((Hey guys! Here's a story for ya…Please Read and Review! Changing Fate will be updated by the end of next week for those of you waiting! This is an Addex story…))

Alex knew he had Addison fooled. The look on her face in the closet when he said he wasn't interested told him much more then he thought he knew. She was avoiding him because she did want him. That made his ego inflate by tons! The next few weeks were spent her staring at him and him giving her that smirk that he knew made her go wild.

What he didn't count on was there were moments where her staring went much more then lust and his smirk, went into a genuine smile and out of no-where…He started caring. The Ferry Boat Accident happened and he practically was on top of that case with Jane Doe. He had a lot to learn and Addison teaching him was just a plus.

He did learn a lot with Jane Doe. He learned a little bit about Addison's insecurities. When she asked him if anyone would notice if she went missing, he looked at her as if she was being a little ridiculous because of course people would notice. But she brushed it off before he could say anything and jumped right back into being his teacher.

They toed the line. Moments like the kiss and moments like the closet and moments where he let her in and told her he'd notice if she went missing…were toeing the line. They both knew it. At least, he knew she knew because now she was watching what she was saying and acting as if she hadn't notice him staring.

This toeing of the line, it drove him up the wall. Her face was the first thing he looked for when he got to the hospital and the last name he looked for up on the Board to see if she had anymore surgeries before he went home. He'd go to Joe's and look around for her bright red hair and her trying to hide in the corner with her one drink she'd nurse all night. It was driving him so crazy that now when he went out of the house to the store or pretty much anywhere outside the hospital he'd try and look nice, just in case he ran into her.

Alex let her know flat out that he wasn't interested and he had convinced his mind of that, but his actions were speaking louder than his words. With Addison, it was the opposite. It was the words and the actions she held back that he knew she was interested in him. She was scared. She believed his words. Addison really did think he wasn't interested.

The day things change started out as a normal day, just like any other. He showed up a little bit late, but changed quickly and everyone around him was more worried and talking out loud about their own drama. The difference between him and the loopy 4 was that his drama wasn't aired out loud.

Yang and Meredith were talking about an engagement party that could be held at Meredith's. Of course Yang was against it and was voicing her reasons loudly while Meredith on the other hand was saying, 'At least your boyfriend trusts you. Derek won't even let me shower alone!'

Izzie and George were just getting ready quietly, with Izzie interjecting phrases to George every now and then and Alex just figured they'd gotten into another fight. Izzie's sentence made him laugh a little though.

'I'm sorry George! I knew Callie was allergic to fish and I totally forgot Tuna is a fish product…' And after a few minutes of George not responding she went, 'so she really is red? A rash? All over?'

Alex pulled his scrub top over his head right as Dr. Bailey came in.

"Roooounds people! Let's go!"

Walking through the hallway Alex kept his eyes open for Addison, wondering when exactly she'd pop up. She always did during the rounds and she normally would ask for him. During the rounds though, all he saw were the usual people.

Dr. Burke was performing an open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve…Dr. Sheppard was removing a tumor from behind a man's right eye…Dr. Sloan was doing skin grafts and a few other minor surgeries. At the end of the rounds Dr. Bailey assigned everyone to someone and she waited until everyone had started to walk away before she turned to him.

"Dr. Karev. I was just informed by the chief that you were supposed to watch over Dr. Montgomery's Patients for a couple of hours." Dr Bailey handed over an envelope addressed to him. Alex didn't hear what she mumbled last, his concentration was on the fact that his name was written in Addison's handwriting on a letter. He was really confused. If Addison were coming in in a couple of hours, why would she be writing him?

"Take that, Go upstairs and read it. There are some instructions I guess." Dr. Bailey grabbed a few charts from the nurse's stations and turned back to him. "You better not mess it up…GO!"

Alex held that letter in his hands all the way up the elevator. Maybe it was lust letter, Addison telling him how hot he was and all the things she wanted to do to him. Or maybe it was a LIKE letter, where she told him she wanted him to be interested. He honestly knew that if Addison were to come up to him and tell him she's interested more than a boss should be, he'd probably admit the same thing back.

When he arrived up on the floor he headed for Addison's office for a little bit of privacy but was met with 2 men carrying in another desk!

"What the hell is this?? This office is taken by Dr. Montgomery!" Alex slid the letter into his lab coat pocket and headed straight over to cut them off. He was stopped by a male voice, who spoke so quietly Alex had to re think what he said.

"She's gone."

"How can she be…" Alex turned and sat Mark, looking quite as shocked as he did. He had folded his arms in front of his chest and he looked like he'd been standing there staring at Addison's office for days. "She's not gone…How can she leave she has a contract?"

"It's not binding, It never was." Mark moved from his spot from the middle of the hallway walking past Alex. "Damn it Addison, I made it 32 days."

Alex now took Mark's spot, staring at the office as the two men moved things into it. When did she leave? How long would she be gone? Was it a vacation or…? He pulled the letter out of his lab coat pocket and ripped it open, unfolding the page and started reading.

Karev-

Since there is not an attending for at least 4 hours today for Neonatal I just need you to watch over the 3 infants in ICU. You know the drill, look at their charts, write down changes, color, and weight and give the parents an update. Check on the patient in room 1420, she is on bed rest until further notice and with the Goal Week coming up, make sure to remind her that it's best for the twins she does not watch any TV programs that will stress her out, I/e- One Life to Live. You know how high her blood pressure went whenever John arrested Michael and Rex. (Don't Ask, I looked up why she got upset.) Also, Dr. Bailey says she might have a few surgeries you could scrub in on with her if you get bored.

You have done a great job in this field and I hope our journey through teaching each other has helped you figure out that maybe this field isn't such a bad place to be after all.

Signed,

Addison Montgomery

P.S.- I'm not your boss anymore, too bad your not 'interested.' 259 Chief

Alex groaned slightly to himself and shook his head. He could practically picture her smirk while she wrote this. He re-read the note at least 40 times and couldn't figure out what the hell 259 Chief meant. First things first, he needed to get the to-do list done and then quickly. He never sped through doing so many things at once in his life. When he was finished he made his way up to Dr. Webber's office only to find Mark and Derek there at the same time.

They were both sitting in his office shooting off questions and Alex, not wanting to let on he cared more than he should, stood outside the office door listening.

"Both of you CALM down… Addison resigned late last night. She showed up on my apartment doorstep, Bags packed and a plane ticket in her hand. She got a phone call from an old Colleague. I'm NOT saying which since she wants to be left alone, but she left to go help out the hospital. This is not a permanent; At least that's what she tried to shove down my throat. But, she looked exhausted guys and all she said to me was that she wanted a new beginning. With her past on her doorstep every 5 feet she couldn't do that here. We have to respect that, you both must respect that. She leaves tomorrow morning bright and early at 8 am."

"Good, I'll stop by her hotel room and talk her out of this nonsense." Mark stood up from his chair and Alex jumped back.

"Absolutely not, she checked out this morning anyways…I'm not telling you where's she's at but she's guarded pretty well. She's thought this through. We have to let her go."

Alex shook his head not wanting to hear anymore. Let her go? He didn't think so. Not when they were becoming friends and they were starting to trust each other. Not when she still had hell of a lot more to teach him and definitely not when he knew he never wanted anyone so bad in his life.

Was he in love with Addison? With all the eye-sex who knew. Alex walked away from the chief's office heading back to Addison's floor. He wasn't letting her go until he got what he wanted and what he wanted was an honest answer from her. They dodged the issue for too long. They held back their actions for way too damn long. If her last sentence meant what he thought it meant, it was a dare. She was daring him to come get her and was daring her to prove he was interested.

The thing about Alex Karev and dares were that he didn't normally take dares. A good game of chicken was fun yes, but when someone wanted action out of him he normally just wanted to frustrate the hell out of them and stay away and not do the thing they asked.

The past few months the game had been on his turf. He knew how to make Addison stutter or make her lean in closer to him. He had held the ball in his hand and made all the rules and she must think, just because she's leaving and she leaves him a letter everything was now going by her rules? He didn't think so.

Doubt crept into his mind as he continued his shift. She left for good tomorrow morning. What if they never did get to finish their game of turkey and she left? That meant she won right? Because she walked away before he could say or do anything? What the hell did 259 Chief mean?

Alex had no clue, all he knew was that his window to do anything was rapidly closing. He had approximately 12 hours to decide A) Go after her and play the game and end up exactly where he wanted or B) Ignore the letter and let her leave and think that she'll be back anyways. If he went with A, all he had to do was figure out that code and be on his way. If he went with B, He could finish his shift in peace and get to know the new Neo-natal doctor.

So many options and he wasn't sure what to do.

((Well! This originally was supposed to be a one shot, of Alex finding the letter and then realizing she held the power the whole time. But yeah, ideas started popping and I think I have a story planned out. There's a catch though…this story could go two ways! What do you think? Option A? Or Option B? Please review! Pleaaaaaaaase, Just hit that button and type in an Option and then your small tiny review:-D Please? Lol))