After a long day in the OR Addison finally arrived at her house and smashed her bag on the kitchen table. Two dead babies were a lot for one day and now she was just tired and exhausted and not at all in the mood to visit Sam next door.

Amelia sat on the big couch and was watching a movie, but Addison didn't feel like joining her either, so she just murmured a quick "hi" and went upstairs, finding that someone was showering. She assumed that it was probably Sam, since the haze that was coming out from underneath the bathroom door was very familiar to her.

So much for her alone time. Well, she couldn't really blame him, he had no idea of the day she had had and probably just wanted to be with her and that was actually pretty sweet. She wondered how long he had already been showering, deciding that joining him would definitely cheer her up and opened the bathroom door.

"Oh Addie, I forgot to tell you..." Closing the door behind her, Addie cut Amelia's sentence in half.

"Hey stranger, mind if I join you...?" She said with a sexy voice and opened the misty glass door while taking off her clothes, only to scream and stand outside the bathroom again within the next few seconds.

"Amelia?" She yelled with a preferably intimidating voice, which caused Amelia to show up at the stairway again immediately. "What the hell..."

"Why, Addison I really tried to warn you..." Amelia tried to sound innocently, but couldn't help the grin that formed around her mouth.

"I need someone to help me with this complicated surgery I told you about and well...you're always telling me to reconnect with my brother..." She shrugged and smiled at Addie's disturbed look.

Addison sighed. "Well. At least I'm not tired any more..."

xxx

"Oh my God, Derek, I'm so so sorry!" Addison began when her ex-husband came downstairs and outside to the patio, looking all fresh and relaxed from the shower.

"I had no idea..."

"C'mon Addie, don't worry, we've both seen it before, right?" He grinned and she grinned back in surprise and for a moment that was all they did, before Amelia cleared her throat to break the awkwardness and to get rid of the pictures that were starting to form in her head.

"Hello-o, guys! Don't talk like that when I'm around, would you?"

Addison and Derek both flushed slightly, only just now recognizing what Amelia was talking about, and quickly searched for other spots to look at.

Amelia shook her head and chuckled in disbelief. She hadn't seen them together since the divorce and this was too funny. But as this incident earlier had really all been her fault, she decided to better leave them alone before they could blame her for anything.

"I think I'm gonna go and get some sleep. Good night, you guys!" She winked at Addie and hugged her brother and hoped that by tomorrow they could actually have a coversation.

"So hello, Addison." Derek sat down in the wooden chair where Amelia had sat a minute ago and smiled friendly at his ex-wife. They mailed each other from time to time, but it was almost a year ago, that they had really seen each other. She looked stunning, as always. Admitting that had nothing to do with their history or potential feelings he might still have for her, after all she was still the one person in this universe who could read right through him most of the time, it was simply a fact. Addison was beautiful.

"Hello." Addie smiled back and suddenly both of them started to laugh. All this was just so awkward.

"You should've seen your face!" Derek gasped and Addison stuck out her bottom lip.

"Don't laugh at me!"

It took them quite a time to catch their breaths again.

"So, who did you expect in your shower?" Derek asked raising one eyebrow curiosly.

Addie wasn't sure how to answer that. He obviously wouldn't freak out like Naomi and he had no right to judge her, but still...

However, given the fact that he might be around here for longer, she decided to just be honest with him.

"Actually...well, I'm with Sam now, Derek." She hated her voice for sounding so shyly and hoped Derek wouldn't notice. Hell, why was it still so important to her what he thought?

"Sam?" Derek cleared his throat and his voice was serious again. "Good for you, Addie. He's a great guy."

She smiled apologizingly without really knowing why she did that.

"Would it be okay for you, if I stayed here? I mean, Amelia obviously didn't tell you that I was coming and Sam lives next door, right? So...you know what, I'll just check in a hotel near the hospital and..."

"No, no Derek, it's fine. I mean, we are good, right? And your sister lives here and if it gets too crowded, I can still move in with Sam for a few days..."

"You sure?"

"Absolutely."

"Okay!" He gave her the smile she had missed for so long. Not the stupid McDreamy-smile that made every stupid intern at SGH blush, but the Derek-smile. He had always been just Derek for her and he always would be.

"Thank you for having me, Adds. Us, actually. I bet Amelia has never thanked you for letting her live here..."

"Don't worry, it's really no big deal. And Amelia is great."

Derek nodded. His sisters had always loved Addie and, honestly, if they had to pick sides they would probably even choose her. Maybe that was the reason, why she was still more a part of the family than Meredith, despite his mother's best efforts.

They sat outside a while longer, without saying anything, just looking at each other, both of them lost in thoughts and memories and finally went to bed, as this got too hurtful.

xxx

The next day began with Addison waking up and asking herself if Derek was really there or if it had just been a part of the very weird dream she had just had. But then again her dreams usually didn't include him anymore.

She got up and ready for another day full of hysterical mothers-to-be. Not that she didn't like that, but she was more in the mood to cut today. She mostly didn't like days without any surgeries.

She went downstairs finding that the house was empty, Amelia and Derek probably already in the OR. The only hint of other life in this house was a single cup left on the counter in the kitchen. Amelia was usually buying coffee-to-go on her way to work, so she assumed that it was Derek's and the fact that it was only half empty made her smile. Flashback. She had usually drunk the rest of it before hurrying to work herself, only that it had never made her smile before. Not being able to have breakfast or any other meal together had been pretty depressing after a while.

For a moment she hesitated whether to drink the rest or not, finally pouring it into the kitchen sink. Stupid old habits, they were divorced, for God's sake!

"Morning, Beautiful!" Sam had opened his window next door and furrowed when he saw the slightly confused expression on Addison's face.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing...How long until your first patient?"

"I have to leave in 20 minutes..." He answered, looking at her thoughtfully, still wondering what was going on.

"Good. I need to have sex with you right now!"