A/N: Happy New Year everyone. Hope it's a good one. Enjoy our fic!

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"Come in, take a seat." Paige Scot motioned for the couple to sit down on the couch in front of her. This was their fifth meeting. They did as they were told and sat down on the couch next to each other. "So how have things been since our last meeting?" Paige smiled at the couple, it had been a month since they had last met.

"Things didn't really change." Pete shrugged.

"We slept together." Addison blurted out. "Twice."

Paige looked at her surprised. "Well I guess that means that things did change during the last month."

"My parents were staying and we were pretending to be happy for them and we had to share a bed and it just happened." Addison looked at her.

"And did you talk about what it meant to each of you?"

"No." They shook their heads.

"So did it mean anything or do you think it was just sex?" Paige looked at them.

"I erm, I…erm. It was good sex, great even." Addison looked at Paige.

"But was it more than just that?"

"I don't know." Addison bit her lip and glanced at Pete.

"Pete? What about you?" Paige turned to look at him.

"Erm, I don't know. Afterwards Addison said that it shouldn't have happened, so I guess it didn't."

"But did you want it to happen?" She wrote on her clipboard.

"I don't know, it just happened."

"You both need to be more open about your feelings. You need to talk to each other. Are you afraid of this marriage?" Paige looked between them.

Pete sighed, he hated these meetings. "No, I'm not afraid."

Paige nodded and wrote something else. "So what happened after you slept together?"

"Nothing actually. We kind of ignored the fact that it happened."

"So you just carried on with what you were doing?"

"Yes…" He nodded.

"And who was it that kissed the other first? Who is the one who is the reason you slept together? Was it the same one each time?" Paige looked at them, she needed to know who it was that felt the need to be close to the other. Pete glanced up at Addison.

"Erm, I kissed Pete. I was the one who started it, both times." Addison began to fiddle with her watch.

Paige nodded and wrote on her clipboard again. "But you were also the one that said that it didn't mean anything. Is that true, was it really just about sex for you?"

"Ah…erm…no." Addison shook her head. Pete glanced at her, he didn't expect her to say that.

"Okay." Paige nodded. "What I would like to do is have a session with each of you separately. We'll start with you Pete, in a few weeks time. Is that okay with both of you?"

"Yeah." They nodded.

"Okay good." Paige smiled.

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A week later and Addison let herself into the house. They hadn't spoken about the meeting with the counsellor once after and they didn't intend to. She slipped her shoes off and set her bag down on the table and she glanced around. Pete was in the kitchen and just finished setting up the table as Addison walked in.

"Hey." She looked at him as she walked in.

"Hey." He smiled at her.

"Are you making dinner?" She could smell something nice and she was starving.

"Yes, it's already finished." He smiled and placed the food in the middle of the table.

"It looks delicious." Addison smiled at him. Pete smiled and put some food on each plate. "You've really made an effort."

"Well... it's your birthday, I didn't know and I'm sorry."

Addison looked up at him shocked. "How did you find out?"

"Naomi mentioned it at work."

"Oh." Addison nodded. "You didn't have to do all this."

"I just cooked. And..." He reached behind him. "Here's a little present." He handed it to her. "Happy birthday Addison."

She looked at him shocked and took the present from him. "Thank you." Pete smiled and watched her as he sat down at the table. Carefully Addison began to unwrap the present and gasped as she did so.

"I hope you like it."

"It's beautiful Pete, you didn't have to." Addison smiled as she picked up the necklace from the box.

"It's just a little something." He shrugged.

"It's really beautiful." Addison smiled and she caught sight of the inscription on the back. 'I hope you get what you want from life, you deserve it.' She gasped and looked up at Pete. He smiled at her. "Thank you." She whispered.

"You're welcome."

Addison smiled and put the necklace on, placing her hand on it once it was securely round her neck. "How does it look?"

"It looks great." He smiled.

"Thank you Pete."

He just smiled at her.

"You didn't have to do this."

"But I wanted to."

"It's really sweet of you." Addison smiled at him.

Pete smiled and pointed at the food. "Let's eat before it gets cold."

"Yeah." They began eating their food, a conversation starting up between them. After they finished eating, Pete started to clean up the kitchen. "Let me help you." Addison began to help him.

"It's okay." Pete smiled at her and they cleaned up the kitchen together.

Once they had cleaned the kitchen up they decided to take a walk on the beach together. They got their jackets and walked out on the porch and down on the beach.

"It's a beautiful night." Addison smiled as she looked up at the stars.

"It is." He looked at her and followed her glance up to the heaven. They walked contently along together. Pete looked over the ocean as they walked next to each other in silence. Addison shivered slightly and hugged herself. "Are you cold? Do you want to go back?" Pete looked at her.

"I'm fine." She smiled.

"You can have my jacket." He offered.

"Then you'll be cold."

"No that's fine." He said as he took his jacket off and handed it to her.

"Thank you." Addison smiled at him, he was being so sweet. Pete smiled at her and they carried on walking along the beach. "Thank you for tonight, it's been wonderful." She smiled and leaned up, pecking his cheek.

"You don't have to thank me." He smiled.

"But I do." She smiled and linked her arm through his, trying to keep warm. Pete smiled and they walked next to each other in silence. Addison leaned her head against his arm as they walked. They kept on walking for a while before they decided to turn back and walk back home.

"Thank you for tonight Pete." Addison smiled at him once they reached home and walked inside.

"You're welcome Addison." He smiled.

"I'm going to go to bed now, but thank you." She smiled and looked at him before leaning forward and kissing him. Pete softly kissed her back. "Thank you." Addison whispered again before she pulled back and made her way up to her bedroom.

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Addison suddenly awoke as she heard the thunder ring through the room. She hated storms, she always had and she always would. She hoped it would calm down but as it started to get worse she got more scared. She quickly got out of her bed and made her way onto the landing where she jumped as she saw a flash of lightly. Addison quickly walked to Pete's room where she entered and walked over to his bed, seeing him asleep. She crawled in behind him and snuggled up to his back, hoping to feel safer. The move of the bed woke him up and he blinked a few times before he turned around.

"Sorry." She mumbled. "I don't like the storm."

"Oh." He smiled slightly. "It's okay." Addison jumped again as a loud clap of thunder rang through the room. "Hey..." He wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. "It's okay, I'm here." She buried her head into his chest and snuggled close to him. Pete just held her close and gently ran his hand over her back.

"I'm scared of storms." Addison whispered and pressed herself against him.

"But you're safe here."

She nodded her head against his chest. "Can I stay here? Just for tonight?"

"Sure." He smiled sleepily.

"Thank you." Addison snuggled close and closed her eyes, trying to sleep. Pete closed his eyes again and kept his arm around her waist. Suddenly sleep came easy to Addison and she felt safe in his arms.

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The next morning Addison slowly came to and took notice of the arms around her wait, holding her close to a body. She blinked her eyes a few times to see that it was Pete she was in bed with. Pete was still asleep and started to stir as he felt her moving.

"Why does this keep happening?!" Addison pushed herself off Pete and quickly got out of the bed. Pete opened his eyes and looked at her confused. "We can't keep doing this we're getting a divorce!" Addison shook her head and headed towards the door.

"What's wrong?" Pete sat up and looked at her.

"This!" She threw her hands up. "We can't keep getting close like this!"

"But... why not?" He asked still sleepily.

"We're getting divorced remember!" Addison looked at him.

"I... you're the one who came into my bed in the middle of the night."

"I know that! You didn't exactly stop me though! We can't keep doing this!"

"I don't get why Addison. Why are you so upset?"

"This isn't what we want! You don't want a serious relationship you just want fun! And I want to be married to someone who actually wants a marriage and wants me not just fun!"

"I asked you to try Addison, you're the one who didn't even consider that this could work out!"

"Because it won't! All we've really done is argue! We irritate each other! We don't feel anything for each other." Addison looked at him.

Pete looked at her. "Yeah, you're right." He said coldly. Addison just turned and left his bedroom, making her way into the bathroom. Pete watched as she left before he sighed and let himself fall back into the bed again.

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Addison stormed out of the elevator before Pete once they reached the practice and she made her way straight to her office. Naomi who arrived shortly before them, stood still at the reception and looked at Addison confused. Addison didn't look at her friend just entered her office and slammed the door behind her. Naomi glanced at Pete and walked towards Addison's office. Addison was sat behind her desk and glanced up at Naomi as she entered.

"What's wrong?" Naomi looked at her worried as she walked towards her desk.

"I hate you for taking me to Vegas and letting me get married to Pete." Addison hissed. "I hate the fact that I'm married to him and that in about seven months I'll have yet another failed marriage behind me."

"What happened Addison?"

"He made me a really nice dinner for my birthday then we walked along the beach and kissed. Then it started to storm and I got scared so I got into bed with him."

"Did you have sex again?"

"No!" Addison looked at her friend horrified. "We did not have sex!"

"Well... but that sounds nice actually, why are you so furious?"

"This isn't meant to be happening! We're meant to be getting a divorce not getting close. He doesn't want a marriage."

"Addison." Naomi sighed. "He has feelings for you and you have feelings for him, more then you admit and I just don't get why it is so hard for you to give him a chance."

Addison glanced up at her friend. "We don't have feelings for each other. Now if you don't mind I have patients."

"You're living in denial Addison and you're just making yourself unhappy."

"I'm fine Nae."