Happy Grey's Day! I don't own Grey's Anatomy, if I did it wouldn't be like a holiday, because I would have it on everyday. The actors would call me the Nazi because they would be working seven days a week for our entertainment!

This chapter is dedicated to you, DakotaLady! You'll see why!

Meredith took one last look in the mirror. She was wearing a knee-length deep red gown. She had her hair in a soft up do. She put on a little lip gloss. She slid on her shoes and walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Izzie was baking a cake.

"You look good." Izzie noted, while smearing the frosting on the cake.

"Thanks." Meredith said with a smile. "Are you alone tonight?" She asked.

"Yeah. Alex is on-call. And George is staying at Callie's." Izzie whined.

"Well, I won't be long." Meredith said with a smile.

"Sure." Izzie joked. "So, you've been having some hot sex lately."

"Yeah, well-" Meredith started. "It's my thing" Izzie laughed.

"So who was that guy two nights ago? You were half naked before you even made it upstairs." She asked.

"Just a guy I met in the corner bar." Meredith told her, licking the frosting off of the knife. "Joe refused to serve me in the morning, so I went down there. I brought him home. Two nights in a row!" Meredith boasted. "It was pretty good."

"So who was the guy last night?" Izzie asked.

"Some guy from Joe's. Lots of piercings. It was actually pretty damn hot!" Meredith laughed. "He was trying to talk me into going with him and getting my nipples pierced. I don't even know him..." Meredith said, rolling her eyes. "I don't know, maybe I should?" She laughed.

"I heard that it hurts like hell." Izzie said with a smile. The front door opened.

"What hurts like hell?" Derek said as he walked up.

"Getting your nipples pierced. Mer's think about it." Izzie said, received a sharp glance from Meredith.

"Really?" Derek said raising his eyebrows.

"You never know..." Meredith said suggestively. "Are you ready?"

"Of course. I'm always ready." He said with a smile.

"I seem to remember a time when you weren't." She giggled. Izzie gave them both a funny look. "Let's go. I'm starved."

"Aren't you always?" Derek said. He felt a punch in his arm.

"You guys have fun." Izzie said as they walked out.

"Oh yeah. I think I am going out with the dullest people in the world." Meredith giggled.

"I'm not dull!" Derek said, dragging her out to the car. He opened the door for her. It made her smile. She sat down and watched him walk around to the other side.

"So how are you feeling?" He asked, glancing over at her.

"What are you, my freaking psychiatrist?" Meredith snapped.

"If I have to be..." Derek retorted with a cheesy grin.

"I am fine, Derek. I am okay." She said quietly.

"Good." The shared an awkward silence. "So about the kissing..." Derek said with a smile. He saw her roll her eyes in his peripheral vision.

"Kissing? What kissing?" Meredith said flippantly.

"Oh, the kissing where you had your tongue halfway down my throat." Derek replied.

"Oh, that kissing. It was nothing." Meredith said quickly. "We're friends."

"Friends who kiss?" He questioned.

"Yeah, whatever." Meredith said distractedly. She had her mind on the restaurant they passed. The last time she was there, she was seven. She remembered it vividly. She was wearing a yellow dress, and her hair was up. It was right before her dad left. She and her father waited over an hour before Ellis showed up. There was a big fight, ultimately ending in Thatcher backing down. That's how it always went.

"Are you listening to me?" Derek said loudly, looking over at her.

"Uh, what" She said quickly. "Oh sorry. My mind was somewhere else. So what were you saying?" She asked.

"It was nothing." Derek responded. They pulled into the parking lot. Meredith kept wondering if her Dad ever thought about her. "Are you ready?" She didn't respond. "Meredith?"

"What? Oh, sorry. Yeah, I'm ready." Meredith responded. He got out and opened the door for her. He grabbed her arm and they walked in. They immediately spotted Addison and her husband in the corner. Addison and Stan stood up. Meredith eyed Stan. He wasn't who he pictured Addison with. He was a plain looking, brown haired, slightly balding man.

"Stanley, this is Meredith" Addison said, introducing them. "Meredith, this is my wonderful husband Stan."

"It's very nice to meet you." She said, shaking his hand.

"You too. I've heard a lot about you." He said, they all sit down.

"Really?" Meredith said, raising her eyebrows.

"So, how was your day?" Addison asked.

"Oh, you know. Sitting around the house, and more sitting around the house. I can not wait to get to the hospital. You have no idea how good an aneurysm sounds right now." Meredith said happily. They all laughed. The waiter brought a bottle of wine to the table. "So what is it that you do, Stan?"

"I'm an accountant for a large corporation." He said with a smile.

"A number pusher." Meredith said, raising her eyebrows.

"Yes. Not as interesting as being a surgeon, but I like it." He told her, taking a sip of his wine.

"That's all that matters." Meredith said.

"A lot of people didn't think that it would work out between Addie and I because I'm not into medicine." Stan explained. Addison and Derek just listened.

"I don't agree with that. I had a relationship with a biochemist. I think is is better to have someone who doesn't know. Who isn't always there at the hospital." Meredith told him. Derek's face dropped. "Derek assures me that this isn't weird for you guys."

"It's really not. I am completely in love with Stan. Derek was just not the guy. Sorry, Derek." Addison explained.

"I totally agree." Derek responded.

"So you two seem to fit together pretty well." Stan said, pointing at Meredith and Derek.

"No, no. Derek and I-- We-- We're not together." Meredith stammered. "Just friends."

"Oh, sorry. I didn't know." Stan said quickly. Addison and Derek just stared at each other. The waiter brought out their salads. They began eating them. Meredith forked Derek's slice of cucumber and stuck it in her mouth.

"Hey!" Derek shouted. "That's my cucumber!"

"I've always had a thing for cucumbers." She said with a giggle.

"Do you now?" Derek said with a smile.

"I do." Meredith returned. Addison and Stan just looked at each other wide-eyed. They quietly ate their salads. When they finished their salad, Meredith excused herself to go to the bathroom.

"So, she's cute." Stan said. Addison looked at him. "No like that! She seems sweet and innocent." Derek and Addison spit out their wine and started laughing. "Am I missing something?" Stan said. They both shook their head no with a smile. "She seems like your type, Derek."

"I have been telling him that." Addison argued.

"She's not ready and I-- I don't know." Derek said, shaking his head.

"There's chemistry. I can see it." Stan said, Addison shook her head in agreement.

"Do you like her?" Addison asked.

"Oh, come on Addie. Now you sound like a high school gossiper. Yes, I like her. What's not to like? Does that mean we should be in a relationship. Not necessarily." Derek stated. "Besides, I talked to Holly today."

"What?" Addison said loudly, causing the other patrons to look. "Why?"

"I saw her in the stairway. She kissed me. Maybe I should give her another chance." Derek suggested, taking a sip of wine.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Addison retorted. Stan just stared at the two.

"Holly she isn't ideal, but she cares. Meredith has no interest in me. Isn't that obvious?" Derek said sadly.

"No, what's obvious is the fact that Holly lied about talking to Chase. And she has it out for Meredith from the beginning. Holly is a prude, and she isn't the one for you. And the sparks between you and Meredith are going to ignite, you just need to give it time. You are being a fool Derek. Meredith likes you, a lot." Addison spat. Meredith walked back up.

"What's going on? Everyone looks so serious." Meredith said, looking worried.

"It's nothing, just hospital stuff. So, are you hungry, Meredith?" Stan said, breaking the ice.

"Oh yeah. I'm glad I ordered a twelve ounce steak." She said with a smile. Derek shook his head and smiled. The waiter brought their food. Meredith immediately began eating. You could cut the tension between Addison and Derek with a knife. Meredith didn't say anything. She couldn't help but think that whatever it was must be pretty big. They ate their meal in almost silence. There was a little light conversation here and there, but nothing major. By the end of the meal, she was ready to get the hell out of there. They said their goodbyes and Derek and Meredith got into his Land Rover.

"Can you stop somewhere for me?" Meredith asked quietly.

"Sure." He said, wondering where it was she wanted to got. She began giving him directions. They ended up in her favorite spot, overlooking the bay. The lights from the ferry boats were reflecting off of the water.

"I have a thing for ferry boats." Meredith said sweetly, looking out at the water.

"You have thing for ferry boats?" Derek looked over at her in shock.

"Yeah, why?" Meredith asked.

"I have a thing for ferry boats. It's one of the things that helped me make my decision to come here." Derek pointed out.

"Wow. How crazy is that?" Meredith said, looking into his eyes. They pulled her in. She couldn't look away. He felt the same way.

"That is amazing." Derek said, not blinking.

"So what happened between you and Addison?" Meredith asked.

"It was nothing." Derek cut her off sharply. The mood was perfect, he didn't want to ruin it. "It was stupid."

"Do you want to talk about it?" Meredith asked.

"No, I just want to look at you." He said with a smile.

Meredith looked at his features. She put her head and the back of his head and pulled him in. Their lips crashed like a tidal wave. It felt perfect. He pushed his tongue deeply into her mouth. They meshed like they were meant to. Derek moaned as he touched her head. Her hair fell out of the bun it was in, he ran his fingers through it's soft goldenness. She moaned as he began to kiss her neck. It sent shivers down her spine. Meredith climbed over the center consule, she pulled her dress up and straddled him. He moaned as she lowered herself onto him. She pulled his suit jacket off and began unbuttoning his shirt.

"Meredith..." Derek moaned.

"I swear Derek, if you turn me down..." Meredith warned, breathlessly.

Derek began kissing her chest. It felt right, and he had no intention of stopping. She could feel his erection pressing through his jeans. She could feel the warmth overtaking her. Derek's kisses proceeded down between her breasts. She leaned back, causing the horn to blow.

"Maybe we should take this back there." Derek said, pointing to the folded down back seat.

They clumsily made their way to the back of the Land Rover. Meredith straddled Derek and continued to unbutton his shirt. She slid it off, and looked at his chest and smiled. He gave her a grin and rolled her over. She leaned up and he unzipped her dress, sliding it off. He paused for a moment and stared at her in her deep red bra and panties. He unclasped her bra, sliding it off her shoulders. He placed his mouth over her breast, sucking and nipping gently. She moaned and arched her back. Derek began placing soft kisses on her abdomen moving down. He hooked her thong with his fingers, pulling it off and down her legs. He threw it somewhere in the front seat. He spread her legs and kissed her thighs. She arched her back and moaned as his tongue entered her. She could feel her body respond. He flicked her clit with is tongue. "Derek, oh, Derek!" She could feel herself teetering towards the edge. She moaned loudly and Derek came up, his lips crashing into hers. Meredith rolled him over and grinned as she unbuttoned his pants, pulling them down. The growing bulge was making itself visible through his boxers. She pulled them off and placed her mouth on his shaft. She flicked it's head with her tongue, causing him to moan. "Oh, God Meredith!" She placed her hand around him, moving quickly. He placed his hand on the back of her head and cried out as he was near to exploding. She crawled up, and placed her lips on his. She looked into his eyes and straddled him. She rocked slowly at first. She increased in speed and intensity. "Meredith..." He moaned. He rolled her over on her back. She dug her fingernails into his back as he lifted her knees and pumped into her harder and harder, causing her to scream. "Derek! Oh God, Oh God!" She felt herself at the edge. He body tightened around him. "Oh Meredith!" He shouted as she tightened up. He felt her warm cum rush around him. She moaned loudly. He felt himself burst, releasing warm fluid inside her. "Oh my God Mer. Oh God!" He shouted. They both rolled onto their backs, panting.

"Wow. That was fantastic." Derek said breathlessly. "You are amazing."

"You aren't so bad yourself!" She panted, looking over at him.

They both had beads of sweat all over them. The windows of his Land Rover were heavily steamed up. Meredith laid her head back and sighed. Derek looked over at her. She didn't say anything as she was coming down from her high. After a few minutes she sat up and started putting her clothes on.

"What does this mean?" Derek asked her, as he grabbed his boxers.

"Izzie is waiting for me." She said as she clasped her bra.

"Meredith, what does this mean?" He asked again, louder.

"My panties. Oh, there they are." She said, climbing to the front of the car.

"Meredith!" He said loudly. She looked over at him. "What does this mean."

"Uh." She said, pulling her panties on. "I really have to get home." She replied, pulling her dress on. She took her place in the front seat. He finished getting dressed and climbed into the drivers seat. He turned the car on and looked over at her.

"We're friends." Meredith said sharply.

"I know." Derek replied.

"I haven't had a lot of good luck lately..." Meredith trailed off.

"What?" He asked with a puzzled look.

"I can't give you what you want, Derek." She said sadly. "I don't think I ever could..."

"Meredith." Derek said. "This wasn't a mistake."

"I need to get home." She said quickly. Derek pulled out of the spot and onto the road. He stole several glances at her. She seemed deep in thought.

"I felt something..." Derek said softly.

"Yeah, It's called an erection." Meredith said with a chuckle. It was true, she felt something too. She had had sex many times before, but this was different. This time she felt something that she had never felt before, and it scared the hell out of her.

"No, that's not what I meant." He said quietly.

They didn't talk for the rest of the ride. When Derek pulled into the driveway, he turned off the car, and Meredith jumped out. She walked quickly up to the house and unlocked the door. He was right behind her. She rushed up the stairs, not even noticing Cristina and Izzie watching a surgical procedure on the t.v. Derek stood there dumbfounded.

"So I'll talk to you later?" He said up the stairs. No answer. He dropped his head and quickly walked out.

Meredith rushed upstairs. She was scared. She couldn't do this. She couldn't fall in love with him. Am I some kind of freak that falls in love with whoever walks by? She wanted to cry. And she just left him standing down there. She threw on her Oxford shirt and a pair of flannel pants. She laid down in the bed and sighed. She heard footsteps up the stairs. What was she going to tell him?

"Mer?" Izzie said outside the door.

"You don't ask. We just go in!" Cristina snapped as threw the door open. They both looked at Meredith. "What the hell was that?"

"What was what?" Meredith asked innocently.

"You and Dr. Shepherd. There was an awkwardness." Izzie pointed out, laying in bed next to Meredith.

"What did you do?" Cristina said scornfully. Meredith covered her head with the pillow.

"Oh, God!" Izzie laughed. "It must be bad."

"Come on, spill!" Cristina shouted.

"I had sex with Derek..." Meredith said quietly. She cringed waiting for the storm.

"What!" Izzie yelled.

"I'm not surprised. So you gave the man what he wanted." Cristina laughed. Meredith and Izzie both gave Cristina a 'What the hell are you talking about' look. "Oh come on. He's been undressing you with his eyes for a long time."

"Whatever." Meredith said, unbelieving.

"I can't believe you had sex with our boss." Izzie noted. "I guess I should. You did have sex with our boss' boss' boss."

"Izzie!" Meredith retorted.

"Sorry." Izzie mused.

"So was he good?" Cristina said seriously. "He looks like he would be good!" A smile crept up on Meredith's face.

"Um..." She said, starting to giggle.

"Come on!" Izzie pleaded.

"He is a thousand times better than he looks." Meredith said happily. Her heart beat faster just thinking about it.

"Wow." Cristina stated.

"You have no idea." Meredith said with a smile.

"So what are you going to do?" Izzie asked happily. They all laid there staring at the ceiling.

"I don't know..." Meredith responded with worry in her voice.

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So, what does this mean? I hope you enjoyed the sex. I wasn't sure if it was the right time, but then I thought, Mer/Der sex...It's always the right time!! I know I am getting pissed at this site. Still no alerts. I am half thinking about posting this at fanficga too, but I'm afraid it couldn't play with the big dogs... Thanks for reading.