Meredith and Derek didn't sleep last night. Derek was insistent on getting several good tries in, and Meredith was onboard with the grand plan. Meredith woke up looking into Derek's deep eyes. He was just staring at her, just watching. They were in a tangled mess of bed sheets, neither needed them with the heat they had created.

"Do I have something on my face?" She asked with a slight giggle.

"No. I was just looking at perfection. All my life-- And now here I am, laying next to perfection." He said with a serious face.

"Perfection? I think not!" She laughed. "You are going to give me a complex!" She pointed out.

"I love you." He said as he leaned in and kissed her.

"I love you too." She whispered back.

"So, do you feel pregnant?" Derek asked. Meredith rolled her eyes and giggled.

"Derek..." She muttered.

"Well, I have to say my guys made a damn good presentation. They were on a mission." He said with a chuckle.

"I'm sure they were..." She giggled along with him.

"What time is it?" She asked and she laid there not wants to avert her gaze from his eyes.

"Seven." He stated.

"Nice and early..." Meredith said with raised brows. "You have the day off. I have to day off. Anna is asleep. We have about an hour before she wakes up...Whatever can we do?" She said as she looked off into space.

"I think I can think of something..." He said as he pulled her over on top of him.

"Your mind had only one thought...dirty." She scorned.

"In this bed, with you, yes, it does!" He agreed. She sat up and straddled him, moving her hips.

"Well, I think I can satisfy your dirty mind." She laughed.

"Can you now?" He asked as he rolled her onto her back and quickly pushed her knees up, thrusting into her deeply.

"Oh God!" She yelled loudly. He continued thrusting, making her moan.

"God, Mer..." He moaned. He could feel her tightening around him. She quickly began to scream as her climax took over.

"Derek! Oh God, harder!" She yelled over the banging of the headboard.

"Oh, Mer! Oh God, baby!" He shouted as he continued to pound into her harder. She felt him release into her. "Oh..." Derek moaned as they rolled over. They both laid there, staring at each other. Their eyes widened when they heard loud crying outside the door.

"Shit!" Meredith muttered as she jumped out of the bed and threw on a tee shirt and pants. "Get dressed." She hissed as she walked to the door. She quickly walked out, shutting the door behind her. Her face dropped when she saw Anna, sitting in the floor outside the door, crying.

"Anna, what's wrong?" Meredith said as she knelt down to her. Anna looked up to her with red eyes.

"You and Mr. Derek are fighting..." She whined.

"No we aren't." Meredith said softly.

"You're not?" Anna asked as she perked up.

"No..." Meredith returned as she pulled her close.

"I heard yelling and banging." Anna said as she stared into Meredith's eyes.

"We were just playing!" Meredith said with a laugh, her face turning red.

"Oh!" Anna laughed. "Can I play too?" Meredith's face turned an even deeper shade of red.

"Only if you like tickle fights!" Meredith said as she ran into their bedroom, Anna following her.

"What are we doing?" Derek asked with a chuckle as he looked at the two of them laying in the bed. Meredith was tickling Anna.

"Having a tickling fight." Meredith said. "Come on, I need your help!" She yelled, as she began tickling Anna. Derek walked over and helped. Anna began laughing hysterically.

"Stop!" She shouted in between laughs.

"What did you say?" Derek asked with a laugh.

"Stop!" She said again. They both stopped and smiled at her. "I didn't mean it!" She giggled, and they both started again. She laughed even harder.

"Are you hungry?" Meredith asked as she stopped.

"Yup." Anna said as Derek stopped tickling.

"Well, maybe Derek will teach me to make french toast." Meredith said as she looked at Derek and he nodded.

"Sounds like fun..." Derek said as he pulled her out of the bed. Anna jumped up and ran down the stairs. "We need to be more careful." He said seriously.

"No kidding." She said quickly as she followed him down. They both arrived in the kitchen to see Anna getting out the pans and bowls.

"Whatcha doing, honey?" Derek asked with a smile. Meredith covered her face, to cover her creeping laughter.

"Gettin' things ready." She said happily. "I helped Aunt Addison yesterday, she showed me where everything was. I had to help at home." She said nonchalantly.

"Aunt Addison?" Derek asked with raised brows. He and Meredith shared a look.

"Yep." Anna said as she continued with she was doing. They started pulling out the ingredients, and supplies.

"So, I think tonight would be a good time to go to dinner with Ellis and Richard." Meredith said, looking over at Derek.

"Really?" He asked with surprise.

"Yeah. It's time, so get your armor on." She said with a sigh.

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"Which dress do you want to wear?" Meredith asked as she laid out three nice dressed on the bed.

"That one." Anna said as she pointed at the pale yellow dress.

"Okay. Find the matching shoes." Meredith told her.

"Where are we going?" Anna asked as she rummaged around her closet.

"To dinner. At a very nice restaurant. Where you will have to be on your best behavior." Meredith warned.

"I will." She said with a smile.

"Which hair do you want to wear?" Meredith asked, as she looked at the selection.

"This one..." Anna said as she pointed to a dark blond one. "It looks like yours."

"You don't have to wear it. You can do whatever you want." Meredith said softly as she rubbed her head.

"I wanna tonight." She said as she grabbed it.

"I need to take a shower when Derek is done. I'll help you get dressed when I get out, okay?" Meredith asked.

"I can get dressed." Anna said as she looked at the dress. "I'll play with Sandy for awhile." She said as she grabbed her stuffed horse. Meredith walked her way to her bathroom. Anna grabbed her dress and pulled it over herself. She squirmed as she got it stuck. She heard Derek's heavy footsteps.

"Mr. Dereeekk!" She shrieked.

"Whoa. You look like you've been attacked by a yellow monster!" He laughed as he walked over.

"I need help." She said in desperation.

"And I will help." Derek said as he unzipped it and pulled it over her.

"Oh thank you!" She said exuberantly.

"You are very welcome." He answered as he zipped it up.

"Derek!" Meredith shouted from the other room.

"I think you're--I think Meredith needs help too." He said as he patted her head and walked out.

"Can you zip me?" Meredith asked as she turned her back to him.

"I suppose...but I like the unzipped version better." He said coyly.

"You'd better behave. We barely covered our asses earlier." She scorned him.

"Literally." He said with a grin. She returned it with a smack in the arm.

"Is Anna dressed?" Meredith asked as she went into the bathroom to put her makeup on.

"So, do you think your mom will keep her claws in?" Derek asked.

"Probably not. But I swear, if she steps out of line...if she says anything inappropriate to Anna. I will hurt her, Derek." She said angrily. "I did tell Richard. He can pretty much keep her in line."

"So you and Richard..." Derek said with a grin. "You seem to be...closer."

"No. He can just control my mother." Meredith said quickly.

"He cares about you, Mer. And I think, you do too." Derek said in a sing song way as he walked out of the bedroom.

Derek and Anna waited patiently by the front door. Derek kept glancing at his watch. If she didn't get down here soon, he was going to have to go up and drag her down. He knew it didn't take her this long. She was procrastinating. Derek knew she didn't want to go, but she was taking a step.

Meredith didn't want to go. In fact, she was wondering why she had asked. She took the step. She didn't have to. If she was smart, she would have kept her mouth shut. Then she wouldn't be going to a dinner where she was going to run the Ellis Grey gamut. She sighed, knowing she couldn't hold out any longer. She slowly made her way down the stairs in her chocolate brown gown. Derek's eyes lit up the minute he saw her.

"Merediff, you look pretty!" Anna said as her eyes got wide.

"Mer, you look beautiful." Derek exclaimed as he kissed her cheek.

"Are you ready?" Derek asked.

"As I'll ever be." Meredith muttered as she walked out the door and to Derek's car. Derek rushed over and opened the door for Anna. He quickly folded the seat back and helped Anna in.

"So I get to see your mommy?" Anna asked happily.

"Yes you do." Meredith said as she turned around and looked at her.

"Is she nice?" Anna asked. Derek and Meredith both looked at each other.

"Well...um, she is very serious. She doesn't laugh. She doesn't have fun." Meredith explained.

"Oh." Anna said as if all her fun was now spoiled.

"Maybe this was a bad idea." Meredith moaned.

"It will be fine." Derek said as he grabbed her hand and squeezed.

"What's this?" Anna asked as she held the item up. Meredith turned around and gasped.

"Yuck! That's yuck! Put that down!" She shouted. Anna immediately dropped it. Derek stopped at the red light. He turned around and the color ran from his face. Meredith started hitting him. Anna looked worried.

"Damn you Derek! Why didn't you throw that away. That is disgusting!" She seethed. "Derek's in a time out. And so am I. Rub this on your hands." She said as she handed her hand sanitizer.

"Oh." Anna said quickly. "Is it a balloon? It looks like a balloon."

"No. It's not a balloon." Derek said as he got the death glare from Meredith.

"Then what is it?" Anna asked.

"It's an--it's a medical thing. It's gross, and dirty. Don't touch it!" Meredith reiterated.

"Okay." Anna said, finally satisfied. Derek pulled into the parking lot at the both took a big sigh before climbing out of the vehicle. Meredith held Anna's tiny hand as they walked in and were led to their table.

"Meredith, Derek." Richard said as he rose from the table.

"Richard." Meredith said as he gave her a small hug.

"You look gorgeous!" Richard told her.

"Thank you..." Meredith returned. "Mother." She said as she nodded.

"Derek. How are you?" Ellis asked as she walked up and hugged him.

"I am great. And you?" He asked.

"Good, very good." Ellis said quickly.

"And you must be Anna..." Richard asked as he shook her hand.

"Yep." Anna said with a smile.

"How are you?" Ellis asked Anna. Anna got an intimidated look on her face.

"Good." She said meekly as she hid behind Meredith.

"Let's sit down." Meredith suggested as she took her place, motioning for Anna to sit next to her.

"So, how was the hospital?" Derek asked Richard.

"It survived without you." Richard said with a laugh.

"And how has it been with you, Ellis?" Derek asked as he looked over.

"Fine. Business as always." She said quickly as she looked at her menu. Meredith caught a glare from her. She quickly poured herself a glass of wine. "I don't think they have tequila here, dear." Ellis spat at Meredith. Meredith ignored her and kept reading. Derek winced behind his menu.

"So Anna, what would you like?" Meredith asked her. Meredith motioned for her to bend down to her.

"Merediff, your mom scares me." She whispered.

"She scares me too." Meredith said with a giggle.

"So, I had no idea you had intentions of doing this." She said as she motioned to Anna, who was swinging her legs.

"I didn't." Meredith said dryly.

"I found out from nurses. My own daughter couldn't even tell me." She stated. "I thought you were going to be a surgeon." Ellis spat.

"Ellis!" Richard said quickly.

"What? There is an elephant in the room. I am going to point it out." Ellis said frankly.

"I am going to be a surgeon." Meredith said nastily.

"With a-- I did it. You nearly brought me to my knees. I am stronger than you. You should just give up. I'm sure you would look nice with spit up and finger paint all over you. At least she is a decent age. I can't imagine if you had raised her. Not to mention who gets a child with someone they aren't even married to." Ellis spat angrily. Anna had no idea what was going on. Derek was busy distracting her.

"No. We aren't doing this. It stops now. I don't want to listen to you all night. I did this for Richard. I don't care if you are here. In fact, I wish you weren't because everything I do, in your eyes, is wrong. I tried. It doesn't matter, nothing is good enough. We don't have a relationship, and I can deal with that. But please, for the sake of her, keep your mouth shut." Meredith said in a loud whisper. Ellis looked at her in shock and shut her mouth.

"So, Meredith? You will be back on Tuesday?" Richard asked.

"Of course. Anna starts her first day of school on Monday." Meredith stated. Anna perked up.

"Are you excited?" Richard asked. Anna shook her head yes. "It will be fun. I want to be a doctor!"

"Richard is a doctor." Meredith said.

"Really? What kind? Merediff is a learning doctor, and Mr. Derek is a brain doctor." Anna said happily.

"I am the boss of all of the surgeons at the hospital." Richard said.

"Whoa..." Anna returned. No one included Ellis in the conversation.

The rest of the dinner was fairly silent. Richard, Meredith and Derek maintained a somewhat light conversation. Richard would try to include Anna whenever he could. But Ellis wasn't being social. She wasn't trying to be nice. She wasn't trying at all. Meredith breathed a sigh of relief when Derek suggested that it was time to leave. They all said their goodbyes, which included Richard apologizing for Ellis over and over again.

Anna was quiet on the way home. She said that she thought Ellis was mean to Meredith, but she left it at that. Derek and Meredith kept quiet. They didn't want to make things worse. When they got home, they tucked Anna into bed and made their way to their room.

"That could have been worse." Derek said as he shut the bedroom door.

"Not much." Meredith said sadly. "I shouldn't have exposed Anna to her. I knew better." She said as she pulled off her earrings.

"Don't beat yourself up." Derek said as he pulled off his jacket and tie.

"How can I not?" Meredith asked as she undressed.

"I don't think she realized..." Derek said, changing into his pajamas.

"She did. Maybe not a lot, but she could feel the vibe." Meredith said as she washed her face. "She said that she was scared of her."

"What did you tell her?" Derek asked as he put toothpaste on his toothbrush.

"They truth..." Meredith said as she dried off and grabbed her toothbrush.

"And that is?" Derek asked as he quit brushing.

"She scares me too..." Meredith said with a giggle.

"Seriously?" He asked as he rinsed his mouth.

"Yeah." She said as she paused her brushing.

"Well, I am proud of you. You stood up to her, but you didn't make a scene." Derek said with a smile. "Will you marry me?" He asked as she brushed her teeth.

"No." She mumbled as she brushed.

"It that a yes?" He said, knowing that she said no.

"No!" She said as she spit out the toothpaste.

"Fine..." He said with a laugh. They both walked over to their side of the bed.

"Can we just--" Derek started.

"Sleep?" She asked.

"Yeah." He said as he looked at her.

"Yeah...Oh thank God." Meredith muttered as they both crashed onto the bed.

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