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chapter 5 —optimistic?
It was Friday. She loved Fridays. Hell, they may even be her favourite day of the week. She always felt optimistic on fridays. Or almost. Because, well, her life was way too crappy to be happy all the time.
No one is that happy. Because happy people? They don't exist. And if they do, normally, they have a tumour or they they have won the lottery and get to spend the rest of their lives on Hawaii, laying on the beach drinking margaritas. Or at least, that's what she would do.
But that was not her case.
So she just decided to let herself be optimistic for a few minutes a day. Because we already have established that karma hates her. And well, a day without loosing panties seems to be a good day. And those, are a very low standars.
But something told her that today was going to be a good day. Although, that something had told her a lot of lies already.
Anyway, since she had decided today Meredith Grey was optimistc, she was going to try and believe it.
And her capuccino was great, refreshing, and gave her the enough energy to start her morning by opening that fucking book store.
"Hey, Sophie." Meredith smiled to the blonde girl who was waiting for her.
"Do you have my books?" Meredith tried not to roll her eyes. She was trying to be nice, but well, hello to you too.
"They came yesterday." We wouldn't have called your mom if we didn't have them—She wanted to say.
"Finally." The girl sighed, Meredith decided to ignore it. Since she had started working at the store she had learned something: fighting with customers was useless.
She pushed the door and walked into a new morning in hell.
Yes, the optimism had gotten lost somewhere in between Sophie's fake boobs.
"Ah, here is my favourite sister!" Derek grinned. He wanted something, and that something was something only Amelia could give him.
Information. About Meredith, of course. Yes, he knew where she lived. But he was not going to go to her house and wait for he there, and he had a lot of good reasons, first because he was an intern and didn't have enough of free time. And second because he wasn't that desesperated.
Or maybe he was more desesperated than that. If he wasn't he wouldn't be asking. But well, that was something he was not planning on admiting his sister.
But he felt like she was worth it.
"You say that to all of us" Amelia said, sitting down on the chair next to her brother."But I am going to choose to believe you because you, are my favourite brother." She added.
"Oh, really?" He chuckled.
"Yep." Amelia grimaced, ordering their favourites. "So, what do you want?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.
"What makes you think I want something?"The intern crossed his arms over his chest. Derek knew he didn't really have to try and hide it, because his sister always knew when he was up to something.
"Well, the fact that I didn't have to drag you out the hospital to have coffee with me says it all, and second, I know you, Derek. So, C'mon. What do you need?" She shrugged, taking a sip of her hot coffee.
"Well..." He breathed.
"Just so you know I am a med-student, don't have all day." She giggeld.
"Okay, okay." He sighed." You see, the other day, was not the first time I saw Meredith." He started. How was he going to tell his baby sister he had sex with one of her friends?
"It wasn't? Where did you meet her?" His sister frowned. Meredith better accepted going out with him after this. Because all this was way too awkward. Thank God it was Amelia though. Not Nancy. Becasue if it had been Nancy... Well if it had been Nancy he wouldn't be sitting there.
"No... well, yes." He tried to say, but not really knowing what he was talking about. Derek shook his head." Anyway, I just... I want to know where I can find her." He finally said. His sister knew him. But he knew his sister. And him, being interested in a friend of hers was everything she could wish for.
"You like her?" She asked, a huge grinn on her lips.
"I... I don't know" he lied. Because he did know. And by the look on his sister's face she knew too.
"Well, so you can figure out, I will tell you where she works at" amelia smirked, grabbing a piece of paper and writing an address on it.
Derek grabbed it with a huge smile om his face. That, was a start.
"That's great." He admited proudly."This is why you are my favourite."
"I try." The youngest Shepherd shrugged. "So, you really like her, uh?"
"I don't know... Maybe" he breathed.
"I've never seen you like that for a girl. The chase, you know."
"Maybe it's the chase" Derek nodded."Or maybe it's not." He shook his head.
"You are not going to tell me anything, aren't you?" Amelia chuckled.
"Definitely not." He joined his sister softly." I hope you report the Shepherd squad that I am perfectly great."
"Ah, I would. But they will come to see it themselves on your birthdaaay" she mocked him. They didn't hate the sisters they just were... Too much.
"Don't remind me." He sighed, rolling his eyes as he took a sip of his coffee.
Amelia, leaned on the table, glancing at her watch and groaning softly. "Well, since I don't have mornings off, I have to go back to study." His sister excused herself as she got up.
"Good luck." He said sincerely, hugging his sister tightly. "See you on sunday."
"Bye!" Amelia shook her arm as she left the cafeteria.
Meredith was looking through the how to section. She had never actually taken a look at what she store sold, she didn't know why. Maybe it was just because in her free time she studied, but she was a curious person. Always wanting to know it all about everything that surrounded her. It was just weird. And definitely she had found the problem of why this store barely had customers: Because they sold stupid books. Who was going to buy an entire book dedicated to learn how to tie your shoes in five steps.
Seriously.
She jumped when she heard the doorbell ring. Definitely wasn't used to people walking in there.
She put the books back on their places quickly and ran to see if she could help whoever wanted to buy something here.
"Hello, can I help—... You!" She pointed at him with his index finger. He was there, looking at her with his dreamy smile. Enjoying the look on her face. She was not expecting this. Not on her favourite day of the week.
"Hello to you too." Meredith rolled her eyes, walking towards him.
"What the hell do you want?" She demanded, crossing her arms over her chest. She couldn't believe this? How the hell could he have figured out where she worked?
She hadn't told him.
Then, it clicked. Amelia. She was going to kill her. She was now on her blacklist, next to Alex Karev, her mom and Derek Shepherd.
"I... Wanted to buy a book." He lied, trying to sound way to causual.
"Oh, really?" She arched an eyebrow. He was so full of it.
"Really."he nodded. He was way too proud to beg her.
"Okay, so, what kind of book you want to buy?" She asked, trying to ignore who he was. She was going to drive him mad. Meredith grabbed a lollipop from her pocked, undid the plastic cover and licked it with her tongue. She could feel Derek's tension standing right there.
"I... Um..." He cleared his throat. Meredith wanted to drive him crazy. And she was winning. He had to take the controll of the situation. " A cooking book." He said quickly the first thing that came to his mind.
"You cook?" She asked, sightly interested.
"I... Yeah?"
Meredith rolled her eyes. "I am not going out with you." She insisted, licking the lollipop again. Derek tried to keep his pants from exploding. The way she was licking the damn thing.
He was screwed. He had to fight back. He knew how to make her legs tremble. "I didn't ask you to go out with me." He pointed out, taking a step towards her, leaning softly and giving her the look. The one the nurses called « the mcdreamy look.» It usually worked.
"Do you want to go out with me?" He asked again, smirking as he brushed his lips against hers.
Meredith looked at his eyes. Bad idea. She barely heard his question. She was just lost in there. The lollipop died on her fingers, almost falling down. She wanted to kiss him. She needed to do it.
"I..." She bit her lip."ugh!" She shook his head, pushing him away." I said I am not going out with you."
"Your eyes say a different thing." He chuckled. "C'moooon..." He sighed.
Her lips drawed a straight line. She may need to start knitting again. It kept her from jumping into men like derek's arms.
"You know, I've been wondering, «why the hell does he want to date me so bad?». But now, I know." She said, puttig the lollipop on her mouth again, an evil grinn replacing the straight line. "It's all about the chase, isn't it?" She giggled.
"The chase?" Derek frowned.
"Yeah, I keep telling you no, and that makes you want me even more." She shrugged. " But see, this is not a game for me, this is a seriou—" her words died on her lips when she saw Derek smirking in front of her. It was impossible.
"I found your panties." What? Her panties!
"My panties?" She tried to ask, trying to sound casual.
"The ones you wore the night we..."H started, raising his eyebrows.
"I know what you mean!" She exclaimed nervously, blushing softly.
"And my birthday is soon, you could let me keep them, as birthday present." He laughed. Meredith rolled her eyes once again.
The freaking panties were going to make her life miserable.
"You are always like that?" She groaned." Annoying?"
"What?" He asked confusing, the smirk dying on his lips.
"You say you want to date me, but you keep making inappropiate comments like that." She explained, grabbing some books from a shelft.
Derek sighed. "Look, Meredith. I... I like you. Normally I am not the kind of guy who has one night stands, maybe that's why I like you. But... Just, go have some coffee with me." Lame. He was begging. His last chance. That was all he had. There was too much rejection a man could take.
And then she smiled. And his heart skipped a beat. "I'll... Think about it." She shrugged.
"You will?" Derek asked, impressed. If he knew that was all he had to do, he would have started with it.
"Yep." She replied, nodding carefully.
"I... Look for a good cooking book for me. I will stop by later. Then, if you say yes, I will take you and you will have the best coffee you've ever tried but if you say no..." He sighed." I promise I will leave you alone."
He glanced at his watch. He needed to go back to the hospital.
Meredith was all he wanted. The tiny blonde had stolen his heart already and he didn't even know.
Meredith sighed. Her head falling on te crystal table. She was screwed.
So, will Meredith say yes?
In the next episode someone runs into someone at the hospital... Want to find out what happens?
and i know this chapter was a little bit boring this was somehow part of the last one but i decided to divide it. The next chapter has at least 6k words and i think it's there where the actual story begins and finally it's derek's bday!