Right Kind of Wrong

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Alex leaned against the wall. He watched her as she examined Jane Doe. With a lustful look in his eyes, it was no mistake: he wanted Addison.

He wanted nothing better than to press her up against the wall and kiss her and sneak his hand up her shirt to touch her soft skin. And then he would pick her up and…

"Karev?"

Damn. "Yes?" Alex shook off his arousal. But she was staring at him so intently with a curious smile.

"Pay attention. You wouldn't want to be kicked off my service because you were daydreaming would you?"

The smile was still there. "No ma'am"

"Ma'am? What am I a drill sergeant?" The smile had spread into an unmistakable grin.

I can just see you in one of those slutty little camouflage outfits. Mmm. "No ma'am-Addis-I mean Dr. Montgomery."

"Good work, Karev. I enjoyed working with you today. I'll see you tomorrow?" She gave him the chart.

"Definitely." Great. Way to sound eager. "I mean okay, whatever, I might be here."

She still seemed to be laughing at him as she walked out. Finally, Jane Doe, now known as Ava, spoke up after silently witnessing their conversation.

"Why don't you ask her out?" Alex was taken by surprise and slightly embarrassed.

Why don't I ask her out? "She's my boss. I can't. And she only dates these really smart, rich men. I have nothing to give her." Alex looked sad, but "Ava" wasn't fooled.

"I don't pity you at all. Obviously, she really likes you and wants to be with you. You should go for it." Alex slowly put her chart down and sat in a chair by her bed. He rubbed his eyes.

"I can't. I already rejected her. She doesn't want anything to do with me." This time he seemed genuinely upset so Ava soothed her tone. She grabbed his hand.

"Alex, I know a lot about this stuff. You need to make your move while you still can. Don't end up like me. No one knows who I am. No one misses me enough to care. But you have a shot…"

"You know people care about you."

"Don't interrupt me. This could be the biggest mistake of your life if you don't try. Life is all about seizing the day. If you don't do it yourself, do it for me. You'll have something interesting to share with me tomorrow. I'm getting bored."

Alex laughs and pulls back from her. "All right, but I'm only doing this for you. If she rejects me, it's your fault."

Ava holds her hands up in defense. "Okay, I'll take all the blame. So, you're going to go for it?"

Her excited tone makes him laugh. "Yeah, I guess I am." He leans back and contemplates his situation.

Ava stares at him for a moment then shrieks "What are you doing? Get up you can still catch her!"

Alex jumps up."Right. How do I look?"

"Amazingly sexy. JUST GO! GO! GO! GO!"

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Later

He rushes out of the room and spots Derek Shepherd at the nurses' station. He runs up to him.

"Hey have you seen Addison?"

Derek, surprised by the informal address of his ex-wife, sputters out "She's – She's in the locker room."

He looks very confused, but Alex has no time to worry about such affairs and head quickly to the locker room. Derek, dumbfounded, shrugs and continues to thumb through charts.

Alex throws open the locker room door and gasps. Addison has taken her hair down in waves and her skirt is halfway zipped. She has no shirt on, but she doesn't seem to be embarrassed.

She turns toward him, her eyes asking questions. His heart starts to race and he can feel his scrubs become tight.

He quickly exits, shutting the door, before she can see his wide-eyed deer-in-the-headlights expression. He lets out a heavy breath and leans against the door wall adjacent to the door. While trying to calm himself down, the door opens.

Addison's hair is flying everywhere, but at least she now as a shirt on. She peers curiously at him and inquires "Was there something that you needed?"

Alex turns his head towards her and tries to spit out some kind of coherent word. Addison senses his struggle and starts guessing "Something with Jane Doe? Is anyone hurt? Is it an emergency?"

He shakes his head. And he looks at her. And does that staring thing. Finally he asks "Would- Would you like to go to Joe's? With me? Right now?"

Addison laughs. She puts her hands on his face, moving closer to him. "I would love to go to Joe's with you."

He looks relieved and pulls himself back together with a cocky smile. "Okay Let's go!"

Addison playfully hits him. "Wait a minute, Mr. Impatient. I have to fix my hair. I'll meet you downstairs."

He looks slightly disappointed but then he smiles at her. "Okay, I'll be looking forward to it." He opens the door to the locker room for her.

"What a gentleman!"

She gives him a flirty look before closing the door.

The smile on his face is one that won't go away for weeks. He does a quick victory dance complete with small jumps in the air before running down to the lobby.

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20 minutes later

Callie Torres is about to break down and cry. She has just lost a patient and she suspects the love of her life is cheating on her.

With his best friend.

Who she hates.

This day sucks.

God, she needs a drink.

She opens the door to the locker room and is thankful to see her best friend, in a much better mood.

Addison smiles at her. She is very bright and shiny today.

Callie looks at her and tries to smile. It must have looked weird because Addison asks her "What's wrong?"

Callie doesn't say anything.

"I've got great news that will definitely cheer you up. I'm about to go out…on a date…with the help!!"

Callie looks at her and starts crying. Addison pulls her into a hug.

Callie explains between sobs "I- I think George is cheating on me-me."

Addison rubs her back. "Aww I'm so sorry. Why do you think that?"

Callie's tone goes from devastation to hatred. "Because that Izzie Stevens is absolute infatuated with him!"

Addison thinks about her conversation with Izzie, but decides not to say anything.

"And he's supposed to be the love of my life! We're soul mates! It's supposed to be perfect!"

"Shh, It's okay." Addison looks at the lockers and thinks of all the men in her life.

"No. Why would he do that?"

"I don't know."

"Why did you?"

Addison stops, frozen. She pushes Callie away, turns around and stares at the door. "I don't want to talk about it, unless I'm very, very drunk."

Callie apologizes "I'm sorry. I didn't mean any offense."

Addison turns around and puts on her fake smile. "It's okay. I've got to go meet Alex. I'll see you later, okay? Good luck with George."

Callie opens her mouth to say something, but Addison is already out the door.

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He's waiting for her at the front doors of the hospital when she exits the elevator. He notices she looks like she's dressed to impress.

"Ready to go?" he asks as he admires her new makeup and hair.

She smiles because he looks nervous. "Of course! I've been looking forward to it for the past fifteen minutes."

He pauses for a moment to think of a funny comeback. But he says "Me too" because whenever he's around her, he can't think straight.

They start walking out of the hospital. He brushes his hand against hers. They think alike and she places her hand in his, interlacing their fingers.

He was being so…well…dreamy.

She wanted to know why. "Why did you change your mind about me? I'm still your boss and I don't want you to feel like you have to be with me to get ahead."

They are on the sidewalk now and he turns her to face him, their hands still interlocked. "I don't think that. I trust you to evaluate me on my skills in the hospital, not my skill…other places."

She tries to suppress a giggle and looks down.

He lifts her chin to look at her straight in the eyes. "Hey, I'm being serious here. I guess you could say I had a reality check. I don't want to lose the opportunity to be with you. And I don't think that there are many guys worthy of being with you. Dr. Sloan and Dr. Shepherd included."

She smiles and blushes, which makes him laugh. They walk into Joe's and sit at barstools right next to each other. His hand finds its way to the small of her back. Alex orders both of them beers.

She turns toward him. "So are you saying that you are worthy of being with me?"

He can tell she likes the attention he's been giving her. "I would say so, I hope I am." He looks a little shy and takes a swig of his beer.

"Aww. Has anyone ever told you that you were extraordinarily sexy?" She places a hand on his shoulder.

"Actually, I've already gotten that once today. No joke." Her eyes give off a slightly jealous tint.

"Really? Who from?"

"Ah…just a girl named Ava. But you have nothing to worry about. No romantic connection."

"That's good." She sips her beer. "Now, might she be the one to induce this 'reality check'?"

"Yeah, actually. But seriously, you have nothing to worry about."

"I'm not worrying. I figure that I have you wrapped around my finger. We've been flirting for what now, like a couple months? And I was attracted to you way before that." She shifts on the barstool and takes a big gulp of her beer.

He removes his hand from her back and folds his arms in front of him. "Now I'm intrigued. Tell me more."

She finished off her beer and laughs. "No way. Nothing more to inflate your ego."

"But don't arrogant men turn you on? I mean, between us, McSteamy and McDreamy would start their own fan clue if they could."

She turns toward him. "Did you just say 'McSteamy' and 'McDreamy'?"

His face turns red. "Uhh…I guess I've been hanging out with Meredith too much. And now I'm embarrassed."

"You should be. Would it help if I said that I've been thinking about having sex with you since we kissed here?"

"I thought you said that you didn't want to inflate my ego."

"Arrogant men turn me on."

"Are you sure, about this?"

"They don't call me Satan's whore for nothing. I want to go home with you." She heads for the door.

He finishes off his beer and runs after her. "We don't have to do this. It's okay, really. I don't want you to feel pressured."

He leads her toward his car. She opens the passenger side door and sits down in the seat. Before he closes the door, she says "Remember, Alex, this was my idea. I want you."

He down in the driver's seat. And before he knows what's happening she's kissing him.

She wraps one arm around his neck, places one hand on his face, and pulls him down for a passionate kiss, leaving him dazed.

"Well, that was better than the first one" he says as he starts to pull out.

"Yeah, I think so too."

He increases his speed as she starts to run her hand down the inside of his thigh.

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He pulls in the driveway to Meredith's house. "Uhh…My roommates are kinda loud, but they shouldn't bother us."

She smiles sweetly as she gets out of the car. "That's okay. Anyone I know?"

He thinks for a moment and says "Just a few people from the hospital". He wraps his arm around her and kisses her again to distract her.

"Okay." She doesn't really notice anything else from this point on. She is only focused

on him.

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The Next Morning

Addison woke up alone in a strange bed. The bed sheets were white and the room around her was bare. She grunted as she searched her memory for some kind of clue to where she was. Then she remembered

Alex. Alex, who kissed her and brought her here to this foreign place. He was the reason she was naked under the white sheets. She smiled to herself, remembering.

Then she felt the hangover and her smile disappeared. She pressed a hand to her head. Her eyes scanned the room for clothes, but with no success. She pulled the sheet over and around her body, expertly tying a knot. Addison opened the door to the hallway, but stopped in her tracks.

It was her worst nightmare.