So this is the last chapter! Thank you all for your wonderful support in the writing of this story. I apologize that it's taken so long to update...I'm really busy with basketball.
Anyway, I really hope you like it :) It's basically the candle house scene, but with a different twist.
Disclaimer - I wish!
Meredith had just spent a couple hundred dollars on all these candles that were now sitting in the back of her car, and she was trying her best to stay calm. She could do this. She could do this. She could do this. She needed to convince herself before she chickened out, and it was too late.
She was certain that she wasn't scared because she was still unsure if she wanted to commit to Derek. Meredith was ready. But she couldn't help but wonder if he had decided that she wasn't worth waiting for any longer.
Meredith drove on the familiar path. Hopefully, he was still at the hospital so she could quickly make a rough blueprint of their house with the candles. Their dream house. The home they would be spending the rest of their lives in, maybe with their beautiful, mini McDreamy children.
However, that voice in the back of Meredith's head was instructing her not to get her hopes up because all Derek Shepherd ever does is break her. As much as she wanted to believe that this fact wasn't true, it kept creeping its way back into her head.
But Meredith Grey was done with doubting. Finished. She and Derek couldn't build a relationship on a lack of trust again because all it would only be set up for failure. She had to think bright and shiny thoughts.
When Meredith finally arrived in the woods, she took a sigh of relief when she noticed that Derek wasn't home yet. This is a good sign, she thought, as she strolled past the trailer to the land for the house. She began to light the candles, one by one, each symbolizing a memory that she and Derek had shared together. Whether good or bad, the act of reminiscing solidified the fact that she could never lose him. Meredith tried to come up with the best way to lay out their dream house. After what seemed like an eternity, she was finally done constructing the candle house. Now, all she had to do was wait for Derek.
Derek could barely keep his thoughts straight as he drove through the woods, approaching his land. He probably should be paying more attention to the road since it was so late and dark outside, but that was one of the least of his worries.
What would his life be like if Meredith never came back? He would be so lonely. Derek was certain that he could never love another person again. Meredith Grey was it for him, and the thought of losing her made him sick to his stomach.
Derek safely reached his trailer. Tonight, he could drown his sorrows in alcohol. This usually wasn't a behavior of his, but he didn't have to go to work tomorrow, and he especially didn't want to face all of his undeniable problems.
As he reached the door to his trailer, bright lights seemed to catch his attention out of the corner of his eye.
He looked toward the bigger half of his land and saw a welcoming light. Derek was so drawn to the scene, mostly the silhouette, pacing in the middle. He couldn't help but hope that the love of his life was near him again.
"Stupid, corny, idiotic! I cannot believe I did this. Stupid loser, son of a … I could be at home right now instead of…"
"Meredith," Derek smiled. He couldn't conceal his raw excitement in this moment. This was the moment he had been waiting for.
"Where have you been? I've been waiting for you! I've been waiting to tell you that I'm ready. I'm ready for the house, the marriage, the kids. I'm ready because I would do anything to be with you. So this is our kitchen, living room, and bathroom. And that's the room where the kids could play."
"Mer…where's our bedroom?"
"Shut up! I'm not done." He loved it when she was bossy.
"I'm still mad at you. And I don't know if I trust you, I want to trust you, but I don't know if I do. So, I'll try. I'll try to trust you because I believe that we can be extraordinary together, rather than ordinary apart. And I want us to be extraordinary and have everything we deserve. I want us to be happy and spend our lives together. I love you, Derek Shepherd, and I don't want to lose you."
Derek just stood where he was. He was frozen, couldn't move. Meredith had just made him the happiest man in the world. When he finally found his courage, he began to move toward her. He couldn't contain his happiness any longer as he pulled Meredith in for a passionate kiss, a kiss that he hoped would convey all that he was feeling in that moment, so she could experience it too.
As they pulled away, he looked in Meredith's beautiful eyes and said, "I love you too, Meredith Grey. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I know I've hurt you so many times that I can't even keep track of them all, and that is the thing I regret the most in my life. These few days without you, I have never felt so alone in my entire life. I couldn't breathe without you, you're my oxygen. You're the only reason I have to keep going in life. It would be the best thing that ever happened to me if you let me spend my life making up for all the things I've done wrong in our relationship. I want, no need, to spend every day I live with you. You make me the happiest man on earth, and I love you."
Meredith smiled at him. They both just stood there for a few minutes, basking in the sheer joy of the other's presence, until it started to rain. Meredith leaned into Derek, and they shared a quick kiss. She took a few steps away from him, and held her hand out. Derek followed her lead, and they ventured to the trailer, hand in hand. This was day one. The first day of the rest of their lives. And they had never been happier.
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Also, I was thinking I might start writing sequel to this, so please let me know if I should continue or not. Thanks!
