First of all, have to say I loved the new episode - such a good return to the way it should be! And I was happy to see that Meredith is dealing with things , and not just drinking and having sex with inappropriate men! Now I'm all excited to see the next episode LOL
Now, this chapter is a little short, but it's good and hot! I'm not sure how many more chapters there will be, I never intended it to be a long story, but we'll see how it goes!
Chapter 15 – Love Like This
Let me hear you say,
you're the only one that knows me,
love it when you hold me,
never find a love like this.
Let me hear you say,
now I'll never be lonely,
look at what you've shown me,
never find a love like this.
Meredith felt a little giddy and light-headed as Derek kissed her again. He guided her against the sheets, covering her with soft touches, and kisses along her trembling body. "Now, let me show you how much I love you," he told her. A slow grin crossed his handsome face, and his eyes were warm and drowsy on her. "You know how good that feels to tell you that…I swear, Meredith, I've never felt like this for any other woman. You're the first one I've ever said those words to."
"I know, it feels a little unbelievable, doesn't it?"
"It is," he agreed, settling over her, supporting himself on his forearms. He smoothed her hair away from her face, his palms brushing her gently. "But this feels very right, and I don't want to be anywhere else."
"I don't want to be anywhere else either," she murmured, still a little surprised at just how right it felt.
Derek's mouth descended on hers then, taking away her coherent thoughts, ending the conversation. Kissing her slowly and deeply, his tongue skillfully coaxing hers along in an erotic dance, until she was mindless with wanting him. He lifted his head, and let his gaze sweep over her, his eyes dark and smoky with desire. Meredith sighed and stretched, arching her back, offering her breasts to him. His palms glided over them, his mouth following, pleasuring her with both his fingers and his lips. He left no part of her warm skin untouched, making his way down her belly, pressing his mouth to where she was wet and sensitive.
"I'm so lucky to have such a beautiful, loving woman here in my arms," he murmured softly. "I want to make love to you all over again, as if we were just discovering each other." His fingers traced the line of her hips, before he lowered his mouth to hers again, softly at first and then with increasing pressure, delving for her tongue. Meredith made a soft sound of surrender, and returned his kiss eagerly, feeling the warmth spreading through her body.
Long moments passed as Derek continued to kiss her, exploring her mouth, and letting their tongues dance together slowly. His hands wound in her hair, fingers playing with the silky strands, as his lips moved away from hers briefly, to her eyelids, her forehead, her temple and then along the line of her jaw. Once again, he captured her lips, his teeth catching lightly on her bottom lip. "How am I doing so far?" he asked, feeling her breathing quicken.
"Wonder-ful… don't stop now…" she sighed against his mouth.
"I'm just starting," he assured her, his voice husky with emotion. His hand moved from her hair, down her shoulder, and from there he caressed the tender skin along the inside of her elbow. Meredith moaned involuntarily at the unexpected erotic sensation, her body suddenly tingling. Then his fingers brushed the delicate underside of her breasts, and she gasped at the gentleness of his fingers. He cupped her breast gently, rubbing his thumb in a lazy circle around her nipple, feeling it harden even further from the attention.
"Now…when I kiss you here, like this…" Derek whispered hotly, before he trailed his lips over her skin, "or like this…" running his tongue around her nipple, making her arch against him again, "does this make you hotter?"
Meredith nodded, words failing her, and he smiled to see the blissful expression on her face. He continued his erotic exploration of her breasts, his mouth moving from one to the other, licking and sucking, until she felt almost dizzy again from anticipation. Her hands moved to tunnel through his hair, tangling in his thick curls, as she tried to arch up even more to meet his mouth. She could feel the pure heat of his desire radiating from him, his lean body pressed tightly against hers.
Derek held back from grinding his hips against her too hard, keeping his touch gentle, finally kissing a trail along her throat and back to her lips again. "You are heaven," he murmured against her lips. "I love the taste of your skin." He kissed her a little harder, as his hand slid down her body, moving around to cup her closer still.
Meredith felt the sharp ache of wanting him, all of him, firing through her nerve endings, right down to her toes. "God, Derek…the way you make me feel is dangerous…" she whispered. "Like I'm going to combust and burn us both…"
"I like the sound of that," he chuckled. "What else can I do to make you burn…?" He shifted position, tracking his lips across her belly again, feeling her quiver with suppressed need. "If I kiss you here…?"
"Oh, yessss…."
"And here…" Moving lower still, licking with long wet strokes of his tongue, soaking her even further. His breath tickled her, all her senses on edge, the heat in her core like molten honey. "Where you taste so sweet…"
Meredith felt more loved than ever before, as he caressed and kissed her, down the length of one leg, then back up along her ankle, the curve of her calf and behind her knees, to the inside of her thigh. Her legs fell open even further for him, as Derek kissed, licked and bit lightly at her skin, igniting even more delicious throbbing in her clit. She abandoned herself totally, her world reduced to the feel of his mouth on her. He knew exactly where he wanted to take her, and she followed willingly, as if in a fever dream.
"Oh, oh…my god…oh…" she whispered, not wanting it end, and just when she thought it couldn't get any better, he stroked her clit and she nearly screamed out loud. Drawing out the pleasure that radiated to every part of her, as her climax began to roll over her, and she tightened and spasmed over and over. With a final soft cry, she went limp and Derek let her go slowly. He crawled back along her slick body, to kiss her, so long and wet and deep, Meredith was lost all over again.
Derek wrapped her even closer to him, wanting her then, all of her softness. As they lay side by side, looking into her eyes, he pulled her leg up across him, fitting her to against him perfectly. "Now let me love you the way you should be…" he said softly. Meredith only nodded again, unable to speak, and never losing her gaze, he cupped her as close as possible and she enveloped him in her tight warmth. Her hands roamed his body lazily, and her mouth sough his, nibbling and teasing as he thrust into her slowly. They both wanted to prolong this moment, the erotic sweetness of being joined.
The heat in their bodies intensified, their skin turning damp with sweat, as their pleasure began to spike. Derek could feel the tremors starting deep inside of her, around him, squeezing him, and his own body responded, shaking with need. "Now…Meredith…oh god..now…" They both moaned and cried out, consumed in the moment, as the molten heat filled them entirely.
As Meredith's quivers subsided, Derek lifted his head to look at her face, so flushed, her eyes soft and warm. He kissed her again tenderly, stroking the hair away from her face. "This is exactly where I want to be, here with you, loving you every day. I love you Meredith Grey Shepherd." His throat was inexplicably tight with raw emotion, and his eyes felt strangely damp.
Meredith moaned and buried her face against his chest, overcome with emotion. She raised her face to him again, a sheen of tears in her eyes as well, but a warm smile on her lips. "I love you, Derek Shepherd."
Much later, as they lazed in bed, Meredith propped herself up on her elbow. "So, we should talk about this wedding…" She ran her fingers down his chest, watching the sunlight catch the facets of the ring. "Is this going to be a big family affair? Or just us here again, but slightly more sober this time?"
Derek caught her hand. "What do you want? I think my parents would like to be here, but my sisters may not be able to come on such short notice."
Meredith sighed softly. "And I do NOT want to have my mother here."
"But…"
"Derek, your new mother-in-law is a bitter lady. She'll just bring everyone down, seriously. You have to believe me."
"I have to admit, I don't understand." He laced his fingers with hers, hearing the hint of sadness in her voice.
"Well, she's probably far too busy saving lives and making surgical history to attend anyway," Meredith assured him, not even wanting to imagine what Ellis was going to say about this. "She has been out of my life for so long, it's no big deal, seriously."
Derek arched one eyebrow in disbelief, but he bit his tongue to keep from saying anything. Instead, he pulled her down beside him again, and kissed her temple. "Look, I have to go to this race tomorrow, but talk to Sam and see what she can arrange. Whatever you want is fine with me."
"You really have to leave? After we've just gotten together?" Meredith asked, feeling absurdly like she was being abandoned. "God, listen to me, I sound way too needy. That is so not me…" She pulled away from him, sitting up, and resting her chin on her knees. "Look at me, I said I would never need a man to make me complete, and I'm getting emotional when you say have to go away for a couple of days." Meredith felt a tear sliding down her cheek, and she wiped it away quickly.
Derek sat up beside her, and wrapped his arm around her slim shoulders, inhaling the scent in her hair that had become so familiar to him. "Meredith, you can come with me, you know. Married people do that…" His voice was amused, as he let his hand trace the line of her back, tickling her softly.
"Seriously?"
He kissed her temple again. "Now that I've found you, I don't want to let you go."
"Just try and get rid of me, now," she giggled, before he pinned her down again. He caught her hands together, and proceeded to kiss her again, until she was breathless, and her giggles faded into soft little sounds of satisfaction. Wedding plans and discussions could wait…
Song lyrics from 'Love Like This' by Natasha Bedingfield