A/N: oh my goodness guys. Thanks a lot for your reviews. Im like totally in like with you guys. and yeah, Lexi rocks. She's pretty cooll. So, on with the story dun dun dun dun oh yeah, and there will be lots and lots of Addisex in this…yay

The truth. It freaking hurts. When the truth finally comes out, they say the truth can set you free. But in reality, it can box you in. It's a horrible moment of truth that can ruin a life. Or a reputation. But really, the truth is more hurtful when its aimed at you.

"Why is it always my interns?" Bailey was beside herself. Izzie, George, Christina, and Callie were gaping at the two of them. Mark was still staring at the wall, Lexi looked bored, and Derek was smirking. "Nasty."

"Wow, Addie," Derek snorted. "Ran out of attendings so you went to interns, huh?" Addison stood up furiously and started toward Derek but Alex got there first. He hit Derek so hard that Derek buckled. He fell against the wall and his eye immediately started swelling. Everyone gasped and Callie looked slightly triumphant.

"Do not talk to her like that," He growled. Addison nodded to him on his way back to his wall, but refused to meet his eyes.

Addison rounded on Derek. "Do you honestly think this was to piss you off? Or Mark? Me and Alex had nothing to do with you two."

"Yeah," Callie piped up. "They like made out like almost a month before they went at it. I mean, I'm guessing, considering Addison never told me about it."

"Callie!" Addison's face was almost as red as her hair. Alex's face was, if possible, more red.

"Oh, look, Evil Spawn's face is red," Christina crowed.

"So, what's wrong with Mark?" Izzie asked.

"Nothing," he muttered.

"Did you know?" Lexi asked.

"Know what?"

"You know what. Did you know that Addison and Alex slept together?"

"I caught them leaving the oncall room," Mark was still staring at the wall.

"What?" Addison asked, sitting next to Mark. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"I was taking some advice. I was letting you go."

"Wow, Mark, that is so…oddly mature for you," Izzie said. Addison stood and figured that a hot blonde girl was the best way for Mark to deal with her leaving.

"All right," Lexi said, standing. "This is how it's going to work. I will ask you two questions, you will answer them truthfully."

"And we'll listen to you, because?" Alex asked.

"Because we're bored, you two are interesting, and you two are too stubborn to work it out unless we force you."

"Wow," Callie smirked. "She's been in here an hour and she already knows the dominant feature in Addison AND Alex. Stubbornness."

"Shut up." Alex and Addison snapped.

"Ok, so.." Lexi tapped her foot. "Who leaned in for the kiss?"

"Addison," Alex immediately pointed at Addison. She swatted his arm.

"And did you two hate each other before this?"

Alex and Addison exchanged glances.

"What was that?" Bailey asked.

"What was what?" Addison looked at Miranda innocently.

"Do not lie to me. You two just shared a look."

"Did not."

"Did too!"

"Just ask us the questions," Callie piped up. "These two aren't going to answer truthfully."

"Did they hate each other?"

"That might be the understatement of the year," Christina put in. "He called her Satan's whore." Addison hit his arm again.

"And lately, has Alex liked working with Addison?"

"Actually, yeah," George answered thoughtfully. "He hasn't complained in ages. Well, he did get a bit crabby almost a month ago."

"After he shut her down," Callie said thoughtfully. Then she brightenend. "Yeah, that's it. That day he told her off, that he just kissed her because she was his boss, he was all grouchy. And that could only be because he lied!"

"Exactly."

Addison looked over to Alex, who had his head in his hands. "Is that true?"

Alex didn't answer, he just stared at the floor.

Addison started hitting him on the arms and chest. "How could you do that to me, you son of a bitch! I went through hell, and only because you lied to me?" Alex finally grabbed her wrists, and pulled her lips to his.

Christina yelled, "Gross!" and George made a retching sound. Izzie covered Mark's eyes, and Bailey pretended to check Derek's eye again.

After a few seconds, she pushed him away. "You do not get to kiss me like that when I'm mad at you!"

The whole elevator laughed. "Wait a minute," Callie said. "I just realized something. That's why you went to LA, isn't it? Because he said something to you again?"

It was Addison's turn to look at the ground.

"Is that really why you ran?" Alex asked quietly.

Addison nodded to the tile. "One reason." Tears came to her eyes when she remembered the other reason. When a tear fell to the floor, Lexi spoke.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"ENOUGH THERAPY!" Alex exploded. "Enough. Let us work out our crap on our own. Let her talk on her own. Stop cleaning up our messes!"

Everyone flinched at his outburst. He wrapped Addison in a hug, completely oblivious to the stares he was getting and rocked her back and forth, letting her cry.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" he asked her softly. She whispered something unintelligible in his ear and his eyes widened a little.

"Really? Oh, Addie, I'm so sorry," he pulled her close again and she burst into a renewed fit of sobs.

No one really had anything else to say. In one hour, two relationships had been reduced to shambles, one was created, and one person was beaten up. They sat in silence for the rest of that hour and most of the next, with Addison asleep in Alex's arms after almost hyperventilating, and everyone else pretty much staring at the walls. Nothing more needed to be said. Finally, the doors creaked open slowly.

"Thank god everyone's ok," Richard was saying. "What's wrong with Addison?"

Alex stood up and carried Addison out. "Don't ask," they all answered.

Yeah well, elevators over! Back to the good stuff. :D hahahahaah. So. R&R. please