Addison had quietly gotten herself ready and slipped out of the house before Pete woke up. She drove to the practice and parked her car before she made her way inside. She got out of the elevator and made her way past the reception before she walked towards her office. Addison walked in and gave a sigh before she flopped down onto her back on the couch. Her eyes fluttered closed as she lay there.

It was still early in the morning and quiet in the practice. Addison gave another small sigh and pulled the blanket that lay on the back of the couch down over her. Her head felt a little cloudy from last night, but she could remember everything that had happened.

She could remember her clinging to Pete, her kissing his neck, him saying no, her pushing him away. The crying, the yelling, him holding her as they fell asleep.

She curled up on the couch slightly before she closed her eyes tiredly. Addison pulled the blanket up over her body and felt herself drift back off to sleep in her office.

-

Two hours later, there was a soft knock on her office door before it opened and someone walked in. "Addi." Naomi whispered softly as she leaned down to her. "Addi, wake up."

"Hmm." Addison mumbled before she stretched her body out and pulled the blanket down so she could look at her friend.

"Why are you sleeping here?" Naomi looked at her.

"I feel asleep." she murmured. "My head hurts."

"That's the tequila."

"I know. Do you have aspirin?"

"In my office I think."

"Okay." Addison nodded slightly and stood up. They walked out of Addison's office and into Naomi's where she started to look for aspirin.

"Thanks." Addison mumbled and took the aspirin.

"So..." Naomi started. "Pete took you home, yeah?"

"Yeah, he did." She nodded.

"Good." Naomi nodded as well.

"Yeah, he made sure I got home in one piece."

"Good..." She nodded again as she looked at Addison. Addison sighed before she looked up at her friend. "What?" Naomi asked carefully.

"Nothing. I just…I shouldn't drink."

"Oh…"

"I just embarrass myself." She sighed and sat down with her head in her hands.

"What did you do?"

"I tried to sleep with Pete."

"Oh..." Naomi looked at her. "What did he do?"

"He said no." Addison sighed and closed her eyes.

"Because you were drunk?"

"That's what he says."

"You don't think that's true?"

"He screwed Rachel, didn't he?"

"But you're not Rachel."

"He'll happily screw her but not me." Addison pointed out and looked at her friend.

"Rachel is just some woman, Addi." Naomi looked back at her. "With you he's in love."

"He still screwed her but wouldn't touch me." She stood up from the couch.

"That's ridiculous, Addi." Naomi shook her head.

"But that's what happened."

"But you can't seriously think he doesn't want to. I don't believe that."

"I don't know. I don't know anything anymore." Addison looked at her friend before she left the office. Naomi sighed and watched her walk away.

-

Later that morning, Addison walked down the hallway and caught sight of Pete. He was just about to walk out of his office, reading a file as he did. She hesitated whether to walk past him or not. Pete closed the file and glanced up, looking right into her face. Addison stopped and looked back at him. He slowed down slightly as they looked at each other. She held the folder up before she carried on walking to reception. Pete sighed and walked the same way, handing Dell the file he was carrying.

The two of them stood at reception both reading their own files, not looking at each other. Dell sat on his chair and watched them slightly, noticing the tension. Addison turned around and walked off with her file before Pete followed her a few seconds later.

"Addi, wait." Pete sighed as he walked after her. She stopped but didn't turn around to face him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong." She shook her head.

"You're ignoring me."

Addison sighed and turned to face him.

"You just left this morning without saying anything."

"I had to work."

"You could have woken me up."

"Why?" She looked at him. "You were sleeping."

"Since when do you start working this early?"

Addison just shrugged as she looked at him. Pete sighed and glanced down slightly. "Look, I made a huge show of myself last night and I'd rather not remember it."

"You just drank too much." He shook his head.

"Yeah…" She nodded slightly.

"It's fine, you didn't do anything."

"I just embarrassed myself." She placed a hand against her door before she pushed it and walked into her office.

"So you're just ignoring me now?" He held the door open and looked at her.

"I'm not ignoring you." Addison placed the file on her desk before she sat down.

"Yeah, whatever." He turned and let the door fall close before he walked back to his own office. She sighed before she put her head back in her hands.

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Addison sat up in bed as she heard the front door open and close before footsteps were heard walking up the stairs. She heard them coming closer before the bedroom door opened quietly and a figure walked inside. She leaned over and switched on the bedside lamp, looking at Pete as the room was illuminated.

"Sorry, I didn't want to wake you." He looked back at her.

"Where were you?"

"Out with Sam. I told you."

"You said you'd be back by midnight. It's three am." Addison looked at him annoyed.

"I'm sorry. You were sleeping anyway."

"No, I wasn't." She shook her head.

"Why didn't you call?"

"I did. You didn't answer." Addison pointed out.

"I didn't hear it, I'm sorry."

"You promised me you'd be home, Pete. You promised."

"I'm sorry." He sighed. "It was fun, Sam wanted to stay longer, so we did."

"I am six months pregnant. In three months time we are going to be parents. I needed you here with me so I could feel safe but instead you were out with your friends getting drunk!"

"I am not drunk."

"No, but you've been drinking." She looked at him annoyed.

"So? Am I not allowed to drink anymore?"

"Yes, but when you say you're going to be home at midnight then you should be home then or at least call or answer the phone when I call! I've been led here worrying about you!"

"I'm sorry I didn't call." He sighed.

"You can be such an insensitive jerk at times."

"I barely go out anymore, I come home late once and I'm an insensitive jerk?!"

"We're going to be parents! We have to think of this baby! You didn't bother to call or answer my call!"

"Are you saying I am not thinking of this baby? Are you serious, Addison?"

"No! I am not saying that! Urgh! You're so infuriating!"

"I am always here. I try my best and give you everything you need. I go out in the middle of the night to get you your weird cravings. I do everything I can, Addison. And I go out once and come home late and you bitch around like I'm doing this every freaking night."

"You promised me, Pete, and you broke that!"

Pete sighed and shook his head before he carried on walking towards the bathroom.

"That's right, just walk away from this."

"Just go back to sleep." he mumbled and disappeared in the bathroom.

"Urgh." Addison pushed the covers off her body before she stood up from the bed. Pete was standing in front of the sink in the bathroom, brushing his teeth. She rubbed her bump slightly as she padded her way out of the bedroom. Pete rinsed his mouth before he got undressed and quickly stepped under the shower. Addison made her way down into the kitchen where she made herself cheese and crackers and sighed. This was not how their night was meant to be.

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Later that day, Pete made his way into the kitchen of the practice where Naomi and Sam where already sitting, drinking coffee

"Hey, how did your patient go?" Sam asked as Pete walked in.

"Good." Pete shrugged as he walked over to the coffee machine.

"Good." Sam smiled and nodded.

"Yeah." Pete poured some coffee into a cup before he took a sip and walked over to the fridge to find something to eat.

"Are you okay?" Naomi frowned as she watched him.

"I'm fine."

"You don't seem it."

"Just pissed." He shrugged. "But never mind."

"Why are you pissed?" she asked carefully.

"Ask Addison." He got a salad from the fridge before he sat down.

"We're asking you."

"I have no idea what's wrong with this woman. That's it."

"What's happened?" Naomi asked carefully while she looked at Pete.

"When she was drunk she said some things. Now she's embarrassed and ignores me."

"We all say things that we're embarrassed of when drunk."

"Tell her, not me."

Naomi sighed and looked at Pete.

"I told her I love her. I told her she's the only one I want to be with. It's like, she doesn't care, she doesn't hear it. All she worried about last night was that I slept with Rachel, but not with her."

"I don't know why." Naomi shook her head. "I don't always understand her at times."

"Well, nor me." Pete continued to stab in his food.

"How did you get her to go out with you the first time?"

"The first time we met?" Pete looked up at them.

"Yes." Naomi nodded.

"Well, I just kissed her."

"And then what?" She prompted.

"Then she asked if I had them to grab a coffee."

"I know it took longer than the first day you met for her to agree to date you."

"I just didn't give up."

"Maybe you should try that then." Naomi looked at Pete as she stood up. "Be spontaneous. Take her away on holiday or something. You know her, Pete. You know what she wants." She placed her cup on the side before she left the kitchen. Pete sighed as he watched her before he continued to eat.

"I think you know what you need to do." Sam looked at Pete.

"I don't." Pete looked back at him.

"You should." Sam nodded.

"I don't know." He shook his head.

"Why not? What's stopping you?"

"What if it's too soon?"

"It's not too soon." Sam shook his head.

"She's not even talking to me properly. I can't."

"Yes you can. You've waited too long, Pete."

Pete sighed as he looked at his friend. "Yeah..."

"Do it, Pete." Sam slapped him on the back. "It's what's right."