Alright, you finally have an update. I apologise for the wait, I really do. You got a fairly long one, because I feel bad for not updating in forever. You won't have to wait as long anymore, promise.

I still own nothing. Absolutely nothing. Other than the few presents I got for my birthday last week. And that bottle of Vodka I got on Saturday. =]

I'm not as happy with it as I'd hoped, but it's something for you to read and review. Thanks.


Addison was awoken to the sound of her daughter's voice quietly beside her, along with the gentle tapping on her arm, she just wanted to sleep, but obviously Ellie wanted something. Opening her eyes, Addison saw her daughter standing there in her pajamas, clutching her favorite teddy bear as she rubbed her eyes sleepily. "Mommy." Ellie said as she reached out her arms towards her Mom, hoping she wasn't mad at her for waking her up.

"What is it sweetie?" Addison asked as she sat up in her bed, and picked up Ellie, pulling her up onto her lap and wrapping her arms around her daughter's waist.

"I can't sleep. I had a bad dream, Mommy." Ellie said as she buried her head in her Mother's chest, clutching Charlie, her teddy, close to her. "Daddy was mad and he left us, Mommy. I don't want Daddy to leave us, I love him." Ellie glanced at her Father who was still laying in bed fast asleep, completely oblivious to the fact that Ellie was in the room.

"Daddy's not going to leave us, sweetie. If he does get mad, it doesn't mean he's stopped loving us, he just has some things going on. Daddy loves you. I love you too." Addison said softly as she ran her fingers through her daughter's red hair, kissing the top of her head softly.

Ellie nodded her head slightly as she looked over at her Father then back up to Addison, a small smile on her face. "I love you, Mommy. Can I sleep in your bed?" She asked innocently, before looking at the space that was between her parents.

"Of course you can, get into bed then." She said as she pulled the duvet back slightly so that Ellie could get into bed with the two of them, rolling onto her side to face Ellie and Mark. Addison smiled as she watched as Ellie moved Mark's arm so that she could snuggle against him and wrapped it around herself, she truly was Daddy's little girl. As she got comfortable, she saw Mark grip Ellie against himself and press his lips to the top of her head softly.

"I love you, kiddo." Mark muttered softly as the tiny arm moved across his waist and Mark slowly opened his eyes, glancing over at Addison who was still laying there watching him. "I love you as well." He said with a grin as he looked up at Addison, he did love her. More than words could really express, but Mark had never exactly been one for words and expressing how he felt. The only person he found himself able to talk to was Addison, but he hadn't told her about the conversation he'd had with his Mother, not properly.

"Good morning." Addison whispered, careful not to wake her now sleeping daughter as she moved closer to Mark and leant down, pressing her lips lightly against his. "Sleep all right?"

"I guess, how about you?" He replied as he kept his eyes on Addison's.

"I've slept better. I'm still worried about you."

"I know you are, but I'm fine. It's just..." Mark began as he glanced down at Ellie curled up beside him before looking back up at Addison.

"We don't have to talk about that now, if you don't want to." She said softly as she looked over at her husband, she didn't want him getting pissed off for one reason or another while Ellie was there with them.

"You wanted to know and I want to talk about it." Mark stated simply, smiling weakly at Addison when she nodded her head at him, letting him know she was listening. "It's not just her, she's planning on bringing Keith. I don't want him around Ellie. I don't really want my Mom around Ellie, but she won't take no for an answer.

"Keith?" Addison asked somewhat surprised. That was definitely the last thing she'd expected to hear.

"Keith." Mark repeated, his eyes falling onto his daughter as she stirred in her sleep, rolling over towards Addison. "She's my world, Addie. You both are. I don't want him around ruining your lives like he did with me. My Mom doesn't realize that, no matter what I say to her."

"Mark, listen to me." Addison said firmly as she looked at Mark, waiting for him to look up at her before she continued. "No matter what, Ellie and I aren't going anywhere. He's not going to ruin our lives, because we have you. You're nothing like the man, so you don't have anything to worry about. You might be arrogant at times, or pretend not to care. But I can tell you do, with everyone. The way you look at Ellie when she's coloring, or playing with Justin in the park. You're different to him. If you weren't, you wouldn't have me and Ellie in bed with you at the moment." She leant over and pressed her lips firmly against his, careful not to disturb Ellie. "I love you, Mark. We both do."

Just listening to Addison's words reassured Mark that everything would be all right, that he really didn't have anything to worry about. He still hated the fact that his Mother and Keith wanted to visit, but it was something he would have to deal with. As long as he had Addison and Ellie, he'd be all right, he knew he would. "Maybe I could suggest us visiting them? That way we can only stay a few days."

"It's up to you, Mark. Whatever you decide to do, Ellie and I will be right there with you." As Addison spoke, the doorbell rang and she let out a soft sigh as she pushed sheets off of herself. "I'll be back to continue this conversation."

Mark nodded his head as he watched his wife get out of bed and wrap her dressing gown around her slender figure before walking out of the bedroom. The last thing Mark wanted to do was actually see his Mom and Keith, but he knew he'd have to at some point, now it was just a matter of whether to let her visit or go to visit her.

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Opening the front door, Addison saw three familiar figures standing there; Derek, Meredith and Justin. A smile instantly formed on her face as she saw them but before she had a chance to say anything, Justin spoke. "Can Ellie come to the zoo with us, Auntie Addison? Daddy said that you and Uncle Mark need some time to talk so then we can invite Ellie to the zoo with us. He even said that we could have ice cream if we were good, but me and Ellie are always good, aren't we?"

Addison looked up to Derek and Meredith who were just smiling at Justin's little speech,which it appeared he'd been preparing in the car over. "You sure you don't mind?"

"Positive. Justin's been going on about seeing Ellie again, and from what I hear, Ellie wants to see Justin again." Meredith responded with a smile as she glanced down at her son who was nodding his head in agreement.

"Come in. I'll go get her up and dressed. Do any of you want anything?" Addison asked as she held the door open for the three of them, closing it once they were inside.

"We're fine. We know where things are if we do." Derek said with a smile as he watched Justin go running into the play room to see whether Addison and Mark had bought Ellie any new toys. "Go and get Ellie ready, then you and Mark can sort things out."

Addison nodded her head before making her way upstairs back to her bedroom where Ellie was now awake and sitting on her Father's lap telling him something secretly. "I guess if someone's sharing secrets, they don't want to go to the zoo with their best friend and his parents?" That immediately made Ellie turn her head to face her Mom, a smile spread wide across her face.

"The zoo? With Justin? Can I go, Mommy? Daddy?" She looked between her parents, hoping that they'd say yes.

"Come on, leave your lazy Daddy in bed, and we'll go get you dressed for the zoo." Addison held out her hand towards her daughter, as she watched her scramble out of bed.

Once they were in Ellie's room, and between them decided what Ellie was going to wear, Addison knelt down on the floor as Ellie sat on the bed, getting herself dressed. "Mommy, why aren't you and Daddy coming to the zoo?" Ellie asked as Addison pulled the pink t-shirt over her head.

"Because Justin didn't invite us. I think he wants to spend time with his best friend. Me and Daddy need to spend some time alone too, to talk about things. You won't even notice we're not there."

"Is Daddy alright?" She asked in a slightly concerned tone as she looked at Addison.

"Daddy is fine."

"Good. He told me he loved me this morning." Ellie beamed as she took the sock from Addison so that she could put it on herself.

"Because he does love you."

"He said about Grandma coming to see us too." The smile instantly disappeared when Ellie spoke, and she stopped pulling the sock onto her foot. "Does she have to come and visit us, Mommy? Because I don't like her. I like Grammy the most."

"See." A voice came from the doorway, and Addison looked up to see Mark standing there in his pajama pants and a t-shirt, his arms folded over his chest. "I'm not the only one." He walked into the room and sat on Ellie's bed and pulled her onto his lap, helping her with the sock that was half on her foot. "You don't want to see Grandma, huh?"

Ellie shook her head as she looked at her Father. "Does that make me bad?"

"No. It just makes me even more proud of you." Mark said with a small grin as he kissed the top of Ellie's head.

"Why?"

"Because it's proof you're his daughter." Addison muttered as she grabbed the brush from the floor beside her and held out her arms towards Ellie.

"What do you mean, Mommy?" Ellie questioned as she slid off Mark's lap and moved closer to Addison.

"She means, that you're going to grow up as successful as your Daddy. That you're already thinking for yourself, and Mommy doesn't like that." Mark said with a smirk as he looked at Addison, who clearly wasn't impressed.

"Mommy?" Ellie turned to face her Mother looking confused.

"I just don't want my little girl growing up too fast." Addison said before kissing her daughter's forehead softly. "Go downstairs and see Justin, I'll bring your sneakers and a jacket for you."

"All right. I love you, Daddy. Our little secret, remember?" Ellie said as she gave her Father a hug before looking back at her Mom. "I love you too."

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Ten minutes later and Derek, Meredith, Justin and Ellie had left for the zoo, Addison knew that Derek and Meredith had probably suggested taking Ellie aswell because of what Addison had spoken to Derek about before. Plus, they'd want the favour returned so that they could have some alone time too. Closing the door behind them, Addison turned around to see Mark leaning against the wall with a smie on his face, holding his hand out towards her. "What?"

"What do you mean 'What?'?" He asked as Addison took his hand and he pulled her against himself.

"The only time you're like that is when you're up to something, Mark."

"I'm just happy that I'm finally getting some alone time with my wife." He said honestly before placing a soft kiss on her lips, pulling away seconds later.

"You're not just trying to avoid talking about something?" She questioned as she wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning against him a little more.

"No, I just think that we can talk about it later. You know why I was in a bad mood, Addie. I just want to enjoy time with you and we can continue talking about it later. Please?" He asked as he gently ran his hands up and down Addison's back, his eyes remaining on hers the whole time.

"Promise?"

"I promise." Mark agreed with a small nod of his head before his lips caught Addison's again, this time with more force than before as he pressed her up against the wall, it had been too long since they'd had sex, way too long. Mark knew that it would be near impossible to last much longer without anything, but he was going to make sure that it was worth it. That the past few weeks had been worth the wait.

Addison let out a soft moan as she was pushed up against the wall and she pressed herself against Mark as she moved her hands from around his neck and down his body, pulling at the hem of his t-shirt slightly. The sooner they got their clothes off, the sooner she could feel Mark inside of her, she knew he needed it just as much as she did. "Mark." She mumbled against his lips as she pushed him ever so slightly away from her so that there was room for her to take his t-shirt off. Addison let it drop to the floor as her eyes scanned his body, even though she saw it every day, she never got tired of looking at it. Just as he had frequently told her, he'd never get tired of looking at her body.

Mark could already feel himself getting hard in his boxers, Addison had that effect on him, she made him eager for sex, for anything really. She made it impossible for him to be patient, and as often as they teased one another before sex, he wouldn't be able to do that this time. Mark's hands trailed up Addison's body, gently caressing her breasts over her nightgown before pushing her dressing gown from her shoulders and letting it fall to the floor by their feet. His lips found hers again, his tongue immediately brushing across her lips asking for entrance and when he felt her part them, he wasted no time in slipping his tongue into her mouth, duelling with hers. Mark ran his hands down her body to the back of her thighs where he lifted her up and wrapped them around his waist before pulling her away from the wall. As fun as it was having sex round the house, this time he wanted it in the bedroom.

As he carried her up the stairs, Addison placed a trail of soft kisses down his neck, biting his shoulder gently as she tightened her legs around him, the bulge in his pants more noticeable now. Already she was wet and they'd done nothing but kiss, it was just the effect that Mark had on her. When they reached the bedroom, Addison fell down on the bed as Mark put her down, her eyes falling onto his as she smirked up at him. "Mark, please." She pleaded quietly watching him move onto the bed and hold himself over her. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she kept her eyes on his, moving one hand underneath his boxers and slowly round to the front, grasping his manhood in her hand. "Someone eager?" She teased as she gently ran her hand up and down his shaft.

"Someone hasn't had sex in three weeks." Mark muttered as he slipped his hands underneath Addison's night gown and pulled it up over her head, leaving her in just her panties. "So yes, someone is eager." Gazing down at his wife's body, Mark couldn't wipe the smile from his face, she was still as beautiful as the first time he saw her naked, in fact, she was beautiful all the time in Mark's opinion.

Addison grinned at Mark's words, her hand still gently running up and down his now erect penis, she needed him so badly, she needed to feel him inside of her once again. Three weeks really was far too long. "Mark." She mumbled breathlessly as she looked up at him, slipping her other hand underneath both his boxers and pants and pushing them down slightly, the sooner they were both undressed, the better. That was how Addison saw it anyway. They finally had time to themselves and they really were going to make the most of it.

Helping Addison with his pants and boxers, Mark kicked them from around his ankles onto the floor before he leant down and kissed her softly. "I love you, Addie." He muttered against her lips, as he pulled her panties down, trailing kisses down her body as he took them off completely, dropping them onto his clothes on the floor. As he looked up her completely naked form, Mark sighed contently as he caught her gaze. "Have I ever told you that you age well?"

That caused Addison to hit his chest as the expression on her face instantly changed. "I'm Mark Sloan, I like to ruin the mood." She mocked as she glared up at him, it was nice to hear that, but it wasn't exactly the right time for him to suddenly come out with it.

"You look beautiful, absolutely beautiful." He responded as he leant down, letting his body rest gently against hers. "You love me, even if I do ruin the mood." Mark trailed his hand down her body, moving it between her thighs, his eyes not leaving hers as he brushed his fingers against her clit, causing her to let out a soft moan. "You love me even more when I do that too."

"Mmm." Was all Addison responded with and she looked up at her husband, pleading with him silently. She needed him and having him touch her in the way he was, even though they were both completely naked, it was just making things so much more difficult. Then, as if right on cue, she felt him move his hand away and she opened her legs a little more, wrapping one around his waist as she felt him slowly slide into her, causing a loud moan to escape her lips.

It was good, it really was, to be with Addison again, to feel her warm wet walls around him once again, he wasn't going to let there be three weeks gaps between each time they had sex, it was way too long. As he slowly began to thrust into her, Mark's eyes fell upon Addison's before he pressed his lips to hers. It wasn't rushed like so many of their other times before, he was going to make the most of it, or at least as best as he could. As he began to thrust slightly harder into her, the two of them let out soft moans into the kiss, their hands exploring one another's bodies.

"Mark." Addison mumbled into the kiss as she arched her back, pressing herself up against him even more, she needed to feel him deep inside of her, and when he thrust deeper into her, a loud moan of pleasure escaped her lips. He knew exactly what to do to please her, he knew her better than anyone and Addison was grateful for that.

Their bodies continued to move together, their movements getting faster and more needy, they both needed this, they both needed the release they hadn't had in so long. They needed it with one another, not that they'd go to anyone else anyway, but no one knew what they liked quite as much as they did with each other. Mark had his fair share of women in college before Addison, but none had come anywhere close to Addison. "Addie." He muttered as he let out a loud groan, he could feel his release coming on, but he didn't want to come too soon, he wanted Addison to come with him him. He wanted to feel her release against him at the same time.

The moans of pleasure that were coming from them both were getting louder and louder, thankfully, their wasn't a house right next door to hear the two of them making so much noise. But it felt good not to be worrying about Ellie overhearing them from her bedroom, or having her walking in on them. With the amount of times she came into their room in the middle of the night, it was actually quite surprising that she hadn't seen anything that she wasn't supposed to. Feeling her climax coming closer, Addison reached for Mark's hand and gave it a tight squeeze as she began to push herself harder against him. It was her way of letting him know that she was there, that she was ready to come.

As soon as he felt her squeeze his hand, Mark thrust harder into her, letting her feel his length deep inside of her, and within minutes he felt her release against him as she let out a loud scream of pleasure. Continuing the thrusts into her, Mark felt himself reaching his peak as well, and he let out a loud groan of pleasure as he finally released into her warmth. It had been too long, but they still had the rest of the day to do it again, and again.

Clenching her walls around him, Addison let go of his hand and wrapped her arms around his neck as she leant up slightly and pressed her lips against his. "I love you, Mark. I love you, so much." She whispered breathlessly as she looked up into his eyes, a smile on her face. She just wanted to lay there, in the exact position they were in for as long as they could, she didn't care if Mark was on top of her, it just felt amazing.

Hearing her say she loved him brought a smile to Mark's face and he leant down and pressed his lips lightly against hers, his breath hot against her skin. "I love you too." He muttered as he slowly pulled out of her, hearing her moan in protest. A small chuckle came from him and he kissed her cheek softly as he lay down beside her. "Don't worry, we'll get onto round two soon enough. We've got three weeks to make up for."

"Good." She said simply as she moved closer to him, feeling his strong arms tightly around her and she leant her head against his chest. Things couldn't get much better, they really couldn't.