Sorry guys! I got caught up in reading last night. If anyone has read The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy, you'd understand, haha. If you haven't, you definitely should (:
Derek walked into his living room to see Mark with a smirk on his face and Amanda smiling brightly. "What?"
"You're going on a date!" Amanda hugged him. "I'm proud and I approve."
"You guys heard that?" He sighed.
"Dude, you should know by know that these walls are anything but thick." Mark pulled out his wallet and tossed him a condom that he always had handy. "In case you get lucky," He smirked.
"Cause I don't have condoms or anything," He tossed it back at him.
"Well, you haven't brought home a girl in a very long time, dude. I was starting to get nervous."
"You guys are gross," Amanda rolled her eyes. "Meredith doesn't even seem like that."
"She's not," Derek said, taking a seat on the couch.
"Where are you bringing her?" Amanda asked.
"I have no idea," Derek shook his head, then proceeded to explain to them what had happened in the previous hours.
Mark just laughed. "Yeah, that sucks."
"Yeah."
"She's new to Seattle, right?" Amanda asked and Derek nodded. "Bring her to that little Italian bistro you brought me to."
"I could do that." He smiled. "I haven't been on a date in so long."
"Adds?" Amanda sighed.
"Basically," Derek shook his head. "I'm finally, really moving on."
"Good," Amanda smiled and hugged her brother. "I guess I'm keeping it on the down low from mom?"
"You can tell her," Derek shrugged. "I'm actually happy, right now."
x.x.x
"No!" Megan almost screamed over the phone.
"Yes!"
She paused. "No!"
"I know!" Meredith smiled brightly. "God, I haven't been this happy in such a long time."
"Yay," Megan laughed. "When are you going? Where are you going? How are you getting out of your house?"
"No idea. No idea. Oh, and no idea. All I know is that my mom wants to talk to me about the whole Derek situation again."
"Oh, jeez. What now?"
"No idea," Meredith smiled, slightly. "I'm gonna go get this over with and I'll call you later."
"Good luck!" Megan said as they both soon hung up. Meredith slowly headed downstairs and took a seat in her mother's office.
"Where did you get that?" Ellis looked at Meredith's sweatshirt, which wasn't actually hers.
"Derek gave it to me. What do you want?" Meredith snapped. She knew she probably sounded horrible, but Meredith couldn't really help it.
"Watch it, Meredith."
"Sorry."
"Listen, I was called to go to Los Angeles for a very important surgery." She sighed. "But, I don't want to leave you alone."
"Mom, I'm seventeen."
"And look at the trouble you got into when I am home."
Meredith tried her hardest not to laugh. Ellis Grey at a house? No way in hell. "Mom, you can trust me."
"Can I, Meredith? I might be gone for a week or longer. I need you to be able to get to school on time, everyday, and to stay here. You can have Megan over a few times, but that's it."
"Okay," Meredith nodded. "You can trust me."
"Thank you. I'm going to be catching a flight at eight o'clock in the morning, and I'll call you as soon as I land."
I won't hold my breath.
"And no Derek Shepherd."
"No Derek."