A/N: Felt like doing a happy, fluffy fic filler chapter today! Lots of MAGIC and MD cuteness. Comments = so so so much love! Getting a new one makes me happy, so thank you all so much. Thanks for reading!

Meredith breathed in a deep sigh, taking in the deep, thick, steamy air of the bathroom. Her damp hair stuck to her shoulders as she let the pounding of the hot water hit her. It ran down her back gently, the small beads of water trickling down like a spray of a waterfall. Meredith always counted on the shower to be a place where she could think. It was peaceful. She could cry if she wanted to, and the tears would wash rapidly down the drain, disappearing without a trace. That day, though, there wasn't a reason to cry.

No, that day she didn't wake up early to take a shower because she needed to cry. That morning she took a shower because she wanted to figure out how she was going to tell Cristina about Derek's proposal. She didn't know what to say. She could feel that every single part of her was a jittery mess with excitement and she wasn't exactly sure how she planned to contain it.

There was also the issue of confronting the board, but she didn't let that bother her. She was floating on a cloud of bright & shiny-ness, and nothing was going to bring her down. She couldn't remember the last time she was this happy. Everything about him made her flutter, of course, but him proposing to her and beginning to make it official made it all the more realistic to her. She could feel herself begin to smile.

She finished washing her hair and exited the shower, toweling off her wet body and dripping hair. Her feet stepped onto the cold tile, and she could see the mirror completely fogged by the steam. She had always taken really hot showers. It was just a thing of hers. Wrapping the towel tightly around her chest, she stepped out of the bathroom, turning on the fan and hoping the smoke detector wouldn't go off. The rush of cool air as she stepped out of the shower sent a wave of goose bumps across her body. She shivered involuntarily.

She padded over to her dresser and grabbed some clothes, throwing them over her head happily and sighing. Showers in the morning always cheered her up. She toweled off her hair and walked over to Derek's bedside, jumping on him playfully. "Derek…" She cooed into his ear as she straddled his back. She ran her hands down his back as he groaned.

"No… too early…"

"Derek Christopher Shepherd, wake up!" Meredith said playfully as she bounced a little on him. "Come on!"

He groaned and rolled over, grabbing her ankles and making her collapse on top of her. She giggled. "I don't want to get up." He then observed, "You showered? This early?"

"Yes. I like showers." She replied, running her hands through her wet hair. "Now, get up. You're going to be late." She climbed off of him and grabbed his large, warm hand, pulling him halfway up. He sighed and agreed, pulling himself off the bed and rubbing his tired eyes. He let out an exhausted sigh.

"It's been a big few days. You'd think they'd let a guy rest."

"There's not a lot of sleep in spy work." Meredith replied.

"Yeah, I got that." He said, smiling at her. He hopped around the room, throwing on clothes and planting a few kisses on Meredith every now and then. He walking into the bathroom to brush his teeth rapidly, scrubbing and scrubbing. The sound echoed as he said, "Sheesh, how hot are your showers? The mirror is still fogged!"

"Well…" She replied with a grin. "I like things hot."

"I guess that's why you like me then." He laughed, only half-jokingly. Meredith walked up and wrapped her hands around his waist. She reached up and kissed him.

"Maybe," She giggled, then walked out of the room and down the stairs to get something to eat. She opened the fridge and searched with a sigh, knowing very well that they both needed to go grocery shopping. She hesitantly chose a banana, and grabbed one for Derek as well as she shouted, "Come on, we gotta go!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Derek responded stubbornly as she heard him thump down the stairs. They both hopped in their car and got it started, as Derek asked timidly, "I wonder… what exactly does being on probation mean?"

"You know what it means."

He sighed sadly, "I know, I know. I've just never been on it myself before."

"Derek…" She trailed off, taking her eyes off the road for a second. "It's going to be fine. Everyone loves you and everyone trusts you. They just want to be sure you're in the all clear. Okay?"

"Okay." He responded flatly as she continued to drive.

- - - - later that day - - - -

Meredith sat in the cafeteria, waiting for Cristina to come out of the lunch line area. She tapped her foot nervously. The beginning of the day had gone fine, everyone had welcomed Derek back a little uneasily but still, they welcomed him back, and that definitly said something. Now it left her telling Cristina, which was going to be easier said then done. Cristina was her person, and she had no idea what she was going to do if Cristina didn't approve. If Meredith was going to start a life with Derek, she needed support, and she couldn't think of anyone better to give her it.

Without Cristina pushing her along, she wouldn't be able to get past little stops or rough patches. She needed her encouragement. So desperately needed her encouragement.

"That lecture with Bailey was brutal," She said plopping down next to her, rolling her eyes immensely.

"Cristina…"

"I mean, I know she's my superior, but I didn't have to sit there for an hour and be treated like a baby. I could understand her. She even talked slowly to me, like I didn't understand the human language."

"Cristina!"

"It wasn't even entirely~"

"CRISTINA!" Meredith said loudly, causing half the heads in the cafeteria to look over at them. She smiled sheepishly.

"What was that about?" She snapped. "They don't need anything else to talk about."

"Like I care if interns talk about us. They don't know a gun from a laser. Anyways. You need to listen to me."

She took a bite of her salad and swallowed, "Okay, okay. What?"

Meredith inhaled deeply, trying to savor the oxygen like it would breathe confidence into her. She focused intently at Cristina's face. "Derek proposed."

Cristina widened her eyes. "He did what?"

"Proposed. Last night. On the ferry."

"Proposed?"

"Proposed." They sat there in the silence for a moment, staring at each others faces and trying to decipher what each other had on their minds. It was hard of course, as Cristina was great at hiding her emotions and Meredith really just wanted to know what she was thinking.

"Are we happy about this?"

Meredith let her face break out instantly into a large grin, unable to hide it. "Yes! Yes, we are so happy!"

Cristina returned the smile, "I knew McDreamy would do it."

Meredith raised her eyebrow, "McDreamy? That's what we're calling him now?" She shrugged her shoulders. "Hm. I like it."

"Yeah well, so do I." She said, her salad crunching in her teeth. "Are you going to tell Izzie?" Izzie was another one of their spy friends. She'd been distant for the last week, working on a large missions and preparation project, but was now back at work full time.

"Of course I'll tell Izzie. I just needed to tell you first. I mean, you're my person." She said, taking a sip of her coke.

"I'm your person." They sat there and continued to eat, before George plopped down next to them, quickly followed by Alex. "Mer's engaged."

"Cristina!" Meredith snapped, turning red and looking at George and Alex's faces. They were both Meredith and Cristina's friends as well, part of the little circle of friends between all of them and Izzie. She looked at them sheepishly and added, "She speaks the truth."

"Meredith? Our dark and twisty chick? Engaged?" Alex said, taking a bite of a sandwich. "Congrats. Is it to rebel dude?"

"Derek," Meredith corrected, annoyed. "Yes."

George smiled gently at her, "Congratulations, Meredith. I'm really happy for it."

She smiled warmly back at him, "Thanks, George." They all ate some more, happily enjoying their break from the busy spy schedule. Lunch was really their only alone time or time to socialize, and it was nice for them to be able to talk.

"Did you tell Bailey yet?" Alex snorted.

Meredith shot back at him, "No. I will."

"Good luck." Alex said to her with an eye roll.

"I don't think that's the confidence she needs," Said George to Alex, taking a sip of his apple juice. "She needs some support, or something~"

"Support my butt. I'm wishing her good luck. Because, she needs good luck." Alex replied simply, taking another bite of his sandwich.

"Gee, thanks, Alex." Meredith glared at him.

"Where's Izzie?" Cristina said, noticing the usual perky one of their group wasn't there. "Isn't she done with her research project?"

"I think she's doing some more research before she presents it to Bailey today. Or something." George responded easily enough.

"Her and her projects." Cristina laughed.

"I miss her. I haven't talked to her in weeks." Meredith said to them with a sigh.

"Don't worry, she knows all about your little fiasco." Alex snorted at her with a chuckle.

"Really?"

"Dude, the whole facility knows about it." Meredith looked around, and surely enough, people were glancing at her from every which way.

She sighed, "Oh."

"It's okay, Meredith." George reassured, but whispered under his breath. "People are staring at her like she's a green flamingo."

"I can hear you, George." Meredith rolled her eyes.

"Green flamingo? Where do you even get that?" Cristina looked at him oddly.

He shook his head at her, "It's the first thing that came to my head!"

"Makes me wonder whats going on up there, exactly." Alex joked, knocking on George's head for effect. George glared at him.

"Me- and my head- are completely normal." He took an angry bite of his food.

Meredith sighed and laughed, looking at her friends. She was so lucky to have them. "Do you guys want to come over later tonight? You know, we can invite Izzie, drink, you guys can formally meet Derek. Oh, and I found a few spy files that used to belong to my mom. We can watch them."

Everyone nodded happily, obviously glad to have something to do after work. Meredith was glad to; she loved her friends, and couldn't wait to introduce them to Derek for real. She didn't know what she'd do without them.

A/N: Well, there you go! I hope you all liked it, I needed a sweet little fic chapter. I read some depressing fics by accident, and during the Emmy's today they played the scene where poor Derek got shot, and that sent me into hysteria. ANYWAYS. I'm rambling, as always. Comments make me so happy! Thanks for reading.

HINT: Looking for some suspense? Next chapter, something happens during Meredith's party that puts it on hold- big time. And could change the spies lives forever.