Meredith's and Derek's friendship quickly evolved as the months went by. She would go up to his land and hang out with him and Doc; go on hikes with them. Meredith would always give Derek free coffee when he comes into her coffee shop just as a thank you for taking her dog in.
Derek had to go back to New York if he wanted to officially be done with his old life, so Meredith agreed she'd watch her monster dog until he got back. Derek and his ex-wife shared everything, including having two vacation homes in both of their names. The New York townhouse he and his wife were living in was in his name, so Derek immediately sold it when he got offered a job in Seattle. With the vacation homes, Derek kept the one in the Hamptons, while she kept the other one in Malibu.
Derek returned back to Seattle a few days later, which Meredith was happy about. Doc was still tearing all of her things up. She just wished she knew why this dog disliked her so much so she could possibly fix it.
Meredith suggested that she and Derek should go out for drinks to celebrate his divorce finally over with. She thought it'd be a good way for him to forget about everything that he'v been through the past six months.
Meredith took Derek to her favorite bar, Joe's, which happens to be right across from the hospital. Derek couldn't believe Meredith when she ordered shot after shot of tequila, while he began with a double scotch single malt, his favorite.
"Just to warn you." Meredith said. "Bad things have happened when I drink too much tequila."
Derek couldn't stop smiling and just shook his head in disbelief. How did this happen, going out for drinks with this type of girl?
Morning had come, and Meredith couldn't remember what happened last night. She woke up in her bed, which was a good thing, but the problem was that she was completely naked. She was afraid to looked who was laying right beside her in bed; though she had a pretty good idea who.
Meredith slipped out of bed, wrapping a throw blanket around her body. She picked up her clothes and took them into her bathroom to freshen up. Meredith remembers telling Derek bad things happen when she drinks too much tequila; this is one of those bad things.
What made Meredith feel even worse was when she realized she was probably the first woman Derek has slept with since his separation from his wife.
Shit, Meredith quietly said to herself. She splashed some water on her face and went into her closet to grab some clothes. She wanted to be dressed before Derek woke up, because at the moment, she doesn't even want to face him. Meredith is just simply embarrassed from her actions.
Meredith went downstairs and made herself a cup of coffee. She also toasted some bread and put jam and butter on it, cutting some fruit on the side. Meredith could feel her face turning red when she heard footsteps walking down her stairs.
"Good morning." Derek tiredly said.
"Morning." Meredith murmured, looking down at the table. "There's coffee over there if you want some."
Derek sat down across the table from Meredith with coffee in hand. Meredith felt mortified thinking about last night, slowly remembering bits and bits of it.
"Look, last night- Remember how I said bad things happen when I drink too much tequila?" Meredith looked up at Derek. "We did the bad thing last night, and I'm completely embarrassed. And I don't want it to affect our friendship because it really does mean a lot to me. So can we just forget it ever happened?"
"Well did he at least wear protection?" Cristina asked.
"I don't know." Meredith whined. "I don't remember."
"Just hope you won't get pregnant. That would suck; having McDreamy's baby; a McBaby."
"I'm not going to get pregnant. I just feel bad I slept with a newly divorced man. What is wrong with me, Cristina?" Meredith asked. "Please tell me so I can change it."
"Tequila is wrong with you."
Meredith groaned. "Ugh, I should had never suggested we'd get drinks. It's my fault."
"Everything is your fault when you get tequila in your system." Cristina said. "And to think you said you're done having one night stands."
"I wouldn't necessarily consider Derek a one night stand; just a mistake."
"Was he at least good?" Meredith put her hand over her face to hide the redness coming from her embarrassment. "Mer, come on. Tell me how good McDreamy is in bed."
"Okay, fine, yes. He's amazing."
"And a good size?"
"Cristina, just please don't ask any more questions about my sex with Derek. I just want to forget it even happened and move on."
"One more question. Best sex you ever had?"
"Cristina!"
Derek invited Meredith up to his land to hang out with him and Doc, since she hasn't seen them as much lately. You could say Meredith was avoiding Derek. She hasn't been as excited to see him ever since they had a drunken night together. She hoped not seeing him as much would allow both her and him to forget what happened so it won't affect their friendship. But it's been about a week since that happened, and honestly Meredith did miss seeing Derek. So she agreed.
Derek appeared from his trailer as Meredith was getting out of her car. He smiled when they made eye contact. "Hey."
"Hi." Doc ran and jumped on Meredith, greeting her. "So you like me today, huh?"
"I think he missed you. You haven't been around much."
"Yeah, he miss terrorizing me and my house." Meredith pet Doc on his head. "I've been busy. I shouldn't be telling you this yet, but I'm in the process of opening another coffee shop across town."
Derek walked closer to Meredith. "That's great."
"It is. I just hope it won't be too much for me to handle."
"Another impulsive decision?"
"Surprisingly no." Meredith laughed. "I've been thinking about opening another one for a while now. At the moment, one store is easy, two may be too much for me to handle and just fail."
"I think it'll be successful like your current one."
"I hope so."
Meredith and Derek took Doc on a hike on his land. This time they went on a different trail than last time when she came. After hiking, they returned to his trailer and Derek got them both a cold beer. They were sitting on his bed, since he doesn't have space for much seating.
"You know, for being a big fancy neurosurgeon, I would think you could afford a bigger trailer." Meredith joked.
"So you don't like my trailer?"
"I didn't say that." She laughed. "It just wouldn't had been my first choice. Like there's no room for a couch so if you have guests, you bring them to your bedroom or leave them outside." Meredith looked at the time on her phone. "And I should be going."
Derek walked Meredith out to her car. They stood in complete silence staring at each other not sure what to say to one another. Meredith said bye and opened her car door.
"Meredith, wait." Derek said. She looked up and next thing she knew it, Derek's and her lips are touching. "Bye."
