A/N: It's been so long and I seriously apologize for that. When I first started this story I was so happy, but then my head got away from it. But I have completely finished this story and I will be posting one chapter of this story tonight and the other part tomorrow. This one and chapter ten so now there will no longer be any wait. Also, if this chapter seems jumpy I apologize, but my ideas are scattered and I just really want to finish this story.
"Are you going to tell me about your date or not?" Ryan asks as she sees her mother Addison pacing around the room. Ryan had been released and she had been staying with Meredith because Addison didn't want her daughter to be recuperating in a hotel.
"There's not much to say. We ate dinner, we talked and that was it. Nothing happened."
"Except that you kissed her and now you are freaking out because we don't live her and your life is still in LA."
Addison stops pacing and faces her daughter.
"How do you do that?"
Ryan shrugs her shoulders.
"I'm good at reading people."
Addison huffs and lies down next to her daughter.
"What am I going to do Ryan? I love her, but I can't just pick up everything in LA and then move here and Meredith can't just pick up and move to LA. We're stuck in a bind and I don't like it."
"Shouldn't love be enough?"
"I wish it were that easy kid, but unfortunately it's not and it sucks."
*Lost in Love*
Meredith looks up from her paperwork and sees her old friend staring at her.
"What can I do for you Mark?"
Mark grins and saddles himself closer to Meredith.
"So, did you and Addison get reacquainted?"
Meredith freezes and glares at Mark.
"And that's your business how?"
Mark shakes his head.
"It's not, but I mean, come on. You and Addison have been going out every night for the last week or so while I have been spending time with Ryan. Plus, you didn't come home last night. I remember because I woke up on the couch and you and Addison weren't in sight."
Meredith places her paperwork where it is supposed to go and glares at Mark before walking away. So what if she and Addison decided to move things along quickly. They waited a week and couldn't take it any longer. There's nothing wrong with that. Except that Ryan was healing quickly and that she and Addison will be leaving for LA, in less than a week.
*Lost in Love*
Addison spotted Meredith in the cafeteria and she smiled. She loved that woman, but she knew the conversation that she was going to have with Meredith was going to be an extremely hard one to have.
Meredith smiled when she saw Addison approach her.
"Hey there."
Addison kisses Meredith quickly on the lips and sits down.
"Hey, so I've got some upsetting news today," Addison states as she barely looks at Meredith.
"What's that?" Meredith asks hesitantly. She was afraid of what Addison was going to say.
"I'm needed back in LA and I leave in two days."
Meredith frowns at Addison, not really liking where this is all headed.
"Did you know about this before we, you know?"
Addison gasps.
"God no, I didn't know. I swear I didn't know. I wish this wasn't so hard either. I was supposed to be here for another five days. I'm so sorry Meredith. This just keeps getting harder and harder."
"Are you leaving me?" Meredith looks at Addison with tears in her eyes. "Did what happen last night not matter to you that you are just going to leave?"
Addison scoots her chair closer to Meredith and wraps her arms around her.
"Do not think that," Addison whispers in Meredith's ear. "You can't think that. I love you, Meredith Grey and what's happening right now is just really bad timing and we just picked out relationship back up and I apologize for that. You deserved to know that Ryan and I are leaving."
Meredith pulls away from Addison.
"Where does that leave us?"
"Skype and visits. There is no way in hell that I am ending this with you so it's going to be hard, but we can do this. Ryan wants to spend summer's here and I can agree to that. Maybe I can work it out that our summers can be here and I'll ask the chief to see if there is any serious neonatal cases that I get first call. It's going to be hard, but we can do this. You're still interning and you have your residency and I can wait until you reach attending status before any big decisions can be made. I can wait. Ryan can wait. I just want to be with you."
*Lost in Love*
Meredith is standing in the airport with Addison and Ryan. Meredith and Addison were quietly talking to each other.
"You need to call me when you get there. I really will need to hear your voice."
Addison rests her head against Meredith's.
"I promise. I'll call you. I love you Meredith Grey."
Meredith grins at Addison.
"I love you, too."
Meredith rests her lips against Addison's when she hears Addison and Ryan's plane being called. Addison pecks Meredith's lips before pulling away. Addison steps back and let's Meredith and Ryan say their goodbyes.
"You young lady are going to behave while you are in LA, am I right?"
Ryan nods her head.
"No more running away, even if it was to come and see me," Meredith says with a grin.
Ryan smiles and nods her head.
"No more running away and I'll keep my running to a minimum and when I do run I watch what I am doing so I don't get hit by anymore cars, just as long as you promise to keep calling and Skype. I spent a long time without you in my life and I don't want to go through that again."
Meredith pecks Ryan's cheek.
"Alright, you need to go, but I want to know when you get your cast off. I love you, Ryan."
"I love you, too, mom."
Behind Ryan, Addison was smiling with tears in her eyes. Leave it to Ryan to call Meredith, mom, when they were standing in an airport.
"I love you, too, kiddo."
*Lost in Love*
Addison and Ryan dropped their bags on the ground in their home. Addison flipped on the light and sighed quietly.
"Welcome home."
"Somehow it doesn't fell like home anymore…I'm going to call Mia," Ryan says as she uses her crutches to make it to the house phone.
"I couldn't agree more with that assessment."
"You're supposed to call mom!" Ryan says from the kitchen before heading to the deck to sit outside.
Addison grins and makes her way to the kitchen to grab the phone and dialing the number she had memorized by heart.
"We made it Meredith. No more worries okay?"
"I'm glad, but I miss you both so much."
Addison walks towards the porch doors and sees Ryan sitting in the chair and looking towards the ocean.
"We miss you too. If it had been any other trip Ryan would've wondered out to hang with her friends, but she is currently sitting on the porch looking towards the ocean. The trip changed her and I think she's just missing you."
"I miss both of you, but I will hopefully see you all in a few weeks though, right?"
"Count on it."
*Lost in Love*
It had been a week since Addison and Ryan had left Seattle and Mark has been keeping a close eye on his friend. Meredith looked sad all the time and he knew there wasn't anything he could do about it.
Callie sighs as she stands next to Mark.
"She looks like someone ran over her puppy."
"You'd look that way to if your family left you."
Callie nods her head.
"Yes, that's true, but if I was Meredith I would do anything in my power to get them back even if it means finishing my interning years at St. Ambrose in Los Angeles."
Mark looks over at Callie with confusion on his face.
"Their chief of staff is expecting Meredith soon. They think she could be a good asset to the hospital."
Mark grins and runs towards Meredith.
"You need to speak to the Chief."
Meredith looks at Mark and raises an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Just do it!"
Meredith sighs and walks away. She just missed her family. Couldn't people just leave her alone?
*Lost in Love*
It had taken awhile for Addison to get back into the swing of things at work. She had her first Skype with Meredith last night. Addison furrowed her eyebrows when she saw Naomi, Sam, Dell, Cooper and Pete all looking into her office.
"What's going on guys?"
Everyone jumped at Addison's voice.
"Did you know that St. Ambrose got a new intern?" Naomi asks.
"So, what does that have to do with you all looking towards my office?"
"The intern is in your office," Dell said with a slight smile. "They wanted to talk to you."
Addison rolled her eyes and made her way to the office. She opened the door and instantly dropped the files in her hands as she spotted Meredith standing by the window and looking out of it.
"Meredith?"
Meredith smiles and turns to Addison.
"So, here is the thing. I've spent my time in Seattle and made great friends, but my family, the people that are most important to me are here in Los Angeles. I should've came with you, but it appears that St. Ambrose needed another intern so I thought why not make the move. I had a family that I needed to get closer to."
Addison runs over to Meredith and picks her up. She spins them around and Meredith laughs at her.
"Oh my god, I love you so much," Addison started placing kisses around Meredith's face before connecting their lips.
Outside the office, Addison's friends smile brightly. It was about time she got her happy ending.
