Meredith knew her days in the Riviera would be numbered fairly soon. She had no good explanation as to why she needed to spend so much time there. She did what she wanted. Everybody knew that. But she also knew that her father would question her spending a month in the Riviera with her supposed boyfriend. It was her father that would wonder... When he finally noticed.
As Meredith walked by the upstairs window, something caught her eye. She immediately felt sick as she looked out. The paparazzi. They were slow. It took them forever. But they were there. Her stomach knotted up as she stood there, looking out. She wanted to cry. They knew where she was. And now the vacation was over.
"What's wrong?" Derek asked as she rushed around shutting the curtains and blinds.
The house was pretty much off the road. The driveway was long and the property was surrounded by a large stone wall and natural rock. But she knew how sneaky they were. She knew with a telephoto lenses that they could see anything. And she didn't want them to see her.
"They're out there." She said as he began to tear up. "They know I am here..."
"Who?" Derek asked as he looked at her.
"Bastardos. The paparazzi." She spat. "I know they are doing their job..."
"Oh, Mer..." Derek said softly as he pulled her close.
"I feel like they can see me everywhere. Why do they care? Why can't they just leave me alone?" She asked as she cried lightly.
"Because you are amazing. And they don't even know the real you. They just know that you are a very wealthy, very beautiful woman. People have to have something to obsess over. And here, you are it." Derek told her frankly as he stroked her cheek.
"I don't want to be. I just want to be... Normal." She said as they sat on the sofa and laid her head against him.
"Mer... Normal is overrated. You are perfect just the way you are." He told her as they sat there.
"Do you think someday they will quit caring?" She asked as she looked up.
"Who knows..." Derek said with a shrug. "All you can do is live your life the way you want to."
"I don't want to go out tonight. I'm not ready to go out there. I just want to stay here." Meredith told him softly.
"We can do that. There are some steaks in the refrigerator. I could make dinner. And we could hang out here." Derek told her as he pulled her close.
"That sounds perfect." She agreed as se snuggled into his side. Meredith laid there for awhile and finally spoke softly. "I think my mom is dead, Derek."
"What?" Derek questioned, thinking he heard her wrong. It had come out of the blue.
"My mom, I think she's dead. I think that's why my dad doesn't talk about her." Meredith told him sadly. "I just wish I could have met her. I wish I could have known her. I don't understand how he can just leave me in the dark. And why? Why would he do it?"
"I don't know Mer. Maybe she is. Maybe she isn't. But I am sure no matter what, that she cared about you more than anything." Derek told her as he kissed her head. "And you have people that care about you."
"Yeah. My dad. He really cares..." Meredith said simply. "Deep down, he does. He does love me. But he just doesn't know how. He doesn't know how to express it."
"He loves you, Meredith. He wouldn't be so worried about protecting you if he didn't care. And I care about you." Derek told her softly.
"I care about you too, Derek." She said with a sigh as she looked into his blue eyes. "I care." She muttered as she lifted her head up and kissed him softly. Her lips parted as he tongue slide in, scraping the roof of his mouth. Their tongues danced lightly and softly. She moaned as the pulled away. Nestled in her side, she felt like nothing could hurt her.
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"Tell me about you, Derek." Meredith said as she sipped her wine and leaned back in the chair.
"What do you want to know?" Derek asked as he stood in front of the grill.
"Everything. Everything." She said with a smile as she looked at him. "When is your birthday?"
"March 20." Derek told her with a grin.
"What were you like in high school?" She asked as she watched him work the grill.
"A little awkward. I wasn't popular. And I wasn't not. I was somewhere in the middle. I had my own group of friends. Mark has always been my best friend. He was popular. He managed to work his way through every girl in the school..." Derek mused as he shook his head.
"What about you... Were you popular with the girls?" She asked as she looked at him. "Where you a puttana?" (Whore.)
"A what?" Derek asked with a chuckle.
"A puttana. A whore. Were you a man whore?" She giggled.
"No. I was not a man whore. Far from it. I was a little awkward. The girls were definitely not interested." Derek told her frankly.
"I have a hard time believing that. You are far from awkward. In fact, you are pretty good." Meredith said with raised brows. "And very fortunate to possess what you do..." she said as she looked at his crotch.
"Am I?" Derek asked with a chuckle.
"Oh yes..." She told him as she licked her lips. "So lucky."
"What about you? How were you in school?" Derek asked as he looked into her eyes. "I bet all the guys followed you are like puppies. I'm sure they flocked."
"No. No they didn't. I didn't go to school, Derek. I had tutors. I've never even been inside a school." She said sadly.
"Oh Mer..." Derek said sadly. She truly did not have a chance to be normal.
"It's okay. I mean... You don't miss what you don't have. The tutors were good. I had a really hot one once." Meredith said with a giggle.
"I don't think I want to know..." Derek said with a chuckle.
"Probably not. definitely not." She said with a chuckle as she looked out at the water. "The tide is high."
"It is." Derek agreed as he looked out. "Maybe we should go swimming tonight..."
"That could be fun." Meredith agreed as she looked at the water.
"How do you want your steak?" Derek asked as he looked at the meat.
"Medium." Meredith told him as she looked up.
"Time to flip, then." He said as he tossing it over.
"I think it's going to rain. It usually doesn't last long." Meredith said with a smile.
Derek watched Meredith as she stared at the water. Every time he learned about her, the more broken he realized she was. It broke his heart. But she wasn't beyond repair, and that gave him hope. She hadn't suffered a tragedy. Just a life of sadness and loneliness. All she needed was someone to care. Someone who could show her how much they cared. Someone to love her. And he wanted to be that guy. Derek's quickly shut the grill as the rain began to pour from the sky.
"Oh!" Meredith yelled as she jumped up from the table.
"I thought you liked the rain?" Derek yelled over the loudly pounding of the rain hitting the table.
"I do! But not on my food." She yelled as she hit the button for the retractable awning. "I'm going to get our plates and a towel." She yelled as she ran in the house.
Derek grinned as she walked out with all of their stuff and placed it by the grill. His grin only got larger as he looked at her perfect ass, as she leaned over the table and dried it. He immediately walked over and ran his hand down it and between her legs.
"You are so beautiful." He said as he leaned over her and kissed her softly.
"Derek... Stop." She said as she stood up and grabbed their silverware.
"What?" Derek asked with shock at her tone. "Did I do something wrong? I didn't-"
"No. You didn't do anything wrong. I just... I don't like that. That's all." Meredith said as she blushed.
"What?" He asked again.
"The beautiful thing... I don't like it." She told him as she looked at him. "Just don't say it anymore."
"Meredith... You know you are beautiful. I know that you know that. How could you not?" Derek asked her as he pushed the hair out of her face.
"I'm ordinary. That's all. I'm not special." Meredith told him. "So many woman are prettier."
"You have an aire that they don't have. You are beautiful. And I don't care what you say. I am going to tell you that everyday. Because you are. I love to just watch you. To watch the way you move. You are just so light and delicate. And you need to realize that you are extraordinary. Because you are." Derek told her as he kissed her softly. "Not to mention the way you prance around in your bathing suit."
"What? I do not!" She said in shock.
"Oh. You definitely do." Derek told her frankly.
"It's your fault. I wasn't like that. It's you. I was confident. I was surrounded by old men. Old men will look at anything. Tony will look at anything. But once I saw you, I realized that- I don't know." She said as she cut her steak. "Never mind."
"I made you shy?" Derek asked in shock.
"A little." She admitted. "I'm just. Clothes mask imperfections. And bathing suits are okay. But-"
"Your body is amazing. And around me, you definitely don't have to be self conscious." Derek told her with a smirk.
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Derek laid back on his bed, reading a book. Their plans of taking a moonlight swim in the water were ruined by the rain. Meredith as still on deck and ready to go, but he insisted that swimming in the lightning was not such a great idea. So Meredith opted to take a bath, while Derek took some time to relax. Derek was just getting ready to flip his page when he looked over top the book, seeing only the top half of Meredith.
Derek's body almost immediately reacted as he looked at the perfection that stood before him. Meredith was standing before him in a light blue baby doll nightie. It was the perfect mixture of sexy and innocent. He looked in her hands, seeing her carry two containers.
"Take your shirt off, Derek." She said softly as she walked towards him.
Derek's blue eyes met her green ones as she stood beside the bed. He hastily peeled of his clean white tee shirt and tossed it to the side. Meredith climbed onto the bed and straddled his lap. Her hand reached over to the edible body oil on the table. Strawberry. She loved strawberry.
"Mer... You look amazing." He muttered as he looked at her soft tan skin, and her wet hair laying on her shoulders.
"Close your eyes, Derek." She said softly as she began to drizzle oil on his chest.
Meredith rubbed it gently with the tips of her fingers. She loved the way his perfectly muscled pecks felt under her soft fingers. Meredith rubbed oil on her lips. She bent down to his mouth and sucked on his lower lip before placing her tongue in his mouth. Derek moaned as he tasted the strawberry flavor. Derek's mouth quickly moved down to her neck.
"Not yet." She moaned as she pulled away and sucked on his neck.
Her tongue ran down his chest, taking in the strawberry deliciousness that now covered him. She slowly rocked her hips as she moved her mouth around his body. She could feel his hard member growing beneath her, pressing just the right buttons against her wet, panty clad slit. She slowly scooted back onto his knees and began to work at his boxers. He lifted his hips as she pulled them off. Meredith drizzled oil over the head of his erect penis, watching it drip down his shaft and falling down to his balls. Meredith gently began massaging his jewels as she ran her hand up and down his shaft. Her tongue lapped at his deep red, strawberry head. She giggled as she pumped harder and harder, tracing the vein with her tongue.
"Mer... I'm going to cum..." He yelped as he began thrusting his hips into her hands.
"Fuck my hands." She moaned as she looked down at the head of his penis.
"Oh god..." Derek groaned as he shot his hot load out all over them both.
"Oh, Derek... You are such a big boy." She said with a grin as she sat on his chest. She slowly leaned over and flipped the light off. Her eyes widened as the lights came back on.
"I want to see you." Derek told her frankly.
"No... Just turn it off, Derek." Meredith said softly as she leaned over.
"I want to see you." He told her again as he flipped her back onto her back. "I want to see all of you." He told her as he lifted up her baby doll and revealed her tiny matching panties. His hands quickly worked at pulling her panties off. He reached back and grabbed the cherry flavored body butter. He ran a trail of it from the top of her foot, up her leg and to her hot pussy. Derek quickly ran his tongue up, following the trail. Derek pulled her legs apart and bent her knees.
"Derek... Please. Just turn the light off." Meredith pleaded with a sigh as she leaned up and looked at him.
"I like to see you. To see perfection." Derek said as he looked at her glistening pink lips, spread before him.
"Der..." She whimpered. "Please..."
"Shh..." Derek told her as his mouth dove down to her wet pussy.
Derek thrust his tongue deep inside of her. He wanted to taste her. He wanted to ravage her warm, wet core. His tongue lapped at her juices as she moaned loudly. His nose breathed in a mixture of cherry and her unique sweet scent.
"Oh god!" She yelped as he flicked her clit and nipped at her gently. "Oh, Derek! Derek!" She yelped as he continued to push her. His tongue felt so perfect as he lapped at her. "Derek!!" She shouted as she bucked her lips and released into his suction. "Oh thank you..." She moaned as she laid her head back. Derek tugged at her baby doll nightie and began to smear body butter on her abdomen.
"I love to look at you." He said as he pulled the nightie over her head and threw it to the side. "I love to smell you..." He muttered as he breathed in her scent. "And I really love to taste you." He said as he licked her nipple with his broad tongue. Derek sucked her hard nipple into a hard peak. He took as much of her breast into his mouth as he could. As his body leaned over hers, she could feel his hard cock at her entrance.
"Condom..." She moaned as she ran her hands down his ass.
"Condom." Derek agreed as he went over to the table. He felt Meredith hover over him as she bit his shoulder. He could feel her wetness pressing against his thigh. They both lost their balance and fell too the floor. Derek smiled as he laid over her. As quickly as he could, he rolled his condom on and placed her legs over his shoulders. Derek bent his knees as he thrust his cock into her moist hot core.
"Oh...wow..." She moaned as she felt the deep penetration of his shaft sliding in and out. "Oh... It's so deep..." She cried out as he filled her core.
"Oh baby... You are so wet... And so tight." He cried as he pounded into her over and over.
"Faster! Faster!" She shouted as he obliged and hit her over and over.
They both let out loud cries as they hit their climaxes simultaneously. Derek continued to slide in and out, milking another orgasm for her as he shot his hot seeds over and over again. Her could feel Meredith pulsating as her body threw another orgasm at her. She cried out as she laid her head back and panted. Derek ceased motion and took breaths in as he began to shrink inside of her. Neither spoke as they came down from their highs. Derek pulled out and pulled Meredith to her feet. They never lost eye contact as they laid onto the bed. Derek pulled her close, their wet, sticky, slick bodies touching as much as flesh could touch, until they fell asleep.
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Derek woke up abruptly. It was loud. Shrill. Like a suffering animal. Meredith's screaming forced him into an immediate panic. His concerns were somewhat waved as he realized that she was sleeping. She laying flat on her back thrashing around. The only thing that was covering her body was the deep red bed sheet. She was sobbing. She was literally sobbing in her sleep.
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!" She cried out as the tears ran down her cheeks. "I didn't know! I am so sorry!"
"Meredith! Meredith!" Derek said softly as he shook her awake.
"Oh my god!" She cried out as she continued to cry in her sleep.
"Meredith!" Derek said again softly as he rubbed her arm.
Meredith's eyes flashed open as she looked up at him. His heart broke as he looked into her bloodshot green eyes. She had tear stains down her cheeks. Her face was bright red from all of the crying she had been doing. As she looked into Derek's eyes, she quieted down, but the tears continued to roll.
"Hold me, Derek. Please hold me." She muttered as she pushed herself against him.
"Are you okay, Meredith?" Derek asked as he rubbed her shoulder.
"Please, just hold me." Meredith told him as she sniffled. Derek quickly wrapped his arms tightly around her thin body.
Meredith felt more comfortably as she laid in Derek's arms. This happened a lot. Always the same dream. Or at least the same message. A true story. A tragedy. Something that she didn't want to talk about. Something that haunted her everyday. As she laid in Derek's arms, she knew he was expecting her to talk about it. And she was not ready. And she wouldn't be.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Derek asked as he rubbed her shoulder.
"Bad dream." She muttered as she sniffled again and buried her head deep.
"You're okay. I have you." Derek reassured her softly as he continued to rub her soft flesh. "I'm sorry you had a bad dream." Derek told her softly as he began to climb out of bed.
"Where are you going?" She asked in a panic.
"To get you a glass of water." Derek said softly as he pulled his boxers on.
"No. Just come back. Just lay with me, please." Meredith pleaded as she looked into his eyes. "I need you."
"Okay." Derek said with a nod as he climbed back into bed and laid with her. He looked at her face as he laid beside her. His thumb immediately went to her cheek and swiped away her tears. "You're okay, Mer."
"I don't want to go back to sleep." She admitted as she latched onto him.
"We don't have to. I'll just hold you. We'll just lay here." Derek told her softly.
She shouldn't have gotten so upset over a dream. Not like she did. She was terrified. She was upset. He could feel her heart rapidly beating when she awoken. She was in a panic. And even now, she was holding onto him for dear life. Something was not right. It seemed Meredith Grey had secrets. Or at least one or two skeletons in her closet.
Still using the desktop computer. Life is not fair!