"What do you think Mer and the McAss are doing?" Izzie asked as the interns entered the locker room after a long day.
"What do you think they're doing" Karev spat
"Ew Alex, I didn't mean that" Izzie said
"Well they better be doing something worth their time, I had Dr. Shepherd's wife on my ass all day" Karev continued.
"Meredith and Dr. Shepherd aren't getting back together" George stated
"Get real" Alex glared at George
"Mer isn't stupid enough to ruin this case, this is going to be huge for her" Cristina defended
"She's stupid for McWhatever his name is" Karev groaned
"True" all the interns agreed
"Joe's tonight?" George asked
"Burke is letting me scrub in on a huge cardial tear tomorrow, I have reading to do" Cristina said smugly
Addison was pissed. In a non-Addison moment she stomped down to the chiefs office.
"Why the hell did you send Derek and Meredith together on that trip?" she demanded
"Excuse me?" Richard asked angrily from his desk chair. He was the chief since when did people think they could talk to him however they damn well pleased.
"You know we're working on our marriage, why would you decide to put my husband and his ex-girlfriend on trip hours away alone together?" Addison barked
"Addison, this was nothing personal, the board picked Dr. Grey, it wasn't my decision" Richard stated
"You could have done something" She bellowed
"There was no reason to interfere" Richard said sharply, warning her with his tone to drop it.
"I know its not your fault Richard…its just" she trailed off with tears brimming in her eyes
Richard stood up and put a sympathetic hand on her shoulder
"I know you want to save your marriage, but give Derek some time and some space, he'll open up when he's ready." Richard couldn't help but think of his affair with Ellis Grey. Even though he chose his wife , Ellis Grey would always be the love of his life. He saw the same look in Derek of what he saw of himself so many years ago. Derek may have chosen his wife but anyone who saw him knew he was in love with Meredith Grey. Richard knew that Addison and Derek's marriage was over but he didn't know how to tell her, just like he never knew how to tell Adele.
Addison shook her head "He loves Meredith" she said with a small laugh
Richard just stood and looked at her, he had no idea what to say, just then Addison's pager went off
'Well I have to go" she said giving Richard a small smile. He watched her leave sympathetically.
Derek and Meredith walked inside of what was the best hospital in Tennessee. It was huge, probably bigger than Seattle Grace. Before they could reach the nurses desk, two men in black suits approached them. Each took one of Meredith's hands and kissed them .
"Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Grey" the men said in union as they bowed before the two doctors.
Meredith and Derek exchanged looks
"King Ikhamm will you see you now" one of the guards said.
Meredith and Derek were ushered to a very private room that had been closed off by the back of the hospital. More security guards were standing by a private room with large guns. Meredith visually gulped, this was getting a little intense for her. Derek placed his hand of the small of her back as they made their way into the room. The guards watched them and every move they made.
"Punch Him, Punch Him" an older man who was lying in the hospital bed said to the TV, with a very heavy accent mixed with his broken English.
The man was watching Jerry Springer and was laughing at the trashy people on the show
"King Ikhamm" one of the guards said introducing Derek and Meredith to the King
"This is Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Grey, they are here to save you"
"Ah, Dr's, it is so nice to meet you" the King said kindly
"Pleasure is all ours" Derek spoke
"Derek Shepherd, one of the best neurosurgeons in the world, married for 12 years to an Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, currently lives in Seattle, recently moved there from New York, my hero" the King said with a smile
Derek looked confused at how the King knew all that information
"We know everything about you Dr. Shepherd, I am the king of Persia, do you think they would let just anybody in here and to operate on me?" The king asked rhetorically
"And the very lovely Dr. Grey" The king said with a slight wink
"Single, a very promising intern at Seattle Grace, mother was Ellis Grey and attended Dartmouth, my other hero"
"Yes" Meredith said with a smile
"I welcome you both" he said sincerely
"I have your scans here with me, I just want to go over the risks, this isn't going to be an easy surgery, Dr. Grey and I have been practicing for the last few day s, there are risks but I feel very confidently that I can remove this tumor and you won't have further damage"
Derek and Meredith spent the next few hours talking with the King. He was very warm and he took a special interest to them. He offered them food from his country and laughed and joked with them. Meredith and Derek actually had a pretty good time with the king.
"You must be a very lucky man Dr. Shepherd, that wife must be something if you're with her instead of being with Dr. Grey " the king said as a joke, not realizing the past between Meredith and Derek.
There were a few seconds of awkward silence.
"Anyone lucky enough to have Dr. Grey, is the luckiest man in the world" Derek said softly gazing at Meredith
Meredith shifted uncomfortably. The king watched in amusement, he noticed something between Derek and Meredith and couldn't figure out what it was.
They said goodbye to the king and made their way back to the hotel. As soon as they got in Meredith plopped on her bed and was scanning the room service menu. Derek took off his clothes and put on his pajamas, and old t-shirt and plaid pajama pants.
"Yes, I would like Meatloaf with extra onions, Garlic Bread, A sweet potato, and what kinds of desserts do you have?" Meredith asked the room service lady on the phone
Derek was leaning against the doorframe smiling
"Oh yes chocolate cake, can I get two pieces of that?"
"What about me?" Derek asked with a pretend hurt expression
"Well what do you want?" she asked as she covered a part of the phone with her hand
"Steak" he said
"Ooh and a baked potato" he finished
Meredith added to the order. She started pacing around the room
"What's wrong with you?" Derek asked
"I'm really hungry and I want to eat" She replied
"It will be here soon, calm down" he said eyeing her
"Do NOT TELL ME TO CALM DOWN DEREK, I'M STARVING AND I WANT MY DAMN CHOCOLATE CAKE" she yelled
"Meredith, I was kidding, are you nervous about the surgery tomorrow?" He asked trying to figure out a reason why she would be yelling at him about a piece of cake.
"No" she said as she continued to pace. Derek made his way over to her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"It's okay if you're nervous Mer, it's a big surgery"
"I'm not nervous, I just want to eat" she said anger boiling in her eyes.
Derek laughed at her. There was a knock on the door with all the food Meredith ordered. Meredith rubbed her hands together and began eating the food. Meredith was sitting up on her bed, eating like an animal during feeding hour at the zoo. Derek was siting beside her on the bed amused watching her eat.
"Can you please stop starring at me" she asked with an eye roll
"Meredith slow down, it's not going anywhere"
"Maybe it is with you eyeing my food like that" she said as she tore into another huge bite of cake.
"I'm not eyeing your food, I'm watching you, its like a free trip to the zoo, the way you tear into that poor meatloaf"
Meredith glared at him. Icing from the chocolate cake was smeared at bit on her face, and Derek broke into a grin which in turn made him laugh.
"Stop making fun of me, I'm hungry" she said starting to get emotional
Derek took his finger and wiped the icing from her face. He had the look in his eye, the Meredith look, the look of admiration
"God, I love you" he said softly, not realizing what was coming out of his mouth. Panic was written all across his face as soon as he said this. It just slipped out and although he knew he meant it, he was married he couldn't say it to Meredith. Meredith was just as equally shocked. She was going to cry, she felt the breakdown coming on. She had felt emotional all evening and all she wanted was a night to eat as much as she wanted and not be judged for it.
Meredith felt the tears welling up and she bolted and went into the bathroom. She sank on the floor as the tears started to fall freely. Derek loved her and she loved him but they couldn't be together because he was married. She was in hysterical sobs as she felt Derek enter the bathroom. Now she started crying because she forgot to lock the bathroom door. Everything was making her want to break down in sobs.
"Meredith" Derek said as he sat on the floor next to her and rubbed her back
"Go….away….Derek" she said inbetween cries
"Mer, I'm sorry, it just slipped out"
At that Meredith began to sob more. Derek didn't know what to do and he didn't know why Meredith was hysterical. The only thing he knew to do was to let Meredith cry and comfort her
"You're married Derek, you're married and you say you love me but you chose her. I told you I loved you and you chose her, so you don't get to look at me like that and you don't get to say you love me because you chose her" Meredith blurted her eyes puffy from crying.
Derek starred at her not knowing what to say
"And its not fair Derek, for you to lead me on and make me think that you love me" she spitted out
"I do love you Meredith, I am in love with you" He said meeting her gaze
"BUT YOU'RE MARRIED" Meredith said feeling the tears rolling back down her face
Derek hugged her closely to him, he played with her hair and tried his best to comfort her. Meredith was sobbing again
"You're married and its great you're married, but what about the baby" Meredith said hysterically. She wasn't the only one who was slipping up today. She hadn't even taken a pregnancy test but she knew. She hadn't admitted to herself and she barely let herself think about it, but she knew.
The look on Derek's face was of pure terror
"What baby?" he asked calmly
He could see the fear in Meredith's eyes
"I think I'm pregnant, I know I'm pregnant" Meredith corrected
Derek took in a deep sigh
"Have you taken a test or been to the doctor, he asked" quietly
"No, but I know" she said as she wiped a few tears away.
"How do you know?" he asked softly and helped her wipe the tears from her face
Meredith stood up and pulled her shirt up to reveal what was starting to form a tiny baby bump. Derek looked in amazement as she took his hand and placed it on her stomach. He could feel how round it had gotten as realization graced his face.
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