Just a quick note. Thanks for the reviews, they were great as always! I've only got one more chapter of this to write on paper then it's done (yay), as with Intuition. Then I can start the new fics I have planned, there's a couple. So look out for them. :) And I apologize in advance for the crappy MerDer bit in this, I had to write it in but it's short because I'm not a fan of that couple. Sorry. Oh, one more thing (sorry there's loads) but I'm sorry for what an ass Derek is in this fic. I keep writing him evil. Not my fault, stupid brain!!

Disclaimer: Still not owning Grey's.

Enjoy, and review :)

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Derek stood at the front entrance at 7, leaning against the doorframe, playing on his cell phone. He glanced into the hospital, sure Meredith would meet him soon. It had been a long, confusing day for him. The reality of his divorce had not yet set in, and he was curious about Karev and Addison's relationship. He knew he couldn't judge Alex, even though he disliked Addison a lot he knew she was hot, and he couldn't use the intern-attending argument knowing how he felt about Meredith.

He tore away from his thoughts hearing footsteps approaching. He looked up to see Meredith smiling.

"Hey," she greeted him.

"Hi, you ready to go?" he asked, pushing himself off the wall.

"Yep."

Derek nodded and pushed the door open, holding it for her to leave first. She laughed at his gesture, but walked out first into the cool Seattle night.

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Derek wasn't exactly the best date planner, usually failing in his attempts to be romantic. Because of this, he decided to take Meredith to a restaurant in town he knew she loved, followed by a walk along by the water. When they arrived at the restaurant, they were shown to their table which was by the window, looking over the water. They took a moment to study the menu before ordering. They began with small talk about the hospital and other un-important stuff, before moving onto Addison and the divorce.

"Are you happy you signed?" Meredith asked, not entirely sure if she should.

Derek shrugged. "In a way, yes. Our marriage wasn't strong enough to survive much longer, especially with Mark here now, and the last few weeks have been a mess. We hardly speak and when we do we end up arguing. I'm not saying I don't love her, because I do and probably always will. But I'm not in love with her."

Meredith nodded. "Is Mark staying in Seattle?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he is. Richard asked him to stick around for a case and offered him a contract to stay on after that. The hospital will really appreciate him, he's a great plastic surgeon. Sure, he can be an ass, and it'll take a while for us to be back to how we were before, but I really hope we can work it out," Derek paused to eat.

"Don't you think you're being a bit harsh to Addison? After everything that's happened you keep the one person she really doesn't need around? And it's not all her fault, you know," Meredith said, hoping he wouldn't take it the wrong way.

Derek shrugged again. "Maybe. Call me cruel, but she deserves it. She didn't have to sleep with him, did she? I'm not believing that she had no idea he was coming to Seattle either. And besides, she has Karev now, doesn't she?" he said spitefully.

"Don't blame Alex, Derek, he's done nothing wrong. If it wasn't for him she'd be lost right now. And I'm sure if she says she didn't know Mark was coming, she really didn't. You can't blame her the whole time, Derek. She's only human, she makes mistakes too," Meredith reasoned.

"Right," Derek nodded slightly sarcastically, and went back to eating.

Meredith sighed. Even if everyone thought she hated Addison, she couldn't help but think she deserved a chance to explain.

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Addison was ready to leave, ready to sleep and ready to forget the awful day she's had. Mark had ruined her marriage again, and this time for good. If she was being truthful she'd lost a lot of hope a long time ago that her marriage would ever get back to how it was in New York, but the tiny bit of hope she'd held on to was gone now. The hope that Derek still loved her and actually wanted to make it work. She hated that it all came down to a guy, her whole life revolved around a man. Derek, or Mark. And now even Alex. Alex. Karev. He was the only one there for her now, nobody else seemed to care that she was falling apart. He'd looked over everything that had gone wrong. She needed him more than she'd even care to admit.

After checking she had no more cases for the day, Addison made her way to the elevator and pressed the button, hoping it wouldn't take too long. A few seconds later the doors opened, a couple of nurses walked out, and Addison stepped in pressing the button for the ground floor so she could leave. She sighed, leaning against the back wall as she waited for the doors to close. However, before they could, Alex ran in and pushed to door open so he could get in. He smiled.

"Sorry," he muttered.

Addison rolled her eyes. "It's okay."

Alex watched her. "What's wrong?"

She stared forwards watching the doors close before them. She shrugged. "Nothing."

He didn't take his eyes off her, completely unconvinced. "Addison..."

"It's fine. I'm fine," she said before he could give her any sympathy.

"You're so not fine," he looked away.

"I'm fine, seriously, I'm-" the elevator shook suddenly and the lights flicked off. A few moments later the back-up lights flicked on. "Oh, great, you have got to be kidding!" she sighed and walked to the buttons, pressing the call button but nothing happened.

They stood in silence for a few moments before Alex spoke. "We're trapped."

"You think?" Addison snapped.

Alex sighed. "What's wrong? And don't give me any crap about a surgery 'cause I know it's more than that."

She chewed her lip nervously, unsure of how much she could tell Alex.

"Addison?" he said gently, and she looked up at him. "I know you don't think I'm the kind of person you can trust, but you can. I promise you."

She nodded. "I know you have, and I'm so grateful, Alex, I just don't want to get involved with another guy. I'm sorry," she whispered, leaving against the back wall and sliding down to the floor, tucking her knees into her chest.

Alex stood watching her for a moment, wondering if there was anything he could say to make her feel better.

"You know, I thought Derek and I finally had a shot at being a couple again, but I guess I really deserve more of this hell before I get to be happy. I'm destined to be alone," she leant her forehead against he knees so he wouldn't see her tears.

"You're not going to be alone. And you don't deserve any more hell," Alex said, sitting down next to her, staring forwards. He didn't know what it was, but he felt some sort of connection to her and he needed to make her see she really would be okay.

"And now I'm stuck in a freaking elevator for god-knows how long!" she moaned.

Alex moved closer to her and leant into her ear, "but you're with me," he said gently.

Addison tried to ignore the tingle in her stomach as he lingered by her face. She couldn't do this. She couldn't let her happiness come down to another man.

"Shepherd and Sloan are jerks. You deserve so much better than them. You're free, sorry to put it that way but you're free from Derek now. Free from him hurting you. And Mark, well Mark really is destined to be alone," Alex said, not moving his face any further away from her's.

Addison looked up and turned to him, their faces only a few inches apart. She sighed, subconsciously staring at his lips and deep into his eyes. She didn't know whether to kiss him or turn away before things got too awkward.

After a couple of minutes, Alex broke the silence, pulling back slightly. "Sorry," he mumbled, but still didn't take his eyes off her.

"Alex, I-"

He leaned closer again, unwilling to wait any longer. Her lips came forwards and met him, slightly surprising him as he thought she move away. This kiss started slow but got deeper as she leant into him, getting lost in his kiss. His tongue teased her bottom lip before she finally allowed him entry. She sighed against his mouth, not wanting to be anywhere else in that moment. He pulled back, giving them both time to breath, before he started kissing her neck.

In her mind, she knew she shouldn't carry on but she was too lost in his touch to push him away. "Alex," she whispered.

He met her lips again telling her she would be okay, that is was okay, that he wouldn't give up on her.

Suddenly, the elevator jerked back into life and the lights flicked back on. They didn't move for a few seconds, neither wanting to move away from each other's arms. Finally, Addison realized how close they were and how it would look to whoever was waiting for the elevator, so she stood up, flattering her clothes before turning back to Alex.

"Get up," she said.

"Why?"

"Because you look like an idiot sitting there."

"I'd look better if you were next to me."

"Alex..." she warned.

"You didn't seem too bothered sitting down here with me just then. Why does it change now?"

"'Cause people might see," she said.

"And?"

"I was married."

"Yeah, you were married. Not any more. You're moving on, people can't blame you for that."

"We only signed this morning," she whispered. "Get up."

"Fine," he said, pushing himself up and walking up next to her. He grabbed her hand and turned to her. "Don't let him rule your life. You need to move on," he smiled when she faced him, and he leaned in to kiss her lips gently.

Just then, the doors slid open without time for them to pull apart.

"Well isn't this cozy!"

Addison groaned. "Mark."

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Cruel, I know. And I hate Derek. I'll update soon. I'm sorry for any stupid mistakes in there. I didn't have time to check it.

Beth