Hey all!!! I'm so sorry that I have not updated, I have been super busy, but here we go!!!

A short time has passed since the funeral of Ellis Grey. It was now the morning of Christmas Eve and Derek was eager for the evening to come. Meredith and Derek had spent the past two days on call.

Meredith had just finished off a major surgery with Dr. Bailey. She went to scrub out, when George came in.

"Hey George."

"Hey Mer. What are you up to tonight?" George was being as casual as possible.

"Well, I should be out of here by 9 am, so I'm hoping to go with Izzie to finish Christmas Shopping." Meredith said as she took of her cap.

"What did you get Izzie? I got her a sweater." George said.

"I got her a new cookbook and a belt she wanted from Kohl's." Meredith said. "I better get going. I need to get some sutures done and hopefully, I can be on my way."

"See you later Meredith." George said as he began to scrub in for Derek's surgery.

"Bye."

Just as Meredith opened the door, Derek came in.

"Hey"

"Hi." Meredith said. He made her weak at the knees. "I'm heading out in a little while. Will I see you later?"

"Yes. I should be home by noon. But I can't come over until six.' He leaned in and kissed her cheek. "I love you Meredith Grey."

"Mmm, I love you too Derek Shepard." Meredith left the room and headed to the Pit.

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Back at the house, Izzie was prepping for the big night. She was cleaning, so that Meredith would not have to when she got off work. She made a few phone calls and everything was lined up.

"Izzie, I'm home! Are you ready to go shopping?"

Izzie came down the stairs. "Yeah, I am. How was work?"

"It was alright. I scrubbed in on three surgeries in the past two days. One was with Addison. Which went surprisingly well, so I am glad."

"Wow, well that is good. You scrubbed in with Addison and got to do three surgeries because people are really stupid during the holidays. Lucky brat!!" Izzie put her coat on, while laughing.

The two friends went shopping for a few hours. That evening, Meredith was in the living room putting a few presents under the tree, when Derek came in with an overnight bag. He walked over to her and kissed her gently.

"Hey, you ready for dinner?" Meredith said as she put her hands on Derek's waist. "Only, it is just you and I. George and Callie are out shopping and seeing a movie. Izzie and Christina are wrapping and baking over at Christina and Burke's. Also, Alex is at home in Iowa."

"Well, that's too bad. So shall we ear?"

"We shall." Meredith said as she walked into the kitchen.

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Derek and Meredith finished dinner and they cleaned up the kitchen together. Derek was a little nervous, but he was excited. The one thing he was not expecting was snow flurries. He just thought that added to the element of surprise

"So, how would you feel about taking a walk?" Derek said as he handed Meredith her coat."

"Sure, that would be nice. Let me grab my scarf and gloves and we can do that" Meredith went to the foyer of the home and Derek followed. He put on his coat and gloves, then adjusted Meredith's scarf.

"Come on Beautiful." He kissed her nose and led her through the door.

They walked hand-in-hand through a park down the street from Meredith's home. When they reached the middle of the park they came across an area with a lot of white Christmas lights and a wooden arch.

"Oh, Derek this is beautiful." Meredith looked in amazement around the park. The lights glistened perfectly and she noticed they were standing under the arch. Derek took her other hand in hers. He got down on one knee.

"Derek, what are you doing?" Meredith began to smile and tears began to well up.

"Meredith Elizabeth Grey, I love you with all of my heart. We have had a lot of ups and downs, but I can't imagine my life without you. I love you. I love your hair, your fists, and your heart. I love everything about you. I don't want to live another moment without you. Meredith, will you marry me?" Derek opened the small box with the ring inside.

"Yes, I will marry you Derek." Meredith began to cry tears of joy. He placed the ring on her finger and stood up to kiss her. A moment later Izzie, George and Christina walked out clapping from the trees.