I Wanna Be Yours

"Chapter 22"

If Derek thought internship was going to be the most hectic part of his medical training, he was wrong. Residency came with a whole lot more crap to deal with. It's exactly what he enjoys about it, but also what makes it dreadful.

Maybe the fact that he has a five-year-old kid and a budding relationship with Meredith he wants to foster is not the best combination for his medical career, but he wouldn't trade this craziness for anything in the world, because in all honesty, he has rarely felt this happy before.

He has decided to carve out a very short date night with Meredith tonight, just a quick bite together after work, since the end of their shifts matches, for once. This morning he gets to enjoy breakfast with his son, too.

Derek is staring at David, drenching his pancakes in syrup, a blissed out smile on his face. Sometimes he simply likes to look at his son and see how much he changes day by day. He's sure he will miss too much if he doesn't.

"Daddy, can we have a movie night tonight?"

Derek sighs. "I will be back too late, D-Man, I'm sorry."

"Are you working lots tonight, too?" David huffs, clearly disappointed.

"I'm going to have dinner with Meredith tonight."

"Why?" David frowns.

"Because this is what grown-ups do when they like each other. It's called a date."

"Do you just do dinner?" David asks, clearly interested in the topic.

"You can do many things, David, not just dinner. It can happen at any time of day. Sometimes we did breakfast or lunch with Meredith, other times you can do fun things like going to the movies, bowling, taking walks... Anything fun you can do with another person, it can be done as a date."

Derek hopes he's not failing at this explanation, because David looks slightly confused. David stabs a piece of pancake, staring at it for a long time, then sighs.

Derek is sure something big is going on in his head and this will not be the last question on dating as soon as David has processed this for a little longer.

Yet, their usual morning routine has to take precedence to any more questioning, even though David remains pensive all through the car ride to the hospital.

In the back of his mind, Derek hopes David gets what is happening right now between him and Meredith, and he knows he has to find better answers for his questions really soon. Maybe he can talk about it to Meredith herself tonight at dinner. Maybe she has great answers.

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Meredith is almost sad she's not working with Derek today, but she's grateful they can have dinner together tonight.

Derek is a good resident, and she's glad she can have him all for herself once or twice a month, but she's also happy he gets to experience other specialties, so he can get well-rounded in every aspect of surgery. He is one of her best students, though, so she's always happy to have him.

She sees him bring David upstairs when they both enter the building, and she decides to pay the little boy a visit as soon as Derek has dropped him off. She feels like she hasn't seen David in forever, even though it has only been a day or two.

Meredith's early shift has not been pleasant so far, and she's looking forward to going home tonight, especially since the end of her shift coincides with her date with Derek. Seeing David can only top her day.