Chapter Three: Round Two
Meredith sat her 'usual' lunch table with her new friends and fellow interns. They had formed a close friendship over the past 2 weeks since they had become interns. A new addition had been made to their little clique in the form of Alex Karev. Meredith had not taken to him to being mainly due to the fact that he had called her a nurse. But now that she had gotten to know him she discovered there was more to him the he let on.
"So Mer, what's with you and Shepherd now?" Cristina asked.
Meredith had been honest with her new friends over the one night stand that she had shared with their boss. They had been mostly understanding. Izzie had taken it the wrong way to begin with but that was the type of person she was.
"Nothing" Meredith said emphasising the single word she had spoken. "And I intend to keep it that way. He is my boss and besides…" she began before being cut off by her pager.
"Sorry guys got to take this" she apologised before leaving the table and her much wanted lunch behind.
"Beside what?" Izzie called after her. "There is something she isn't telling us" Izzie said turning back to the rest of the group.
"She doesn't need to tell us everything Barbie" Cristina snapped. "So what she has secrets…who doesn't" she added.
"Yeah well whatever it is its bad. She cries in her sleep most nights and her phone constantly rings but she ignores whoever it is calling her" Izzie said. Since she and George had moved in with Meredith the previous week she had observed many things about her new friend and roommate.
"Give it a rest Izz" Alex said to the gossiping blonde. "If she wanted us to know she would tell us."
Meredith leant against the back of the elevator tired from the emergency surgery she had just been pulled into by Dr Bailey her resident. She groaned as the door opened and the one person she had been trying to avoid stepped in. She felt vulnerable standing in the elevator just her and Derek.
"Seattle has ferryboats" Derek said randomly breaking the silence that had drifted through the elevator.
"Yes" Meredith replied simply trying to hide the little smirk that appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"I didn't know that. I've been living here six weeks, I didn't know there were ferry boats" he elaborated on his previous statement.
"Seattle is surrounded by water on three sides" Meredith replied smartly.
"Hence the ferryboats. Now I have to like it here. I wasn't planning on liking it here. I'm from New York. I'm genetically engineered to dislike everywhere. Except Manhattan" he continued talking whilst Meredith tried to ignore him.
"Then why did you leave?" she asked suddenly.
"Why did you leave New York?" he countered back.
"Seattle Grace is the best teaching hospital in the country" she answered quickly not wanting to her into the real reason why she had left her life in New York.
"I just needed a change" he said. "And Richard offered me a job I couldn't refuse" he continued looking at her sad green eyes. He couldn't help wonder what she hid beneath them.
Meredith sensed the way he was looking at her. She couldn't take it anymore. "I'm not going out with you" she announced meeting her green eyes with his blue.
"Did I ask you to go out with me?" he asked sarcastically. "Do you want to go out with me?" he breathed against her sending shivers down her body.
"I'm not dating you and I'm definitely not sleeping with you again. You're my boss" she said not sure if she was convincing him or herself.
"I'm your boss' boss" he replied smugly.
"You're my teacher and my teacher's teacher. And you're my teacher" she rambled at him.
"I'm your sister. I'm your daughter" he retorted at her amused by her cute ramblings and argumentativeness.
"You're sexually harassing me" she muttered under her breath loud enough for him to hear.
"I'm riding an elevator" he exclaimed defensively.
"Look, I'm drawing a line. The line is drawn. There's a big line" she said firmly nodding to confirm that she was serious about her statement.
Derek looked at her amusingly. "So this line, is it imaginary or do I need to get you a marker?" he asked his lips inching closer to hers, so close that she could feel his warm breath against her own lips. She shivered at the thrills his breath sent through her responsive body.
Before she knew what she was doing she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling his lips against hers into a searing kiss. His arms wrapped around her petite waist pulling her closer to him as his hands roamed her body. She moaned against his lips as he deepened the kiss and her hands tore through his wavy hair.
She quickly broke away as the elevator sounded the arrival at her desired floor. She hastily exited the elevator, walking quickly in the opposite direction to Derek. "Talk later?" he called after her but she had already disappeared.