A/N: I've had a request for a little bit of drama, so I'll give it my best shot! This idea came from a review. I might have one more update tonight but I don't think so. I'm really tired and I want to at least stay awake to watch tonight's episode and then I'll probably go to bed right after it ends.

Chapter 28: Jealousy

Meredith was lying in bed in Derek's arms and turned over to look at him, "Wanna get in the shower?" she asked seductively.

Derek chuckled at her eagerness, "How about we get some food first? I don't know about you, but I really worked up an appetite before."

"What about the desserts?"

"I don't want desserts. I want a meal. You wore me out Meredith. You expect me to just eat dessert?"

She just laughed, "I'll get dressed and go down to the restaurant and get something. I don't feel like waiting for room service"

Derek kissed Meredith on the cheek. She got up and put her panties and bra back on and then turned around, "What the hell am I supposed to wear because I'm not going down there in my underwear."

Derek laughed, "I would never let you. I'm the only one who gets to see you in your underwear. Look in the drawer," he said and rolled over in bed.

Meredith opened the drawer and inside was her favorite velour sweat suit and a tank top.

"You thought of everything didn't you?" she said, pulling on the outfit.

Meredith took the room key and walked to the elevator and went downstairs to the hotel restaurant. She ordered two plates of chicken tenders and fries and sat down at an empty table while they prepared their food. She was just looking around the hotel when she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned around, "What are you doing here?"

Standing behind her was her ex-boyfriend Tyler. They had been together for two years and had a really nasty break-up. She had broken up with him because he wasn't treating her as well as she felt like she deserved. He didn't beat her, but he certainly wasn't nice to her. He was very controlling and possessive all the time.

After she had broken it off, he had all of his friends call her and harass her in an attempt to get her back but it didn't work. And then she met Derek at Cristina and Burke's wedding and he was the complete opposite of Tyler. He was sweet, caring and attentive and treated her the way she always believed the man she loved would.

Meredith stood up from the table and gave Tyler a really awkward hug, "Seriously. What are you doing here?"

"I moved to Maine a few months ago. What are you doing here?"

Meredith didn't know how to respond. She knew that I she told him that she was there with her boyfriend he could get really jealous and that was the last thing that she wanted to happen ,especially in the middle of a fancy hotel.

"I'm just here with someone, celebrating the New Year."

"What kind of someone?" he asked, trying to be nonchalant but not succeeding at all.

"I should really get my food and get back upstairs."

"No, Meredith, who are you here with?" he said, grabbing her arm.

"Tyler, let go of me."

Meredith was starting to get really uncomfortable. She wished that she had just walked away from the conversation or the first place or said that she was there with her family. Upstairs, Derek was starting to get worried about what was taking so long. He put his pants back on and buttoned his shirt and went downstairs to find Meredith. When he got down there he saw her struggling to get away from a guy who he didn't recognize.

"Let go of her, man," Derek said sternly.

Meredith was never happier to hear Derek's voice. She knew that he would protect her but was hoping that he didn't say anything about being her boyfriend because that would make Tyler even more possessive than he was already being.

"Who the hell are you?" Tyler asked, beginning to get angry.

"I'm Meredith's boyfriend. Who the hell are you?"

Meredith cringed and feared what was to come. She saw how the look on Tyler's face changed when Derek said the world boyfriend and wanted to split the two of them up before a fight broke out.

"Derek, let's just get our food and go back upstairs okay?"

"No. You're not going anywhere," Tyler said sternly.

"Don't tell her what to do," Derek said beginning to get extremely pissed off. He had no idea who this guy was who was treating the woman he loved like crap and he certainly wasn't going to stand for it.

Meredith put her hand on Derek's chest, "Derek, just let it go okay?"

"No, I'm not going to let it go," he said to her. "This guy has no right to tell you what to do or speak to you this way."

"And you, whoever the hell you are or think you are, don't get to control her either" Tyler, said interrupting Derek and Meredith's side conversation.

Meredith figured it was time to let each of them know who the other was. "Derek, this is my ex-boyfriend Tyler. We were together for a year. He lived in Seattle but he just told me that he moved to Maine a few months ago, and coincidentally, we ended up here on the same night," she said looking at Tyler.

After telling Derek about Tyler, she turned around at the other man who was waiting for an explanation, "Tyler, this is my boyfriend Derek." The two men eyed each other and Meredith didn't like the looks that they were exchanging.

Before Meredith could do anything, Tyler punched Derek in the face and knocked him down to the ground. Meredith knelt down on the floor next to Derek who was clutching the side of his face with his hand.

"Derek, are you okay?" Meredith asked, worriedly.

He grunted in pain. "Yea, I'm fine," he said as he opened and closed his mouth, trying to get the feeling back in his jaw. "I might have a black eye in the morning, but I'm fine."

Meredith stood up and looked at Tyler who was laughing. "Asshole," she yelled, "This is exactly why I broke up with you in the first place. Just get away from me and my boyfriend."

"Meredith, I don't want to leave you with him. He obviously can't protect you, but I can. I love you and I want you back."

"That is crap. You don't want me back and you don't love me. If you love someone you don't treat them like a piece of trash. Get the hell away from me. I don't ever want to see your face again."

By the time Derek got up, a hotel security guard had come over to keep the problem from escalating. The guard had seen everything and escorted Tyler out of the hotel. The hotel manager also came over and apologized for what had happened. He said that their food would be sent up to the room along with an ice pack for Derek's eye and some Tylenol. They got in the elevator and went back up into their room and as soon as they got inside Meredith sat down on the bed and burst into tears.

"Mer? Honey, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You got punched in the face and it's my fault."

Derek kneeled next to Meredith and lifted her head up with his finger, "Hey. Hey, Meredith, come on, look at me. It's not your fault. I promise. That guy is a jerk. He never deserved to have you. I'm the one who's to blame. I should have just come down, taken you back upstairs and not gotten into it with him"

"Thank you for rescuing me," Meredith said, with a small smile.

"Always." Derek smiled back and gave her a kiss, "I'm proud of you for defending yourself."

A few minutes later, they were making out on the bed when they were interrupted by their food being delivered to the room along with an icepack for Derek, whose face was swollen and was beginning to develop a bruise. Despite that, they enjoyed their meal and the rest of their night together.

A/N: And there is the requested drama. What do you think? I had a lot of fun writing the fight part. You know what to do…Read and Review…hey that rhymes! If I bring the laptop with me, I might be able to update late tomorrow night, but I'm not sure, so don't count on it. I'll be more inclined to do it if you…REVIEW! Sorry, I'm a review whore. They make me smile.

My take on tonight's episode – LOVE IT! Loved the almost kiss in the stairway and the "Is that you're girlfriend you should mount her right now," and the "I'm picking Derek," and the "Meredith isn't an affair." Damn, McDreamy is hot. Ugh, now Finn is kissing Meredith and it's confusing her, NO! Addison is funny today. Poor Izzie. NO, DON'T PICK FINN! Now they're dating. AND ADDISON AND DEREK BROKE UP! AND HOLY CRAP THERE'S MARK! THAT WAS SOOO GOOD!