Heya, hope you enjoy this chapter! I'm well into the sequel (as i have technically finished writing this story, i just need to tie up carry on story lines) anyways, uhh... I'll leave you to it. :P
Chapter 21 – You're So Good To Me
Addison frowned as she looked over the little place cards around the variety of cakes in the conference room, Callie standing next to the table holding out a fork.
"This is… well." Addison said,
"What?"
"Girly?"
Callie glared and Addison looked at her friend sheepishly, "Well you're… There are cakes and little cards it's kind of…" she blushed, "kind of like me before I married Derek."
Callie gave her a look, "Oh, you're comparing my future marriage to the five happy but baby-less years and two absent husbanded years you spent married to Derek ending with you doing his best friend, thanks, makes me feel so much better."
"On the bright side," Addison said with a teasing grin, "Izzie isn't bad looking; she was an underwear model after all."
Callie glared at her, "Just pick a cake."
Ava lay in her bed, looking out her door to Addison who was resting against a nurses station staring into space, Ava was interested to see what Addison would be doing. She'd over heard the happy blonde doctor talking to Dr. O'Malley, it'd been confirmed that Alex lived with the blonde, Addison, and Addison's fiancée, Dr. Grey. Or at least he used to.
The blonde had said Grey kicked him out; that he'd been staring at Addison a bit too much.
At the nurse's station Addison sighed, but her face lit up brightly as she saw someone Ava couldn't see, "Hey," she smiled,
The person moved forward, Dr. Grey, Ava saw. The redhead kissed Grey softly, "What are you doing today, anything interesting?"
"No, Bailey has us studying."
"Well," Addison smiled, "Your exams are in two weeks."
Meredith sighed, "Do you reckon we could get everyone at ours tonight, George and Cris, and Callie too, Cristina is obsessive about Callie's flash cards."
"Burke?"
"Yea I guess the more the better." Shrugged Grey, "And he'll be good for Cristina, he's the only one better then her." Addison laughed, "Well with the best OB/GYN and Cardio attendings, and Callie with magic flash cards, I think the four of you will have the best study team there is."
"Do you think…?" Grey sighed,
"What baby?"
"Do you think I was too harsh on Alex?"
Addison sighed, "I… yes. I do understand, but he's your friend Meredith, and he's a good guy. I'm not saying invite him back, but just… forgive him. Maybe not today, but soon."
Grey sighed, "I'll forgive him… but I want him to apologise."
Addison laughed "Oh, believe me, he'll be apologising."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm an attending Meredith, he's my intern. He's on my service. You see where I'm going with this?"
Meredith smiled, "I knew there was a reason I fell in love with you."
Addison smiled and kissed Meredith softly, "I love you too." She murmured, "Now go, study, your exam's in two weeks."
Ava watched as Meredith grinned and walked away and the ortho resident walked over, "Hey,"
"Hey! How's it going?" Addison smiled,
"Uhh, good, I'm freaking out, and George is freaking out, but good, yea, good it's good, we're good."
"Ok." Addison said, "Something's not good."
"Addison I'm getting married in fifteen days, I'm freaking out. And I can't even talk to George about it because he's to busy freaking out about his exam."
"Callie..."
"No." Callie said, "No I need to get it out of my head," she tapped the sides of her head with her hands, "Focus. Damn it."
"Well, as your maid of honour, I'm going to help you by telling you all about Alex Karev."
Callie frowned, "What?"
"Meredith kicked him out."
"I heard, George told me. Never found out why though,"
Addison smiled softly, "Meredith gets territorial over me. She found him staring at me one time too many."
"Good territorial or bad territorial?"
"Good territorial." Addison smiled, "Meredith was always… She gets jealous, she's the jealous type, but she never acted on it before, like she knew she had no place to, but now… She's in this. She's actually in this for the whole thing."
"The whole thing?"
"We're going to L.A. after your wedding, we're going to visit my friend who just so happens to be the best fertility specialist I know."
Callie stared at her, "Oh, my, God." She beamed, "That's amazing!" she held her arms out and hugged the redhead, "Oh, Addison this is great!"
"Thanks Callie." smiled Addison, "It is, it really is."
Ava looked on sadly, she felt so sorry for Alex.
"Meredith Grey, you need to come over here so I can hug you."
Meredith's eyes jumped up and she stared at the figure in the doorway with alarm, "Uhh, Callie?"
"Addison told me about your plans, your going to L.A. plans."
"She did?"
"She did," Callie nodded, "Now please, I know we're not bosom buddies, but you're my friend, one of my freakin' bride's maids, so come over here and let me hug you."
Meredith smiled and moved to her friend, the two hugged, "You don't seem like the hugging kind of person."
"Well," Callie said, pulling away, "I'm not, normally, but if my friends tell me they're gonna have a baby I think a congratulatory hug is in order."
"Well thank you Callie," Meredith smiled,
Callie smiled, "George says there's some study thing at yours tonight."
"There is,"
"Well… I'll be there, and uh, I'll make sure I have my flash cards with me."
Izzie sighed softly as she walked through the hallways of the hospital aimlessly.
"You ok?" a voice asked,
Izzie looked up to see Mark walking next to her, "Me? Oh I'm… I'm fine."
He smiled, "Cute, but don't lie Bethany. What's the matter?"
"You and… Addison… You're- you're over that right?"
Mark nodded, "Yeah. Yeah, I've moved on."
"Well… Uh, I think… I think I might…" Izzie stoped and leaned against a wall, Mark smiled at her,
"Would you like to accompany me to Callie and O'Malley's wedding?" he asked,
Izzie smiled, "Yea, I'd like that."
"Good." He smirked, "I'll see you there."
Alex frowned from down the hall; Izzie had been smiling, flirting, with Sloan. He shrugged it off, he had no claim over Izzie, they were in the past, and he'd crossed the line. Besides, he didn't even like Izzie in that way anymore. She was hot, he knew, but she was a friend now. And as her friend he wouldn't let Mark crush her.
Alex started to walk forward, whether to warn Mark off, or talk to Iz he didn't know, but as he passed a door to his left, Addison suddenly tumbled out of it, fixing her skirt, he collided with her and a second later Meredith walked out of the same door, trying to smooth her hair.
"Alex." She said, "What are you doing?"
Alex raised his hands, "I was just walking," he said,
Addison gave Meredith a look, "Mere,"
"Right, sorry Addie. Alex just uh... focus on where you're walking ok?"
He nodded and Meredith smiled, "Thanks," she took Addie's hand, "Come on, I just need to change then we can go home."
They walked away but after a moment Meredith stopped, "Wait, I just…" She turned and ran; Alex was still outside the on-call room, leaning against the door, "Alex,"
He looked up, "I get it okay, she's your fiancée, and I'm sorry but damn it Meredith, you know her, you know how amazing she is-"
"Alex,"
"What!"
"Alex I'm sorry. I know what it's like to watch her from afar. She's the love of my life and I let her go. I let her get married. I spent seven years hating myself for that. But she still loves me. And I love her. And Alex you gotta believe I'm going to treat her right. I'm not going to be like Derek, I'm not going to pull away from her. I'm going to marry her, and have kids with her, and raise them with her. And I really hope you'll be there. You're Alex, you're my friend and as much as I hate it I love you. You're like my brother."
"That's why it hurts."
"What?"
"It hurts the most because I know you're the better person for her. And because I'm like your brother. You're my sister Meredith. That's why it hurts."
Meredith sighed, "Everyone's coming to my house tonight; the four of us plus Addison, Callie and Burke. We're gonna study… come with us."
Alex looked at Meredith, "I can't."
"Alex…"
"I'm sorry Meredith but I can't."
Meredith nodded with a sigh, "Ok. It's fine, I understand." She sighed again, "I'm sorry Alex."
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