Country Kind of Love

Okay, I admit it, I should have updated Daddy's Little Girl before updating this story, but I'll update it tomorrow so yeah… AND I have an idea for a new story but I believe it is starting to get out of hand, not even gonna lie...

LoveLastsForever: Thank you :) I seriously love Derek, really, LOVE and they should have been like this on the show, even though there probable should be some drama in this story at some point, but not just yet :)

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Uma FicWriter: I'm still thinking that I should slow down with updating because I'll come to the point when I won't have time to keep writing and would like to have some more chapters to just post but I'm starting to get impatient myself… And this chapter has more Addek bonding (why my laptop wanted to change this into 'bondage', I do not know… ew, definitely no bondage in this chapter…)

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Chapter Four

"So you guys just invited her over to my place without even asking me?" Derek gave his two friends a really annoyed look when they walked out of the hospital. It wasn't that he minded Addison joining them but he normally liked to know about things like that.

"Yep, and she's coming over and you'll look at her like a love sick puppy most of the night even though all she wants is for you to finally make your move." Mark laughed and nudged his best friend.

"She doesn't want me to make my move, whatever that's even supposed to mean and I've never looked like a love sick puppy." Derek scoffed. It was one thing to constantly get at him for being single but this was getting a little out of hand.

"Come on, all the female interns are head over heels in love with you and you haven't even noticed because you only ever look at Addison. So, really, ask her out, or something. It's about damn time." Preston chuckled and waved at Derek and Mark when he had reached his car.

"He's right. You know that I love you but Preston is right, it's about time that you finally go out with someone again. And on top of that, you like her and that really never happens."

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When Addison arrived at the address Derek had given her earlier that evening she was more than just impressed. She didn't really know what she had expected but this definitely wasn't it. When she got out of her car she looked at the big house in the middle of nowhere and was completely in awe. There had been a private road leading up to his house in the middle of the woods. Well, apparently Kansas did have at least one very beautiful spot.

"Judging by the look on your face no one gets here on time, do they?" She gave him a smile when he opened the door for her.

"Uhm, it's not that but we start at seven." Derek laughed softly at the wide-eyed look she gave him. "Come on in, I figured they'd do something like that."

"Yeah, I'm really sorry. But at least I brought some wine." She handed him a bottle of red wine and still looked really uncomfortable. Of course she had been under the impression that the others would be there as well.

"Thank you." Derek smiled and led her into the big kitchen. "And don't be sorry, they're just children trapped in a grown ups body…" Yes, right about now he really hated his friends for doing this. He liked Addison and he liked spending time with her but he knew that this right now made her uncomfortable and he couldn't blame her.

"Your house is incredible." She took a look around the kitchen and was even more impressed.

"You sound surprised."

"I am… Maybe because I pictured you living in like… A trailer or something, sorry." She had to laugh softly; glad that the slightly awkward tension between them seemed to fade.

"And let me guess, you hate trailers?" Derek had to laugh as well and handed her a glass of red wine.

"I do but I love red wine, so you have officially redeemed yourself. Almost, that is."

"What do I have to do to be a colleague in good standing again?" He leaned back against the counter and looked rather amused as he took her in completely. By now he was absolutely sure he had never seen anyone this beautiful. Her casual clothes didn't seem to differ from her work clothes because she was still wearing a dark blue dress and a knitted cardigan but no heels, maybe that made it her casual clothes.

"You could give me a tour." Addison took a sip of her wine and watched the amusement play on his face. She had always been very intrigued by that smile of his and the way his eyes twinkled. So far there was nothing about Derek Shepherd that she hadn't found charming, even his teasing had a certain charm to it.

"I can definitely do that. But first I have to ask: You don't by any chance hate dogs, do you?"

"No, I like dogs, why?" She was rather confused and watched him walk towards a door that he then opened and two very big dogs came running at her.

"Because I happen to have two." He chuckled at the way the two dogs excitedly ran around her. "They're both rescues from the shelter."

"Well aren't you two gorgeous?" She was now kneeling on the floor to properly pet and greet the dogs.

"The Doberman is Abby and the pit-bull is Herbert. And they're very nice dogs, I've had them since they were little, so don't worry."

"Abby, you and I seem to share an interest in fashion." Addison got off the ground and chuckled when she noticed the rhinestones on the dog's collar.

"My sister bought that and whenever I take it off Abby keeps complaining and when I hide it she finds it." Derek shook his head.

"Rhinestones are a very big deal to girls." She laughed because the dog seemed to agree completely.

"So I've heard. Are you ready for that tour now that I officially know that you're at least a bit country suitable?"

"Hey, what makes you think I'm not more than just a little country suitable?" She followed him into what seemed to be his living room and smiled when she saw photos of the dogs and his family.

"Maybe the fact that you don't seem to own any jeans?" Derek teased but wasn't completely joking because he had never seen her in jeans, or anything casual for that matter. "But to get back to that tour I promised, this is my living room and apart from the kitchen and the bedroom the only room I really do use."

"You don't use all of your rooms?" She walked towards the big fireplace and looked at a family photo. "Wow, big family."

"I don't use most of my rooms, I'm kind of simple that way." He grinned when she rolled her eyes at him before he continued. "And yes, kind of. I have four sisters and by now all of them are married, one divorced already, and two of them have children and the third is pregnant so this is my very elaborate way of telling you that, yes, the family is starting to get bigger and bigger."

"Do you see them a lot?" She smiled at how cute he looked when he talked about his family and she couldn't help but envy him just a little for that.

"Not as often as I'd like. My mom lives a few hours away but all of my sisters have moved to bigger cities on both coasts so we only see each other during the holidays. But when I was little I used to wish for all of them to disappear." He shrugged and smiled when she laughed at that. "The rest of the house really isn't that interesting, but it's nice outside?"

"Just lead the way." Addison noticed how relaxed he looked compared to when he was at work. And it just made him a little more attractive to her.

"But I should warn you, this is nothing like New York City." He teased and opened the door that led outside onto the big deck. The dogs ran outside happily and lay down on a big pillow on the grass. Addison was amazed that she couldn't see a city light, a house or anything but trees, grass and some creek.

"It's gorgeous out here." She followed him outside and without even asking where he was going she also followed him down a little path.

"Did you just admit to liking Kansas?" Derek turned around once he had reached the small creek and looked quite amused when he saw her rolling her eyes again. "I won't tell anyone, trust me." He pulled her towards where he was standing.

"And what are you doing?" She raised an eyebrow at him when he came to stand behind her. Addison hated the little butterflies she had in her stomach whenever he was so close to her.

"I want to show you something." He pointed towards the water and watched the confusion on her face. "The sunset." He explained.

"You know that I saw that from over there, right?" She chuckled softly and looked at the reflection of the deep red sunset in the water. It wasn't like anything she had ever seen in the city and she had to admit that it was breathtaking.

"Yeah, so?" He whispered and rested a hand on her hip. Derek didn't know why but for some reason all he wanted was to have her closer to him and he was sure that he would do everything just to see her smile. Slowly she turned her head and was now looking directly at him. Despite everything she had said about them being colleagues and the fact that they should be professionals she leaned in to kiss him and Derek couldn't believe it. He responded to the kiss but just lightly grazed his lips over hers, almost as if he was afraid she'd pull back at any moment but she didn't and instead ran her tongue along his bottom lip and rested her hand on his upper arm. Just as he had pulled her closer to him they heard the dogs barking, followed by Preston calling Derek's name.

"So you do like me?" Derek pulled back and grinned at her.

"Don't look so smug because I don't like you." She gave him a smile and pulled back before walking back towards the house.

He just stood there and shook his head, still smiling because this woman really was something else.

"Oh, hi, you're already here! Did Mark mess up the time again?" Preston grinned at Addison and sat down on one of the deck chairs, Mark following him.

"I might just have, sorry, happens to me all the time." He chuckled because they all knew it hadn't been a mistake.

"You two are just sooo funny." Addison gave them a look and glanced over her shoulder to see where Derek was.

"Well, look who finally made it! I thought we were starting at six?" Derek tossed Mark a bottle of beer once he had reached the deck.

"Honest mistake." Mark shrugged and despite his best efforts had to laugh. "So did you get the grand tour yet?"

"Yep and I'm still not too convinced I like it here." Addison turned around to look at Derek and gave him a quick smile.

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"Oh my god, you did not sleep with his sister." Addison gave Mark a completely horrified look.

"Why keep it in the singular when it should be plural?" Derek mumbled and wasn't pleased at all. It wasn't bad enough that his friend slept with every woman in sight but for years Derek had told him that his sisters were off limits when he should have told them the same thing about Mark…

"Ew, that's just sick…" She shook her head.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Mark rolled his eyes and got up. "Hey, Preston, how about another beer?"

"That'd be great, thank you." Of course, Preston didn't get what his friend meant but then glanced over at Derek and Addison and then it dawned on him. "Actually, I'll help you carry." And with that he got up as well and followed Mark inside.

"So how come the two of you are still friends? I mean, he's funny and can be nice and all but that?" Addison leaned back in her chair and pulled the blanket Derek had gotten her earlier a little tighter around herself.

"I have asked myself that very same question many times but he's still my best friend." He chuckled and looked over at her. "So are you just randomly going to kiss me from now on and still refuse to go out with me?" His voice was much lower now so only she was able to hear him.

"You've never asked me out." She took a sip of her tea and turned her head to look at him.

"Oh. Well, then I am now." He cleared his throat for emphasis. "Would you like to go out on a date with me some time?"

"Nope." Addison laughed at the look on his face. "Because we work together and that would be entirely unprofessional." She gave him one of those smiles and shrugged her shoulders but moved closer to him nonetheless.

Yeah, she kisses him but dating would be unprofessional :D I admire her willpower because I don't think I could have said no to a date BUT willpower can always crumble, right? ;)

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