A short update for you - and yes, there is some sex in this update, so be warned! And thanks for all the great comments and suggestions! I love to hear from you!

Meredith opened her eyes the next morning, to find Derek awake beside her, his gaze fixed on her. "What is it?" she asked sleepily, smiling at him in the dim light. The bit of sky she could see through the window was grey and stormy, and sheets of rain pelted down. Inside, with Derek's warm body beside her, Meredith felt safe and cozy, unwilling to go anywhere.

"I was just thinking how much I enjoy waking up with you in my bed," Derek replied, touching her cheek softly.

Impulsively, Meredith pressed her lips to his, reaching up to pull his head down to hers. Derek groaned softly, gathering her closer, as desire flamed between them again. Meredith could feel the hard length of him, demanding and hot, against her as she pressed her belly to him. She moved her hips against his instinctively, increasing the sweet thrill of yearning. Her thoughts centered on how good it was to be here with him as well, how perfectly natural it felt to be in his arms, their need for each other evident.

Derek pulled her leg across him, as they lay facing each other, and his cock pulsed at the entrance to her wet folds. He pushed the head of it against her, stretching her apart, feeling her swollen lips surround him.

"I want you, m'lord…" Meredith whispered, her lips against his chest.

Derek moved into her just a bit more, and she moaned. "All of you…m'lord…please…"

"What happened to Derek?" he chuckled softly, feeling her desperation, wanting her just as much, but holding back to prolong the delicious anticipation.

"Mmmm, it feels naughtier to call you m'lord… when your cock is ready to push into me…." Her voice was breathy, and she wiggled against him.

"Ah, so you like to feel naughty with me, do you, temptress?" Derek asked, as he pushed a little deeper into her. "Playing games can be very exciting, I will have to remember this…"

"All of you, please…" Meredith begged, as he slid out of her, before pushing deeper again.

Derek teased her again, kissing her mouth, thrusting his tongue into her, in the way she wanted his cock to fill her. Then she gasped as he pushed into her deeper, sliding against her clit, over and over, taking her anticipation level higher with each stroke. She hooked her leg around him, trying to get him as deep as possible, as she whimpered and shook. Then, just as she thought she would go mad from the torment, he thrust into her hard, as deep as he could go.

"There, my love, you have all of me now," he growled, as she rocked against him, the orgasm wracking her body from her hot pulsing core to the tips of her toes.


Later, Derek pushed himself up against the pillows, cradling Meredith in his arm, idly stroking her hair. The rain still beat down, and thunder rolled faintly in the distance. "Meredith, there is something I need to tell you," he said, playing with her hair. "We had a messenger from my mother – she is traveling to visit with us."

"Her Grace is coming?" Meredith asked, sitting up.

"Yes, apparently, she is concerned with the fact that I have no betrothed, and no grandchildren for her on the horizon. She should be here within a day or so, unless this weather delays her."

"Oh, I see."

"Mother always had a soft spot in her heart for the woman who betrayed me, and I fear she will try to get me to make up with the lady. She does not know the entire sordid tale behind our breakup." Derek's voice was clipped, and Meredith felt the tension in his body.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked softly.

"Ah, my dear, the Lady Addison Montgomery was a she-devil, and I should have realized it sooner. She cuckolded me in my own bed, in London, with a man I considered a friend since childhood. I should have seen it coming, but I was blinded by her false charms. I never did explain what happened to my mother, trying to spare her the embarrassment, but Kate tells me that Addison may be trying to worm her way into my bed through my mother. I won't have it," he said forcefully, his arm gripping Meredith tighter.

"You must tell your mother the truth, Derek," Meredith urged him.

"I know. But I was thinking, if Mother believed I had found someone else to replace Addison, she might change her mind." Derek shifted suddenly, pulling her up to look at him. "Meredith, be my betrothed, let us make my mother happy."

"Derek! No, you cannot fool your mother that way. 'Tis wrong," she protested. "I met your mother, she does not seem the type to be easily fooled."

"That is true, she met you, and liked you enough to recommend you to Kate. She would believe that I could fall in love with you. And why wouldn't I?" Derek smiled at her, and for a moment she almost believed that he had spoken the truth. Fallen in love with her…

"I am not the right girl for you to marry, she would be scandalized that you want to marry a commoner, Derek," Meredith said, her heart pounding. "We can't do this."

"My sweet girl," Derek said, taking her hands in his. "I am not saying this lightly. You have captured my heart, and I do not wish to live without you. I love you, Meredith Grey." He placed her hands on his chest, above his heart. "Please, do me the honor of becoming my wife."

Meredith stared at him, her eyes wide in surprise. The room seemed to swirl, and tilt on it's axis, and then everything went black….

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