Meredith and Derek had been on five dates. It had been eight days since she had made her declaration and both guys had been clamoring to outdo each other. Finn had only been able to schedule two nights with her because of her schedule, and she had kinda given Derek a few extra just because he popped them in there during work, so it really wasn't totally unfair. He would pop up with a picnic and pull her away to the hospital roof, or garden for a quick romantic lunch. It was refreshing to see Derek happy and smiling, and she guessed she was too.. happy and smiling.
She would bump into him in the hallways and he would openly make love to her with those McDreamy looks that made her feel naked and excited. He had no shame to flirting with her now that he could, openly, and so everyone could see and hear. Flowers were regularly arriving at her house. Cards were shoved into her locker. And she discovered that Dr. Shepherd could be very romantic if he was so inclined. He had more resources at his disposal, than Finn did, and he wasn't adverse to using them either. While Derek wasn't a snob.. well he was a little, but he was not a materialistic person..( that's better) it was no secret that he made a very, very healthy living and he was generous with the proceeds. She had let him talk her into going to a bed and breakfast over on the coast this weekend, which was tomorrow. She had debated long and hard about the wiseness of this, since she knew she had no self control when it came to him. But he had been so endearing, and showed her tickets to wineries, and a show, that she couldn't stand to dash his plans.
If she could make it through the weekend without sleeping with him she would be a proud woman. She knew Cristina, Alex, and George had a bet. She was almost inclined to place one with them, but she had to have a little faith she could be strong. Finn was so nice, he had taken her to dinner, and then he had taken her out one night to a concert and a carriage ride. He always said the right thing, he always looked handsome and kind, and he made Meredith the center of his world, everything revolving around her, but ever since Derek had gotten rid of a certain red head, he had made her the center of his universe too, and it felt strangely different then when Finn did it. She hadn't told Finn about this weekend, she knew it would upset him. She had allowed him to kiss her goodnight last night after their date, and he had seemed so happy she had felt guilty to think about how much time her and Derek were spending making out on their time together.
If she wanted to be honest, which she didn't really, she would have to admit that she really already had chosen. But she didn't quite know how to let Finn down, she was scared to tell Derek he had won, she was afraid to be in a real relationship with him again, trust, and all the other issues that went with it, so evident in her mind. This bought her some time, and besides it was kind of fun seeing how hard he worked.