Meredith rolled over in the foreign sheets, giving her memory a chance to catch up with her eyes, a few moments later she smiled as the realization that she was at Derek's, in Derek's bed, the morning after. She rolled over wanting to watch him sleep, but was met with an ugly surprise-she was alone. She was relieved however when she heard water begin to spurt from the shower, she pulled herself out of bed and padded to the bathroom, clinging to the bed sheet she had wrapped around herself.

"Morning" he smiled, seeing her watching him "I was trying not to wake you"

"Its ok" she replied "I'd prefer this over sleeping any day" she continued, looking him up and down

"Want to join me" he smiled, pulling back the shower curtain

She didn't need to be asked twice however, stepping towards the shower and dropping the sheet. A little shyly she stood behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist and letting her head rest against his back, as the water trickled around them.

"There is only one problem with this" he stated, resting his hands on hers

"Hmm" she replied, laying a light kiss on his warm back

"I can't see you" he stated turning in her arms and pulling her further under the water

She bowed her head when he looked her in the eye, even though they had been together the previous night, and she was sure he had seen all of her, the bright bathroom lights brought out her insecurities. Sensing her inhibitions Derek hugged her tighter, lightly lifting her face to look at him, leaning down he whispered in her ear "I meant it, you really are beautiful" she blushed in response, trying to avoid his eye, but he would not let her, instead lowering his lips to hers.

The kiss went from light, to playfully deep to intense, neither wanting to be the one to break it. Finally Meredith pulled away, but only enough to let a lungful of air pass between them. "I wish I didn't have to go to work" he mumbled, his forehead resting on hers.

"How long have we got" she asked, letting her hands trace a slow line down his back, resting them on the indent of his lower back

"Long enough" he smiled, not really caring about the time

"Well in that case Dr Shepard" she smiled, bringing her arms back around his neck "I think you should pick me up"

Laughing at her new found confidence he picked her up, clutching her bottom in his hands, as her legs nestled comfortably around him. He evaded her at first, not letting her lips find his, but he could no longer resist when she pouted, looking up at him through her eyelashes "I'll have to remember that one" she joked "It worked a treat"

Derek unable to reply decided to just kiss her and move so that she was positioned above his throbbing member. Catching her eye for reassurance he lower her onto himself, lowering his head to her shoulder and letting out a deep moan as she settled herself around him.

She leant back against the cool tiles, as he thrust, enjoying the warm trickle of water running over her clit and his eyes watching her every reaction.

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"I'll make breakfast, you get dressed" she ordered as he rushed around trying to get ready for work.

"Ok. Ta." He replied, head in his closet "But wait a sec" he said, catching her as she turned to leave

"What was that for" she smiled as their lips parted

"Well I'm not going to see you for a good five minutes" he replied, a proud smile drenching his face

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"This is breakfast" he laughed seeing the two cereal bowls and cups of coffee on the table

"Hey I never said I could cook" she replied, taking her seat next to him "Besides how am I meant to know how you like your eggs done?

"I guess you will just have to find out" he teased, as she feigned a look of shock

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"Well aren't we the proper little housewife" teased Christina as Meredith came across the street after kissing Derek goodbye.

"Hey you were doing the same thing" she retorted, referring to Christina kissing Burke goodbye as he too headed to work that morning.

"Yeah but at least I'm dressed and not in my boyfriends robe" she added, looking Meredith up and down

"I didn't have time to get dresses…" she replied following Christina into the house

"No more…that's plenty of information" Christina interrupted "I don't want to hear anything about you sordid little sex tales with McDreamy" she said holding up her hand "Besides Izzie is going stir crazy waiting for you-she wants to hear everything" she added with a slight smile over her shoulder.

Meredith just laughed, having already guessed this is how it would be.

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"Ok so where do you want me to start?" Meredith asked, collapsing onto her bed next to Izzie

"From when you left…what happened…I want details…is he good…what did he say…" Izzie excitedly asked her friend

"He told me that he was engaged" Meredith said bluntly

"What? And you still stayed the night?" Izzie yelled in a horrified tone

"Izzie calm down!" Meredith ordered "I said he was engaged not is engaged"

"Oh" Izzie said, very relieved "so why did he tell you that? Its not exactly a great way of seducing someone"

"Will you let me finish" Meredith replied impatiently

"Sorry" Izzie whispered, making a point of settling herself on the bed and motioning Meredith to go on

"We were getting pretty heated on his couch, then he pulled back and told me-not wanting me to find out later and think he lied and stuff, anyway apparently she cheated on him with his best friend"

"Ouch"

"I know…but" Meredith gushed "he told me I was like a breath of fresh air and that I saved him"

"Oh my god, that is so sweet"

"Then he said he thought that he was falling in love with me"

"You have to be the luckiest girl Mer" Izzie sighed, feeling just a little jealous that her own love life wasn't going so well "So what happened next?"

"He disappeared into his room, lighting candles and stuff, then he came out and blindfolded me before leading me into the room" then seeing Izzies excited face she added "and that's as far as I'm going"

"What!" Izzie exclaimed "You can't stop there! Come on you always tell me what they are like"

"Ok" Meredith relented "He was very romantic and tender" she sighed, her mind running back over the previous night's events "and very good" she added, with a bright smile.

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Meredith was walking into the hospital, later that day to pick up Christina, who had been finishing off some paper work concerning her work experience, when she saw Derek. She was about to go and see him when she heard him talking with Dr Bob

"So did you get some last night?" asked Bob

"What do you think" grinned Derek, as Meredith shuddered behind him

"And…" Bob prompted"

"She was alright…" he shrugged

Meredith back peddled, not wanting to hear another word of what Derek had to say, how could she have been so wrong?

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