It is now near the end of the day and Meredith still hasn't told Derek about her transfer and she still hasn't confirmed dinner reservations. It isn't that she doesn't want to spend time with him. She would rather spend time with him alone. She sighs as she pushes the button for the elevator, running her hand through her hair as she waits. The doors open and a familiar figure is leaning against the back wall. She smirks and stands near the front of the elevator facing the doors. They are alone in the elevator. She knows this is not good, not good in a good way of course.

She feels him moving closer and her body begins to tingle in anticipation. She misses him. She misses being held by him at night. She misses feeling the rise and fall of his chest against her back as she sleeps. She misses the way he smells. She misses his stubble in the morning along with his horrible morning breath and adorable morning mess of hair. God, she misses him. She smiles as she feels his torso slightly brushing against her back. She leans into his touch. He lowers his head so that his mouth is near his ear. She feels his hot breath on her ear and neck and tenses her shoulders at the slight touch of his mouth against his ear. She hears him inhale deeply as he is breathing her in. She leans further into his body and he instinctively wraps his arms around her. His mouth lowers to her ear and begins sucking on her ear lobe. She sighs. The dinging of the elevator door wakes them from their reverie. She begins to step out of the elevator.

Derek: Mer, about tonight…

Meredith looks at him quickly and steps out of the doors.

Meredith: I have to go. I will talk to you later.

The doors close and leave Derek alone in the elevator.

Derek: Later.

Meredith really doesn't have to go. Her shift ends in five minutes. She just really doesn't want to have dinner with both him and his sister. She is tired and she wants to talk to him, alone. She sighs and heads to the locker room to change. As soon as she is changed she walks outside. She sits on a bench for a moment, thinking. She gets up and walks to her car and gets into the driver's seat. She turns the key back in the ignition so that the stereo is on. She leans back in the seat and pulls out her cell phone and dials a familiar number.

Voice: Hello?

Meredith: Hey.

Voice : What the hell happened earlier? I was worried and you don't even have the decency to call and tell me you're okay. Seriously, Meredith?

Meredith: Sorry, Cristina. I didn't think about it.

Cristina: Well, that's nice. You call me and cause me to freak out but didn't think to call and tell me you are okay.

Meredith: Cristina?

Cristina: What?

Meredith: Thank you…for being there…for always being there.

Cristina: Yeah. Whatever. You're my person.

Meredith: Yeah. And you're my person.

Cristina: Damn straight.

Meredith sighs.

Cristina: What is going on now?

Meredith: I am sitting in my car in the hospital parking lot.

Cristina: Why are you sitting in your car in the hospital parking lot?

Meredith: This day has been a little overwhelming.

Cristina: Really? After the calling me in hysterics I had no idea.

Meredith: Ha ha. You think you are so funny.

Cristina: So, what is the problem now.

Meredith: It's just…he wants me to go to dinner with him and his sister…I like his sister…it's just..

Cristina: You want some time alone with him?

Meredith: Yeah. I mean, I saw him today for the first time in a month and we haven't really been alone. Oh, I have some things to tell you.

Cristina: Like?

Meredith: Well, for one I'm coming back to Seattle…but no one knows yet…not even Derek.

Cristina: Well, that was a given. I knew you would be back eventually. I knew you couldn't live without me.

Meredith: That's it. I missed my bitch.

Cristina laughs.

Meredith: Also, Derek and I are engaged now.

Cristina: Wow…that was quick.

Meredith sighs.

Meredith: Yeah, I know. I love him. I know he is it. I'm thinking it will be a long engagement. I definitely want to wait until after the baby. I'm am not getting married looking like a beached white whale.

They both laugh.

Cristina: So, he knows about the baby?

Meredith sighs.

Meredith: Yeah. I didn't even have to tell him. I am working with his sister and she told him about her intern, which coincidentally turned out to be his intern as well. She knew about me, she just didn't piece it all together.

Cristina: So, is she nice?

Meredith: Yeah. I just…

Cristina: Don't do great with families?

Meredith: Yeah. Shit!

Cristina: What?

Meredith: I agreed to go meet his entire family in the next two weeks.

Cristina: Why in the hell would you do that?

Meredith: I am going to blame it on the estrogen. Yup. It's the estrogen.

Cristina: I will go with that one. But only because I know you are not stupid enough to agree to something like that unless hormones are involved.

Meredith: That's true.

Meredith leans forward and places her forehead on the steering wheel. She doesn't notice the pair of deep blue eyes that have found her and have been watching her for the past couple of minutes and that have begun to make their way towards her.

She sighs.

Meredith: I don't know what I'm going to do.

Cristina: About?

Meredith: Anything and everything.

Just then someone lightly taps on the window, causing Meredith to jump.

Meredith: Shit!

She looks out the window and her eyes meet his. He smiles at her reaction.

Cristina: What?

Meredith: Derek just scared the shit out of me. I will call you tomorrow.

Cristina: You better you pregnant whore

Meredith: I will you sadistic bitch.

They both laugh before hanging up. Meredith looks out the window and he is still there. She rolls down the window.

Meredith: You scared the shit out of me.

Derek chuckles.

Derek: Sorry….What are you doing?

Meredith: Well…I was talking to Cristina…now..I'm talking to you.

Derek smirks at her.

Derek: Ha ha smartass. I meant sitting in your car in the hospital parking lot.

Meredith: I was just…relaxing.

Derek looks closely at her and notices for the first just how tired she looks.

Derek: Tired?

Meredith (sighing): Yeah.

He stands there for a minute.

Meredith: About tonight…

Derek: I understand if you don't want to go…you look exhausted..

Meredith: I am…it's just…I like your sister and I love you…

She pauses for a moment and he looks at her intently. He reaches in her car and brushes a strand of hair out of her face.

Derek: It's okay. I promise.

She looks at him and sees that he is being sincere.

Meredith: I want to spend time with you…I do…I just…look, why don't I give you my address and you come over after you have dinner with your sister?

Derek: Are you trying to get into my pants? Because if you are…you don't have to try too hard…I'm easy…some might call me a whore.

She gasps and hits him lightly on the arm and he chuckles.

Derek: But only when it comes to you, baby.

Meredith: That's right. You are my whore. You better remember that.

Derek smiles broadly.

Derek: Don't worry. I will.

Meredith: But seriously, I just…I want to spend time with you…without your sister..

Derek smiles at her. He leans in and kisses her on the forehead.

Derek: Wait here for a moment.

Derek begins to walk away.

Meredith (yelling after him): Where are you going?

Derek (yelling back at her): Just wait right there.

Derek runs back into the hospital and returns a few minutes later. He gets into the passenger side of her car. She looks at him for a moment, wandering what the hell he is doing there.

Derek: I went to talk to Kathleen. We rescheduled for tomorrow night. She needs to monitor Betty anyways and well, you are more important.

Derek flashes her his McDreamy smiles. She smiles back at him.

Meredith: Der, you didn't have to do that…

Derek interrupts her.

Derek: But I wanted to. Now, let's go. We can call and order in or something.

Meredith smiles at him and begins the drive to her apartment, both nerves and excitement flooding through her veins. Tonight will be the first night she has been alone with him since Prom and it will be their first night together as an engaged couple. She has no idea what to expect. This is new territory to her and she is scared as hell, but happy that she is taking the journey with her Derek…her McDreamy.