else would have said that to him he would have laughed but he knew Christina well enough to know she wasn't joking.

"At my trailer with Kate."

"Right so what happened in the twenty four hours between you two kissing and you punching Jake, nice job by the way!"

"Meredith told you…"

"She did… Now either you tell me or I add to the damage you did to McSoppy untill he tells me…" She was staring up at him and Derek knew he had no choice if he wanted to get out of this elevator anytime soon and after all she was Meredith's best friend he reasoned.

"He hit her…"

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