"So I was thinking" he whispered, crawling back into bed with her
"Hmm" she groaned, tied from their night of activities, "Derek it's 4am" she protested
"I know, sorry, I have an early surgery" he said snuggling into her "But I was thinking"
"So what were you thinking about?" she asked, slowly waking up
"Camping" he stated
Her eye's slowly opened "Camping" she re-stated with a questioning look
"I have this entire weekend off and I thought it would be fun to take my girlfriend camping" he said with a slow smile
"Girlfriend hey?" she smiled, raising an eyebrow
"Well, um, if that's ok with you…" he stuttered, suddenly feeling self-conscious
"Oh, I think I can live with it" she beamed, leaning into him for a kiss
"Good" he smiled back "So camping, when is your last class?"
"Not until 4…I can skip it though, so we can leave earlier"
"You sure?" he questioned, not wanting her to miss something important
"It will be fine; I'll get Christina's notes after"
After some more discussion it had been decided that he would call past the house and pick up their bags, then continue on and get her from school after her 2 o'clock lecture. She nearly had to through him out of the house that morning; he had been reluctant to leave as he knew he would be sharing some of his favourite hobbies with his girlfriend.
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"Ahh he is early!" Meredith squealed, seeing Derek's car waiting out the front of her school "So I will see you guys later" she said, already heading towards his car
"Have a good weekend" Izzie called
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do" Christina added, laughing as Meredith turned raising an eyebrow at her friend.
They stood and watched as Meredith jumped into the car and leant over to give her McDreamy a hello kiss. They then waved back as Derek waved good-bye to them and pulled out of the car-park.
"Who was that?" a voice behind them questioned
"Oh hey Taylor" stated George, a blank look crossing his face "That was Derek, Meredith's new…friend"
"Isn't she coming to class?" he asked
"No, they are going camping for the weekend" Izzie beamed, then turning to Christina she laughed "How long do you think they will get before they have to pull over for a real hello?"
"I'm betting twenty minutes" she laughed back quietly "Those two are like rabbits"
"So how did they meet" Taylor asked, trying to ignore the two girls' comments
"He was her resident when we all did field work" George stated, absentmindedly
"What? He must be like thirty!" exclaimed Taylor
"Thirty-five" piped up Izzie, she knew that even though he had broken up with Meredith ages ago, he still thought she belonged to him "he traveled for a bit before starting his residency"
"Thirty-five! That's way too old for her"
"Taylor its only seven years and I think you are forgetting you broke up with her, you don't have a say in her life anymore" George defended, remembering how Taylor had cheated on Meredith and how depressed she became when she found out.
With that Taylor stalked off, while George accepted looks of approvement from Izzie and Christina.
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It was getting dark when they finally arrived at the campsite, as Christina predicted, they had pulled over about half an hour into their trip.
"We should probably get the tent set up straight away, otherwise we will be in darkness" Derek stated looking at the light.
"How about you start setting up the tent and I'll start a fire, then at least we should have both by the time it gets dark" replied Meredith
"Well aren't we quite the little camper" smiled Derek pulling her into a warm hug
"I like to keep a few tricks up my sleeve" she smiled back, reaching up and placing a line of soft kisses along his jaw
"Ok you need to stop that otherwise we won't have a tent" he stated, holding onto her chin and looking her in the eye before kissing her lips
"One fire coming right up" she stated as they pulled apart
They were sitting next to the small but warm fire in silence enjoying the remnants of their dinner, "So is there anything in particular you want to do tomorrow?" she asked snuggling further into his arms.
"Not too much, sleep in and see where the day takes us"
"Sounds good" she yawned "Speaking of sleep how about we get into the tent-I'm starting to get eaten alive out here"
"I'll just grab our bags and stuff from the car" he replied kissing her temple
She stayed by the fire a little while longer, then followed Derek into the tent when he returned. "Bad news" he grimaced
"What?" she asked
"I can only find one sleeping bag-I was sure I brought two but I must have left the other one at home"
"And that's a problem…why?" she asked, raising an eyebrow
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"This isn't so bad" he stated, wrapping his arms around her; they had finally found a comfortable position where she was lying on him, her head resting on his chest.
"There is only one problem" she stated, lifting her head and looking him in the eye.
"What that…aren't you comfortable?" he asked, starting to move.
"No…it's just that you have this on" she smiled, reaching behind him and pulling his shirt over his head "and these" she added working her hands beneath her and tugging at his boxers.
"Oh so I'm guessing it's a problem that you have this on" he stated, keeping a serious tone while slipping her top over her head
"And to be fair" she smiled, no longer able to hold her previously serious tone "I should loose these" she added, guiding his hands to her panties
"It is only fair" he laughed, as he slipped his hands in their sides and tugged them down her legs.
She slid her body up his to look him in the eye, resting a hand on either side of him as she lent down to kiss him. His hands brushed the hair out of her face before they moved to the sides of her breasts, lightly tracing circles along their crease as their tongues dueled.
She could feel his excitement rising beneath her and she groaned quietly as his member began to press against her folds. She let her legs fall to his sides, opening herself up as he pulsated against her.
Feeling her movement he traced a tauntingly slow line from her breasts to her neither regions. Letting his hand lay lightly on her, until she could no longer stand the swelling temptation and pushed her hips against his fingers, moaning as they begun their work.
When she gripped hard at his biceps he rolled them over and slipped inside her, smiling at the fact they were beginning to know each others bodies so well. Before he could begin, she rolled them back over propping her elbows against his chest. Rolling her hips on him as his hands secured themselves them, guiding their motion.
She dropped her head and moaned as his hips jerked towards her the extra force crashing against her clit and causing her to come. With her head bent her hot breaths were ticking the base of his penis "Meredith" he whispered, pulling her lips to his and enjoying the second wave of her orgasm in his mouth.
After taking a few seconds to recover she looked down on him, bringing one of his hands to her breast while she kissed some sweats beads of his upper lip. Keeping his hands on her breasts, he watched her face as she pulled back from his mouth and began moving on top of him, her messy hair, panting lips and flushed cheeks making her look as sexy as he could imagine.
He gripped her breast harder as she squeezed around him, catching him off guard as he reached up to rest a hand on her cheek, instead guiding her lips to his as he groaned into her open mouth.
He stopped her as she began to remove him from her "Wait, just a little longer" he asked "I like going soft inside you"
Unable to resist his begging eyes, she widened her legs taking in more of him and nestled her head against his chest "I thought it was only girls who liked doing this" she smiled
"It's nice" he responded pulling the sleeping bag more around them before starting to stroke her hair.
His body inside hers and his soft strokes on her hair were the last things she remembered about that night, that was why she was surprised to find herself alone in the sleeping bag when she awoke the next morning. Rummaging down the bottom of the sleeping bag she found his boxers from the night before and pulled them on before pulling his sweat shirt over her head. Poking her head out of the tent she saw a stick poking out of the ground in front of the revived fire, a piece of paper speared onto the stick had an arrow pointing down to the river on it. Smiling and still wrapped in the sleeping bag she climbed out of the tent and waddled down to the river.
"Hey beautiful" he beamed, looking over his shoulder
"I thought we were going to sleep in?" she replied after kissing him lightly
"Hey I got up at 7-that is a sleep in" he said, indicating for her to sit between his legs "I couldn't bring myself to wake you, you looked too peaceful"
"That's ok" she stated "Thanks for the note" she added snuggling up between his arms, which were holding the fishing rod "Have you caught anything yet"
"Not yet, well nothing big enough to actually eat" he replied settling his chin on her head
After some time he handed her the rod "My hands are getting cold" he explained, as they dove into the sleeping bag and around her waist. She shivered under his touch but continued to hold the rod.
"Derek!" she shrieked "It moved"
"Its probably just caught on something" he replied "Give it a tug"
"Is it meant to tug back?" she questioned, holding tightly to the handle
"Well if there is something on the end of it, real it in" he laughed
She listened carefully to his instruction as to how to real in the fish and shrieked with delight when a fish came into view "I caught something" she beamed, following Derek and the fish back to the campsite "I caught something that was big enough to eat" she added, then unable to resist teasing him "Oh, so did you catch anything for your breakfast?"
Having arrived at the campsite and placed the fish on a board he turned an pinned her down "What was that Miss Meredith Grey?" he asked, tickling her sides
"D….D…Derek your hands stink" she gritted out between laughter
"Oh do they now" he laughed bringing them closer to her nose "Say it….say it…"
"Ok, ok I give up" she laughed, still squirming beneath him "You can have some of my fish for breakfast".
After cleaning, cooking and eating the fish they decided a swim was in order to attempt to wash the fishy smell off themselves. The rest of the day was spent going on a long walk, having lunch followed by a snooze in the sun.
Meredith had found the other sleeping bag in the car when she was looking for a pot to boil water in; Derek just smiled sheepishly in response-holding on to his claim of not being able to find it in the dark the previous night.
They reluctantly greeted a family to the previously private campsite with Derek whispering to Meredith "I guess we will be making use of the other sleeping bag tonight".
That night they stayed up late, lying wrapped in a rug next to the fire watching the stars creeping between the light clouds, cherishing the last moments of their holiday. "We should do this again" smiled Meredith
"You really had a good time?" Questioned Derek in an uncertain tone
"Of course I did-I was with you" she replied, nuzzling his cheek with her nose in an attempt to find her lips, the kiss was light but meaningful.
When she turned to face him the kiss deepened but was interrupted by a quiet "Ewww…they're kissing" from the kids in the other tent. Derek threw back his head laughing when he caught sight of their binoculars, which were still blatantly focused on him and Meredith.
"I think we are being watched" he whispered as she looked to see what he was laughing at. With an evil thought passing through his head, he continued "Should we give them something to look at". The with an eager nod from her he moved on top of her, languishing her neck and mouth in kisses as her arms wrapped tightly around him. She could not resist sneaking a peak at the kids and couldn't help but laugh when she saw their mother looking on in disgust and ushering the kids into the tent.
They had fallen silent after having long whispered conversations after escaping into their tent. Meredith got an idea, after not being able to sleep-even though Derek's arms were around her she didn't feel quite close enough to him. Quietly she wriggled out of his grasp and rolled him over, trying hard not to laugh at his surprised expression in the dark.
"Meredith? What are you doing" he whispered watching her move around the tent
"I can't sleep" she answered as she pushed her sleeping mat on top of his.
"So you roll me over" he asked in an amused tone
"Ah-ha" she answered simply before reaching across and rolling him back.
He watched her intently as she slipped out of her sleeping bag, pulled off her top and motioned for him to lift his arms. "Hey" he whispered, only to be interrupted by her pulling his shirt over his head "We can't, there are other people here now"
"I know" she replied as she crawled into his sleeping bag, settling herself on top of him "This is just more comfortable" she continued, nestling her head against his chest.
"This does feel better" he smiled, laying his head back into his pillow and wrapping his arms around her slim back, his fingers finding a steady motion as they stroked her hair, lulling her into a deep sleep.