A Love That Knows No Boundaries

17.

The next morning Meredith woke up to an empty bed, she remember the wonderful things that Derek had gone to her, and then how she freaked out, she moans and hid her head the pillows in embarrassment of her tears from the night before.

Derek walked out of the en-suite, which just a towel wrapped around his waist, his dark curl dripping from the shower, he leans over to Meredith, kissing her on her exposed shoulder.

"Good morning" he said cheerfully, Meredith once again groaned into her pillows, Derek smiled knowing that she was embarrassed from the night before. "Meredith, look at me?" Derek asked, Meredith shook her head, Derek knew that she wouldn't, so he snaked his hand underneath the covers, and rolled her gently onto her back. Meredith eyes were squeeze shut. Derek starts to tickle her, and Meredith quickly
opened her eyes.

"Now that better, Ms Grey, i can see your beautiful eyes now.

"Derek?"

"Yes Meredith"

"Sorry..." Derek kisses her quickly to shut her up.

"Meredith i told you last night, no apologises. You did nothing wrong." Derek kisses her again. "I have order us room service, we don't have to check out until 1pm and our flight to Geneva is at 3, and we should arrive in the Congo about 7pm, so i suggest you eat lots, cause there won't be much food when we get there" he says just has there is a knock on the hotel room door. Derek goes to let in room service instructing them to leave it in the living area, while he went to join Meredith in the bedroom, where she had stayed waiting for him.

"Breakfast is here" Derek said walking into the room, quickly stopping when he sees Meredith stood in front of him, naked. Derek can't help but scan her, he felt his pants tightens, when he looked up his blue met her green, but darkened in lust, has she walked towards him, shoving him on the bed.

"Meredith?"

"Derek I want to show you what you mean to me"

"I already know Mer, I want you to feel comfortable and if that means i have to wait i will"

"Really?" she asks.

"Yes, Meredith I mean it, now go and have some breakfast, while I go back to my room and shower, and I will meet you in an hour in the lobby" Derek said standing up and kissing her, before leaving her room and returning to his own. He gets himself dressed, and check is phone, with several messages left on it, one of Richard, asking him to call him has soon has he can, but he knows that their other calls he need to make first, confirming their flight to Geneva, as well as leaving a message for his mom letting her know that he had arrived in Paris safely. Derek had just gotten off the phone to his mom, when his cell went again and it was Richard.

"Hello Richard"

"Hey Derek, how is Paris?"

"As beautiful as ever, what can I do for you?"

"I just want to make sure my neurosurgeon arrived safely so i wouldn't have to replace you permently"

"Is that why? Not because we are friends Richard"

"Well, that too, Derek"

"Richard, we are fine and..." Richard interrupted him

"We?" he asked curiously trying to wreck his brain if Derek said that anyone was going with him but drawing a blank.

"Yes Richard, we, as in Meredith and myself"

"Meredith?...You mean Meredith Grey, well that would explain why Mark here"

"What?" he asked afraid that Rrichard had given too much away.

"Well, i had Mark, Meredith husband here demanding to see you"

"Oh god, that was quick"

"Does he knows that she is with you?"

"Of course not, do you really think he would have let her go.

"No" Richard put simply. "What do you want to me to tell him?"

"The truth, just say i am not in the country for the next year. Just don't say anything about Meredith, after tomorrow he won't be able to find us."

"Derek, i am not that stupid"

"I am sorry chief, i didn't mean it like that"

"Derek stop, just look after her and keep her safe"

"I promise Richard, i couldn't live with myself if i didn't"

"bye Derek" with that Richard hung up. Derek wasn't sure whether to tell her or not, but in the end the situation was taken out of his hands.

"Derek" he heard in a small quiet voice, he turned and looked at her, he could see the look of fear etched across her features, tearing his heart in two, he held his arms out to her, and she walked into them. A few moments later, sitting down on the bed, he keep on arm around her shoulders holding him close to her, and take her hand with his other free hand.

"Don't be scared my love, he will not find us"

"You don't know him, he will" Derek silences her with a gently kiss, reassuring her.

"Meredith after tomorrow we will be unreachable for the next twelve months, and even if he did, i will not be letting you go back to him, you understand me, Meredith i can't imagine my life without you in it, you will not being going back to him, that i promise you" Meredith nods, looking up a him and smiles.

"I love you, Derek Shepherd"

"And i love you Meredith Grey" Derek says has their lips crash together gently.