med school roommates

chapter 10

Meredith's pov:

2 weeks later:
I'm in dereks old room at carols house. I've been staying here for the past two weeks whilst Derek's been away with his dad.

I'm studying for the test when I hear the doorbell ring. My eyes light up as I hear his voice. I get up, sprinting to the stairs.

"Hey mer!" He smiles from the bottom of the stairs. I run down the stairs quickly, jumping from the last couple of stairs into his arms. I wrap my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. He wraps his arms around me, spinning us around.

"Hi" he chuckles, looking at me. "I missed you.. school was so boring and well- actually your mom's been feeding me so that was good but other than that I almost died without you" I say dramatically. He chuckles softly.

"I missed you too" he says. "Okay you can put her down now.. drama queens" Carol chuckles. "Nooo she's mine" he grins, walking us to the living room. I giggle.

He sits on the couch. I sit sideways onto his lap, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Wait Where's your dad?" I ask. "Where's my mom?" He furrows his brows.

We look in the hallway. "Aww" I smile as I see them kissing. "Ew" he says. I giggle. I rest my head on his shoulder. He smiles, kissing the side of my head.

"So.. what did you and your dad do on your trip?" I ask. "Oh you know, the usual.. bars, fishing" he says. "You have fun?" I ask. He nods. "Good" I smile.

"So what did my mom make you to eat these past two weeks?" He asks. "Um.. soup.. pizza.. pies.. lots of cake.. cookies" I say. "All unhealthy stuff then" he chuckles. I giggle, nodding.

His mom walks into the living room. My mom walks in the house. She comes in the living room.

"Hey mom" I smile. "Hi honey" she says. Her and Carol hug before sitting opposite us. "So I actually have something to tell you all.." Derek says. We look at him.

"I.. actually met someone when we were away.. a girl" he says. I raise my brow. "And we're dating.. like, actually" he says. I move off of his lap.

"What?" I say. "Yeah.." he says. "You have a girlfriend?" I ask. "No.. we're just dating.. not official.. but I like her" he says. "Oh.. I- okay" I say. He looks at me.

"That's good.. that you like her.. not that you're not official" I say. He smiles small. "I need the bathroom" I stand up, walking upstairs.

Carol's pov:
I watch meredith walk upstairs. "I'm just going to check how your dad's going with unpacking his bags.. you know him, useless" I lie, standing up. derek nods. I walk upstairs.

"Meredith" I knock lightly on the bathroom door. She opens it. "Are you okay?" I ask. "Yes of course" she smiles.

I raise my brow. "I'm fine.. why wouldn't I be?" She asks. "Derek's dating someone.." I say. "So?" She says. "So.. you've been the only girl to officially be in his life for the past.. 19 years.. you rely on him.. and might be a little upset over the fact that it could cause a strain on your friendship" I say.

"That's ridiculous" she chuckles. "Okay.. if you say so" I say. "I do" she walks past me, downstairs. I sigh.

Merediths pov:
"Hey you ready to go home?" I ask, walking into the living room. "Yep" he stands up. Carol walks downstairs and my mom stands up.

"Bye you two" they both say. "Bye" we both smile. "Thankyou for having me over Carol" I hug her. "Anytime" she smiles. We pull away. Me and derek go to the car. He drives us home.

We're sat on the couch. I look at him. "So.. this girl.." I say. "Brooklyn" he says. "How did you- when did you.. why?" I ask. "Um.. we met in a bar.. she came up to me and we just.. hit it off.. it was meant to be a one night stand but I actually enjoy her company and she lives close.." he says. "Oh" I smile.

"Are you.. do you think this is a bad idea?" He looks at me. "No.. you deserve to have something more than a fling.. you deserve to be happy" I say honestly. He smiles.

"So you're okay if I invite her over time to time?" He asks. I look at him. "Yes" I say. "Okay" he smiles. "Now tell me what else happened on this trip" I say. He smiles.

"You wanna talk over food?" He stands up, holding my hands, pulling me up. "I would love to" I grin, following him to the kitchen.

I go to the fridge. I grin, pulling out a bottle of red wine. "Where did you get that from?" He smirks. "Mark" I say, pouring us both a glass. "What?" He says.

"I saw him in school the other day and he told me he stole a bunch of wines from.. I'm not actually sure.. but he asked me if I wanted any So.." I grin. "Oh his auntie owns a bar" he says. I hand him a glass.

He starts cooking. "What you cooking?" I ask, sitting down at the table. "Spaghetti bolognese.. is that okay?" He asks. "Yes" I smile. We talk as he cooks the food. He plates it up and puts it on the table, sitting next to me.

We talk about his trip as we eat our food. "Mm I missed your cooking" I smile, putting the plates into the sink. "you had my mom cooking for you for two weeks" he chuckles softly. "I prefer yours" I say. He grins. "Don't tell her though" I grin. He chuckles softly, nodding.

I help him unpack his stuff that he brought with him before we get changed into our pyjamas. "Its so good to have you back home" I hug him tight. He smiles, hugging me back. "Night mer" he kisses my head. I pull away slowly. "Night" I smile, going into my room.