The Seventh Sense is Love

I Love You

"I like Derek," Molly states at the sisters' weekly dinner.

"You haven't even met Derek," Meredith says with a laugh as she twirls pasta onto her fork.

"Neither have I," Lexie interjects, "but we still like him."

"Okay," Meredith giggles with a roll of her eyes at her sisters. "I know this is you two trying to bug me into bringing him to dinner or something."

"What's wrong with us wanting to meet him?" Molly asks

"You're a mother hen, Molly."

Meredith's comment causes Lexie to laugh and say, "She always has been - even though she's the youngest."

"Whatever," Molly says with a laugh. "Meredith, can you blame us for wanting to meet Derek? You've been with him for almost two months. Of course we want to meet the man you're in love with."

Meredith chokes on her wine. When she's done coughing she says, "I haven't said anything about love to either of you."

"You don't have to," Lexie says calmly, "it's obvious. You're happier, calmer, you smile a lot and spend the majority of your free time with him. Plus, I can see it in your eyes."

"Me too," Molly states. "Have you told Derek you love him, Mer?"

"No," she answers with a sigh. "At first I thought maybe it was major infatuation on my part. Infatuation and lust mixed with great sex. I thought what I was feeling would go away, but it didn't. It happened really fast. I just didn't really believe I could fall in love so quickly."

"You should tell him you love him," Molly states.

"I can't," Meredith answers softly, shaking her head. "I've almost slipped and said it a couple of times, but I cover myself."

Lexie asks, "Why can't you tell him?"

"One, it's too soon," Meredith answers. "Two, I don't know if I'll be staying in Seattle for my Fellowship and C," she trails off with a slightly sad sigh.

"And C..." Molly prompts after a few moments.

"What if he doesn't love me?"

"Okay one," Lexie states emphatically, "it is not too soon to tell Derek you love him."

"Two," Molly picks up where Lexie leaves off, "you will be doing your Fellowship here - you just haven't received notice yet."

"And if Derek doesn't love me?"

"Of course he loves you," Lexie says.

Molly asks, "How can he not?"

"You're my sisters," Meredith says with a laugh. "Of course you're going to say Derek loves me."

"He's a fool if he doesn't," states Lexie.

"Tell him Mer," interjects Molly. "What have you got to lose?"

"Derek," Meredith answers, pushing her barely touched food away.
*

"Have you told her yet?"

Derek doesn't even pretend to misunderstand his sister's question. "No Kathleen, I haven't told Meredith that I love her."

"Why not?"

"I don't want to be a selfish ass," Derek answers with a shrug.

"How is telling Meredith you love her selfish?"

"There's the real possibility that Meredith may go to Los Angeles or Chicago to do her Fellowship. She has to make big decisions about her career that aren't in any way clouded by me."