Ok once again I'm going to apologize for how long it takes me to update. I don't have a good reason this time either, so if you want to slap me go ahead, I deserve it. Someone asked me where Callie was, since she is like best friends with Addison. Don't worry, I plan on bringing her in soon, I just had to get Addison back on the same side of the country. So Callie is coming, and I'll probably throw Arizona in there too since I like her. Anyway, sorry for the wait, Enjoy and review please!

It had been about two weeks since Addison had left for New York and Zoey had been staying with Derek. After the dye in the shampoo incident Derek kept a close eye on Zoey, making sure she was always with an adult. She spent a lot of time with Alex Karev and Izzie Stevens. She tried to stay clear of Meredith, but whenever she was with Meredith things seemed to go badly. Zoey often disagreed with everything Meredith said and never listened to her if Derek was not around. When Derek was around she made sure to pretend she liked Meredith. Today however Derek had to rush to an emergency surgery and left Zoey in his office. Of course Zoey had not stayed in the office like Derek had told her to. Instead she was wandering the halls, trying to find something to do. She had grown bored of staying at the hospital day after day, even when she did get to hang out with Alex. She was wandering around the surgical floor, not paying attention to where she was going, when she ran into someone. Looking up she saw Dr. Bailey standing in front of her,

"Sorry," she said softly, starting to walk around her.

"Where are you going?" Bailey asked, she had gotten to know the young girl a little better of the past few weeks and found that she had a soft spot for the girl. Zoey turned around and shrugged,

"Lookin' for my dad," she said simply.

"Where is he supposed to be?" Bailey asked. Zoey shrugged again,

"I don't know. He was in surgery, but now he's not and I don't know where he went. He's supposed to take me home."

"Here, I'll help you look," Bailey offered. Zoey smiled at her,

"Thanks Dr. Bailey." They had been wandering the hallways looking for Derek for a few minutes before Zoey opened the door to an on call room and screamed. Bailey quickly turned around and looked into the room, suddenly covering Zoeys eyes. On the bed in front of them were a mostly naked Derek and Meredith. Still covering Zoeys eyes, Bailey pulled the young girl out of the room and down the hall.

"EWWW!" Zoey said loudly.

"I agree," Bailey said, never wanting to have seen that, but she definitely didn't want a child to see that.

"Why were they doing that?" Zoey asked as Derek came around the corner. Bailey sighed in relief,

"Ask your father," she said. She walked down the hallway past Derek, rolling her eyes and ignoring him when he tried to say something to her. He walked the rest of the hallway to where his daughter was standing.

"What were you doing with Meredith?" she asked when he reached her. Derek was at a loss for what to say. "Dad?" she prompted, wanting an answer, "What were you guys doing?"

"We were, um, we were sleeping," he said lamely, knowing his daughter wouldn't buy it.

"No you weren't. You were both awake. Were you having sex?" she asked bluntly. Derek stared at his daughter,

"Excuse me?" he asked, sounding shocked. When had his eleven year old figured out what sex was?

"Were you having sex? That's what Macy Larson said boys and girls do when they're supposed to be sleeping."

"How would she know that?" he asked, hoping to avoid the question longer.

"Her sister told us when I slept over at her house one time. So were you?" she sure was persistent.

"No. We were not…doing that."

"Then what were you doing?"

"We were, wrestling." Derek knew that had been a terrible answer and was only assured of that from the look Zoey was giving him.

"That's stupid dad. You were not." Derek was getting frustrated, "You were having sex with Meredith!" she had said this very loudly and caused several people to stare at them.

"Alright, you know what, it's time to let it go," he told her as Alex walked around the corner.

"But dad," she started before Derek interrupted.

"Nope. Let it go. Go hang out with Alex." He quickly walked away, leaving a frowning Zoey with a confused Alex.

"Hey munchkin, what's going on?"

"Dad was having sex with Meredith in the on call room," she said bluntly, surprising Alex.

"You're only eleven, how do you know what sex is?" he asked.

"Macy's sister told us," she said. Alex didn't bother to ask who Macy was or why her older sister had been talking to them about sex and tried to distract her.

"So when is your mom getting back?" he asked, knowing she was looking forward to see her mom again.

"Tomorrow!" she said brightly. It had been a long two weeks since she left. She loved Derek of course, but her mom was like her best friend and she had never really been away from her for that long, "And she says she bought a house! I don't have to live in that stupid trailer anymore!" Alex was thrilled she was no longer talking about sex between Derek and Meredith. It had been very uncomfortable for him.

"That's great. But are you sure your mom is supposed to get back tomorrow?" he asked, looking down the hall.

"yeah. Why?" Zoey turned in the direction that Alex pointed and saw her mother standing at the hallway. Her face lit up and she bolted into the waiting arms, "MOM!" she stood contentedly for a minute while Addison hugged her before pulling away, "I thought you weren't coming home until tomorrow."

"I decided to surprise you," Addison said with a shrug, "Are you surprised?"

"Uh-huh! But it's a good surprise. I'm happy your back. I missed you!"

"I missed you too sweetie," Addison said, hugging Zoey again, "Have you behaved well I was gone?" Zoey looked at Addison with an innocent smile,

"Of course I have," she lied. In all reality she had been a terror while Addison was gone and had driven everyone crazy, but mostly Meredith.

"Where's your dad?" Addison asked, knowing her daughter was lying to her. She only used that smile when she had something to hide. Everyone else in the world could fall victim to that darling smile, thinking that a child who looked like that could do no wrong, but Addison was immune and knew right away that something had happened. Zoey shrugged,

"Probably having sex with Meredith again," she said as if it was something that came up in everyday conversation. Addison's eyes went wide while Alex rolled his.

"Excuse me?" Addison asked, looking to Alex for an explanation since he was an adult and she figured he might know more than her eleven year old.

"I don't know," he said shaking his head, "Shepherd pawned her off on me and she started talking about it." Addison turned to Zoey,

"Let's go find your father," she said, wanting to know why her daughter knew about her father and his girlfriend having sex. Zoey followed Addison down the hall and eventually to Derek's office, where she walked in without knocking. Derek was sitting behind his desk working on some paperwork; he looked up when Addison walked in,

"Addison, I thought you weren't getting back until tomorrow," he said, surprised.

"Well I did everything I had to do, so I came back early."

"Well, that's great."

"Yes. Zoey go wait in the hall way please," Addison said. Zoey groaned,

"Why did you even make me come with you if you were just going to send me out of the room?" She complained. Addison shot her a look and Zoey rolled her eyes in response but walked out of the office.

"Why did you send her out?" Derek asked.

"Do you know what she told me when I asked where you were?"

"No Addison, do I look like a mind reader to you?" Derek asked, sounding annoyed.

"She said that you were probably having sex with Meredith again. Why would she say that? Why does she know that you and Meredith were having sex Derek? Could you really not have just waited until she was out of the house?"

"Addison," Derek said, interrupting her mini rant, "It's not like we were doing it right in front of her. She happened to walk into the on call room we were in. Bailey covered her eyes and pulled her out though, so I don't think she actually saw anything."

"It's not acceptable Derek. She's only eleven; she's not even supposed to know what sex is yet!"

"Ok, you know what? It is not my fault, it was an accident. Let it go Addison," Derek said finally, "Has Zoey told you anything else that happened while you were gone?"

"No. What would she have to tell me?" Addison asked, realizing Zoey had done something Derek didn't approve of.

"Well, to start with, she put dye in Meredith's shampoo, causing her hair to turn blue,"

"Oh no, I thought she had stopped doing that."

"Obviously not, because Meredith's hair was blue for the next three days." Addison sighed; she had not expected Zoey to react so badly to her father having a girlfriend.

"I'll talk to her. How has she behaved since it happened?" She asked.

"Whenever I'm around she's a perfect angel. But whenever I'm not she's a brat. We can't let her behave like this Addison; she'll just become even more of a brat if we let her get away with it."

"I know," Addison sighed, "She's just thrown off from all the changes. Once we get moved into the house and settled down again she will be fine."

"You bought a house?" Derek asked, sounding shocked.

"Yes, I bought a house. We have to have somewhere to live Derek, I can't just let my child live in a hotel. As much as she would like that," Addison added as an afterthought.

"Have you figured anything out about school?" Derek asked.

"I've looked at a few places online, though I want to tour them before I decide. I'm going tomorrow if you would like to come with us."

"Yeah, of course," Derek said, wanting to be involved in Zoeys life as much as possible.

"Great. I'll see you tomorrow then." Addison said, leaving the office in search of her daughter.

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