A/N: Updates for Back Where We Belong and How To Beat Death are on their way very shortly (because I LOVE both of those stories) I've written half of the next chapter for Back Where We Belong and I've planned out the next few for How To Beat Death! I just had this in my head and it wouldn't go away!
I know the first bit is focused on Teddy more, but the wonderfulness that is Addex will come after! Plus this story is equally about Teddy/Henry and Addie/Alex. So sit back, read, review and enjoy the Dramatic Teddyness in the first bit and then the lovely friendshipness after!
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She couldn't breath. She felt like the world was spinning in slow motion. Her heart pounded in her chest.
"Teddy… Teddy…"
She was staring down at the operating table, tears filling her eyes.
"Doctor Altman, calm down!" Cristina's voice filled her head and Teddy realised she was hyperventilating.
"Shut the hell up, Lady!" The man ordered, pushing a gun harder against her head.
Teddy whimpered. "Please, please; let her save him. He's my… he's my husband."
"Shut up!" He growled, ignoring her pleas.
Cristina and Meredith stood by the surgical table, watching the scene before them.
Beeeeeeeeeeppppp…
"He's gone into V five." Cristina's head snapped up to look at the monitor.
"Stay where you are!"
"Please… Please…" Tears fell from Teddy's eyes.
There was nothing else she could do. Nobody in the OR was moving, all to afraid of the man holding her at gunpoint. This was it.
Henry was going to die.
/
"Morning Karev." The voice of Addison Montgomery woke Alex from his trance. He'd been staring at the pile of patient charts, wishing they'd just disappear.
"Doctor Montgomery." Alex greeted, looking at his boss - she'd moved back from LA as of three weeks ago.
"Mrs Johnson's chart?" She gave him a look, waiting expectantly.
He skimmed through the files and handed one to her. "Can I scrub in?"
"Of course, Karev." Addison gave a small chuckle. "You've been scrubbing in ever since I got back, why would today be any different?"
"I guess you can't do it without me." He smirked.
"Don't flatter yourself." She scoffed.
The continued to fill out charts together. This is how they had been every day since her practice had been shut down, and she had come back to Seattle. He always scrubbed in on her surgeries; they had fallen into their old pattern. Alex sometimes thought it was like she had never left, like nothing in Seattle had changed in four years.
Except nothing here's the same now.
Addison signed off a chart and put it back behind the counter. "Prep Mrs Johnson for surgery Karev, and make sure-"
"Hey Alex."
Alex turned around to see who had greeted him. "Oh, hi Lucy."
"Are you free for lunch today?" Lucy asked, picking up a chart.
"I've got surgery with Doctor Montgomery." Alex gave a small gesture to Addison- who was standing behind him, feeling rather awkward.
"Oh okay. Well, are we still up for tonight?"
"Uh, yeah sure." Alex gave a small smile.
Addison was left there, as Lucy talked to Alex about something. She chose to leave them to it, she turned on her heels and walked in the other direction; taking a deep breath.
I really don't like that woman.
/
"You're going on a date?"
"Yes."
"With a guy named Leslie?"
Teddy sighed. "Yes."
"You're married to a patient… and you're going on a date with a guy… whose name… is Leslie?"
Teddy rolled her eyes. "Shut up Owen. You're married, you don't get to judge."
Owen held his hands up in defence. "No judgement here!"
"Hey." Cristina approached them at the Nurse's station.
"Teddy's dating someone called Leslie." Owen said quickly, not even bothering to greet his wife back.
Cristina made a strange face. "You're a lesbian now?"
"It's a guy!" Teddy huffed angrily.
"Are you sure?"
"Shut up. Both of you. Shut up."
Owen chuckled, "I have to go." He gave Cristina a quick kiss, and then he was gone.
"Ready to go see Henry?" Teddy asked Cristina.
"Oh, you mean you hottie husband, who has a normal heterosexual name?"
Teddy glared at the resident for a moment. "Let's go."
They took a short walk to Henry's room.
"Morning Henry." Teddy smiled brightly.
"Hey." Henry replied, his grin as big as hers.
"How are you feeling… Truthfully?"
"I'm good."
"Good." The smile didn't falter on her face. "Doctor Yang's going to prep you for surgery, which is scheduled for this afternoon, okay?"
"Are you going to do the surgery?" He wondered.
"No. I'm technically family so I can't." Teddy explained. "But Cristina's really good as well."
"Okay."
They stood in silence for a second.
"I'll see you in about an hour, okay?"
"Okay." He smiled as she left.
Cristina moved around the room, checking monitors and ticking the chart.
''Kiss her already." She said to Henry.
Henry laughed. "I wish I could."
Silence.
"She's dating some guy called Leslie."
Another silence.
"That's worse than Erwin."
"Who?"
"Never mind."
/
"Hey Cal." Addison smiled, walking towards her friend, who was standing in the queue for the coffee cart.
"Hey, what are you doing here, don't you have surgery?"
"In a few hours, I'm just grabbing food."
"Me too."
"How's Sofia, is she doing okay at home?"
"Are you asking as my friend or my doctor?" Callie questioned.
"Both."
"Well, to both Doctor Addison and Friend Addison, she's fine. Arizona's at home with her for the morning and she's going to bring her in later."
"Page me, I want to see how she's doing."
"I will." Callie smiled, "Listen, Addie. I just… Wanted to thank you."
"Why?"
"You saved her life."
"Callie-"
"Thank you Addison." She hugged her red headed friend. "Thank you so much."
/
The day so far had not been going well for Mark.
He missed Sofia, and he wasn't even an hour into his shift.
He felt sick. Really sick. And now all he was worrying about was that he might've spread it to Sofia.
"Hey, where's Sofia?" Mark turned around to see who'd spoken to him, not expecting to see the face of Lexie Grey.
"Oh, hey. She's good." He gave her a small smile.
"That's good." Lexie replied.
"Yeah…" Mark trailed off. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, stuck in the pitt."
"Oh."
"Yeah…"
There was a short awkward silence.
"Are you okay, you look a little pale." Lexie observed.
"I feel ill." Mark confessed.
"Can you work?" She asked, sounding concerned.
"I'm fine, Lexie." Mark chuckled at the worried look on her face.
"Okay. Um well… I have to go." Lexie left Mark standing there, slightly confused.
/
Lucy watched from where she was eating breakfast at her outdoor table as Alex approached the counter.
"Two vanilla lattés." He told the man, who nodded.
She smiled, wondering if he was getting coffee for her. He smiled, noticing she was there, as he waited patiently. She gave a wave back.
"Here you go." Alex walked towards Lucy after he'd gotten the coffees.
"Hey."
"Hey… Who's the other coffee for?" She asked, sounding slightly hopeful.
"Addison."
Addison?
"Oh." Lucy muttered.
"Yeah, well we have surgery soon. I can't have her falling asleep."
"Right, of course."
"Karev." The subject of their conversation came strutting towards them, her hips swaying gently from side to side and her heels clicking against the concrete floor.
"Mmm?" Alex got up from his chair.
"Is Mrs Johnson prepped?"
"Yeah." Alex confirmed. "I got you coffee."
Addison smiled and took the cup from his hands, their fingers brushing together lightly. "That was- uh- nice of you Karev, thanks."
Alex smiled in return.
"Come on, lets check on Lily in the NICU." Addison said, her voice turning more professional again.
Addison walked off quickly, and Alex followed; forgetting that Lucy was still sitting there.
Lucy sighed. There was something going on with him and Addison Montgomery.
