March, 1994
"To my best friend, Derek Shepherd, and to his lovely wife, Addison Forbes Montgomery...Shepherd. May they live happily ever after, like in a fairytale." Mark Sleon, Derek's best friend, was the best man at their wedding. There were strings of laughter from the guests, then everyone lifted their wine glasses with a toast to the newly weds. Standing on the stage in the traditional wedding costumes, Derek snatched the mike from Mark again. "I have a request." he said. The guests quietened down. "I would like to kiss the bride, again." The guests cheered. Passing the mike off to Mark, Derek leaned foward and gave his wife a dramatic kiss. "You're my wife." he said when he pulled back. "And you're my husband." They share a smile.
December, 1997
There was a Christmas celebration at the hospital that night, there were mistletoes placed under random doors, but Derek and Addison were too engrossed in their work to notice much. All they notice however, were each other. Every day, every time. Each time they pass, their eyes locked and they exchanged smiles. Silent messages were passed, like they knew what each other wanted to say without needing to communicate verbally.
It was nine in the night when it happened. Derek and Addison were conversing under the door outside a patient's room when their boss, Gwen, walked past. She stopped in front of them with her arms folded in front of her chest. Several nurses looked on. It took Derek and Addison a moment to notice the stares. Initially, they were ignoring Gwen's prescence on purpose, just to annoy her. They and their boss share a pretty close relationship. Apparently, Gwen didn't believe in her students addressing her by her last name. According to her, if they were going to see each other eighteen hours a day, they might as well get personal and friendly.
Derek turned with a mocked annoyance on his face. "What?" he asked. Gwen raised an eyebrow, several nurses giggled. Then, she raised her eyes and looked above Derek's and Addison's head.
"You're under a mistletoe." she said. At that, Derek and Addison turned up. "Oh." they said in unison, in a purposefully, perfectly mastered flat-tone. "Oh?" Gwen inquired. "Oh c'mon, Dr. Shepherd!" a nurse called out. "Well then." Derek said, letting out a sigh before leaning foward so suddenly it caught Addison by surprise. He wrapped an arm around her waist and tilt her over, planting a kiss on her lips. The nurses crowded behind Gwen cheered. "Well, that's more like it, Shepherds." Gwen teased, a smile playing on her lips as she walked away.
August, 1999
"So, the hospital's top neuro-surgeon." she teased, her fingers playing at the rim of his tag on his lab coat. He leaned foward, brushing the loose hair out of her face. "So, the hospital's top gynaecologist." Addison blushed at the compliment, her eyes drifted down to the floor. Derek lifted up her chin and gazed into her eyes. "You know I'll always love you, no matter what happens." Derek vowed.
"Oh god, seriously Derek. Do you really have to do this in the middle of the hallway?" a familiar voice cut through their moment of intimacy. "And I am the hospital's top plastic surgeon." Mark said, rolling his eyes at the loving couple before disappearing into a patient's room. Still refusing to let go of his wife, Derek lifted up his head and shouted after Mark. "Well, you only say that because you're jealous!"
Addison threw her head back with a laugh, breaking away from his embrace and headed to her next destination, Derek fall into steps beside her. "I'll see you tonight, Derek." she said, her eyes lingering onto his for a moment. "You will, I promise." he smiled, leaning foward to give her a quick kiss before heading into the opposite direction.