Continuation of If/Then

Part 9

"So what kind of place do you want to get" Derek asked.

"I don't know, a homey home."

"Helpful." Derek said while playing with her hair.

"What, I don't really care where we live."

"As long as it has plumbing."

"Exactly."

"Well, do you want a condo, apartment, house, duplex, tent, cardboard box-"

"Ooo a cardboard box sounds nice" Meredith snickered.

"Hmm, might be hard to find a cardboard box with plumbing."

"You might be right. That means the tent is out too. "

"Meredith. How um- long do you think we will live in this place?"

Meredith stiffened her posture and looked at him.

"What do you mean how long?"

"Well we are moving in together. And I am sorta thinking that we are a permanent situation that ends with us with grey hair and children running around. So do we want to get a place where our hair can grey or-"

Meredith stared at him with wide eyes.

"I also have plans to build a house here. With plumbing and no wheels. So if you are interested we can get something temporary and I can start building the house."

Meredith continued to stare at him.

"Meredith?"

"You okay?"

"Grey hair and children?" Meredith said and gulped.

"That's what I was thinking. I can dye my hair if you are really against the greying part."

"Children?"

"Small people you push out of your vagina?"

"Ow?"

"You don't want to have children?"

"I don't know. Yes?"

"What were you planning with Alex?"

"What were you planning with Addison?"

"Addison is pregnant."

"Oh. Yea. That's Mark's baby right?"

"Yes Meredith. So children."

"I think I want children but not yet."

"Okay it doesn't have to be now."

"I think an apartment would be nice."

Derek leaned down and kissed her forehead, "Then I will buy us an apartment."

"You will buy us?"

"Meredith I make significantly more than you. Plus I want you to have a nice place."

"So you are going to buy me and apartment and build me a house?"

"Yes."

"No."

"No?" Derek questioned.

"No."

"Please just let me do this."

"Fine. But I need to do something for you"

"I can think of a few things you could do" Derek said while kissing her.

Meredith hit him.

"What??" Derek asked.

"That would make me a prostitute. Think of something else."