CHAPTER 25 - just few words, I'm sorry I know I had to post this chapter weeks ago, to be forgiven it's a long one (and a very different one, because I think the story needed a twist, please don't hate me for what I wrote, you all know how much I love Addison e Derek together)... I hope you like it and that you'll write me many many many reviews
"Hey welcome back at home, honey" Addison said opening the front door of the brownstone and kissing Derek, "how was the conference?"
"Boring, but Collins did a really excellent speech" said Derek "…I miss you!"
"You have been off only for 2 days, Derek"
"They were enough… How are u?"
"I'm good, I felt a little bit nauseous this morning but now I'm fine"
"Sure?" Derek asked opening the fridge and picking something to drink
"I'm great, trust me! Tell me about the conference…"
"I can't believe you want to know about the conference… here your answer there wasn't Meredith, but I saw Cristina with Owen, they got married!"
"Oh, interesting…" Addison said
"Come on you don't care about them, I'm sure you don't even know who is Owen Hunt!"
"Point for you, Dr. Shepherd!...I'm tired, I'll wait for you downstairs" she said kissing his lips and leaving him to wash the dishes.
"Are you really watching a National Geographic doc?" he asked giving a quick look at the television program Addison was looking at.
"It's interesting, it's about animals' migrations" she answered, he went to bed near her and kissed her head and then he said "I think it's time to turn off the television and try to sleep!".
She moved close to him and put her head on his chest and she asked "Do you think that if there wasn't the baby you now would be here with me?"
"What are you talking about Addison?"
"Give me an answer Derek…Please"
Derek was silent at first then he finally "I don't like talking about hypothetical scenarios, Addie, I'm a concrete man, you know me…"
"It's a way to tell me that if there wasn't a baby in the way you wouldn't chose me?"
"I never said this, Addison…"
"Are you happy to be here with me, Derek, or are you doing this only because it's the right thing to do?"
"I am, but since is questions time it's my turn to ask you something, if I didn't show up in New York would you tell me about the baby?" Derek asked, this time was Addison the one in silent then she confessed "When I decided to have this baby you weren't in the picture, and I knew that I would be alone, so no… I'm sorry Derek"
Derek jumped out of the bed and said "I can't believe you are saying this to me, Addison... What about that poor kid asks you who was your father, what the hell would you answer him?"
"I'd tell him the truth! That his father was the man I used to love!"
"USED TO love?"
"Sorry, Derek, I didn't mean that!"
"Oh, my God, I can't believe this. I can't believe you accused me of not really wanting to be with you, when you were planning to never tell MY SON about the man you "used to love", I didn't think you were so selfish!"
"Derek, you know that this is not true! You can't be serious!" Derek stood in front of her, while Addison stared at him, sitting on the bed. Her eyes were filled up with tears.
"I was wrong about you, Addison." Suddenly, a flashback invaded Addison's mind. "I thought I could make this work, but, you didn't change a thing."
"Don't say that, Derek, don't say that!" Derek started walking away and Addison followed him.
"Derek, come back here! You can't quit on me! We are Addison and Derek, we don't quit!"
"I need my time and my space, Addison, I can't stay here anymore, not after what you said... I can't even look at you in this moment, I'm furious!" Derek was opening the front door, Addison yelled at him "Where do u think to go, Derek?... You aren't leaving only me today, you are leaving also your son, Derek!"
"Suddenly, he is my son? I thought his father was some guy you used to love!" Derek got very close to Addison. "I got news for you, Addie. The world isn't always the way you want it to be."
"If you leave me now Derek, I promise I never let u see this baby!" Derek just looked at her and left the house slamming the front door. He headed towards his car, he had no idea where to go or what to do, he felt angry and hurt, 15 minutes after he was in a bar at the Village.
The glass doors opened in front of him. He entered in slow steps, sitting down on the bar, he lowered his head, and waited for the night to go by. Beside him, a thin blond girl sat down.
"Scotch." She said, in a high voice, her gloss-covered lips smiling at the bartender. "On the rocks."
"Can I have one of those too?" Derek said, in a tired and sad voice.
"Oh, I didn't see you there. I'm Melanie."
"Derek"
"Nice to meet you, Derek." Her voice was high and hurt Derek's ears a little bit.
"Nice to meet you, Melanie" and as soon as he said this she moved closer to him. Derek felt too tired to be reluctant. "What are we celebrating?"
"I got my first acting job here in New York." Derek's eyes reached her neckline. 'What is she, a porn star?' He tough, silently.
"Congratulations." He said. She put her hand over his.
"Thank you." She smiled. "You like tired, long day?"
"Kind of"
she moved beside him and kissing his lobe she whispered "Sounds like you need to relax." and that was the last thing he remembered.
NEXT MORNING – PENINSULA HOTEL NYC
"Morning babe" Melanie said to Derek.
Derek suddenly opened his eyes, he looked at the room, he lift his blanket and wondered "Where I am and where did all my clothes go?" Derek stood up, startled "who are you?"
"Don't tell me you don't remember." she smiled. "you sure seemed to be enjoying yourself last night". He went to the bathroom to wash his face and trying to remember "OMG, I booked a room at the peninsula hotel…"
"Derek babe, I ordered breakfast" Melanie yelled from the other room. He took a quick shower to focus on the last events of this life, 'what the hell I did' he tough and headed to the room.
"Breakfast is here, honey…" she said biting a croissant.
"Don't call me honey and why did u order also a bottle of champagne?"
"To celebrate, honey!"
"To celebrate what? I don't even know you..."
"Oh, I think you know me pretty well, baby" she came behind him, kissed his shoulders and moved her hands on his chest. 'what am I doing with this woman? .. I only hope tonight I wore a condom' Derek though. "Well… can u remember me your name?" Derek said taking off her hands on him
"Melanie!"
"Well Melanie, I think it's time to end this, I'm sure tonight was great… but it was a huge mistake!"
"What? Are you going to leave me?" the girl asked him.
"Leave you? I don't even know you… I'm just a guy in a bar you're just a girl in a bar, end of the story!" at the same time her phone rang, Melanie didn't answer she just looked at the display "We have to go, Derek babe!"
"What? You have to go!" he yelled
"You didn't understand, we have to leave this room now or they'll find us!"
"Who?"
"No questions, it isn't the moment"
In 5 minutes they were out of the room and they were running in the middle of NYC chaotic streets
"Where are we going" Derek asked to the girl again.
"It isn't time for conversation, Derek babe, run! Here there is a metro station!"
Derek and Melanie were finally in the train, there were a lot of people, and suddenly Derek heard a well known female voice calling his name "Derek, Derek!" she was Savvy, 'great' though Derek, Melanie was always near him, "Hi Savvy, " he said, "Hi Derek, how are u? Addison told me you were in Boston for a conference…"
"Yeah" he really didn't know what to say
"How's Addison? Weiss and I would love to have you at dinner one of these nights before the great event"
"It's a great idea…"
"You aren't alone…" Savvy noticed
"She's Melanie… my assistant… I think the next one is your station, Savvy, say hi to Weiss!"
Savvy finally went out of the train, where him and Melanie were "…So, your assistant…" Melanie said, "Shout up!... no wait why don't you tell me why there were 2 man chased us…"
"Your story seems more interesting, who are u? Who's Addison?" Melanie asked him
"No, who are u?" Derek asked
"I'm just a girl in a bar"
"You are not just a girl in a bar…how old are u?"
"I'm 23 years old, I'm from Tampa, Florida and I studied journalism at Cornell University and I also write for New York Post"
"That's a start" Derek said "but you still didn't explain, the 2 men 'followed' us"
"I can't say you more, you seem a nice guy and I don't want put you in danger"
"What? I don't trust you, let me see your New York Post badge", Melanie showed Derek her badge, she didn't lie. "So who are u, Derek babe?"
"Don't call me Derek babe, you're 23!...I'm a doctor, a neurosurgeon…"
"Impressive, doc, I think it's time to see your badge now!" she said while they were going upstairs in downtown Manhattan. "OMG, Derek the two men are here, we should move…TAXI, TAXI!"
she yelled, they quickly entered in the yellow cab and Melanie said to the driver "JFK airport!"
"What?" was the only word Derek said.
"So can u tell me why we are on flight for London, Melanie?"
"It's a safe place, Derek! I'm sure they'll not find us in London…"
"Maybe they don't, but my wife do, she can see my credit card movements…"
"You are married… so is she that Addison your friend in the metro was talking about?"
"Yeah…"
"You slept with me, so you didn't seem very committed in your marriage vows…"
"It's a long story…"
"We are on a transcontinental flight, we have time…"
"I don't want to talk about this, tell me why we are on a flight to London, what did u do?"
"Nothing, I just wrote an article about racket, I had an appointment with my source at the bar, but he didn't show!"
"You really think that I'm going to trust you, come on?" Derek said
"You're free to not trust me, but the 2 men chased us were real!"
"So, if you are telling the true the first thing to do is call the Police!"
BROWNSTONE
The 2 men that were following Derek and Melanie for NYC streets now were showing at Addison front door, they rang the doorbell and after a couple of minutes a very destroyed Addison opened it "Hello Mrs Shepherd!" said one of the man.
"Who are you people? I'm really not in the mood for pranks" Addison said to them, and one of the men showed her his gun.
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