Again, thank you for your reviews. I said I'd update sooner, but I'm in the middle of my exams and well... Anyway here's a short one, more of a filler chapter. I'll try and update more this week, with more therapy sessions, family meetings and so on... enjoy!
6. Promises
"Meredith?"
"..."
"Meredith?"
"Do you know what day it is?" she replied with her head buried in the pillow.
"It's Saturday, our day off. Anyway I..."
"Oh so you knew that! Then why are you talking to me at 7 o'clock in the morning?"
He couldn't help but laugh at her, she was anything but a morning person. She sat up and looked at him frustrated. "What is so important that it can't wait till noon?" she said sleepily as he pulled her on top of him and his lips found hers.
"I need to tell you something," he said between her kisses. "Besides there are other things to do in bed than sleep," he smirked.
She smiled and kissed him once again before asking. "So what do you need to tell me?"
"Well, my mom called last night. She was not happy about my absent these last holidays, and she wants me to go to Kathleen's birthday party next weekend. She's turning 35."
"Okay, well you don't need my permission to go see your family, Derek!" she smiled before kissing him again, her honey colored hair covering his face.
"Well, I already said I'd go..." Derek said with a nervous look on his face. Meredith paused and looked at him.
"Derek, I can survive a weekend without you," she said a bit more seriously than she intended.
"Well, I told her we'd come together," he said cautiously.
Meredith froze. A few seconds passed and Derek wondered if she was breathing.
"Honey, please breathe. In and out," he said and she took a deep breath before speaking.
"Derek," she started. "The last time me and a member of your family were under the same roof, it did not go very well and I don't think making me go to a birthday party filled with people who only know me as the slutty-intern-turned-dirty-mistress-turned-friend temporarily-turned-an-adulterous whore is going to go any better."
He couldn't help but laugh at her rambling.
"Nancy was just being a little over-protective. And if you give them a chance to get to know you, they'll love you. I mean how could they not. And I want my family to meet the love of my life," he said sincerely looking into her deep green eyes.
"I...I just don't have the best track record when it comes to families," she whined.
"You'll be great," he said convincingly.
"Is it really that important to you that I come?" she asked.
"Yes, it is." He smiled at her and she smiled back before kissing him and then giving in. "Okay, I'll go."
"Promise?"
"I'll have to get someone to cover for me."
"I got you covered."
"What?"
"I already asked Izzie, in exchange for getting to scrub in on a craniotomy," he smirked.
"Wow, since you're bribing people to get me to go with you, I guess I'll have to."
"So, promise?"
"Promise."