From the Window To The Wall 5


Meredith holds Addison's hand as she's rolled into surgery. When Dr. Bailey arrives, and Meredith announces she has a new girlfriend to her, Bailey just smiles, and sighs, and tells her she's gonna kick her ass if she gets distracted at work with her.

"Addison, you've just gotten a divorce, and now you're fighting off your ex-husband for his ex-girlfriend? Never thought I'd see that day," Bailey laughs.

"He conceded," Addison shrugs with a smile.

"Really, wow. Derek Shepherd, wouldn't have thought he'd have it in him," Bailey says.

"He took it surprisingly well," Addison smiles.

"So what does the other man in your life think of this? Dr. Sloan, I mean," Bailey asks her.

"He's all for it, which is probably also predictable," Addison laughs.

"Probably," says Bailey.

"Are you going to give me a stern 'talking to,'?" Addison asks her.

"Do I need to?" Bailey asks Addison.

"Well, I was expecting it," Addison says nervously.

"Alright, well, Addison I am your friend, but she is my intern, and I don't need any more people breaking the hearts of my interns, we clear?" Bailey says.

"Yes Dr. Bailey," says Addison.

"Well, there we are," says Bailey. "I'll page you when she's out of surgery," she offers.

"Thank you."


Addison tries to sit in the gallery, but it stresses her out too much, so she finds herself outside of the O.R door with her head in her hands.

"You okay?" Alex Karev walks by, and sees her stressing.

"Yeah, I'll be okay," Addison says to him, while still panicking.

"Mer will be fine, Bailey's not gonna let O'Malley hurt her," Alex reassures her.

"Thanks, Karev," Addison sighs. "I know I shouldn't worry… But I worry. Strange things happen to Meredith Grey. I mean, she was in an explosion merely a month ago, so I think there's room to be stressed," Addison explains.

"Yeah, bad stuff does seem to happen to her, but she always turns out alright in the end," offers Alex.

"I think I'm falling for her," Addison finally admits to Alex, as well as to herself.

"Cool," says Alex.

"You think that's cool?" Addison asks him.

"Yeah, well I mean, everyone falls in love with Mer, and you're pretty cool so it makes sense yeah," Alex shrugs again.

"Were you ever in love with Meredith?" Addison asks him.

"Well, no. But I was probably in love with Izzie, that kept me busy," says Alex.

"She's very good at my specialty," Addison smiles.

"Yeah, Iz is good with like, moms and babies and people and stuff," Alex smiles.

"She is."

"So why confess your love now?" Alex asks her, and for some reason, Addison finds comfort in confiding in him.

"Well, she was being courted by many men, so I thought about throwing my hat in the ring," Addison smiles.

"And she picked you?" Alex asks her.

"Well, not officially only me. Derek stepped aside, so it's between Finn and I," Addison says, reminding herself.

"So you can bribe her with surgeries and you're golden," says Alex.

"I don't want to be like that," says Addison. "She's my student, and I have to be fair to everyone. And I don't want her to like me because it helps her career. I want her to pick me because she wants to," says Addison.

"You have a lot of morals," says Alex.

"Hey, I am the adulterous Satan after all, I've hardly got it together," says Addison.

"Yeah, you're a bit of a mess, Mer's a bit of a mess. It works together," says Alex.

"You think so?" Asks Addison.

"Yeah," says Alex. "But hey, my opinion could be totally useless, so you never know," Alex laughs. "But feel free to stop by the house sometimes. There's good food because Izzie bakes and George and I get groceries," Alex offers.

"Thanks, Alex," says Addison.

"Nice. I gotta go, but good luck being like, a lesbian or whatever," says Alex.

"I'm not a lesbian, I'm more like, bi, or something. I don't know, maybe I'm just confused…" Addison sighs.

"Cool," says Alex with a shrug. "Hey, I didn't mean to put a label on you or whatever. I just meant to have a good time with Dr. Grey. Also, you might want to take her home because she can get kinda loud when she-" Alex starts, and then Addison cuts him off with a pointed glare.

"Alright, I get the picture," says Addison, blushing.

"Good stuff Dr. Montgomery. See you round," says Alex, before he shuffles away.


Addison tries not to picture what Alex had been talking about, but she finds herself imagining herself and Meredith, all alone, in her hotel room, and she has to pace around the hallway to shake herself out of it.

"They're almost finished, it went great," Mark comes out of the O.R to update Addison.

"Mark- whoa-," Addison says, startled as she's interrupted while deep in thought.

"Were you having dirty thoughts? Awesome," says Mark with a smirk.

"No, Mark I wasn't-" Addison fumbles, but Mark knows her far too well for that.

"You can say that, but I can tell you were thinking some dark dirty fantasies about you, and Grey, and-" Mark teases her.

"Hey, we're not talking about this," Addison protests.

"Come on, humor me. You never ever thought about me that way that much. Your face is as red as a cherry," Mark smiles.

"Are you done yet?" Says Addison.

"Nope, because you're all out of sorts, and I am having way too much fun making fun of you," Mark offers.

"You're incorrigible," says Addison.

"Fancy words don't make it less of a fantasy," Mark chirps, as he pats her on the shoulder reassuringly.

Addison sighs, smiles, and shoots Mark another silly look before they part ways again. "Thanks for updating me."

"No problem, Red. Anytime."


"She's going to be groggy for a while," says Bailey, as she wheels Meredith back into her room, and Addison accompanies her.

"Thanks," says Addison, as she settles down next to her.

Addison sits and appreciates Meredith's peaceful expression, and admires her until she wakes up.

"Hi," says Meredith.

"Hello Meredith," Addison smiles widely.

"I'm still on drugs," Meredith deadpans, and then bursts out into laughter.

"Yep, it would appear so," Addison laughs. "How are you feeling?"

"Pretty good," offers Meredith. "And I'm glad that you're here," Meredith giggles.

"Glad to be here," offers Addison.

"Can I kiss you now?" Meredith asks her.

"You're still high," Addison laughs.

"Damnit, but I had to try, right?" Meredith giggles.

"Of course you did," Addison laughs.

"Wanna come snuggle with me?" Meredith asks her sweetly.

"Alright, but no funny business," Addison laughs, shifting over onto the bed.

"Oh come on, I am hilarious," Meredith teases.

"The morphine does do amazing things for your sense of humor," Addison quips.

"Hey," says Meredith, as she wraps her arms around Addison's form.

"Hey yourself," Addison smiles. "You want to get some rest, you must be tired," she offers.

"Yeah, funny how that happens when I was asleep the whole time," Meredith giggles.

"Isn't it."


"I am so glad you're doing well," says Addison, as she strokes Meredith's hair again, at her request.

"Me too," says Meredith, sighing.

"I was scared for you, when I heard about the bomb," says Addison.

"Oh, yeah, sorry about that," says Meredith sheepishly.

"It was very brave though," says Addison.

"Thanks," says Meredith. "Even if it was also kinda stupid."

"So is this where I try to woo you? I don't have any cool animals, and I'm not gonna bribe you with surgeries," says Addison.

"Yes, this is a good time for wooing," says Meredith. "And you can always give me more snuggles. And keep me warm. And kisses, once you finally do that," Meredith cheers.

"So bossy," says Addison.

"Hey, I'm a girl who knows what she wants," Meredith laughs.

"You sure do," says Addison.

"Is there anything you want from me?" Meredith asks her.

"Oh, I'd never thought of that," Addison contemplates.

"You can tell me," says Meredith.

"Alright," says Addison. "I like the banter. I like the times spent together at home. I like going places together. I don't want to be too busy for each other… I mean if, y'know, you pick me, right?" Addison smiles.

"Right," Meredith smirks.

"When you're not high, we can go on a proper date," offers Addison.

"Mmkay," says Meredith. "For now, do you want to share ice chips with me?" Meredith offers.

"Sure, why not," says Addison, as she picks one out of the bowl and feeds it to Meredith.

"How did water get so tasty?" Meredith asks aloud.

"Apparently it's just nice to eat frozen," Addison laughs.

"It's just such a nice flavor," says Meredith.

"Alright, it might be time for a nap now," says Addison, as Meredith starts to become more nonsensical.

"Stay with me?" Meredith asks her.

"Again? Three naps together in less than 24 hours?" Addison teases.

"Hey, napping is a great pastime," says Meredith.

"It is, and I'll stay," offers Addison.

"Okay," says Meredith. "And I'm gonna kiss you so good once these drugs finally wear off."


Doctor Bailey comes by later, to tell Addison she's needed for a case.

"Nooooooo, don't take my girlfriend away from me," Meredith pouts.

"I'll come by later," Addison smiles.

"I see you're one of Seattle Grace's most popular patients," Bailey laughs.

"Yeah, I'm super good with the ladies," says Meredith.

"And you're still enjoying those painkillers I see," Bailey laughs.

"Yup," says Meredith, popping the 'p,' in an exaggerated fashion.

"Alright, you be good then. I'll send Dr. Montgomery back to make sure that you are behaving."

"You're making it sound like I wouldn't be good anyway," Meredith sighs dramatically.

"Honestly Grey, I wouldn't put anything past you."


***** FIN