Thanks for the reviews, hope everyone continues to read! Just for the record someone asked if I made up the number five, I didn't that's what she said in the season premiere. Enjoy!

Meredith collapsed on one of the chairs in the resident's lounge. She shook out her hair as she released it from it's ponytail she quickly zipped up her boots and pulled on her jacket. She turned around to see Derek leaning against the door-frame waiting for her.

"Hey." said Meredith as she walked over to him.

"Hi." said Derek as he kissed her gently." So I was thinking we'd grab some food on our way back to your house." said Derek as they started walking towards the elevator.

"It's your house now too you know." said Meredith as they stepped onto the elevator.

"It is." said Derek with a smile. "So Italian food?" asked Derek as they got into his car.

"Perfect." said Meredith with a grin as they started to drive away.

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Meredith groaned as she sat back after finishing their dinner. She took a long sip of the wine in her glass.

"I'm stuffed." said Meredith. She looked at Derek who had a grin on his face. "What?" she asked with a laugh.

"I still wonder how such a tiny person can eat that much." said Derek.

Meredith glared at him as she started to bring the dishes into the kitchen and place them in the sink. "That's fine be mean to mean, you just know what that means. No sex for you." said Meredith as she smiled a sly grin at him.

Derek laughed as he walked over and whispered into her ear. "We'll see about that."

Meredith rolled her eyes as Derek put his hand around her waist. She sighed contently as she rested her head against him. They stood like that for a few moments before Meredith broke the silence. "I want to know you Derek."

Derek pulled away to look at her a look of confusion on his face. "What do you mean?"

"I want to know about your childhood, your high school experience. How much you hated college. I want to know you."

"You really want to know me?" asked Derek, as Meredith shook her head yes. "Come upstairs I'll show you some things." said Derek as he led Meredith up to the bedroom and let go of her hand when he got to the closet. He pulled down one of the boxes he had brought with him when he moved in. Meredith knew this because she put the box there, she did neglect to notice what the box was labeled as. On the top of the cardboard cover was "Derek's Things." written in cursive and permanent marker. Definitely not Derek's handwriting.

'My mother's handwriting, I took this with me when I moved out." said Derek as he opened the box and reached inside to pull out a navy blue photo album. He sat down on the bed and Meredith quickly joined him as they leaned up against the pillows. Derek opened the book to reveal a new born picture of Derek on the first page.

"Oh. Look how cute you were." said Meredith as she examined the photo. "God look how much hair you had when you we're born. Hence why I've said five chatty children with great hair." said Meredith.

"I was the only one actually born with hair out of my entire family, they all came out hairless." said Derek as Meredith laughed. He then turned to the next page where a toddler Derek sat on what Meredith presumed was his first birthday covered in cake. The next picture showed Derek sitting in a tub, happily smiling away. Meredith laughed out loud.

Derek sighed and rolled his eyes. "My mother took pictures of everything. Unfortunately." said Derek.

"Its fine Derek, it's not like I haven't seen… you know…. never mind I'll shut up now." said Meredith before her rambling could start.

Derek laughed. "You know I love it when you ramble." said Derek as he kissed her forehead.

"Just turn the damn page." said Meredith with a smile.

The next picture was a picture slightly older, on which Meredith presumed was his first day of school. He had a big smile on his face and was carrying a large backpack.

"That back-pack looks bigger than you." commented Meredith as he flipped to the next page.

"It probably was." said Derek. "My dad insisted on getting me my own backpack, instead of using one of my sister's hand me downs, like Nancy and Kathleen had done. We went out and bought that old ratty thing. "said Derek with a small smile. " Speaking of my Dad, that's him." said Derek as he pointed to the picture on the next page.

Meredith leaned over to get a better view and gasped at what she saw. It was like staring into the future. The picture taken about thirty or so years ago, showed a mirror image of Derek, only slightly older. Same wavy hair, same dreamy blue eyes and same cheeky smile.

"Derek…" breathed Meredith. " You look just like him." said Meredith as she looked up into Derek's eyes and saw the pain and the hurt hidden behind the pools of blue. She slid her thumb back and forth over his jaw in re-assurance." He would be so proud of you. I just know it." said Meredith as squeezed his hand with her free one.

Derek nodded with a smile, thanking her silently. He then turned to the next page where Meredith saw two young boys one of course being Derek, in football uniforms.

"Oh my god is that….?" asked Meredith in astonishment, as she examined the picture more carefully.

"Mark." said Derek. "We went out for the local football team; I lasted two weeks before I got mulled down by a huge kid and got my first taste of grass. I quit the team right after that. Mark continued though, even played in high school." said Derek.

"Did I here my name?" asked Mark as he walked into the room wearing his signature leather jacket and carrying a container of chicken noodle soup.

"Mark. What are you doing here?" asked Meredith as both she and Derek looked up after hearing his voice.

"Well… I heard Izzie was sick today, so I figured I'd be nice and bring her some chicken soup." said Mark sheepishly.

"Aw that's sweet. You like her don't you?" said Meredith sitting more upright.

"We just went out for drinks the other night… no big deal I just figured it would be nice to do something for her. It's nothing serious." said Mark.

"That's not what you told me." said Derek just loud enough under his breath for Meredith to hear.

"What'd he tell you? And why didn't you tell me?" asked Meredith curiously.

"He told me he really likes her. He told me he could see really committing into a relationship for her." said Derek as he looked at Mark who was angrily looking at Derek.

"Yeah and that's the last time I go telling you things about my love life." said Mark.

"Well Izzie actually told me, that she really enjoyed going out with you the other night, don't tell her I told you though."

"Tell who what?" asked Izzie as she walked into the room in her pajamas and a nightgown. "Mark?" she questioned as she pulled her bathrobe tightly around her. "What are you doing here?"

Mark smiled when he saw Izzie. "I come baring chicken noodle soup." said Mark as he outstretched his arm to hand her the soup.

Izzie smiled as took the soup. "Come on we'll go downstairs and heat this up." said Izzie as Mark followed her downstairs.

"Can you imagine if they got married, they're kids would be cute." said Meredith as she continued to flip through the album.

"Yeah, but our kids will be cuter." said Derek with a smile.

Meredith smiled as her insides jumped as he said that. "Our five chatty kids with perfect hair." joked Meredith trying to stray away from any nervous feelings.

Derek laughed as he turned the page to reveal a picture taken about seven years ago when only Nancy had two little kids. It was just him and his sisters. It showed all of them sitting on the couch with a slice of pumpkin pie in their hands.

"You'd like Kathleen. I still talk to her out of all my sisters. I talk about you with her all the time." said Derek.

Meredith gulped. "Only good things I hope." said Meredith.

Derek smiled a reassuring smile. "Only good things. She a shrink so she's easy to talk to, she has two little girls." said Derek as he turned to the next page where Derek was holding an infant dressed in a christening dress. "That's Ava, she just turned two four months ago, she's my god-daughter." said Derek as he smiled at the picture. "They have another daughter Leah who's about six months old."

Meredith smiled as he talked fondly of his nieces. "I'm sure they're great Derek. I'd like to meet them someday." said Meredith knowing she was saying something bold and very un-Meredith like.

Derek smiled and kissed her forehead, knowing this was a step for her. "Well how about tomorrow night?" asked Derek.

"What?" asked Meredith jerking up.

"Well my sister and her husband have conferences in California and I may have…." said Derek speaking slowly so Meredith wouldn't kill him.

"You may have what?" asked Meredith now standing besides the bed with her arms crossed in front of her.

" I may have said we'd watch Ava and Leah for three nights and four days."