A/N: Found this lurking around in my fan fiction folders. It's pretty bad. It was written a year ago which explains it a little. I apologize but I can't throw away a complete fic.


"You have got to be kidding me!" Meredith groaned as she pushed the emergency button in the elevator repeatedly "We're screwed!"

"What did you do Shepherd!" Dr Bailey snapped.

"What! I didn't do anything! How is this my fault?" Derek laughed.

"We're in an elevator, it's like your territory" Cristina shrugged.

Everyone nodded in agreement and Derek crossed his arms with a pout "What is it pick on Derek day or something?"

"Aww my poor baby" Meredith mocked kissing him softly on the lips.

"No, no, none of that" Cristina said pushing herself in between them "If we're going to be stuck in this elevator together there is no way we're going to watch you guys be all PDA, not happening"

"I second that" Addison said raising her hand.

"Sorry" Derek and Meredith muttered.

"We should probably sit" George suggested.

Everyone shuffled around forming a circle in the elevator, Meredith sat close to the buttons, Derek next to her followed by Cristina, George, Callie, Bailey, Izzie, Mark, Addison and Alex.

"This is not going to work for me, someone switch" Addison protested.

"Oh come on Addie, I'm not that bad" Mark said nudging her playfully.

Addison stayed quiet, she pulled her knees up to her chest and buried her head on top of them, wrapping her arms around her legs.

"What's wrong with you?" Derek asked.

Callie's eyes suddenly widened when she saw the guilty look on Alex's face "Dr Shepherd, I um, just leave her alone ok?"

"Addie, are you ok?" Derek asked softly.

"What part of leave her alone did you not understand?" Alex snapped.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a bit concerned" said Derek.

Addison looked up and over at Derek "I'm fine ok? I'm just great now can you leave me be and talk to your girlfriend or something?" she said simply, her voice sounding drained of all emotion, she flopped her head back down to her knees.

"She is so not fine" Cristina muttered under her breath.

Alex glanced over at Addison, he could see her body rising and falling as if she was breathing deeply, he leaned over slightly, his mouth close to her ear "I'm sorry" he whispered, Addison's head shot up instantly.

"What did you just say to me?" she asked incredously.

"I think we may have found the problem" Mark smirked.

"Addison, please" Alex sighed.

"Oh for the love of…." Addison muttered "Not now"

"Fine" Alex shrugged "But as soon as we're out of here you are going to listen to me"

"Why should I? I'm not your girlfriend" she hissed.

"I didn't mean it like that" Alex said quietly.

"Then how did you mean it Alex, because I understood it to mean that all you see me as is a quick fuck in a on-call room!" she snapped, groaning when she noticed everyone staring at her wide-eyed.

"You and….and him….you….you….oh wow" Derek stuttered.

"Nasty, nasty, nasty!" Bailey muttered "What is it with you people?"

"Hey! Lets all look at Addison! Point and laugh! She screwed up her marriage, she can't make it work with her mistress and now she throws herself at interns, ah ha ha, ha ha ha!" Addison ranted.

"I think she's gone crazy" George muttered to Cristina.

"I really wish I had a camera right now" Cristina smirked.

"Addison, I'm sorry" Alex sighed again "Please, let me explain"

"Give it your best shot Karev"

"Seriously?" he muttered.

"Yeah, go ahead, it's not like I have any secrets anymore, go, explain, explain why you spoke to me like that"

"I was scared" Alex said quietly "Scared of hurting you, I'm a screw up Addison, it's what I do and if we, if we got together, if you were my girlfriend I, I wouldn't want to screw it up because your, well your you, your this amazingly beautiful, strong, successful woman who deserves so much more than someone like me"

"Believe it or not Alex but I can decide for myself what's good for me" she said shakily.

"And you think that's me?"

"I think that could have been you" she whispered.

"I don't know how to make this better, I just, I miss you"

Addison rubbed her face with her hands and breathed in deeply "I miss you too" she sighed "I just, don't know how to, how to be your friend anymore, it's just, there's too much water under the thing or whatever"

"Isn't that your line?" Derek muttered to Meredith.

"Sshhh, this is getting interesting" she whispered back.

"I don't want to be your friend" Alex said quietly, he reached over and touched the side of her face turning it to face him "I don't want to be just your friend"

Addison brought her hand up to meet his, her face leaning into it, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath "Just a chance Addison, that's all I'm asking"

"Ok" Addison sighed.

"Ok?"

"Yes, ok, one chance, that's all your getting Alex because if you screw this up again I won't be able to…." Addison was cut off by Alex's lips on hers, she froze shock still before sinking into it, her hands moved around to the back of his neck gripping on tightly.

"As much as I'm enjoying you molesting each other against me…." Mark groaned.

Addison sat straight up blushing profusely "Sorry" she muttered.

"Oh thank god!" Callie exclaimed "You guys were really starting to piss me off"

"What?" Addison laughed.

"I mean it had to happen eventually, there was the kiss and he told you it was a mistake which honestly Karev, you've chatted some crap in your time but that, that was the biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard"

"I know" said Alex.

"And then your staring at him with lusty eyes and your all 'I'm not going there' and then you jump him in an on-call room and then yet again Karev you blow her off and for the last month you haven't been able to look at her and she tries not to look at you but she has been looking at you, sometimes like she wants to kill you, sometimes like she wants to jump you again and most of the time like you broke her heart so please, make this work because I really can't be doing with my best friend being all depressed again, it's boring" at the end of her rant Callie let out a deep breath, almost collapsing from exhaustion.

"I have a feeling she's been holding that in for a long time" George laughed.

"Ya think" Addison smirked.

"So….that's that then" Izzie nodded "I need a boyfriend"

"Y'know I could…."

"You finish that sentence Sloan and I will castrate you" Bailey snapped "I have to have at least one intern who hasn't slept with a superior, so please Izzie, keep it that way"

"Oh I will, believe me" Izzie laughed.

"I'll break you eventually" Mark whispered into her ear.

"You are such a pig" Izzie groaned.

-x-

An hour later and they were all still sat on the floor of the elevator except now Meredith sat on Derek's lap, her head resting against his shoulder, Cristina had her head resting on George's arm, Callie's rested on the other, Bailey and Izzie sat talking about baby Tuck, Mark was practically asleep against Izzie's back and Alex sat with Addison in between his legs, her back leaning up against his chest, their hands entwined.

"So you really forgive me then?" he whispered into her ear.

"Your going to have to really prove yourself Alex, I can't be let down again"

"I know, I won't let you down" he said kissing her cheek, she turned her head and kissed his lips softly "Have you really missed me?" he asked playfully.

"Yeah well, it's nice to have someone to boss around once in a while" she smirked.

"You can boss me around all you want" he smiled seductively.

"Does this mean you'll come to my hotel room this time?"

"You bet your ass I am"

"Good" she grinned.

"You can go to sleep if you want" he said as she yawned.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah, I'm a good cushion"

"Hmm, you are" she sighed.

He gave her a quick kiss before she twisted in his arms and closed her eyes against his chest.

-x-

"Ok, who else thinks they look really sweet?" Izzie asked an hour or so later, Addison and Alex had fallen asleep in their embrace, Addison's head against Alex's chest, Alex's on Addison's head.

"They do look pretty cute" Meredith smiled.

"Evil Spawn isn't cute" Cristina said incredulously.

"They look so…." George started.

"Perfect" said Callie "They look like the perfect couple"

"You think it's going to last?" asked Derek.

"Yeah, I think it is" Callie smiled softly.

"Really?" Mark asked curiously.

"Really" Callie nodded.

"Stop talking about us" Addison muttered, everyone jumped a little at her voice.

"Yeah, we're right here" Alex smirked as he opened his eyes.

"But…." Izzie started "Never mind"

"Oh, oh we're moving" Meredith said happily, they all stood up and stretched out a little, as the elevator doors opened they were met by the Chief who looked as stressed out as he ever had before.

"Are you all ok?" he asked "The generator messed up and they couldn't get the back up to power the elevator and…."

"We're fine Chief" Bailey said patting his arm as they all stepped out "But you have another issue to be aware of" she said nodding her head towards Addison and Alex who were flirting slightly and kissing as they stepped out.

"Here we go again…." he muttered.

The End.