A/N: This is my prediction for 3.12, so there will be quite a bit of Addison/Mark and Addison/Alex interaction (not completely sure at this point what the pairing will end up being, if there will be one at all). Also, a member of Addison's family will come to the hospital, which will mix things up a bit.
Disclaimer: I don't own Grey's Anatomy, although I really wish I did.
The sound of Dr. Addison Montgomery's 4-inch stiletto heels hitting the floor echoed throughout the sterile halls of Seattle Grace Hospital as she walked toward the nurse's station while making notes in a patient's chart. "Whoa, watch where you're going," she heard a voice say as she nearly collided with another person.
"Oh, hey Mark," she said when she looked up from her chart. "Mrs. Cunningham, room 4305," she told the nurse behind the desk as she handed her the chart.
"Dr. Montgomery? I was assigned to you today." Addison looked over and saw Alex Karev approaching her.
"What's the matter, Karev, miss the gynie squad? I knew you couldn't handle plastics," Mark said with his trademark smirk on his face.
"Mark, isn't there another intern you should be enslaving right about now?" Addison said as she shot him a look.
"Addison…"
"I know, Mark, not this week. Gotcha." She turned her attention to Alex, who she had been avoiding ever since their near kiss in the neo-natal ICU. "Okay, Karev, we have a 35-year-old woman with ovarian cancer who needs a fetal evacuation and a hysterectomy later this afternoon. If you're nice maybe I'll let you do the evacuation by yourself. Until then, go prep her, go over the precautions with her once more. She's an emotional wreck right now, understandably so, so try to be as supportive as possible."
"How far along is she?" Alex asked.
"10 weeks, so the evacuation process shouldn't be too complicated."
"Alright, cool." Alex took the chart from Addison and walked toward the patient's room.
"Wow, that sucks. Ovarian cancer, pregnant, and getting an abortion and hysterectomy in one day and only 35 years old," Mark said, seemingly sincerely.
"Yeah, it does. But you have to do what you have to do to take care of yourself. Excuse me," Addison said as she started to head off in the same direction as Alex did.
"Addison," Mark said and she turned around to look at him. "We need to talk."
"I know. We will, just not now. I can't…not now." Addison turned around and walked away.