When she walked in to the bedroom he was already lounging on the bed, his back against the headboard. The covers were down to his waist, showing off the broad expand off his naked chest. Setting down the glasses of wine and the book on the bedside table, she couldn't help but admire the sight. He was sculpted, not overly muscled but it was clear he worked out and kept an eye on his diet. The hairs on his chest were groomed, short hairs which would make her hands tickle when she would run them over it.

'Are you going to stand there staring forever or are you coming to join me?' he asked opening the covers on the empty side of the bed for her. He looked completely at ease, totally relaxed, as if he had forgotten about their earlier kiss and the prospect of what else was to come.

She quickly scanned around the room to see any evidence of his state off undress under the covers but was relieved to discover that only his pants and socks were dangling down on the chair in the corner. Which meant that he was still wearing his underwear and so could she, for now at least.

Of course, he had seen her naked last week when he had given her the precious gift, only then she had been so turned on that she didn't even notice her pants and panties disappearing. Now she was much more conscious of her looks. She knew she could turn him on, she knew she could make him hot; he was actually looking at her quite eagerly at that exact moment. She needed to let go of her fears and just go for it. Her hands moved to the top of her shirt and started to unbutton, slowly letting it fall down her shoulders and on to the ground.

Dereks eyes were focussed on her breast immediately, she saw the heat flashing behind his dark orbs. He licked his lips and stared at her breasts bluntly. Finally traveling his eyes up to hers he gave a big sultry grin.

'Damn Mer. Those are exquisite.' he let out a soft whistle.

That was all the encouragement she needed, she shrugged out of her pants and slipped under the covers next to him. Keeping a safe distance from him, she reached for the nightstand, grabbed the book and opened it on the first chapter.

'Okay, so chapter one; preparations.' she breathed.

'Come a little closer, I want to read it too!' he opened his arm, she scooted closer and relaxed in to his side. His arm snook around her and he started to rub small circles on her arm.

'Preparations, before you start working through Oh my, Fireworks! : Stimulating the senses. it is with the biggest importance that you are with a partner you trust, respect and desire. You have to be able to show your boundaries and needs, be open and honest with each other. Don´t expect your partner to be able to read your mind, be clear in your communication and stay open to learn and discover new things.' she fell silent.

'Mmm hmm.' he breathing looking at her with attentive eyes.

'The rest of this chapter is mostly about how we are supposed to prepare for making love. You know.. dressing the part, being well groomed.' she wiggled her eyebrows.

'You look fine to me.' he answered, burying his face in to her hair. 'And you smell fine too..'

'Thank you, you do too. There is also a matter of protection we need to discuss; you know condoms or anticonception.' she replied, her fingers running over the page.

'I am clean.' he stated. 'I have only had unprotected sex with one woman, and gotten tested after the commitment ended. Otherwise, I have always used protection.'

´Well, I have only had four partners in my life. Fin, obviously, was the only serious. I have been on the pill for a while now but Fin always used condoms, too.' she answered the unasked question.

'Why?' he asked.

'I don't know, he said something about liking them. Never really understood but never questioned it either.' she laughed.

'I think Fin had a slight trigger problem.' Derek laughed.

'A what?'

'You know, he pulled the trigger to soon.' making a small clicking sound with his tongue.

'Oh..' she started to laugh.

'But it can happen to the best of us. You just have to learn how to delay, it took me some time but I got the hang of it eventually.' he replied honestly.

'What do you do, to delay I mean?' she asked eagerly.

'I..' he started but stopped. She looked at him, waiting for him to continue. 'Alright, but you have to promise you won't laugh! I name all car brands in my head on alphabetical order, starting with Alfa Romeo all the way to Volvo. And then I try to go back to Alfa Romeo again. Mostly I get back to Porsche before I pull the trigger.'

She burst out laughing, shaking her head.

'Whatever works, right.' he laughed with her.

'Chapter two, the basic positions.' she said turning the page, feeling more relaxed after their shared laugh, looking through it. 'I think we can skip these; we both have done these and know how they work.'

'Hmm, nothing wrong with the basics.' he grinned at her. 'It couldn't hurt practising these some more. Maybe we will learn that we have done them wrong all the time.'

She snickered a bit. 'There are four basic positions; missionary, cowgirl, spooning and rear entry. The four basic positions are the basis of all other possible positions.'

'But what about standing sex, or 69 and all other good positions?'

'These are the basic positions, Der. I just told you; these are the basis of all other positions. Besides we have probably done these a thousand times, we can skip them..' she rolled her eyes at him.

'Al right turn the page then.' he sounded a bit disappointed.

'Ahh.. there are some drawings, you want to check them out?' positioning the book so he could take a better look at it. On the first page there was a picture of a couple in missionary position, the men on top of the woman, the most commonly known position off all. She couldn't say she didn't like the position at all, the guy on top had easy access to her boobs, they could suck on them or bite on her nipples. But she also found it sticky and oppressive, maybe she also found it a little boring.

'This position lends itself for intimate intercourse.' Derek read out the text next to the drawing. 'A true connection will be felt during this position, the ability to make eye-contact, touch and share kisses makes this an excellent position for love-making.'

Meredith let out a small chuckle. 'Who knew that a position so boring could be described as something so romantic.'

Derek gave her a strange look. 'Nothing boring about it, I love to kiss. Thrusting my tongue where it's hot and wet at the same time as I am thrusting below.. where it's also hot and wet.'

He was looking at her intently while he spoke, his eyes dark and sultry. She could see he meant every word he just said, her heartbeat began to accelerate a small throb was existent in her core. She wanted him to show her that the position wasn't boring.

Next up was the cowgirl, the woman was on top of the men. She had done this position with Fin a couple of times and actually enjoyed it; it had made her come close to coming a couple of times. Fin had told her that he didn't like the position, he found her too wild, her movements weren't subtle enough. He had complained about her almost breaking his penis while riding him, so after that had happened, he had decided he didn't want her on top anymore. Which she thought was a shame, because she loved being in control.

'Now, that is a position I love.' Derek smiled.

'Why?' she was shocked, didn't all men hate this position? She couldn't imagine men liking the feeling of there penises being broken..

'Watching you enjoy yourself, bouncing up and down, grinding, moving like my private little dancer. Me giving up all control, letting you dictate..' he let out small growl. He closed his eyes. 'Fuck yeah, best position there is.´

She swallowed hard when he looked at her with hot and heavy eyes. 'We-we need to finish this chapter.' she let out in a small whispering voice.

'Yes...' he was staring at her, her breathing rapid, her cheeks flushed with desire, she looked incredibly hot.

They made it through the next two positions without making any comments. By the time they were done she was staring at him, she could tell that he was just as turned on as she was. Heat was radiating of his body; he was positively feverish. But so was she. Her entire body was on fire, she wanted him so badly.

'Derek? she asked.

'Yes, Mer?'

'Let's see how well we know the basics.' she sat upright and unhooked her bra, uncovering her breasts, throwing the piece of garment to the side.