Meredith and Derek were pulling into the hospital after spending the night at the house "So you're nearly a second year" he stated, continuing with their earlier conversation
"I know it's kind of scary" she replied, "I mean as an intern I'm meant to make mistakes…but now I'm actually a resident"
"Don't worry about it so much" he said, giving her a reassuring smile "You will still have Bailey and everyone else mentoring you"
"And you" she added climbing out of the car
"And me" he repeated "You know what else that means" he added with a grin
"No what?"
"It will be the anniversary of when we first met" he stated getting more excited
"So it will be" she grinned "but I think we need to cut back on anniversaries" she added dropping his hand as they walked through the hospital doors on their way to the lift "We have the first night we met, the day I finally gave in and went out with you, the day we officially became a couple when George and Izzie discovered you sneaking out and the day we got back together after…well the latest one" she smiled, obviously avoiding the subject of Addison showing up and his divorce
"So I like having lots of anniversaries" he answered with a grin, stepping into the empty elevator and taking her hand again as the doors shut
"Why because it means more sex" she replied, an eyebrow raised
"Exactly…and I like sex" he grinned, kissing her on the cheek just before the doors open
"Bye" she called over her shoulder as she made her way to the locker rooms.
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As their duties were assigned Meredith whispered "I'm going to kill him" to Christina, before stalking off to find Derek.
"I thought we agreed" she said, catching up to him at a nurse's station "You have to stop requesting me"
"What?" he grinned "I had nothing to do with it"
"Sure…so Bailey was just feeling generous and decided all by herself to assign me to you for the day"
"Must have" he smirked guiltily
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Later that day Meredith stormed out of a patient's room, brushing past Izzie and Christina on her way down the hall. "What's wrong with her?" Izzie asked
"I'm guessing it has something to do with him" Christina replied as Derek followed her into the call room, shutting the door loudly behind him
"They were ok this morning" Izzie stated, looking worried
"Well I'm guessing something happened" she replied, indicating the nurses who were obviously gossiping about what they just saw and heard.
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"Meredith" he said, voice slightly raised "You can't do that…you can not walk out in the middle of a consultation"
"And you shouldn't be a jackass" she muttered, turning away from him
"You were wrong" he stated "I had to tell you…you're my intern"
"Funny" she stated heading for the door "I thought I was your girlfriend" walking out of the room. "I'm fine" she insisted, catching Izzies concerned eye "I'll be in the cafeteria" she added, stalking down the corridor.
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Derek pulled himself off the bed he had been sitting on and headed back to the patients room.
"Sorry I had to run off like that Mrs. Jenkins" he smiled brightly "Something came up…so where were we"
"I don't care where we were" stated the old lady
"I'm sorry" Derek stuttered, looking at her over the chart
"Did you apologies to her"
"To who?" he asked, already knowing the answer
"That sweet young doctor" she said, folding her arms across her chest
"She is an intern, we have to tell them when they are wrong" he explained
"But she is more than an intern, isn't she" the old lady asked, the hints of a smile appearing on her wrinkled face
Initially he was about to deny it, but catching her eye he replied with a quiet "yes", taking a seat next to her "How did you know?" he asked
"I'm old" she smiled "I know these things and she looked too upset when you talked to her so abruptly, her eyes showed you weren't just her boss"
"Oh" he replied, remembering the hurt in her eyes
"Plus…I heard the nurses gossiping" she laughed, a twinkle in her eye "So did you apologize"
"No" he answered quietly
"Why not?" she asked, casting her eye down on his sad face
"We fought" he said, running a hand through his hair
"You better apologize then…don't want her to get away" she then held up her hand, stopping him from interrupting "even if your not in the wrong, if you say your sorry she will to, then you can talk about it, she looks up to you-so give her a bit of help, make the first move. Trust me I should know, been married fifty-nine years"
"Fine" he smiled "Now can we talk about your surgery tomorrow?"
"Now we can talk about my surgery"
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"Sorry Mer I thought you and Derek were at his tonight, I didn't get enough food for you two" called Izzie as Meredith and George came through the door
"Don't worry about it" Meredith called back heading straight up to her room
"Where is Derek" Izzie asked George is hushed tones
"She caught me as I was leaving, asked for a lift back here" he replied
"Must have been a big fight then" grimaced Izzie
"She was really quiet on the way home" he sighed
Izzie picked up the ringing telephone "Hello…Hi Derek, yeah she is here…she's fine…yeah we will check on her in a bit…you ok…good…see you tomorrow then…bye"
George raised his eyebrows at Izzie, who could only shrug in reply.
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"Thanks for leaving me some dinner Iz" Meredith said with a slight smile the next morning
"That's ok, thought you might need something but wasn't brave enough to go in. So just popped my head in when I heard you in the shower" she smiled, having leatnt not to bother Meredith for at least twelve hours after a 'Derek Issue' as she and George dubbed them.
Meredith just went and wrapped her arms around her friend, "It was a bad one" she whispered
"I'm here for you Mer, but you can't run away from here though"
"I know…he's just so infuriating sometimes" she sighed, grabbing her stuff and following George to the car
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Gathering all her courage Meredith followed Derek into the store room after avoiding him all day "I'm sorry" she murmured, wrapping her arms around his waist and laying her head on his back
"You scared me…I couldn't find you" he replied patting her hand
"I've got a break in an hour…want to talk about it?" she asked, knowing this is what he would want
"Ok, see you in call room 3" he answered, pulling out of her grip and heading to the door
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Her mind had been running faster in the last hour than it had been all day, and that was fast; taking a deep breath she opened the door sitting next to him in in the dark room, locking the door after her.
"Should we finish yesterdays before we start today's?" he asked
Looking at her hands and fiddling with her watch she began "You were really harsh yesterday"
"You're still my intern Meredith, I have to be harsh sometimes" he replied, his voice barely above a whisper
"You're my boyfriend first"
"But at work, I'm your boss-I can't give you special treatment"
"I don't want special treatment" she sighed, realizing he didn't understand what had upset her "But you have to remember that everyone knows now, when you shut me down they talk about it, your McDreamy, their boss so they don't talk about you-but they do talk about me, I'm the baby, the slutty mistress and the intern, there is nothing to stop them talking about me. So every time we fight, every time something bad happens between us and someone sees it-I'm the bad guy, I get nurses either giving me dirty looks or trying to give me advice. You're the golden child, you can do no wrong…I'm the one who they are waiting to fail…
"Meredith…" he interrupted, placing a hand on her knee
"See here you go again…being…you" she said dissolving into sobs
"I'm sorry to" he whispered, "I didn't know they talked about us that much" wrapping an arm around her
"I don't expect special treatment, just be careful what you say…because otherwise I'll be the brunt of their jokes for the rest of the week"
"Ok I'll promise to be more careful in front of the nurses if you promise not to run away again. You scared the hell out of me, Mer. This whole living together thing is only going to work if we don't run away from each other every time something goes wrong" he sighed
"I promise" she answered, laying her head on his shoulder.
"Besides, if I stuff up that badly again you can kick me onto the couch for the night" he stated, kissing her head
"Ok" she replied "Doesn't make much difference in the trailer though…you're only a foot away" she laughed, wiping her tears with her sleeve
Laying back on the bed and pulling her next to him, he whispered "I missed you last night"
"I missed you to" she sighed, cuddling into his shoulder, then running her fingers up his stomach she asked, "So how much time have we got?"
"Depends" he replied with a smile "Do you need to eat?"
With his chin in her hand she pulled her lips to his in a passionate embrace "Does that answer your question Dr Sheppard?"
"I think it does Dr Grey" he smiled, slipping his hands beneath her shirt and pulling it over her head. His pants and top were about to follow when he caught her eye…
"I locked the door" she smiled, understanding why he had suddenly stopped
"Good" he replied kissing her "I didn't wasn't Webber catching us again"
"Remind me Dr Sheppard" she glimmered "What exactly were you doing when he caught us?"
Flipping her onto her back and crawling up her stomach with his mouth "I think I was about here" he smirked, slipping his hand down her scrubs
All she could muster was a deep breath in reply as one of his hands pulled her scrubs and panties down while the other slipped between her folds. He laughed when she pulled at his hair, summonsing him to her mouth as he slipped inside her depths.
Their rocking bodies froze as someone tried to open the door, Derek couldn't help but laugh quietly as he caught Meredith's worried eye. "Derek" she hissed, as he put his head to her breast, her soft skin suppressing his giggles.
Not being able to last much longer his fingers sought her clit; he rubbed it with abandon as she arched below him. She came with a shuddering rush, clamping on him and causing him to follow soon after. He gasped for air as she wriggled to his side, their bodies pressed tightly together on the bed made for one.
"I like make up sex" she whispered in his ear
He replied with a slow lopsided smile, his eyes shining as he kissed her neck.
She climbed over him, needing to redress before Bailey paged her, after pulling her panties and scrub bottoms on she sat on the bed preparing to fasten her bra, when his arms wrapped around her. "You right there?" she asked, cropping an eyebrow over her shoulder at him as his hands fondled her breasts
"As I said, I missed you" he grinned, leaning his head on her shoulder with a wide grin "Just making up for last time"
She laughed out loud at his response before clipping her bra and slipping on her shirt. She watched in tern as he to redressed, "So do you think we should christen the new bath tonight?" she asked casually
"That's just cruel" he stated, turning to her "I have a massive surgery and you ask me if I want to try a new position tonight" he feigned a serious face
"Uh-ha" she grinned, following him out the door
"I guess we gave them something good to talk about" he whispered as he saw some older nurses watched them exiting the locked room together.
"Now that I don't mind" she grinned, pinching him on the ass before retreating down the corridor quickly.
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"Mrs. Jenkins" Derek smiled brightly as he greeted his older patient in the OR, later that day
"Good afternoon Dr Sheppard" she smiled tightly
"I guess you remember Dr Grey" he continued, motioning to the door as Meredith walked in
"Yes I do" she grinned "How are you Dr Grey?" she asked
"Very well" smiled Meredith brightly, her eyes twinkling as she gave Derek a curious look
"May we begin?" Derek asked, looking at the older lady
"If the young lass is happy, we may" she grinned, giving Derek a sleepy wink as the anesthetic took hold of her body.