Hello! Well this will be a short, five chapters or so.

If you didn't see the clip about the place with the bed (Which I highly doubt) well here's the link : .com/watch?v=SJy_yxlKNoo

So I'm leaving in about an hour to go to Africa for the week, so I'm not so sure if I'll be able to update this week. We'll see if I a) have wireless (the hotel's website says yes but who knows.) and b) If I have time.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this.

Chapter 1 :

"Do you remember, a few weeks ago, you said that you would like to go back to the place with the bed?" Derek asked one night, as he was brushing his teeth.

Addison looked up from the magazine she was reading in their bed. "Yes?"

"I don't think that I really want to do the big Christmas thing this year." He admitted. "So since I know you love Christmas, I was thinking that we should do there instead of my mom's."

A wide smiled spread across Addison's face. "Really?"

"Yeah." He assured her smiling back. "I think it could be fun, we could go snowboarding, take walks in the snow, because I know you love snow, and cuddle in front of the fireplace. We could also talk…" He said tentatively.

"You know." She paused. "It seemed perfect before you said we could talk…"

Derek chuckled softly. "I think we should talk…if we want to really make things work."

"Yeah." She agreed. "Things haven't been so good recently."

"True." He nodded. "So what do you think?"

"It's be really great, plus I wasn't so sure that I was ready to see everybody again." She admitted.

Derek sighed. "Honestly, me neither."

"Why?" She frowned. "I'm the one that cheated, remember?"

"I cheated too."

"But you're their son and brother; they love you no matter what. Plus your mom didn't exactly like me in advance so…"

Derek rolled his eyes. "My mom secretly loves you."

"Or secretly enjoys making voodoo dolls with my name."

Derek couldn't help but laugh. "She's not that bad, the more she got to know you, the more she liked you."

"I ruined everything." She said sadly. "I'm sorry, you could really go see your family this year, I would understand. I don't want you to be punished by what I did."

Derek shook his head. "I want to go somewhere, alone with you. They'll be there whenever we're ready to face them."

"Are you really sure about this?"

"Yep." He affirmed. "I'm really sure about this."

"Okay then, Christmas in Utah." She smiled. "I love the idea."

"Me too."

-x-

"Ever heard of packing light?" Derek rolled his eyes a few weeks later, as saw Addison pack her things. They were leaving that night and he had packed, but his wife didn't seem too stressed about it.

Addison frowned. "I am actually."

"Of course." He smiled. "Why do you need so many things anyway?"

"Well we're going a week, so I need at least seven outfits." She explained.

"That makes more than seven outfits." He pointed out.

"I know." She nodded. "But the others are just in case outfits."

"Oh." He rolled his eyes. "How could I not think about that!"

Addison smirked. "Not my fault I'm smarter than you."

"Of course." He chuckled.

She bit on her lower lip. "I'm kind of nervous about the trip." She admitted.

"Why?" He asked softly as he sat on the bed next to her.

"I don't know." Addison shrugged. "I guess I didn't expect us to go on a trip anytime soon."

"Well then, you guess wrong." He told her.

"Actually, I didn't expect you to want to go on a trip with me, so imagine my surprise when you're the one asking."

"I understand." Derek paused. "I really do want to work on us Addison, you have to believe me on that one."

"I'm trying to believe you, but it's hard."

"Why?"

"I don't know, you suddenly change to this wonderful husband, but I guess I'm scared that you'll suddenly change to the old Derek and start ignoring me again."

"I won't." Derek replied firmly. "I'm in this to stay, I'm serious about the trip, I want us to talk but I mostly want us to have fun. I want us to reconnect."

"I want that too." She smiled softly.

-x-

They got to Utah that night, both tired from their flight. They quickly got the hotel and into their room, which looked exactly the same as it used to. Addison let herself fall on the bed, the big bed, and let out a happy sigh.

"This is the life." She grinned. "Want to join me?"

He grinned. "Looks comfortable" he let himself fall on the bed next to her. "It is comfy!"

"It really is." She couldn't agree more. "I don't really want to talk tonight, if that's okay with you."

Derek nodded. "It's fine, we have a whole week to talk."

"Okay, I just want to enjoy the night."

"Me too." He looked around. "Anything special you'd like to do tomorrow for Christmas Eve?"

"I don't know, what about you?"

"I say we keep it simple, make love in front of the fireplace." He offered smirking.

Addison giggled. "That sounds great."

"And fun."

"I think this trip is going to do good on us."

"I hope so." He replied. "We need to put so things behind us, leave them here and go back to Seattle free and happy."

She nodded. "That's exactly what I want."

"I can't wait for tomorrow, to see the mountains clearly from the daylight."

"Yes, it's so beautiful out here."

"So are you."

Addison blushed. "Thanks." She replied shyly.

This week was going to be good, they could both feel it.

-x-

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