It was ironic really that Addison would find herself back in Seattle, watching her ex-husband tuck a pair of navy blue panties in to his trouser pocket. Her navy blue panties. Running a hand through her slightly wild hair, she took one final look at Derek and then slipped out of the supply closet. The sex didn't count for anything, right? After all, she was on vacation.
Addison Forbes Montgomery was sick of L.A. She was actually missing the rainy sights of Seattle. She missed Miranda and Callie and she missed the fast paced buzz of Seattle Grace. The quadruplets case that Richard had pitched to the redhead seemed like the perfect excuse for a 'vacation', so she booked four weeks off and was on the next flight out to Seattle. There she may be Satan and an adulterous bitch but at least she had some territory. In LA everything was still new and shiny. The halls of Seattle Grace were familiar stomping ground filled with familiar people. Taking a few steps inside the foyer, she was met with a stunned silence that was soon filled with whispers about the hospital legend as she sauntered towards Chief Webber's office. Dr Montgomery was back. Of course, the whispers had reached the interns, who in turn relayed them to their residents and this caused a very panicked Meredith to hold an emergency meeting in the canteen with Cristina, Izzie, George and Alex.
"Addison can't be back can she?" Meredith queried as she sat with her fellow residents.
"It's probably another redhead." Izzie attempted to reason, although it was obvious that she didn't believe her own words,
Alex and Cristina shared a disbelieving look but opted to say nothing as they watched Izzie attempt to keep Meredith calm and from running straight up to the Chief's office. Meanwhile, Mark and Derek were also digesting the news of Addison's return.
"It's going to be like the Three Musketeers again!" Mark exclaimed, excitedly nudging his best friend in the ribs.
"The Three Musketeers?" Derek scoffed as he shook his head and returned back to the chart in front of him.
"I highly doubt it will be like the Three Musketeers." An unmistakable voice remarked. "More like a Queen and her two servants."
"Addison!" Mark was in there first, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her softly on the crown of her head.
Stepping away, Addison's bright smile only faltered a little as she locked eyes with Derek but her hesitation was quickly forgotten as he pulled her in to a tight embrace. As they pulled apart, she felt her cheeks flush and her gaze focusing on anything but Derek 'McDreamy' Shepherd. This was not supposed to be happening! She was not meant to be blushing over her ex-husband!
"I have to go!" With that the neonatal surgeon turned and hurried away, leaving two very confused ex-lovers in her wake.
In her plan to avoid Derek and Mark, Addison ran in to the one person that she really didn't want to see. Meredith Grey.
"Dr Grey," She greeted, trying to keep the coldness from her voice.
Meredith, however, made no attempt to hide her dislike of her boyfriend's ex-wife. "You're not going to steal Derek from me. In fact, you stay away from him all together!"
Sometimes, Addison couldn't comprehend why Derek had chosen the blonde woman over her. Grey was immature, self-righteous and she lived off her mother's reputation. Rolling her eyes at the resident, she simply kept on walking towards the NICU.
This was going to be an interesting few weeks.