They had just moved back into the house the previous day, but unfortunately they couldn't enjoy and inaugurate their bedroom together. They both had a hard day at work and Meredith was too tired to wait for Derek and go home together and when Derek arrived home, he found Meredith sleeping already. Derek didn't mind at all, because he was too tired anyway and because he knew that the next day Meredith would have the day off and he wouldn't have to go to hospital until noon.

When Derek started stirring awake he did it with that plan in his head. Therefore, he rolled over to the other side of the bed to hug his girlfriend. A smile had grown already on his face as he did that, happy to be finally able to have her back into his arms. Smiling sleepy and with his eyes closed, Derek hugged a missing girlfriend, meaning her pillow. His eyes opened instantly as he felt the cold object and not Meredith's warm and soft body.

Derek propped himself up on an elbow, trying to find a sign of Meredith. There was silence in their bathroom and there was no note from her on pillow or on any of the nightstands; only silence. Derek threw himself back on bed with a groan. He wasn't happy to see his plans changed. Then he spotted Meredith's bag on a chair and knew for sure that she was still at home.

Derek stretched his body before he got out of be and walked over to window. He opened the curtains to reveal another gray view of September. He opened wide a window to let the fresh air invade there bedroom. It was no longer raining, and the cold air was feeling just great. Derek shivered at the contact with the cold air and after he inhaled some of it, he turned around and went to see where Meredith had run.

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There was no sign of Meredith downstairs, so Derek guessed that she might be in kitchen. Indeed, when he stepped inside, he saw Meredith small frame standing on a barstool at counter with her back turned to him.

He slowly approached her and hugged her tightly from back causing her a stir of scare.

"Derek" Meredith burst nervous at his joke.

Derek didn't let himself intimidated by her unfriendly greeting, so he continued to hold her in his arms leaning her body back to him. "Morning" He kissed her cheek and then rubbed his cheek on hers.

"Derek, you need to wash your teeth and shave your beard." Meredith whined cranky as she tried to push him away from her.

Derek chuckled; he was into a very good mood and nothing seemed to can make it change. He kissed her again and walked behind the counter to have her face to face. "And why are we cranky this morning?" He asked her laughing. It was obvious that nothing could ruin his good mood, not even Meredith's regular cranky moods, which he always found adorable.

"I am not cranky…" Meredith muttered nervous and sipped from her cup with coffee. "You are annoying."

Derek chuckled. "I might be annoying, but I am smiling…see? It's a beautiful day."

Meredith looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "It's a rainy day."

Derek leaned over the counter and taking her face in his hands, dropped a quick kiss over her lips. "That's why I need you to be my ray of sunshine."

Meredith escaped a giggle and Derek took it as a sign that he was on the right way. He kissed her again lingering this time over her lips. He pulled back smiling and chuckle when he saw her smiling too. "Are you cranky because you fell asleep without me last night?" He asked her laughing and turned around to pour himself some coffee.

"Yeah sure" Meredith giggled with sarcasm. It was a real sarcasm, because the last night when she got home she was dead-beat and fell asleep from the moment that her head touched the pillow.

When Derek reached to the coffee machine, he found a dirty pan standing beside the oven "What happened here?" Derek asked as he picked up the pan to show it to Meredith. When he looked back at her, Derek met her frowned face and understood the reason for her cranky mood. "Aww sweetie." Derek smiled at her ready to burst into laugh.

"Shut up!" Meredith glared him and looked down at her cup of coffee and the plate with roasted French toast.

Derek looked amused in that pan and tried to figure out what did she try to prepare there. "Was this supposed to be scrambled eggs?" He asked her ready to burst into laugh.

Derek brought the pan into the sink and then he walked over to Meredith. Coming behind her, he gathered her hair to back and kissed her cheek. "Oh Meri, sweetie, but how did you manage to burn this?" He asked her with an amused and pity voice.

Meredith pushed herself away from Derek and shot him a deadly glare. "Are you calling be me stupid?"

"What?" Derek looked worried at her when he saw her reaction. "I don't think you are stupid, Mer." He said with a soft voice. He set down on a chair beside her and put a hand over her back rubbing it gently. "But what happened?"

Meredith was no longer angry, but she was now embarrassed. Smiling shyly, she started playing with her toast. "Please don't ask me that!"

That made Derek very curios, but not wishing to upset her, he gave up and kissed her cheek. "I'll make something for us to eat." He stated as he stood up and headed to fridge.

"I am already eating my breakfast, so make it only for you." Meredith told him.

Derek raised an eyebrow. "French toast and coffee? That's not breakfast, Meredith. You could have at least put some butter on it."

"I am fine." Meredith muttered nervous.

"I will make some pancakes." Derek stated and took out from fridge everything he needed for their breakfast, because he knew that she was refusing, Meredith would want some.

Meredith tried to show her indifference and continued to sip from her coffee and take small bites from her toast.

"What made you wake up so early?" Derek asked her.

"It's passed 8:30, Derek; it's not late." She answered.

"But what made you leave me? I was expecting to find you next to me and hug you, but instead, I hugged a cold pillow." He said with fake hurt face. "Do you know how unpleasant it is to hug a cold pillow?"

Meredith smiled at him with a face to let him know that he did not impress her with that. "I know and I lived."

Derek just grinned and started mixing the ingredients for their pancakes while Meredith continued with her 'breakfast'.

"So…" Meredith was now in a better mood and she started flirting with Derek. "… how unpleasant it was to hug a cold pillow?"

Derek checked her out to be sure that she wasn't mocking him. "Very unpleasant." Meredith smiled at him and Derek could read something dirty in her eyes. "Are you going to make it up to me?" He asked as flirty as she had asked him.

Meredith looked down at her plat and shrugged. "Maybe"

Derek put aside the bowl and came over to her. Standing behind her, he turned her around to face him and smiled looking into her eyes. He leaned down to her and kissed her. "Do you want to do it now?" He whispered against her lips.

Meredith put her arms around his waist and shook her head. "Not now. Maybe after I will eat some pancakes."

"Hmm… I could share mine with you." Derek answered.

"Anything only to make me part my legs, isn't it?" Meredith giggled and lifted her head to steal one more kiss from him.

Derek offered her one more kiss and chuckled. "Parting your legs is priceless."

"Nasty man." Meredith laughed and slapped his arm playfully.

"You are nasty too." Derek could not let her face out of his hands and definitely not could keep his lips away from hers. "We are matching pair."

"I am not nasty." Meredith giggled.

Derek kissed her again. "Not always, but trust me… you are."

"Is it bad that we are nasty?" Meredith asked him seductively brushing her lips over his.

"No" Derek shook his head. "Definitely not bad." And as he said that, Derek brought her body closer to him and protectively wrapping his arms around her they shared a long loving kiss.

Derek pulled back a little and still holding her tight into his arms, he smiled looking in her eyes. "I have an idea." He stated and dropped one quick kiss on her lips.

"You ideas scare me." Meredith smiled back.

"I know, but you always end up liking them." He smirked knowingly at her. She was scared when Ellis found out about their relationship, when people found out about them or when Derek asked her to move in together with him, but she always ended up by being happy with his ideas.

"It's about our weekend? Are you finally going to tell me where are we going?" Meredith asked him.

Derek shook his head. "It's not about that and you will find out in only two days from now."

"But Derek…" Meredith whined. "I need to know what should I pack."

Derek kissed her to stop her whining. "I will take care of your packing."

"Ok" She sighed resigned. "So what do you have in mind now?"

Derek pulled away from her and took her hand in his smiling nervous.