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George pulled into his driveway. He knew that Meredith was sleeping when she started to snore. He looked back at Derek "Are you going to wake her up?" he asked.
"No I'll carry her in. She's had a long day. She can sleep it off and we can talk in the morning. I know one thing I love her more than ever." he said looking down at the woman who held his heart. There were so many things they had to talk about. Tonight he would let her sleep and tomorrow he would let his wife know how much he loved her. He would shout from the roof top if it would prove himself to her. He got out of the car and carefully picked her up into his arms.
Lexie opened the door when she heard the car pull in.
"What happened?" Lexie asked when she saw Derek carrying Meredith.
"She had a lot to drink" Derek said as he walked by.
"The bed is ready upstairs" she told Derek.
Derek walked upstairs to the spare bedroom. He opened the door and laid Meredith down on the bed.
Meredith jumped when she felt Derek's hands leave her. She looked up "Your not leaving me are you?" she didn't want him to leave.
"You need some rest" Derek didn't want to take advantage of her in her present state of mind.
"Please lay with me. I need you tonight." she begged.
"I need you too. Not tonight get some rest we can talk in the morning." he covered her up.
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. She didn't want to be alone but didn't want to beg. "Whatever Derek" she said as she rolled over to face the wall. She didn't want him to see the tears falling down her face. It was like a faucet.
"I love you Meredith" he said as he walked out of the room.
"Sure you do" she whispered.
Derek woke up on the couch. He ran upstairs to check on Meredith it was the middle of the night. He needed to make sure that she was alright. He walked in and sat down on the bed. She looked so peacefully lying there.
Garth Brooks
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Sometimes late at night I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way that I feel
About her in my heart
Derek brushed the hair back from her face. He loved her so much. He couldn't believe that she would ever doubt his love.
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her everyday
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past going to
Be enough to last if tomorrow never comes.
Derek placed a kiss on her cheek. "I love you Meredith. The love I feel for you grows everyday. I could never stop loving you. I wish that I had told you everyday. I should have told you everyday. I will make sure that you know that I love you." he placed another kiss on her cheek. Tomorrow they would talk he would let her sleep tonight. He walked back downstairs to the couch. He needed to get some sleep.
Mark and Izzie sat in the kitchen. "Have you heard from Derek?" Izzie asked.
"No I think I will give him a call. Why don't you go get the kids up." he said as he walked over to the phone.
Izzy walked upstairs to get the kids up. She walked into the spare bedroom and found Josh and Stacey sitting up talking. "What's going on?" she asked them.
"Izzy what's going on with mom and dad?" Josh asked.
"Nothing they went to see George and Lexie" Izzy didn't want to lie to them. She just didn't know what to say.
"Don't lie to us Izzy. Dad wouldn't tell us the truth. We are old enough to know the truth. Please Izzy" Stacey begged.
"Fine your right I was lying. Your mom and dad hit a rough spot in their marriage. Everything is going to be okay though. They love each other they just need sometime to figure everything out." she wasn't lying she truly believed everything would be okay.
"There not going to get a divorce?" Josh asked.
"No they are not getting a divorce. Your mom feels like no one appreciates her anymore. Maybe you guys could start telling her how much she is needed." she said.
"We do appreciate her. She does everything for us. She hasn't been happy for a long time. She's a surgeon she needs to do what makes her happy. Being a surgeon again would make her happy." Josh knew his mom would love to go back.
"You guys are pretty smart. I think that it's time that she returned to her job." Izzie couldn't believe she hadn't thought of this herself.
Izzie walked downstairs. "Mark" she yelled.
"In the kitchen" he answered.
"Did you talk to Derek?" she asked.
"Yes I guess he hasn't had a chance to talk to Meredith yet. They brought her home from the bar last night. She was pretty wasted." Mark laughed he hadn't seen Meredith with a drink in her hand for a long time.
"They have smart children. They think that their mom should go back to work." she said as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"She does work." he was confused.
"No they think she should be doing surgeries. They think that it would make their mom happy." she sat next to him.
Mark smiled the kids were right it would make Meredith happy.