This Life

Chapter 15

The first thing Meredith could feel when she woke up the next morning was pain. She silently thanked God that she had the sense to swap shifts with Melissa last night and that she did not have to be in the nursery at 7am.

She could vaguely hear Derek groaning beside her. It was all his fault anyway she thought to herself. Thankfully Beth was still sleeping.

"Oh God"

"Snap"

"What did you do last night?"

"Really can't remember"

"I don't think I can move – everything hurts."

"Must have been good then" laughed Derek

She finally managed to sit up and look at the clock on the bedside table.

6:15am. "Okay need to get up, shower, coffee, pain relief in that order."

"Sounds like a plan but I can think of an even better one" Derek responded by grabbing Meredith by the waist and rolling her on to her back. He bent down and kissed her "let's continue where we left off..." and started to kiss down her neck. Meredith could feel how turned on his was and giggled "that might be hard..."

"Oh I am definitely hard..."

Meredith was now distracted by his kisses "not what I meant... oh god... last thing I remember was you having your way with me on the stairs.

"Sounds good to me "Derek was now nibbling on her breasts.

"We started in the hallway, got halfway up the stairs, you dropped me and then we had some pretty hot sex which ended with the pair of us in a heap at the bottom at the stairs." Meredith replied.

Derek paused and arched his eyebrow and then laughed "that might explain why my back is sore"

"It might also explain why my ass is sore." Meredith laughed "how we managed to get to bed alive and in one piece is beyond me!"

Derek was laughing as he rolled on to side and looked down at Meredith "the last thing I can remember is dancing on top of the tables where we all pretending to be rock stars?" Derek asked as the pounding returned to his brain.

"Yeah." Meredith muttered. "Head sore?"

"Like you wouldn't believe. Thank god I'm not operating today." Derek groaned.

"No God help the person Christina is operating on today she was worse than you guys" Meredith said

"Was Christina dancing on the bar with a lighter?" Derek asked "I can remember hearing Joe tell her to put the lighter away."

"Yeah I think that was when Lexie and I were murdering 'Nothing Else Matters'." Meredith cringed at the memory of their drunken antics.

"Regardless of the pain and embarrassment I think we needed last night" Derek stated.

"Oh yes – thank you for the most memorable and drunk birthday party ever!" Meredith smiled.

"And you said you were too old for a birthday party!" Derek laughed as he pulled her in for a kiss.

"You know what is good for a hangover..." Derek said as he started to kiss down along her chest.

"What... oh god... yes" Meredith moaned as Derek slid his hands along her thighs
"A quickie!" Derek grinned

"Definitely" Meredith replied.

A short while later Derek rolled off Meredith and kissed her.

"Best hangover cure ever!" Meredith laughed