(Shattered...) Dreams Fulfilled

Passion's prelude

Meredith smiled at the familiar prickling sensation followed by the moistness of his lips.

"Sleepy," she said pretending to protest, as his hands began to roam her body, well aware she had no interest in sleeping.

"Ok...honey," Derek said, "I'll let you sleep," and removed his hands from her body, and waited for the expected reaction, "and will see you at the hospital."

"What is wrong with you?" Meredith turned quickly to face him, "you're calling me honey...and you're going to let me sleep...instead..."

He shrugged, "we're an old married couple, you know...I think...I should respect my wife's wishes..." he said, and cocked his head smiling before she felt the warmth of his hands on her body again, "to sleep..."

"Ah..." Meredith smiled, and pressed her naked body against his and wrapped her arms around his waist, "honey bun..." she teased as her hands began their playful descent to his hips, and they both burst out laughing.

"Mer," he laughed, "those names..."

"Honey bun doesn't work for you," she giggled, "maybe we can try something else..."

Her words were cut off by his mouth capturing hers and in seconds he'd covered her body with his, "a quickie..." he told her, and teased her with his lips on her breast, "by...my...lion...tamer..."

"Your lion tamer," she raised an eyebrow playfully, "you have your very own...lion tamer..." and wrapped her hand around him.

"I do," he said and took a deep breath, "or...maybe..."

"Yes..." she smiled; delighted at the way her touch affected him.

"It's..." he paused, "my very own...lioness..."

"Uhmmm..." Meredith smiled and teased, "the tiger and lioness..."

"Tigress," he whispered and his tongue teased her lips, and then, it was time for her lips to tease him, and the quickie became an unforgettable wake up call as they welcomed the first day of their sixth month anniversary.

"Derek," Meredith yelled as she hurried down the stairs, "we're going to be so late, where are you?"

"I'm here," he said, as he strolled in from the kitchen with a cup of coffee for her, "and you have to eat breakfast."

"We don't have time," she sipped her coffee, "my shift starts at seven, in fifteen minutes."

"Meredith," he reached out and placed one hand on each arm, bringing her close to him, "your shift starts at eight, you have time," and gave her a quick kiss before pulling her into the kitchen where unbeknownst to Meredith, Izzie sat with her head in her hands and Alex glare at them.

"What did you do?" Meredith asked him.

"I pulled rank..."

"Derek," she raised her voice, "you can't do that...you can't favor me," she gave him a half teasing smile or smirk, he couldn't decide, "not so blatantly."

"Ah..." Derek grinned, "she finally gets it...there's advantages to being married to an attending," he kissed her lips lightly again, "who happens to be head of a department."

"Ass," she giggled.

"You love my ass," he teased her.

"That I do," she said, and slapped him playfully as she walked in the kitchen and stopped when she saw Izzie and Alex. "I didn't know you were home," Meredith said as she sat down and began to eat the bowl of cereal Derek had prepared for her.