The Man Next Door

Chapter 13

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the dialogue taken from the show

Enraged, Meredith pushed Derek back into the exam room with her small slender hands slapping against his chest. The smirk on his face fueled her anger and she continued pushing him back into the corner of the room.

"What!?" push

"The!" push

"Hell?!"

She shouted with a final push effectively trapping Derek as his back hit the hard corner of the wall with a loud thud, Meredith's body so close to his.

"What is wrong with you, flirting with other woman?! How could you hurt your wife like that? No wonder she keeps such a tight leash on you!" she yelled. Her voice was filled with such passion and anger that she almost didn't recognize it herself. She had never felt this rage towards someone before.

"You mean hurting YOU," he replied cheekily.

"What?" she asked slightly confused. She was expecting him to deny it, say how he could never show an interest in anyone other than his wife. After how he had abandoned her on the beach that day, he obviously loved Rose more than her. How she ever thought a married man would love someone else, love her, she didn't understand. Meredith silently cursed herself for that thought ever crossing her mind.

"You asked how I was hurting my wife when really what you meant to ask was how I could hurt you?"

At that question Meredith froze. What was she doing? Why did she care so much? It hit her then how much in denial she had been with herself. She had tried to push her feelings for him away and focus on Finn but they were still there, haunting her. She loved Derek Shepherd. But she could never tell him, not while he was married. Not while there was still a possibility that he would choose Rose over her.

"No! You're, you're not hurting me how could you think such a thing? I, I don't care about you…" Meredith trailed off weakly as she looked up into his piercing deep blue eyes. "I, I, I'm just putting myself in your wife's shoes. Yes, that's what I'm doing. If I was her I would feel so terrible to have my husband that I love ignoring me and looking at other women. Yes, that's it," she rambled, quickly looking down and directing her gaze to her feet. She was afraid that if she looked at him, she would lose all her self-control and pour her heart out to him.

Derek lifted his hand towards her face, delicately stroking her porcelain cheek and smiling, "You're so adorable. Who are you trying to convince Meredith, me or yourself?" he asked softly as he moved his hand along her jaw line and under her chin, lifting her face up to look at him. At that moment Meredith lost all self-control. At that moment she let go of the boundaries she had built between them. At that moment she forgot what was right and what was wrong. Without thinking she held onto Derek's thick, black curls and brought his mouth to hers. As soon as their lips met she felt a spark light between them, pulling the two star-crossed lovers together. Needing to be as close to him as possible she pushed him further back into the corner of the wall and wrapped her arms around his neck. His lips were firm and strong yet at the same time possessed a gentle, caring touch as they molded with hers. It was perfect. It was magical. It wasn't like their first kiss as Ellen and Patrick on the show, this was Meredith and Derek. She felt him try and push his tongue into her mouth and she gladly granted him access. His sweet tasting tongue battled with hers as he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, pulling her even closer to him. Derek fought for power and swirled her around so she was pressed against the wall. As they kissed he slowly slid his hands down her thighs and lifted her. She wrapped her long slim and creamy legs around him tightly, as if she was holding on for her life. They couldn't get enough of each other. Her hands began to roam his strong hard body, making their way underneath his scrub top. Her fingers gripped his muscly bare back. He was perfection. Suddenly, Meredith could feel herself being set down on the exam room seat. She was so wrapped up in the feeling of Derek's body pressed against hers, his lips on hers, that she hadn't even noticed that he moved them away from the corner. His hands now free from the job of carrying her, Derek moved them up towards to her silky blonde hair. Running his fingers through it he latched on and gently pull her head back, exposing her velvety soft neck. He moved his lips away from hers, creating a row of warm wet kisses down and around her neck. Meredith's eyes rolled back in utter bliss. His feathery touch sending shivers down her spine. She could do nothing but run her own fingers through his dark locks, relishing in the feeling of his perfect hair in her hands. His kisses began to roam lower down her neck and onto her chest. Derek could feel her heart beating faster as he kissed and licked a warm trail down to the V of her scrub top and back up again. As he reached her face he looked up and smiled, his gaze penetrating deep though her eyes and into her soul. At that moment, Derek could tell that she was feeling for him that same as what he was feeling for her.