"So you box?" Burke asked as he turned the corner on the way to his apartment.
"Who told you that?"
"A small but very frightening little girl by the name of Lillian Craig."
Christina laughed in the car she observed the fear within her boyfriend. Those who didn't know Lily found her very intimidating, but she knew better, she knew Lily as the sweet girl she was. "Yes I box, it's good for stress relief." Christina waited for a moment before taking the next step in her relationship with Burke. "Would you like to go with me on Sunday? I think you may enjoy it."
"That sounds nice," Burke said pulling into the underground parking.
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"Someone has cat eyes," Lily said observing Addison's half opened eyes. "Late night?" Addison nodded yawning. "You know these classes aren't mandatory, you could take the extra hour to sleep."
"If I don't get to things in the morning my day never really gets going," Addison replied before yawning again. "I'm surprised to see you here."
"I have an incredible bounce back rate," Lily smiled. "However my boss wasn't too pleased with me. Now he's coming in for early mornings."
"Everyone is just looking out for you."
"I know. I just wish I didn't have to be looked after." Lily made her way into the studio and started class. It went normally without incident. When it finished everyone went to change and Lily resumed her position at the front desk. Shortly after she did McDreamy walked in removing his gloves and looking around. "Addison is changing, she'll be out in a minute," she said in a friendly voice that caught him off guard. Ever time before this moment the only words she had said to him had been tight-fisted ones.
"Thanks," he said instigating a long and awkward pause. "How are you feeling?" he asked trying to make small talk.
"I'm much better thank you for asking," she smiled.
"This is rather uncomfortable isn't it?"
"A little. See now I have to hate your guts for the jerk that you are to two women, not just Meredith. But I also see the position that you were in so I also have to respect you for your decision to go back to Addison because it was the right thing to do." Lily bit into her apple and pictured in her mind giving Derek her best-left hook. "However you and Addison are happy and Mike and Meredith are happy and hopefully we are all mature enough to get past all of it."
"I hope so as well," Derek said before Addison came into auditory range. "Ready to go?" he asked.
"Yes, thanks for the great class Lily."
"Anytime," Lily responded as the two walked out the door.
"What were you too talking about?" Addison asked getting into the car.
"I just asked her how she was feeling."
"Ah. She's a tough kid."
"That she is."
"I was thinking of taking her boxing class on Sunday. Everyone says it's great for stress relief and Lily said they are getting enough people to have a different male female classes."
Derek's heart jumped into his throat so fast he thought he might choke. "You know that…" he coughed nervously.
"I know but I work with her and it's time to set this all aside. You should going to men's class Burke is going."
"I don't know. Violence isn't my thing." Derek drove down the streets of Seattle on the way to the hospital. "But if you really want me too, I'll give it a try. Hell if Burke can try so can I."
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"So Dr. Shepherd I heard you are taking the Sunday morning boxing class," Burke said while they preformed a complex surgery with interns all around.
"Yes. Clamp." Derek really didn't want to be talking about this sort of thing. "Okay, my work is done here, good luck Dr. Burke." Derek left the operating room and scrubbed out while Meredith was doing the same. "So these classes are good?"
"Yes, Lily, and Bradley make a good team."
"How are things with Mike?"
"Great, amazing."
"I'm glad."
"And Addison?"
"Wonderful."
"I'm pleased. And I'm leaving," Meredith announced drying her hands. She walked out of the room and headed out into the crash room, needing to rest. "Why do you continue to follow me?" she asked turning around to see Derek behind her. "I'm over you. Things are going great with Mike. His sister is beautiful and funny and we get along great. And thing are getting better with you and Addison so why talk to me?"
"Because I want things to be civil between us."
"They are, as long as you don't talk to me!" Meredith yelled pulling a sweater over her scrubs. "I have to go, Mike is picking me up." Meredith brushed past Derek making a clean break for the doors where she saw Mike standing outside waiting for her. Immediately she collapsed into his arms breathing his smell in deeply.
"Hey," he said brushing her hair back kissing her forehead. "Are you okay?"
"I had a bad day," Meredith said allowing herself to be held. "And I missed you."
"Well that's always nice to hear. Do you want to talk about your bad day or do you want me to distract you?"
"Distract."
"Alright." Mike smiled picking Meredith up around the waist and slung her over his shoulder. "In that case we are going out, and we are going to have fun and we are going…"
"To end up at my house so I can have sex?" Meredith inquired. "I don't feel right doing at your house. I feel like we are scarring Lily for life."
"Whatever you want." Mike said putting Meredith down so she could get into the car.
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"Good evening Lily," Addison said walking into the studio. "Where is everyone?" Addison noticed that the room was curiously vacant.
"It's parent teacher interviews tonight. I should have mentioned it to you this morning that the class would be dead."
"That's okay. Do you want to go and grab a drink?" Lily laughed as she saw Addison pick up on her mistake. "I forgot you're not 21. Coffee?"
"Sounds good." Lily said.
"So how are things going with Bradley?" Addison asked taking a sip of her drink in the small café she had become a regular at.
Lily shook her head and giggled. "It's good. A little weird because we work together, but I guess you know what that's like."
"Yeah."
"Are things with Derek getting better?"
"Slowly."
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After a long night of fun Meredith led Mike up the stairs to her bedroom. "Thank you she said as they lay down on the bed. For helping me forget about my bad day."
"Meredith I'd do anything for you."
