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A/N: Thanks for all the lovely reviews and thank you to the people who have put this story in their favourites and in their story alerts! If you review then I'll give you Patrick Dempsey…. Or I'll pretend to.
When she woke up she was still fully dressed and lying on top of an unslept in bed. She looked around and noticed that she was still alone. He hadn't come home then, not that you could call this a home really. She had put up with it because she had to, because she thought it could save them. She reached for her phone to call him, to see if he was on his way back. As if reading her mind, her phone began to ring and when she looked to see who was calling the name 'Derek' appeared.
"Hello Addison." She held the phone to her ear and she listened for background noise to see if it could tell her where he was.
"Addie? Are you there?"
"Huh? Uh, yes Derek, I'm here but where are you? You didn't come home last night."
"I know…. Addison, we need to talk. Have you eaten yet? Maybe we could meet up."
"Sure, I have a shift soon so maybe I could meet you at Joe's? He should be open by now."
"Yeah, I can meet you there. How about in an hour? Would that suit you?"
"Sure, see you then Derek." Addison hung up before he could reply.
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Derek put his phone down and turned to the still sleeping Meredith. As he watched her sleeping he wondered how he could have chosen his wife over her when she had pleaded with him to 'pick her, love her'. He leaned over and placed a light kiss on her lips. He watched as her eyes slowly fluttered open and focused on him.
"Hey, did you have a good sleep?"
"Best I've had in ages." Meredith turned onto her side and focused her gaze on the man next to her.
"Mer, I called Addison just before you woke up and she wants me to meet her at Joe's in an hour, will you be ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be ok Derek. You need to tell her so that you don't hurt her or yourself anymore."
Derek got out of bed and put on his clothes from the night before and turned back towards the bed. He walked to Meredith's side and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"I'll meet Addie and then I'll come straight back to you, ok?" Meredith sat up and placed a hand on Derek's arm.
"Ok." With that simple answer Derek turned and walked out of the house to his equivalent of D-Day.
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After hanging up on Derek, Addison stripped and got into the shower. As she washed away the grime that came with sleeping in the same clothes all night, she wondered if Derek was coming back to her. She stepped out of the shower and got some clean clothes and began to dry her hair. As her hair began to dry, she realised that her marriage was beyond saving. She finished getting ready and left the trailer. As she started her car and drove towards the ferry and her meeting with Derek, she realised that maybe it was time to let him go.
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A/N:I know this one is short but I felt mean leaving you without an update for so long and it was all my muse was willing to give me. Reviews will help my muse who is currently walking around in a circle holding a sign that says 'For More Work, Give More Reviews'…..shameless plug? Me?!