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"Hey Mom." Derek sighed, as he sat down on the couch next to his mother who was reading a book, with one intention, to get to know more about Meredith.

"Yes Dear?" She asked, closing her book and discarding it to a side table.

"How's your day?"

"It's going well." Mrs. Shepherd replied, fixing her glasses. "I took Adam to his swimming lessons. How is your day going?"

"Like usual...nothing exciting." Derek sighed, sitting back on the couch.

"Okay." His mother nodded, reaching for her book again.

"I um...Can I ask you something?"

"Of course you can Dear."

"When you met Dad...did you feel like this kind of...instant connection?"

"Well I knew he was special, so yes...I believe there was an instant connection." His mother sighed. "Why?"

"And was it like...instant attraction?"

"I like to think so."

"Okay..."

"Why do you ask?"

"No particular reason." Derek lied.

"Are you sure?" His mother raised an eyebrow.

"I don't know." Derek replied, running his hand through his hair.

"You don't know." His mother sighed, taking her glasses off and sitting them next to the book.

"I can't really explain it." Derek shrugged.

"But you feel an instant connection?" His mother asked.

"Yeah."

"Hmm...."

"And this person...I think she feels it too."

"Derek?"

"Yeah?"

"Do I know this girl?"

"Mom..."

"What?"

"It's Meredith." He whispered.

"I know Dear." Mrs. Shepherd put her hand over her son's letting out a small smile. "I know."

"Of course you do." Derek chuckled.

"And you feel an instant connection with her." His mother replied, leaning back against the couch.

"Yeah...I do." Derek nodded, a small smile on his face as he thought about her.

"And you think she feels the same way."

"I don't really know...Sometimes I think so."

"But you don't know?" His mother asked.

"No." Derek sighed.

"She's a pretty girl."

"She's beautiful." Derek breathed.

"She 's smart as well." Mrs. Shepherd smiled.

"Very smart." Derek smiled.

"But one thing I do know is that she's a very stubborn girl."

"She won't even agree to go out to dinner with me."

"You asked Meredith out on a date?"

"Yeah."

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