"Someone seems happy." I say. Miranda nods, I smile at baby Tucker, who's being sweet and calm on Bailey's arms. I feel like a badass for delivering him. I am always a badass...

"He is." Bailey nods, stroking her baby boy's cheek. I stare. Babies are cute! "Webber said he gave you the night off. I thought you were going to be on call."

"Miranda, you shouldn't be here. You're in the beginning of your maternity leave. You should be home nursing your child and enjoying a good tv show or surgical book." I say. Bailey chuckles a bit, I barely see her so happy this much time. I guess babies can make miracles. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"Your husband is checking mine." Miranda explains. Of course he is. I take my glasses off and I smile for a moment.

"Now you seem happy" Bailey says. I chuckle and look down. The images of Derek and I last night... the way that we always ended lying in bed, together, holding each other after making love. It might sound cheesy, but it was love. I loved that part when I could finally gasp for air and lay my head on his chest after such a sweaty episode. I wish I could live that moment again. It's cool to just imagine it all inside your head. "Addison?" God, I didn't realize how rude I was being by standing there daydreaming like a fool.

"Yeah, sorry. Um, I... I've had a good day." I grin a bit, to give an effect to the sentence, of course. Correction, I had the greatest night in months and the day has been amazing because I've been thinking about us. I try to cover my smirk, that smirk that says 'I have been getting laid and I'm proud to announce it'. I'm looking away, brushing my hair with my fingers, clearing my throat. Mirand frowns at me.

"Something is odd about you. I think it's good." Bailey says, she shows her typical serious but content face. I chuckle a bit, maybe trying to be friendly, maybe trying to act calm.

Tucker comes out of the exam room. I wonder what the hell I'm doing in the neurological area. Oh yeah, I was looking for Derek... Derek gets out of the exam room among Tucker. I smile at him, he smiles back. Is it bad that I feel like we have been fixing this? Am I mistaken when I think that maybe just... maybe we are getting better?

"Hey!" He says. I'm lost! I didn't realize Miranda, Tucker and little Tuck were gone by now. He was staring at me, he tilts his head a little. I love when he does that.

"Hey!" I say, smiling at him. He leans on to kiss me, which I allow, for sure. I give him a weird look, Derek never kissed me on the lips, I mean, not in public since I've been living in Seattle. Not in front of gossiping nurses, or other attending. "I wanted to come by to see how you were doing." I say. He notices me now, I can't waste that. Maybe I'm using a very sweet tone, because I see him smile widely, almost like he wanted me to go check on him.

"Thank you, um... how are you?" My heart is beating faster and faster! I feel like I'm in high school and my crush decided to talk to me finally. It's the same exact feeling. My heart gets warm.

"I'm good. How are you? You seem a little tense." Derek diagnoses. I look down and I sigh, god he's cute. I look up to him wearing a soft smile. He keeps on smiling at me, he tilts his head a little, again. Is he hitting on me? "I thought we could have dinner tonight, or something." Why would he want that? I'm the adulterous bitch, remember?

"Dinner?"

"Yeah, maybe trying some restaurants? We haven't been out since you've been here." He says.

"That sounds good. But I don't know, I'll tell you if I have time." I say. Yes, I know I'm stubborn and I'm pushing him away. Maybe it's something my conscience does, afraid of being left alone again. Gotta admit I have my trust issues and I feel stupid by not facing my fears.

His smile fades a little bit. "I checked the board, you don't have any surgeries after six pm. You could make it to dinner." He says. He knows me. A part of me doesn't want that dinner to happen, a part of me wants payback to happen. Come on, I had to survive months of being ignored by him when I was giving him all my attention. Not fair.

I nod, brushing a bit of hair out of my hair, as usual. "I do know that, but I have paperwork and lots of things to work on. I have patients." I say.

"Come on, I miss you." He says. He does? He really does? For real? Wait, no, he's just being McDreamy over me.

"I'll text you, okay?" I ask.

"Or I could cook something at home and enjoy a cold evening with your company." He says, very kind.

"That sounds good. Yeah, let's do that." I say.

He frowns at me immediately. Well, I'm not exactly a woman that would prefer to stay in the woods instead of going to a fancy restaurant where I could have some premium liquor and get to wear a very fancy outfit. I am an elegant woman raised in Connecticut, Derek knew that.

But tonight I felt like doing something Derek would like to do, a marriage is about two people, not just one. I like to think that's what made our marriage crumble once, focusing more on what one of us wanted than what we both wanted. Derek was into his work and I wanted him to be home, built a family and be there, but after all I decided to support his obsession for working. That made me unhappy and cheat on him.

"Okay, I can wait for you to finish your paperwork. We can leave by seven, is that a good plan for you, Mrs Shepherd?" He teases me. I just giggle and look down. Mrs Shepherd...

"It is. Thank you, Doctor Shepherd." I reply, getting closer to him so I can develop a kiss to his cheek. He gives me a cheeky smile. I wink an eye to him and I walk away on my heels, I know he sees me walk to the elevator.

It's six fifty seven, and he's waiting somewhere. I know he is. I keep on reading the paperwork, I'm pretty sure I missed something and I gotta find it before I forget it. A knock on the door surprises me, I have that small feeling of a heart attack that perdured a couple seconds. I look up and I see him standing in the doorway. He waves at me with his right hand.

He enters my tiny office. "Are you ready to go home?" He asks. I adjust my glasses, they were falling off.

I nod. "Just a couple more things, almost nothing. I'll be ready in ten minutes, I believe." I don't lie to him.

"What are you doing?" He asks, he obviously sees me concentrated.

"Just some paperwork... I think I missed something." I say.

He walks over, to me, he poses both of his hands to my shoulders. "Let me help you." He says, sweetly.

So, what do you think of this chapter? Is old sweet Derek back? Do you want him back ASAP or would you like more time for them to heal their wounds and work on this marriage for real? I like my second option... thanks for the reviews btw!!