This will be a 7 chapter book about Merder and their relationship progressing. It may take a while to be finished, but I'll try-#1mcdreamyfan753

Meredith VO: There's this quote "You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." -Amy Michael, and I guess it's true.

Izzie:(Banging on Mer's door) Mer, you're going to be late.
Derek: She's a little busy right now.
(Hears Meredith laughing in the background).
Alex: Leave her alone. If she wants to be late, then that's her problem.

(Flashes to locker room. You see Meredith rushing to get ready for rounds).

Bailey: Grey, you're late, don't let it happen again.
Meredith: Sorry Dr. Bailey.
Cristina: Someone's in a crabby mood. You up late last night?
Meredith: Shut up.
Cristina: Point proven.
Meredith: Shut up.
Cristina: Do tell.
Meredith: Nothing to tell. I just think we're moving forward.
Cristina: Don't go all happy on me.
Lexie: That's so great Mer.
Cristina: Go do charts.
Lexie: (Embarrassed) Alright.
Meredith: Be nice I am her sister. Well, half, at least.
Cristina: Like that's ever stopped you before.

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George: Mr. Hamelton- Massive tumors from lung cancer in the brain, lungs and abdominal areas.
Derek: Now how should we treat this?
Cristina: Remove the tumors, and remove a portion of the lung where the cancer is at its worst.
Mr. Hamelton: Wait, remove my lung?

(Mark walks into the room).

Mark: Hello Mr. Hamelton, I'm Dr. Sloan. The plastics attending here at Seattle Grace.
Mr. Hamelton: So will you take out my lung?
Mark: Yes, I will replace it with and artificial lung part.
Derek: Isn't there a risk of infection with that?
Mark: It will be completely sterilized.
Derek: Dr. Grey, how will we remove the brain tumor?
Meredith: Drain the fluid in the tumor, and hope we can remove it from the brain.
Derek: Good, Yang and Karev, you can scrub in. Take good care of Mr. Hamelton.
Alex and Cristina: Yes, sir.

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Meredith: Why are you scrubbing in?
Cristina: Your boyfriend likes me better.
Meredith: Shut up.
Lexie: All the charts are done Dr. Yang.
Cristina: Alright, now go.
Meredith: Lex, it's ok.
Lexie: No it's ok, have you seen George anyway?
Meredith: No, but check with Izzie.

(Flashes to Derek and Mark standing around the nurses station).

Derek: I'm going to do it.
Mark: Do what?
Derek: Pop the question.
Mark: Ok, but then I'll have to sleep with her.
Derek: Not if you want to be on the ground bleeding.
Mark: Very funny, very funny.

(Flashes to the middle of Mr. Hamelton's surgery).

Derek: Dr. Yang, can you assist me?
Cristina: Yes.
Derek: If I ask Meredith to marry me, do you think she'll say yes?
Cristina: No, but maybe.

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Cristina: He asked me if I thought you would marry him, that was why he wanted me to scrub in.
Meredith: What did you say?
Cristina: No, but maybe.
Meredith: Oh, he is in so much trouble. And by the way, I would.

(Flashes to Meredith chasing Derek down a hallway).

Meredith: I told you, you don't get to have Cristina on your side.
Derek: What?
Meredith: You asked her if I would marry you.
Derek: Do you want to marry me?
Meredith: Yes

(Derek gets on one knee and grabs a scalpel).

Derek: Meredith Grey, will you marry me?
Meredith: Yes.
Derek: Seriously?
Meredith: Yes.
Derek: It's settled then, you will now be known as Meredith Grey-Shepherd.
Meredith: Why Grey-Shepherd?
Derek: Well, you remember when Addison was still my wife, and everyone got confused, so they called her Mongomery-Shepherd.
Meredith: True.


Meredith:(Frantic) My alarm was off. If I'm late Bailey's going to kill me.
Derek: I shut it off.
Meredith: Why would you do that? You know Bailey.
Derek: We have the day off today, and I'm only going in if they absolutely need me. You can come with me then or stay here.
Meredith: Ok then, what are we going to do today?
Derek: Plan.
Meredith: Plan?
Derek: The wedding.
Meredith: Oh, ok.

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Cristina: Mer gets the day off, sucks.
Izzie: Give her a break, she's finally going to be happy.
Cristina: Still. (Walks into ER) Never mind, guy with a door in his stomach is mine.

(Flashes to Derek and Meredith).

Derek: Should Mark be my best man, again?
Meredith: Yes.
Derek: Yeah, I guess you're right.
Meredith: Cristina's my maid of honor, and Izzie, Lexie and Bailey are my bridesmades.
Derek: Bailey? I like it. And it's great you want Lexie as a bridesmade.
Meredith: Ok.
Derek: Now when is the wedding going to be?
Meredith: As soon as possible.
Derek: Yes, before you change your mind.
Meredith: How about next month on Christmas Eve.
Derek: That sounds good.
Meredith: Ok then.
Derek: Lets write all the invitations.

(Shows them writing, then flashes to the hospital).

Chief: This is bad.
Bailey: We need all the hands we can get.
Chief: Everyone is working.
Bailey: Derek and Meredith?
Chief: No.
Bailey: We need them.
Chief: All right Derek has multiple consults anyway.

(Derek has turns on the TV).

Derek: Whoa.
Meredith: What?
Derek: Massive freeway accident.
Meredith:Holy cow.

(Both pagers go off).

Meredith: The chief needs us pronto.
Derek: Lets go.


(Meredith and Derek at the hospital).

Derek: Where do you need us chief.
Chief: Multiple consults, trauma room 1 and 2.
Meredith: What about me?
Chief: Grab a patient.
Meredith: Got it.

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Meredith: You want to be my maid of honor?
Cristina: Ok.
Meredith: Izzie, Lexie, and Bailey are my bridesmades.
Cristina: Bailey, seriously?
Meredith: It will make her happy.
Cristina: Whatever.
Meredith: Where's Izzie?
Cristina: Try the on call room, with Alex.

(Flashes to outside on-call room).

Meredith: Izzie I need to talk to you.
Alex: She's a little busy right now.

(Izzie laughs in the background).

Derek: Let her go, you can ask her later.
Meredith: WHOA! Where did you come from?
Derek: You want to scrub in on a craniotomy?
Meredith: Oh, yes.
Derek: Meet me after Mr. Hamelton's surgery at one.
Meredith: Got it.

(Flashes to Meredith and Bailey).

Bailey: What do you want?
Meredith: I kind of need to ask you something, but it's not medical, more personal.
Bailey: What, Grey, I don't have all day.
Meredith: Would you like to be one of my bridesmades?
Bailey: Seriously?
Meredith: Yep.
Bailey: (Smirks) Well allrighty then.

(Flashes to Derek and Mark).

Mark: Well are you going to ask me?
Derek: What?
Mark: To be your best man.
Derek: That depends, will you sleep with Meredith?
Mark: Maybe.

(Derek gives him a playfully angry look).

Mark: Kidding.
Derek: Fine, you can be my best man.
Mark: When's the wedding?
Derek: December 24th.
Mark: A month? Are you crazy? Why so fast?
Derek: Ah. No, I'm not crazy. I'm just going to do this before Mer changes her mind.
Mark: Unless she's stupid she won't.

(Flashes to Meredith and Cristina).

Meredith: Hey where's Lexie?
Cristina: I don't know.
Meredith: You are her resident.
Cristina: So?

(Lexie walks up).

Lexie: You paged me.
Cristina: No.
Meredith: I did. I need to ask you so meting.
Lexie: What?
Meredith: Do you want to be one of my bridesmades?
Lexie: Ah. Yes! Thanks.

(You see Mer walk up to Izzie).

Izzie: Hey, sorry about before. You wanted to ask me something?
Meredith: Ya, do you want to be one of my bridesmades?
Izzie: Sure. It's so great you get to finally be happy.
Meredith: Thanks.



Meredith: You ready.
Derek: Yes, lets go to OR-1.
Meredith: Ok.

(Flashes to the middle of surgery).

Meredith: Craniotomies are incredible.
Derek: I know. I need to ask you something.
Meredith: You've got a bleed.
Derek: Her brain's hemorrhaging. Push one of attripine.
Nurse: Yes Dr.

(After Surgery).

Meredith: I can't believe we saved her.
Derek: It's a miracle, but yes.
Meredith: Well I'll keep you posted on her condition.
Derek: Wait, I need to ask you something.
Meredith: What?
Derek: You need to meet my family. They're flying in for Thanksgiving tomorrow, so...
Meredith: Time to cook a turkey dinner.
Derek: (smiles) Yep.

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( It's now Thanksgiving day).

Meredith: Iz! Where's Derek?
Izzie: He got paged in for an emergency consult.
Meredith: Damn. I need his help.
Izzie: Are you cooking? Or trying to cook?
Meredith: Trying to.
Izzie: Let me do it.
Meredith: Thanks Iz, you're a lifesaver.
Izzie: You want to make it up to me?
Meredith: Yes.
Izzie: Ask Alex if he has anything planned for us.
Meredith: Got it.

(Flashes to when Derek gets home).

Derek: I'm so sorry.
Meredith: It's ok.
Derek: Hows dinner?
Meredith: I was having trouble, so Iz said she'd make it.
Derek: Great, she's a good cook.
Meredith: Tell me about your family.
Derek: I have a mom, Carolyn, and four sisters. Nancy, Kathleen, Anna and Nicole.
Meredith: Ok, what should I talk about.
Derek: Whatever you do, don't mention Addison or Mark. Other than that, anything.
Meredith: Easily done.

(Flashes to Mer getting ready).

Alex: Hey, can I ask you something.
Meredith: Sure.
Alex: Would Izzie like to go to see a movie, or a dinner.
Meredith: Dinner.
Alex: I'm going to take her somewhere. The question is where?
Meredith: Isn't there a new restaurant by the hospital? Take her there.
Alex: Right, thanks Mer.
Meredith: Welcome.

(The doorbell rings).

Derek: You ready?
Meredith: As ready as I'll ever be.
Derek: (Kisses her on the cheek) Don't worry. I love you, so so will they.
Meredith: (Hugs him) You're right. And I love you too.

(Meredith opens the door. A flood of people come in).
(There are a lot of hugs and kisses for Derek).

Carolyn: Oh my baby, I've missed you.
Derek: (Turns a little red). Hi Mom.
Carolyn: I can't believe you made history.
Derek: We, actually.
Carolyn: What?
Derek: I couldn't have done it without Meredith.
Meredith: Aw, thanks Derek. Hi, I'm Meredith.
Carolyn: Hello.
Derek: Mer, these are my sisters Kathleen, but you can call her Kathy, Anna, Nicole, and you've met Nancy.
Nancy: Hello, Meredith.
Kathy: Wow, Derek, you find good women.
Anna: I agree.
Nicole: So you guys are getting married? That's so awesome.
Meredith and Derek: Yes, thanks.

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(Meredith's pager goes off).

Meredith: George? I'm going to call him and see what he needs.
Derek: Ok.
Carolyn: She seems nice.
Derek: She means the world to me.
Carloyn: Well, as long as you're happy.
Derek: I've never been happier.
Carolyn: Addison?
Derek: Meredith is ten times better than Addison.
Caryolyn: Derek Christopher Shepherd, don't say that.

(Alex walks in).

Alex: Sorry to interrupt, but have you seen Iz?
Derek: No, I haven't. Mom, this is Alex, my roommate and one of my residents.
Carolyn: Hello.
Alex: Hello.

(Mer walks back in).

Meredith: Mrs. Seth coded. CT showed that her brain hemorrhaged.
Derek: Crap.
Meredith: It's ok.
Derek: No, it's not. What went wrong?
Meredith: It happens. It's ok.
Derek: You're right. Thanks. (Walks up and kisses her).
Meredith: (Smiles). Welcome.
Izzie: Mer, your dinner's ready.
Meredith: Ok, I'll go get that ready.
Derek: I'll help you.
Meredith: Iz, can you show them to the dining room?
Izzie: Sure. Hi, I'm Izzie. One of the doctors at Seattle Grace.
Derek: What do you think?
Meredith: They're nice, but do they like me?
Derek: Definitely.
Meredith: Give me something to talk about.
Derek: The Giants.
Meredith: What?
Derek: The football team.
Meredith: Ok, I actually know a little about them.

(At dinner).

Carolyn: So Meredith, where did you go to school?
Meredith: Dartmouth.
Carolyn: Good school.
Meredith: Yep.

(Carolyn is cutting her turkey when she accidentally cuts her hand).

Carolyn: Ow!!
Derek: Mom are you all right?
Carolyn: No, I cut myself.
Derek: That's a big gash, we need to get you to the hospital for stitches.
Carolyn: I'll be fine.
Meredith: Derek, we need to stop the bleeding.
Derek: Right.
Meredith: (Rushes over). Here, I'll stop it, you go get the car.
Derek: Ok.

(Derek gets the car and everyone piles in).

(They are now at the hospital).

Meredith: I can't stop the bleeding.
Derek: More pressure.
Meredith: I can't.
Derek: Look at me. (She does). You can.
Meredith: Ok. It's slowing.
Derek: Get her to the ER. I'm getting a suture kit.

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(They are suturing Carolyn up).

Kathy: I don't feel so good.
Derek: Crap. Blood makes you sick. Turn around.

(Kathy falls and hits her head. Mark and the chief walk in).

Chief: What the hell are you doing.
Derek: My mom accidentally cut herself at dinner. We came here to stitch it up. My sister, Kathy, fainted, and now she's seizing. OH MY GOD!!!! She's seizing.
Mark: Well, that's not good.
Carolyn: What does it mean?
Derek: It means something is wrong with her brain.
Carolyn: Can you fix it?
Derek: I don't even know what's wrong.
Chief: Meredith finish the sutures, then get Kathy down for a CT. Derek, my office, now.

(Carolyn is worked up in the background.

Derek: Mark, please try and keep my mom calm.
Mark: How exactly do you want me to do that?
Chief: Do it.

(Derek and the chief are in the chief's office).

Chief: I shouldn't do this, but I'm going to.
Derek: Do what?
Chief: Break the no family in the OR rule.
Derek: Seriously?
Chief: Seriously. If Meredith, Bailey, Mark, and myself are in that OR.
Derek: Done.

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Meredith: Scans are up.
Derek: Here we go.
Mark: You want your mom to see?
Derek: Why not?
Meredith: Here it is.
Carolyn: What is it?
Derek: Sub-arachnoid hemorrhage.
Meredith: Like Katie Bryce.
Derek: Exactly.
Carolyn: Can you fix it?
Mark: He'll do his very best.

(Flashes to Kathy's room).

Kathy: Derek, what's wrong with me?
Derek: You have something called a sub-arachnoid hemorrhage.
Kathy: Is that bad?
Derek: Very, but Meredith, Dr.Bailey, Mark, and the chief are going to fix it.
Meredith and Mark: Ok.


(Shows Meredith and Derek by the OR Board).

Derek: Who would have thought?
Meredith: It's ok.
Derek: Do you think my family family can stay at your place?
Meredith: Our.
Derek: What?
Meredith: It's our place. Until you build me a house that is.
Derek: Seriously?
Meredith: Seriously.
Derek: There goes our plans.
Meredith: Plans?
Derek: I was going to take you to dinner and have a little fun afterwards, but..............
Meredith: Skip dinner, go with the after.
Derek: The bed squeaks.
Meredith: I got someone to fix that.
Derek: Ok, I like this plan.

(Flashes to Derek and Carolyn).

Derek: It will be ok, Mom.
Carolyn: (Clings to him). You have to save her.
Chief: Derek, why doesn't your mom watch from the gallery.
Derek: Breaking all the rules today, Chief.
Carolyn: Ok.
Derek: Mer, take my mom to the gallery, then scrub in. I need a minute.
Meredith: You ok?
Derek: I'm about to cut into my sister's brain, what do you think?
Meredith: (Kisses him). You'll do fine.
Derek: Ya, thanks.

(Flashes to the middle of Kathy's surgery).

Derek: We're almost done here, you want to close?
Meredith: Sure.
Derek: Ok.
Meredith: You've got a bleed.
Derek: Crap. I can't do this.
Meredith: Look at me. (He does). You can do this. You can save your sister.

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(After the surgery).

Carolyn: Derek, you did it! You did it! And you, Meredith, you kept his head in it. Now I see why you want to marry her.
Meredith: Thanks.
Derek: Mom, if you want, you can stay at our house until Kathy is healed.
Carolyn: Really? Is there enough room?
Derek: Well, there isn't, so Meredith and I are going to stay at the trailer, and you can stay in the house.
Carolyn: Are you sure?
Meredith: Completely.
Carolyn: Ok. I don't think I'll be able to thank you guys enough.

(Carolyn walks away).

Meredith: The trailer?
Derek: Dream house.
Meredith: Ok.


(It is now the day of the wedding).

Derek: You ready?
Meredith: Nope.
Derek: I'll see you at the altar.
Meredith: Wait there for me.
Derek: (Kisses her). You did, so I will.

(Derek's pager goes off).

Derek: Hmm? Hope I'm not late.
Meredith: You better not be, or I'm marrying Mark.
Derek: Never.

(Derek's at the hospital).

Derek: Chief.
Chief: I'm sorry to do this, but I need you.
Derek: Yes?
Chief: Trauma room 1. Skull cracked in half.
Derek: Mark?

(Mark walks in).

Mark: Right here Mr. Groom. Lets save a life so you can get married.
Derek: (Mumbles). Well, at least Mer can't marry you.
Mark: What?
Derek: Nothing.

(Mer's House).

Meredith: Cristina, I'm kind of freaking out here.
Cristina: Well, at least you still have eyebrows.
Bailey: Now everybody just calm yourselves down.
Izzie: Yeah, you need to get ready.

(The phone rings).
(Izzie goes to get it).

Izzie: I've got bad news.
Meredith: What?
Izzie: Derek got pulled into emergency surgery.
Meredith: WHAT?!?!
Izzie: He said he's not going to be late.
Meredith: I'm ok, I'm ok.

(Flashes to the middle of Derek's surgery).

Derek: Damn it.
Mark: What?
Derek: It's 12:30.
Mark: So?
Derek: The wedding's at 2:00 and we're not even close.
Mark: We'll get you there in time.
Derek: Yeah:
Mark: Some bachelor party.
Derek: I cut into brains every day.
Mark: Skull cracked in half?
Derek: True.

(It's now 1:30).

Derek: What am I going to do.
Mark: Let's just finish.
Derek: We'll be done in ten minutes and it's a twenty five minute ride to the church.
Mark: Speed.
Derek: Alright. Let's close.

(At the church).

Meredith: Is he here yet?
Cristina: Nope.
Meredith: He better be here.
Bailey: He will.
Izzie: I know he will.

(Derek and Mark are on their way).



Izzie: He's here.
Meredith: Ok, we ready?
Cristina: I guess.