A minute of silence passed, and finally he spoke.
"Hi," he said gently, giving her his custom McDreamy look.
The elevator slowed as it reached the ground level.
Without answering him, Meredith moved to the doors, preparing to make a run for it as soon as they opened. When he wasn't with her, he was all she thought about. But when he was there with her, it was as though she couldn't think. And right now, she needed to think.
Seeing her preparing to escape, Derek moved in front of her and hit the emergency stop button.
"We need to talk." He stated, trying to ignore her furious expression at his attempt to block her exit.
"No, we don't." She replied angrily as she maneuvered her way around him, pulling the stop button out, and bringing the elevator back to life. Don't let me leave, Derek. She prayed silently as she fought an internal struggle. Half of her wanted, needed to stay, to hear him out. The other half of her wanted to run.
"Yes, we do." He once again stepped in front of her and hit the emergency stop button, smiling challengingly at her.
Damn him and his stupid McDreamy smile. It's not going to work on me today! She thought hopelessly. Glaring at him, she pulled the button back out, trying not to let the tiny smile escape her lips.
"Just let me explain, dammit!" He begged, exasperated. He sensed that she didn't really want to fight him, so he once again hit the button, bringing the elevator to a sharp halt, and causing the alarm to sound yet again.
"No I'm not speaking to you." Frustrated, yet slightly amused, Meredith pulled the button out again.
Laughing, Derek caught her wrist and hit the button back in. She felt a surge of energy at his touch. As though the fact she hadn't slept in the last 28 hours didn't matter. As though nothing else but the two of them neither mattered nor existed in this moment.
She closed her eyes for a second, and allowed herself to regain her composure, and remember why she was angry at him in the first place. She brushed his hand away and pulled the button out one final time. Instead of roaring back to life, the lights in the elevator went out, and they were plunged into darkness. Their incessant pushing and pulling of the button had seemingly caused the elevator to malfunction.
"Crap."