Where ever there is a break like this --, it means that I'm switching between points of views.
You guys wanted it, and I was happy to write it. Here it is, REVIEWS!
"I heard she got knocked up, had an abortion, and then crawled back to him. Apparently he wanted to have the baby, but she refused to hear it. How did such a sweet soul end up with that wench?" a frizzy haired blonde nurse whispered to another.
"Well, I heard that she was a stripper that seduced him in college, and then she went to med school and surprised him when she showed up. I never thought she looked like she could satisfy a person." One scoffed, smirking as Meredith walked past them.
Oh how the rumors had been flying for the past day or two. Meredith had to clench her fists at times, just to pull herself out of her angered state. The frizzy blonde had been saying the same things for the past two days, whispering behind Meredith's back and even practically to her face. The only person who could match her anger with the whole situation was Christina. She could barely deal with hearing Meredith's name all day. It practically killed her.
Meredith leaned back in her chair behind the nurse's station as she scanned over the neurology consult she had seen, only half paying attention to it. The frizzy blonde snickered as Meredith looked over, but Meredith couldn't help but laugh. The nurse had liked Derek since the first day she saw him, but he never gave her the time of day no matter how much she bothered him. She wouldn't get the picture.
Meredith felt a familiar pair of hand fall over hers and close the folder. She grinned, her cheeks becoming flushed, as the hand interlaced hers, stroking her knuckles. She leaned her head back into the chest of Derek, sighing slightly. Derek leaned forward, planting a kiss on her forehead, causing the nurse to lose all color to her face. She was pale, and then she was cherry red. Almost as if she was so angry at embarrassing herself.
"Hello there." Meredith mumbled quietly, stifling a yawn.
"Hi Miss Grey, how are you doing today?" he asked, planting another kiss on her temple, causing the nurse to huff.
"Dreadful. Nurse McFrizzy over there won't shut up. Neither will her freckle faced red-head friend." Meredith spat through gritted teeth.
"Oh, don't worry. I'll fix it." He said, giving Meredith a devilish smile before removing himself reluctantly from her shoulders and making his way over to the nurses, causing them to smile and laugh at a cheesy joke he cracked.
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"So," he said after cracking his joke, McFrizzy staring at him with an awe filled smile. "Any of you meet my girlfriend, Dr. Grey, yet?" he asked, watching their faces drain with color. "I hear that she's your topic of discussion these days." He said, smirking as he waved Meredith over.
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What was he doing?! Luring her into the deathtrap? He was meat, raw meat to be exact, and every one of those lions wanted him. Why bring her in to get slaughtered before he got mauled? It didn't make sense?! Meredith sighed and reluctantly stood up, meandering slowly over to the group of people Derek was entertaining.
She smiled widely as she approached their colorless faces, and rested her head against Derek's shoulder as he slid an arm around her waist.
"Hello there." She smiled, biting back the urge to twist their necks.
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"Nurse, this is my girlfriend, Meredith." He said, planting a kiss on the cheek, laughing as the nurses faces turned green. "She's simply amazing. Funny, smart, and extremely beautiful. I'm just oh so lucky to have her, even if I'm going to have to deal with her tiny ineffectual fists later." He nodded, grinning at them. "So, the rumors that have been flying, should stop. She's not a stripper, she was never pregnant, but I love her. And I still would, even if she was a pregnant stripper who had an abortion." He nodded, turning Meredith around as he did, and started to walk down the hall with her, leaving the nurses behind with a tear-filled expression.
Meredith let out an infectious giggle, already changed out of her scrubs. Derek had also changed out of his early, but her giggle caused him to laugh, spreading like a disease.
"You, Dr. Shepherd, are terrible. In so many ways." She added, laughing as she slid her hand into his, stopping dead in front of the doors. The drizzle from early had turned to an all-out down pour. She frowned, knowing very well that any time in rained in Seattle there was lightening, and lightening meant thunder. He hand tightened around Derek's and he smiled as she did, drawing her close to him.
"Don't worry. I won't let it get you." He whispered into her hair, feeling her muscles relax. He grinned and led her out the door, sighing as an inevitable crack of thunder erupted the second they stepped out, causing her to jump and run closer to him. He laughed slightly and stopped her to face him, her hair and clothes already starting to soak through, the same as his. His hand reached up to push a stray piece of damp golden hair out of the way.
"Don't worry." He whispered, leaning in to kiss her, his lips landing on hers. Meredith let out a sigh of pleasure and opened her mouth to let him deepen the kiss. He smiled and slid a hand around her waist.
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Meredith opened her eyes for a moment and playfully pushed him away, running for his car door and shrieking slightly as another clap of thunder erupted. She grinned at Derek's scowling figure in the rain. She laughed and swung the door open, quickly sliding inside, waiting for him to join her. He couldn't resist, he never had been able to. Derek slid into the driver's slide, pulling her hand into his and revved the engine after sliding the key into the ignition.
"I love you." He whispered as he pulled out of the parking lot, causing Meredith to smile and kiss his cheek.
"I love you too Derek." He said, her head nuzzling into the crook of his neck.
This is a new day.
"Did he really say that to her?" Christina asked questioningly as they dressed in the locker room.
Izzie had finally come around about twelve cups of coffee later, George had come around slightly easier, and Alex had been the easiest. He practically didn't care.
"I can see McDreamy saying that.' Izzie chirped in, laughing slightly.
Meredith grinned and tossed her golden hair into a loose bun, pulling down her scrub shirt, she nodded.
"Yes sir he did. You should have seen the look on McFrizzy's face." She said with a mischievous smile, slamming her locker shut, and standing up. She gave a small wave over her shoulder as she walked out and went towards the nurse's station to grab her charts, only to find McFrizzy sitting frozen behind the desk.
She looked as if she were about to stutter, or about to blow up. Meredith couldn't quite pin her attitude. She quickly tried to grab her charts, but the nurse was too quick, slamming her hand on them before Meredith could get them.
"If you really think you have what it takes to please Dr. Shepherd, you're wrong. You're just filling a void." She muttered before letting go of the files, jumping at the quick appearance of a familiar resident.
"Excuse me Nurse Walcott? Did you just say what I think you said. I hope not for your sake. When my interns have a bad day, I have a bad day. And I'm not happy when I have a bad day, it reflects on you. So you better keep your nose out of her business before I make you run errands all around this hospital. Ya damn teenage gossipers. Are we clear?" Bailey snapped, crossing her arms at the nurse, she had come to like Meredith.
"Yes, Dr. Bailey." The nurse gulped, giving a glance at Meredith before politely handing her papers to her.
"Thank you." She mumbled under her breath as Dr. Bailey and she walked away.
"Don't thank me; I'm already having a bad day, add a gossip filled nurse to bring down my bright and shiny exterior." She said, turning in the opposite direction of Meredith, causing her to laugh.