Meredith sat down at the bar. She had agreed to meet Derek for drinks. Although right now she felt like running. She shook her head whenever life got to difficult she would run. It was time to stand and fight for what she wanted.

"Miss me?" Derek kissed the top of her head.

"Of course" she teased. Keep it cool she told herself.

"How was the house?" she took a drink of her tequila.

"It's not a house Mer. It's land and lots of land." he laughed.

"So you didn't buy a huge town home?" she smiled this was the Derek that she fell in love with. Not the one who lived in New York with Addison Montgomery.

"Those days are gone" he couldn't go back to New York.

"What about Addison?" she asked.

Derek looked at the bar. He didn't know what the future held for him. One thing was for sure he couldn't lose Meredith.

"I don't know" he waved at the bartender.

"Scotch please" Meredith smiled.

"So you do remember" he laughed.

"I could never forget" she had tried to put him behind her. It wasn't an easy task.

Christina and Izzy sat at the table. "She keeps drinking like that. I will definitely win" Christina said.

"Oh shut up" Izzy laughed knowing that Christina was right. Tequila always brought out the worse side of Meredith Grey. The side that liked to take strange guys home. "She will regret it in the morning." Izzy looked at the way Meredith watched Derek.

"I don't think she will have any regrets." Christina smirked.

Izzy rolled her eyes. Christina would never understand the way Meredith felt for Derek. Not until she fell in love with someone. Then she would understand.

Derek smiled at Meredith. "I still can't believe no man has snatched you up."

"It's not easy to win my love. I have high expectations." she could never find a guy that could replace Derek.

He smiled there was nothing quite like Meredith Grey. She was getting tipsy and when she was drinking tequila she liked to talk. There were many times in the past when he was able to get her to tell her deepest secrets. "So have you missed me?"

"More than you will ever realize" she looked into his eyes. The deep blue that made you want to stare forever.

"Tell me Meredith have you ever regretted leaving New York?" he asked hoping she would tell him what he needed to hear. The words that would cause him to pick her up and take her home.

"Every single day" she smiled.

That was all he needed to hear. The words that gave him hope. The words that gave him hope for the future.

"Can I take you home?" he asked.

Meredith nodded her head. She wanted Derek and there was no time like the present.

Derek lead her out the door.

Christina smiled. "Sorry Barbie"

"You haven't won yet." Izzy said.

"Give it up already" Christina laughed.

"No I live with her. If he is there in the morning then you can have your money. Until then wait and see"

"Oh I'll wait. Though you know what's going to happen"

Izzy knew that Christina was right. She just hoped that Meredith didn't get in over her head.

Derek watched as Meredith discarded her clothes on the floor.

He stood looking at her.

"Are you going to stand there all night?" she asked.

Derek smiled as he walked over to her.

"Are you sure about this?" he didn't want to take advantage of her.

"Derek we are adults. I have wanted this for so long." she had dreamed of this moment with him.

"Oh Mer" he walked over to her. He placed his arm around her and walked her backwards. Once he was close to the bed she sat down.

He gently started kissing her.

Meredith felt loss in a sea of pleasure. One kiss and he had her hypnotized. She didn't know how Addison could ever betray his love.

As Derek undressed Meredith knew that this was one memory that would forever play in her mind. Even if he went back to New York she had this memory to keep her happy.

"Oh Derek" Meredith screamed as she felt his lips on her body.

Derek didn't stop the kisses. He kept kissing her until he reached her lips.

"Please" she begged needing to feel him inside of her.

"Okay" he laughed as he entered inside of her.
She wanted tonight to last. Though she wasn't strong enough to hold out to long.

They finished up and Meredith collapsed beside him on the bed.

"That was great" he wrapped his arms around her.

Meredith wanted to say something to him. Her voice was lost in the happiness that she felt.

She closed her eyes. This would be the first night that she fell asleep happy.

Not that she hadn't shared this bed with other men. No man could arouse the feelings that Derek Shepherd released.

She was in love with him. There was no way that she could continue this affair.

"Good night" she whispered before she fell asleep.

Derek held onto her. He was finally with the woman that he loved. There was no one that would keep him from her now.