Chapter 22: Don't Care
After everybody had been introduced everybody, Jen pulled Meredith into the living room. "It's so nice to meet you Meredith. Whenever I talk to Derek, all he talks about is you." Meredith couldn't help but smile when she found out that Derek spoke about her with his sisters, "Thank you." Jen patted her on the shoulder, "I just wanted to let you know that my mother's…problems with you, they aren't personal. Ever since Addison broke Derek's heart, she's been extremely protective of him and finds something wrong with every girlfriend. If she didn't think that he loved you, she wouldn't be doing that." Meredith was grateful for what Jen told her but wondered why his mother didn't realize that he was happy and be happy for him. Meredith nodded her head, "Thank you for telling me that. I really love him." Jen was so happy that Derek had found somebody who loved him as much as he loved her. She had a good feeling about Meredith, and didn't think that things would end up how that had with Addison.
Jen and Meredith finished their conversation and went back into the kitchen to finish eating breakfast. Derek was feeding Daniel and Meredith stood in the doorway watching. He was so comfortable with the baby, and the first thought that came to Meredith's mind was how great of a father he would be. She had to stop herself because she knew that was moving too fast. She knew that if she was too have children, she would want him to be the father. Derek saw her watching him and grinned from ear to ear. He handed the baby back to Jen and walked over to Meredith who was still in the doorway and put his arm around her waist, "What are you talking about?" he said into her ear. She got chills just hearing his voice right in her ear. "Girl talk," she said. He smiled, "I'm glad you're getting to know my family."
Later in the day Derek's second oldest sister, Emily came over with her three kids, Alexis who was 12, Jamie who was 8 and Samuel, who was 5, and she was 5 months pregnant. Meredith loved that Derek had a big family because she only had one brother. All the kids were so excited to see Derek and wanted him to go outside and play with them, "Mer? Do you mind if I go outside?" She shook her head, "Not at all, have fun," she gave him a kiss on the cheek and he went to play with the kids. Alexis and Meredith stood in the kitchen talking. Alexis looked at her, "Meredith, he really loves you. I can just tell by the way he looks at you. He loved Addison too, but not like this. And, we really like you too, so don't mind our mom, okay?" Meredith smiled, "Yeah. Thank you, both of you. I really appreciate you welcoming me into the family because yesterday and this morning weren't the easiest." Jen smiled, "So, what exactly happened this morning? Kelsey told us some stuff, but she tends to exaggerate." Meredith laughed, "You sure you want to hear? It has to deal with your brother's sex life." Both sisters cringed and they said, "We don't want all the details we just want to know what happened." Meredith told them the story about Derek's sister almost catching them about to have sex and then getting caught in the hallway in towels. By the end of the story, everyone was in tears because they were laughing so hard.
Meredith decided to go outside and watch Derek play with the kids. When she went out on the deck she saw them all playing football and Derek was chasing them around. It made her so happy to see him enjoying himself so much. She realized how lucky she was to have him. When he saw her standing on the deck watching he motioned for her to come down and play with them. Meredith couldn't resist and joined in the game of flag football. Meredith caught a pass from one of the kids but was quickly grabbed by Derek who picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. "Derek!" she squealed, "It's flag football!" He kept running with her until he got tired and fell down on the ground with her on top. All the kids were watching and laughing. Derek was about to kiss Meredith when she stopped him, "All the kids are watching." "I don't care he said," and kissed her deeply. All the kids yelled out, "EWWW!" and started running around in circles. Derek pulled away from the kiss, and Meredith was breathless. He had that effect on her.
Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life
All the kids were rounded up and sent inside to clean up for lunch. Meredith and Derek were still lying on the ground kissing. Derek pulled away, "Let's go upstairs okay?" Meredith just nodded her head and let Derek help her up.
If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done
Everyone was getting ready to eat lunch but Meredith and Derek didn't care. They wanted some time together. After the crazy morning, all they wanted to do was be with each other and didn't care what everyone body else thought. They went up into Derek's room and he closed the door. Derek's sisters noticed and decided that they would let them be alone, and keep their parents occupied.
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
Derek started kissing Meredith's neck and she began to unbutton his shirt. He slipped it off the rest of way and kept kissing her as she ran her fingers through his hair. Derek blew a raspberry on her cheek and she burst out laughing. Downstairs, Jen heard them giggle, and knew what was to come. She decided that they should take their lunch outside on the deck. She would have put on music but didn't know how loud they would be.
A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light
Derek lay Meredith down gently on the bed and crawled on top of her and slowly took her sweater off, "You are so beautiful." She smiled and kissed him deeply. He reached his arms under her so he could hold her and she undid his belt and took it off. She looked up at him and smiled and he unzipped her jeans slowly.
Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much
They made love slowly and passionately, just enjoying and embracing each others touch. They had had sex before, but it had never been like this. Meredith had already known that she loved him, but it was at this moment that she knew he was the man that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
Afterwards, they just lay in bed together in each others arms kissing occasionally and laughing and joking with one another. About a half hour later, there was a knock on the door, "Derek, it's Jen. I stalled mom and dad as long as I could but you too better get downstairs now." Meredith laughed and got out of bed and started to get dressed. They tried to straighten their clothes and their hair but there was no doubt in anyone's mind what they had been doing.
A/N: So I included a song in this. How do you all like this? I really love this chapter. This is going to be it for tonight because I need a goodnight sleep. More tomorrow afternoon after school. Review please!