QUEENADDEK – I know, Grey's would be SO much better with Addek rather than MerDer!

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Simbagirl – Oh Derek will be kicked all right… after being the biggest jerk imaginable…

CHAPTER 4

Addison groans when Derek lowers her to the bed, his mouth attacking hers with force.

"Derek… we really shouldn't…"

"Shut up, Addie…"

"We should stop…"

"Shut up, Addie…"

"But…"

He pulls away from her, looking into her eyes seriously.

"Addison. Stop talking."

"Derek, this isn't going to fix anything."

He gets up angrily, shaking his head.

"Fine."

"Derek…"

"I'll see you at the hospital tomorrow."

"Fine."

"Fine."

Derek watches as Addison throws the covers over her head, curling up in foetal position. He considers curling up next to her, wrapping his arms around her and promising her that they'd sort things out. That they'll be okay. But he doesn't.

Instead he leaves the hotel room, gets into his car and drives to Meredith's house.

"Meredith! Meredith, open up! It's Derek!"

He steps back when the door is violently opened, looking at the blonde curiously.

"Where's Meredith?"

Izzie looks at him angrily, brushing her hair out of her face.

"Okay, do you know what time it is?"

"I don't care."

"I get that. But I do. Go home. To your trailer. And your wife."

Derek smirks, entering past Izzie. She groans when he falls down on the couch, staring at the roof.

"Will you tell her I'm here?"

"She's asleep. The least you could do is let her be."

"I just want to…"

"You've done enough tonight!"

"Izzie…"

"No. Just… leave, okay?"

"But…"

"Meredith is hurt. She cried herself to sleep because you forgot to mention that you had a wife. You pitching up here in the middle of the night is only going to hurt her more."

"I just want to see her."

Izzie shakes her head firmly, dragging him outside.

"You can see her at the hospital tomorrow. Goodbye."

Derek angrily storms off, getting into his car again.

First Addison chases him away.

Then Izzie chases him off on Meredith's behalf.

The trailer?

Not tonight.

He sighs before slowly driving to the hospital, making his way up to an on-call room, creeping into the bed.

The sun is already making an appearance in Seattle when Derek Shepherd finally drifts off to sleep.

Addison groans when the sun kisses her cheeks awake, desperately wanting more sleep. As the events of the previous evening slowly drift back to her, she sits up straight, shaking her head.

"Oh, great."

She finally gets up, walking to the kids' room. Brad and Ashley are still fast asleep when she gets there and she wakes them up gently. Brad – much like his father – is immediately awake, his blue eyes sparkling.

"I want to wear my scrubs today!"

This awakes Ashley who immediately nods, looking at her mother expectantly.

"I wanna wear the thalmon thrub… thcrubth…"

Addison smiles, looking at her children.

"Okay, you can both wear the scrubs today. If you promise to be very good and not be naughty at all!"

"Promise mommy!"
Brad smiles immediately and Ashley nods, her brow furrowed in a serious frown.

"Okay then… Let's see if I can find those scrubs!"

Derek groans when the On-Call room door opens with a bang, sitting up straight.

"What the…"

He smiles when he notices the two small figures behind Addison, adorably dressed in scrubs.

"Well! I see we have a few new doctors today!"

He jumps off the bed, holding his hand out to Brad playfully.

"Good morning, I'm Dr. Shepherd."

"Morning. I'm Dr. Shepherd too."

"Really? And what about you, little missy?"

He looks at Ashley, an exact younger version of Addison in the salmon scrubs, smiling proudly. Ashley pouts, looking up at him.

"I Dr. Thepherd…"

"Wow! Four Dr. Shepherds! People are going to get confused today."

Ashley giggles when he picks her up, burying her face in his neck. Derek turns to Addison, who is facing the locker next to his distractedly, not bothering to put anything in it.

"Eh… Addie… you might want to… start putting your things away…"

"Right…"

She nods, putting her handbag in the locker before turning to him. Derek frowns, eyeing her carefully.

"Early surgery?"

"What?"

"You're already wearing scrubs."
"Oh… Yeah… I have to go, so… Richard said the kids could stay with him when we're busy."

Derek nods, checking his watch.

"I have surgery in half an hour… So I should probably take a shower and get dressed…"

Addison nods, holding her arms out to Ashley.

"Come on, sweetie…"

She takes Brad's hand, immediately walking to the door.

"Addison…"

Addison just shoots him a look before walking out with the kids and Derek sighs before turning to the shower, allowing the cold water to wash his thoughts away.

A/N – I know you didn't think I was going to make it that easy…