Chapter Ten

Shit. My car is still at the hospital. Meredith groaned.

"Need a lift?"

Meredith jumped as she heard the strangely familiar voice behind her.

"What are you doing here?" Meredith hissed looking up the stairs to see if her roommates heard.

"Well I remembered you need a lift to the hospital is that correct?" Derek grinned, leaning against the door.

"I could have asked Izzie or George to take me. You didn't need to come. They could come down any minute." Meredith whispered while quickly gathering her things.

"Relax. I'm just a friend looking out for another friend. Unless there's something you want to tell me?" Derek hinted inching closer to Meredith.

"Right. Just friends." Meredith nodded her head pushing him out the door.

Meredith took a quick look behind her but didn't see George staring out the window as they drove out of the driveway.

George paced around his new bedroom trying to get his head around what he just witnessed.

Meredith getting into Derek Shepherd's car. Meredith and Derek Shepherd leaving in Derek Shepherd's car.

"What's wrong with you?" Izzie mumbled into her coffee while leaning against the doorframe.

"Nothing… I mean… if Meredith was in a relationship. Hypothetically. Do you think she would say something?" George rubbed his eyes a little hoping he was seeing things.

"Well I guess so. I mean unless she's hiding something…" Izzie moved a little closer to George, curious about what he had found out.

"I mean, we've just met Meredith. Haven't we? But then we're in her house." George lay down on the bed staring at the ceiling.

Izzie silently lay next to him looking at the flaky, white ceiling that George was so intently staring at. She turned her head to catch a glimpse of his face. He was blank, too engrossed in his own thoughts to comprehend anything; to realise Izzie was lying next to him also.

"You know something about Derek and Meredith, don't you."

"No, why would you… No…"

Izzie looked at George slightly offended. "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"No… fine, yes, I saw them in his car leaving the house."

"Interesting…" Izzie pulled herself up and walked back to her room, thinking about what George had just told her.

"Seriously Derek. You didn't have to come pick me up. I could have made it to work just fine." Meredith briskly walked beside him as they walked into the hospital.

"I didn't need to, but I wanted too…" They turned to face each other as they waited for the elevator.

Meredith rolled her eyes. "You've used that line already."

"But it's true. How else can I get you to realise I want to do things for you Meredith?"

"You've known for a day and you want to do things for me?" Meredith raised her eyebrow in disbelief as they stepped onto the metal box.

"Technically I've known you for a while now… the plane, remember?" Derek nodded at her all-knowingly.

Meredith rolled her eyes and laughed. "You're hopeless. But please no more favours. I don't want the other residents thinking I'm getting into extra surgeries because you're favouring me. I want them to know I've earned it."

"Can I still be your friend?"

"Derek. Seriously." They stepped off the elevator.

"Okay. But meet me at Joe's after your shift finishes?"

"Derek."

"Meredith." Derek teased cracking a smile.

"I can't" Meredith smiled apologetically and walked off in the other direction.

A/N: Hey guys. Hope you had a good Xmas. Just a short update from me sorry. Not having much luck writing.

FauxPoesFoes- If Meredith really needs Claire; then Claire will come for her. But Meredith is trying to leave her old life behind so I'm not sure at the moment if Claire will come to Seattle… Gossip is the only thing that spreads faster than disease at Seattle Grace haha. Thanks for reviewing.

chocolatetree- Heya Sophie. Meredith is going to be careful about sharing anything about her past because she'd rather forget it. But yeah she might tell Derek some more. The song is "These Days"- Chantal Kreviazuk. The song is in the movie "Sisterhood of the Traveling pants". Trying to write more of Deciphering Me… hehe Thanks for reviewing.

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tayababy- Ah that's good there are no bushfires but sucks that it's hot. And it's a dry heat too? Like in NZ? In Japan it's really humid too. The weather is looking alright the past few days, drizzled a little on Xmas day. It's cloudy but warm… haha… Thanks for reviewing.

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