Meredith stood there, listening to him confess his undying love to her and when he said the words "home" she went weak in the knees. She always felt "home" with Derek around. "Derek, I need to tell..." He stopped her again, but this time, his lips crashed into hers, leaving her stunned but returning the passionate kiss he initiated.
She tried to pull back from him, but he held her closer, deepend the kiss and laid her down on the bed. He looked at her, "Meredith, I have never stopped loving you." She had tears in her eyes as she looked into his, "I love you too Derek," she whispered.
He kissed her again, but this time she pulled away from him. "Derek, we, I mean, I, we can't do this. Ive only been back here what less than a day? And we are already in this position?" He laughed at the face she made when she said that. "I mean, Derek, there's alot of lost time, and a lot of things you need to know..." her voice lowered at the last part. He began to speak when the door opened.
"There you are! We've been looking everywh..." Izzie trailed off when she saw Derek next to Meredith. "OH, did we, erm, interrupt?" Meredith laughed and shook her head. Just then Dani came running toward Meredith, "MOMMY MOMMY! DaNI MISS YOU!" Meredith grabbed the little girl and embraced her. She looked at Derek whose gaze had softened when he laid eyes on Dani.
Dani looked at him, then back at Meredith. "Mommy?" Dani questioned her wondering who this man looking at her was. Meredith took a deep breath, "Dani, this is your daddy." Dereks eyes widened surprised Meredith had done that. He knew Dani was his, but she just introduced him as 'daddy.'
Dani's eyes got wide, a smile crept to her face, "DADDY!!!!!!" she squealed and lunged toward Derek covering him with kisses. He hugged her back and his heart melted when he held the little girl in his arms.
Izzie and George decided to leave them be as they reunited as a family. They were walking away when Izzie spoke up, "Fate...it always brings you home." George nodded in agreement as they went on with their day.
Dani was still covering Derek in kisses when Meredith interrupted her, "Derek, meet Daniella Michele Shephard. Your little girl." He smiled at her, and all the anger he felt toward her melted at the very moment she let him into Dani's life. All the hurt he had felt when she left, all the pain when he found out he fathered a child. It left him and he knew things were right where they should be. "Fate," he whispered then looked up at Meredith. "Fate brought us back together."
Meredith smiled at him, knowing things were going to be okay. There was still alot of things that needed to be said, but for now, she was content with how things were going. She looked at Derek and Dani and wondered what could have been if she had never left.
Derek interrupted her thoughts, "Mer, will you and Dani join me for dinner?" He wanted to catch up, spend time with them and get to know Dani a little better. She nodded, "Seven sound okay?" She nodded again and grabbed Dani from him.
"C'mon Dani girl, we need to go tell Uncle Richard bye and we will come back again tomorrow k?" Dani nodded, excited to go see Richard. Before they could leave the room Derek grabbed Meredith's arm, "Richard knew?" She nodded, and his face dropped again. How come no one had told him about Dani and Meredith? Why was this all coming back to him now. His sad thoughts left him when he realized that fate was giving him another chance. A chance to make things right. He vowed to himself, this time, he would do the right thing. But first, he had something to take care of at home.
Meredith and Dani were back at the hotel getting ready for their dinner date. Meredith sat Dani down on her bed, "Dani, I know you dont understand, I know you're still so young, but I want to say I'm so sorry." She began to cry and Dani reached up and touched her tears, "Mommy sad?" Meredith nodded, and continued, "Tonight, we are meeting your daddy for dinner. Hopefully, our lives will be much much better from now on sweetheart." Dani hugged Meredith and kissed her cheek. "Dani love mommy." Meredith smiled, "Mommy love Dani too."
Meanwhile, back at his trailer, Derek was digging through his closet searching frantically for something. Finally, he found it. A small wooden box.He slowly opened it unleashing mixed emotions from his past. He sifted through the contents of the box, a photo of Meredith. Some lavendar shampoo. Black panties. Then he came upon it. A small black box that should have changed his life forever.
He took a deep breath and opened it. It still shined like it did the day he bought it. It was a beautiful 2 carat canary yellow diamond ring. The day his divorce from Addie was final was the day he was going to propose to Meredith. This happened to be the day she was supposed to return to SGH. Problem was, she never came back.
It was ten till seven, Derek pulled up at the hotel. He got out and walked up to reception. "Dr. Grey's room please." The receptionist flashed him a flirty smile, "Well sure." She looked up Meredith's info and looked back at him, full flirt going on. "So, I have her information, now, what are you going to give me for it?"
Derek was taken aback. "Erm, Excuse me?" Her actions completely caught him offguard. "She is the mother of my child, I would like to know what room she is in please." He was beginning to get aggitated with this woman but lucky for him, Meredith walked up.
"Hi, honey," laying it on thick. "I thought you would never show up. Dani here, she missed her daddy, and I, missed my husband," making sure the receptionist heard the "husband" part, she leaned in and kissed him passionatly. The receptionist blushed and walked into the back room, away from the happy couple.
They burst out laughing, "That was classic! Did you see the look on her face!" Meredith was laughing so hard she was almost crying. Dani was laughing just because everyone was laughing. Derek was standing there still trying to wrap his mind around her calling him her husband.
"Derek, are you okay?" Meredith noticed his blank stare. He snapped out of his dreamworld and smiled, "Yes, lets get going. Are you ready Dani girl?" Dani squealed and jumped into Derek's arms, "Ready daddy!" Meredith watched as the two interacted, feeling just a twinge of guilt knowing that the past two years could have been this way, had she not run.