Chapter 6

Part 1: Marriage

Addison had been waiting for Derek to come home for the last four hours now. It had been weeks since they had a real conversation. Their marriage was slowly slipping away and she was worried. She had tried talking to him several times, but he always found an excuse to brush her off and she was starting to get tired of trying. He had to give her something to go on or she feared she wouldn't be strong enough. She heard about his fight with Mark. Of course she had. That hospital was full of the biggest gossips Addison had ever met.

She knew the reason of the fight too. It was Meredith, his intern, always his precious little intern.

Meredith wasn't a fling. She wasn't revenge. I fell in love with her.

She couldn't think of a way he could have hurt her more then by saying those words to her. He fell in love with her. She had hoped his feeling for the intern had faded and gone away. She had though that he had chosen her because he loved her more, but now she didn't know.

If not knowing if her husband love her wasn't enough, she had to learn that her ex lover, Mark Sloan, was going out with the same woman that was threatening her marriage. What was so special about Meredith Grey? She was pretty, it was true, but she always looked so depressed. What attracted them to her?

The idea that Mark could be in love with that woman irked her. He couldn't be in love with Meredith. He was in love with her.

That was the other thing that bothered her. She didn't want to be jealous, but she was. She loved her husband more than anything, but she couldn't bear the idea of her ex being in love with someone else.

Derek entered the trailer. He barely looked at her before he moved to the bedroom.

"Derek, we need to talk." Addison said before he could lie down on the bed.

"Not now, Addison."

"No, now. We are gonna talk. Dam it Derek, we're married."

"I am aware of that."

"Are you really? You don't act like you are."

"What is this really about?"

"It's about you acting like I'm a stranger. We never talk, Derek. What happened to us?"

Derek looked at her with pure resentment in his eyes.

"I know what I did. That's not what I'm talking about. You may have not forgiven me for that, but we have other issues."

Derek didn't answer and simply stared at her, daring her to go on.

"Why do you care who that intern dates?"

"Oh, Addison." He answered in disbelief.

"Answer my question. Why do you care who she dates?"

"She has a name you know. It's Meredith."

"Answer me, Derek!"

"She has nothing to do with us."

"She's got everything to do with us."

"This is stupid. I gonna walk the dog." Derek said as he left the trailer.

"Derek! Don't avoid my question. We need to talk about this. Derek!"

As the door closed behind him, Addison understood what it was to be scared. She didn't know if she could continue fighting for this marriage or what was left of it. She didn't think she was strong enough.

Part 2: Smiling

He was devouring her lips. It had now been fifteen minutes that Meredith and Mark started their break. They had gone to an on call room and had started making out like teenagers.

It had been a while since Meredith felt that wild. In college, she had always been a partier, but since she had stated working at Seattle Grace, she had kept that part of her home.

Mark brought that side out of her. It must be said that that man knew how to kiss. His hands were in her hair and her neck and lips were redder than Addison's hair. Her lipstick was all over her and his face, but she right now she didn't care what people would think in seeing her later. She was enjoying herself way too much for that.

Meredith's pagers started beeping. She had been working on a case with the Dr. Shepard that morning. She found herself working more and more with him and she wondered if he was keeping a close watch on her.

"I have to go." She said to Mark trying to separate herself from him.

Mark simply nodded, but didn't stop.

"I really do have to go." She tried again.

"I know." He answered, but still didn't stop.

Meredith walked toward the door and he followed her with his trade mark smile.

"You're not making it easy for me." She told him.

"Well, you're not making it easy for me. I guess we're even."

"That's not funny and that's not gonna make me stay." She said with a half smile.

Mark nodded again and leaned in to kiss her. Meredith felt a giggle coming threatening to come out of her and hurried out of there. God, he was turning her into a girly girl. She didn't giggle. That wasn't her. Izzie giggled with Alex, but she didn't.

Meredith entered the patient room to find Derek looking at the monitor.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Her heart beat went down. I gave her something that should keep her stable, but you should come check on her regularly to make sure that everything stay that way.." he answered.

"I am fine." said Mrs. Guzman.

"It's our job to say that." Derek answered.

"My my, someone had a good day." Mrs. Guzman said looking at Meredith.

Meredith started feeling very self conscious. She had completely forgotten what she must have looked like.

"Yes, Meredith. Where were you off looking like that?" Derek asked with a bitter smile.

"He's a keeper." Mrs. Guzman said oblivious to Derek's reaction.

"I'm sorry?" Meredith said.

"The man that makes you smile like that. He must be a keeper."

Meredith hadn't realized she had been smiling. That didn't happen to her often.

"Yes. Yes, he is." She answered confidently.

"Dr. Grey, may I talk to you?" the Dr. Shepard asked guiding her in the hallway.

"Meredith, what are doing? This is not a professional behavior. You shouldn't come in looking like that."

"You had rather I stopped to brush my hair while the patient might have been dying?"

"This is not what I'm saying."

"Then, what are you saying, Derek?"

"You shouldn't do this while you're at work."

"I don't recall this is any of your business. I'll be back to check on Mrs. Guzman in fifteen minutes."

"Meredith, what are you doing?" Derek asked her as she walked away.

Meredith turned around. Her face was cold. She seemed to hesitate for a minute before she answered him.

"I'm just moving on Derek."

She really meant it this time because this time it wasn't about a dog, but about a wonderful man who made her smile.

Part 3: Old flame

Moving on. What was she thinking? It's wasn't about him not wanting to let her move on. He just didn't like the guy she chose to move on with. Derek wasn't jealous. He didn't get jealous. He was trying to protect her. She didn't know what Mark was capable of.

Derek was walking down the hall, still shocked by Meredith answer, when he saw it. His wife was talking with Mark. Fighting would have been more accurate.

"…I am married Mark." He heard Addison say.

"I know that Addie."

"I am married. I couldn't care less about your little fling with Meredith Grey."

"Well, your husband seems to care."

"I …" she started when they both notice his presence.

"Hi Derek." Mark said with a smile betraying his amusement in Addison discomfort.

"I should probably go. I have to see one of my patients." Addison said.

"Leave Meredith alone. She doesn't know what you're capable of." Derek said.

Mark chuckled and shook his head.

"Addison deserve better than to be treated like you do."

"My relationship with my wife doesn't concern you."

"And my relationship with Meredith Grey doesn't concern you, but I guess it doesn't work that way." Mark answered walking toward the stairs.

This only made Derek's anger grow. He couldn't believe there was a time where he called him his best friend.

AN: I just got back from vacation. That's why it took so long .I am very sorry about that.I hope you liked this chapter. That's where Addie was off to.