Hey guys,

I know it's been a very long time ... I'm sorry, I've so busy lately. I also will update my other stories.

Thanks to my wonderful beta Antonia for whom my grammar is sometimes a challenge ;)

Hope you'll like the new chapter and forgive for needing so much time to update.

Love Mariella


Chapter 11

Derek softly knocked at Addison's door.

"Come in", he heard her voice.

"Hey, how are you doing?" He sat down next to her.

"Good, but I would be better if I finally could go home."

Derek sighed, he knew Addison hated just to lie in the hospital bed and do nothing, "I think that will take a while."
"How long is a while?"

"A week."
"Oh come on Derek, I have a surgeon at my home and I can perfectly take care of myself."
"I know that, but there are a lot of people who are really worried about you."

Addison sighed, "I hate lying in a bed all day doing nothing."
"I know that", he smiled at her softly. She made a bit space for him and he lied down next to her and engulfed her in an embrace.

"How's our daughter doing?"

Derek sighed, "I think she is still mad with me."
"Yeah, I know that. Where is she?"
"She … she was outside with some guy."
Addison smiled, "Was he good looking?"
"Yeah I thought he … what? Our daughter is there with some guy and that's the only question you ask?"

"Derek", Addison smiled at him softly, "She's 16. You should have expected this."
"Yeah, I know, but she's still my little girl."

"I know that and she will always be that, but she's a teenager and does what every teenager does."

Derek hugged his wife closely, "Yeah, but it seems like in the past, when she was so little."

Addison smiled, "You're getting old."

"Same with you then."
"We grow old together, so it's not that bad."

Derek smiled at her, "Yeah, we grow old together."

In that moment Amelia came inside the room. She smiled at her mom, "Hey mom, are you feeling better?"

"A bit", Addison gave her daughter a kiss on her temple, "you two should go home, because you", she pointed at Amelia, "have to go to school tomorrow and you", she pointed at Derek, "have to go to work tomorrow. I'll be fine here."
"You sure", Derek looked at his wife.

"I'm sure. You can bring me some medical journals and this book I wanted to read tomorrow then it won't be that boring."

"Ok", he kissed her, "sleep well."
"You too."

"Night mom."
"Night sweetheart", Addison hugged her daughter and whispered in her ear, "be nice to your dad."

Amelia rolled her eyes and she and Derek left the room. Derek was driving home with Amelia sitting next to him. They didn't talk on their way home.

"Amelia, you can't be mad with me for the rest of your life", Derek finally said when they entered their home.

Amelia shrugged, "It's worth a try."

Derek sighed, she was stubborn as Addison so he let her go to her room. He hoped she would come around soon.

The next morning Amelia had to go to school again. Derek sighed, she still hasn't really talked to him. It was a really quiet breakfast. After that Derek drove to the hospital and Amelia to school. Amelia picked up Hannah on her way there.

"Hey Ami", Hannah smiled at her when she entered the car.

"Hey Hannah."
"How are you doing?"
Amelia shrugged, "Dunno … but mom's getting better, so I think it's ok, but dad's an ass."
Hannah smiled at her friend, "Oh come on, give him a chance. He's your dad after all."
"I know … it's just … he was never there and now … he says he's sorry and … he should have said this so many times before."
"You're right."
"You know, I just … I can't really believe him right now, because he left me and mom so much alone in the past."
"Then tell him."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, you should talk to him, he's your dad Ami … "

"Ok, you're might right."
"You know I'm right, you just don't want to say that I'm right."
Amelia laughed, "Yeah, you're totally right there."

They arrived at their school at this moment and left the car.

"Oh by the way, there's something I have to tell …"

"Amelia", they heard a voice from behind. Amelia and Hannah turned around and saw Michael coming up to them.

"Who's that?", Hannah whispered to Amelia.

"Tell you later", Amelia answered quickly and smiled at Michael, "Hey Michael."

"Hey, how are you doing?"
"Good … oh Michael, that's Hannah. Hannah, that's Michael", they shook hands.

"So, do you already have your timetable?"
"Yeah, I have mathematics in the first two lessons."

"Oh, we have English."

"Oh … what do you have afterwards?"

"Music."
"Me too. So see you in Music?"

"See you then."
"I better go, because I don't think it's the best thing to be late on the first day."

"Ok, see you later."
"See you", Michael smiled at them – especially at Amelia – and went in the other direction.

Hannah looked at Amelia, "So, you want to tell me what's about you and the cute boy?"
"Hannah, there's not really much to tell … we met yesterday at the hospital, he stays with his brother, who works there."

"And he likes you …", Hannah's smile grow even wider.

"No, I don't think so … we're kind of friends …"
"And you like him too", Hannah teased now.

"Oh come on, don't talk such a shit … let's go", Amelia said laughing. Michael had turned around before leaving completely and saw Amelia and Hannah laughing. He smiled. He knew he liked Amelia really much and was falling for her … hard.

Meanwhile at SGH. Derek has brought Addison some books and the medical magazines she asked him for, but still it was really boring. Addison sighed. She hated to lie in this bed doing nothing … maybe she could sit at the gallery and watch someone operate. Quietly she stood up, got in some scrubs and went to the gallery. Half an hour later Addison was watching Dr. Burke's heart operation. She didn't noticed any other thing. She was alone at the gallery. Derek went by the gallery and saw a flash of red. He was confused, because normally that couldn't be Ami because she was suppose to be in school and Addie in bed, but he knew his two women, so he went back and saw Addison sitting at the gallery and watch the operation. She wore her glasses, which she normally doesn't because she didn't like herself with glasses. Derek on the other hand thought that it was really cute. He sat down next to her, "Shouldn't you be in bed Dr. Shepherd?"

Addison nearly jumped out of her skin, when she heard Derek's voice, "You scared me!"

"Sorry … but you should be in bed Addie."
"Derek, this is soooo boring." She whined.
Derek smiled at her, "Come here", he cuddled her close, "we will sit here for a while, but after that you will go to bed again. Ok?"
Addison looked at him, "Yes daddy …"

"Funny."
"I'm a funny girl."

"Addison …"
"Derek"

"I'll kiss you now."
She smiled at him, "Ok."

Derek softly leaned in and kissed her passionately. Addison was really surprised for the first time in what felt like ages he kissed her again like this, like he loved her more than he could tell. Addison kissed him back and their lips melt into the kiss. Derek embraced his wife a bit tighter. He wanted to show her, how much she still mend to him and that he really want to make it work. He knew their marriage was still rocky, but he wanted to try his best that it became what it once were, that he and Addie became what they once were. He wasn't completely over the Mark-story, but he forgave her and that was all that counted for him. They just sit at the gallery and kissed for a long time. Nothing more or less.


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