EIGHT

Head First Into The Rapids

From There To Here, what's happened since Chapter Seven.

Doctor Meredith Grey and Doctor Derek Shepherd had been dating for 8 months. Meredith and her son, Luca, had moved in to Derek large house 2 months ago, Meredith selling up her own house. From the profits of the sale she had spent money on decorating a room for Luca in Derek's house, as well as buying a new car to replace her old jeep. The night that Meredith had moved in her father Richard Webber, Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace hospital where both Meredith and Derek worked had taken Luca for the night so Meredith and Derek could have a night for themselves without worrying about Luca getting up to mischief. After all moving was a very stressful process. Life was good for the couple they were happy and in love and Luca was ecstatic at living with Derek.

Things were going great, they were gentling riding the waves and floating along, without problems or drama, which for both of them was an entirely new experience. But as usual, the calm was before the storm.. maybe not really a storm, maybe just before a strong wind which would force them to decide...

Were they both in? Would they stay together or pull apart?

So onwards and.. upwards?

Meredith marched up to Derek, who was standing at a nurses station chatting to Doctor Bailey about a post op patient of theirs.

"Hi" he said grinning, although they were normally totally professional whilst on duty he could never tone down his smile of love whenever he saw her, patients noticed it, nurses, doctors, interns too, but none said anything because the Attending and his intern never behaved inappropriately.

His smile fell though, as Mer didn't reply, instead she just grabbed his arm, ignoring his words and Doctor Bailey entirely. She pulled his arm, hands on it in a vice like grip, dragged him towards a on-call room. Meredith pulled the door open and practically shoved Derek through. She looked at the nurses and glared at them, and Doctor Bailey who was looking amused at the angry young intern. Meredith stalked into the room and slammed the door behind her.

Out side of the room Bailey asked one of the nurses to page Doctor Webber. Somehow her interns also heard about the activity enfolding and also joining Bailey. She glared at them but said nothing, instead they all listened to the angry voice radiating out of the on call room. Although they couldn't make out words they could hear the low voices.

Inside The On Call Room

Derek leant back against the desk at the end of the room, arms folded across his chest. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked, genuinely perplexed at the behaviour of his girlfriend.

"Yes" she hissed. "You and your stupid boy penis!"

"What did I do?"

"Remember the night I moved in?"

"Yes"

"And remember what we did straight after dinner?"

"Ohhhh.." he grinned at the memory, "That.. was great."

"No.." she smacked his arm. "Not great. Stupid. Really stupid."

"What was that for?" he asked rubbing his arm.

She glared at him until..

"My..pe.. we.. I .. oh.." he looked at Meredith eyes wide. "You're?"

"Yes" she hissed "Pregnant because someone forgot to suit up!"

[Flashback Sequence

They stumbled through the open doorway to the bedroom kissing. One of Derek's hands found the hem of her top and slipped beneath, stroking her flat stomach. He held her face in his other hand, his palm caressing her cheek, as he continued the kiss.

Meredith propelled him towards the bed, hands tugging at his shirt, they broke the kiss, allowing her to tug the garment over his head. His lips reattached themselves to hers, they teased and pressed harder against hers until she opened her mouth. His tongue slipped inside and touched hers. She let out a moan, which escaped in to his open mouth. She stood on tip toes, reaching up for the kiss, leaning against his warm solid body.

He pulled back and looked at her lifting her in his arms, she wrapped her legs around his waist. He gazed into her eyes "I love you, you know?" She nodded and licked her already moist lips. "I love you too" he smiled and lowered her to the bed.

They tore at each others clothing before finally they were freed. He laid on top of her, resting his weight on his bent arm, brushing her hair, caressing her face. She smiled contently. As he moved into her she thought only one thing, that she was finally home. After years of journeying, through Mark, and everything she had finally found where she belonged. She'd come home.

[Flashback End

"So.. we're pregnant." he said. He paused before walking to her and planting both hands on the sides of her head, and kissing her. Grinning, he pulled back and dropped his hands to grab hers, and he breathed heavily, his eyes locked on to hers.

"Marry me?"

"Huh" she was still dazed from the kiss.

"Marry me Meredith."

Her eyes went wide with recognition to his words.

"You're just saying this because I'm pregnant." she pulled aware and walked from the room. She couldn't think, she couldn't see, she couldn't feel. She didn't notice the people around her, but the sound of his desperate voice shouting "No." forced her to stop, and to turn back to face him. She couldn't run from him. As much as she wanted to in that moment she couldn't. She was pulled back by his voice.

Derek ignored the stares of the people on the surgical floor, as he yelled "No." desperately after her. He saw Meredith stop and breathed in. He looked around at the crowd, Webber, Burke, Meredith's friends, Bailey, were all stood watching. He forced his gaze to Meredith, who was standing like a deer in headlights.

"No. I love you Meredith. I'm asking you to marry me. I knew I would ask you some when, even before you had told me about the baby. But I was going to wait. Not because I wasn't sure, not because I doubted us, but because there was no rush. But now, right here, right now, on this surgical floor, by this nurses station. I'm asking." He took a step forward, towards her. Breathing heavily, his voice shaking, but still powerful, filled with all the love he could throw at her through it. "I'm asking. I want us to be a family. I want you as my wife, Lucas as my son, and our baby. Our family. I want this. So Mer. In front of all these people, in front of your Dad who I asked ages ago for his permission to ask you this someday. And in front of your friends and your person Cristina who will kick my butt if I hurt you… This is the day I'm asking Meredith. I love you today and I'll love you forever. So Mer. Marry me."

She stood stock still. Oblivious to the stares of strangers, her friends, and her dad. She looked into Derek's eyes unable to see anything else. She simply looked and saw the truth and honesty, the love shining in his eyes.

"Yes" she said voice quiet. He walked towards her.

Voice low he ordered "Say it again." disbelieving his own ears.

She forced her voice to work. "Yes." she said more firmly. He pulled her to him kissing her, even with the tears falling down her cheeks. She pulled back for a moment and whispered "I love you" before moving her lips back to his.