It's a Wonderful Life III
Rating:
PG-13 (innuendo, mild language)
Pairing:
Alex/Addison
Prompt:
Alex/Addison – decorating
A/N:
So… I have no idea where this chapter will go. I'm having fun
with it, but I think it will be the end… I have some more
Alex-centric stories to explore.
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He
does, in fact, love the tree. He loves the tree because it has
brought Addison into his house, into his bed, and into his life. He
likes having a warm body to sleep next to, a friend to share the
challenges of each day with, and a girlfriend, if he can call her
that.
"Good morning," Alex whispers. "It's Christmas Eve." Addison rolls over in bed to face him and smiles.
"It is. You know there's a tradition in my family… every Christmas Eve morning, we have hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies." Alex starts to tell her that he does indeed have hot chocolate and Christmas movies, but they're interrupted by the ring of his doorbell.
"Stay here. I'll go get it." Swinging out of bed and grabbing a pair of sweatpants, Alex runs down the stairs. When he opens the door, he gapes at the site before him.
"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year," Izzie and Derek belt out joyously. Behind them, Meredith, George, and Cristina are mumbling and attempting to look excited.
"What the hell are you guys doing here?" Alex rubs the back of his neck and shifts uncomfortably, knowing that Addison is upstairs. It's weird enough that they're all here at his house, but the past relationships make "weird" the understatement of the year.
"We wanted to…" Izzie starts, grinning.
"They! They wanted to," Meredith, George, and Cristina grumble. Alex almost laughs out loud. Derek and Izzie are both wearing Santa hats and have their arms full with candy, wreaths, and other decorations, but the others are looking annoyed and tired. Izzie doesn't seem to care, and she rolls her eyes and continues.
"We wanted to help you decorate and invite you to Christmas Eve dinner," she says cheerfully. Derek motions to the decorations in there arms, as if Alex hadn't already seen them.
"Uh, I already decorated." At that, Cristina raises her eyebrows in disgust.
"Evil spawn? You decorate? You've gone to the dark side." Cristina smirks slightly while somehow maintaining a miffed expression. "You're my only sane person left, since Meredith has gone all.. in McLove."
"Look, I was still in bed…"
"Alex? What's going on?" Alex cringes as Addison walks down the stairs in her sweats and one of his old Iowa wrestling sweatshirts. She stops at the foot of the stairs and looks out at the group on the porch with wide eyes.
"What are you all doing here? It's cold. Come in," she says, smiling in spite of the clearly awkward situation. Alex looks confused and shakes his head.
"Actually, they can go home," Alex says pointedly. Addison laughs his comment off and walks over to the door.
"Come in. We were just going to watch movies and have hot chocolate." Grabbing Alex by the hand and opening the door wider, Addison motions for the group to come inside. Izzie bounces in, followed enthusiastically by Derek, who seems oblivious to the tension.
"Adds, we, you don't have to do this," he whispers. Addison blushes at Alex's use of a nickname and shrugs.
"It's
Christmas."
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By
the time they've all had a few drinks of spiked eggnog, the awkward
feeling has disappeared. It has been replaced by gaiety and
laughter, and Alex realizes something. As he sits in his living room
while the others are baking cookies in the kitchen, he realizes
something.
This is home.
Addison and his friends, Christmas trees, cookies, hot chocolate, surgery, and Seattle are home. Alex smiles as Addison walks into the living room carrying a cup of cocoa. He motions for her to sit with him, and then he speaks quietly while gently nibbling on her ear.
"I think I'm falling in love with Christmas." Addison's eyes brighten, and he plays with a strand of her hair absentmindedly.
"I think I'm falling in love with you." Inwardly, Alex wants to jump up and spin Addison around the room. Instead, he settles for something that's more him.
"Me
too."
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A/N:
Okay, that wasn't a great ending, but I need to wrap this up. If
you haven't checked out Three, you should do so – it's
dramatic and intense and exciting. Thanks for hanging through this
prompt; look for a new one soon!
