Here is the talk. Enjoy!

Meredith arranges to meet Derek down in the hotel lobby at 8 o clock, Derek wanted to pick her up some her room, but she knew this wasn't a date, it was time to talk, and she was not looking forward to this. She looks at the dress that Kathleen made her buy for this evening. Mark had given her a heads up on the restaurant; Mark had been there several times when he lived in New York. Meredith was dressed, just fixing the last of her makeup. She was sat there staring into the mirror, trying to convince herself that it would be okay; she looked at her watch, and noticed it was 8:05.

"Shit" she muttered to herself, grabbing her wrap and bag, before rushing out of the hotel room, and onto the elevator.

Derek had been sat in the hotel bar since 7:30; he could hear Meredith getting ready in her room, so he needed to get out of there. He knew that she wanted him to meet her downstairs, instead of knocking on her door. This wasn't a date, or was it, he knew that this was the night that he would find out the truth, and he hoped that this was the night, they finally put this merry dance to rest, they had spent the past three month skirting around their true feeling and maybe it was about time that they finally got it together. He sat nursing his scotch, looking at the clock above the bar; he noticed it was 8:05.

"Where is she?" he muttered to himself, rooting in his pocket for his mobile, than he heard it, the voice he had been waiting for.

"Derek"

Derek turned around and what he saw took his breath away, the beauty of the woman who was stood in front of him. His jaw had literally dropped to the ground.

"Well, aren't you going to say anything?"

"Sorry, you look absolutely stunning, Meredith"

"Thanks" she says blushing, not noticing that everyone in the room is staring at her. Derek moves closer to her, strokes her cheek, his action for her and only her. He leans down and lightly brushes her lips with his own, and rests his hand in the small of her back.

"You ready to go Mer" Derek asks, Meredith nods her head and Derek leads her outside to a waiting cab.

The arrive at the restaurant, the waiter showing them to their table, in a private area away from the rest of the patrons, which Mark requested, the waiter sits them down at their table and hands them their menu before leaving them to decide what they want. Meredith looks around the restaurant,

"This is cosy, Derek"

"Mark booked the restaurant. I've never been here before"

"So you never brought Addison here"

"Meredith, I would never bring you somewhere that I had taken Addison, just like I never took Addison to our places back in New Jersey."

"I know you wouldn't. We have been together for the past 6 years Derek, and there is so much we never talked about."

"Your right, there is, but we can start here tonight, Meredith" he says, reaching across the table and covering her hand in his, just has the waiter comes over, they order there drinks, and looks through their menus. Derek is feeling a little apprehensive, suspecting even kind of knowing, isn't the same has actually hearing the words coming out of her mouth. A part of him want to tell her to stop, not to say the words, but a bigger part of him wants to know for sure, he wants her to tell him that Adam is his son, he peers at her from over the top of his menu, and can tell she her biting her lower lip, something that she has always done when she is nervous.

"Is there something on your mind, Meredith?" Derek asked, Meredith was never surprised at how well he could read her, she just wished that he could read her mind, about Adam, and not have to actually tell him. Her biggest fear was that he would never talk to her again; she knew that once she told him, he would never leave Adam, that he would be the father that Adam deserved, but she was terrified of losing him. She took a deep breath, and closed her eyes for a moment; she knew that this was the time, the time that Derek found out the truth.

"Derek", she heard herself speak, Derek said nothing, seeing how hard this was for her. "I am so sorry; you know how much I love you, right?"

"I know Mer" he said taking her hand in his.

"Please don't hate me" she pleaded with him.

"Meredith, nothing you could say would make me hate you" Derek told her gently, trying to reassure her.

"It's about Adam, I never meant to hurt you, or keep you away, but Adam is your son" she said, not realising that she was holding her breath. She kept looking downward, terrified of his reaction. Derek just sat that, not knowing what to say to her, even thought he knew, that Adam was his, to finally hear the words from her mouth, to have all of his suspicions confirms, to know that Addison had told him the truth, that previous year had still come has somewhat of a shock.

Meredith after a few minutes, finally looks up at Derek, the look of fear so evident in her eyes, she searches Derek eyes always being able to read him, and for the first time she can't.

"Derek, please say something?" she pleads with him quietly.

"Meredith" Derek says, seeing that she is about to freak out.

"I knew this was a bad idea, I've got to go" she says standing up.

"Meredith Ellis Grey, sit down"

"Did you just full name me?"

"Yes, I did. Now, sit down" he tells her, Mer just stands there staring at him.

"Please, Meredith" he says to her, she sits down. "You have to give me time to absorb all this, okay. I kind of knew that Adam was mine" Mer goes to say something but Derek silences her. "Last year when I told Addison I was leaving her, she blurted out that Adam was my son, obviously she didn't know for sure, and she said it to hurt me, wanting to me to think that you kept something major like that from me. I understand why you never told me, we were both married, and Russell hinted that you had something to tell me when he dropped Adam off this morning.

"Why didn't you ask me?" She wandered.

"I didn't ask you because it was your place to tell me Mer. I knew that when you were ready that you would tell me, you would"

"You're not angry?" she said, with a shaky voice.

"No, Mer, I'm not angry. I am a little disappointed" he tells her.

"Oh god" Mer says closing her eyes.

"With myself mainly. That day I saw you with Adam at Kathleen's barbeque, seeing you with a child that wasn't mine hurt so much. I never wanted kids with anyone else but you. To see you with his child in your arms, that broke my heart. That night I did wander if he was mine" he tells her, trying to be has gently has possible.

"I could see the hurt in your eyes that evening, when Addison asked if me and Russell was proud. I never wanted you to feel like that, and I am so sorry, Derek"

"Meredith, you have nothing to be sorry about, we were in difficult circumstances." He said leaning over a giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Now let's order some food". He said picking up the menu.

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