Chapter 10

Derek fiddled with his sidekick as he waited for Meredith to come out of the toilet.

"Hello Dr. Shepherd." said one of the female interns leaning over him to pick up a chart.

"Dr. Andrews." Derek mumbled merely acknowledging her presence.

"Are you working? Do you need me to do anything" she flicked her hair back and smiled seductively at him.

"I'm not working. I'm just here to pick up my wife." Derek smiled through gritted teeth. Sometimes he couldn't tolerate annoying little interns.

"Oh, well if you need anything. Anything at all, I'm just a page away." she eyed him up and down before walking away wiggling her hips slightly.

"Unbelievable" he whispered amazed she had the audacity to try to flirt with him when she had found out he had a wife. He decided to make work just a little harder for her.

"What's unbelievable?" Meredith said a little out of breath as she waddled up behind him.

"Nothing. Meredith, why are you on your feet? I told you to call me when you were done and I'd get the wheelchair to take you to the car." Derek said panicking and pulled a wheelchair up quickly behind her, forcing her to sit down.

"Can we swing by the Chief Webber's office before we go home Derek?" Meredith turned her head to ask Derek as he pressed down lightly on the handles bending down to kiss her forehead.

"Sure thing. Your wish is my command." Derek started making car sounds as he manoeuvred the wheelchair in the direction of the Chief's office.

"Uh… what are you doing Derek?" Meredith asked wondering if Derek had been hit by a flying chart and had amnesia thinking he was a 5-year-old again.

"I was thinking how our son would appreciate some sound effects."

"Sound effects…Seriously?" Meredith chuckled shaking her head as Derek made a sound resembling the sound of brakes as they reached the Chief's office. Derek bent over Meredith's chair and knocked on the door before pushing Meredith in his office.

"Dr. Grey…" Richard greeted them as they entered his spacious office.

"I just thought I'd come tell you I'm going home today. But I'll be back as soon as I can." Meredith said more self-assurance than assuring him.

"Take your time Meredith; you need to think of the baby now." Richard gave Derek a sympathetic look. It was going to be hard on Derek now that she was on bed-rest.

"Okay thank you, I just thought you should know I'm off." Meredith smiled and signalled for Derek to push her out.

"Um… Dr. Webber, Richard… Come visit me sometime… I mean if you have time…" Meredith said just as she was leaving his office.

Richard nodded and smiled at Meredith. She had come far since she started at Seattle Grace.

Derek smiled and nodded at Richard as well before pushing Meredith out to their car.

They remained silent and Derek could tell she was thinking about something. She was always thinking of something.

"What's on your mind?" Derek asked as they waited in the elevator.

"Hmm? Oh nothing… It's just I'm just wondering if things would have been different if Richard had chosen my mother. It's nothing." Meredith smiled at Derek.

"I'm glad I have you Derek. I'm glad… that in the end… you divorced Addison…"

Derek realised that Meredith felt her relationship with Derek had mirrored Ellis' relationship with Richard. He swallowed and thought about those months where he, like Richard had done the right thing. They were the hardest months of his life and he didn't realise what Meredith meant to him until then. Derek thought that their love just overcame everything, what emotional baggage and guilt he had bought along. That's what was different with their relationship too. Addison had killed it before Meredith was even in the picture.

"Meredith. You're not like Ellis. Our relationship is much stronger than their relationship was." Derek bent down and gave Meredith a kiss on her head before gently leaning his chin on her head.

"I know… I'm just thinking…" Meredith sighed.

"Maybe you should give that a rest…" Derek teased.

"Hey…" Meredith shook her head so that Derek would get off her.

"Let's just you home…" Derek pushed Meredith out of the elevator and coincidently running into Izzie.

"I'll see you later Mer." Izzie smiled and walked into the elevator that Derek and Meredith had just exited.

"10am" Derek mouthed at Izzie.

She nodded subtly and continued smiling at Meredith who looked a little tired but happy she was going home.

Derek had clued in the rest of Meredith's friends about the "babysitting" and of course mentioning not to tell Meredith they were there to look out for her. Izzie was on-call that night but would be off by the morning. Derek didn't have any surgeries scheduled until later in the day, so for now the plan was working. It was up to each individual to come up with an excuse to be there.

A few month's after Meredith and Derek had got together they had moved into an apartment to get some privacy while George and Izzie still lived in Meredith's mother's house. Derek decided for their one-year anniversary to surprise Meredith with a house, built on his land.

Their house was amazing. It was virtually two houses in one. The lower floor had 3 bedrooms, one with an ensuite, bathroom, massive kitchen and dining room and fully equipped living area. The second floor had another 3 bedrooms. One was their master suite with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. It had a large bathroom with one of those showers with the jet streams and an incredible spa bath and individual basins, their offices, Derek's "game" room and a small entertainment room and a small room set up like a movie theatre.

Now that Meredith was on bed-rest, they had relocated downstairs into the bedroom with the ensuite and Derek had moved a few things down. Mainly personal items including a photo of them they had took on their honeymoon.

They had flown to Fiji for a few weeks. Meredith had bought disposable cameras insisting that she was going to ruin her expensive digital camera. Meredith was taking the photo of them Derek was looking down completely smitten with Meredith as they lay on the warm sand. The background was a warm pink caused by the sun setting.

Derek couldn't help but smile as the last 5 years he was with Meredith were some of the best of his life.

A/N: Haven't really felt like writing much sorry. Been a tough year so far... I'll be positive and hope for a better year... Here's an update though.

natzbadfairy- Meredith probably on the show doesn't want to be using Derek's money… but they're married here. So Derek's money is Meredith's money hehe. Thanks for reviewing!

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chocolatetree- Hey Sophie… I thought you had read this too! Oh wells… Yeah I'll write more in Deciphering Me later today probably. I haven't felt like writing until now. I wish I had a credit card… but then you I don't envy having to pay the credit card off… Thanks for reviewing!

mrs. derek mcdreamy- I think I'm going to leave it Untitled… haha… Thanks for reading and I'm glad you like it :) Thanks for reviewing!

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