"…You are not pregnant and Meredith you need to be careful. This is all new to you and I am always here if you have any questions. Just be careful make sure you take the pill. You are very young to have a child yourself and I wouldn't want to see you ruining your life so please just make sure you are protected at all times and you should be fine. Since it is nine right now you can take it." Meredith took the pill wit the water the doctor offered then turned to Derek and hugged him. She had never felt more relieved in her whole life.
"Okay Meredith we are done here I will see you both at home Richard is waiting in the lobby for me." Meredith and Derek both got up when Ellis left. The doctor gave her the prescription and Derek and Meredith left as well. They held hands all the way to the car.
Derek pulled up to Meredith's house and when he was about to get out of the car Meredith reached out and pulled him into her and kissed him. Derek didn't waste any time in deepening the kiss.
"Thank you for not leaving me." Meredith said as they rested their foreheads against each other's.
"I wouldn't want it any other way." Derek said looking into her eyes. He kissed her softly before getting out of the car and going to the other side to open the door for her. He locked the doors and took her hand in his and they made their way to the door.
When they were inside they heard talking in the living room and Meredith led Derek in there. Derek and Meredith sat on the couch till holding hands and facing Richard and Ellis.
"I know things have been let say different than what I intended it to be. So me and Richard are setting rules. It's very different than what you are used to Meredith but I think it's for the bet to get normal out of this family."
Meredith nodded "I understand it will take time to get used to."
"Me and Richard wanted to start by setting a plan. We both agreed that we would have dinner all together every Friday and Derek you are welcome to come whenever. Another goal we are trying to set is to be home more often. We have very demanding jobs Meredith and I hope you understand that but I promise you things will turn around."
"We both agreed that you two can do whatever when we aren't here but no drugs and alcohol. And that brings us to the rule that if we find any drugs or alcohol there will be circumstances and I promise you that privileges will be taken away." Richard said with a warning tone and glaring at both Meredith and Derek.
"Also we talked about your sleeping arrangements you are welcome to sleep together or have sex whenever as long as we aren't hearing anything and you are using protection. And we expect that this wont affect your grades and school work. We also wanted to maybe take a vacation as a family. I know we haven't taken one in long time but we agreed that it will probably bring us closer together. I think that is all for now if you guys need anything feel free to ask." Ellis said making sure she covered every point.
"Wow that is a lot to process at once. But I think I got it all." Meredith said shocked with all this new stuff.
"Ok well we both have to go back to work. We will both be home tomorrow at 10 in the morning. We were hoping that we could redecorate this house to make it look more homey. We are opening the pool tomorrow as well so Derek bring your swim trunks and I was hoping you would invite your family over and a few of your close friends just for a little cookout or something." Ellis said putting her sweater on.
"I'm sure my mother and sisters would love to come." Derek said.
"Ok will you be ok here Meredith?" Richard asked before they were out the door.
"Yeah I will be fine." Meredith said. They left and Meredith ran upstairs and got dressed into nice clothes.
"Where are you going?" Derek asked when she came downstairs dressed up in a dressy shirt and jeans. Derek smile and pulled her in for a kiss.
"We are going to a party." Meredith said going to grab her keys so she won't stay locked out.
"Who ever said I was going?" Derek asked designingly Meredith looked back and the sparkle in her eyes went away.
"Oh sorry I didn't even ask. I should have asked but I guess if you don't want to go we can do something else. We don't have to go." Derek gave her a big grin and leaned into her ear. Just having him so close made Meredith's knees weak.
"I was just joking and how can I pass on you looking sexy and me showing you off to everyone." Derek whispered and kissed her cheek when he was pulling away from her. She laughed and went to get her cell phone.
They left the house after Meredith made sure everything was locked up. On the way to the party Meredith called Cristina to make sure she was still going. After two rings she picked up.
"What do you want?" Cristina said when she picked up the phone.
"Are you still going to the party tonight?"
"Of course me and Burke are on our way out of the house right now actually."
"Ok me and Derek are on our way there too I will see you there." Meredith hung up and turned to Derek who was every concentrated on the road. "You look cute when you are all concentrated and stuff."
"I try my best." Derek laughed along with her and when he got to the street the party was on he was concentrated on finding park on the packed street. Once he parked away from all the teenagers so they wouldn't o damage to his car he got out along with Meredith.
"So this is going to be a boring party." Derek said holding her hand and walking to the house.
"Why would you say that?" She asked walking backwards so she can face him and keep walking.
"Well I'm pretty sure if you showed up home all drunk just after your mother specifically told you not to consume any alcohol it would be very bad." Derek said pulling her into a kiss.
"What they don't know wont hurt them. And plus who do they think they are taking away my tequila. Trust me Derek every party with Meredith Grey wont even be a little boring."
They walked into the house and Derek could smell the alcohol already and there were many grinders and people kissing on the dance floor. Meredith went straight to the alcohol and came back with the whole bottle of tequila. Derek knew he should stop her soon before she gets totally wasted but he was giving her time to be who she wanted to be.
Cristina arrived soon and Derek was thankful for at least someone who would be sober. Derek was tempted to start drinking and get into the party but he knew he would never be able to drive himself home and Meredith wouldn't be home either. Derek and Burke were talking and drinking soda when they heard a screaming from the living room and then a lot of laughter. They went into the living room and both Meredith and Cristina were dancing on top of the coffee table with George.
Derek decided to interfere and went to go get Meredith. He held her waist and picked her up gently and put her on the floor.
"Derek! You should dance with us!" Meredith yelled giving him the bottle to take a drink. "Come on Derek it' no fun when you are sober!" Derek still didn't give into temptation and Meredith put her hands in his pocket and took his keys. She went over to Preston and gave them to him and came back to Derek.
"Ok so Preston never drinks and he is always the designated driver he will drive us home. Derek smiled and pulled her in for a passionate kiss.
"I will be right back." He went to get the strongest thing they had which was always in the kitchen. He ran into Mark on the way there. "Woah Derek shows up and you brought the sexy blonde. I got to hand it to you Derek you have a good taste in women." Derek turned to him and grabbed him collar and pushed up against the wall.
"Don't talk about Mer like that got it Mark." Derek said angry. Mark nodded and Derek put him down and patted his shoulder. "Good talking to you we should catch up sometime." He said leaving to get what he came into the kitchen for. He drank half the bottle of scotch before taking it and going back to Meredith.
The rest of the night was crazy the danced a lot and then everyone started to go into the backyard. Meredith jumped into the pool and dragged Derek with her and Cristina jumped in with George. Everyone ended up showing up and they partied until 2 in the morning when everyone started to leave.
Meredith didn't know where Derek went and she went looking for him inside the house. He came downstairs with two towels.
"Where have you been you have been gone for a while?" She asked taking the towel that he brought for her.
"Well I took a shower to sober me up so I can drive you home because apparently Burke knows how to party." They both laughed looking at burke dancing with Cristina.
"You are smart even when you are drunk." Meredith was very giggly and Derek could tell the tequila was taking its toll on her." He hugged her close kissing the top of her head .
"It's getting late or early or whatever. I'm going to take you home." They went outside and when they finally got to the car Derek remembered that Meredith gave his keys to Burke. "Mer I have to go back inside and get my keys will you be ok by yourself out here for a minute or do you want to come with me." Derek asked.
"I'll stay here just don't take too long." He pulled her in for a kiss and ran back to the house to get his keys. Meredith leaned against the car and Mark came up to her.
"Hey Meredith you need a ride home?" He asked.
"No I'm waiting for Derek he went to get the keys." She told him nodding towards the house.
"Ok just making sure because a pretty girl like you wouldn't want to be alone out here after a party. I have no clue why Derek wasn't thinking about that but I will wait with you for Derek." Meredith looked at mark and she could see that he really cared.
"I wanted to stay and either I'm totally wasted or I'm seeing the soft side of Mark Sloan." Meredith laughed.
"Well you should feel lucky but Derek is like a brother to me and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you and I could have stayed and I should be off looking for someone to have sex with." They both laughed and Derek showed up,
"Hey Derek I was just waiting out here with Mer you know it's not safe for her to be alone out here man."
"Yeah thanks I should probably get her home." Derek opened the car door and helped Meredith into the car.
"Ok bye we should chill sometime. Even if no one likes Mer I still think she is still pretty cool."
"It means a lot Mark and hit me up tomorrow and maybe we can hang just like old times." Derek suggested while making Meredith put her seatbelt on which was hard since he was being stubborn.
"Mark! My mother is having a cookout tomorrow bring your swim shorts and you can come. She told me to invite friends and you are kinds of a friends or a friend's friend or more like a boyfriend's friend but who cares come anyways." Meredith yelled while hitting Derek's arm away from the seatbelt.
"Ok sure text me the address tomorrow Shep and Meredith put that seatbelt on or you will most likely be dead in an accident." Mark said leaving to go to his own car.
Derek and Meredith were still outside for about five minutes with Derek trying to get the belt on her. He leaned in and kissed her deeply and she felt weak when he kissed her like that. He found that it was the perfect time to put the seat belt on her. He pulled away and they dazed into each others eyes that were both filled with desire.
"Take me for a ride Derek." Meredith whispered. Derek got in the car and drove all the way to Meredith's house in three minutes. He got out and went to the other side and when she got out she instantly started to kiss him.
They made their way up the stairs laughing the whole way. Derek laid Meredith on the bed gently and started to take his shirt off while he took off her clothes. He leaned down to kiss her. "I love you Meredith Grey." He said in her ear as he kissed her jaw line.
"I love you too Derek." Meredith replied tangling her fingers in his hair. Soon after they finished making love they were both asleep with Meredith laying her head on Derek's chest hearing his heart beat.