Exactly! I really think there might be something with his Dad dying so young but they never dig deeper into Derek's character for us to know unfortunately.

I'd love for him and Mer to start talking about parent's and they both discover they "lost" their Dads at such a tender young age. Like Mer's Dad left and they moved to Boston when she was 5 and Derek's Dad died when he was 7 or something like that. So, they have that in common possibly?

Also, since we know now that Ellis cut her wrists in front of Mer we could find out Derek's Dad had a brain seizure and died in front of him so he knows the trauma of seeing a parent in pain or something like that.

It could totally bond them and further deepen the connection they already have!