Derek pretty much dropped the issue of Meredith and the hotel room. She laid her heart out to him. She told him how it felt for her. Everyday she felt like she was up on a pedestal, but yet no one cared. It was like she was expected to act a certain way, but no one noticed if she did. And in the off chance that she was noticed, then it came down on her like an iron fist. She lived her life in a straightjacket, and she just wanted to be free.
Meredith walked out of her room. She yawned as she she passed Derek's room. Her eyes got wide as she caught him in her peripheral vision. He was putting on a tie. A tie. She was in shock as she stood there watching him. He was in dress pants and a tie. He was wearing italian leather shoes. She swallowed hard as she remained frozen.
"Where- Where are you going?" She asked as she looked up.
"Oh. With Mia. Tonight is our date... Thing." He said as he looked across the room.
"What!" Meredith asked in shock. "Date? Tonight?"
"Yeah. Why?" He asked as he looked up at her.
"No. You can't go tonight! I have a date." Meredith lied as she stood there.
She did not have a date. But there was no way that she could let him go out with Mia. There was no way she could sit at home and think about the two of them. Her heart started to beat quickly as she thought about them.
"What?" Derek asked in shock as he turned to her.
"I have a date. Tonight. With Franco. I need you." She whined as she looked at the floor.
"I'm sorry. It's my day off, Mer." Derek replied with a shrug as he turned away.
"You're not going to cancel?" She pouted as she looked at his back.
"Why would I cancel?" Derek questioned as he turned and walked towards her.
"Because I have a date. And I need you!" She said quickly.
"I'm sorry, Mer. I made plans. Life doesn't revolve around you." He said as he approached her. "And if you don't get rid of this." He said as he tugged her bottom lip. "You might trip."
"Derek..." She pouted as she looked into his blue eyes.
"It's cute. But it does not work." He said quickly.
"Fine." She grumbled as she stood there.
"So you are canceling?" Derek asked as he grabbed his jacket.
"I am not canceling." Meredith said frankly. "I guess- I guess Tony will have to take me." She said in a huff.
"Oh. I see." Derek replied with a nod.
"You can't sleep with her." Meredith said quickly.
"What?" He asked in shock.
"Mia. Don't sleep with her." Meredith told him with a nod. "She gets around."
"And you don't?" Derek said as he began laughing.
"Ass!" Meredith said as she walked up and smacked him on the arm. "I do not- Never mind." She told him as she shook her head. "But seriously. The prostitute... She is probably carrying around less disease."
"Is that so? Hmm. Well, I have to go." Derek said with a smile. "You know... For someone who has a date, you don't look very ready." He said with a chuckle, knowing her game.
"Oh... I'm ready. You have no idea." She told him with a nod.
Meredith quickly hurried back to her room. she grabbed the phone and began dialing several different area restaurants. She had to find out where they were eating. She needed to find out where their reservations were for. Finally she found the reservations for Hanson at Ristorante Pappagallo.
"Nice choice, Derek. Nice choice." She muttered with a smile.
Meredith quickly dialed up Franco's number. She let out a huge sigh of relief when he agreed to go with her. Now all she had to deal with was Tony. And he was nothing. She ran him all over the place. She knew just how to make him do what she wanted. She had been doing it for years, and it only seemed to get easier.
Meredith took a quick shower and rushed into her large closet. She grabbed a dress. Not really a dress. The dress. It was a dark blue version of the one that she had tried on in front of Derek. The one that took his breath away. She had never seen anyone react that way to her before. As she slid it on she smiled. It was perfect. She had to grin as she put on some light makeup. This was going to be a fun night.
"Tony..." Meredith said in her typical I want something voice.
"Oh god." Tony answered as he shook his head. "What, Meri?"
"I need you to take me to Pappagallo." She replied with a smile.
"What? What about Derek?" Tony asked with a frown.
"It's his day off. And I already have reservations. Please?" She asked as she stuck her lip out.
"Fine." He said as he rolled his eyes. "Wait! Who are you going with?"
"Franco." She said with a smile.
"Who is Franco?" Tony asked as he looked up at her.
"A friend. Let's go... My reservations are in an hour. And we have to pick Franco up." She said with a smile.
"Ah... Meri... You are a pain in the ass." He said as he shook his head.
"I know." She said with a grin.
Meredith climbed into the back of the car. She never sat in the front with Tony. She never had. It just seemed odd to her. But with Derek, she always sat up front. Right next to him. That just felt like the right place to be.
"Ciao." Franco said as he climbed into the car and kissed her cheek.
"Ciao." She replied with a grin.
Meredith looked straight ahead as Tony drove. She could see him looking back at her in the rearview mirror. Franco was talking a mile a minute, but she wasn't listening. All she could think about was what Derek and Mia were doing at the moment. She knew Mia well enough to know what her plans were. And Meredith was just hoping that Derek would not go along with them.
"Okay, Tony, you know the drill." She said with a chuckle.
"Yes. Stay in the corner and don't talk to you." He said with a smile. "I know."
"Good." She said with a smile.
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Derek followed Mia around. Literally. This was the worst date thing he had ever been on. He wasn't interested in her. Not in the least. She was not his type of woman. She was too high maintenance. She was too gossipy. She was too unlike Meredith. The whole time they walked around, that was all he thought about. He thought about her.
"So Derek... Where did you say you were from?" Mia asked as she sipped her wine.
"Oh. Uh, Maine." Derek replied with a nod.
"Oh, is it nice there?" She asked as she gave him a smile.
"I like it. I plan on going back. Not necessarily to Maine. But to the states." Derek explained.
"Oh. You don't like Italy?" She asked with a sad face.
"I do. But I am just here for the job." He said frankly.
"Oh. I see. How is the job?" Mia asked quickly.
"It's good. Meredith is easy to follow around." Derek said with a shrug.
"Really? Hmm... That's not what I heard." Mia said nonchalantly.
"Oh. What do you mean?" Derek asked with a frown.
"Oh. She's been through a lot of body guards." Mia pointed out. "But the last one was the problem."
"The last one?" Derek asked with a wince.
"Aleeo." Mia told him quickly.
"Oh." Derek said, not even sure if he wanted to know. "What happened?"
"She fell in love with him. It was a big mess." Mia pointed out.
"Oh." Derek said as he shook his head. "So have you always lived her?" Derek asked, changing the subject.
"You're changing the subject." She said with a giggle. It definitely wasn't Meredith's giggle.
Derek sat there with Mia. He couldn't help but think that he would rather be in the prison with Meredith. She was so light and free when she was happy. He liked to see her like that. He hoped that someday she would feel like that everyday. But he knew better.
Derek glanced up as he saw the door open. His heart stopped when he saw her. She looked amazing. She was wearing a shimmery dark blue gown. It looked just like the gown that she had tried on the day they went shopping. She was absolutely breathtaking. He tried to look away, but he couldn't. He had to look at perfection. She was like looking at the sun. He knew it was bad, but for some reason he couldn't stop.
Derek watched as Meredith giggled and joked. His heart sank as he watched her. She seemed to be having a good time with Franco. Unlike him, she was enjoying herself. His eyes got wide as she looked up and him and smiled. They shared a look. For a minute, he could swear he saw into her soul. Then she dropped her gaze.
"What are you- Oh." She said as she glanced over. "Did you know she was going to be here?" Derek didn't look up. He didn't even acknowledge her. "Derek?"
"Oh... What?" Derek asked as he turned to look at her.
"Did you know Meredith was going to be here?" She snapped as she looked at him.
"No. I mean, no. I didn't." He said with a shrug.
"But she knew..." Mia said as she looked back at her. "Baldracca!" (Whore)
"What?" Derek asked as he looked up.
"She knew. This is how Meredith works. She sabotages everyone and everything." Mia said as she clenched her jaw.
"Meredith isn't like that." Derek told her frankly.
"You have no idea. If she wants something... She just takes it." She snapped. "Oh my god!"
"What?" Derek asked with concern.
"You want her." She replied as she shook her head.
"No. No I don't." Derek quickly replied.
"You do. Well, join the crowd. Hell, you probably won't have a problem. She gets around." She grumbled. "I knew she would pull this."
"She didn't do this on purpose. She said she had a date." Derek pointed out. They both looked up as Meredith walked over to the table.
"I didn't know you were coming here!" Meredith said with a giggle as she walked up.
"Oh, Meri... I think you did..." Mia said as she shook her head. "Quit being a Puttana."(Bitch.)
"Only when you quit being a Faccia da culo donnaccia." (Ass faced slut.) Meredith said quickly.
"Fregna de vacca!"(You have a cow pussy!) Mia yelled loudly.
"Se il cazzo avesse le ali, la tua fica sarebbe un aereoporto!"(If a dick had wings, your pussy would be an airport!) Meredith yelled back as she stepped forward.
"Whoa." Derek said as he stood up. "What are we doing? Mia, you need to calm down. Meredith is just here on a date."
"Why are you defending her?" Mia asked loudly. "You are being an idiot! You will lose your job. She will use you and drop you in nothing flat. You will end up like Aleeo."
"Excuse me, I'm going to have to ask you to keep it down." The waiter said in italian as he walked up.
"Mia!" Derek said as he motioned for her to sit. "You are acting ridiculous!"
"Vai a cagare!" (Go fuck yourself!) She shouted to Derek. "Puttana." She spat at Meredith as she walked out.
"Um. That wasn't good." Derek said with a shrug.
"Are you kidding? She just told you to go fuck yourself. What did you do?" She asked with a giggle.
"Apparently the wrong thing." He said as he stood up.
"Where are you going?" Meredith asked as she looked at him.
"Home." He said quickly.
"You can't go home! You didn't eat." She said with a frown.
"You know what... I'm not that hungry." He said as he walked away.
Meredith frowned as she watched him leave. She wanted to make him jealous. But she didn't want him to look like that. It wasn't that he was sad. It was more like he was embarrassed. But she had no idea why. She looked down at her plate. All of the sudden, she wasn't so hungry herself.
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"What the hell happened?" Tony asked Meredith as they pulled out of Franco's driveway.
"What do you mean?" Meredith asked as as she glanced out the window and into the dark.
"Are you kidding me, Meri. The scene you caused... Ring a bell?" He asked.
"Oh. I don't know. Mia flew off the handle." Meredith said with a sigh.
"She called you a cow pussy. I'd say she did more than fly off the handle." Tony pointed out.
"Yeah, well... I don't know." Meredith replied quietly.
"Is it true?" Tony asked frankly.
"What?" Meredith asked as she looked at the rearview mirror.
"Does Derek want you?" He said grimly.
"No." She said firmly. "Mia is a bitch."
"So this whole naive, innocent thing... Do you think you are fooling anyone?" she asked with a chuckle. "You really need to be careful, Meri. Thatcher wouldn't be happy."
"Nothing is going on." She spat. "Why don't you just shut up and drive?"
Meredith and Tony remained silent for the rest of the drive. She was worried. Nothing was going on. But people were talking. And around here, talking was a bad thing. Talking led to Thatcher. And once that happened, he stopped it. He stopped whatever he wanted. He held all the power.
Meredith could see a tiny bit of light peeking out from under Derek's door. She knew he was awake. She quickly rushed into her room and changed into a tank top and shorts. She was feeling bad. She knew that he was humiliated by she and Mia at the restaurant. And now she wanted to make it right. She walked up to his door and tapped lightly.
"Come in." He said softly.
"Hey." Meredith replied as she pushed the door open and shut it. He was sitting on his bed, reading a book. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry. And to bring you this..."
"What's this?" Derek asked as he looked up at her.
"It's potato pudding with orange caramel. From the restaurant. Their specialty." She said as she handed it to him and sat on his bed.
"Oh. You didn't have to." He said with a smirk.
"Try it." She told him quickly. Derek opened the container and took a bite.
"Oh. Wow..." He said in shock. "This is good. Here" He said as he fed her a bite. And then another. "Oh yeah... So why are you sorry?"
"Oh..." Meredith drew in a deep breath. "For what happened." She said as she shook her head.
"Mer... You didn't-" He started.
"I knew. I didn't have a date. I found out where you were going, and I made reservations." She told him as she dropped her gaze.
"Oh." Derek said as he placed the container on his table.
"I was jealous." She admitted.
"Jealous?" Derek asked with a chuckle. "Of what?"
"I don't know... I just- I don't know." She muttered.
"It's okay. I think you saved me anyhow." He said quickly. "Mia is a nut."
"She is." Meredith agreed with a giggle.
"I have to admit, the italian was interesting. Even though I have no idea what you said." He said with a grin.
"You like that?" She asked as she turned and looked at him.
"I do." He said with a smile.
"Leccami la mia figa. Bevi la mia sborra. Sborrami in faccia." (Lick my pussy. Drink my cum. Cum on my face.) She said seductively as she looked into his eyes.
"What does that mean?" Derek asked as he looked into her green eyes.
"Hmm... Wouldn't you like yo know?" She said with a smile.
"It was very sexy." He said with a smile.
"Was it?" She asked as she leaned towards him.
"It was." He agreed.
"Yeah?" She said soft as she licked her lips.
"Yeah." Derek muttered as he leaned in.
Their lips crashed together softly. Derek had never tasted anything sweeter. He heard her moan softly as he licked her lips. She finally parted them, letting his tongue slide in deeply. Derek felt her fingers run through his hair as she pulled his head close. He grabbed her thigh with his hand and pulled her into his lap. Their tongues danced erotically as their bodies pressed against each other. Derek could feel her hard nipples through the fabric of his shirt. She could feel his hard erection pressing against her. She was already hot. She was already on fire. That just pushed her farther. She rocked her hips gently as she tasted him. She finally came up for air and gasped.
"Oh god!" She said as she jumped off of him. "I'm sorry! I'm so-"
"I- I didn't mean to-" Derek said in shock as he covered himself up.
"I'm- Oh wow. I should have-" She stammered.
"You? Me. I-" Derek said as he looked at her.
"Okay. Goodnight." She said nervously.
"Okay. Yeah. Goodnight." He said with a nod.
Meredith rushed out of his room. She was so foolish. To think that he would want her. Why did she so that? She quickly jumped into her bed and pulled up the covers. She was humiliated. She was on him. She was on him, sucking his face off. Then she laid there and thought about it. He pulled her onto his lap. They made mistakes. But no matter what, that was one hell of a kiss.
Derek quickly turned the lamp off. That was a great way to get fired. He couldn't believe he did that. He wanted her. He wanted her so badly and in a moment, he almost gave in. He couldn't get her taste out of his mouth. So perfect. So sweet. He just wanted more. As he laid there his cock began to throb harder and harder. As he pumped he could only think one thing. That was one hell of a kiss.
Yeah...Poor Derek had to take it in his own hands. :P Potato pudding is a new found aphrodisiac you know... Review!