Chapter Five
Derek started at television, a glass of scotch sitting beside him, and an unwatched basketball game was playing on the screen. He couldn't get her out of his head. It had been nearly a month since he had last seen her and yet he could still bring her into his mind. He was a grown man he shouldn't be acting like some hormonal teenager. Groaning he picked up his cell-phone he went though his contact to call Mark. Instead he stopped at Meredith. An impulsive decision to take her cell-phone and copy her number. He started at her name for several moments and finally pressed send.
"Hello?" She sounded breathless and exhausted.
"Hi." He returned his voice sounding gruff, "It's Derek."
"Derek." She said softly, "How did you get my number?" She questioned him.
"I got off your cell phone. Which now that I think about it sounds a little stalkerish. I promise I won't start wearing green and hiding outside your house." He promised her.
"I don't think green is really your color Derek." She said with a laugh, "It's fine that you called." She told him feeling crazy for even talking to him.
"What are you doing now?" He questioned her.
"I was relaxing after work. The pit was backed up."
"I'm sorry about that." He told her, "Any interesting surgeries because of it?"
"Well there was this one…" Meredith started talking about her latest surgery. Meredith looked at the clock and gasped as she saw that it was now nearly midnight, "It's midnight." She told him with surprise, "It's even later there, and you have to work tomorrow."
"I have a private practice Mer. I don't see that many patients in a day."
"That must be really boring." Meredith told him.
"It's not boring." Derek defended, "It's not the hustle and bustle of the ER. I get more time with my patients."
"Tell me you don't miss the cutting."
"I cut." Derek told her.
"I've seen you in action Derek, and you're really amazing. You could be awesome."
"Thanks I guess." He answered a little surprise.
"No I didn't mean it like that." She told him, "It's just that being a surgeon I don't now how I would be able to handle not cutting everyday."
"I guess I do miss the cutting. I love having a private practice."
"I guess it's everyone's decision." Meredith let out a loud yawn, "I should let you go."
"Okay. It was nice talking to you Mer."
"Call me anytime." She said, "Bye Der."
"Bye Mer."
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She looked at her un-blanking answering machine for several moments when she got into her apartment. She and Derek had been talking nearly every night she had off. He had quickly become one of her most important relationships. They talked about everything from his divorce to his latest surgeries.
"What are you looking at the machine for?" Meredith looked at her Izzie. Her other important relationship, she, Cristina and Izzie had formed a sort of sisterhood. Tonight they where having a movie night.
"No reason." She told her, "I thought maybe the hospital or my mom."
"The hospital was quite when we left, and you just saw your mother ten minutes ago. You want to tell me what's going on?" Cristina piped in.
"It's nothing." Meredith sighed.
"Sure." Izzie moved away when the house phone rung. She hurried to pick it up, "Hello?" She said once she picked it up, "Dr. Shepherd this is a surprise." Izzie danced away as Meredith moved forward to get the phone. She bumped into Cristina.
"Give her the phone Barbie." Cristina told her Izzie handed her the phone.
"Hi Der." She told him quietly, "I'm sorry I'm going to call you back later." She said as she hung up her phone and looked at her surprised friends.
"Your dating Derek Shepherd now? Nice." Cristina was the first one to speak in the now quite room.
"I'm not dating him." Meredith told her friends, "Were friends or something, and he lives in New York. There isn't anything wrong with that."
"You did sleep with him that time." Cristina added
"You had sex with him!" Izzie exclaimed.
"She didn't know who he was." Cristina said, "I guess it doesn't count."
"First of all don't talk about me like I'm not here. And second of all I slept with him twice."
"Twice?" Cristina said, "I think your boring and then you raise."
"It was his last night and I…" She trailed off to shake her head, "It doesn't matter. The point is that Derek and I talk." Meredith said with a firmness that left little room for debate.
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Derek looked at the chart in front of him. He was remembering their first conversation when she made fun of his private practice. He didn't spend as much time in the OR as he would have liked. Even Mark the plastic surgeon spent more time in the OR then him. He was a surgeon and he loved to cut. He couldn't even remember why he had even gone into private practice. He missed the OR time.
"You look like someone just killed your dog." Mark told him stopping beside him.
"What are you doing here?"
"You're my friend can't a guy come see his friend?"
"Yes." Derek sighed, "I thought you'd be busy in an OR making Manhattan Socialites beautiful."
"Everyone needs a break. I thought you'd like some lunch?"
"I have a patient to see Mark." Derek told him, "Go bother one of the sisters or better yet mom."
"The sisters are busy and its Thursday mom has her poker club on Thursday's."
"Man you need to get a girlfriend." Derek said with a laugh, "Go hang out with Ellen I won't be long this scan is clear."
Derek walked away quickly toward the patient's room. It didn't take him long and after a hug. He walked back in the reception room. Watching Mark joking with his receptionist.
"You ready for lunch?" Derek asked him.
"Yeah lets go."
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"Are you going to tell me why were having lunch?" Derek asked him.
"I met someone Derek." Mark told him excited, "She has this friend Rose and honestly she's kind of freaks me out. I was hopping that maybe you could take her off my hands. She goes everywhere with us!" Mark said exacerbated.
"I'm sorry Mark." Derek said holding in his laughter, "I can't help you out."
"What? Why?" Mark stuttered, "You haven't gone out since the divorce, and it's been even longer since…"
"Hey!" Derek interrupted.
"I'm not asking you to sleep with her. Even I wouldn't subject you to that."
"I'm seeing someone." Derek told her, "I'm sort of seeing someone."
"On the internet?" Mark asked her.
"Not the internet. We met in Seattle and she's a fellow at the hospital." Derek started, "She also happens to be Richard's step-daughter Meredith Grey."
"You've been sleeping with Ellis Grey's daughter?"
"The first time I didn't know and the second time was a goodbye sort of thing."
"I can't believe this." Mark told him, "You should have told me."
"Sorry." Derek shrugged, "My divorce was just finalize I didn't want to…"
"Guess I'm going to have to find someone else to dump Rose on. You think Jason would do it for a 100 dollars?" He questioned referring to their eighteen-year old nephew.
"You'll have to get pass Kath." Derek warned.
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The two walked back into Derek's practice. Ellen was on the phone and flipping though her day planner.
"He just walked into the office Dr. Grey. Can you please hold?" Derek was surprised as he stopped by her desk, "Ellis Grey is on the line."
"Thank you Ellen. I'll see you later Mark." He told his friend going into his office, "Ellis is there something wrong with Richard?" He questioned once he picked up the phone.
"No it's nothing like that." She told him, "His sitting down resting. I wanted to discuss a job offer with you."
"I'm listening Ellis." He told her settling into his chair.
Author Note:
A) Another chapter finished. Derek and Meredith are phone dating. Izzie and Cristina know about the sex. Derek is unhappy with his private practice. Mark has a girlfriend. Ellis has a job offer for Derek. I really like this chapter now everything is going to able to move forward. So I'm really excited.
B) I do know that have mention a Rose before, and that she was sleeping with Alex. Ignore that and know that they're two different Rose's. They'll be no other mention of Rose in other chapters.
C) I just want to think you all for the reviews they are all really amazing. To all the people that have my story on the alert. Anyway Please Review!