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Chapter 17

"So what do you guys think about my flyer?" Meredith asked as she caught up with George and Izzy in the hallway.

"What's it for?" Izzy asked, grabbing the paper "Roommates?"

"You're looking for roommates?" George gasped "Sold!"

"No." Meredith giggled, "We work a hundred hours a week together, we're not living together too."

"Oh why not!" Izzy whined "There's no one that would understand each other better."

"No." Meredith demanded "I want roommates outside of this hospital, I want my house to be used, you guys are never home."

"We could be home." George mumbled "We're just not happy with the homes we have at the moment."

"Yeah," Izzy nodded "We could definitely be home."

Meredith stared skeptically at them.

"Oh please Meredith!" she whined "I'm practically homeless."

"We both are." George mumbled.

"Fine." she huffed "But no borrowing my stuff, no loud obnoxious parties, and no loud sex."

"We're not dating anyone." Izzy frowned.

"That doesn't mean anything." George smirked. Meredith glared at him "Alright, we'll abide by your rules, when can we move in?"

"I'll give you keys tomorrow." she sighed with defeat before turning and walking off. There was a line for the elevator so she decided to take the stairs to get her labs, she was two flights down when she heard someone coming up the stairs and stopped, she felt her lips pull up into a smile when she saw his smiling eyes on her "Hi."

"Hey." he breathed while taking the last few stairs towards her "How did the conversation with your mother go?"

"As usual." she mumbled "I spoke my mind but she didn't care."

"She will someday, just be patient." he smiled.

"Derek." she said after an uncomfortable silence.

"Yes?"

"You're my boss."

"I know."

"Why would you even want to date me?" she frowned

He smiled softly "You're not like everyone else Meredith, and for some reason unknown to me....you make me happy again."

She gulped. She definitely found herself being unwillingly attracted to Derek. He was very good looking, charming, and she definitely saw the diamond in the rough. But then there was Dash, and he warmed her mind and heart, he was there for her when she needed someone the most.

"I'm meeting him." she blurted "Dash I mean."

"Are you really?" He looked honestly surprised. "When?"

"Tonight."

"So you're just going for it then?"

"Yeah," she smiled "Something like that."

"Are you going alone?"

"Do you think I shouldn't?" she looked worried.

"I don't know." he shrugged "You're an adult, you can make your own decisions. But if you don't show up for work tomorrow I might be worried."

"You think he would try to hurt me?"

"I don't know Meredith, maybe he is who you think he is." Derek smiled "But sometimes people aren't who you think they are... sometimes they take you by surprise." he let out a soft sigh "But I'm hoping for the best for you, I really hope that this is what you want."

"Thank you." she mumbled. She started to walk around him when he reached out and gently grabbed her arm.

"Meredith."

"What?"

"What if I were to ask you to pick me? To choose me? To.."

"Derek." she said just above a whisper.

"I'm sorry." he breathed and let out a single chuckle at the desperation and stupidity of his actions "I wish you luck."

Derek let go of her and Meredith moved around him and skipped down the stairs, feeling both excitement and guilt, for both of them. She stopped half a flight above the floor where the lab was when she heard a commotion of voices beneath her that sounded like they didn't want to be heard.

"I don't care!" Christina hissed "You're my boss I don't want anything to do with you."

"It's a little too late for that." he smirked.

"Stop looking at me like that."

"Like what?" he chuckled

"Like you've seen me naked!"

They stopped talking, suddenly feeling someone else's presence and looked up to see Meredith standing there with an awestruck expression.

"I'll see you later Yang." Dr. Mason smiled and then exited the stairwell. Christina sighed heavily and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"How much of that did you hear?" she groaned.

"Nothing I'll repeat." Meredith mumbled. "But seriously, what was that about?"

"Nothing."

"It didn't sound like nothing."

"You certainly sound interested in something you're not going to repeat!"

"Ok, sorry." Meredith muttered with an eye roll.

"Fine." Christina huffed "We had sex. It was the night before internship started, I was drunk and I didn't know he would be my boss. Don't breathe a word of it to anyone!"

"I won't." Meredith gulped "I met someone online and I'm meeting him tonight."

"Seriously?" Christina frowned "I thought people quit doing that."

"So I keep hearing." she sighed "So does he want seconds or something?"

"Worse." Christina groaned "He wants to date."

"Bummer."

"Yeah."

They shifted a little before Meredith finally made her way down the rest of the stairs.

"Well I better get my labs done so I can get out of here."

"Yeah," Christina nodded "Good luck tonight."

"Thanks." she smiled "And good luck with ...your thing."

"Thanks." she replied, Meredith started making her way out the door "Meredith!"

"What?" she asked, turning around

"You're right."

"About?"

"Everyone needing secrets."

"I know." she smiled "I know."

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