my teacher

chapter 44

I'm laid in her bed and she's laid between my legs, her face pushed into my chest, cuddling into me.

"Meredith" I whisper. "Mhm" she mumbles. I stroke her hair. "Yeah sweetie?" She pulls her head up, looking at me.

"Can we please not do romeo and juliet tomorrow? I hate it" I whine. "You're such a child" she rolls her eyes. "Shut up.. you're the child" I mumble. She chuckles.

I kiss her head. "Honey, I've already planned the entire lesson" she giggles. I whine. "You're good at this.. you've already memorised all the quotes and everything" She says.

I roll my eyes. "Yeah, cause you make me.. you make me do everything I don't wanna do!" I whine, pushing her off of me. I cross my arms over my chest.

"Stop it!" She warns, pushing me back down so she can lay on me again. "I hate you" I whisper. She chuckles. "Shut up" she grins.

"No! I don't wanna do stupid romeo and juliet!" I punch the mattress. "Stop" she giggles, holding my hand.

She climbs up my body, straddling me. I sit up, leaning against the headboard. I put my hands on her waist. She smiles, staring into my eyes.

I entwine our fingers, moving our hands up to my lips, kissing hers softly. "You know what?" I whisper. "What?" She asks.

"I love you" I grab her waist, pulling her forward. I kiss her. She giggles against my lips. "Mhm" she wraps her arms around my neck, kissing me back.

She pulls away slowly. "I feel so at home when I'm with you" I whisper. She giggles. "Was that a weird think to say? I'm sorry" I say, embarrassed.

"No.. no no, I just- I feel the exact same way and I've never said it before cause I didn't want to creep you out" she smiles. "Oh" I smile.

"I've never felt like this with anyone before.. I feel like I could tell you anything and you'd be there for me" she hugs me. "You could.. and I definitely would" I hug her tight.

She pulls away slowly after a few minutes. I put my hands on her cheeks. She kisses me.

"I wanna tell everyone that we're together" I say. "Derek" she says, pulling away from me, her mood immediately changing. "I won't! I know that we can't" I say.

"Ever" she says. "Ever?" I ask. "I'd lose my job" she says. "But.. after I graduate though?" I say. "Never, derek.. I could get into trouble.. even if you're an ex-student" she says.

"Meredith" I say. "Derek" she says. "I want people to know eventually" I say. "And I don't" she says. "Ever?" I ask. "Ever" she says.

I gently pull her off of me. I put on my shirt and leave the room. "Sweetheart" she runs after me.

"Hey" she holds my hand, stopping me. "What?" She wraps her arms around my neck, her body pressed against mine. I put my hand on her bare back. She's only wearing a lacy bralette and a pair of joggers.

"I wanna be with you meredith" I say. "What? Derek, I want to be with you too" she furrows her brows. "Long term" I say. "Yeah.." she says.

"Mer, I'm serious about this.. but how can we be serious if nobody ever knows, though?" I say. She doesn't say anything.

I turn around to leave. "No no no" she pulls me back. My face ends up centimetres away from hers. "Please don't leave.. please" she whispers.

"I need to think" I say. "You literally just told me that you'll always be there for me no matter what I said.. was that bullshit?" she says. "No" I say.

"I feel the same way sweetie, talk to me" she whispers. "Fine.. that hurt my feelings" I say. "It did?" She asks. "Yes, you make it seem like you're just with me for a little while.. like once we're done you're just gonna forget about us" I say.

"No, God no.. sweetheart, I love you.. understand? That means everything to me.. I wouldn't be with you right now if I didn't want you to be in my future too" she says. I smile.

"Yeah?" I ask. "Yes" she puts her hands on my cheeks. I kiss her deeply. I run my hands down to her ass, picking her up. She wraps her legs around me.

She smiles against my lips, pulling away slowly. I smile, looking into her eyes. "Now.." I put her down.

"Mhm?" She turns around, her back towards me. "Can we talk about how fucking hot you look in this bra thing?" I put my hands on her boobs as we walk to the couch.

She giggles. She sits down, pulling me down with her. I cuddle into her and she turns on the TV.