"Hey sleepy head," Derek whispered into Merediths ear while lightly stroking her hair.
"Are we there yet?" Meredith asked huskily as she untangled her body from Dereks
"Should be about another ten" he replied smoothing down her hair. They were on their way to Santa Barbra and Meredith had almost instantly fallen asleep after the plane took off.
"Not exactly a good way to start our first holiday together," she laughed
"What do you mean?"
"I drooled on your shirt," she winced patting his shoulder where her head had been.
"I'm sure I'll survive," he laughed "Besides you were beat."
"Yeah Baileys' extra work this week nearly killed me," she sighed.
"You should have let me say something,"
"No, we agreed- at home we are us and at work we are them," she replied reminding him of their earlier conversation. They had decided that at home they were Meredith and Derek but at work they were Dr. Shepard, the attending and Dr. Grey the resident. "Besides," she mused "she was just reminding me that she was in charge."
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"So what do you want to do first?" Meredith asked as they stood in the middle of the morning traffic at the airport.
"Hotel then beach," suggested Derek, picking up Merediths bag and setting it on top of his small suitcase.
"Sounds great!" she grinned taking his free hand in hers and leading him to the taxi rank.
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"This is amazing," Meredith sighed to herself as she looked out from their balcony and over the beach.
"You like?" Derek asked coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.
She shivered at his touch, "Very much" she grinned, leaning her head back on his shoulder as he started to kiss her neck. "I thought we were going to the beach," she laughed as his hands slipped her shirt off.
"We are…I'm just helping you get ready," he stated as he spun her around.
"Well, in that case I think I should help you get ready," she replied, walking him back into the room as her fingers slipped his belt from his waist. After a few seconds they were both in their underwear, then with an evil grin on her face she pulled away and darted into the bathroom- locking him out. Only to return in her bikinis and sarong a few minutes later.
"Tease," he pouted still standing in his boxers.
"We will never make it to the beach if we start that and besides I want to save that bed for later," she grinned, laying her hands on his chest and kissing his neck. "Besides I said I would help you get dressed, so put these on," she said holding up his board shorts. Taking the shorts from her hand he kissed her on the lips then bent over to pull them on, as he did she playfully slapped his ass.
"What was that for?" He asked.
"I never could resist your bum," she replied over her shoulder as she headed to the door.
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They stayed at the beach until nightfall, watching the sunset wrapped around each other for added warmth. She had murmured to him that she could stay like that forever, safely wrapped in his arms watching the world around them. After a cool breeze began to blow they gathered their things and headed back to the hotel for dinner, deciding to begin their holiday with a bang and having a meal at the world-renowned restraint down the street from where they were staying. Derek had dressed in a black suit and white open-collared white shirt, while Meredith had donned a simple but stunning black knee length dress and heels, the pearl necklace Derek had given her setting off the outfit superbly.
"We look like the perfect couple," he stated smiling at their reflections in the elevator mirror, both standing tall with her arm gently linked with his.
"We do," she grinned, tilting her head slightly and contemplating the picture for herself, "but this looks better." She grinned as she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek.
The hotel clerk operating the elevator gave a quiet chuckle in response to the couples open affection for one another.
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It was after dinner and they were taking a leisurely walk along the path next to the beach.
"Come on!" She sighed tugging him onto the sand,
"Meredith," he called after her, "I have shoes on!"
"So take them off!" she called back spinning around and holding up her heels. "I thought you were the outdoorsy one out of us…"
He sighed and sat down to take off his shoes, tucking his socks inside he looked up to find he couldn't see her. Desperately he stood up and scanned the beach, his heart rate rising with every second he didn't see her. Then suddenly he did and he couldn't help but laugh, she was down close to the water silhouetted by the darkness, with her dress hitched she was dancing on the shore line, oblivious to his worry. He sat watching her for a few more seconds, enjoying her rare moment of complete freedom- something he rarely saw her give into.
"Well are you coming?" She called out after catching him watching her. As he began to approach she slowly started walking backwards, then when he was a few feet away she turned and ran as fast as she could.
"Oi!" He called after her, letting her get a small head start before chasing after her.
She shrieked with laughter as she darted around the beach evading his arms, until he finally caught her and threw her on the ground in an even swoop. He collapsed on top of her, breathing heavily from their exercise, "You should know…" he breathed, "Your never getting away from me."
"I know." She smiled, wrapping her arms around him and rolling them over, before laying kisses down his neck and tugging at his earlobe with her teeth.
He chucked knowing what she wanted, but grunted confused when he tried to get up, "Meredith," he sing-songed, as her fingers started to tug at his shirt, "Bed?"
Looking up at him with an assertive look she replied, "Beach."
"Aren't we feeling adventurous tonight," he laughed. He then pulled her towards his mouth as her hands continued their decent into his pants.
He breathed in sharply as her hands lightly grazed him, quieting him with her mouth she wrapped her hand around him before beginning long slow strokes.
She pulled back from his mouth watching his expressions as she stroked him, he grimaced when she rolled a finger around his tip, then again as she repeated the movement.
"I take it back," he gasped, struggling to string a sentence together under her spell, "You don't have ineffectual fists." Knowing he wouldn't last much longer he pulled at her dress, slipping his hands up the sides, that's hot he thought as his fingertips scoured the skin of her leg and did not find any panties. He made his way to her lips, caressing them before he pressed against her and found her pulsating.
"Tiny…but definitely not ineffectual," he added as she slipped onto him.
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After their week in the paradise of Santa Barbra they hoped back on the plane and flew to Derek's mothers house in the Hampton's. They were both surprised and thrilled to see Nikki, Dereks' youngest sister at the airport.
"What are you doing here?" He questioned embracing her in a warm hug, "Where is mum?"
"She sends her apologies but she isn't going to make it back until tomorrow morning, something about keeping Stephanie for a little longer," Nikki replied letting go of Derek and greeting Meredith with a warm hug.
"That's ok," smiled Meredith "We will be here all week."
"And with her away I can get the latest gossip on Seattle from you," Nikki replied linking arms with Meredith and walking her towards the car.
"It's ok," Called Derek "I'll get the bags!"
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Later that evening…
"You haven't heard the worst of it," Meredith laughed, barely able to continue "After, when we were just lying there I notice this light dancing around us, and then I realize it's a flashlight," she continued taking a sip of wine, "So considering we are on a public beach, I practically leap off his you know what and tell him to put it away. He barely got himself zipped up before this cop stops next to us and asks what we are doing" she snorted. "I got off Derek and replied that nothing was going on then we walked away, well he limped…I kind of hurt his…"
"Ok so that is more than enough than I ever wanted to know about my brothers sex life" Nikki laughed hysterically before gulping her wine.
Hearing their laughter Derek thought he would join them on his parents porch and see what Meredith and Nikki were talking about.
"What are you two talking about?" he asked standing in front of the swinging chair they were on and taking Merediths wine.
"Nothing!" They both chimed innocently, too innocently he thought.
"Your drunk," he chuckled picking up the near empty wine bottle from the ice bucket.
"While the olds are away, the children will play!" Nikki laughed, raising her glass to Derek for a refill.
"You mean to say that I leave you alone for an hour and you get my girlfriend plastered?" He asked Nikki, sitting between the two girls on the swing.
"From what I have heard about your first meeting…Meredith he is perfectly capable of doing that on her own!" Nikki slurred hitting Derek across the chest.
"What else have you heard about us?" he asked looking from girl to girl.
"Nothing!" they chimed again, but each sharing a guilty grin.
The three of them sat there for a while chatting- well two of them sat their drunkenly chatting while the other laughed at them, Derek giving them each a chance to sober up while he enjoyed another glimpse at the 'free spirited' side of Meredith.
"Well," announced Nikki, standing triumphantly "It is time for this pork-chop to take herself off to bed." She continued gracefully, struggling to stand from the elegant bow she was performing. "Bye sis," she called over her shoulder waving a solitary hand behind her.
"Night," Meredith called back while snuggling into Derek,
"Don't go finding any beach and coppers tonight you two." She added just as she made it too the door.
Dereks face was horrified, "What did you tell her?" He asked.
"Oops!" she cringed, trying not to laugh.
"Oops?" he replied "Where you telling my baby sister about our sex life?" he asked trying to contain his smile.
"No!" She said honestly, "We were swapping stories," she sighed, looking at him with interest. "She was telling me about how she did it on this…"
"Meredith I don't want to know about what ever she was doing where!" He interrupted, laughing at her drunkenness. "She is my little sister."
"Oops," she smiled as she moved to straddle him, "Maybe I can make it up to you in some way?" she continued, kissing his neck and wiggling on his lap.
"That may be possible." He laughed "But no more references to my little sister." He warned.
"Then we should probably move off this bench…she has already tested it and it didn't go so well…"
"Meredith!" he laughed picking her up and swinging her around.
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"I've always wanted to have sex in my bed," he told her as he slowly pulled down her panties. They were in his old room, with members of The Clash looking down upon them as he removed her last piece of clothing.
"And who said you were going to get sex?" she questioned light heartedly as he kissed down her neck.
"You." He replied as he simultaneously pushed against her with his tongue.
She let out a throaty groan in response to his nimble tongue lavishing her clit. With one hand dug deep into his hair and the other in the mouth her legs widened as he slipped a finger into her depths, slowly stroking her before adding another.
"Derek." She ground out, "Do…Do your thing. Please." She begged as her toes curled into the sheets.
Grinning he took her clit between his lips, sucking on it before murmuring her name and flexing his fingers inside her. Her whole body stiffened, then relaxed as she was tipped over the edge, he made a quick trip to her mouth, remembering his sister sleeping down the hall.
When he finally released her lips she murmured, "Hmmm, tasty," With a sly grin.
That one comment and smile was enough to cause him ache to be within her, his body advocating his thoughts as she moved to discard his boxers.
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"I think mums home," Derek whispered into Meredith's ear early the next morning.
Her only response was an incoherent grumble, which he understood completely.
"Ok," he whispered "I'll go down and see her then come back in a bit to get you," kissing her on the cheek before slipping out of bed.
"Mum!" He greeted, waltzing down the stairs and hugging her tightly.
"Hey, how's my favourite boy?" She asked
"Your only boy is great," he smiled, leaning over the play cot and picking Stephanie up, "Meredith is still asleep but I'll get her up soon" he continued as they walked into the kitchen.
"I'm guessing she and Nikki had a bit of a catch up last night," the older lady stated, indicating Nikki slumped over the counter.
"You could say that," Derek laughed as Nikki grumbled.
The three of them talked as his mother started to make her best 'hangover breakfast', Derek had half-heartedly protested to her cooking after only getting home that morning, so was happy when she insisted saying it was an initiation for Meredith.
As the smell of bacon and eggs began to make its way up the stairs Derek slipped under the covers, cuddling up next to Meredith and nudging her cheek for a kiss.
"I'm hung-over," she pouted.
"I noticed," he murmured rolling her on her back and easing himself on top of her and kissing her neck lightly.
"You're not helping," she giggled as he slid his hands beneath her top,
"But you are," he grinned pulling back from her mouth and examining the piece of shirt hiding his hands.
He was now lying completely on top of her, the sheet between them tight as her leg bent between his. His shirt was dragged up as she slid her hands under it and over the warm skin of his back before they slid down under the belt of his pants.
"I feel like a teenager," she grinned in between kisses "making out in your room while your mum is downstairs."
They were in the throws of, what some might call, a heavy make-out session when his mum knocked quickly before opening the door.
"Breakfast is…" she said before her eyes stopped on Derek and Merediths astonish face.
"Oh…um….sorry dear," she stuttered, "I thought I heard Meredith in the bathroom" he continued starting to back away as Derek guiltily took his hands out for under Meredith's top.
"That was me," stated Nikki poking her head though the door, "Oops…caught again!" she laughed guiding her mother out of the room.
"Thanks mum…we will be down in a sec," called out Derek as he kissed Meredith lightly on the forehead with an apologetic glance.
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"Sorry about that …we got distracted," Derek stated kissing his mother on the cheek, as Meredith followed him into the kitchen for breakfast.
"Hmmm," his mother replied, pretending to be annoyed then suddenly she snapped, "Sit. Eat!" She ordered ushering everyone to a seat at the table which was stacked high with bacon, eggs, hash browns, toast and pancakes.
"This looks amazing!" Gushed Meredith as she took a seat besides Derek
"Mum always did make the best breakfasts," he smiled
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Later that day Meredith offered to join Nikki on a walk as she tried in vein to get Stephanie to sleep; this also gave Derek and his mother some one-on-one time together.
The older woman and her son sat on the porch as they watched the two young women laugh as they disappeared behind the hill. "Derek," his mother started in a serious tone, "She is quite young isn't she."
"You knew that at Christmas," he sighed "and it didn't bother you then."
"And it doesn't bother me now," his mother sighed. "All I was getting at…was…" she stuttered, "well you always wanted to have kids and you're not getting any younger," she rushed.
"Mum we have only been together for a bit over a year." He responded defensively.
"But she is the one, Derek. You love her…I can tell." She smiled giving his hand a little squeeze.
"I do love her…more than anything, but it's not fair to ask- she is at the beginning of her career, we haven't even talked about it." He sighed.
"All I meant was that I don't want you to miss your chance…you would be a great father and she a great mother."
"Thanks mum," he replied genuinely.
"Dad would have liked her;" she added "He always did like a ballsy woman- said you needed someone to keep you in line."
Derek smiled at the memory of his father and at his mothers' comments.
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"So what did you and your mum do while we were out?" Meredith asked late that night as she snuggled into Derek's chest.
"We talked," he smiled. "She said dad would have liked you…said you were good at keeping me in line," he continued as his arms wrapped tighter around her.
"What was he like?" She asked, turning to see his face.
"He was…he was my dad, he was great, the kind of father that all the other kids were jealous of," He reminisced.
"You'll be just like him you know," she said, not realizing what she had said until it was out.
"Thanks," he replied honestly, then gathering up enough courage he asked, "Do you want kids?"
"I'm not sure."
"Oh," he replied- it not being the answer he was hoping for.
"No I don't mean I don't want kids, I do," she added, clarifying her point. "I want kids, I just don't want them to have the upbringing I had…I want them to have a mum who is around and a father that doesn't leave." She sighed, gripping his arm tighter as memories of her own lonely childhood flooded back.
Sensing her concern he slipped his leg between hers and whispered, "I would never leave you"
"I know," she smiled, feeling more at ease with his closeness and confession.
"Know what else mum said?" He asked rhetorically, "she said you would make a good mother."
"Really?" she grinned, letting Derek know how much his mothers comment meant to her.
"She said I would make a good dad to," he hinted.
Laughing she cut to the chase, "Derek will you have kids with me?"
"Someday," he grinned, "but first you are getting a further into your career."
"Sounds like a plan," she said turning in his arms to face him.
They talked into the early hours of the morning, mapping out their future and discussing baby names; each falling asleep happily dreaming of their newly decided future together.
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A/N
Sappy ending I know, but I could not resist. Thanks for all the reviews and comments- keep them coming they are great!
Apologies for taking so long to update- life has been a little more than crazy as I've just started going back to uni, I will hopefully have an update to Next Door by Monday at the latest.
Love Specialfrog!