MerDer; The Book

Chapter 27

After the unboxing and a big brunch everybody was now casually relaxing around the living room. Children were playing with their received gifts; the adults were either helping the kids building and assembling or watching the ordeal from a comfortable spot on the couch. Caroline kept bustling around, making sure everybody had drinks and there were enough snacks on the table.

After the brunch they both went upstairs separately for a quick shower and change of clothes. She had decided to wear a cute little black dress and a small layer of make-up, when she cascaded the stairs and walked in to the room Derek's eyes lit up immediately. He opened the blanket he was relaxing under, motioning for her to sit next to him on the small love seat on the far end of the living-room. She sat down next to him, turning into his side, relaxing into his embrace. They weren't cuddling but they were in close embrace, cozy and warm next to each other, watching the hustle and bustle of the family.

'How did you like your presents?' she questioned him softly.

He looked at her with a small content smile. 'I loved them, very thoughtful and attentive.'

'Hmm, did you know you still have another present to unwrap?' she asked him with a teasing glint in her voice.

Derek looked at the tree, seeing no presents left underneath it. 'I think we have opened them all.'

'I was not talking about that.'

'You were not?' he asked amused.

'Nope. But I can give you a discrete hint..' she crossed her legs, turning her lower body to his, her sheens touching his leg. She reached for his hand under the blanket, slowly guiding his hand over her panty clad leg, moving it ever so slowly under the hem of her dress. 'Feel for yourself.' she encouraged him to discover further, moving her own arm back above the blanket giving him coverage.

His fingertips trailed higher over her leg, stopping slightly when he felt the change of fabric, the soft and smooth fabric changed into something with more structure, still soft but no longer smooth. His fingers followed the pattern, it felt slightly ribbed with round crumpled edges. He kept moving his fingers, discovering more with his hand, until he found a hard patch with a string attached to it, around the string he could feel her skin. Realisation dawned in to him, she was wearing stockings and a suspender belt, he slowly closed his eyes trying his hardest to calm his breath and temp down the heat he felt wash over his body.

'Shit, Mer..' his eyes, hot with desire, were looking in to hers. 'Do you think they would mind if we left?'

She let out small chuckle before she whispered back her answer. 'Patience is key, Derek. We promised we would stay for dinner; we can't turn them down now..'

'I guess you are right..' he let out a sigh.

'Derek, are you feeling alright dear? Do you need to lie down? You look flustered.' Caroline interrupted them.

He didn't know how fast he needed to remove his hand from Meredith's leg, trying his best to regain his posture, but only failing once he noticed all eyes focused on him, making him more flustered and redder.

'No, no. I'm okay. Totally fine.' he coughed his way through the sentence, avoiding eye contact with his mother.

'Looks like someone was caught red handed in the cookie jar.' Amelia teased, which made the others laugh.

'There is no cookie jar, aunt Amelia.' Lynn his seven-year-old niece corrected.

All adults burst out in laughter. 'No, sweety. It was proverbial. We will explain it to you once you get older.' his oldest sister Katleen explained to her daughter.

Thankfully for Derek everything went back to normal quickly after he got busted, he relaxed back in to the seat careful not to touch Meredith in any way however bad he actually wanted to touch her. She had done it again; she was a master in this little game they were playing. He couldn't understand how the other man she had been with never were able to make her reach her high, everything she did for him was magic, and he only wanted to return the favours. She was so sensual and sexy; she got his blood boiling with just a simple touch. She truly was a dream girl, or woman he should say, she was smart, kind, funny, witty, had a heart of gold and wanted to please him as bad as he wanted to please her. Not only inside of the bedroom, even more outside of it. It was good to have someone to share desires with, someone who could understand and not judge, someone who wanted to try and challenge the said desires, but if she decided that she wanted to do missionary for the rest of her life he would take that without a second thought, if that meant that they could spent the rest of their lives together it was more than enough for him.

Meredith had come to the conclusion over the weekend that she wanted more out of the deal she had made with Derek. She wanted to give it a change, a real change, she wanted the whole enchilada. It scared her to death, but she wanted it. She couldn't deny her feelings anymore, and she didn't want to. She came to understand over the weekend that Derek held the same feelings, but he was also scared of getting hurt, just as much as she was scared of getting hurt herself. They both didn't want to ruin their friendship, but because of that they had been driving with the handbrake on, they didn't give their all mentally. They kept feelings to them selves, and once they would break that they could claim what their hearts held captive, each other. It was time to claim their love, to claim their change of happily ever after. Of course, they had a lot to learn, to understand and a lot of growing to do. With him never been in a serious relationship before, and her having her own insecurities and problems, but they could grow together. They could turn in to a wonderful, extraordinary couple, they could grow old together, and she could totally imagen it with him. 

She only had to find a way to tell him, to show him, to make him fully understand what she wanted. That she wanted it all, that she wanted to wake up with him everyday. That she wanted to see him smile every day, that she wanted to face all struggles ahead together with him. But how did you do that if you never learnt how to make a claim of something you truly wanted?

A/N: Short chapter, I know and I am sorry. This was a bit of a fill up chapter, I think we can all see where the story is going, so it won't be too long before I finish it up. It will take between 5 and 10 chapters to complete the story without cutting it too short or extending longer than necessary. Of course, they will dive a bit deeper into exploring the book, I gave off some hints he-he, and there will be another surprise in the upcoming chapters. Let me know what you think and if there is something you would like to see.

That all being said, I have quite the inspiration for another story. Three storylines to be more precise. So, I was wondering, do you want to have a say on the theme of my next story or do you want to be surprised? Maybe I could make a small poll or something if you are up to it, let me know what you think.