A/N: I want to thank everyone who has read and enjoyed this story. Thank you to all of you that have reviewed as well. I can't tell you how much that has meant to me.

A huge thank you to Ash for her beta reading, ideas and support. I couldn't have done it without you. xxx

So here it is the final instalment of The Job Interview. Chapter Title is a song by O.A.R (a band I have only just discovered thanks to Ash.)

Love and Memories

Epilogue

6 Years Later – Christmas Eve

"Hey you're home early." Addison said as Alex walked into the kitchen.

"That's one of the perks of being an attending you can leave the residents to look after things." Alex answered, before dropping a quick kiss on her lips.

"How things have changed." Addison muttered as she looked up from the dishes she was washing up.

"So how did the yearly baking go?" Alex asked trying not to laugh at the mess Addison had made in the kitchen.

"I think it went okay. You don't care as long as you get your Banana Cream Pie."

"True. So how did that turn out?"He asked looking around for it, hoping to have a piece; Christmas Eve was the only time that Addison made time to bake it for him. Intermittently throughout the year she would buy him one, but only once a year would she actually bake a Banana Cream Pie.

"It's still baking. It should be okay. I have made a few notes over the years to perfect this thing. Oh and your mother was an absolute Godsend today. I'm so glad she is here." Addison said.

"My mother? What did she do?" Alex asked.

"She took Allie out to the Park for about 4 hours which gave me..."

"WHAT?" Alex interrupted. "YOU let MY MOTHER take MY DAUGHTER out unsupervised?" Alex asked angrily.

"Alex! You said you trusted her."

"Not alone with MY 4 year old daughter I don't. Where is she? Where is Allie?"

"She is in the play room with your mother so calm down. She is MY daughter too and I DO trust your mother. Christ Alex she has been sober for 12 years now. You told me you trusted her."Addison said trying to keep her voice controlled.

"Allie... Allie."Alex called as he ignored Addison's words and made his way up the stairs to the room they called the play room. It contained all of Allie's toys, along with a Television, DVD player and her very own table and chairs for colouring. Alex opened the door quickly and looked around, desperately seeking out his daughter. "Allie."

"Daddy...Daddy you're home." Allie called out as she threw herself into her father's arms.

"I'm home pumpkin." He said with total relief in his voice. He scooped Allie up and held her like there was no tomorrow.

"Daddy, too tight." She said as she tried to wriggle away.

"Sorry." He said as he quickly glanced over at his mother who had been reading a magazine while Allie watched "The Lion King" again. Marie Karev diverted her eyes and knew her son still didn't trust her. Not with one of the most important people in his life anyway.

"Are you okay?" He asked as he felt her forehead and moved his hands down her little arms.

"Yes!"Allie said excitedly as she continued. "Nanna took me to the park. We had the best day. She held my legs so I could cross the monkey bars just like you do daddy."Allie exclaimed.

"Did she?" Alex said as he started to feel all kinds of guilty. He glanced over at his mother who looked at him and gave him a small smile.

"Yep. Nanna is the best. She even let me have ice cream."

"Don't tell mommy that." Alex said laughing.

"I'm not allowed to have secrets. Nanna said secrets are bad so we told Mommy as soon as we got home." Alex remembered all the things he wasn't allowed to tell people when he was a kid. His mother had made him keep all kinds of secrets, making it seem like one big game at least for a little while. His mother really had changed and now he felt like a huge ass.

"Told Mommy what?" Addison said as she entered the play room.

"Allie was just telling me she had ice cream at the park."Alex said.

"And from what I hear a lot of fun. So she must be getting very tired."

"No I'm not. " Allie said defiantly.

"Well why don't you come with me and I will give you a bath, and then we can order a Pizza for dinner."

"You have Pizza for dinner on Christmas Eve?" Marie Karev asked.

"Yeah." Allie mumbled. "My mommy and daddy are strange. All my friends at preschool all have real Christmas food. But we have pizza, somefing about first Christmas mommy and daddy had."

"Oh I see. Well I'm sure Christmas pizza is just as good." Marie said understanding and remembering Addison telling her the story of how she and Alex finally got together on Christmas Eve years ago now.

"Come on you." Addison said as she took Allie to have her bath. "I don't know why you are grumbling. You love pizza." Addison continued trying not to laugh as they left the room.

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"Mom, I'm sorry. I just..." Alex started

"Alex it's okay. I understand, I still have a lot of years to make up and I don't expect to do that overnight. The fact that I can be here with you and YOUR family at Christmas makes me happy. You are very lucky. Addison is an amazing woman and as for my precious granddaughter I couldn't be more proud of her."

"Thanks. Allie thinks the world of you, and Addison is your biggest fan. She told me you were a huge help today. So thanks for that."

"It was my pleasure. I got to spend time with Allie and do all the things I should have done for you and your sister. I know I can never make up for that, but believe me when I say I would never do anything to harm Allie. I love her very much."

"I know you do." Alex said.

Alex spent the next hour talking things out with his mother. Addison left them alone only to call them both down to the dining room when the pizza arrived.

They all spent a great evening together and at 9.00pm finally a sleepy Allie was taken to bed. The plan was to wear her out so she would fall into a deep sleep so "Santa" could come. As soon as they checked she was sound asleep the 3 of them moved all of the wrapped presents under the tree and went to bed themselves. It was going to be a big day as Naomi, Sam, Maya, Cooper, Violet and even Pete were coming over to spend the day with them.

"I'm sorry for getting angry this afternoon." Alex said as they were getting into bed.

"I know you are just trying to be protective. Allie means everything to you. I only know the woman your mother is now; I don't know the woman you remember. I trust her Alex and I hope in time you can too."

"I do. I totally over reacted today and I'm sorry. I know you would never let Allie go anywhere with someone you didn't trust. Obviously your instincts are better than mine."

"You are just reacting to what you know. But hopefully now you will see that your mom has changed and would never do anything to harm Allie."

"Yeah we had a good talk tonight. It's all okay. Besides I think I would have a very pissed off 4 year old on my hands if I didn't let her go anywhere with her Nanna again." Alex said laughing. Allie Rose Montgomery-Karev was a very determined 4 year old who almost had her dad wrapped tightly around her little finger...almost. He had wised up over the last year that she used her cuteness to get what she wanted. Just like her mother!

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Christmas day passed with a blur and everyone especially Allie had a great day. They all ate roast turkey, with cranberry sauce, roasted vegetables and for dessert Alex's favourite Banana Cream Pie. Presents were exchanged wine was drunk by all the adults except Marie who settled for Apple cider.

Later that night when all the guests left, Allie was sound asleep in bed and Marie too had gone to bed, Addison and Alex finally had a moment alone.

"Okay Alexander Karev, I have waited all day where is my Christmas present?"

"You are so impatient." He said with a laugh.

"Well I gave you your presents this morning with everyone else. I know you like to be sentimental and give me mine on Christmas night like you do every year but I've been a good girl." She said with a smirk.

"Yes you have. Go and get into bed and I will bring it up with me."

"Okay." She said.

A few minutes later Alex climbed into bed next to her. Addison was sitting up in bed waiting. She looked just like Allie did when she was waiting impatiently. Alex had to hold back a smile.

"Here you are. Merry Christmas baby." Alex said as he handed her a neatly wrapped small box.

Addison smiled said her thank you's and un wrapped her present. Her breath caught when she saw the diamond snowflake necklace.

"Alex." She whispered.

"Do you like it?" He asked.

"It's beautiful."

"I have the old one too. I had to take it to the Jewellers to have him copy it."

"That's where it went? I was looking for it everywhere and you just played along."

"I know baby, I'm sorry. I wanted it to be a surprise."

"Wow it is. I love it. It's so beautiful." She said as she touched it. The jeweller had made an exact replica of the snowflake necklace Alex had given her 7 Christmas's ago. This one was far more expensive. It was on a White Gold chain, and the snowflake was made entirely of diamonds, tiny diamonds that sparkled brightly.

"Alex I just don't know what to say. I love it. Who would have thought you could be so romantic and thoughtful."

"Hey! I CAN be romantic. Okay well sometimes I can be romantic and I can be thoughtful. I know I'm not those things very often but well I do my best."He said shrugging his shoulders.

"That you do. Can you put it on for me?"

Alex just smiled at her and fastened the jewelled necklace around her neck. She hopped out of bed to look at it in the mirror glimmering on her chest. Satisfied with what she saw she returned to bed. Addison kissed him lightly on the lips.

"I love you. I think this one is even more beautiful."

"It had better be." He said flippantly thinking just how much it had cost him. In all honesty it could have cost twice as much and he would happily have paid it. To see how much she loved it was worth every cent.

"Alex that's not what I meant. I still love the first one you gave me. That was sweet and romantic and I think it was that night I realised I really loved you."

"I knew that night too. I think I knew when I bought it but I didn't want to admit it. I was so confused about everything back then."

"Well we had a lot of obstacles in our way then."

"Yeah, we did. I'm just so glad things have worked out the way they have."

"Me too. And this necklace is so beautiful; I don't ever want to take it off."

"The first necklace was given with love. This one" He said as he touched it lightly and looked into her eyes "Was given with love and memories."

"Wow you really are being romantic." She said as she looked at him with total adoration.

"What can I say you bring the best out in me."

"I love you so much Alex."

"I love you too."

"In 7 years we have built a great life together, haven't we?" Addison said as she laid down snuggling into Alex's chest, her favourite place in the world.

"We have and I'm sure we will be keep adding to it." Alex said as he began to stroke her hair.

"I'm sure too. Who knows what the future brings for us."

"Mmm who knows, we may even get married one of these days." Alex said lightly.

"Yeah one day." Addison said as she smiled against his chest.

Alex leant over and kissed her softly at first and then as the kiss deepened they both knew that they were very lucky to have the life they had. It was a life that was full of love and memories.

A/N: Wow I can't believe this story is finally finished. I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. I would really appreciate your review! Thanks again for reading.