Chapter Five

"Funny looking run" announced Christina, as Meredith's and Derek's heads jerked up to look at her.

Meredith had told her housemates that she was going for another ride with Derek, as she left the house that morning, instead when they got down to the park neither felt like exercising, so they found a nice spot under a tree to sit. When Christina had interrupted them Meredith was laying on a stretched out Derek, who had wrapped his arms around her and the two of them had been sharing a very heated kiss.

"You can't say a word!" warned Meredith, climbing off Derek and looking Christina in the eye "There is only one week left in the program and we don't want to be caught" she explained.

"Hey I won't say a thing" smiled Christina "Anyway if anyone really thought about it they would work it out, you two were bad before but over the last week you are practically inseparable" she continued "but if you are certain you want to keep this thing a secret I'd get going now, I'm meeting Izzie and George here for coffee in like two minutes"

"Ok we are moving" Derek replied as Meredith pulled him off the ground. They then bid Christina farewell and headed back home.

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"There you are" Meredith exclaimed as her housemates walked through the door "When I got back there was no one here" she continued, avoiding Christina's eye.

"Oh we went down to that coffee shop you are always raving about-the one that looks over the park, its pretty nice down there" Izzie replied

"Oh-ok" smiled Meredith "So I got lunch ready while you were out. Do you mind if we eat a bit earlier than usual, I wanted to head to the library later on" Meredith lied

"Yeah that's fine" replied George, as Christina snickered in the background "When is Derek coming around?"

"What? Oh…he isn't coming, got called into the hospital while we were out" she replied, glad to be able to tell them the truth.

"Pity, I kind of like having him around" stated Izzie, then seeing Meredith's eye's widen she added "But not in the way you like him Mer, I just think he's cool, that's all"

"I just think he's…nice" stated Mer, knowing that no one in the house believed her.

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Over the next week Meredith and Derek tried their best not to get caught, making decisions not to eat lunch together at the hospital and for Mer not to watch every surgery Derek was doing, as more and more people had commented on their close working relationship.

"I can't believe its over" exclaimed Christina, as the group walked out of the hospital "Feels like it only just begun"

"Four weeks working in a hospital, full time, and now we have to wait six months to see if we firstly pass and secondly if we actually get a job somewhere" continued George

"Come-on lets not stress about all of that now" chimed Izzie "We only have this weekend off before college starts up again, so lets make the most of it!" she continued guiding her friends to Joes Bar, which was across the street from the hospital "Awesome! Everyone is here!" She exclaimed as they walked through the swinging doors.

Derek had entered with a group of interns an hour-or-so after the students, Meredith had seen him instantly as she had positioned herself to face the doors, from the table she and her friends were sharing. The night continued, with stolen glances pacing between Meredith and Derek, each getting more and more tipsy as time wore on. When Meredith got up to go to the bathroom Derek soon followed, waiting outside the door for her to come out.

"I can't take it anymore" he breathed into her ear as he pulled her to the back of the hallway "You are driving me insane" he continued as she reached her arms around his neck, walking backwards to the wall.

As her back hit the wall he captured her lips with his, leaning against her warm body, as the kiss grew more heated, he picked her up and backed her into a corner. She brought her legs around his hips and held on tighter around his neck. He kissed down her neck, while still holding her up, and then brought his lips back to hers. As the kiss deepened, she pushed her hips into him, moaning a little as one of his hands made its way under her shirt. After letting it meander at her side for a while he trailed his fingers up to the soft material of her bra, kneading her breast lightly as she gripped him tighter with her legs. She moaned out loud as his fingers slipped beneath her bra and toyed with her nipple, rolling and tweaking it with his agile fingers.

"We need to go home right now" she breathed, pulling away from his body, as he happily obliged. They then proceeded to make a quick exit from the bar, not caring who noticed. She slipped past Christina, telling her not to wait up, and then slipped out the door following Derek to his car.

They walked into his house still smothering each other, he guided her to the couch and when she felt the arm rest on the back of her legs she fell over it collapsing onto the soft cushions, Derek not far behind.

She had undone his shirt and was about to slip it over his head when he stopped and got off her, moving to sit on the coffee table "We need to talk" he said, seeing the confused look on her face.

"Ok…" she said slowly, still not fully gaining understanding of what was going on "What about?" she questioned, sitting up on the couch and looking him in the eye.

It was nearly impossible for him to keep his composure and follow through with what needed to be said, when she was sitting in front of him, hair tousled and lips swollen. "Actually, I need to tell you something before we take this anywhere" he said, indicating the two of them.

She just nodded slowly in response, not quite sure what to make of the situation.

"Up until five months ago I was engaged" he said, deciding to get it all out in the open as soon as possible, he continued when a look of utter shock swept across her face "Her name was Addison and I was in love with her, it was three weeks after our engagement that I found her in bed with my best friend" He continued, keeping his eyes on his hands, not wanting to see her reaction, "So when Webber offered to transfer my internship here I jumped at it, deciding a fresh start would do me good"

"Then you met me" she interrupted

"Then I met you" he repeated, looking at her in the eye for the first time since beginning to explain

After a long pause she asked "So what am I to you? The girl you were going to screw to get over being screwed!" not being able to control the rising emotion in her voice.

"What? No!" he said moving to sit beside her on the couch "You were like coming up for fresh air, even in the first week of knowing you you saved me and then as time went on I began to fall for you" he continued, wearily putting his hand on hers "That is why I needed to tell you all this right now, I didn't want to make love with you without you knowing the truth"

"And what is the truth?" she asked, looking him in the eye

"The truth is…the truth is…that I think I am falling in love with you" he stuttered

"Well that's a good truth then" she smiled, gripping his hand a little tighter

"And you" he prompted before cutting her off "I mean I don't want you to say it just because I said it…I mean I think I only worked it out tonight so…"

But this time it was her turn to cut him off "Derek" she said, forcefully enough to get him to be quiet and listen "I know I'm falling in love with you" she said, leaning in for another kiss.

"In that case" he replied when their lips broke "You need to stay here"

"Derek" she protested when he got up, not letting her follow him

"Just wait" he smiled before ducking behind a door

After a lot of rustling he finally emerged, to find her looking at some photo's on a cabinet. Brandishing a blindfold "What are you up to mister?" she asked as he turned her, slipping the blindfold over her eyes.

"I wanted to do this properly" he smiled, starting to lead her to the door he had appeared from "and the couch wasn't quite what I had in mind".

He shut the door behind them before slipping the blindfold off her eyes "Derek" she gasped "You did this all then"

"Uh-ha" he smiled, wrapping his arms around her "You like?" he whispered into her ear

"I like a lot" she smiled, taking in the candles that were burning around the room and hearing the light music coming from the stereo in the corner, turning in his arms so their eyes were locked "I might even love" she said, her voice husky as they leaned in to kiss.

After the first soft gentle kiss their bodies grew needier and he began to work on her top as slipped his off his shoulders. Walking behind her he unzipped her pants and pulled them down her legs, stepping back he sat on the end of the bed pulling her to sit between his legs.

She turned to kiss him over her shoulder as his strong hands wrapped around her waist. Her hands clutched at his jeans as he unhooked her bra, letting it slip off her shoulders, covering her breasts with his hands rolling their weight in his fingers. She wrapped one arm around his neck, burring her fingers in his hair as he massaged her breasts with his palms while his fingers toyed with her nipples.

She followed as he moved further up the bed, crawling after him. Then pushing him to lie back on the bed she undid his pants pulling them off his legs before lying on top of him. As their tongues dueled in a heated match she fiddled with the elastic of his boxers before dipping her hand beneath their rim. He surged as she gripped him tightly, slowly stroking the full length of his member. One of his hands massaged the side of her breast while the other lay securely around her back, twitching every time she hit a sensitive spot.

Barely able to control himself he rolled them over, propping himself above her before slowly making his way down her body. She moaned when he took her nipple tenderly between his teeth, flicking it with his tongue before engulfing it with his mouth. With her senses spiking he let his hand linger, drawing the lightest lines on the inside of her thigh. Her back arched when he griped her breast a little harder with one hand as the other dipped below her panties, pushing against her. She moaned louder when he pulled his hand away to remove her panties, and almost panting with desire she pulled him back on top of herself, her eyes begging him to enter her.

As he slipped inside her warmth he brushed a strand of hair away from her face, "Your beautiful" he whispered, his voice low and wanting. She dug her nails into his back and pulled him to her mouth in response, not being able to summons any kind of comprehendible speech.

She bit lightly against his lower lip as he began to move inside her, his pace growing at an agonizingly slow rate. He rubbed his hand up from her stomach, between the valley created by her breasts, holding it there as she wrapped her legs higher around him. He groaned in pleasure as he was forced further into her, tightening his grip on her breast when she also moaned in pleasure.

She slid her hands up his back, feeling each muscle as it passed beneath her finger tips. A thin sheen of sweat formed over their bodies as they built towards their climax, Derek forced himself to close his eyes as seeing her pouting lips and gasping chest was making it almost impossible for him to control himself.

However, he aloud himself to open them again as Meredith's body clamped around him, he watched as her body washed with pleasure, her mouth open and curved into a smile as she gasped for air, catching his eye she gave him a wicked smile before securing him tightly between her legs. He came, collapsing on top of her, each body heaving with satisfaction as he slowly slipped to her side.

Still slightly panting she curled into his side as his arms wrapped protectively around her, each content to enjoy the silence of the moment. She tried desperately to stay awake, her eyes focused on the burning candle on his nightstand; however the smell of vanilla and his hand stroking her hair lulled her into a comfortable sleep. "Good night Derek" she murmured silently before "thank-you" as she slipped into unconsciousness.

"Night Meredith" he smiled, laying a light kiss on her flushed cheek before settling beside her, breathing her in one last time as he to fell asleep.

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