Say you won't let go

Chapter 32

Meredith came down the stairs to a pacing Derek in the living room. He stopped and looked up at her, in her favorite purple sweater with the jeans that fit just right. She was fairly surprised at how her body had bounced back from pregnancy. Her hair was left down in it's natural state. His face lite up as he gave her a hug and a kiss. She was taken by surprise of his actions.

"Hello to you too," she chuckled.

"You're so beautiful," he said as he kissed her once more.

"What's wrong with you?" She said curiously.

"Nothing, just glad we have the night off to spend together," he said, hugging her tightly. The twins were four months old now, this was the first night they had gotten to spend alone in what felt like a century. The twins and Zoe were staying the night with Owen and Amelia while CJ and Scarlett were staying with Charlie's parents. They had missed them lately and she knew they would enjoy some time just the two of them away from their siblings.

"Derek Shepherd, would you stop acting so weird," she giggled as she hit his chest. He smiled when he heard the signature giggle. It was like music to his ears.

"Let's go," he took her arm and lead her to the car. He opened the door for her and she stepped inside the Cayenne. He got in and turned the radio on, they sat in a comfortable silence and he was turning down familiar roads and she was slightly confused when he parked his car.

"Come on," he smiled.

"Why are we at the hospital?" She raised her brow as she got out of the car.

"It's a surprise," he clutched his fingers that interlocked hers. She followed his through the hallways until they stopped at the nurses station.

"I'm confused," she admitted.

"Do you remember that day?" He said as he casually leaned against the counter.

"Derek, I barely remember what I had for dinner last night," she giggled, pregnancy brain had definitely turned into mom brain. He just laughed and shook his head.

"Well, we were walking past here, your eyes glued to this tablet," he held up the tablet that has a slight crack in it, a blue sticky note was attached.

"What does that say?" She asked as she reached for the tablet.

"Your hair was laying across your shoulders, a little darker than it is now which smelled like my favorite lavender conditioner, and you crashed into me," he said.

"Where we first met," she spoke with a smile as she was looking at the sticky note and her expression became confused.

"It just says M?" She asked.

"Hold on to it," he smiled, taking her hand and leading her through the hospital. They landed in the ER.

"This was the first time we got to work together, the first time we got to save a life together," he said as he lead her into the trauma room.

"Katie Bryce," she smiled at the memory, grabbing the second sticky note on the gurney. It had the letter I on it.

"Yes," he said as he took her and lead her into a stairwell and down to an OR room.

"This is the place I told you I wanted us to be friends," he smiled as she grabbed the third sticky note. This one had a W on it. They continued to walk around the hospital, finding all the sticky notes in the places that were special to them. The next one was at the OB wing. The room the twins were born in had a sticky note on it as well.