What May Come
It's a warm sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. There is a light breeze, perfect for letting your hair down, and that is just what she did. Meredith stepped out into the fresh air, her hair hanging loosely around her shoulders. She breathed in the cool air. The closest she's been to fresh air in a whole month was when it would seep through an open window as she watched the kids play down below. Derek held onto her shoulders, looking a little worried. He didn't want her to brake down and cry, saying she wasn't ready, the last time they tried going outside. This is different, she volunteered to come out. Derek thinks to himself, watching Meredith happily as she breezes deeply in and then slowly out. Izzie and George stand in the door way. They just wanted to see how she would do when outside. They aren't actually going to walk with Meredith and McDreamy, they think they need some time alone, to talk...something they haven't done for a long, long time.
Meredith turns around to face them, "I'm fine, see!" Meredith says, walking down the steps and into the street. She spins around once and looks at them. Seeing that she will be okay Izzie and George wave to her and head back inside. Derek walks down the steps and stops in the grass a few feet away. He looks at her with the McDreamy look of his. He is extremely happy to see her out of the house, and smiling no less. He wants to kiss her, but he knows she needs time. He can tell it in the way she acts around him, like she's keeping her distance. Meredith looks at him, she can see that look in his eye that tells her he wants to be more then this, more then just friends. But are they friends? She's still unsure about what they are. She wants them to be what they used to, perhaps even more then that. But she hasn't been so sure about it, she didn't know if she was ready for that again. Now, she is.
"If you keep standing there staring at me we aren't going to get anywhere." Meredith says with a smile. Not just talking about the walk they were going to take.
Derek snaps out of his daydreaming and walks passed her and unto the sidewalk and starts walking. Meredith soon falls in step beside him. They walk in silence for a long time, just enjoying each others company, enjoying the closeness. Meredith and Derek are heading right towards those kids. Derek looks at Meredith, his hands are stuffed in his coat pockets. He wants to hold her hand reassuringly, but is unsure about it. A ball come flying past them and into the street. One of the boy's starts to run after it but his sister calls him back, telling him he shouldn't go in the street because of the cars. The boy looks sad. Meredith looks at the boy, feeling his sadness too. She strays away from Derek's side and, looking before going into the road, Meredith walks over to the ball, picks it up and then walks over to the little boy. She kneels down in front of him as to be at his level,
"Here you go," she says, handing him his toy.
"Thank you..." He says shyly. Meredith places a hand on his head, ruffling his hair a little. She gives him a smile and then gets up walking back to Derek. He just stares at her and they keep on walking.
Meredith slips her hand into Derek's, acting as if it was no big deal. She knows what she's dong. Derek on the other hand, looks down at the joined hands, and then at Meredith, who just keeps on walking; no big deal. Meredith is curious about what Derek does when he's not with her.
"Talk to me," Meredith says, looking around her at the neighborhood houses.
"About what?"
"I don't know, anything."
"O-Kay...I caught a big fish today."
"When did you find time to fish?" Meredith asked looking at him now.
"While you were sleeping."
"What time did you get up?" Meredith wonders, a bit fascinated since she hasn't heard much about the outside world.
"Um...about four thirty or five, why?" Derek asked, looking down at her.
Meredith just shrugs.
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Sitting in the grass at a local Park, Meredith is leaning against a tree and Derek is right beside her.
"How are you feeling?" Derek asks, moving his head to the left to look at Meredith.
"I'm okay," She replies also turning her head. Meredith gets lost in his eyes. She wants to love him freely again. She doesn't want to hide her desire to be with him any longer.
"Mere?"
"Mm Hmm?" She responds closing her eyes and turning her head forward again.
"I...I um..."
"You want to know why, right?" She states, sighing because she knew he wanted to talk about it.
"Yeah..."
"What do you want to know? Why I drank myself silly?" Derek stays quiet, figuring out what to say as not to upset her.
"I know why..." He says, looking away from her. "It was because of me..." They both nod, understanding the whole meaning of what he said. They don't have to discuss it anymore. They both understand what each other meant. Meredith was upset over him picking Addison, Derek knows what an ass he was and thinks he shouldn't be forgiven.
"I'm..I'm don't hate you anymore." Meredith finally confesses. Derek Smiles to himself,
"Glad to hear that."
The two sit in silence for a long time. Just breathing in the evening air. It was good of Meredith to come out of her shell. She was in there for a long time. She just needed to breath a little. She knows she'll be fine, and so does Derek. Meredith leans her head on Derek's shoulder and takes his hand. Derek Lays his head on her's.
"Mere?"
"Mm?"
"What is this?" He asks, talking about what's going on between them.
"I donno." Meredith lies. She knows exactly what it is. She smiles to herself and looks at him. He looks back at her. Now he's lost in her eyes. He knows what this is too and he can't help but smile. Meredith leans in and kisses her McDreamy softly on the lips; Soft like peaches. Derek winks at her and they go back to there previous position, head on head, holding hands. Derek lifts his and Meredith's Kissing her palm. He squeezes her hand three times. I-Love-you. Meredith squeezes back, but squeezing a forth time, meaning "too". They both smile and think about what's to come.
Okay. Now, I think I am done but if you all want more I will. Like maybe a eleventh chapter explaining how it all ended. I'm leaving it all up to you!