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"Ooh someone's all dressed up." Amelia smirked seeing Meredith come down the stairs in a flowy dress and heels. "Hot date?"
"Actually yes." She smiled.
"ooh someone's getting lucky tonight."
"whose's getting Lucky?" Owen asked coming into Meredith's house after putting the kids bags in the car.
"Not you." Amelia smirked bouncing Leo in her arms. "Okay so the kids are all set right."
"Yes I think so now we just have to wrangle them into the car." Meredith chuckled. "Zola, Bailey, Ellis. Aunt Amelia And Uncle Owen are here to pick you up for the sleep over are you going to come down stairs?"
"Coming Mommy." Zola called racing down the stairs. "Hi Auntie Amy."
"Just like her father." Amelia sighed giving the girl an indulgent smile. "where are your brother and sister?"
"They're coming Bailey is help Ellis find her blanket. She can't sleep without it you know."
"Oh yes then we want that." Amelia nodded. She bent a little so Zola could play with Leo. just then Bailey came barreling down the stairs followed by Ellis dragging her blanket.
"Ready to go bud?" Owen asked him.
"Yep we found Elli's blanket so we're ready."
"Okay then lets go troops. We'll have them back tomorrow Mer." He said.
She nodded and smiled kissing each of them as they went out the door. "Have fun munchkins."
"We will Mommy." They chorused.
She waved as they pulled out of the driveway and then her stomach started to flutter with butterfly's it had been awhile since she had slept with someone. And that was what she was planning tonight taking that plunge. And this time she actually had honest to god feelings. She swallowed and jumped when she heard a knock on the door.
She opened it beaming at Andrew. "HI." She whispered.
"Hi. Are the kids gone." He looked behind her as she nodded.
"Good then I can do this." He pulled her forward and kissed her making her gasp for breath and feel like swooning.
"Mmm I could get used to that." She tilted her head back and looked up at him. "So did you make us reservations somewhere?"
"Yes." He nodded. So lets get you there. You look amazing by the way." He skimmed his hand down her back.
"You don't look to shabby yourself." She tangles her fingers with his as they get into her car. She eyes his bike and he laughs.
"Nope you have three kids remember no bike for you." He kisses her again as he gets into the passenger seat and they start out him guiding her to the restaurant he'd booked for the night.
"Wow this is nice." She smiled as they walked in hand and hand and were quickly seated by the hostess. As they perused the menu Andrew looked at her.
"Thanks for coming with me tonight."
She looked at him. "Thanks for being you." She said. He looked at her a bit confused.
"you're welcome."
"it's just all this being patient being good with my kids with my past." She said quietly.
"We all have a past Meredith you just have one with a lot more pain then most."
"Sadly true." She pasted a smile on her face as the waitress came and took their orders and Andrew ordered a bottle of wine.
"hey neither of us are on call so why not." He justified.
Meredith laughed. "you're right why not."
They spent the night over light conversation neither diving deeply this night was for fun the deep would come later.
Andrew paid the bill and helped Meredith into her coat he took the keys from her and settled her into the passenger seat. "You relax I'm driving."
"Remember kids." She teased as she settled back. Soon they pulled into her house and she felt just a little touch of regret about what she was doing. This was Andrew and she cared about Andrew and was that betraying Derek. She tried to push that thought away.
"Hey you okay." Andrew asked taking her hand as she got out of the car.
"Fine." They walked up to the house and she let them in. they settled onto the couch and Andrew leant over and kissed her. She feel into the kiss as she felt his hands skimming over her body and up her legs. Andrew pulled back and looked at her.
"Meredith you need to tell me what's wrong I'm not going to continue this if this isn't what you want."
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He watched her. He could tell she was tense. She looked like she was near tears. She swallowed and leaned close to him. "I want this." Her voice wavered. He pulled her close letting her talk but giving her comfort.
"Go on." He whispered.
"I want this I do but I just feel… I feel like I'm betraying Derek." She whispered almost ashamed.
"You have been with Men since Derek right?" he asked gently he knew she'd dated Riggs but he didn't ask much about her personal life.
"Yes." She whispered looking down.
"Hey." He lifted her chin and looked at her wiping a tear from her eye. "you're okay. We don't have to do anything I'm not here to push you mere."
"It's just with Riggs it was easy I liked him it was fun. But the emotions didn't go deep that's why it was easy to let him go when Megan came back. Derek was one my one true love. That's what I told Megan and maybe that's still true. But you, you're different I feel all these things I haven't felt ln so long and it scares me and I want to be with you but does that betray Derek's memory?"
"I never met Derek." Andrew whispered "I can't give you those answers but from all the stories I've heard of him in all these years I don't think he'd want you living here pining for him the rest of your life. I'd think he'd want you and the kids to be happy."
Andrew watched her he wouldn't push her. This had to be her choice and only hers. "You're right." She whispered. "he'd want me to be happy. Amelia and Maggie they want me to be happy it's okay for me to be happy." She smiled and kissed him pulling him up from the couch.
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"Come with me." She grabbed his hand and pulled him upstairs and into her bedroom. She was going to let herself fall and be happy. That night she let go. She let go of her fears she let herself be loved she let herself feel fully she was ready.
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He watched her sleep later that night. He didn't know what he'd done to deserve her but he thanked his lucky starts that what ever it was he'd done it. This girl was worth all the pain he'd experienced. This girl was worth it all.
A/N so I hope you enjoy this chapter. And lets hope for good Merluca feels for Thursday's episode.
