Meredith met up with Derek. He was reading a chart. "Hey you" she said with a smile as she reached him.

"Hey" he replied as he returned the chart to its place. "I was hoping to grab something to eat. I've been in surgery up until now. W hat about you, have you eaten?"

"Not yet, I was going to do that now. I need to ask you a few things too." she smiled.

Derek looked at Meredith curiously. "That's fine, let's go." he told her as he reached for her hand.

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They had grabbed their food and were now seated inside the cafeteria in a booth. "So, I have a VIP patient flying in today." Derek opened.

Meredith smiled. "Are you boating?" she asked.

"Nope, but I do need an intern, and I was hoping that you would scrub in with me tomorrow." he beamed before tilting his head.

"What's the procedure?" she asked curiously.

"Well I need to remove her tumour pressing against her optical nerve, and later I will need to remove the tumour at the base of her spine." he replied.



"Interesting, sounds like a complex procedure. 2 surgeries in Neuro. I guess you are lucky that I have a liking for neuro." she smirked.

"So are you in?" he asked hopeful

"I'm in" she grinned.

"So you said that you needed to talk to me" Derek prompted.

"Oh right, ummm, Addie wants to run the tests tonight's when I knock off work, but she also wanted to know you Medical history. So she could know anything that might affect our baby's health." she spoke awkwardly.

"My patient gets here at 6. I'll make sure she is settled then I will come with you to your appointment Mer."

"You don't have to." she told him.

"I know I don't have to, but I want to. Plus it makes it easier for me to answer Addison's questions. Then I hoped I could take you home for some dinner. I was thinking about grabbing some Indian." he told her as he turned to face her. "What do you think?"

"That'll be nice Der, but I have room mates." she said with a faint smile.

"I'm not talking about your house, the 'intern lodge' I'm talking about my place. You haven't been there yet." he told her as he ran a hand 

over her cheek.

"It will be nice to have you all to myself." he told her as he leant in to give her a kiss. "It's been too long" he murmured as he kissed her again.

"Hmmmm..." she moaned. "I've missed you."

"Not as much as I've missed you." he told her as he pulled back.

"So I'll pick you up from your locker" he told her as she took the chance to take a drink of her juice.

"ok, but from what I gather the test isn't going to be pretty." she told Derek.

"Hey, I'll be there to hold your hand, that's all I care about." he told her before giving her another kiss.

Meredith and Derek finished their food, and luckily so, as Meredith just got paged. "I've got to report to Bailey." she told him as she made him slide out of the booth.

"Alright. Hey I'll introduce you to our patient first thing tomorrow." he smiled before giving her a quick kiss. "You better go, bailey can be scary."

Meredith laughed. "you try growing up with her."



With that she quickly ran off, not wanting to keep Bailey waiting any longer.

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Ellis walked into Seattle Grace Hospital. She made her way quickly to the elevator. She had donned a head scarf for her visit.

It had been a long time since she had been here. When she left she had cut ties with everything that had been her life. She didn't know if he was still here, or what had become of her children, and the thought had made her panic. She had dealt with the pain the only way she knew how. She had buried herself in work.

She had become invisible to those who had loved her. She disappeared. She had been broken, and even though she hadn't heard she assumed that her beautiful little girl who had glorious blonde hair and vibrant green eyes, had passed.

She had decided, on knowing that she had to come here that she would visit the cemetery and find where her little girl had been put to rest.

The elevator had been empty and she found her way to the surgical wing with ease. The whole time she had been gone, nothing had seemed to change.

"Can you please have Dr Shepherd paged." she asked, giving the nurse a once over.


"May I ask who you are?" the nurse queried.

"You may ask, but it won't mean you will receive an answer. I'm his patient." She told the nurse curtly.

Minutes later Derek arrived. She smiled at him. "I see you have brightened since I last saw you." Ellis observed.

Derek grinned. "Let me take you to your room. You have the VIP room. I pulled some string to get the nurses to leave you alone. I have also managed to secure your privacy with the rule that only your treating physician can enter the room."

"I would love to stay and catch up tonight, but I have an appointment." he winked.

"A girl I am assuming. I would like to meet this girl who has made you smile so much. She has surely put a bounce back in your step."

Derek beamed, if all goes as planned, tonight I will make her my fiancé." Derek sighed "I just hope that her protective siblings will back off a little."

Ellis chuckled. "At least you know she's loved."

"I know that, but I honestly worry about her. She has been holding back key facts about her life. She's heavily guarded, and is convinced that I will leave her." Derek groaned as he ran his fingers through his 

hair.

"It sounds like she has been broken. Are you sure you're the person to fix her?" she asked, scared to see her young friend sacrificing himself for the girl he loved.

"Yes, besides we are going to have a baby." Derek grinned again.

"That's wonderful news Derek, I hope that I will get to meet her." she told him honestly.

"I will see what I can do."

With that Derek opened the door to room 636 and placed Ellis's bag down on the bed. "I will be in to see you first thing in the morning." Derek told her before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"I hope for your sake Derek that she says yes." Ellis told him as he reached the door.

"Thanks Elle" He said with a smile.

He made sure the blinds were closed before he left.