Country Kind of Love

Addison-fan: They're bickering really is fun! Even though I have my doubts that they were "supposed" to be like that on the show but that's the wonderful thing about AU :D

Jennifer: How did you know I was gonna have them horse riding! :D They will, not on the first date though but it's already written ;)

Lena-Prince08: Okay, I really am considering Mark/Preston at some point! Not even kidding! Those are seriously some bad thoughts and I will focus on Addek before going… Marston? Park? Markton? (idk!) :D

luvaddek: They really had such great potential! So sad that they never really got a shot :(

LoveLastsForever: Oh, that sex proposition! :D I honestly don't even know what got into me then but good thing he pulled the reins on that one… uhuhmmm… They will be taking it all very slow because he's a good and old fashioned country boy :D

Msmiumiu: I'm so glad you love them too! And I really need more ideas of Karev on vagina duty, seriously, medicine is really not my strong suit at all...

Ana Morais: I haven't seen more of GA either, so it's all good :D I'm so glad you like the story :)

Isabel Mesquita: I used to think that only teenagers acted like they do in the story but since I am getting older and older this actually still goes on and I really will never acknowledge and/or include the whole hanging out/casual dating society nowadays...

Anne Thomas: I'm sorry the UD took so long!

Guest: Here the UD is!

Chrissy: I haven't given up on any of the stories, I hope you're still reading ;)

Guest: Here is the newest UD!

A/U: Alright! Sorry for the late update but I was in Munich and went to a Bruce Springsteen concert (do any of ya kids still know him?! :D) and it was AWESOMEEEEEEEEE! Anywhoooooo, hope you're still reading!

Chapter 6

An entire week had passed and Addison and Derek had spent some lunches together at the hospital but she hadn't mentioned him asking her out again and it was starting to drive him crazy. He hadn't been able to really focus on anything and was now sitting in the doctor's lounge with Mark, who was obviously not too amused about the bad mood his best friend seemed to be in.

"Derek, what is bothering you? Your mood is annoying and so is the fact that I had to ask you what's bothering you. We're not chicks."

"Nothing, I was just thinking about a case."

"He's been thinking about a certain colleague of ours and I know this because," Preston sat down next to his friends and could see the look Derek gave him but continued anyway, "because she has been just like that. Well, she's been side tracked but she hasn't been this grumpy."

"Gentlemen." Addison greeted before Derek could even answer. "So, Friday night, what time?" She ignored the looks the other two were giving her and just raised her eyebrows at Derek, who had absolutely no idea what she was talking about. "You asked me out and I'm saying yes." She decided to clarify, by now clearly amused.

"Oh, right, uhm, how about seven?" He was still a little baffled when she sat down next to him and started drinking his coffee.

"Seven sounds good." Addison smiled at him before turning towards the others. "And you don't get to make stupid jokes."

"You know that she's only going out with you because she'll turn forty soon and hasn't been married, right?" Mark ignored the look Addison was giving her and just looked over at Derek. "Because normally she'd be way out of your league."

"Excuse me? None of you are married!" She really was offended. And he had said that she'd turn forty soon! Forty!

"But we were and therefore were able to decide that marriage really wasn't for us. You women still believe that you have to do this once in your life and Derek still believes that he'll find the love of his life."

"Really, Mark, some poor woman actually married you?" Addison raised her eyebrows at him.

"Thank you for that, man, and yes, Mark was married. For about three months back in college." Derek explained. "And Preston was married before we met him."

"Yep and while marriage wasn't for us, it's nice to see you two finally going out on a date." Preston quickly said before Mark could protest again. He really was glad to see that Derek hadn't been able to stop smiling ever since she had told him that she wanted to go out with him.

"You still won't be best man." Mark shrugged his shoulders.

"Excuse me? Why not?"

"Uhm, excuse me but we are going on our first date so stop discussing that." Derek cut in because the last thing he needed was his two friends making some absurd wedding plans or turning the whole best man thing into a competition when there wasn't even a wedding in the future.

"I vote Preston for best man. Mark could be the maid of honor." Addison chuckled when she saw the triumphant smile on Preston's face and the annoyance on Mark's.

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"So, what are you planning on doing on your very first date?" Preston came up behind Derek at the nurses' station where he was just signing the last few charts before finally heading home.

"I have absolutely no idea." He sighed and closed the chart in front of him. For the past few days Derek had been trying to come up with something incredibly memorable to do on their first date but he hadn't had any luck at all. "Because every time I think of something I just don't know… She's probably been out to much nicer restaurants, has been to the cliché date of dinner and a movie and has seen much greater things than Kansas…"

"Be that as it may, why don't you do something that isn't cliché at all? Because she might just like that since she liked your house she might just not really be into all that fancy stuff."

"And what if you're wrong?"

"Then you take her to that really fancy dinner somewhere in New York the next time." Preston laughed but then saw the desperate look on Derek's face. "Sorry, but she's hung out with Mark and me to spend some time with you. Even if she might not admit it, she likes you and if you do something she wouldn't expect she'd like you even more. She moved away from New York after all."

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Addison was glad that Richard and Adele were out for the night because she really didn't know how to explain that she now was freaking out completely because all the clues she had gotten to their date that evening was 'Dress casual, and by that I mean wear jeans ;)' and it really wasn't helpful at all. Where was he taking her that she could wear jeans?! The rodeo?!

"Good evening." Derek smiled at her when she opened the door. He was pleasantly surprised that she had followed his advice and had put on jeans, a t-shirt and a knitted cardigan and he could have sworn that she looked even more beautiful like this.

"Good evening, so where are you taking me?" She closed the door behind her and followed him towards his car.

"Patience." He just chuckled and held the door open for her. "But you don't get to complain, okay?"

"I never complain." Now she had to laugh as well because they both knew that that really wasn't the truth.

"At first I was going to take you to the Ultimate College Basketball Experience but then I figured that I might have to ease you into living in Kansas before I can get you to do that." Derek looked over at her and could see that she was smiling at that comment.

"So you decided to kill me and bury me in the middle of nowhere instead?" She raised her eyebrows at him before glancing back at the very deserted road or highway or whatever they were currently on.

"That thought did cross my mind." That earned him a slight nudge. "But I'm taking you to Runza because I'm sure you always go to fancy restaurants and this way not all dates blend together at some point."

"Okay," she laughed softly and watched him, "so this is why you're taking me to Nebraska?" Addison was still intrigued by him and amazed at just how much fun simply driving around the middle of nowhere was with him.

"Exactly."

"When can I finally eat whatever it is that you ordered?" She whined after he had told her to wait before she opened the takeout bags.

"How about two more minutes?" Derek rolled his eyes because she was so impatient. "We've almost reached our destination."

"There are no destinations, we are in the middle of nowhere."

"Oh really?" He raised his eyebrows and saw that she hadn't looked up but instead had been staring at the food for the last few minutes. "Because we're here, even if it's in the middle of nowhere." Addison looked up and saw that they now were in a drive-in theater and had to smile.

"I didn't even know there were still drive-in theaters." She leaned back in her seat and turned towards him.

"There are, in the middle of nowhere anything is possible." Derek got their food and handed her a bag. "And now you can eat."

"There really isn't much of a backseat in your car though. I thought you had to watch these movies from a backseat?"

"No, you watch the movies in the front seats, the backseat is for watching the movie."

"See, that they don't teach you in New York." She laughed and started to eat some of her fries. "So you don't want to watch the movie with me?" she teased him.

"Nope," Derek shook his head, "my intentions are very honorable, ma'am."

"That really wasn't the most romantic movie you could have picked." Addison whispered when the movie was almost over. She was by now sitting on Derek's side of the car, his arm wrapped around her and her head resting on his shoulder.

"You don't think The Shining is at least a little romantic?" He asked and pulled her a little closer towards him.

"No, but I have to admit that I haven't had this much fun in a really long time." She turned her head slightly to look at him and smiled. It was the truth, even though their date had been very unlike any she had had before it also was one of the best, if not the best ever.

"It's not over yet though. You don't have a curfew, do you?" He gave her his most dreamy smile and ran his fingers along her cheek.

"Are you just re living your high school dates?" Addison raised her eyebrows at him and rested her hand on his knee.

"Very funny. I think my only real date in high school was prom. Which makes me sound really pathetic if I think about it…"

"It's not pathetic but then we really should make this date count, shouldn't we?" She smiled when he leaned in to kiss her but then was interrupted by someone honking behind them. The movie was now over and everyone was starting to drive away and apparently they were blocking someone's way. "Ugh, I hate these kids." Addison rolled her eyes and moved back in her seat. It hadn't been enough that during the middle of the movie some kid had knocked and asked if they had condoms only for his girlfriend to tell him that he shouldn't ask old people because clearly they didn't have sex any more.

"So I remember that you said you liked the stars here." They were now parked at a lookout point from where they could see the city lights of Kansas City but were still pretty much in the middle of nowhere.

"I do but where are you going?" She was confused when he got out of the car but quickly followed him into the back of his pickup truck where he had already put down a blanket for her to lie down on.

"I think this is my favorite date ever." She whispered after a few minutes of comfortable silence and simply looking up at the star filled sky. So far this had been the most unconventional date she had ever been on but it also had been the best. By far. But he didn't need to know everything.

"Yeah?" Derek turned towards her and couldn't help but grin when he saw her nod her head and turn over as well. Slowly he leaned in again and hoped that maybe this time they wouldn't be interrupted. When he finally kissed her it seemed like time was standing still and Addison knew she had never felt like this before. She moved closer to him and parted her lips to grant his tongue entrance. His arms wrapped around her waist when she moaned softly against his lips and her fingers moved underneath the sweater he was wearing. Addison felt her entire skin tingle under his touch and just never wanted this moment to end because it was perfection.

So, how about that Brexit, huh? Just kiddiiiiing, how about that DATE! How did you like it? Are you still reading? What would you like to happen?

And seriously, you all still know Bruce Springsteen, right? Don't make me feel old...

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