A/N: This update inspired by Rachel…So a few chapters may seem like the season finale/season premiere but I promise it's not going to end up the same way so stick with me! This chapter is also going to include a song because I think it also fits well with Meredith and Derek and this chapter too.
Chapter 43: Lips Of An Angel
Meredith went back to Finn's apartment and he insisted that she go to sleep while he had his appointments for the day. At first when she got into bed she couldn't sleep because all she could think about was Derek. After about an hour and a half of tossing and turning in Finn's bed, she finally fell asleep.
"Where are we going?"
"Just take my hand, and close your eyes."
"Close my eyes?"
"You trust me don't you?"
"Of course I do, but…"
"Okay, then close your eyes and take my hand."
Derek took Meredith's hand and led her outside into the cold.
"Okay, open your eyes."
When Meredith opened her eyes, they were standing under a little waterfall with lights all around. It was one of the most beautiful things Meredith had ever seen.
Derek looked at his watch, "Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year…I love you."
"I love you too Meredith."
Meredith felt somebody shaking her to wake her up. She rolled over and opened her eyes smiling, but saw Finn instead of Derek.
"Sorry for waking you up. You were smiling and looked so calm. Good dream?"
"Yeah I guess it was a good dream."
"Dreaming about me right?"
Meredith just smiled at him. She didn't want to lie anymore. She hadn't told Finn that Derek had comforted her in the hospital after she saw her mother having seizures or the fact that she had slept in has lap all night and hadn't slept better since they broke up. And she certainly wasn't going to tell him that she was dreaming about her ex.
"Meredith, are you alright? I know your mom got hurt but even so, you seem…weird. What's going on? Does this have something to do with Derek? Did he say something to you?"
"No. Finn…I'm fine. I need to go home. I should let Izzie and George know what's going on and I really want to sleep in my own bed tonight."
"You promise something's not bothering you?"
"I promise. I'll call you in the morning okay?"
"Yea," he said, a little resigned.
Meredith gave him a quick kiss, gathered up her stuff and went home. When she got home Izzie was at the hospital and George was cooking with Callie. It looked like Callie was trying to teach George how to cook and whatever it was that they were making smelled really good.
"Hey guys. What are you making? It smells great."
"Meredith, you're home. How's your mom?"
"She's going to be fine. They're going to keep her a few days for observation. But, seriously, what are you cooking? I haven't eaten decent food in 2 days."
"Callie's teaching me how to make homemade tomato sauce and garlic bread."
"He's actually really helpful. He chopped all the tomatoes and cut and toasted the bread," Callie said.
"Really? I'm impressed."
Callie, George and Meredith all ate dinner together and had a great time. Meredith really liked Callie and she made George really happy. Spending time with them made her forget about her mom being in the hospital, and reconnecting with Derek at the hospital and wishing that she was with him instead of Finn.
They finished dinner and Izzie came home and made them some brownies for dessert. George walked Callie to her after they had watched a movie and everybody had just hung out. After the movie ended George went to clean up in the kitchen, Izzie went to sleep and Meredith went up to her room.
At Derek's apartment, he was having dinner with his new girlfriend Tiffany but couldn't stop thinking about Meredith. He had made dinner for Tiffany and himself and hadn't put nearly as much effort into impressing her as he did the first night that he cooked for Meredith. Also, the night that he had cooked for Meredith she had helped him. Tiffany just sat around watching TV and staring at herself in the mirror.
After they finished dinner, Tiffany went into the TV room to watch all the nightly entertainment shows and left Derek to clean up from dinner. He was in his own little word when the phone ringing brought him out of his stupor.
Honey why are you
calling me so late
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey why
are you crying is everything okay
I gotta whisper cause I can't be
too loud
"Hello?"
"Hi Derek. It's Meredith," she said quietly.
"Hey. I'm glad you called. I've been thinking about you."
"Same. I mean, I've been thinking about you."
"Are you doing alright?"
"Yeah. I think I'm okay. I was just…could you come over?"
"You want me to come see you?"
"Yeah."
"I don't know Meredith. Tiffany's here and we…"
Well, my girl's in
the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never
really moved on
"Please Derek."
"Okay. When do you want me to come?"
"I need to take a shower so how about in a half hour?"
"I'll see you then."
"Thanks Derek," Meredith said, and then hung up.
It's really good to
hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from
the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I
never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be
faithful
With the lips of an angel
Meredith jumped in the shower as soon as she hung up. Derek told Tiffany that he needed to out for a little while and she really didn't seem to mind. She was too busy trying to find out what was going on with Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston and whether Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton were friends or not.
Meredith jumped out of the shower; left her hair wet and put on a sweat suit. Before she knew it there was a knock on the door. She looked out her bathroom window and saw Derek's Range Rover parked outside the house and knew that it was him at the door.
She went downstairs and opened the door and saw Derek standing there looking down at the ground. When he heard the door open up he looked into her eyes. Her hair was wet and she was wearing sweats but she had never looked so beautiful to him before.
It's funny that
you're calling me tonight
And yes I've dreamt of you too
And
does he know you're talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I
don't think she has a clue
"Thank you for coming. I mean, I know you were with…Tiffany…but thanks."
"Well, you sounded like you really needed me. And you know that I'm here for you whenever you need me."
"You can come in," she chuckled, "you don't have to stand in the doorway the whole night."
Derek walked into the house and closed the door. George noticed that it was Derek who came in and quickly hurried upstairs to his room so that the two of them could be left alone.
"Do you want a brownie? Izzie made them like an hour ago."
"No thanks. I just ate dinner, maybe later."
"I had a dream about you today," Meredith said, taking a brownie for herself.
"Really? A good dream I hope."
"It was about New Years. When you took me to that little café and we went out on the patio with all the lights and it was so beautiful and you timed it so we got out there right at midnight."
"That was a good night."
"Yeah, it was."
Well my girl's in
the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never
really moved on
"So, what did you want to talk about?"
"I just, ya know, wanted to thank you for helping out with my other. I mean, not only helping my mom and making sure she was okay but for comforting me. I was really worried and you made me feel better. I really appreciate it."
"Like I said before, I'm always here when you need me."
Meredith just looked at Derek.
"Was there something else?"
"Sort of," Meredith said taking a deep breath. "I…Derek being around you and you comforting me, it brought back all the feelings that I had for you. I tried moving on with Finn but I don't know if I can do it anymore."
"Meredith…"
"No, let me finish. I know that I broke up with you. I have never made such a hard decision than that and I couldn't function for days and from what Izzie told me about when she came to get my stuff from your apartment, you were too. I miss you Derek."
Derek looked her in the eyes, "I miss you too."
It's really good to
hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from
the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I
never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be
faithful
With the lips of an angel
Neither of them said anything because they didn't know what to say. Meredith was with Finn and Derek was with Tiffany but it was clear that they still loved each other and didn't have strong feelings for the other people.
"I should go. Tiffany…she's waiting for me."
Derek walked over and gave Meredith a kiss on the cheek and paused there. He pulled away but only a few inches. They were dangerously close to each other, both breathing heavily.
Before Meredith could say anything, Derek kissed Meredith passionately on the lips. Meredith put her hands on Derek's chest and he cupped her face with his hands. When they finally broke apart, only for air, both of them were breathless. Meredith looked up into Derek's eyes.
"I…Derek…"
"Meredith, I don't want to push you into doing something that you don't want to do. I miss you and I love you and I want you."
"I…" Meredith was still speechless.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you. I'll go."
As Derek was about to walk away, Meredith grabbed his hand and stopped him from leaving.
"I don't want you to go."
"You don't?" he asked, turning around.
"No. Stay…I want you Derek."
He walked back over to her and kissed her. He broke the kiss and slowly unzipped her top as they were looking at each other.
"You sure you want this?" Derek asked, kissing her hands.
"I'm sure."
Derek smiled and gave Meredith a kiss on the forehead before picking her up and carried her up to her bedroom.
It's really good
to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming
from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And
I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be
faithful
With the lips of an angel
(And I never wanna say
goodbye)
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips
of an angel
Honey why are you calling me so late
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