A/N: I'm so incredibly grateful for all the wonderful reviews. I started this story out as something completely different and I wanted to stick as close to what happened on the show as possible, but these characters have kind of taken a life of their own. This story will be drawing to a close soon, so my next question to you guys becomes should I end it with their first working day or would you guys be interested in reading a sequel?
It was late in the evening when Meredith awoke to the sound of annoying beeping. She glared hatefully at Derek's pager, half tempted to throw it across the room. Instead, she shoved not so gently at her bed partner in an attempt to wake him up. He grunted and threw his arm over his eyes before reaching over and picking up his pager, effectively stopping the source of her annoyance.
" I hate that thing, " Meredith grumbled as she attempted to bury her head under her pillow. Derek's body curled next to hers momentarily as his hand pushed her hair off her neck and his mouth made contact with skin.
" Yeah, well get used to it. You'll be getting one of your very own soon , Dr. Grey, " Derek informed her cheekily and she rolled over to glare at him.
" You broke your own rule, " She stated.
" I suppose I did. What are you going to do about it, " Meredith knew a challenge when she heard one. Normally, she would have given some smart ass answer, but she decided payback was better when least expected.
" Don't you have a patient or something to check on, " She answered innocently.
Derek sighed and rolled away from her, realizing that she was in fact correct. He couldn't ignore pages from the hospital, even if he wanted too. Staying in bed the rest of the day seemed like a much better option, but he had signed away his hours of sleep when he had made the decision to become a doctor.
" Are you going to get up, " He asked as he headed towards the bathroom.
" I might as well. This bed is far less entertaining when you're not in it. "
" Oh, it's good to know I can entertain you, "
" Screaming orgasms do keep me entertained. You're good at those, " Meredith called out, not realizing what she said until it was out of her mouth. Sometimes the filter between her brain and her mouth didn't work the way she wanted it too.
" I , for one, do not believe that those words just came out of your mouth. Nor do I believe how incredibly turned on I am right now, " Derek grinned at her from the doorway.
" Well, I guess that just goes to show that you are after all a typical man. Here I was thinking you were all perfect, but you are after all just the average male. "
" Meri , you of all people should know , there is nothing average about me, " A cocky grin on spread across his face and Meredith rolled her eyes.
" Was that a reference to your penis size? Nevermind. Seriously, you have to go to work! I don't want Webber anymore irritated with us than he's already going to be. "
Derek sighed before crossing the room and kissing her lightly, grabbing his keys and pager from the nightstand.
" Killjoy, " He tossed over his shoulder as he headed out.
He was already out the door when she spotted his cell phone lying on the floor.
It had taken him a good two hours to realize it was missing and Meredith was staring at the small metal device when it rang. She looked at the display seeing the number from Seattle Grace flash across it. She debated on whether or not to answer it before she finally pressed the talk button. Derek's voice greeted her.
" I was hoping you'd answer, " He sounded relieved.
" I wasn't going to at first, but then I recognized the number, " She admitted.
" I'm glad you did. Listen, I know this breaks all kinds of rules here, but is there anyway you could bring it to me, " She could hear the apology in his voice even as he was asking.
She sighed. This really wasn't going to look good. On the upside though, no one else had began their internship just yet so if she was seen with him just this once, it couldn't really hurt anything.
" Yeah. I have to go to the grocery store anyways. We don't have any food, " She stated simply.
" I'll see you when you get here. I don't have anymore surgeries, but I have some patients I need to follow-up with, so just meet me at my office. Tell one of the nurses to page me, " Derek gave her directions to find his office and then hung up.
She'd been waiting for a good fifteen minutes when she heard him coming down the hall. Her head turned in his direction and she scowled when she noticed he wasn't alone. A tall black man was walking beside him and they were both apparently engrossed in their conversation. She recognized him as Dr. Burke. She'd seen him at the mixer last week. Rumor had it he was in line to be the next chief of surgery. Great. Derek finally noticed her and she could almost hear the wheels in his head turning as he tried to figure out how to get rid of his colleague. Unfortunately, he seemed to be coming up empty. The two of them stopped beside Derek's office and she bit back the groan that was trying to escape. Dr. Burke looked at her oddly.
" It was good talking to you , Dr. Burke. Maybe we can get together sometime and have a drink, " Derek subtly tried to veer his attention away from Meredith.
Luckily, he took the hint, bid his goodbye and made his way down the hall. She caught him looking over his shoulder as Derek unlocked his office door and ushered her inside.
" I'm sorry. I tried to get rid of him, but he just wouldn't go."
He noticed she didn't look pleased, but she didn't say anything either.
" Really, Meredith. I am sorry. He's the last person I would want to know, believe me , " Reaching for her, he pulled her against him and dropped an apologetic kiss to her forehead.
" I know you're sorry and I know it wasn't intentional, it's just...that's Dr. Burke. When I was at that stupid mixer the other night, I heard the rumors about how he would be taking Webber's place one day , " She took note of Derek's face and how it became unreadable for a moment, but then as quick as she saw it, the look was gone.
" Ahhh, so that's the incredibly dull work function you came from the other night. There's a reason I avoid functions like that, " Derek teased her.
She narrowed her eyes at him and shoved him away playfully before reaching into her coat pocket and pulling out his cell phone.
" I believe this is what I came here for, " She tossed the phone on his desk and turned to go, but he caught her by the arm.
" Thank you. I know you didn't want too, but thank you anyways , " He flashed her that McDreamy smile and she melted.
" Just don't make a habit of it. Otherwise, keeping this secret will be a lot harder than either of us thought, " Meredith warned him half-heartedly.
He kissed her quickly before reaching into his back pocket and pulling out his wallet. She looked at him confused when he handed her a few twenties and folded up piece of paper.
" You said you were going grocery shopping," Derek reminded her.
" I did. I didn't mean you had to pay for it, " Meredith answered.
" I'm covering my part of the bills. That includes grocery shopping, " He clarified as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
She tried to keep the ridiculous grin off her face, but she failed miserably.
" Okay. See you at home, Dr. Shepherd, " Meredith called over her shoulder as she walked out of his office.
Maybe this relationship thing wasn't so bad after all.
