"You took in a stray," Meredith said smiling at her man.
Derek laughed and nodded, "One who is going to have a very sore bottom. Are you okay with that?"
Meredith hesitated, but looked back over at her sister, falling asleep at the table. "What if she says no?"
"Then she says no and I don't. She won't though, she had that Grey conscience." Derek said simply.
"Okay." Mer agreed.
"I think it would go better if you were in the room."
"Okay," She nodded again.
"Do you need a nap first?"
"No, better now than wait. Lexie needs sleep."
"Lexie," Derek said, in his strong commanding voice, "Follow me please."
Lexie stood up, thinking that she was following him to a bed to sleep. She followed him into a room and was surprised when Meredith came in behind them and shut the door.
Derek sat on the bed, and Mer leaned against the door. "What's going on here?" Lexie asked nervously.
"We are here to talk about your behavior." Derek told her. "In this house, when Meredith makes a mistake then she pays the price with a good hard spanking, and I think after the stunt you pulled with the interns that you need a lesson in making smart choices."
"You….you want to spank me?" Lexie asked.
"I don't want to, no, but I think you need one." Derek told her.
Lexie looked back at Meredith, "Are you going to let him do this? Is this some sort of hazing?"
"If you say no, then you don't have to." Mer told her.
"But I can't stay here?" She asked.
"Of course you can stay here." Derek told her, "No matter what, you are family." He shot a look at Meredith when she stiffened at the family word.
"Why do you want to spank me?" Lexie asked.
"Again, I don't want to, but I think you need one. I know that you can be a great surgeon, just like your sister, but also like your sister, I think that you need some guidance."
"Will it hurt?" Lexie asked.
"Have you never been spanked?" Derek asked.
"Uh…no, never." Lexie said.
"Okay, yes, it will hurt." Derek told her.
"What are you thinking?" Meredith asked.
"I…I think that I just want to go to bed." Lexie said.
"Okay," Derek told her. "Mer, go get some sheets for that bed in the attic."
"Yes Sir." Meredith said, "Come on Lexie."
Lexie followed her out and upstairs. Mer put the sheets on the bed. "There is a bathroom, the first door after you go down the stairs, and Derek and I's room was the one you were in, if you need us."
"Won't you be sleeping too?
"Yes, but if you need us just come in, don't worry about it." Meredith told her.
"What if you two are…you know…"
Meredith grinned, "Then you will get a free show, but we are both pretty tired and going to sleep."
"Thanks for this…I can be out of your hair as soon as possible…"
"Stay as long as you need Lexie." Meredith assured her.
"Do you really let him spank you?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because it makes me a better person and doctor, and my guilt has always eaten me alive and this is a good way to get rid of it. You have to admit, what you guys did was stupid." Meredith scolded.
"I know, but I don't want a spanking." Lexie said.
"I'm sure. I never want one either, but I always feel better after. Sore, but better. Get some sleep, Lexie."
Meredith went downstairs and crawled into bed. "Is she okay?" Derek asked.
"Yes, I think she's just tired." Mer told her.
"I'm proud of you for getting help this time, that was an amazing job." Derek told her, kissing her forehead.
"Thanks." Mer said snuggling close to him in bed.
"While you sleep be thinking about what a good reward would be for that." Derek told her.
Meredith closed her eyes and smiled, content to be in the love of her life's arms. Just as she was about to nod off there was a light knock on the door. Derek sat up and gave her a questioning look, "Come in, Lexie."
"How did you know it was me?"
"No one else knocks," he laughed. "Can we get you something?"
"I was…I was thinking about how maybe…we could try the spanking thing." He told her.
"Okay, do you agree that you need one?"
"Yes." Lexie whispered.
"It's Yes Sir, when you are in trouble, now close the door and come over to me." Derek told her, sitting up and leaning against the headboard.
Meredith sat up and scooted to the end of the bed.
Lexie shut the door and walked over to Derek. Derek pulled her over his knees. "There are three very important rules. The first one is that you never put your job on the line, did you do that?"
"Yes sir." Lexie said. He started spanking her in hard crisp swats.
"The second in that you don't put yourself in danger, did you do that?" He asked.
"Yes sir…." She cried, starting to squirm.
"No ma'am, you need to lie as still as possible and stop squirming." He directed, "The last rule is that you are always honest with me and your sister, did you break that rule?"
"No Sir!" She said.
"Did your sister ask you if something was going on?"
"She asked if I was a cutter and I said no!" Lexie wailed, "And that was the truth!"
"You know Meredith got spanked for that conversation."
"Why?" Lexie asked, shocked by this.
"Because she didn't obey when I first told her to have it and then I felt like she walked away without pressing you hard enough, but she did ask if everything was alright, didn't she?"
"yes sir." Lexie said kicking.
Derek reached over and grabbed the hairbrush and swatted her thighs, "No kicking, now were you honest with her?"
"No Sir." Lexie said crying.
"Alright, so in the future, these are the rules I expect you to abide by, I also expect you to listen to Mer and I when we try to guide you." Derek told her, setting aside the brush.
"Yes sir." Lexie wailed.
Derek rubbed her back, "Good job, honey, that was a good first time, I'm proud of you."
"Mer?" She asked.
Meredith reached out and pulled her sister into her arms, "shhh….I'm right here."
"why don't I sleep upstairs, and you two can have the bed?" Derek asked.
Meredith looked down at her sobbing sister, "Is that okay?" She asked.
Lexie grabbed onto Mer's shirt tightly. "I think that's a good idea, tell Derek goodnight, and lets try and get some sleep."
"Goodnight." Lexie said shyly.
Derek kissed her forehead and then Meredith's lips. "Goodnight ladies."
Meredith smiled at him, and then pulled her sister closer.