After having breakfast with Amelia who later left them to go and visit their mom. Addison and Derek arrive back at the brownstone.
"It was great seeing Amelia, I've really missed her." Addison tells Derek.
"Yeah I'm glad she seems to be doing well, I've missed her too." Derek replies.
"So I think we have a lot of stuff in the basement, old photographs and things so we could head down there and sort through some things if you want?"
"Ok lets go and sort through some of it then."
Derek follows Addison down the basement and they start to sort through some of their things. Addison picks up a photo album and opens it to see pictures they had taken together in their first year as a couple. Derek looks over her shoulder and sees what she's looking at.
"Those were great times, Addie. No matter what happened between us, in the end I've never regretted a single second with you."
"Oh Derek, I wish I could go back and change things but I can't. If I could I'd never have messed things up so badly."
"Oh Addie, if I could take things back I never would have messed everything up so badly either."
Addison continues to flick through the pages and they see so many moments they shared together, in med school and with Mark, Sam, and Naomi. They get to a photo that Addison had always loved of their first Christmas together.
"We always loved Christmas." Addison says sadly.
"Yeah, I'm so sorry about what I said last Christmas. It was cruel and hurtful and I shouldn't have said it."
"You're right it was, but at least you were telling me the truth for once even if it was on Christmas."
"Maybe I thought I was at the time but I also know that I didn't really think it through it just came out and I'm surprised that you didn't leave me after that."
"If I was stronger, I might have or at least brought it up with you. But I was hanging on by a thread as it was and I didn't want to lose you. I was clinging on for dear life and in the end I still lost you. Maybe I should have had more respect for myself, but I thought if I stayed and tried harder then you'd see that and try harder too and maybe even love me again."
"I'm so sorry, Addie. You deserve so much better than what I was giving you. I'm sorry I didn't give you a real chance. I hope in time you'll be able to forgive me for everything I did to you."
"I'm sorry too and I hope you'll be able to forgive me for everything too. I think being here with you, and us actually talking is really helping with that."
"Yeah it's really helping me too. I actually think we've talked more in these last couple of days then we did in years. Maybe that's where it all went wrong for us and I know that was my fault more than it was yours."
"Yeah we definitely didn't do a lot of that in the last few years. I really missed just being able to talk to you, I remember when we could talk for hours about anything. I hope we can do more of that in the future, even if it's just as friends. I really missed having you to talk to."
"Yeah I'd love that, Addie. I guess at the time I was so focused on my own career and being the best I could that I lost focus on everything else in my life. I intend to make up for that now if you'll let me."
"Of course. I'd really like that. This can be a new start for us both. So let's finish sorting through the rest of this stuff and decide what we want to keep and then maybe we can take a walk and go for some lunch. Maybe we could call Savvy and Weiss and see if they're free for lunch or dinner tonight?" Addison suggests.
"Sounds perfect." Derek tells her with a smile.
A while later after spending the morning sorting through the basement. Derek and Addison were on their way to meet Savvy and Weiss, and when Addison had talked to Savvy on the phone she'd been so excited that they were back in New York.
Addison and Derek walk into the restaurant and get shown to the table where Savvy and Weiss are waiting for them. Savvy jumps up in excitement when she sees them and gives Addison a big hug.
"Addie it's so great to see you."
"You too Sav, I'm sorry it's been so hectic lately. I promise I'll make more time to visit you again soon and you could maybe come and visit Seattle again. I have lots of room in my new house so you and Weiss would be welcome to come and stay some time."
"That would be great Addie." Savvy tells her friend before turning to Derek who has just finished greeting Weiss. "Hey Derek."
"Hey Savvy, it's great to see you. I hope you're not too mad at me." Derek tells her.
"I was very mad when I found out, but you're my friend just as much as Addison and even though I hate what you did to her, as much as I also hate what Addie did to you with Mark, I also still love you Derek and I hope that all of us can still be friends. I'd hate to lose touch with you both."
"Thanks Sav. I really love you guys too and you're right I need to make more of an effort to stay in touch with you guys and my family. In the last few days I've realised just how much my family and friends mean to me. My sister Amelia was here last night and I intend to go and visit my family too, so I'm realising just how much I don't want to lose any of you."
"That's great well when we arrange some time off, Weiss and I would love to visit you both in Seattle. I know a lot happened last time I came to visit, but we're really through the worst of it all now and me and Weiss are in the process of trying to adopt."
"Wow that's amazing Savvy. I hope everything goes to plan. You and Weiss will be amazing parents." Addison tells her friend.
"Thanks Addie. All we want is to give a child a loving home. We don't mind if it's not a baby, though that would also be lovely. I also love the idea of providing a loving home for an older child, one who's been let down so many times. Those children need a family just as much as a baby, and so many people just want the babies."
"I think adoption is a wonderful thing. Not right now, of course, but maybe something I could also think about doing in the future."
"You'd be an amazing mother Addison. You've had so much going on lately but maybe once you're settled it's something you could think about."
"Thanks Sav. I'll definitely consider it some more."
"Wow kids. I'm really happy for you both." Derek tells his friends. "Addison, I know how much you wanted children someday and how much I wanted them too. We always thought we'd have time and then we didn't. But I think that's great if you want to adopt. When the time is right I think you'll be an amazing mom."
"Thanks Derek, you'll be an amazing dad some day too." Addison tells him and looks down feeling a bit sad that those children she always dreamed of won't be hers and Derek's and maybe Derek's children would be with Meredith. The thought turns her stomach but she tries to get them out of her head and looks up and smiles at her friends.
They continue to catch up over lunch and a few drinks and then Savvy and Weiss have to leave to go back to work and Derek and Addison spend the rest of the afternoon walking through Central Park.