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Later that night once Meredith had gotten Adam settled into bed, after reading him a story and kissing him goodnight, she walked back out into the living area to find Derek asleep on the couch, she stood there watching him sleep, still not quite believing that he actually followed her, she wasn't sure that he would. She looked down at the ring he gave her, not believe how beautiful it was. She noticed that it looked like this grandmother's ring. She looked back towards Derek, decides to let him sleep, she makes herself a coffee and walks out on the balcony, looking out over the water, watching the sunset, she closes her eyes, and lets her mind wander back to their first date.

Meredith heard the door go, downstairs, she was still trying to decide what to wear for her first date with Derek. She can hear him talking to Margaret, Angela's mom, she finally decides on a long white sun dress, and a pair of white flip flops. She didn't wear make up so that made it easier. She looked at herself in the full length mirror, deciding that she looked alright. She could feel the butterflies fluttering in her tummy, still not quite believing that someone has hot has Derek was, would want to go out with her.

She felt his eyes on her has she walked down the stairs, her eyes met his blue. She couldn't take her eyes off him has she walked down the stairs, she reached him.

"Hi" she said

"Hi, you look beautiful Meredith" he said to her, Meredith just smiled at him.

"You ready to go, Mer"

"Yeah", she grabs her wrap from Margaret, and Derek places his hand at the bottom of her spine, she felt the electricity shoot up her spine. Derek shows her to his Porsche opens the door for her to climb in. He goes around to the other side of the car, and gets in.

"So, where are we going Derek" she asks, knowing that he has been very secretive about it.

"It's a surprise, Mer"

"I don't like surprises"

"You will like this one" he says leaning over a giving her a quick kiss on the lips. They drive for about 20 minutes along the beach, just making small talk until Derek pulls up to a car park, that overlooks a small cove. Derek grabs her hand, and shows her to an area of the beach, with a picnic all lay out and a bottle of champagne. Meredith stands there, not believing that he did all that for her.

"Do you like?" Derek asks seeing the shocked expression of her face.

"You did this for me!" she says in surprise.

"Yes, you never had this before have you?"

"No, I love it, Der" she says turning to face him, and pulling him in for a kiss, which takes him by surprise, her tongue runs across his lips, asking for entry, which he gives freely. He lets her take control, and a few moments later, they both pull away

breathlessly.

"Wow" Meredith says

"Yeah, our first kiss" Derek says, pulling her even closer to him. "We will have to do that again"

"Yeah, thank you for this Derek"

"Mer, you worth it, let's go and eat shall we" Derek says, leading her over to the picnic and Derek pulls her down onto his lap.

Meredith feels someone wrap their arms around her waist, she smiles softly, leans back onto his chest, and they stay like that for a few minutes, just enjoying being back in each other arms. Derek kisses her lightly on the top of her head, and buries his face in her hair.

"Mer" he says softly.

"Yeah"

"Just so you know, if you did have any doubts, it over between me and Rose"

"I did wander. Can I ask who ended it, Derek?"

"Does it matter?" he asks.

"Just tell me"

"I did, after you left the bar, I took her up to my room and told her, I didn't want to tell her in front of everyone, it wasn't fair to her" he tells her, Meredith stays silent and closes her eyes.

"So, you didn't sleep…"

"Oh god Mer, no. I never slept with her, I couldn't bring myself too, and beside she isn't you" Derek tries to reassure her.

"Okay" she says simply has Derek pulls her over to a chair and pulls her onto his lap; Meredith rests her head in the crook of his neck, while Derek holds her. He notices that she keeps looking at the ring.

"You do like it, don't you?" he asks.

"Der, I love it, it's beautiful"

"A beautiful ring for a beautiful woman"

"That cheesy, Der" she giggles

"Maybe, but it's true" he says, has Meredith shifts his lap, turns and faces him with her legs wrapped around his waist.

"Derek is I right in thinking this was Lily's ring"

"Yes"

"When did you get it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Lily died a month before we broke up and before you asked me to marry you, the first time"

"She gave it to me, a couple of days before she died"

"Why didn't you give it to Addison?"

"Meredith, that ring was never meant for Addison. Grandma always had insisted that you were the love of my life, she said, that we reminded her of her and grandpa, and that, that kind of love only come once in a lifetime. She wanted you to have this ring" he says, kissing the top of the ring. "I had intended on giving you this ring, the night after the party. I had arranged a place where I was going to ask you again, but obviously…"

"I left…" she said, with tears running down her face. "Der, I am so sorry…"

"Ssshhhh" he says, kissing her.

"Don't… it wasn't your fault. I have always kept this ring on me, Mer knowing that one day; I would give it to you. I love you"

"I love you too, I love you so much" she says, pulling him towards her, and their lips meeting, they can feel the love in the kiss, the love that has stayed with them for all these years, a love that either of them wants to live without ever again. They both pull away breathlessly.

"Der, i am going to bed, will you be okay on the couch"

"I will be fine, Meredith, it been a long day, so I'm tired" Meredith kisses him gently on the lips.

"Goodnight, Derek" Meredith kisses him one more time before going back into the apartment, and Derek stays out there, watching has the water hits the beach, and he can't remember a time when he was so happy.

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