CHAPTER 7

"I'm going to keep the baby."Meredith whispered not looking at Derek who was staring at her with his mouth wide open.

"Meredith are you sure about this i mean a baby is a big responsibility." Derek asked her moving towards the bed

"Derek i know that it is a big responsibilty i think i can manage." Meredith retorted suddenly sitting straight up and looked at him like he was a rattlesnake.

"Oh really what makes you so sure that you can handle the baby you're only 15." He argued

She gave him a glare "Gee thanks for that sherlock holmes i didn't realize that being young meant that i was stupid." She said angrily now watching Derek's face turn to angry

"That's not what i said all i meant was..." He began to stay but stopped short when Meredith raised a hand a signal from him to stop talking while he was ahead.

"I know what you meant and let me tell you that this my decision i didn't say it was going to be easy and god knows that i'll need you and your mother to help me if i'm going to make this work so can you please support me in this?"Meredith pleaded her green eyes shining

Derek couldn't say no to her especially since it was after all Meredith and ever since she came into his life his strange attraction to her made it nearly impossible for him to resist her and none the less say no to her.

He hesitated before replying "All right i'm in but don't expect me to change diapers i've done enough..."
And before Derek could finish talking he watched as Meredith got out of bed and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek causing his emotions to stir once again.

"Thank you i know it's alot and especially for someone you hardly know." Meredith said smiling

Derek waved his hands "I know you well enough to see that you are a caring person and the rest will come in speaking of time i better get downstairs before mom comes up here and finds you out of bed believe me you don't want to find out." Just as he was about to leave the room he heard small footsteps approahing him and he turned around and to find Meredith standing right behind him.

"Just before you go i thought i would do this..."She whispered before standing on her tiptoe and planted a small but effectual kiss on the lips leaving them both stunned and breathless Derek was going to say something when he heard a knock on the door and his mother walking in only to find Meredith out of bed much to her chagrin.

"Meredith what are you doing out of bed i thought the doctors said to stay there and rest." Carolyn scolded and gently pushed Meredith back into her bed and at that moment Derek chose that moment to head back downstairs for a much needed glass of water especially after what had happend between the two of him the now closeness between him and Meredith was even stronger than before and he had kissed alot of women in his time however this time this one suckered him in the gut it may have been a small kiss more of a peck really but it was more than effective and he didn't know what to do about it.

"Derek?" His mother asked walking back into the kitchen and watched her son make the faces she was only to familiar with and being the mother that she was was concerned for both Meredith and for Derek for their ages and circumstances kept them apart.

Derek turned towards his mother "Is Meredith sleeping?" He asked clearing his throat

Carolyn nodded before returning to finish making dinner "Yes she is and the poor girl is flushed now,do you suppose know how it got there?" She asked sharply

Derek flushed himself "No it could be just from the heat." He lied and watched as his mother shook her head.

"Derek i'm not blind i know that she has a crush on you what i need to know is did you act on it and should i be worried?"

He shook his head before saying "She gave me a peck on the lips that's all no harm no foul."

His mother snorted "She's only 15 Derek i raised you better than that she's at a very impressionable age it would be easy to hurt her."

Derek didn't have much to say except for "I wouldn't hurt her not after everything thats she's been through beside's we're both not ready to date we're still getting comfortable with each other."

Carolyn sighed and shook her head "Derek all i'm saying is be careful and don't force her into something she isn't ready for if that's your intentions."

He sighed "Could we just drop it for now i'm tired and i'm hungry it was a long day at the hospital."

His mother shook her head she knew that her son was only trying to change the subject and if she weren't so tired herself she would keep breaching the subject so the only thing she could say was "Okay we'll leave it alone for now but make no mistake we will be talking about it again and soon." Derek sighed knowing she would get her own way "Fine let's eat i want to get some sleep before work tomorrow. And with that both mother and son went into the dining room and began eating their dinner and both were quiet. Twenty minutes later they both finished and Derek went and helped his mother clear the dinner table before his mother shooed him away.

Derek looked at her "What you don't want my help what gives?"

Carolyn walked over to him and gave him a pat on the cheek "Sweetheart i know what tired looks like and clearly you look exhausted,why don't you crash here for the night?"

He hesitated before replying "I don't know if that's a good idea."

Carolyn arched a brow "And why is that?do you not trust yourself around Meredith is that it?"

He shook his head " I do trust myself mom."

"Then what is it ?"

"I don't know ah..." Derek started to say but exhaustion was kicking in and before he said anything he shouldn't have so he told his mother that he would spend the night and just get up early in the morning.
On the way towards his bedroom he debated or not whether to check on Meredith and trust that he had some sort of control or simply walk away and know he had done the right thing by not going back in there,
where temptation layed. Deciding the latter option was the best one Derek went to his room having this gut feeling that he had made the wrong choice and figured that he was going to be a long night and that a cold shower may be in store for him.

Waking up the next morning Meredith woke up with a smile on her face and that was saying something considering she used to live with a cold mother who didn't give her a reason to smile. Yawning she gradually got her self out of bed did her business and brushed her teeth then made her way back towards the bed before Carolyn found her out if bed. Meredith chuckled and remembered the warning that Derek gave her something along the lines of 'you don't want to find out' and she was still chuckling when she heard a soft knock at the door and watched as his mother came in and with her brought some much food.

"How's it going Meredith?you look a lot better." Carolyn said as she put the tray on Meredith's lap

"I feel ALOT better thanks i can't remember when the last time i slept this good." Meredith responded chowing down her bacon and eggs.

"Well that's good to see however you are still bed ridden for at least another day." Carolyn cautioned her watching the girl eat ravenously.

Too bad Derek wasn't in here to keep me company Meredith thought and she suddenly flushed as she realized that his mother was in the room and was watching her every move.

Carolyn noticed the flush on Meredith's face before remembering the same look on her son's face and decided right then and there to call her on it.

"So what do you think of my son?"She asked rather casually and Meredith knew that she was busted for kissing her son "I think Derek is a fine man one only a mother could love." Meredith mumbled feeling a bit guilty. "Yes he is." Carolyn agreed "but i also know that he is to old for you." "What do you mean?
there's nothing going i only met him a few days ago." Meredith rambled on and his mother smiled "I know but i can tell there is a connection between the two of you and it's only something two people in love have."

Meredith was starting to freak out love? no like? very much so and lust? hell yes there was definitely something there and before Carolyn could add to it she replied with "I'm keeping the baby." She blurted out

Knowing that topic was over Carolyn was slightly relieved that Meredith was going to keep the baby at the same time mixed emotions about it "Well i'm glad dear we'll talk more about it later i'll let you get some rest." And with that Carolyn left the room leaving Meredith with her thoughts. Meredith sighed and layed back down on the bed thinking to herself that whatever this thing with Derek was it was going to be complicated and that's the last thing i need or do i?

Derek was thinking the same way about Meredith as he drove back to his mother's house later that night,as much as he wanted her he did so very much the last thing they both needed was a complication that no one knew where it would go. Sighing he pulled up at the house got out of the car and looked up at the windows where much to his relief all lights were off especially Meredith's,walking into the house a moment later he thought he heard a whimper coming from Meredith's room which suddenly stopped making him think it was just his imagination but all of a sudden it happened again and now all he could think of was that there was something was wrong with the baby, and he ran up the stairs and made his way into her room and saw an image that he could never naked standing there making his way towards him in all her glory which caused him to swallow and forget his own name.

Meredith looked at him with a smirk before saying "What are you just going to stand there?"

Derek gulped and he realized that he had a choice one that would ultimately change their life forever so he had a decision that he had to make. He just stood there and reached for her pulling her naked body towards him at that point they started kissing passionately with tongues meshing,hands roaming all over their bodies and by miracles his clothes came off and they fell towards the rest of the night was well extraordinary and a night they wouldn't forget.

Okay so there you have it i wasn't going to write the last part in but had decided to what the hell and went for it however the next chapter will be dealing with the aftermath and what they want coming out of that and i promise to have that one up and running and soon. I hope you enjoyed it in the meantime and please remember to review and give suggestions as to where you want to see happen to this couple in the following chapters so read and review! thanks.