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Chapter 2

"So you and Meredith are going to be living together?" Mark asked as he and Derek sat down to eat in the hospital.

"Yeah, as soon as she graduates and moves out of her apartment on campus," Derek responded smiling. He couldn't wait to live with Meredith in a real sense; he wanted to take the next step in their relationship.

"That's great. But how do you think she's going to afford it? She's still got another four years of med school, and we know how expensive that is."

"We'll figure it out. Ellis had a trust fund set up for Meredith that she could access when she turned twenty-one, plus she said her mother was willing to pay for med school if she got in, so I think we'll be just fine," Derek said, figuring that his best friend was just wondering how Meredith planned on paying rent once she moved in with the two of them.

"Hey guys, mind if I joined you?" a tall red head came up behind Mark, smiling. Addison transferred to the surgical program at NYU Medical a year and a half ago, and she soon became friends with Mark and Derek again. Derek liked having her around, she helped clue him in on what was going on with Meredith sometimes when he couldn't understand his girlfriend's mood.

"No, not at all," Derek smiled up at her as she plopped down beside Mark and opened her salad.

"So, what were you talking about?" Addison asked, looking from Derek to Mark.

"Derek asked Grey to live with him after she graduates," Mark supplied.

"Oh, that's exciting! She said yes right? There wasn't a huge freak out?" Addison looked at Derek expectantly.

"No Addie. Well, I mean, she did a little, but that's because I was an idiot and just assumed it would happen, I didn't actually ask her. But when I did ask, she said yes right away, no big freak out," Derek answered.

"God Derek, you can be really dumb sometimes," Addison rolled her eyes, but Derek knew she was happy for him. "But I'm glad she said yes, not that I ever thought she wouldn't. She loves you too much to say no."

"So, on a different but related note, I noticed about a month ago that your mom wasn't wearing her engagement ring, but I thought she was getting it cleaned. But when we had dinner a couple days ago, she wasn't wearing it either," Mark said, looking pointedly at Derek.

"So?" Derek asked, trying to keep a smile off of his face.

"So, how long have you had the ring, and when are you planning on proposing to Meredith?" Mark asked forcefully, hoping his friend would just tell him what he wanted to know.

"Can you keep this secret, or is this going to be a repeat of Kathleen's thirtieth birthday party?" Derek asked.

"Shut up! That was an accident man," Mark shot back.

"So, can Mark not keep a secret?" Addison asked innocently.

"No, a few years ago, my family was planning this huge party for Kathleen when she turned thirty. My mother made the mistake of including Mark in the planning aspect. Within three days of deciding that we were doing it, and explicitly saying multiple times that it was a surprise, Mark had managed to tell Kathleen not only that she was getting a party, but also the date, location, and theme." Derek said, trying to bite back his laughter.

"Like I said, it was an accident!" Mark repeated. "You know how hard it is to keep things from your sisters, especially Kathleen. She has ways."

"It's because she's a shrink," Derek agreed.

"Anyway," Addison spoke up, trying to refocus the conversation. "How long have you been planning it? And do you have any idea when you want to propose?"

"I've had the ring for three months," Derek admitted, his voice dropping. "Mom was asking what Meredith and I were planning on doing after graduation, and I told her that I was hoping to propose to Mer. She insisted that I take the ring because Dad would want me to give it to Meredith."

"And how has she not seen it yet? Meredith's over like once a week, and you know how nosy she is?" Mark asked, surprised that Derek was able to keep the ring hidden for so long.

"It was in my mini safe in the back of my closet, and Meredith doesn't know the code to it, despite how much she teases me about it," Derek replied, smiling at the memories of the many ways Meredith has tried to get the combination out of him over the years.

"Well, at least she'll be surprised. Do you have any idea as to when you want to pop the question?" Mark asked.

"I'm thinking the night after her graduation. I'll take her out to dinner or something, and then propose."

"Oh Derek," Addison groaned, causing Derek to look at her in surprise. "Please don't propose to her in the restaurant. You know that Meredith hates those big public things, she will hate you if you propose to her like that."

"Believe it or not Addison, I know my girlfriend pretty well," Derek responded, rolling his eyes. "I wasn't going to do it at dinner, I would do it after. Maybe outside the bar where we met or the coffee shop where we had our first date. That way it's not too over the top for her, but at least it's a little romantic."

"Aww, that's cute," Addison sighed.

"Thank you," Derek said.

"So Addie," Mark said, nudging Addison in the ribs gently. "Wanna be my date to the wedding?"

Derek rolled his eyes. He knew that Mark liked Addison for a while, but he had never acted on it before. Apparently, Mark thought that Derek's future wedding was the perfect excuse. If and when there is a wedding, Derek thought.

"Well, I hope that I will be receiving my own invitation," Addison responded, raising her eyebrows at Derek.

"Well, I have a feeling that Meredith's going to want a really small wedding, but I could try to sneak you in. Can't make any promises though," Derek joked with her.

"Hey!" Addison slapped him, looking annoyed. "I am a friend of both the groom and the bride, so I better be invited."

"I'm kidding Addie, of course you're invited," Derek laughed. At that moment, Derek's pager went off, signaling he had to go. "Now remember," he said, looking at both of his friends, but at Mark in particular. "Not a word of this to Meredith."

"Your secret's safe with me," Addison replied, waving goodbye.

"I won't say anything, you can kill me if I do," Mark said solemnly.