This idea has been in my head for a while now. I posed this question to ris and ken. Neither could give me an answer. What if Addison had been the one night stand and meredith the cheating wife? Would the MerDers be Addeks and the Addeks Merders? Obviously, being introduced to the Meredith and Derek pairing first, tainted any sorts of thoughts of other pairings. But what if Addison had been the woman Derek fell in love with.. what sort of insanity would there be?

Never fear, OH readers. The story is finished. I am currently in the process of editing, revising, and ranting until I am happy with it. I hope to have it all up by the end of this month or beginning of next. I have been terribly busy with essays and other madness.

I dedicate this fic to Jayne. I promise your squee will be up once I am satisfied with it.

Please read, review, and be kind!

-S

Derek Shepherd needed to get away. He needed to get away fast. He had, had his heart broken before, but never had he felt like this. He felt numb. Derek picked up his spare clothes from his office and rushed off to his parents for his car. With a kiss goodbye and a promise of a phone call once he reached his destination, Derek drove off. His parents Andrew and Alaina stood on their porch watching their son leave. Their hearts just as heavy as his own.

Derek glared at the gold band on his left hand. He cursed the piece of metal. He intently contemplated chucking it out the window. At that moment in time it meant nothing to him. It obviously meant nothing to her.

As he stopped at a red light, Derek slipped the ring from his finger and chucked it into the glove compartment. His wife meant nothing to him, now. He was officially indifferent. He cursed himself for marrying someone younger than him. He should have known that marrying a girl straight out of university was a bad idea. He had completed just begun his residency when Derek Shepherd met Meredith Grey. Their whirl wind romance resulted in a elopement. Now 10 years later, he had found her in bed with his best friend.

The image of Meredith and Mark tangled up in HIS FAVORITE sheets was forever burned in his mind.

A line of obscenities fell from the good doctors mouth. He looked at his watch. It would only be 9pm in Seattle. He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"Richard, it's Derek. I'll be in Seattle in about 2-3 days. Don't ask me why, just make sure my trailer is still on the land. . . Thanks, Richard. See you then. Bye."

Derek slapped his cell phone shut. It began to vibrate in his hand.

Mere blared from the screen.

"Go to hell," he spat at the phone and chucked it into the back seat.

He was driving away from his problems. He didn't give a damn what she had to say. Infidelity would not be easily forgiven if he could forgive her at all.

Meredith Shepherd sat on her bed. She hung up the phone for the third time and threw it at the wall.

"He was never supposed to find out about this. Not like this," she whispered to Mark. Mark crawled over from his place in her bed and wrapped his arms around her.

"I know. I know."

"I love him, but I'm not sorry."

Mark didn't say anything. He just held her and let her cry. They would figure everything out once they knew what exactly they were figuring out.

Dr. Addison Montgomery yawned. She scratched her head and wandered out of the attending locker room/ lounge. She waved at her colleague, Preston Burke and began to make her way out of the hospital. She was exhausted. It had been a grueling day. She did not have much time before she were to be back again, this time to be introduced to her interns. Usually senior residents were in charge of interns, but due to the senior intern, Miranda Bailey being on bed rest for her pregnancy, Addison would step in for the first three months of their internship.

She cringed at thoughts of internship. Hers had been exiting and draining. Richard Webber and Ellis Grey had been remarkable teachers. She made a mental note for herself to check in on Ellis on her day off. Ellis rarely had visitors. Her daughter had chosen to work across the country, leaving her mother in the best care. She understood the frustration it must had been with Ellis's condition.

Addison attempted to stifle another yawn. As much as she needed sleep, she was not looking forward to an empty house. Addison had purchased a large house from Richard's wife, Adele. She had fallen in love with the home the moment she stepped into it, but the 4 bedroom home was far too big for a single girl. Addison would have to look for roommates or something once she had a moment. Yawning once more, Addison bid goodbye to the security guard and hopped into her car. She passed out in her bed the moment she got home. Little did she know that, that would be her last night of "normalcy."