Country Kind of Love
LoveLastsForever: Okay, I just re read this and it will be a little too cute again :D Maybe I need to add some drama at some point.
Msmiumiu: I'm sorry I kept you waiting for such a long time! But here it is and no reason to be nervous, I'm still on fluff :)
Addison-fan: I feel like this story needs some drama! But I'll see, I doubt a lot of people are even still reading...
Lena-Prince08: It took forever! I'm sorry! But the others have mostly been updated, so that's something, I guess. I hope you like this one too :)
Chapter Eight
"Hey." Derek whispered when he came up behind her in front of the OR board a week after their second date. Their busy schedules had made it impossible to go out again and he had missed her and especially spending time alone with her because now Mark and Preston were usually having lunch, breakfast or dinner at the hospital with them.
"Hi." Addison smiled and turned around to look at him. "I don't think I've seen you around here in a really long time." Of course she knew that he had had an emergency surgery because she had watched.
"As much as I enjoy seeing you up in the gallery I'd also like to see you tonight because apparently we both are done in half an hour."
"Hmmm, I've heard that rumor." She pulled him a little closer by his scrub top and kissed him quickly when she saw that they were alone, at least for now. "So where are you taking me?"
"I was thinking that maybe we could watch a movie at my place." He saw her raise her eyebrows and the amused look she gave him. "And by that I mean actually watching a movie because after the last week I think we don't need so many people around…"
"You make a very good point." Addison grinned because she simply couldn't wait to spend the evening with him. Preston and Mark had kept teasing her because she always tried to watch Derek's surgeries and just see him whenever she had time. And he had done the same.
"So my place around seven?"
"Are we invited?" Preston asked as he and Mark came up behind them.
"I don't think we want to watch those two make out. Even though tonight would be your third date so it's even okay for Shepherd to finally seal the deal." Mark said very matter off factly and took a sip of his coffee.
"I am so sorry I'm friends with him." Derek had turned towards Addison and she noticed how mortified he looked because of what Mark had just said. He didn't want her to think that it was his intention to get her into bed, because it really wasn't.
"You still love me. And if you disagree I can just tell her when the last time was that you actually did get laid." Mark knew that this would shut his best friend up while Preston and even Addison had to laugh.
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"Richard, I think I have finally found an apartment so you can start celebrating now." Addison walked through the door and gave Richard a smile. After her shift at the hospital she had gone straight to the apartment she had wanted to look at all week and it really seemed perfect. At least as perfect as Kansas could be.
"Well, I hear you're celebrating with Shepherd these days?" He raised his eyebrows at her and looked up from the medical journal he was reading.
"Did they write that in the medical journal or why would you think that?"
"I've overheard Sloan and Burke and Adele mentioned something. Now, I don't care who you spend your evening or whatever with, but there will be nothing of that sort happening in my hospital and no one will gossip about it in my hospital and you two will still act like professionals. There will be no screwing around in my hospital."
"Yes, sir." She had to laugh at the look on his face. Clearly he didn't find this as amusing as she did.
"So you're happy? Even in Kansas?"
"Very happy." Addison confirmed with a smile on her face. "Even in Kansas."
"No chance you'll date Sloan and he'll stop distracting every female colleague?" Richard figured it might be worth a try, because maybe if Mark Sloan were in a relationship it would finally put an end to him hitting on everything female that moved.
"Not a snowflake's chance in hell and I doubt it would even change anything." Addison had to laugh. "Plus I'm not sacrificing myself."
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"Good evening." Derek greeted her with a smile on his face when he opened the door for her that evening. They had talked on the phone earlier and he still hadn't been able to finally see her again.
"Good evening." She leaned in to kiss him and sighed contently when he wrapped his arms around her. Addison wasn't sure she had ever felt this comfortable around anyone else before but she was absolutely sure that she would never let him go again.
"So are you getting the apartment?" He asked once they had pulled apart because his dogs had realized that they had a visitor and were now running around Addison very excitedly.
"I think so, but if you don't have anything better to do tomorrow I'd like your opinion." She got off the ground after petting the dogs and followed Derek into the living room.
"Sounds good. Any chance it's right next to my house?" He tried and chuckled when she peaked into the kitchen. "Don't tell me you're hungry again."
"It's not but it's only ten minutes from here so it's really not that far and I am hungry, don't act like I always am." She laughed softly when she saw him roll his eyes because she really was always hungry.
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"I think I changed my mind and want to move in with you." Addison smiled when he wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her cheek.
"Just because of my cooking I'm guessing?" He led her towards the winter garden.
"And maybe because of your view." She sat down on the sofa next to him and pulled a blanket over them. "And just maybe because of you." She teased him.
"Good thing that you have at least decided to mention me." He laughed. "But since I promised you a movie," he turned on the TV before continuing, "I figured Runaway Bride would be the obvious choice for the evening since you said that running from an engagement once isn't enough to establish a pattern. So we are now trying to establish a pattern."
"You're just sooo funny." Addison had to laugh nonetheless. "You should be happy that I really enjoy that movie, much more than The Shining. And maybe this time we won't be interrupted."
"That would be very nice." He whispered in her ear and she couldn't help the shiver that ran right through her body.
"Mhm, since I've heard that it's been a while." Even though she was now risking to ruin the mood she just had to bring this up.
"How come I knew that you weren't gonna let this go by?" Derek groaned and let himself fall back against the sofa. Of course Mark had to say it and now she brought it up.
"Hey, Derek?" She whispered when he had closed his eyes. Addison moved to lie down beside him when he slowly cracked one eye open to glance over at her. "It's been a while for me too."
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"So what conclusion did you come to?" Addison turned her head to look over at Derek, who, surprisingly enough, hadn't fallen asleep during the movie.
"I think it's safe to assume that you're not like that." He chuckled and smiled when she moved a little closer, by now her leg was draped over his and she was halfway on top of him.
"Very good. But I have to ask you something." She waited for him to look at her before she continued. "Have you ever been in love?" She saw that he really had to think about this.
"No, I haven't. Not really, at least…" Derek admitted after a little. "Why?"
"Because Mark was right and I really am turning forty soon and I've never been married and am pretty sure I've never really been in love… But I really like you and that's also been a while." Addison rolled her eyes when he just smiled smugly. "Don't look so smug."
"Don't roll your eyes because I really like you too. And I'm, according to Mark, Preston and all my sisters, way too picky to ever find someone. So I get to look very smug because the most beautiful, smart and caring woman in the entire world just admitted that she likes me after denying it for weeks." Instead of answering verbally Addison leaned in to kiss him. She hadn't come to Kansas to meet anyone partially because she had doubted that there would be anyone decent in this place and partially because she hadn't even wanted to meet anyone. She smiled against his lips when she felt his hands trail over her ribcage and her hips. Soon their kiss had turned more passionate and she ran her teeth along his bottom lip slightly as she pulled him closer, which resulted in him ending up on top of her.
"But now I get to be smug, right?" He whispered against her lips but didn't give her a chance to reply because the last thing he wanted was to stop kissing her. When his tongue slipped into her mouth and his fingers slowly made their way underneath the shirt she was wearing a low moan left her lips because every touch seemed to set her skin ablaze. Addison couldn't help another moan when he moved his kisses from her lips along her jaw and towards her neck, immediately finding that spot right below her ear that always made her melt completely. In one swift motion she pulled his sweater over his head and showered his now exposed skin with kisses of her own. When Derek had gotten over his initial surprise he shed her shirt as well and took her wrists in his hands, pinning them above her head so that he could take her in without her distracting him.
"You're so beautiful," he whispered in her ear when he saw the self-conscious look on her face and then he leaned in to kiss her again. He felt her smile against his lips as he let go of her wrists before he slowly ran his fingers up her sides and towards her chest. Her hips rose off the sofa when he began to massage her breast through the fabric of her bra. Derek kissed down her neck once again and pressed his hips into hers as soon as he heard her moan again. Those breathy moans of hers were already promising to drive him crazy and now he knew that she was grinning because she could feel exactly what she had been doing to him. But just as she had started to unbutton his jeans both of their pagers started to go off.
"You have got to be kidding me." She groaned and looked up at him, noticing that he looked just as annoyed as she did. "I'm not even on call…"
"Me neither…" He sighed and reluctantly moved off her before checking his pager. "Great, 911…" Derek smiled when she kissed him again before starting to put her clothes on again.
"I bet Richard is doing this on purpose to stop us from… How did he put it? 'Screwing around at the hospital' or maybe not just at the hospital." Addison had to laugh when she saw the look on his face. "I'm sorry."
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"So, is the most attractive neurosurgeon done for the night?" Addison whispered to Derek but then noticed Mark, who had been a little around the corner so she hadn't seen him.
"I'm in plastics but yes, I am done for the night, it's so nice of you to ask!" Mark grinned at her; of course he would find this entire situation very amusing.
"You're too awake for emergency surgeries." She told him and yawned, leaning into Derek completely.
"I'm done for tonight and he's only this up beat because one of the nurses agreed to go out with him, must be sleep deprived…" Derek wrapped his arm around her waist and grinned at his best friend who didn't really think that the sleep deprivation comment had been too funny.
"Sometimes your words hurt." Mark gave him a look and walked down the hall. "Good night, you two! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Oh, this opens up so many possibilities." Addison laughed softly as they both walked down the hall, towards the locker room.
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"I don't think I've had a sleepover in decades," she chuckled when she let herself fall back onto his sofa. He had asked her if he should just drive her straight home but she had refused because she really preferred to spend the rest of what was left of the night, or by now more like the morning, with him.
"Then we better make this count, shouldn't we?" Derek leaned over her, his weight now on his hands that were on either side of her as he kissed her. When she wrapped her arms around his neck he started to lose his balance and she couldn't stop giggling. "You know, if you didn't look this cute right now I'd be very offended." He had to laugh as well and laid down next to her.
"You think I look cute?" She turned on her side and was still grinning at him.
"Amongst other things." He kissed her cheek and pulled her closer to him. Addison knew that this was it, he was even better than just perfect and just lying in his arms made her feel completely safe and secure.
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