Paging Dr Shepherd *Derek shepherd*

𝟲𝟱. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 {𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴}

Bella and Grace are in her bed

" What are your other symptoms?" Bella asked

" Okay, there's the father thing...the mother thing, the sister thing...mmm, the dying and coming back to life thing" Grace said

" You have too many things."

" I can't sleep. I can't sleep without the dreaming. " Grace said

" And the panic attacks." Bella said

" One. One panic attack." Grace said

" Okay, still." Bella said

" What's wrong with me?" Grace asked

" As far as I can tell, severe abandonment issues." Bella said as grace looked to her and rolled her eyes

" That's crap. Psych is crap. Issues?" Grace said

"I mean, it's...it's in the book. The book said it, not me. Have you considered maybe you and Derek should...stop having sex? And deal with your issues..Ok." Bella said as she saw the look grace was giving her

"Have you talked to Derek since you told him over you and mark being a couple" Grace asked

"Don't change the subject he said he was happy for me. Where is my brother when it the last time he spent the night" Bella asked as Grace shrugged

"Trailer I dunno" Grace said as Bella rolled her eyes at her

"The more available he gets...the more I pull away." Grace said

" What do you mean?" Bella asked

" Nothing. It's a Derek thing." Grace said

Bella looked to Grace and smiled "hey I know a lot is happening with Derek but remember I love you grace Nicole grey"

"I love you more Isabella rose shepherd" Grace said

•••

Derek stood outside of his trailer. Richard walks out and hands a cup of coffee to Derek

"Ah, good morning." Derek said

" Oh, perfect timing. Trout for breakfast."

" Mm-hmm"

" Again." Richard said

"Yeah, don't start. I let you live on my land, so don't...don't start." Derek said

"I'm older than you. I've just seen life from both sides now."

" You gonna start singing?"

" I'm just saying that a man who is up fishing at 3:00 every morning is a man in pain over a woman."

" Oh, good. A country-western song."

" I'm pointing out it's a thing we have in common, Derek. You know, what we need is something to take our mind off of everything. What we need...is a gentlemen's evening."