"She's lost her mind. She's actually lost her mind."

Addison pounded on the door one last time before turning to face Alex once more.

"This is some sort of joke, right? Tell me that I'm not actually going to be stuck on this roof all night. With you."

Alex shook his head, "Izzie doesn't really go for practical jokes. You might as well try to make yourself comfortable, because we're going to be here for a while.

Addison let out an exasperated sigh, "I can't fucking believe this. First she spends all day talking about how great you are, and now she locks us on the roof together. What the hell is going on with her?"

"Great plan, Izzie." Alex muttered under his breath, sarcastically.

Unfortunately, he didn't say it quietly enough.

"Plan?" Addison questioned, anger evident in her voice. "What do you mean, plan?"

"Nothing," Alex said immediately.

"No, that was something. Did you have something to do with this Alex? Was this some sick idea of yours?"

"What? No!"

"Give me the note."

"What?"

Addison held out her hand. "Give me the note, I want to read it."

Alex held it back; "I already read it to you."

"Just give it to me!"

Alex hesitated, but finally handed it over.

After reading the note, Addison shot Alex a questioning look, "What's this?"

"What's what?" Alex asked.

Addison crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't play dumb with me, Karev." She pointed at the bottom of the slip of paper. "This, right here. 'P.S. Tell her how you feel.' What did Izzie mean by that?"

Alex shrugged, "How the hell should I know. It's like you said, she's crazy."

"Bullshit. You know what she meant, that's why you didn't want me to see the note myself." By this point Addison was yelling, "So tell me what the hell is going on! You're the reason I'm going to be stuck on this roof all damned night, and I want to know why!"

"I told you, I don't know," Alex maintained.

"Tell me!"

"I'm falling in love with you!" Alex shouted.

Addison just stared at him, all the anger on her face turning to shock.

"What did you just say?"

Alex turned his back on her, not able to look in her the eye. "I'm falling in love with you. Izzie knows. That's why she did this. She's got it in her head to play match-maker."

Addison took a hesitant step toward him, and then stopped.

"But...On the elevator...you said..."

Alex turned back to face her. "I know what I said. I was lying. Couldn't tell you. I didn't Doctor Shepherd about this because he treated me badly. I did it because he hurt you. He hurt you, and it made me so angry that I had to hurt him back." Alex shook his head. "That's when I realized that this wasn't just about making-out in on-call rooms, not for me."

Addison didn't know what to say. She just looked at him, amazed to hear him being so honest, so vulnerable.

Alex interpreted her silence differently.

"But obviously you don't feel the same way, so why don't we just pretend this little conversation never happened. I'll take that side of the roof," he motioned with his head, "And you can have this side. You won't even have to look at me."

He turned and started to walk away, but paused when he felt Addison's hand on her shoulder. He turned back to face her, and was astonished to see her blinking back tears.

She didn't say anything. She just leaned forward and planted a gentle kiss on his lips.

It was different than any of the other kisses that they shared. Those kisses had all been fueled by anger. They were hot, and passionate. But they couldn't compare to this kiss. It was soft, sweet, and tender. It was amazing.

When they broke apart, they looked at each other for a long moment. Alex reached up and brushed a tear off of Addison's cheek.

"So, Doctor Montgomery. Where does this leave us?"

Addison grinned, "You know, I think it's about time you started to call me by my first name."

"Addison," Alex whispered.

"I like the way you say that...Alex."

They smiled at each other nervously. Simultaneously, they realized they were still standing only inches apart. They both moved apart, like awkward teenagers.

"Well," Alex said at last, "If we're going to be here all night, we might as well try to make ourselves comfortable."

Addison laughed, "I don't know how comfortable we're going to be able to make ourselves on a roof-top."

Alex began walking around, looking for something. "I can't believe that Izzie would leave us up here without food or anything. That wouldn't be like her."

They split up and looked around the roof. After a few minutes of searching, Alex let out a triumphant cry. He returned to Addison carrying two full paper bags.

"Let's see what we have," he said.

He set the bags down and began to go through them. "Blankets, that's good. A loaf of bread that looks homemade. A couple of kinds of good cheese. Wine glasses and...wine." He smiled at Addison, "Bread, cheese and wine. Izzie's packed us quite the romantic feast."

Addison was going through the other bag. "We've also got a couple of bottles of water and some freshly baked cookies."

Alex grinned, "Addison Montgomery, will you go out on a date with me?"

Addison laughed, "I think that I will, Alex Karev."

"Good. Close your eyes."

"What?" Addison questioned.

"Just close them, okay?"

Addison sighed, "Fine."

"And no peeking."

"Alright, alright." Addison melodramatically closed her eyes and covered her face with her hands.

She could hear Alex moving around, but wasn't sure what he was up too.

"Can I open them yet?"

"You're a very impatient woman, just give me a minute."

"Fine."

A few moment's later, Alex placed his hands on Addison's shoulders and led her to a different part of the roof. "Okay, open your eyes."

Addison opened her eyes, and gasped.

Alex had spread out the blankets and set up a picnic. The food was spread out and the wine glasses were full. There were even two candles burning brightly in tall candlesticks.

"You didn't tell me she left us candles."

"I thought I'd surprise you."

"Thank you, Alex," she said softly, as she turned and smiled at him.

He smiled back and leaned forward, kissing her softly on the forehead.

"Come on," he said, taking her hand and leading her onto the blanket, "Let's enjoy our first date."

A/N: I was going to leave Addison mad at Alex for longer, and have his confession come at the end, but it just didn't work out that way once I started writing. The fluff pretty much over-powered me. Sorry, angst fans.

Anyway, this story should hit 200 reviews after this chapter. I can't tell you all how happy that makes me. Reviews truly are love. So keep that love coming.

And yes, I do know that this chapter was a day late. I'm sorry but I've got a bad cold, and took some cold medicine that basically left me feeling drugged and woozy all day.

Next chapter: A first date. A thunderstorm. And some Mark/Izzie interaction.