A/N- I apologize for the delay! Here is another chapter. Hope you enjoy!

-Addison's Hospital Room-

Derek sat next to Addison holding her limp hand. He began to think over their past, and how messed up life was now. Life wasonceso easy, but now every day was like a battle in a war that would never end. "Hey, Addi, will you wake up please?" He said softly. "Aw, come on Addi I know you want to see my handsome face." He chuckled thinking what her response would have been if she had heard him. "Okay, if you will wake up I promise to keep my hair like this. The way you like it."

"You're not lying are you?"

Derek jumped and looked up at Addison's open eyes. "No, I'm not lying." He smiled. "How are you feeling?"

She closed her eyes and moved a little in the bed. "Well, I have a pounding headache and my wrist is sore." She lifted her left wrist and saw that there was splint on it.

Without waiting for her question Derek explained. "When you fainted you landed on your wrist, and obviously hit your head. Your wrist is just sprained, not broken. Addison, why haven't you been eating?"

She sighed. She didn't really want to deal with this right now, but she knew she had to. "I have tried, honestly I have, but everything I do eat is junk food and that I usually have to force down. I haven't always been like this. It started when Georgie got sick." She looked down at her hands in her lap. " I was always too worried about her to eat or sleep. I guess it finally caught up with me."

Derek reached over and squeezed her hand. "It's okay to cry. It is okay to asksomeone to help you with Georgie."

With that Addison began to cry softly. "It was like this when she was born. She would cry all the time, and I still had to work. I couldn't sleep, and then I was too tired to eat or do anything else. Then when she was older she had to be in daycare all day, and she would always cry 'Mommy don't leave me!' just as I was leaving. Now here I am in a hospital bed when I should be holding my baby. What kind of mother am I Derek? Don't answer that, because I know. I am a horrible one, I can't even take care of her when she is sick. I just can't do it! I never thought I could make it this far. God, I just want some help, some support, something, anything." she laid there and began to cry as she poured her heart out to him. It had been a long time since they had been this open with one another.

Derek crawled into the bed next to Addison. He wrapped her in his arms and rocked her gently. "You are a great mother. Do you know how I know?" She simply shook her head. "Because I see how happy Georgie is with you. She loves you with all of her heart Addi. You are giving her all you have to give. How can sheask for anything more."

These words seemed to comfort her and she soon quit crying. She looked at his scrubs, and sat back. "Look you're all wet."

"I won't melt." he said sweetly.

"Man, I swear I am more emotional than when I was pregnant." She laughed lightly as she wiped her face. "So, I guess our date is off."

"No, just postponed. We decided to postpone Georgie's surgery to the day after tomorrow, since we didn't know how you would be. So we can have our date tomorrow night. And you are in no way getting out of it, so don't even try."

She smiled and rolled her eyes. "I always thought that your calling was to be a lawyer, and not a doctor."

Derek stood and checked her monitor and then her chart. "Well, everything looks good, so your doctor should discharge you tonight. I guess I will see you tomorrow." He walked over and kissed Addison on the forehead. "Goodnight, and get some sleep tonight."

"I will, goodnight." She said softly as he walked toward the door. "Oh Derek what should I wear tomorrow, I don't have anything nice with me."

"Don't worry, I will have it taken care of." With that he left and shut the door. Addison was nervous about the dinner, but excited at the same time. She laid back on her bed and waited patiently to be discharged.

-The Next Day-

Derek walked quickly down the hall towards the O.R. He accidentally bumped into Izzie causing her to fall onto an unused stretcher.

"Hey, why don't you watch..." Izzie said angrily. Before she could finish she looked up into the face of Dr. Sheppard. "Sorry, Dr. Sheppard."

"No, don't apologize. It was my fault. Oh, by the way I have a favor to ask."

"Of me?" she asked astonished.

"Yeah, you know what size Addison wears right?" She nodded her head, not sure where this was going. "Well, we have a date, not really a date per say, more of a friendly dinner, anyway she needs something to wear. Would you mind running and picking something up for her?"

"Sure, is it a fancy restaurant,you know nice dress or cocktail dress?"

He thought for a second then answered as he reached into his back pocket fishing out his wallet. "A nice dress, and here is my credit card. You can charge the dress, shoes, purse, whatever she needs on here." He handed it to her and she gleefully took it. " By the way please don't mention this to her, I want the dress to be a surprise."

"Whatever you say Dr. Sheppard." Derek turned and walked away. Izzie stood there smiling from ear to ear. She knew the perfect dress for Addison. Izzie was definitely going to make Addison look so good, that she would make Derek squirm. Izzie checked her watch. Only thirty minutes before her shift was over, then it was shopping time.

-That evening- Georgie's room-

"Addison come out here, now!" Izzie yelled impatiently.

"Yeah momma I want to see how pretty you look!" Georgie said impatiently.

"Fine, but I am telling you this is not me." She reluctantly opened the bathroom door and stepped out.

"Oh my gosh, Addison you look wonderful. I would kill for your figure." Izzie smiled as she took in her handy work. The dress looked wonderful, the jewelry accentuated her bare chest, and her hair looked perfect.

"Mommy you look like a princess." Georgie said in astonishment.

"Thank you sweety, but I am no princess." She lovingly tapped Georgie's little stubby nose, making the girl giggle.

"So when is he picking you up?" Izzie asked as she handed Addison her purse and wrap.

"In about five minutes. God, I am so nervous. I don't know why, I mean we are just going to dinner." She paced the floor, not able to sit for fear she would wrinkle her dress.

"Mommy you are nervous, because you love Unca Derek." Georgie stated mater of factly.

Addison just stared at her daughter, who paid no attention to the surprised looks she was receiving. Addison ignored her daughter's statement and went on getting ready. "Well are you going to be good for Izzie?" Georgie nodded and smiled. Just as Addi was hugging her daughter there was knock at the door. Izzie went and opened it allowing Derek to step in.

Derek's eyes immediately went to the woman in the hunter green satin dress. The back was cut in a v-shape and stopped at the dip of her back. She turned to face him causing him to lose his breath. The front also dipped low accentuating all of her positive aspects. It was simple, but elegant. She was wearing what appeared to be a real diamond necklace and earrings. His heart stopped for a moment thinking that Izzie had spent that much money.

As if reading his mind Addison answered him. "Don't worry, they're not real." She said touching the necklace.

He chuckled. "That's good. Well, we should go." He said looking at his watch."I have reservations I can't lose."

Addison put her wrap on and grabbed her purse. "Let's go." She said taking his proffered arm. As they walked out he looked over at her curled hair, and smiled. This was right where he was supposed to be.

-Fantoli Restaurant-

"Derek, how did you ever get reservations on such a short notice? I mean this is like the hardest restaurant to get into." She said as she looked at the fancy surroundings.

"I have connections. I went to high school with the owner, and so he told me anytime I needed help getting reservations that I could call him. I wanted to take you somewhere you had never been." He pulled out her chair and pushed her up to the table.

"Since when do you have 'connections'?" she asked with a smile.

"I don't know. I just woke up one day and bam! I had connections." He said with a laugh. They both laughed lightly, and then sat in silence. Finally Derek broke the uncomfortable lapse of quiet. "Order whatever you want, don't worry about the price."

They sat and talked about this and that while they waited for their food. Once it arrived they remained relatively silent, except to ask if the other person's food was good. Finally Addison asked what she had been wanting to ask. "So, why did you really ask me out to dinner?"

"What do you mean?" he asked innocently.

"Listen Derek, I know you have a reason, now what is it?"

He sighed and laid his fork down. "The other day I was thinking about something, and I ...well...I have a house on the land I bought. It is pretty new, it was just finished last year, and I have a lot of extra space." Addison stared at him waiting for the real reason he was making this speech. "Anyways I thought that maybe you and Georgie could stay with me, until she was able to go home." He saw that Addi was about to protest, so he charged ahead. "Think about it. Just last night you were saying that you didn't know how you were going to take care of her, and how hard it is for you. If you stay with me I can help you."

"Derek we can't impose on you like that."

"I want you to stay, please. I could get to know Georgie, spend some time with her." He looked down at his plate then back at her. "I could spend Christmas with my daughter."

How could she refuse him when he put it like that. "I guess we can stay, but the minutewe are in the way you have to let us know."

"Deal." he said as he extended his hand.

"Deal." she said as they shook on their agreement.

-Seattle Grace Hospital- ER entrance-

Derek and Addison stood close to each other and smiled. "I had a nice evening." She said sweetly.

"Me too."

Addison stood still for a minute to see if he would do anything. Seeing that he was not she sighed, said goodnight, and turned to go inside. They both stopped and walked back towards each other. Derek grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to him. He leaned in and kissed her passionately. He let go, said goodnight, and walked away swiftly leaving her breathless. She smiled and touched her lips. Maybe they could fix things between them? Maybe. Just as she was thinking this her phone rang. "Hello"

"Hey baby!"

"Brian, oh it is so good to hear from you."

"You too, hey listen I am going to be in Seattle for a couple of weeks and wanted to know if we could go on a date while I am there?"

Addison looked up to see Derek drive off. She didn't know what to say. She wanted things to work out with Derek, but Brian was ready and their relationship didn't need any work. She sighed. "Sure, that sounds great."

"Okay, love you bye."

"Bye." She hung up and walked into the hospital. As she rode in the elevator up to Georgie's room it hit her. She had just kissed Derek! Her fallen spirits were now lifted once again. She knew that they could fix it if they tried, but where did Brian come in? And how was she going to tell Derek that she had a boyfriend?

A/N- A boyfriend for Addison. You didn't think that a woman who looked like her would just sit around and do nothing did you?LOL. I hope you enjoy..and please don't hurt me.