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A/N: Hope you guys like this chapter. It's a longer one Thanks McMuffin / Phoebe for betaing! Love!!

Addison woke up that morning with a zest she hadn't felt for weeks. She finished what had become her morning routine, walking Katie on the beach and reading the paper on the patio while Katie played in the waves. The dog loved chasing them and then running from them. Addison sometimes couldn't believe that she was a former police dog, but she trusted her. Once when Sam had come over a late night visit, Katie almost bit his head off and alerted the whole neighbourhood of his arrival. She was fierce! Addison was so glad Katie was with her because she had been scared witless. She could swear she lost IQ points that night.

She finished her routine and got ready to go to work. She bent down to kiss Katie on the head and felt only a slight twinge. She grinned. Today, she would get that damn binding off of her! She couldn't wait. She decided to call in and tell Dell that she would be late. She stopped off at the precinct and asked for Kevin. When he came over, she rushed towards him and he lifted her off her feet. Once he put her down, they kissed so deep that all the fellow officers started clapping and hooting. She giggled, something that she rarely did and asked Kevin to drop her back to her car.

"What was that all about? Don't get me wrong, I love seeing my beautiful girl in the morning, but this is a surprise."

"Well, I'm having a really good morning, and I thought I'd share it with my boyfriend. Is that so wrong?"

"No it's not. So what's your day like?"

"Well, I'm actually going to St. Ambrose now and getting rid of the bindings."

"It's been two weeks? Wow! Addie, you're getting rid of your bindings?"

"Yeah. So I thought you'd like to come over? At seven? For dinner and dessert? No bindings… And we can make the night better than the morning!"

"Oh I'll be there at seven. Don't kill me if I'm early."

"Never!"

He gave her a quick peck before shutting the door of the car. As he watched her drive off, he felt a warm glow inside. It was amazing. He walked back into the station with a dopey smile on his face and got ragged till the day was over.

Addison headed over to the hospital and got a second set of X-rays done and when they showed the orthopaedic doctor that she was fully healed, the bindings came off. Addison felt free. She felt lighter both physically and mentally. Maybe it was because the burglar hadn't struck again, maybe because of Katie, who she loved like a daughter or maybe it was all that love she had for her SWAT guy. She got of the elevator smiling. Today was going to be a good day.

She had three patients today, one with conjoined twins, but she had to wait a few more weeks before she could operate. They were monitoring them carefully and this was a regular check-up. The other two were women who Naomi had impregnated. Again, difficult pregnancies, but she just had to monitor them carefully. Addison decided to have lunch with Charlotte after her first patient. The patient's twins were developing with no major complications, which was the best she could hope for, for now. She grabbed her purse and was heading out when she ran into Morgan outside the elevator downstairs.

"Oh hey Morgan! How are you?"

"Hi Addison! I'm okay. Were you heading out?"

"Um, actually yes. I'm meeting a friend for lunch. Is this something medical? Or were you in the neighbourhood?"

"Oh I was just in the neighbourhood. I'll see you later then."

"Okay. Maybe we can plan a lunch sometime this week, yes?"

"Yeah. That sounds great. Bye Addison."

Addison walked off after giving Morgan a goodbye hug. Morgan had hugged her lightly and Addison had hugged harder. When Morgan looked at her questioningly, Addison told her she was all healed and the binding was off. Addison smiled and went on her way.

"Charlotte! I'm so glad we could do this!"

"You and me both, Montgomery. How are the ribs?"

"Oh, the binding's off. It feels so good! I have no clue how those women wore corsets."

"Oh, those were some sort of torture device I'm sure. Fashion? My Alabama toned ass, that's fashion."

Addison almost spit out her food she laughed so hard. Charlotte looked at her strangely.

"What's wrong with you Montgomery?'

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing is wrong Charlotte! Have you ever had a moment in life where nothing's wrong?"

"We're all not that lucky. So things are going good for you huh?"

"Yeah. They are. Kevin forgave me for Noah… And for Wyatt… And for Sloan, though he wasn't there when that happened, but that made me who I am, who I was. And Kevin accepted that."

"Hold on. Noah, like Dr. Barnes? And Dr. Wyatt Lockheart?"

"Yeah."

"You slept with them?"

"No. Never. I kissed Wyatt when I was with Kevin. It's what clinched the break-up. And Noah? We kissed, well a little more than kissed, but that's it."

"That's it? You were his wife's doctor! Is that why you didn't deliver her baby?"

"Yes. That's why. But Charlotte, I thought I loved him. I really did think I did for a while, but I know now that I didn't. I never felt like this with him. I never felt like this with anyone."

"You know, I feel like how you're feeling with Cooper sometimes, but it scares the crap out of me. I just end up pushing him away."

"Oh Charlotte. Coop is a nice guy. One of the best. You shouldn't push him away."

"My question is, if it can feel this good, won't it also feel this bad? I don't think I can handle that Addison."

"Isn't it worth it though? I think that you can feel this good, and do everything you can to keep from feeling this bad. You really need to give in Charlotte. You aren't just cheating yourself from feeling this good, you're also cheating him. And that's not fair."

"Oh you woman in love. I hate you. Just so you know."

Addison got up and picked up her tray. She looked at Charlotte, who looked so angry and confused.

"You don't have to hate me, you know? You can have what I have just as easily. Think about it."

Addison's day ended at 5:30pm. She was called in to consult on a patient of Pete's and then had another consult at the hospital. She was tired when she got home at 6:15 but cheered herself up at the thought of Kevin waiting. He had said that he might be early. She parked the car, took out her keys and the pepper spray and got out. Kevin walked up forcefully and Addison looked up at him. He had a mile wide grin and he walked up, shut her car door and kissed her hello.

"So you knew I was here?" He asked.

"No. Why? I was hoping you'd be here, but I wasn't sure."

"Well, you need to learn how to get out of a car. You just flashed me! I didn't mind, but I don't want other people seeing the goods."

"I flashed you? Oh my God! How?"

"You literally crawl out of the car scrambling for balance, holding a million things in your hand, including pepper spray apparently, and you wear tiny dresses. How do you expect not to flash people?"

"Oooh! Now I'm mortified! I need to learn how to do this!"

"Like I said I don't mind. I really like you flashing me. It's the other people I have issues with."

Addison leaned in to nibble on his lower lip and drew herself close to him that every part of her body was touching his. Just as she deepened the kiss, Katie set off barking.

"I'm horrible- I'm kissing my boyfriend and I didn't say hi to Katie first! I suck."

She ran to the door and opened it to find Katie waiting eagerly for her. She jumped on Addison and slobbered all over her face. Addison laughed. She loved this part of the day. It was her favourite part. She couldn't believe she'd had Katie for only ten days. She didn't remember her life before that.

Kevin nudged his two women in and shut the door. For some reason he pulled the dead bolts and was satisfied when the alarm system was set. It was odd, but he just had that niggling feeling.

Addison went to wash her face and get changed while Kevin made them some pasta. She came down in satin pyjamas. They weren't revealing, but they clung to every curve. When she came to join Kevin, the cold breeze made her shiver a little, and Kevin instantly could see she was going commando. She looked at him with the wine in her hands, not realising what was going on in Kevin's mind. He nodded at the wine and beckoned her to come over. Addison walked over, bending to pat Katie. This confirmed Kevin's assumption. She was definitely going commando.

As she walked over to him, she saw his eyes darken and she licked her lips in anticipation. Soon the gas was turned off, the food and the wine forgotten and all they ate was chocolate and whipped cream, off each other. This she completely enjoyed doing.

The next thing Addison knew was her stomach growling with hunger and she looked next to her to see Kevin not there. She woke up, put on a robe and went downstairs.

"Kevin? Katie?"

When there was no answer, she looked out the window to see a man and a dog, that looked very much like Kevin and Katie on the beach. She looked at them for a while and turned to go rummage in the fridge. As she turned, she saw a shadow behind her. She turned and she screamed. She screamed her lungs out and barely ducked the knife that came at her. As she ducked, she hit her head on the window sill. Just before she passed out, the attacker said two words.

"Hello Addison."

A/N: OMG!!! I'm excited bout this, even though I'm writing it :P Hope you guys like it also!!