Derek sat looking at Meredith's laptop. He was cleaning it from all of the excess files and installing an Anti-Virus program. He couldn't believe how slow it was running when he asked to use it. She had told him that it had a virus, and then she went to the back of her closet and pulled it from a high fashion laptop bag.

Meredith walked into the kitchen and sat her purse down on the table. "Is it in bad shape?"

"Baby, I'm just cleaning it up. But it should be fine soon." Derek said as her pulled her onto his lap.

"Thank you." As Meredith planted a kiss on his cheek.

"You're welcome." Derek said as he tightened his grip around her waist. "So how is my birthday girl?"

Today was Meredith's birthday. "Good. I'm very excited to be spending it with my favorite guy."

"Oh well, I hope I'm that guy." Derek said as he kissed her shoulder. He hit the 'enter' key on Meredith's laptop. "There it should be fixed soon."

"Yay!" Meredith said ash she clapped her hands together lightly.

"So, you've already had breakfast and bed. You got one of your presents and we are going out to do whatever you want today. Then you are going to the club with your friends." Derek said.

"Derek?" Meredith asked.

"Yes baby?" Derek replied.

"Does my age ever bother you? I mean you're almost ten years older then me." Meredith said as she fixed his collar.

"Meredith, it never bothers me. I mean it is not that much of a difference and besides, I love you. No number is going to mess that up." Derek kissed her shoulder again.

"Okay." Meredith kissed his lips and the phone began to ring. Instead Meredith straddled Derek and continued to kiss him.

"Meredith the phone is ringing." Derek said in between kisses.

"I don't care." She said as she began unbuttoning his shirt.

"But it might be important….or ……someone calling to wish you a happy birthday." Derek said as she slipped his hand up her shirt.

"Who cares?" Meredith said as she slid her hands into his shirt.

"Okay."

"Take me to the bedroom." Meredith ordered.

"Okay." Derek said in laughter.

Suddenly the voicemail came on.

There was a manly voice Meredith recognized on her answering machine. "Hey Meredith it's Finn."

"Stop for a second." Meredith said to Derek.

While in Derek's arms she looked at the electronic device and listened.

"I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday. You deserve to have a good one." The man said. "I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking about you and I miss you Meredith. I really do, I mean I'm getting married and you're all I can think about." Finn cleared his throat. "I think I'm still in love with you."

Meredith froze and looked at the machine. She was in complete shock.

Bad timing

bad everything

this is bad

Happy Birthday

Meredith still sat in Derek's arms. "Erase it."

"What?" Derek asked.

"Better yet just hand me my cell phone." Meredith said.

"You're calling him?" Derek asked.

"Give me my cell phone." Meredith insisted.

Derek walked her over to the counter and handed her the phone. She dialed the number and he put her down. He went to the bedroom, as she waited for Finn to answer.

"Hey." Finn answered.

"Why did you call?" Meredith asked.

"I just wanted to tell you how I felt." Finn replied. "I want to know how you feel."

"You really want to know how I feel?" Meredith asked. "Fine Finn. I am in love. But not with you. I am happy, for the first time in forever. I have someone whom I truly love. I hope one day this man gives me the life I had a dream of having. The one you messed up. The life that you took away. I was all Dark and twisty. You made me damaged goods, then when I didn't think you could mess me up anymore you rise to the occasion. I was messed up and you did that to me."

"I'm sorry." Finn said. "But, I just miss you.

"I don't care. It means nothing to me to hear you say those things." Meredith uttered.

"We can talk about this Mer-Bear." Finn said.

"No, you don't get to call me Mer-Bear. You lost that right." Meredith said. "Go marry that poor girl."

"Meredith." Finn interrupted.

"No. Goodbye Finn." Meredith said. She hit clear on the phone and hung it up.

She put her head in her hands. She looked up and Derek was leaning against the wall. "I'm sorry Derek."

He walked over and put his arms around is girlfriend. "It's okay."

"I can't even believe he called." Meredith said as she sat her phone on the counter.

"I'm proud of you. You stood up for yourself." He kissed her forehead.

"Thanks." Meredith said.

"Don't let this ruin your day." Derek said. "We have too much planned."

"I know, I'm sorry about killing the mood." Meredith said.

"Its okay." Derek smiled. "I'm looking forward to the sex I'm going to get when you come home tonight drunk off your ass after the club."

"Oh are you." Meredith smiled as she undid Derek's zipper. "So you're not looking forward to the sex you're going to get right now?" Meredith asked as she talked seductively into his ear.

"Oh Meredith." Derek said. "Are you feeling wild before lunch?"

"I'm just looking for a reason to wear my birthday suit?" Meredith said as she winked and led him to her bedroom.

As Derek made love to her, Meredith's mind wandered. "Oh Derek…"

She moaned and reacted mostly the same way, but her mind was distracted. Derek could sense her emotions because she was tense the whole time and it seemed she was just staring into space. She barely kissed him the whole time.

When they finished he noticed she was crying. "What's wrong baby? Did I hurt you?"

"No, I'm sorry. I'm just a little emotional." She kissed his cheek. "It was bad sex wasn't it?"

"No." Derek said quickly.

"Because you didn't have an orgasm." Meredith tried to stop crying.

"No, but that is okay because anytime its with you its going to be perfect." Derek kissed her cheek. He knew she was all his, but something was bothering her. He began to realize that whatever this man did to her, whatever happened, it messed Meredith up.

"Maybe we should just go to lunch." Meredith said.

"Okay, we can do that." Derek said as he sat up and put Meredith's hair behind her ear. He kissed her neck and noticed that she tried to hold in tears, that seemed to be falling harder. "Meredith what happened between you and Finn."

"I don't want to talk about it." Meredith said.

It was easy to ready that Meredith didn't love Finn, it was just hard to figure out how he hurt her so bad. "Okay, we don't have to."

"Thanks." Meredith stood up. "I think I want to change my outfit.

As Meredith walked into her closet she looked through her sundresses and came out with one

"You look beautiful." He walked over and kissed her.

"Thanks, you ready?" Meredith asked as she walked to the door.

For the first time he saw a look in Meredith's eyes that made his heart sink. He saw a sadness that almost made him sick. Derek, just like her friends wanted to know what happened between Finn Dandridge and Meredith Grey.

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