Chapter 20: Bride Switch

"Don't worry." Kathleen soothed Meredith in a backroom of the church "We can get this all done in an hour."

"Are you sure, I mean what about a dress." Meredith mumbled nervously "You know what I don't care about a dress, forget the dress."

"Honey, this is New York." Jenny laughed "We could probably find a dress your size in half an hour."

"True." Meredith shrugged "You guys are ok doing this? I mean I completely knocked out your sister."

"Someone had to." Kathleen smirked "We're just glad you had the balls."

"I can handle only so much annoying bitch in a day, and the airline stewardesses used all that up between Baltimore and JFK."

"Yeah, that flight sucks."

"So, this whole bride swap thing." Meredith paced "You sure it's ok. I mean the guests are ok with waiting?"

"Well the bride's side is already gone." Jenny laughed "And the groom's side will just have to understand, it was you from the beginning."

"You think so?"

"Meredith where is your confidence?" Kathleen frowned.

"Buried under six feet of nerves on crack."

"At least your sense of humor is still intact." Jenny laughed. There was a soft knock on the door, and they all looked up "Come in."

They looked over to see Derek peek his head in the door. "You're not supposed to be here."

"I just came to see how Meredith was." He said

"Well now you see her, now go." Jenny glared.

"No!" Meredith gasped, "No I need him. I need a minute."

"Ok." Kathleen mumbled "But only a minute."

"Is there anything you want us to do before we get back?"

"Run around the block a few times." Derek muttered. His sisters shot him a glare.

"Take those god awful topiary thingies down off the aisle." Meredith scoffed "I'm not a flower person."

"Hey, those were very expensive flowers." Derek frowned "And they look nice, I like them."

"Pink roses Derek?" Meredith raised her brow "You like pink roses, really? Would you like me to make you a wreath out of them, maybe you could go skipping down the aisle throwing petals too?"

"Take the roses down." Derek mumbled to his sisters before they left.

"This is going too." She said and reached up to take off his tie "I never liked you in a bow-tie."

"You're nervous."

"Yeah." She gulped "A little."

"You said you would do this."

"I know…I just don't like being in churches." She said, "I feel like a plane will come crashing down on top of us or something just because I took a step inside of one."

"Meredith relax." He chuckled and took her hands into his "You'll be fine."

"Are you sure this is what you want?" she gulped "You don't want to date a while or see if this is even going to work like this between us?"

"I already know it'll work." He smiled "I want you beside me when I wake up in the morning, and I want to know that you're legally required to be there."

"Yeah, yeah." She mumbled.

"Wow, you are really nervous." He frowned as he watched her pace "Is getting married that big of a deal to you?"

"No." she gulped "But yes, it's not the marriage Derek it's the wedding. It's the standing in front of a stained-glass window of jesus and seeing him point a finger at me knowing he's say 'very funny you little whore, you think you can honestly wear that white dress in here?'"

"Meredith." He chuckled and grabbed her, he pulled her into his arms and looked deeply into her eyes "Breathe."

"I'm worried Derek." She whispered, "I'm worried you'll wake up one day and realize that I'm not good enough for you."

"News flash." He smirked "I just broke up with a girl at the altar, had to apologize to her entire family, duck a punch from her father and hear enough curse words for a lifetime…you think I'd do that for a girl that I thought might not be good enough for me? No. So stop worrying."

"You know what really releases the tension for me?" she raised her brow "Works like a charm every time."

"Meredith." He gasped "We're in a church! You want to have sex in a church?" she stared incredulously back at him "HOT!"

She moaned into his kiss as he smothered her lips with his, his hands wrapped around her waist and slid up her shirt as he nudged her back to the desk in the small room. She reached for his belt buckle just as the door opened and they both ripped apart to see two harsh glares.

"Derek Shepherd!" Kathleen scolded "Keep it in your pants, at least until after the wedding."

"I guess this'll have to wait." He sighed into Meredith's hair "I'll see you at the altar."

"Ok." She gulped "See ya."

Derek left with a swift slap on the back of the head from Jenny. They shut the door and held up a long white dress bag with a smile.

"It's not white," Kathleen said, "But it's pretty."

"That's actually perfect."