It was the morning she was supposed to start working at Seattle Grace.
From then on, Derek wasn’t going anywherewhether Meredith liked it or not.
It’s not a game.
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It’s your tiny, ineffectual fists and your hair."
(It smells good.)
He continued, “And, you’re very, very bossy.
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Keeps me alive.”
Looking at her with a smirk on his face, she still refused to go out with him.
But, as he put it, “You say that now.”
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He told her, “You were like coming up for fresh air.
It’s like I was drowning and you saved me.”
And, when he said that to Addison, it was clear he didn’t meanher.
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Because I don’t.
Meredith wasn’t a fling.
She wasn’t revenge.
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I fell in love with her.
That doesn’t go away because I decided to stay with you."
“You almost died today,” he greeted her.
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They shared seconds' worth of meaningful looks before Meredith admitted she couldn’t remember their last kiss.
He almost left, but ducked back in to recount the kiss down to every detail.
“You kissed me, soft.
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Kind of like a habit.
You know, like we’d do it every day for the rest of our lives.”
If you’re Derek, you blindside him with a punch to the face.
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Sure, it wasn’t Derek’s most rational momentbut itwasdreamy to see him literally fight for Meredith.
In that moment, Meredith couldn’t fight it any longer.
Can you blame her?S.H.
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Derek told Meredith that it meant she had a choice.
I’ve been in love with you forever."
He told Meredith that she deserved someone who wouldn’t complicate her life, who wouldn’t hurt her.
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So, even though it broke his heart, he walked away.
By the time he showed up in her doorway, he was quick to apologize.
But, when Meredith was surprised to see him, he explained that this is how relationships work.
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People fight and then someone apologizes.
Even if I yell, even if you yell, I’m always gonna show up.
Once he got her to an ambulance, he immediately started frantically performing CPR.
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As a result, Meredith told him to end things if he didn’t love her anymore.
But, as he told her, “I can’t.
Meredith, I do love you.
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Don’t you see?
Don’t you understand?
You’re the love of my life.
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I can’t leave you.
But you’re constantly leaving me.”
He was in it.S.H.
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So, after a bad day at the hospital, Derek stepped up to fill that void.
“I’m not going to get down on one knee.
“I love you, Meredith Grey.
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And I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
It’s McDreamy at his romantic, confident best.
As for why he didn’t tell her about the shooting?
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“How am I supposed to call you up and tell you that I’ve been shot?
I can’t tell you about my pain.
I don’t want you to know that pain exists.”
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In other words, a McDreamy big brother.S.H.
Cristina wasn’t his person; she was Meredith’s.
And I’m not going to stop loving you.
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Meredith, I can’t live without you.
Any questions?S.H.
I don’t let people die.”
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He then told the group about his first kiss with Meredith.
You know, because he couldn’t get any dreamier.S.H.
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