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This is shorter than normal, but it's also sweeter. I hope.
Chapter 8 – SQUEE and Verbal Snuggling
He smiled and pulled her into his arms as he leaned back into the trailer.
"Now what do we do?"
"Well," Addison smiled shyly, "I'm sure we could think of something…"
Derek lifted his eyebrows at her and cocked his head.
"Really," he purred, "I like the way you think."
He brushed his lips against hers and felt her take a deep inward breath. Her skin was covered in goosebumps from his touch. He pulled her closer and she gently kissed up his neck.
"We should move this inside" she purred into him.
"Why," he joked, "no one is around for miles."
He obligingly led her back into the trailer. They walked back into their bedroom. They paused in the entrance and looked at each other with trepidation. Derek made the first move.
He wrapped one arm around her waist and another around her neck as he pulled her in for a soft and slow kiss. She deepened it as he pulled her to the bed. The moment they hit the bed, everything changed.
Their kisses were desperate and urgent. They may have been having sex since Thanksgiving but now, it was different. The issues were still there, and in a way they always would be. But now, they were on the same side.
"I love you," Derek whispered into her hair as she sucked at his earlobe.
Addison paused and looked into his eyes. He was Derek again, her Derek. She was home.
"I love you," she breathed back.
The urgency increased as they began ripping each other's clothes off. Shirts, pants, and undergarments were flying across the room. They were grabbing at each other, touching every inch on the other's body.
When they'd finally "connected" they both let out a gasp of shock. They were complete.
After a few moments they separated, panting. Their eyes never left each other. They smiled like cats who'd caught their pray.
They'd wrapped their arms each other. Derek kissed her forehead. Her eyes closed as she relished every bit of their perfect moment.
"So," he started, grinning, "you wanna do it again?"
Addison half sat up and look at him, in shock. After a couple soft laughs, she grabbed her pillow and bashed it against his face.
He may not have won the impending pillow battle, but he won the war. ;)
- - - - -
Izzie was breathing deep, relishing in what the last few moments had held. She turned her head over to George, who was already looking at her, a peaceful smile gracing his glistening face.
"So," she was grinning, "seriously?"
"Seriously," he affirmed with a new confidence.
"Should we, um," she started nervously, "we didn't do the talking part."
He chuckled, instantly regretting it when she looked crestfallen.
"Izzie," he kissed her hand and looked into her eyes, "we've done the talking part for about 6 months."
She burst out laughing.
"Yeah, I guess we have."
"Besides," he added, "that was the part I was good at."
She raised an eyebrow at him.
"I beg to differ."
"Seriously," he was shocked. He wasn't the guy who usually heard that.
"Seriously," she assured.
"Well then," he began pompously, "let's skip the talking."
He pulled her giggling, squirming body to him.
They passed out much later. In each other's arms.
- - - - -
"So," Meredith started slowly as she snuck up behind Alex, "I've been thinking."
"Yeah," he raised an eyebrow and pretended to not care, "about what?"
"The applications I'm putting out," she answered, nonchalantly.
"Really," he said slyly, turning his body towards her.
"I'm trying to decide on the qualifications," she was smugly confident.
"Well then, you're never going to finish."
She scoffed at his arrogance.
"And why is that?"
"Because," he said simply, with a grin, "then you'd have to figure out what the hell you want."
"Who's to say I don't already know," she shot back.
"Hmm," he pondered, "everyone in this hospital."
She laughed at his cocky humor.
"You think you're so smart huh?"
"Yes, I do."
"Fine then," she got crafty, "what do you think I want?"
"It isn't a question of what. It's what you need."
Her expression softened at his attempt to understand her. She bit her bottom lip and took a deep breath.
"What do I need Alex?"
"You need someone who won't take your crap."
She started to interrupt. He didn't allow it.
"No. You asked. I'm answering. You need someone who isn't going to follow you around swooning. You want to be lazy in your relationships. You make them come to you. You need someone that you have to chase. You need someone that you can give back everything they'll give to you. You need an equal. And you need someone who won't jump into bed with you after a couple of drinks. You need someone you can have a relationship with. You need more than sex and sneaking around."
She was shocked. She'd never expected him to have her so well pegged.
"Well," she started, collecting her thoughts, "I guess I know who I'm going to have screen my applicants."
She smirked at him and walked away.
"What if I want to apply?"
She turned back and smiled at the hope written all over him.
"I'll screen you."
He watched her walk away. And he kept watching long after she was gone.
"Yeah," he nodded, grinning from ear to ear, "yeah you will."
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