It's been a long time

Chapter 8

Meredith 18, Derek 19 (continued)

Derek got up early and made sure the dorm was nice and clean for Meredith. "Why are you up so early?" Mark groaned. "Meredith is gonna be here soon. I want the place to be nice. And as for nice, please be nice to her. She had a rough day yesterday." Derek pleaded. "We will Derek." Addison replied as she came into the room.

Meredith woke up bright and early as well, seeing as she had to drive 2 hours. She woke up at 8, and got ready quickly, changing into some comfortable leggings and one of dereks sweatshirts. She put some coffee into a yeti cup and grabbed a box of cereal to snack on in the car. She got into the car and started on her drive.

As she was driving, Derek called. "Hey! You on your way?" Derek asked. "Yup! Be there in an hour and a half." Meredith answered. "Good. I'm excited to see you. I miss you." Derek said happily. "I miss you too. What are we gonna do there?" She asked. "Well, I figured I could give you a tour of the campus, seeing as you may apply here, and then you could meet my roommate and his girlfriend and hang with us. If you want." Derek rambled. Meredith laughed. "Sounds good Der." Meredith replied. "I love you." Meredith said. "I love you too." Derek replied as he hung up the phone.

Merediths drive was long and boring. Naturally, she hit some heavy traffic which delayed her drive for about another hour. Thankfully, she had her music she could rely on.

2 and a half hours later, Meredith arrived at dereks dorm area. She walked into the first floor and smiled when she say Derek. She ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck. Derek put his arms around her waist and pulled her close. After a minute, Derek pulled away slightly and kissed her passionately. Meredith slid her tongue in his mouth and their tongues dueled.

After a minute, Meredith pulled away, leaving the two gasping for breath. Derek rested his forehead on hers and smiled. "I missed you." Derek murmured. "I missed you too. How was the drive?" He asked. "Long. And boring. But I'm here now." Meredith replied with a smile. "Want to go to my dorm? Drop your stuff off?" Derek asked as he took her duffel bag from her hand. "Sure." Meredith replied. Derek smiled and grabbed her hand to led her to the dorm.

"Wait! What happened to your face Mer?" Derek asked in concern. "Oh. Yeah." Meredith said with a nervous chuckle. "Meredith." Derek said sternly. "My mom wasn't too happy to see me. It's not a big deal." Meredith replied. "Let me see." Derek said. He brought his hand up to her cheek and examined the wound, much as Carolyn had. "It looks okay." Derek said softly. Meredith nodded. "I'm sorry that happened Mer." Derek said quietly. "It's okay." Meredith replied.

Derek and Meredith got to the door and Derek opened it. He put his hand on the small of her back and led her in. "Hey!" Mark called from the couch. He stood up with Addison and walked over to the pair. "Mark Sloan, nice to meet you." Mark said as he held out his hand to Meredith. "Meredith." She said as he took her hand and shook it. "Addison Montgomery." The redhead said as she held her hand out as well. Meredith took it and smiled. "Here Mer, I'll show you my room." Derek said as he led her to his room.

"Did you see her face?" Mark whispered. "Yeah. Derek said she had a rough night. I'll ask him later." Addison replied. "She seems nice." Addison added. "Yeah. She's small, too, like Derek said." Mark replied. "She is." Addison agreed.

Derek and Meredith came out and sat down on the couch with the other couple. "So Meredith, how's school going?" Mark asked. "Boring. I, uh, don't have many friends." Meredith said nervously. The two nodded and Derek pulled her closer. "So Derek tells us you may be a pre med too? We all are." Addison asked. "Yeah. My uh last name is grey, so I practically grew up in a hospital with my mom." Meredith replied. "Grey? As in the Ellis Grey?" Mark asked in shock. "That's her." Meredith said with a small laugh. "So yeah I will probably be a pre med too." Meredith confirmed. "What specialty? Do you know yet? I want to be an OB and Mark wants to be a plastic surgeon. I'm sure you know Derek wants to be a neurosurgeon." Addison asked. Meredith nodded. "I think I want to be a neurosurgeon too." Meredith replied. (I got you @snowflakeycat 😉). "That's cool." Mark said. "You guys want to go out for dinner tonight?" Derek asked. "Sure." Addison replied. "How about Lui Lui's at 6?" Derek asked. "Sounds good. I'm gonna show Mer around. We'll be back soon, if you guys want to come." Derek offered.

"Sure, why not." Mark said. He pulled Addison up and the 4 left the dorm and wandered campus for a while.

An hour later, Derek concluded the tour and the 4 made their way back to the dorm where they talked and got to know eachother until dinner.

"So Grey, where'd you get that nasty cut?" Mark asked. "Oh, uh, my mother wasn't the happiest to see me." Meredith said quietly. Mark nodded and smiled sympathetically. "Okay. Let's get ready for dinner." Derek said, trying to save Meredith from an uncomfortable conversation. Everyone nodded and Meredith and Derek made their way to his room.

"What do I wear?" Meredith asked nervously.Derek smiled and made his way over to her. He put his hand on her back and pulled her close so her body was flush against his. "Mer. Relax. It's okay. Your doing good." He whispered. Meredith rested her head on his chest and just listened to his heart beat for a minute. "Thank you. But seriously, where are we going? Like a nice restaurant or a bar?" Meredith asked. "Jeans and a sweater is fine. It's Italian." Derek responded. Meredith nodded and pulled an outfit from her suitcase.

She pulled off her shirt, revealing a black lacy bra, which Derek liked. "Your hot." He smirked. Meredith blushed and smile. "You are too." Meredith said. "You'll see more tonight." She said saucily. Derek shivered in anticipation.

After the pair changed, they went out to the kitchen and waited for Mark and Addison to come out. "Ready?" Derek asked as they entered the kitchen. They nodded and Derek grabbed Merediths hand to lead her out.

They arrived at the resterant and Derek, Addison, and Mark all ordered beers. "You want a beer Grey?" Mark asked. "How?" She asked. "We're in with the bartender. Want one?" Mark explained. "Sure." She replied. Mark and Derek got up to go get the drinks, leaving just the ladies at the table. "So, high school sucks, huh?" Addison asked. "Yeah, it does. It was better when Derek was there." Meredith explained. Addison nodded in understanding. "So why did you mom do that?" Addison asked softly. "Oh uh. She has Alzheimer's so she doesn't really know what she's doing. And she doesn't really like me." Meredith explained with a nervous chuckle. Addisons gaze turned sympathetic. "I'm sorry. That must be hard." She said. "It is, but I try to avoid her at all costs." Meredith laughed. Addison smiled.

The guys arrived with their drinks and they enjoyed a night out. Once everyone was done, they went home and Meredith and Derek went straight to the bedroom where they shared a night of love