AN: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've had finals (which I all aced! Especially Science I got a 100!) Please read and review.

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Chapter 5

"You got a what?" Izzie and George screamed in unison.

"I got another dog, his name is Rocky. Derek and I co-own him." Meredith said smiling. Rocky and Derek were both in the car waiting to be called in. Meredith wasn't sure how Izzie and George would react to the new addition.

"Is he anything like Doc?" George asked nervously. George and Doc didn't get along very well. Doc always seemed to only want one thing… a bite out of George's pants.

"The only thing they have in common is that they're both guys. Rocky is so sweet. I'll tell Derek to bring him in." Meredith told them walking to the door to wave Derek and Rocky in.

"Hey, guys, this is Rocky, formally known as Happy." Derek said bringing the extra-large white dog into the house. Sensing their hesitation, Derek told them, "He doesn't bite; they wouldn't name him Happy if he was evil."

George was the first to take the plunge. He bent down to pet Rocky and Rocky leapt forward and knocked George over. George panicked. Wouldn't you panic too, if you had a 100 pound dog standing on your chest? George tried to escape but then Rocky started licking George's face. George started laughing. "Stop, stop, it tickles."

Meredith sighed in relief. Her roommates seemed to warm right up to the lovable dog. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow when I drop him off, after your shift." Meredith said to Derek who was standing there smiling.

"Yeah, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Derek called to George and Izzie who were playing fetch with Rocky.

"See ya, Derek." Izzie called back. This was the happiest she had been since Denny had died.

"I'll walk you out." Meredith told Derek.

"Thanks," Derek replied. "I'll see you tomorrow night," Derek said giving her a deep kiss. Meredith leaned into his muscular chest when the kiss was finished. "I love you." Derek said parting.

"I love you too, Derek. Maybe Rocky and I will come visit you tomorrow during your break. I know a few people who might want to see our dog." Meredith said smiling. Derek left shortly after.

"Dr. Shepherd, you have a call on line 3." Nurse Debbie told Derek. He was on his break. When she told him he had a call, his heart squeezed with joy. Meredith!

"Hey, I was just thinking about you." Derek said into the phone with a smile.

"You were thinking about your ex-wife during your break? Shocker." Addison joked.

"Oh, it's you." Derek said, oops he thought it was Mer.

"Don't sound so surprised. I'm thinking about leading a simple life Derek, so I'm moving to Wisconsin with Mark and I'm leaving you the house in the Hamptons." Addison explained bluntly.

"Ok, I have to go, patients are calling." Derek lied. Meredith had just shown up outside with Rocky.

"Hey, who were you on the phone with?" Meredith asked while kissing Derek on the cheek. Rocky barked at his master's friendliness towards each other.

"Addison called and told me that she wanted to lead a simple life so she was moving to Wisconsin and she left the house in the Hamptons to me." Derek told her still looking puzzled.

"That's great! Wow, I've never been to the Hamptons, what's it like?" Meredith asked sitting on a bench and pulling her legs up to sit Indian style.

"It's just a star stuck community, nothing grand. All anyone cares about is how much money they have and how many celebrity parties they've been to." Derek said rubbing Rocky's ears.

The two were interrupted by Preston Burke and Cristina Yang. "The rumors are true, you really got another dog." Cristina said smiling. This was very un-Cristina like. Burke had made her into a new woman. But, she could still be a bitch when she wanted to.

"Yeah, this is Rocky. So, Burke, how are you feeling?" Meredith asked concerned about her friend. They had gotten close over the past few months, especially when Meredith told Burke about the little baby with the heart murmur.

"My tremors are pretty much gone and I can move my hand just like normal." Burke replied smiling. He had made so much progress in such a short time.

"I was just going to take Rocky, swimming. You guys wanna come?" Meredith asked.

"I have to get back to work." Cristina replied.

"I have physical therapy." Burke told her.

Derek's beeper beeped. "I can go; Chief just took on my surgeries, so I can have a little more time off." He smiled.

"Great! See you guys later." Meredith said walking to her car as Derek went inside to change out of his scrubs.

"I just want to grab my bathing suit so I can go after the ball if he doesn't chase it. Take my car and go grab yours too." Meredith told Derek tossing him the keys.

"I'll be back in 10 minutes." Derek said giving Meredith a heart pounding kiss.

"What do you think I should wear Rocky?" Meredith asked rummaging through her closet. Rocky barked happily. Dogs weren't any help picking out clothes. Meredith stopped at a bikini that Izzie must have picked up for her. Good old Izzie.
The doorbell sounded. "Come in!" Meredith yelled. She was just tying her sarong around her waist. She walked downstairs with her beach bag and saw someone she wasn't expecting.

AN: DUN DUN DUN! lol and the baby with the heart murmur... season 1 episode 2... I was sick this morning and had nothing else to watch so I restarted the season. Please Review!

P.S. If you want to see what Happy aka Rocky looks like visit then on the left it will say animal ( put in dog) then where it says ZIP and CITY type in Seattle, WA then go down to Seattle Animal Shelter and there should be a picture of a white german shepherd that has the name happy next to it.