(The carriage took Alex and Izzy on a romantic evening ride through the beautiful streets of Paris…they had champagne, so Iz was already a little tipsy by the time they arrived at the banquet room that Meredith had reserved for the group at a quaint little restaurant near their hotel…they had dinner, drinks, and then headed back to the bar at their hotel. Meredith had agreed to babysit for the evening, it was a good excuse not to drink without raising any suspisions. A small band quietly played in the bar…Alex pulled Izzy out onto the dance floor.)

Alex: So…Mrs. Karev…I don't think I got a chance to tell you how hot you look tonight.

Izzy: Uh…I think you did…several times.

Alex: Well…it bears repeating…you are a hot foxy mama. (laughing…kissing her sweetly)

(Derek pulled Meredith and Lexzie out to dance…Izzy and Alex moved over to take the baby…Lexzie happily laid on her mommy's shoulder, closing her eyes, Derek happy as well to have his wife to himself for a few moments. He pulled her to him…kissing her bare shoulder…nibbling her neck playfully as she pulled back to look at him.)

Meredith: You act like it's your wedding night…remember we're on diaper duty tonight, so…

Derek: Diaper duty…I like the sound of that…(he gently rubbed her stomach…smiling at her…his mouth kissing her sweetly at first…then more intense…until they were interrupted by Izzy clearing her throat to get their attention.)

Meredith: Oh…hey…

Alex: We're trusting that these two can keep their hands off each other all night to baby-sit our daughter?

Derek: Well, she has to sleep sometime right?

Izzy: Yes, she'll sleep…but she also may wake up…so no s e x education for her tonight please.

Derek: Yes…got it.

(The managed to behave themselves…well at least until Alex came and got the baby in the morning…he arrived just as their room service did, so needless to say the food went to waste…Meredith was coming out of the bathroom after her shower as the door was closing behind Alex…in three strides Derek was across the room, pushing her back into the bathroom…dropping her robe to the floor…along with his clothes…their wet bodies coming together in the shower…after finishing, Derek wrapped a towel around his waist…another around her…and picking her up he carried her to the bed…laying her down gently…slowly opening the towel, his mouth exploring her bare skin underneath. Her eyes closed...rapid breathing…she pulled him down on top of her…needing to feel him inside her again…he obliged…and as he finished fell beside her on the pillow…staring at the ceiling, trying to catch his breath…then staring at her…)

Derek: (burying his face in her neck) I have to say…I like Paris so far!

Meredith: (giggling) We have barely been out of this room.

Derek: (evil laugh) That was my point. (he started to kiss her again, but she broke free and walked across the room to find some clothes for their day of sight seeing. He didn't mind the rejection, and rather enjoyed watching her walk about the room in her birthday suit. She was in mid-sentence as she turned to see him staring at her…giving her his irresistible look…)

Meredith: Don't give me that look!

Derek: (acting innocent) What look?

Meredith: THAT look…you're "come on, just one more time" look…not happening…we are in Paris…we should at least see the Eiffel Tower, right?

Derek: Can we "do it" on the observation deck?

Meredith: Noooo…is that all you ever think about…s e x?

Derek: (moving toward her…acting offended) NO…I think about you and me…

Meredith: You and me having s e x?

Derek: Well, yeah.

Meredith: You're hopeless. (she laughed, and fought him off as she got dressed, forced him to do the same, and the two headed hand in hand out to do some sight seeing. )

(The rest of the trip was amazing…Alex just enjoyed the time off from work that he could spend with his two girls…Burke and Cristina had headed back to Seattle so Burke could cover for Derek…George had met a cute girl, who was actually from the U.S. which left Derek and Meredith some much needed alone time. They strolled through the streets…did some shopping…Derek trying to buy her practically everything she looked at…they ate at cozy little restaurants, and outdoor café's. They did a little bit of sight seeing, but mostly just enjoyed their time together, not really with any agenda. On their last day they rented bicycles, and rode out to a more scenic area that the bellman at the hotel told them about…they took a picnic…a blanket…and some wine…and enjoyed a quiet afternoon. After lunch Derek packed up the mess…and stretched out on the blanket…Meredith snuggled up next to him…she drifted to sleep, while he laid there taking it all in…the beautiful view…his beautiful wife…their life together…it was hard to imagine ever being happier than he was at this moment. He glanced down at her abdomen, a smile on his face as he thought of the one thing that would make their life complete…a baby. He was still smiling as she stirred, opened her eyes, and smiled up at him.)

Meredith: I must have dozed off…

Derek: (rolling on top of her) Did you save up your energy? (he started to kiss her, but could hear the crackling of branches breaking as other people headed up the trail…they instead packed up their things, and headed back to their hotel.)

(They had an early flight, so they all had dinner and a few drinks. Izzy took the baby back to the room, Alex was a few minutes behind her…finding her in sweats, kneeling on the bathroom floor, Lexzie happily kicking in the bathtub. Iz looked up at him with a smile…she turned back to the bath, Alex stood for a minute thinking about how lucky he was…they were thousands of miles from Seattle but it didn't matter…wherever Izzy was…it felt like home. He rolled up his sleeves and knelt down beside the tub to splash with Lexzie…Izzy watching him with a smile…he noticed, and kissed her before returning to make funny faces to make the baby (and Izzy) laugh.)

(Meredith and Derek returned to their room early too. Derek was sitting on the balcony, having a beer, Meredith had changed into her nightshirt and joined him, crawling onto his lap in the chair.)

Derek: Paris is nice, but I can't wait to be back in our home…our own bed.

Meredith: I can…then I have to share you with the hospital…cell phones…pagers…emergency surgeries…I have not missed it this week.

Derek: (smiling at her) Me either. Although according to Burke they are surviving without me, so maybe I can take off an extra day or two? (kissing her neck)

Meredith: RIGHT! If I know you, you have a surgery on the board within 3 hours of our plane landing. Am I right?

Derek: (guilty look from him…he tries to distract her by changing the subject…sliding her nightgown up, running his hand up her thigh) Just in case, we better take advantage of our last night with no work, don't you think?

(She grinned…stood up and pulled him to his feet…freeing him from his pants she laid him down on a reclining lounge chair on the balcony…his eyes locked on hers as she slowly slid her panties down, stepping out of them, grinning at the look of anticipation on his face… hiking up her gown, she straddled him on the chair, gently taking him inside her…a long sigh from him, as he closed his eyes, exploring her only with his hands as she rocked gently on top of him. Thank goodness for the private balcony with the thick stone walls, blocking the view, and hopefully muffling the sounds to others in the hotel. He opened his eyes, wanting to see more, with a smile he slid her nightshirt over her head…taking in the view of her in the moonlight…leaning over him, her hair softly draped on his bare chest…his hands running through it, pulling her head back to expose her bare chest hand neck…his mouth moving over the soft skin…

Meredith: Oh god, oh god…(he watched intently as her face tensed…her body softly quivering…then relaxing with a smile her mouth coming down on his. He guided her hips faster, deeper as he finished as well. She kissed his chest…staying on top of him…she laid on his chest…catching her breath…both staring out at the beautiful starry night…her fingers softly running up and down his bare stomach…his running through her soft hair…both drifting off to sleep.)