Chapter 57: Precious Time Together

"Hannah, how are you doing? I haven't seen you in a while." Meredith quickly said as she walked into the Shepherd house.

"Meredith... hey there. It has been a few weeks. How is your leg?" Hannah said cheerfully. She and Hannah had become somewhat close over the time she has been in Laramie.

"The leg is doing okay, I guess. I am still not used to it. I am just ready to get back to my house." Meredith said sighing; thinking more about leaving Derek's... then, going back to her own house.

Krista and Carolyn both noticed the look she gave, and both knew exactly what it meant. They had talked about this during lunch this week; Carolyn had seen a new light in both Derek and Meredith. They loved living together it seemed and Carolyn and Michael both wondered when they would make this a more permanent thing.

"Where did mom go? She said she was going to come and see you at Derek's." Hannah asked after a few minutes.

Meredith looked to Carolyn who also knew exactly what was going on, "Yes, we talked for a few minutes, but I had some things I needed to bring over, so here I am. She is going to cook a few things at Derek's and then be over."

"Hannah, I have things for you to help me with here, if that is okay." Carolyn looked between her and Meredith.

"Yes, I'd love to help." Hannah said excitedly.

Meredith knew this plan would work because Hannah loved hanging out with Carolyn, Krista, and her. Before Meredith could say anything else, she heard a voice from behind her, "Hello Ladies, I have the pies that Meredith cooked, and they smell delicious." Derek smiled, setting the pies on the counter. He quickly walked over to his mother, "How are you this morning, mom?" He kissed her on the cheek and gave her a hug.

"I'm good dear." She then whispered in his ear, "Everything good at your house?"

Derek smiled and whispered back, "More than good, I think. Mark had to have this, and I am glad we could put this together at the last minute. He wouldn't have lasted." Derek started to laugh and pulled back thinking just how bad Mark needed it.

"Well, I am glad everything is good." Carolyn said.

"Derek... there is a piece of this pie missing." Meredith shrieked.

Derek just grinned at her and took the few steps to her. He wrapped his hands around her and kissed her forehead quickly, "I had to taste it."

Krista and Carolyn watched very closely. They were completely comfortable and showing affection towards each other.

"Well, I hope it was good. I think that is all you get." Meredith smirked at him as their heads were just a few inches apart.

"Ok, you two are bad." Hannah said laughing. She had been around them a few times, but not much.

Carolyn and Krista started laughing knowing one day she would love seeing this kind of love shared between two people.

Hannah then stopped and suddenly said out of the blue, "I want my mom to find what you two have. She deserves it."

Meredith and Derek looked at each other and then at Hannah, having no idea what to say. Luckily, Carolyn stepped in real quick, "She will honey, she will. You would be ok with it? It has been you and her for so long."

"I would love it. She deserves it you know and when I... I want to go off to college and when I do, she will be alone and I... she deserves someone to love and that love's her." Hannah said with tears starting to well up a little in her eyes.

Meredith tried to limp over to Hannah quickly to give her a hug. "Oh, Han, she will find someone." Meredith knew Izzie might have found... that man. Just from the few seconds she saw them together before walking out of the house, she saw something special with them and from everything Derek had said after talking to Mark, he was very serious about her.

"I hope so. I really do. She seems different lately... in the last few weeks. Actually, when she came back from Colorado, she seemed really happy. That is all I want."

"Hannah." Derek said and waited for her to look up, "Your mom... she is happy. She loves you so much." Derek talked softly to her.

"She does." Hannah said, smiling hugely thinking about it, "So, Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Sullivan, what can I do for you?"

"Well, sweetie, why don't we get the green bean casserole going. That is something that you can do, and I am sure Meredith can help you with it." Krista suggested.

Meredith looked at Hannah, "You might want to do it. I am sure I will screw it up somehow."

Derek and Carolyn started to speak at the same time, Carolyn letting Derek talk though, "She is right about that you know." Derek laughed and Carolyn rolled her eyes.

"Don't listen to him, Meredith... you have learned so much and you can do this." Carolyn smiled.

"Let's try this, shall we." Meredith looked to Hannah who smiled and shook her head yes.

"I am going to go find dad and Dr. Sullivan. I think I saw them heading back to the barn."

"Yes, they were riding this morning." Carolyn said.

Derek went to Meredith and kissed her temple quickly, "I love you. You will do well and for the record, the pie was outstanding." He then leaned into her ear to whisper, "and tonight, I want to... lick some pie off of you."

She couldn't believe he said this to her with everyone standing there, she could feel herself blushing feeling his hot breath on her ear and thinking about... him licking pie off her. "See you." This was the only thing she could get out.

Meanwhile, at Derek's, "You are... amazing." Mark said starring into Izzie's eyes, with his hands all over her naked body in the guest room.

"I knew there was no way I could see you and not be able to touch you. When Meredith called me last night, I was so thankful."

"She called you?" Mark asked curiously.

"Yes, but right now Mark, I just want to be with you. We only have... a few more minutes until I need to get back."

"Izzie... you… I missed you these last two weeks. I missed you so damn much and I don't miss women like that. But, you Izzie, you have me mesmerized." Mark said seriously, keeping his eyes hard pressed into hers.

Izzie had no idea what to say, "I missed you... so much. I am ready to tell Hannah. Maybe not at lunch, but tomorrow when she gets back from shopping, we have a tradition and... I think I would love for you to join us. We will be picking out our Christmas tree, we do it every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. We will then decorate it and sing crazy Christmas songs that we play on the iPod. You may not want to do that, so... well, never mind. We have tonight though." Izzie said nervously.

Mark chuckled a bit to himself not sure what to say. He had no idea she would suggest such a thing, "Izzie... I would love to as long as you think Hannah will be okay... I want to. Izzie, I want to do everything with you." Mark had no idea where this guy was coming from, but he couldn't help it. He never thought this kind of feeling was possible, but Izzie, she brought it out in him.

"Good. Now, we have a few minutes left before we have to... get dressed and get over there. What shall we do?" She said seductively.

"I think, I have some ideas…" He moved his head down to one of her nipples and quickly took it in his mouth and sucked hard.

She pulled in a quick breath, letting out a loud moan, "Oh god."

"This." He went to the other nipple, repeating his action.

"Mark... you are... your mouth is amazing."

He smirked before planting kisses on her abdomen, going down to her awaiting core that was hot.

"I need you... I need you now." Izzie moaned.

Mark wasted no time and pulled up to her lips and kissed her hard and slid his thick shaft into her.

They both rode out the wave that was perfect. Now, they just had to introduce this idea of Mark and Izzie to Hannah. Izzie was nervous but hoped Hannah would be okay