"He hobbles to his feet, moving with the agility and grace of a candidate for hip-replacement."
Poor Derek.

Another great fic! I love seeing Mer strong and Derek learning to be vulnerable. I especially liked the first chapter, simply because we never got to see them interacting between those episodes.

I'm always impressed with your writing, great job!

How sweet I loved it. You should continue.

Ah, Aria, so happy to have you writing again!
I enjoyed this chapter very much and it's a pity we don't get to see that kind of "communication"/understanding/handling of problems between the two of them on-screen.

So happy you're back writing! That was so good and sweet i loved her reciting back his tequila line to him.

I feel really bad because I meant to review this after I read it the first time and didn't. Blame the fact that I'm not well again, laryngitis and a streaming cold don't do a lot for the concentration!

Anyway, I REALLY love this! I love how Meredith so wants to do the right thing, even if she isn't sure what that is exactly. I love how she wants to be there for Derek. You can sense how scared she is, but at the same time how determind she is that she isn't going anywhere.

Poor Derek, you can feel all his pain in this, the emotional as well as the physical. I could picture him on the floor in the shower. It's his need of Meredith, not just sexually, but her presence, that makes this so moving.

Brilliant, as ever.

This fic was beautiful. I love your writing and this is absolutely no exception. The love scenes are beautifully written, not cheapened but part of the story. I have not a single problem with any of the story. I'm looking forward to your next fic. Hopefully soon!

Of course I'm still interested in fanfiction, especially when you're the one who writes it. :) I really loved this two-parter. It was really sweet, but sad at the same time.

omg
your such an amazing writer!!
love love loved it
congrats!!
SSxox

Amazing. Simply amazing. You have a gift, Aria.

That was powerful! Thank you so much for this story!! You are an amazing writer and for fics are dearly missed. I loved the story but am sad to see it end!! Thank you for sharing your brilliance!!

I so didn't want this to end ... I wanted to read more of how our gal was there for her Derek.

The scene you wrote of their being intimate in the tub was beautiful. The love came through but so did his pain and her loving touch to heal.

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Great story. Great angst. A broken but not pathetic Derek, and a surprisingly strong Mer. The working-through-it sex is great, too.

what fabulous writing! I really liked it. And I am VERY proud of Meredith for doing and saying and being all the right things.

Great job you have always been an exceptional writer.