Post prom

"Chapter 23- I love you "

"Hey," Derek walked up to Meredith and kissed her on the cheek

"Hey yourself," she answered. She was sitting outside in the courtyard by herself, eating lunch and looking over some labs. All her other friends were busy with surgeries or interns or patients.

"Long day?" Derek asked as he sat down next to her, smiling and staring at her. Meredith didn't even look up

"Well, I saved 3 patient's lives, I helped my half-sister with what could be a career ending case. Um, George yelled at me this morning, but we made up, and Alex tried hitting on me, so Izzy is kinda thin ice around me and to tell you the truth I really don't care. It's amazing what you can do before noon huh?" Meredith was still looking over her labs.

"Meredith,"

"What?"

"Look at me,"

"Derek, I got to look over this. It's unbelievable!"

"Meredith," this time Derek said it a little sterner

"What?" Meredith slammed down her chart "What Derek? Look I'm busy, that's why I didn't page you. Look I love you and all, but give me some freakin space! I got a baby that I'm lugging around and this lady here is dying unless I do emergency surgery on her NOW!" Meredith closed her eyes and took a big breath of air. She opened her eyes to see Derek looking at her, concerned. Meredith smiled, "I'm sorry. I just got to go. Look Izzy, Emily and I are having a 'girls-night-out,' how about tomorrow we go out? My treat?"

Derek smiled

"I'd like that,"

Meredith got up and smiled then walked away leaving Derek looking at her

"Women," he said, looking at Meredith's half eaten lunch hungrily.

Izzy came home and slammed her bag down.
"GOD I CAN'T BELIVE HIM!" she yelled to the empty house. Izzy went straight for the kitchen and started to make some cupcakes. She knew that she wasn't going to eat them, but just baking them would make her feel better. Right when Izzy put the first batch in the oven the phone rang,

"Hello?" answered Izzy,

"Izz?"

"Meredith?"

"Ya, it's me. I just got out of surgery,"

"Oh how did it go,"

"Not so good. She flat-lined on me right when we were closing up,"

"Oh I'm sorry,"

"Thanks. Hey, you remember Emily right?"

"Ya, you're half sister, kinda quiet, Christina's intern,"

"Ya that's her. Well, I found her in the on-call room this morning. So I invited her over tonight for a 'girls-night-out' with you and me,"

"OH MER THAT'S PERFECT!"

Meredith laughed "Thanks. So can you get ready? I probably won't get out of her for another 2 hours. I was thinking some of your famous cupcakes, um some movies, and alcohol. LOTS of alcohol!"

"Cupcakes, movies, alcohol...got it Mer. This is going to be so much FUN!"

"Glad you think so Izz. Hey I got to go...Thanks again and I'll see ya tonight,"

"Hey Mer?"

"Izzy I GOT TO GO,"

"What time is she coming over?"

Izzy didn't get an answer, but a dial tone. "Okay, well, I guess I better get started then," Izzy's sudden rage about Alex disappeared as she started to get ready for that night's party.