She waved to him from the observation room above his OR; their ritual of saying a silent goodbye had become common knowledge around the hospital, she returned his smile as she turned to leave.

After surveying the contents of the fridge she decided risotto was the way to go, and then proceeded to move about the kitchen making her favourite dish. By the time he got home it was simmering on the stove and she had settled back on the porch to watch the sunset.

"Something smells good" he smiled, wrapping his arms around her waist

"Risotto for dinner" she announced "Should be ready soon"

"I meant you" he laughed, nuzzling her neck "But risotto sounds good to"

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"More?" she asked, watching him stand and dish out a second helping of the warm Italian dish

"What" he protested "I'm hungry! And I'll need my energy tonight…aren't we christening something?" he asked as a lopsided grin swept his face

She just laughed in response, leaning across the small table and kissing his warm lips "Only if you're good" she quipped

"Oh…I'm always good" he laughed

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Later that evening, after the sun had set, he watched her silhouette as she let her robe slip from her shoulders, before stepping into the bath behind him. He lent back into her as her fingers began kneading his sore shoulders, groaning slightly when she hit a sore spot.

"Any better?" she asked, when her fingers were finally too sore to continue

"Much" he replied, picking up her hand that had been rested on his chest and kissing it lightly

They lay in silence for a little while longer, enjoying the wafts of music coming from the radio left on inside, humming along to the tune he ran his fingers along the sides of her legs, lifting them up and wrapping them around his waist. She tightened her grip around him as they slid further into the water as she tried to get a little more comfortable against the hard and unforgiving tub surface.

Realizing her discomfort "Do you want to swap?" he asked, even though he was already moving to the other end of the tub and pulling her against his chest.

"That's better" she murmured, kissing him over her shoulder after taking another sip of wine before handing him the glass.

"I think I like this better" he joked, before taking a deep breath in,

"I bet you do" she laughed, as her breasts rose out of the water slightly

His hands wandered up her stomach covering her chest, "Just incase Bill form next door has his telescope out" he laughed

"What!" she exclaimed turning over on him and doing her best to cover up "He has a telescope?"

"Yeah, it's one of those really big ones; but don't worry when I was over there last week I had a look and he can't see us."

"Sure?" she questioned

"Positive" he smiled, nuzzling her cheek "Would I lie to you?"

All she had to do was raise an eyebrow before he continued; eager to not bring up how they had met, it wasn't that they hadn't talked it all out but he knew the subject wasn't yet far enough in the past to joke about. "No in all seriousness" he stated, looking her in the eye "Those trees totally block all this area from his view, all he can see is the corner of the roof above the kitchen, so as long as you don't stand up there naked, we are safe"

"Good" she smiled, leaning in to kiss him.

She let her hands wander aimlessly through his hair as they kissed, slipping her legs to either side of him as he rose beneath her. With eyes closed she was startled by his voice "I love you" he murmured

Opening her eyes and giving him a strange look, she replied "I love you to"

"No, I mean I really love you- like nothing else I have felt before" he continued, a look of seriousness in his eye.

"Derek" she replied "I know" meeting his serious tone "and I love you to, more than anything and one in the world"

"Good" he smiled, the lop sided grin smothering his face "Just checking"

"Why?" she asked curiously

"Well I don't want the tickets to go to waste"

'Tickets?" she squealed "What tickets"

"Maybe the one's I booked for us to go to Santa Barbra" he replied, his grin widening as he watched her excited reaction

"When?" she begged wriggling against him

"Three weeks"

The smile on her face faded slowly "Derek" she sighed pulling back from him "I can't go…my holiday's start next week…I'll have to work"

He laughed watching her sad face "Or your wonderful boyfriend may have begged Alex to swap holiday times with you"

"You did!" she shrieked "And he said yes?"

"Yeah, I think Izzie may have talked hi…" he started before she smothered his lips with hers

"You…are…the…best" she breathed in between kisses, their hands devouring each other

"You deserve it" he replied, following her as she sat up

Together they swiveled around, so that they were facing each other, their backs were resting against the sides of the tub, she slowly raised herself up and he slid beneath her. Easing herself onto him, she groaned in delight as he nibbled her collar bone, then with her forearms rested on the edge of the tub, either side of him she began to move. Slowly at first, but increasing in speed as he thrust to meet her, each time pushing himself further into her depths.

He griped her hips tightly as they came, sinking further into the water and throwing his head back as his lungs gulped for air. She had collapsed onto his chest, her head bent as she to recovered from her bodies' reaction to him. They sat in silence, the sound of their breaths echoing throughout the silence, then as the water grew colder they slipped out of the bath, retreating to the warmth of the trailer.

"I'm going to take a shower" she said as he wrapped her in a towel

"We just got out of the bath" he laughed as she disappeared into the bathroom

"I know but I need to wash my hair and get all the bath-oil off" she called out, stepping into the shower

"Want some help?" he asked, having discarded his towel and stepped in behind her "I haven't washed your hair for a while" he continued, taking the shampoo from her

"So tell me about this holiday" she asked as his fingers ran through her long hair

"Well we will be leaving on the 12th, flying to Santa Barbra for seven nights then flying home via the Hampton's" he replied, pulling her under the water to rinse out the white lather.

"We're going to see your family" she grinned

"Yeah, I knew they would kill me if I didn't take you there soon" he replied squirting conditioner into his palm before running it through her hair

"So that's what Nikki meant" she said to herself

"What?" he asked "When did you talk to Nikki"

"Oh, last week…we have been talking to each other a bit lately"

"Wait…you talk to my little sister more than I do" he asked, "When did this start?"

"Oh, I rang her after the Christmas party to say thanks again for the dress and we got talking, anyhow she rang me back the next week for a chat and now we sort of take it in turns…you don't mind do you"

"Of course not" he smiled "I think it's great…you two have a lot in common you know"

"Yeah we kind of worked that out" she grinned, leaning in to kiss him lightly before stepping under the water again.

After drying themselves off he sat on the bed, talking to her about their trip through the open door as she dried off her hair.

"Come here" she called, motioning for him to kneel in front of her. When he was in position she blew dry his hair, laughing as it stuck up in all directions.

"I like this view" he grinned, tugging on the towel lightly secured around her

"Hey" she grumbled, playfully smacking his hand away

"What…I'm just trying to improve it" he grinned, his fingers tracing a light path up the inside of her leg

Gripping his shoulders, she bit her lip in reply, unable to stop herself from widening her stance a little as his fingers neared their destination.

"Should we continue this in the bedroom" he asked, looking up at her expression

She nodded slowly in reply, frowning as he moved to stand but quickly regained her composure as he collapsed them onto the bed- quickly discarding their towels.

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Apologies for the huge gap between chapters I had an exam to study for and sit… Anyway I hope this one will be up to standard, I will try to get another chapter up tomorrow for this story and my other story tomorrow.

Thanks for all your comments and reviews- even those who criticize; each is greatly and equally appreciated.