(Meredith POV)
I woke up with a sharp pain in my stomach. Derek was holding me and that wasn't helping. I pushed him off and I ran to the bathroom to empty the contents of my stomach.
"Mer?" Derek asked in surprise as he knelt down and rubbed my back. I just kept throwing up. Finally, I finished and sat on the floor, Derek behind me. "What's going on?" He asked in concern. "I don't know. I think I ate something bad last night." I replied. I moaned unhappily and leaned into his chest. He put his hand on my forehead. "Mer, you definelty have a fever. Are you sure you want to go to work today?" He asked. "Yes. I have to." I replied. I stood up and swayed dangerously. Derek jumped into action and put his hands on my waist to steady me. "Okay. Get ready and I'll make some breakfast. Call me if you need anything." He said as he went off to cook.
I stepped into the shower hoping it would make me feel better, but naturally, it didn't. I finished washing myself and stepped out to change into some jeans and a sweater. I walked into the kitchen and saw Derek eating his muesli. "I made some oatmeal jf yo want. Figured it would be better on the stomach." He said. I smiled, but the thought of food made my stomach churn. "Thank you Der, but I don't know I can eat right now." I said. He got up and looked at me with concern. He pulled me into his arms so I was flush against him. "You sure your okay?" He asked. I nodded against his chest. "Okay. We gotta go." He said as he pulled away. He grabbed my hand and we walked out to the car.
We got to the hospital and parted ways. In the locker room, I chugged a whole bottle of pepto bismol. "You okay? Your drinking that thing like it's candy." George asked. "I don't known. I think I ate something bad." I said. "Grey, your with Torres, yang your with me, George your in the pit, Karev your with Burke, and stevens your also in the pit. Grey, you alright?" Bailey asked as she looked over to me. "Yeah I'm alright." I replied. She looked at me with a skeptical look. "Go!" She yelled.
After I rounded on my patients with Callie, I met up with my fellow interns at the nurses station. I leaned heavily on the counter and tried to hold in the throw up, but failing. I emptied my stomach on the floor right in front of me. Derek, who watched the whole thing, was by my side in a flash. I pushed Cristina out of the way and got to the trash can in time to throw up again. "Holy Crap are you pregnant?!" Cristina yelled. 'No, I'm not pregnant, I'm on my period right now.' I thought. I shook my head vicariously. Derek rubbed my back soothingly while I shakily stood up. He grabbed my arm to steady me and Bailey came over to me and grabbed my other arm to help lead me to an exam room.
I laid down on the exam room and moaned in discomfort. "Is there a chance you could be pregnant?" Bailey asked. "No. I'm on my period right now. Now can I get some morphine or soemtning?" I asked as my belly tightened again. "After I do an exam." Bailey said. Derek held me hand and kissed me gently on the forehead. Bailey lifted up my shirt and palpated my abdomen. Everything felt fine until she got to my McBurney's point. I cried in pain. "Grey, I think you have appendicitis." Bailey said. "Awesome." I muttered under my breath.
15 minutes later, I was admitted and I was into a real patient room. Bailey thankfully gave me some morphine, but I didn't think it affected me. It took away the pain, but I was still mentally fine.
(Derek POV)
"Derek?" Meredith asked. "Meredith." I replied. "Derekkkkkkk." She repeated. I laughed. "Meredithhhh." I mimicked her. "I love youuuuuu." She said. "Me too Mer." I leaned over and kissed her. Meredith quickly deepened the kiss and pulled away, gasping for air. "I need to shave." She blurted out. "What?" I asked, looking at her in amusement. "I'm horny and want to have sex but I didn't shave." She pouted. "Sorry Mer, but we're not gonna have sex for a few days." I said. "Whyyyyyy?" She whined. "Because your having surgery soon." I explained. She rolled her eyes and closed them, falling asleep.
An hour later, Meredith woke up. "Der." She said quietly. "What's up Mer?" I asked. "It hurts." She cried. I looked at her chart and it was about time that the morphine was wearing off. "Surgery is in 10 minutes. It's okay." I said. I climbed into the bed next to her and she moved so she was resting her head on my chest. "I'm scared." She admitted. "It's an Appy, Mer. Everything's gonna be fine. It's a routine surgery." I said quietly. She nodded and sunk further into my embrace and fell back asleep.
"Shepherd?" Bailey asked as she walked into the room. "She asleep?" She asked. I nodded. "Wake her." She said. I kissed her gently on the forehead and shook her lightly. "Mer." I whispered. She stirred and tried to get closer to me. "Mer. It's time." I said. She opened her eyes and leant in to kiss me softly. "Okay." She said. Bailey and I wheeled her out of the room and we went to the OR. "Shepherd, this is where you stop." Bailey said. "I'll sit by her head and I won't say a word." I said. Meredith looked up and me and smiled. "This is my OR Shepherd." Bailey argued. "I respect that doctor Bailey but this is my girlfriend that your cutting into." I shot back. She gave in and waved us back. Meredith was put under and I sat by her head and stroked her head softly as Bailey began the surgery.
(Meredith POV)
I woke up with a different pain this time. It was the sharp pain i was feeling earlier, but it was now more of a dull ache. I looked around and saw Derek looking at me. "Welcome back." He joked. "Hi." I said sleepily. I patted the bed, signaling for him to come lay with me. He accepted the invitation and hopped in. He put an arm around my neck and held me close. "I love you." I said. "I love you too." He replied.
