Country Kind Of Love

LoveLastsForever: Nah, it's never really too late! I guess… But it'll take some time to get them there :D so, be patient

Addison-fan: Well, at least Mark finally did the right thing! And now Derek will do the right thing and try to fix it.

Em: He might, he might not! But at least he finally got to the conclusion that he loves her and doesn't wanna live without her

Luvaddek: Omg I know! Poor Addie but I figured it would take something like this for her to realize that she can't go on like this and that then was what Derek needed. Gee, who would have thought fictional characters could be that exhausting?!

Chapter 15

Mark was right, it was never too late to do the right thing and that was exactly what Derek had to do mow. He had to find Addison and tell her that he had screwed up, that he missed her so much it tore his heart apart and that he didn't want anyone else but her. But when he got to her apartment no one answered, when he called her phone it went straight to voicemail so he made his way back to the hospital, running red lights in the process because he hardly even saw them anymore.

"Miranda!" He called after the other doctor once he got to the hospital. "Where's Addison?" He had to lean against the wall slightly because he was completely out of breath.

"She left." Miranda Bailey answered shortly because, to her, it was all his fault. If he hadn't treated his girlfriend the way he had she would still be there and not going back to New York.

"She what?" Derek felt his heart drop and he could swear the ground was giving out beneath him or something. She couldn't have left, she just couldn't.

"Remember when I told you she was leaving more than a month ago? Well, now she has and it's all your fault."

"I'm the biggest idiot on the planet." He mumbled and looked at the ground. All he wanted to do was to just go back in time and tell her that he loved her when he had first heard she was leaving. Actually, he should have just wrapped his arms around her when her fiancé had showed up. He knew that he had overreacted; he knew that he loved her and yet he just let her walk away. Who did that?

"Yeah, you are." Miranda sighed. "Her flight is leaving in half an hour, Shepherd. You better not screw it up this time because I'm tired of being your relationship fairy."

Suddenly there was hope in his eyes again when he looked up at his colleague. "Thank you!" He said quickly before running down the hall again. Thirty minutes wasn't much time but he just had to catch her in time, he had to talk to her and explain and then hope that she wouldn't react as badly as he had.

"Where's Derek going?" Preston looked at Miranda Bailey, rather confused right about now.

"To get his girl." Was all she said before walking off.

"Finally…" Was all Preston said and smiled. It was about time his friend came to his senses.

xxx

When Derek arrived at the hospital he quickly bought a boarding pass for the next best flight because he only had a few minutes left until Addison was supposed to board the plane to New York. When he arrived at the terminal his heart skipped a beat as soon as he saw her from behind, her red hair sprawled out across her shoulders, her gaze blankly fixed ahead.

"Addie." He called out and watched her turn around; her eyes widened as she stood up and took a step towards him.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice sounded cold and completely stripped of any emotions. He noticed the circles underneath her eyes that were almost as red as her hair and he felt his heart break that it was his fault.

"Please don't go." He saw the look on her face and that she was everything but pleased. "I'm the biggest idiot on the planet, Addie—"

"Don't call me that!" She gave him a look and glared at him. How dare he come now? Did he honestly think that she would believe that now he suddenly wanted her to stay?

"Don't go," Derek quickly regained his composure because he really needed her to know how he felt about her, "I did everything wrong and I know that. I've been miserable for the last few months and I thought it was because of your fiancé showing up but it was because I'm an idiot. Addison, I miss you so much. I miss the way your nose crinkles when you read the paper, I miss waking up next to you, being able to wrap my arms around you and just pull you close." He saw the tears in her eyes and then that she opened her mouth to say something so he quickly continued, "I know that I don't have any right to say all of that now because it's my fault that I miss you but I love everything about you, Addison Montgomery. I love the way you smile, I love talking to you, I love that you change my radio station as soon as you get into my car, I love that despite everything you get so insecure sometimes, I love how much you care about everyone around you. I love you, Addie."

"You're too late, Derek." She whispered and shook her head, tears streaming down her cheeks by now.

"No, don't go, I'll do anything to make this work." He took her hand in his before she could turn around when the final boarding call for her flight rang through the halls. But she just shook her head and lifted her gaze to meet his one last time.

"Goodbye, Derek." Derek felt his heart break into a million pieces when he watched the woman he loved turn around and walk towards the gate.

xxx

As soon as Addison was in her seat she couldn't stop her tears any longer. She knew that she loved him but she just wanted this heartache to stop. When he had showed up at her apartment about a month ago she had allowed herself to get her hopes up and afterwards she had felt even worse. Why couldn't he have just told her all of this then? Why did it just now occur to him that he loved her; that he wanted to be with her? Her body shook with silent sobs when she thought about everything that had happened since she had come to Kansas. When she had left New York she hadn't cried, even though she had just ended an engagement with someone she had been with for several years. Everything between her and Derek had progressed so quickly and she hadn't been able to stop herself from falling in love with him. And even though she had been sure that she had been in love before it all had changed with Derek. He had completely swept her off her feet and she had discovered that everything she had thought she had felt in the past was nothing to what she felt for him. The first time he had kissed her she could have sworn that she had never felt like that before but, instead of going away, that feeling remained. Whenever he smiled at her she could have sworn that her heart skipped a beat and when he had showed up at the airport just now it had taken all of her willpower not to just come with him and forget anything that had happened between them the past month. Because no matter how hurt she was, she still loved him so much that it hurt.

Addison looked out of the window, finally able to stop crying. She could see the seatbelt signs lighting up and saw that they were approaching the ground. She had come to Kansas, the middle of nowhere, to start over. Without complications and without men. But her heart wrenched when she just thought of leaving Derek behind. Her head shot up when she realized that she might be able to leave him behind, but not her feelings for him.

"He was wrong, I'm the biggest idiot." She mumbled to herself.

"Yes, you are." The elderly lady next to her told her before she proceeded to get off the plane.

Okay, is anybody still reading this? Because, guys, 4 reviews? C'mon, son...

What did you think? Will it work out or will he just go to Meredith now that Addie left?

Reviews are love! ;)