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When Dr. Altman and Dr. Bailey had come to Meredith's room later the following morning and check out her incisions she was excitedly happy to know that she was allowed to get up out of bed and shower; with help and assistant though.

She was fine with that, just being allowed to get out of bed and shower was good enough and fine with her. She had asked Derek to bring her some of her things from home including a pair of lounge pants and her favourite grey Dartmouth shirt along with her shampoo, conditioner and toiletries. She knew that her recovery had just started so she wouldn't be allowed to go home just yet and that was okay with her, she was just happy to be able to move around again but she wanted some of her own things with her.

"Are you sure she's okay to be going under the water?" Derek asked Dr. Bailey as he helped Meredith up into a standing position.

"Of course it's okay…right?" Meredith said

"As long as you're helping her and making sure she sits it's fine." Dr. Bailey replied to Derek. They had brought a water chair in for Meredith so she could sit while she showered, as her legs weren't quite steady enough.

"Just make sure she doesn't stay in too long. It's okay if her bandages get wet and peel off but she's still got along way to go and she'll get tired faster." Dr. Altman told them.

"Uh, I'm totally fine." Meredith insisted.

"You may think you're 'totally fine' Meredith but recovery is a long and hard process and believe it or not a simple task like showering can and will tire you out. So just be patient and don't over exhaust yourself." Dr. Altman warned her.

"Don't worry, she's not going to try anything funny." Derek reassured them, he wasn't going to let Meredith rush herself.

"I'm not a child, I don't need baby sitting."

"I'm not saying you do but Dr. Bailey and Altman are right. Just because you're on your way to recovery doesn't mean you can act like everything's normal." Derek said to Meredith, "You were seriously injured and you need to take care of yourself." He said softly and gently to her.

Meredith didn't say thing as she looked at him then looked at Dr. Bailey and Dr. Altman faces knowing that they agreed and felt the same way as Derek.

"I'm not going to do anything to hurt my recovery process. I want to get better but I know that it'll take time and that I can't rush anything." Meredith says to him, "You don't have to worry."

"I know you know." Derek says to her, "But I also know how stubborn you are. You may not try to rush your recovery process but that doesn't mean you won't push your limits." He tells her.

"I promise you won't have to worry." She tells him. "I'm going to do this right. No pushing limits, no rushing. Just slow and steady." Meredith tells him honestly. Normally Meredith might have tried to push her limits but she doesn't want to risk it, she wants to get better and that means no rushing.

"I'm glad you know that Grey." Bailey tells her

"I do." She says, "Now, can I go shower. I'm pretty sure I'm starting to smell."

"Yes, go." Bailey says, "And Derek…" She starts to say as she and Altman start to leave her room

"Watch her and make sure she doesn't over do it or stay in too long and clean and change her bandages when she's done." He finishes for her as she leaves the room.

"And then there were two." Meredith says

"Come on, lets get you naked." Derek says as he helps her into the bathroom

"Is that how to talk to your patients Dr. Shepherd?" Meredith asks him

"Only one and she's very special."

"Oh is she." Meredith asks him as he unties her hospital gown.

"Yes she just so happens to be the love of my life." Derek tells her softly as he helps her sit on the water chair in the shower.

"Well I think she feels the same way." She replies as he takes off his shirt and pants. "Are you planning on joining me naked?" Asking him.

"Well how else am I going to help you get clean." He tells her pulling off his boxers

"That sounded vaguely porny." Meredith tells him as he turns on the water and adjusts the temperature of the water so it's not too cold but not too hot.

"How does that feel?" He asks her

"Mmmm." Meredith moans, "It feels amazing. I never thought I'd miss the feeling of hot water on me." She says as she sits under it for a few seconds.

"Do you want to do it yourself?" Derek asks her as he gives her a washcloth with some body wash on it.

"Yeah." Meredith replies and she begins to cleanse her body. "Shampoo please?" Meredith asks him as he hand her a bottle "You brought me my shampoo?" She asks him

"Yeah, I miss it." He confesses to her with a smile as he leans down and gently kisses her under the water.

She massages the shampoo into her hair before she starts to slow down.

"Are you okay?" Derek asks her in concern

"Yeah, it's just..."

"You're tired." He says for her

"I didn't think I would be." She confesses to him

"Here let me." He replies taking over, not saying anything about the matter. He knows how hard it must be for Meredith to not be able to even just wash her hair by herself. After a few minutes he rinses her hair in shuts off the water. He grabs the towel by the sink and hands it to Meredith to wrap it around her body. He gently picks her up from the chair and carries her over to the sit down on the small bench in the bathroom before wrapping a town around his waist.

Meredith goes to pick up her underwear and tries to bend down to put it on but winces half way.

"Here" Derek tells her as he does it for her. "Bra or no bra?" He asks

"Uh, no bra. It's just easier." She tells him as he grabs her Dartmouth shirt and gently puts it over her head then grabs a pair of navy blue lounge pants and pulls them up.

Once finished he quickly dresses himself in a hair of jeans and black t-shirt.

"Okay lets change your bandages." He says as he lifts up Meredith's shirt and goes to gently peel them off, when in fact they come off instantly and see that her incisions are in fact healing nicely, he puts a bit of ointment and replaces them and lowers her shirt.

"You okay?" He asks her

"Tired." She replies honestly

"Here" He says to her as he picks her up into his arms and carries her to her bed and lays her down gently, noticing that she'd fallen asleep in his arms.

He pulls up the blanket and kisses her forehead before sitting down in the chair by her bed and read a book, not wanting her wake her up. He knows how hard she's trying to get better without over doing it but at the same time just the simplest things wear her out but he knows how strong Meredith is and that she'll be okay.