Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy or Sleepless In Seattle. If I did, I'd be a very happy woman.

I have to apologize for each and every one of you for my absence. I'm terribly sorry for leaving this story on a hiatus for so long but I was unable to continue at the time. Remember when I said I had delayed last chapter's publishing due to a family emergency? Well, my grandmother was with Alzheimer's and she had already been admitted to a hospital that week(hence the emergency). She had been discharged and went back home but then a day later she had a respiratory arrest and passed away on the way back to the hospital. I grew up with her my whole life so it was really hard for me to cope with it. I spent that time only watching Golden Girls and Friends and reading Snickers fanfics. I'm much better now but it will still take me a while to be my 100% self. Btw, any CSI fans out there? And Snickers(or Sandle) shippers hopefully?

A/N1: The next chapter will probably take a while to be updated because I got a new job and along with college it's a bit demanding but I will try to publish in 3 weeks or sooner, k?

A/N2: Oh, and as always thanks so much for the reviews, follows and favourites. They made me smile in a time I really needed it.

A/N3: I almost forgot but I have finished that drawing I made of the story. I opened an account in deviant art back in February but in view of what happened I waited until I updated a new chapter. Anyway the link is gayathebookworm .deviantart art/ 01-353562063 (Please just remember to remove the spaces in the link, k? And in case there is a problem with with just google GayaTheBookworm) and you'll find it. Hope you like it. :)

CileSuns92: I love Clue! I hoping someone would notice it. Despite not thinking Finn is the guy for Meredith, he was sweet(and cute) in an almost impossible way so tecnically without Derek in the picture he would be suited for our Mer. That was when I thought of Steve and his hilarious situation. Glad you like bitchy!Izzie, she's really fun to work with. Lol :D

Stef MerDer: Oh, believe me, (pardon my French but)Derek will grow some balls and do something about it. :)

MissNikki13: Thank you! I went to Seattle once and I love it! Happy you're liking it. :)

mollyisfast: Well, what can I say? Steve is a bit lame. Meredith is on a dry spell so it might take more than her willpower to slow down a bit. Oh, and Derek had definitely a surprise planned. ;)

Juni: All I can say is that may not be Izzie only attempt to ruin Mer and Steve's date. I swear that if Mark hadn't called there would definitely have some sexy stares between our favourite doctors. Possible spoiler alert: there may be another dream encounter along the story. *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* ;D

MerDer4alifetime: Thank you so much! When I watched season 1 finale I hated Addison so when I was about to watch season 2 premiere I was sure I would still hate her…only that I didn't. Don't get me wrong, I hated the whole I-choose-my-wife-over-you-ordeal but I began to adore Addie(not as much as Meredith though) so I love Kate Walsh. I have the hugest girls crush on her. Lol You should give Private Practice a shot. It's not as great as Grey's, but I really like it. I miss Izzie too, she really made a difference to the show. :)

KatheleenMcdempsey: Thanks! Don't worry, they will meet soon. All I can say is that Addie and Mark have more history in their past than everybody thinks. Oh, and considering it's Izzie we're talking about, be sure she will try to get her way into Mer's love life. :P


Destiny Takes A Hand

Chapter Nine: A Hard Man Is Nice To Find


Truth to be told, Meredith wasn't enjoying her date at first. What was to like? Steve made the one food she hated, George didn't show up and on top of it Izzie was making every effort to find something wrong with her date.

The one truly unpleasant fact was that Steve didn't like to talk or watch anything related to her great passion in life: surgery. But what Meredith could do? It wasn't like surgeons were lining up for her and to actually date a fellow doctor that not only shared your interests but had some sort of connection with you as well was a rare thing and the blonde wasn't going to spend the rest of her life waiting for her knight in shining scrubs.

All things considered, the night was getting more interesting right now. They had finished cleaning the dishes and their conversation had ran out of topics, so to break the awkward silence Meredith leaned in and pressed her lips to his and quickly got a response.

There were no fireworks but Steve was a decent kisser. He had taken full control of their lip-lock and deepened the kiss, turning Meredith around and pressing her against the kitchen island and not so subtly making her aware of his hard-on. She was about to run her hands under his chest when a piercing scream caught their attention.

Pulling apart, she stormed out of the kitchen only to find a shocked standing Izzie at the bottom of the stairway.

"Izzie, what the hell?"

Her friend had the courtesy to look embarrassed and blushing a little, she stammered a reply. "I…I thought I saw a burglar." She looked at her feet. "I went down to get a glass of water and heard a sound coming from the kitchen."

"You scared me to death. You scared Steve to death. Don't ever do that again."

"Sorry, but what else could I do?"

"Next time I want you to say: Mer, I think I saw a man strange entering the house. And I'll deal with it. Don't scream, 'cause if it is an actual burglar, you alerting him of your presence may not be the smartest thing to do."

"I think it's best if I go." Steve finally said. "You should both get some sleep."

Since the mood to "seal the deal" had passed, there was really no reason for Meredith to insist on his stay. Besides, she should go to sleep as well.

Steve kissed Meredith's cheek, "I'll call later. Maybe we can catch a movie or something."

"Sure, that will be great."

Having said their goodbyes, both women wasted no time in getting into their respective beds and falling sleep.

When Meredith arrived at the hospital next morning she went to the locker room and minutes later Cristina came in, already dressed in scrubs and lab coat and had two cups of steamy coffee in her hands. It was her person's way of asking for information without actually saying it but before they could say anything Bailey barged into the room, demanding her minions' attention.

It was hours later, around 10 pm that they got the chance to talk. They bought coffees and sat in one of the benches outside the hospital entrance.

"So how was doing the nasty with construction boy?" Cristina asked.

Meredith sighted. "I couldn't know."

"What happened?"

"Izzie did." Meredith sighted in frustration. "The night was a disaster. Steve made Chinese food and Izzie wouldn't stop making snide remarks. Just when Steve and I got to be alone and started kissing, she interrupted us. Apparently she thought someone was robbing the house."

"Are you serious?"

The blonde's only answer was a scoff. "I really need to have sex, Cristina. I mean it, I think I may collapse with sexual frustration."

"You can beg all you want, baby, I'm not giving in. "Joked her Asian friend, who got a punch in the arm in response.

Meanwhile, they were so caught up in their conversation they didn't noticed a dark skinned man walking towards them until he stopped in front of them.

"Meredith, thank God I found you here." He said, fidgeting with the jacket he was holding in front of his lower abdomen uncomfortably.

"Steve, what are you doing here?" Meredith asked, puzzled with his strange behaviour.

"You see, I'm having a little problem."

"Steve, Steve?" asked Cristina.

"Actually, I'm having a big problem." He said, moving his jacket to the side.

Meredith, still looking up at Steve's face, doesn't notice anything but Cristina being well, herself, looked down and straight at the problem.

"What?" asked the blonde, still confused.

"Steve! Hi! I'm Cristina." smiled Yang.

"Ever since you and I almost… it won't go away . "he trailed off and Meredith, looked at Cristina and followed her gaze, finally noticing the situation.

She looked down and leaned back on the bench, blinking and double checking what she was seeing. Her date or boyfriend-to-be was standing in front of her with a massive erection straining against his trousers whilst her best friend was sitting by her side, enjoying the view.

"Cristina!" she chastised her friend.

"What? It's right there, looking at me." She said nonchalantly pointing at his hard on, at which Steve concealed with his jacket again.

Cristina laughed, "There are so many things I could say right now." She patted Meredith shoulder. "Champ".

Minutes later, Meredith and Cristina were sneaking Steve, who was still holding his jacket in front of him, down one of the hospital's hallways.

"Do you think it's serious? It hurts like it's serious." He asked.

"You realize this is completely insane." Cristina inquired.

"What is insane is that I always have to share my private life with the entire hospital. Well, not this time. We have to stash him somewhere till we figure out what's wrong with him."

"I am not going down for this. It's not my fault you broke the guy's penis."

"Broke his what?" Bailey asked, walking towards them almost as if she appeared out of thin air.

The interns, in despair, started to practically jog down the hallway, trying to escape from their resident's fury.

"Uh, hey! Don't make me chase you down or you won't see the inside of an OR for a month." Bailey yelled at their lackeys whom, upon the threat, stopped right on their tracks.

As Bailey stopped in front of them, Cristina looked at Meredith. "I gotta check on some labs." She said and walked away from them , ignoring her person's death glare.

She looked at her resident and saw she was waiting for an explanation.

Why these things only happened to her?


"You look like crap." Mark said as he entered his office.

"And good morning to you too, Mark." Derek said sarcastically.

Mark sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk and waited for his friend to elaborate the reason for his appearance. When he noticed Derek didn't look up from his laptop screen once, he spoke up.

"So?"

"So, what?" he asked, his eyes still glued on the screen.

Mark, wanting his friends attention, blurted out, "So what did you decided to do about the chick you're in love with?"

Derek's head immediately snapped up and focused on his friend.

"I'm not in love with her. I'm just curious about her."

"Sure, and I'm not the most handsome man in the tri-state area." Sloan grinned. "But seriously, man, aren't you going to do something about it?"

"That is the reason I look like crap. I stayed up last night thinking about it." He sighted.

"And you decided…"

"For the sake of my marriage I have to stop thinking about Meredith and the only solution I came up with is going to Seattle and meeting her. You know, get that out of my system."

"But you are already going there on Valentine's Day." Mark pointed out.

"No, I mean before that. I'm going to Seattle next week. I already cleared my schedule and since Addie will be in Portland the next day, I'll just tell her a have a surgery in Chicago."

"So you're going to knock on her door and say 'Hi, I heard you on the radio and since then I can't get you out my mind. So, to save my marriage I had to meet you. Nice voice you have, by the way.'?"

"I don't know what I'm going to do when I get there yet, but I do know if I don't do something I will spend the rest of my life thinking about her."

"But what if you do all that and it doesn't work? Don't get me wrong man, but have you considered that whatever that is that you feel for this Meredith isn't just some crush? That she's like the one for you?"

Yes. Said a voice inside Derek's head. "Honestly, I don't know. I have no idea what's going on with me lately but I'm not sure of anything anymore." He said forlornly.

Could he just end an 11 year old marriage for a woman who didn't even know he existed? Or could he live the rest of his life with one woman, wishing she was someone else? God, he was a mess.

"Look man, just do one thing at time. Just focus on your trip to Seattle and deal with the rest when you have to. No need to get desperate."

"Easier said than done." Derek replied thoughtfully.


One enema and one needle aspiration later and Steve's flag was once again flying, sort of speaking.

Little did Meredith know that Izzie was in cloud nine with that situation. The ex-model got up extremely early in the morning and had to bride more than half of Seattle Grace's staff with coffee for a week in exchange they didn't open their mouths about last night's radio fiasco. Even with the coffee supply, the tall blonde was afraid the news would reach her friend and she would have to experience her fury. Now, thanks to Steve, or rather Steve's penis, she wouldn't have to worry about that for a while.

Cristina just entered Steve's room followed by Bailey with a chart in her hands and saw her friend sitting in a chair next to him.

"CT and MRI came back clean, so it can't be neural. Since I've ran out of options here I paged the Chief for a consult." Said Bailey and upon seeing Meredith face of pure horror she added, "Hey, don't look at me like that. It's not my fault you broke the man's penis."

Just then Chief Webber walked in smiling.

"Hello everybody, what's up?" he said as he lifted up the sheets to check Steve's never ending erection. "Hmmm, Dr Bailey, this isn't my area of expertise."

"I know, sir, but we did every test and procedure and still his erection won't subdue. I don't know what else I can do about it and since you've dealt with strange cases before, I thought you could help." Bailey said apologetically.

"Hmm, so when did this problem begin Mr Murphy?" Webber asked Steve while reading his chart.

"Well, I had an erection last night and one I woke up with one this morning. I had a cold shower and it went away but then when I was at work it came back."

"And what time was your first erection?" he asked, not noticing Meredith's look of discomfort and Cristina's exuberant face.

"I'm not sure", he replied, wincing as he started to scratch his leg. "Meredith," he looked at the blonde for help, "what time did we…ah?"

Meredith, who was starting to believe she would literally die from embarrassment, noticed his facial expression . "Steve, is something bothering on your leg?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Today at work I cut my leg and I think I was bitten by a mosquito also, so I need to scratch it but it hurts like hell." He said as he scratched his skin more vigorously.

"May I take a look?" asked Webber as he approached the bed and lifted the sheets and the hospital gown.

Just like Steve said, there was a long but superficial cut in his left leg, but what nobody expected to see was the area right next to it red and swollen.

"Mr Murphy, the pain in your leg isn't from the cut. Were bitten by any insect?"

"No, I don't so. Why?"

"Well, this looks like one. Actually, considering your symptoms I think it might have been a black widow spider. Were you near any logs or rocks today?"

"Yes, I work in a construction site. I'm a contractor."

"Just to be sure on the safe side we will contact Pest Control and if it is a spider bite we will apply an antivenin. You will have to consult an urologist but I think your…symptom will go away normally." Webber said as he handed back the chart to Bailey. "Dr Bailey here will take care of it. ", he said before leaving the room.

It turned out Richard was correct and in less than one hour after Steve took the antivenin he finally started to get flaccid.

"Meredith, I know this was an extremely situation day but I wanted to thank you for staying with me through it." Said he as he took her hand.

Would he be crushed if I told him I had to stay with him because my resident assigned me his case? Meredith gave a watery smile. "Sure, Steve. Listen, I have to finish some charts but I will be back before you get discharged, okay?", she asked as she got up.

"All right." He said and turned on the TV.

She walked over the desert hallway hangout where the kept the spare hospital beds and found George sitting in one of the gurneys.

"Hey." He greeted as she sat next to him. "So I heard you broke the guy's penis." He smirked.

She nudged him with her shoulder. "I guess, as always, the entire hospital knows."

"The price of fame." He said playfully but upon seeing her expression he asked. "But seriously, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just-" she was interrupted by George's pager.

He looked at the screen and jumped to his feet. "I've got to go. We talk later?"

"Yeah, go." She said as she walked his retreating form.

Yeah, it's just now besides having another chapter of my life exposed I may be scarred for life, she was going to say to George. Being on a dry spell for half a year plus having her soon-to-be lover with a never ending erection in front of her friend and boss weren't a nice combo. She was glad the urologist said Steve should wait at least 3 days before returning his sexual activities. She just hoped that by then she would be able to dissociate Steve's hard on from Cristina's smirk of amusement.


A/N4: So, what did you think? Please review, i love to hear your thoughts. :)