A/N- Okay here is the official last chapter of the story, but if you want it I can put up an epilogue. I will tell you more about it at the end of the chapter. Hope you enjoy!
-Sheppard Residence- 12:00 am-
Derek groaned as the phone rang. He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the clock. He couldn't imagine who in the world would be calling him at this time. "Hello." he said groggily. He heard someone sob over the line. "Hello." he said more awake this time.
"Derek this is Sav." she sniffed then continued. "Derek...it's...it's Addi." she stopped.
"What's wrong with her Sav?" he asked as he began to get dressed.
"She...she's been in a wreck." she sobbed again. "Derek they don't know if she is going to make it through the night. You have to get here and soon. I don't know what to do." she began sobbing uncontrollably.
He stood still in the darkness of his bedroom. Addi was hurt, seriously hurt. She could die, and he could lose her. "Listen Sav I am on my way. Just sit with her, and I will be there as soon as I can."
"Okay; hurry Derek."
"Iwill, bye Sav." He hung up the phone and thought for a second. He knew there was no way he could get a ticket and get to New York before morning. There was only one person who could help him. He quickly dialed the number of a close friend that he knew would be able to help him. "Tom, sorry to wake you, but I need a favor."
"Yeah what is it man?" Tom asked groggily.
"I need you to fly me to New York. Addi is hurt, and they don't think she is going to make it through the night. I have to get there man." Derek quickly explained. He knew Tom was the one to call. Tom flew the leer jet for the hospital, and Derek had known him for ages.
"Of course I will help you. I will get everything arranged and you just meet me at the airport near the hospital in forty-five minutes. I will talk to you soon." Tom then hung up.
Derek grabbed his coat and keys. Jumping into his car he quickly sped away to meet Tom.
-New York-
Tom had been waiting just like he had said he would be. The flight to New York felt like forever to Derek. He had to get to the hospital, and even flying there didn't seem fast enough. He didn't know how much time he had left, and riding through thick New York traffic was not helping him. The taxi pulled up in front of the hospital. Derek quickly paid the cabby and ran into the hospital. "Where is Addison Shep...I mean Addison Montgomery?" He asked the nurse at the front desk.
"Room 327." she said sweetly.
Without a thank you or anything he turned and jogged towards the elevators. Seeing all the people waiting for an elevator he turned and ran to find the stairs. He finally reached the third floor and looked for her room. He thought he would be hurting by now from all the running, but his adrenaline was taking care of the pain. Finally he saw Weiss standing outside of her room and he ran towards him. "How is she?" he asked breathless.
Weiss laid his hands on Derek's shoulders to steady him. "She is still the same; no change." he looked down then back up at Derek. "You should be prepared for what you are going to see. She doesn't look like the Addison we all know." Derek nodded and took a deep breath. "You ready?" Weiss asked softly.
"I'm ready." They both walked in cautiously. Derek stopped at the door once he saw her. She had a cast on her right arm and right leg, a tube draining from her right side, a bandage on her head, and lacerations all over her face and the part of her body not in casts or bandages. Sav walked over to him and lovingly touched his arm. She didn't say a word just left with Weiss. They both knew he needed to be alone with her. Derek cautiously approached the bed. He just stood there and looked at her. His bottom lip began to tremble as his eyes searched her up and down. Slowly he sat in the seat beside her bed. He took her small hand in his and kissed it lightly. "Oh Addi." he said as tears began to fall. He had always believed that a man should never cry, but right now he felt like a scared boy; and boys cried. "I know that you can probably hear me, so I am going to tell you everything I couldn't tell you before." He lovingly caressed her face. "I love you; I love you with all my heart. You are my world. When I told you to marry Brian it was because I love you, but now I promise if you will wake up I will make you marry me not him. So please just wake up, please. I love you...I need you." he let out a sob and laid his head on her lap. A few minutes later he felt her shift. He quickly looked up at her and saw her eyes flutter open. "Addison?" he asked as he wiped away the tears.
"Derek? What are you doing here?" she asked in a horse voice.
"Don't you remember the wreck?" She thought for a moment, and then it all came back to her. She felt something inside of her begin to burn. Slowly she tried to close her eyes. "No Addi, you can't go back to sleep. You have to stay awake."
"But I am so tired Derek." she said as she closed her eyes.
"I know baby, but you need to stay awake." he leaned forward on the edge of his seat and tightly gripped her hand.
"I can see something; it's bright." she slowly closed her eyes.
"No Addi, stay with me, come on." he pleaded.
She looked over at him. "Derek promise me."
"Promise you what?"
"Promise to take care of Georgie. Tell her all of our stories; tell her how much her mother loved her, and how much I wished that I could have stayed with her."
"No, because you are going to make it through this. You are going to be okay; I need you to be okay." He kissed her hand once more.
"Derek I love you with all my heart and I will always be in your heart. So whenever you want to see me just look into your heart and I will be right there with you." She reached her hand up to touch his face. "I love you, I love you..." she trailed off as her hand fell down beside her and her eyes closed. Her heart monitor began to go crazy, and then it flat lined.
"No." he yelled and pushed the emergency button over her head. The doctor in him took over. He began to do CPR in a desperate hope to save her. The code team ran in with a crash cart and pushed him out of the way. They shocked her once, twice, three times each time there was no change. They simply stood back and looked at the doctor. "No." Derek yelled as he looked into the doctors eyes. "Don't you dare call it!" he screamed as he began doing CPR once again.
"Derek, let her go." Weiss said with tears in his eyes.
"No!" Derek yelled again. Realizing that there was nothing he could do Derek stopped and stood back.
"Time of death 0450." the doctor said in a solemn tone.
"Addison." Derek said through his tears. He reached over and hugged her to him. "Addison, Addison, Addison..." he cried. His heart broke into a million pieces. He held her body close to him and wept in a way he had never done.
All of a sudden he heard something beeping. It was annoying and he couldn't figure out what it was. "What is that?" he thought. Derek sat straight up in bed, he was sweating and tears were streaming down his face. He looked over at the clock and realized he had only been asleep for about three hours. He ran his hands over his face. "It was only a dream." he said as he sighed. "She is okay, it was only a dream."
-1 Week Later-
Derek sat in his living room flipping through channels, trying to find something worth watching. Then he remembered the DVD from Weiss and Sav. He went and got it from his bedroom and placed it in the player. He sat watched as video clips of Addison pregnant with Georgie flew by, every now and then Weiss would get on and say something about what was going on. Then it started showing Gigi as a baby. She was so small and delicate. It chronicled her four years of life without him. Derek laughed and cried as he watched the video, seeing how much of their lives he had missed. After it finished he just laid there on the couch. He missed them more than he thought he ever could. The video stopped and he sat there staring at a picture of Addison holding Gigi; they were both laughing. Derek sighed and looked over at the clock. It was time for him to get ready for work. Slowly he stood and went upstairs to face yet another day without them.
-That Evening- Sheppard Residence-
Derek walked into his study and plopped down into his desk chair. He took a swig of his beer and ran his hand over his face. Today had been a long day with many surgeries, and too many close calls. He looked out the window and saw the purple sky. It was a beautiful sunset, and so he decided to use his new camera and take a picture of it. As he sat on the back deck looking at the pictures he had just taken he stumbled across some he never took. The first one was of a note. The note said "In case you miss us." He raised his eyebrows in confusion and went on to the next picture. It was a picture of Georgie. He smiled as he looked at his little girl. As he continued there were pictures of Addi and Georgie. He finally came to the last one and stopped. It was a picture of Addison; she was standing in the sun with the wind blowing her hair. It appeared as if the photographer had taken this one without her knowledge. She was so beautiful. How could he have ever loved Meredith? He knew Addi had cheated, but she had tried so hard to fix it and all he did was act like a five year old. As he sat and looked at the picture it hit him; he loved Addison! Quickly he ran inside and began putting clothes into his leather bag. He grabbed his keys and coat. Looking around he made sure he wasn't forgetting anything. As he got into his car he smiled. "I love Addison." He said aloud, and then sped away.
-Airport-
"I need a ticketfor the next flight to New York." Derek said as he stepped up to the counter.
"Okay, our next flight leaves in a hour."The young girllooked up at him to see if it was okay.
"That's great." he said as he nodded his head.
She typed away on her computer, and then reached over to grab his ticket. "Okay here you go Mr. Sheppard. I hope you have a safe flight."
"Thank you." he said then left to go catch his plane.
-New York-
Derek had called Weiss from the plane and arranged for him to pick him up at the airport. Derek now sat beside his buddy and laughed as Weiss told some stupid joke. They pulled up to the familiar house and came to a stop. Weiss looked over at Derek and smiled. "Good luck man."
"Thanks." Derek said as he stepped out of the car.
"Oh, and we will keep Gigi until you guys call."
"Thanks again man." Derek said as he grabbed his bag. "See ya."
"Sure thing. Bye man." Weiss said and then drove away.
Derek stood and looked up the stairs at the red door. He took a deep breath and walked up the stairs. Reaching under the mat he pulled out the spare key. He knew Addison wasn't home yet,but he was going to wait on her inside. He opened the door and had a flashback to the night when their marriage was ended. He had known something was wrong the minute he crossed the threshold. Something inside of him had told him not to go into the bedroom, but he had to. Derek shook his head getting those images out of his head. He and Addi would always have trust issues, but they would be able to overcome them. Derek walked into her study and sat at her desk. He knew that when she came home she would walk into her study, let her hair down, and then sit at her desk to check her e-mail. He only had to wait for about fifteen minutes before he heard the garage door open. He sat in the chair and silently waited for her to come in. Just like he had predicted she walked in set her stuff down and reached to pull the clip out of her hair. She couldn't see him, because her desk was in a corner far away from the door, and she hadn't looked in his direction. He slowly rose and walked out from behind the desk.
She jumped when she saw him and almost screamed. "Derek what are you doing here?" she asked as she laid her hand over her heart.
"I kissed Meredith."
"What?" she asked as she removed her coat.
"The day you told me that Brian had proposed to youI had kissed Meredith." Addison just looked at him confused. "I told you to marry him because I kissed Meredith." She still looked at him with the same confused look. "Meredith asked me if I loved you and I said I didn't know. I kissed her to see if I still felt something, and that is when I realized that I loved you. Anyway, I did feel something when I kissed her and I didn't know what it was. All I knew was that when I kissed you I didn't feel it. I didn't want you to be with a man who still had unknown feelings for another woman." Derek slowly walked towards her. She was still unsure of where he was going with this. "I now know what it was." He sighed and looked down at his feet. "It wasn't love or anything like that. It was newness, amystery of what could happen. When I am with you I don't feel that."
"Derek..." she started.
"No, let me finish. I don't want new. I want to be with someone who I know inside and out. I know how your lips feel on mine, I know how your hand fits perfectly in mine, I know that you are only ticklish on your feet. I know that when you are trying to go to sleep you move your feet around, I know how much that irritates me, but I live with it. I know your family; I know where you went to high school, your favorite ice cream, and the sound of your laugh. I know you, Addi. I know you better than I know myself, and that is what I want. I don't want to find those things out. I want to be with someone that I know; someone I have always known. I want to be with you." He gently brushed away a tear that fell down her cheek. Slowly he fell to one knee. "Addison Forbes Montgomery will you marry me, again?"
She laughed through her tears. "Of course." she said softly.
He stood up and pulled her to him. "What about Brian?"
"There is no more Brian. He broke things off once we got back to New York. He told me that he knew I was in love with another man." she looked into Derek's eyes. "He was right."
Derek pulled her in for a passionate kiss. That is when he felt what he had triedto describe to her. The feeling that the person you are kissing is the only one ever meant for you, and the only one who knows you better than you know yourself. "I love you Ad." He said into her ear.
Addison pulled back and looked into his eyes. "I have and always will love you." They were both drawn back to each other. In each other's arms is where they wanted to stay for forever.
The End
A/N- Okay so this is the end. If you want an epilogue I am happy to write one. It will probably be just random bits and pieces of Derek, Addison, and Georgie's lives together. You know the highlights. Anyway Please Review.