A/N: Never thought I'd get here, but it's the last chapter! Kinda sad actually, I enjoyed writing this one! Anyways, thank you all for the reviews I've gotten throughout this story, they mean the world to me! Thanks to anyone who added me to their favorites list, means so much! Makes me feel like my writing's good enough:) So, enjoy the epilogue. Basically it's just little snippets of Addex in the future.
Disclaimer: You've had it drilled into your head a few times, and I'm sure you realize by now, but Grey's isn't mine.
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I wanna try with you,
I wanna smile with you,
I wanna be real with you
I wanna heal with you.
Two Months Later
"Ads, you ready?" Alex called into the bedroom.
"Yeah, just coming," she answered.
Addison's divorce had now been finalized, meaning she'd left Derek for good. Mark had decided to stay in Seattle and had been dating Izzie for two months. Everyone could see how good they were together: she was one of the only people that could handle him and he'd well and truly fallen for her. Derek hadn't taken long to get back with Meredith, which didn't surprise Addison in the least. Alex was there for her, and that was all she needed.
She smiled as she walked out, grabbed her car keys from the desk and began walking towards the front door. Before she reached it, however, he wrapped is arm around her waist and pulled her into him, kissing her lips passionately. She smiled against his mouth before pulling away.
"Alex we're gonna be late," she rested her forehead against his and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"And?" he smiled and kissed her again. This time she didn't pull away.
He traced his hands up and down her sides, causing her to squirm slightly. He smiled and walked her backwards gently to lean against the wall. He moved away from her mouth and left a trail of kisses down her neck. He began unbuttoning her blouse and moved his lips down to kiss along her shoulder.
Following his lead, she reached down and pulled his shirt over his head before working on his belt buckle. He moved back up to capture her lips before slipping her top off her shoulders. Before long, their clothes had been shed and she lay next to him wrapped in his arms.
"Mmmm, Alex," she sighed against his chest.
"I love you Addie," he kissed the top of her head softly.
"I love you too," she smiled. "We're definitely late now."
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Three months after that.
"I love you so much," Alex whispered into Addison's ear as they stood on a ferryboat looking over the water. His arms were wrapped around her waist and she rested her body back on his chest.
She closed her eyes and smiled. "I love you too."
It hadn't been the easiest few months for the couple. At first everyone at the hospital doubted whether or not the relationship could work. Most of them thought Addison was just getting back at Derek by dating the first person she could. They were doubtful that it could last seeing as Alex was Addison's intern. Richard made a point of warning her not to get to attached because he knew she couldn't take another disaster, and Miranda made sure she knew all about how Alex had acted whilst dating Izzie. But Addison knew him better than that. She was the lucky one who got to see how he was away from the other interns. She got to see the smile she kept only for her, the one that made her knees go weak. She saw how romantic he could be, even when they were just laying watching a movie. He would sit and watch the same movie with her ten times and still not moan, because he knew it made her happy and all he wanted was for her to be happy. But most of all, he gave her time. TIme to get over her eleven year marriage, and Mark. Time to heal. And he looked past all the pain she and Derek had caused each other and focused on how she was now. With him.
"Are you working this weekend?" he asked, kissing her neck softly.
"No, are you?" she replied.
He shook his head. "Wanna go somewhere?" he suggested.
"Such as?"
"Um, Paris?" he smiled as he felt her straighten up and turn to face him.
"Seriously!" she said, unsuccessfully hiding her excitement.
"Yeah, seriously!" he smiled and kissed her nose. "I'll take you anywhere you want to go."
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That weekend in Paris-Day One
"So where to first?" Alex asked as he and Addison walked hand in hand down a narrow road.
"Is it too early to shop?" she turned to face him and pouted slightly.
He laughed. "Yes! How about Disneyland?" he put his hand in his pocket and held up two tickets.
Addison grinned widely and threw her arms around him. "You are the best!"
"I know," he shrugged, kissing her nose as she pulled back from him. "Let's go."
Half an hour later they arrived outside the gates, ready to go in. The queue wasn't too long, and soon they were standing in the park holding a map.
"Where first?" Alex asked, looking at the map, confused.
"Anywhere," Addison grinned. "Follow me."
She set off walking at such a speed that Alex often had to jog to keep up with her. She weaved in and out of the crowds, often disappearing behind tall men, but Alex knew she couldn't disappear for long with her vibrant red hair that would pick her out of any crowd. Finally, she stopped, turned around and laughed when she saw Alex running to meet her.
"Did you have to walk so damn fast?" he asked, panting slightly.
She shrugged. "We only have a day, we don't want to miss anything now, do we?"
He began to protest when she flashed him a smile (one that he couldn't resist), so he just shrugged it off, following her now walking at a gentler pace.
She stopped in front of a large ride, and Alex read the sign aloud. "Space Mountain," and turned to face Addison with a questionning look on his face.
"It's awesome, trust me!" she smiled. "Come on," and he followed her to the end of the line.
By the end of the day, both Addison and Alex were tired out. They arrived back at the hotel and collapsed on the bed.
"So what did you think?" she asked.
"It was pretty great!" he laughed.
"I know," she laughed with him, kissing him quickly before turning the light off. "Night Alex."
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That weekend in Paris-Day Two
They arrived at the Eiffel Tower just after 11 the next morning. They'd planned to get there at 9, but 'other things' had gotten in the way.
((A/N: I haven't been to Paris in four years, and the Eiffel Tower in about eight, so I'm kinda making this part up. Sorry if it's wrong, just go along with it. Pretend you're as dumb as me!!))
Alex paid their admission fee (even though Addison said she'd pay her's, Alex insisted because the weekend was 'his treat to her') and they walked hand in hand into the elevator which would take them to the highest allowed point of the tower. They stood next to an elderly couple, who informed Addison and Alex that it was their Golden Wedding Anniversary and it was at the top of this tower over 50 years ago that he had proposed. Alex glanced at Addison who was smiling widely. She made eye contact with him which they held until he broke it with a kiss.
After a few moments, the doors opened at the first stop. Alex grabbed her hand and pulled her out into the cool air. They stood looking over the city for a while, before getting back into the elevator to got to the next level. Again, they stood talking to the elderly couple about their 50 years of marriage, with Alex constantly fidgeting nervously and glancing at Addison. She, however, was too engrossed in the conversation, to notice.
When they arrived at the next platform, Addison left the couple and put her hand in Alex's for them to walk into the air.
"The view's beautiful," she sighed.
"Yeah," Alex agreed, before turning to face her.
She looked round at him and smiled, wondering what he was up to.
"Addie, I love you," he began, taking a deep breath. "These last few months have been amazing, and I couldn't imagine being this happy with anyone else but you. And I want to spend my whole life like this. Basically, what I'm trying to say is," he took her hand and went down on one knee in front of her. "Addie will you marry me?"
Addison gasped and wiped a tear from her cheek. "Yes!" she smiled and pulled him up as he slipped the ring on to her finger. "A million times yes!"
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Three months on-The Honeymoon
Alex watched Addison sleeping, her chest rising gently. He smiled to himself as he remembered their wedding the previous day. The weather had been good (rare for Seattle, as many people had commented), warm and bright sunshine with as slight breeze. Everything had gone smoothly, the guests (even Mark) not making a fuss. Everyone had commented on how beautiful Addison looked (which, of course, she did) and Alex had been sure to tell her the same thing a few dozen times.
He smiled again as he watched her eyes flutter open and meet him. She smiled back at him, and he leant down and kissed her lips gently.
"Good morning," he whispered.
"Good morning to you too," she replied.
"How did you sleep?" he kissed her again.
"Perfectly, thanks," she bit her lip and yawned.
"Good to hear it," he sighed. "I can't believe we got married yesterday," he grinned.
"I know. I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and be back in New York or something," she gazed into his eyes.
"I can promise you this is real!" he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him.
"Good," she kissed him gently and he soon deepened the kiss until they had to break apart for air.
"So no regrets?" he asked, as she buried her head into his chest.
"Not at all," she said, her voice slightly muffled by his chest.
He kissed her hair softly and held her tightly against himself. He couldn't imagine being ever happier anywhere else in the world or with anyone else. He never thought he'd find someone he could love as much as he loved her, he didn't even know love this strong was possible.
"I never want to lose you, Addie," Alex whispered.
"You never will," she reassured him, pulling her arms around his back and rubbing circles with her fingers. She pulled her head back to look at him.
"Let's make the most of these two weeks," he smiled and kissed her, running his tongue along her bottom lip. Needless to say, the next two weeks were memorable.
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Their six month anniversary
"I'm home!" Addison chimed as she walked through the front door into their spacious kitchen. After they'd returned from their honeymoon, they'd decided to look for a house rather than live in Alex's apartment. They looked around several houses before settling on one a twenty minute drive away from the hospital. It had three bedrooms, a large garden with decking and an open plan downstairs with a living room, dining room and kitchen. Addison sighed, kicked her shoes into a box and made her way towards the couch.
"Hey honey," Alex smiled as she sat down next to him, kissing her cheek softly. At the start of their marriage, Alex had had a bad feeling that he was going to mess up and lose her, but he'd quickly become adjusted to married life. "Good day?"
She nodded. "Yeah it was okay thanks." She put her hand on his cheek and kissed him again. She teased her tongue along his bottom lip before he opened his mouth and their tongues danced around each other. He pulled back for air and started twisting his fingers into her hair, pulling her back to kiss him.
They kissed for a while before Addison stood up and grabbed the phone. "You hungry?"
He sat up and looked at her. "Starving!"
Two hours later, they sat surrounded by Chinese food boxes halfway through watching Titanic. Addison sat in front of Alex with her head rested on his chest and his arms wrapped around her waist.
"Happy Anniversary Addie," he whispered against her neck.
She smiled. "Happy Anniversary."
"I love you so much," he kissed her shoulder softly.
"I love you too," she took a deep breath. "I have something to tell you."
"What's that?"
"Alex," she turned to face him and smiled. "I'm pregnant."
I wanna be there for you,
Whenever you want me to.
Darling, chances are free,
So take one with me.
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A/N: Please review! I love you all!
Beth
