This Life

Chapter 33

"Derek," Meredith whispered.

"Um, what time is it?" Derek groaned into the pillow.

"8:30," Meredith replied "I have coffee and a muffin."

"Love you," Derek muttered as he tried to waken up.

"I know, but you really need to get up," Meredith replied smiling.

"I can definitely get up," Derek said as he grabbed Meredith's hand and placed it on top of his hardening member.

"Derek Christopher Shepherd I am not having sex with you in the on call room," Meredith stated.

"It wouldn't be the first time," Derek wiggled his eyebrows as he sat up in bed and kissed her.

"There are times I really do not like you," Meredith stated "like right now when I am trying to be the nice and kind and considerate girlfriend who brings you breakfast when you spent the night here at the hospital."

"It's gone beyond love, I worship you," Derek said as they both started to laugh.

Derek was the attending on call last night and had back to back consults until 2am and then an emergency had come in and he finally got some sleep at 5:30am.

They sat in the peace and quiet of the on call room eating their breakfast and getting ready for the day ahead.

Derek had a surgery at 11am and another at 2pm and was then heading home to pack more boxes to move over to their new house. He hoped that they could move in officially within the next few days.

"How was Beth this morning?" Derek asked as he took a mouthful of his coffee.

"Fine – until she refused to walk to the car," Meredith replied as Derek looked at her "she did not want to get her new shoes wet in the rain so I had to carry her from the house down to the car."

"Meredith you should not be carrying her, she is too heavy, not when you could be..." Derek said as reached over and stroked her tummy.

"Derek, I am not pregnant, my period came yesterday and I have the backache from hell," Meredith explained as Derek stopped rubbing her tummy and started gently rubbing her back instead.

"Um, even so you should not be lifting Beth – she is getting to big and heavy for you to carry," Derek said quietly disappointed that Meredith was not pregnant.

"Okay," Meredith replied as she rolled her eyes "We better get going," Meredith replied as she saw the time.

They quickly tidied up the on-call room and walked down the corridor to the reception area. Derek had his arm around Meredith's waist as he gently rubbed her back.

Mark was standing filling in a chart when they arrived and they all stood and chatted for a few minutes. Mark was sharing a dirty joke with them as Derek was leaning up against the counter laughing and joining in with Meredith standing in the middle of them.

"You two are unbelievable," Meredith laughed and rolled her eyes.

Mark picked up a chart and looked at Meredith and pointed to the lift "After you," Mark said

"After me... what?" Meredith asked puzzled at Mark's behaviour.

"You are my 9am private appointment," Mark stated confused at Meredith's behaviour.

"Private appointment for what?" Meredith asked again starting to lose her patience.

"A boob job," Mark replied.

"What!" Meredith almost yelled before looking behind her at Derek's shocked expression, "One word Derek and you will be sleeping in the spare room for the next month."