Daddy's Little Girl

LoveLastsForever: I'm glad you love Derek, but it really is hard not to :D If I were a guy I'd probably make some woman very happy :D

Addison-fan: I am, thank you :) I think this is my favorite version of Derek but I doubt any guy who looks like this could ever be soooo cute! And maybe in reality we'd totally hate it...

Lena-Prince08: Thank you :) :) I also get lost sometimes when I bounce from one story to the next and forget what has happened… Maybe I need a 'previously on…'

Guest: Patience, it'll happen but not just yet :D

Em: I wanna know if it's possible to marry a fictional character because I want this version of Derek! Or the one in our story! Anywaaaay, why should I have settled for anyone else? People would have known -_- ya'll are too obsessed with this show!

Luvaddek: Yeah, keeping them apart won't work but they'll talk some more now

Guest: I think I already have like 20 chapters on my computer, so I think this story is going to go on :D


Nothing Will Be Grace Appropriate

"I'm so glad you kids are finally back together!" Adele gushed when Addison came down the stairs that night, ready to have dinner with Derek.

"We're just having dinner, Adele." She reminded her with a smile she hadn't been able to wipe off her face ever since their talk in the locker room. Of course she was excited about dinner and most of all about Derek, but a part of her still wasn't sure it really was going to work out.

"But you're still happy, aren't you?"

"Yeah." Addison admitted and walked towards the door. Even though she was happy that things between Derek and her seemed to be moving forward she still wasn't entirely sure it would be fair to burden him with all of her baggage just so she could be happy.

When she arrived at his house she smiled when she saw him sitting on the porch, already waiting for her.

"Hi." She sat down on the chair next to him.

"Don't you want to go inside? There's food." He chuckled when he saw her debating it but then she shook her head. "Addie, we have to talk at some point." His voice was soft and cautious almost as if he was threatening to have this conversation with her.

"I know." She sighed and turned her head to look at him. "I just don't know what to say." When he only nodded she knew that she had to say something. "I never thought I would ever be in this situation and now that I am I don't know what to do. When Chris died I felt like my life was over and like I had just died with him… The only reason I got out of bed in the morning was Grace and I felt like the most selfish person in the world to move her here just because I couldn't bear living in that house and in that city anymore." She took another deep breath before looking into Derek's eyes. "I didn't come here to meet anyone, I didn't expect to meet anyone like you but now that I have I just feel so guilty for moving on and for putting you in the middle of this."

"My mom used to say that we couldn't try to move on but that we should just try to move forward, one step at a time. And I don't want you to do anything you're not ready for because I like you and I want you to be happy."

"It's not fair that you have to be this perfect because I've been horrible to you and you're still sweet and considerate."

"You deserve to be happy and if you're happier on your own I'll still be your friend because, if you like it or not, you're not getting rid off me."

"I'm not happier on my own, that much I know." She watched a smile appear on his face and couldn't help but feel incredibly thankful to have him in her life. "But dating me was challenging and frustrating when I was in my twenties so I'm not sure that you'll have any fun." She knew that she had never been the easiest person to be with and she knew that everything that had happened didn't make her any more datable.

"I'll be fine and I'm used to five very difficult women so I think I can manage. And you shouldn't feel guilty about the way you reacted because, despite your best efforts sometimes, you're still human." Derek smiled at the laugh he finally got from her because it felt like ages since he had seen her laugh and he had missed it.

"So how about that food?" She got up and raised her eyebrows at him. "Don't laugh, I'm hungry." She defended herself when all he did was laugh and shake his head as he got up.

"You're always hungry." He rested his hand on the small of her back when they walked inside.

"Thank you." She whispered and wrapped her arms around him once they were in the kitchen. Addison had missed him terribly and was so glad to have him in her life because she had gotten a glimpse of what it would be like without him and she had hated it.

After dinner they were sitting in front of the fireplace, Addison's back resting against his chest and his arms were wrapped around her waist. She had always hated to talk about the day her husband had died but when Derek had asked her what had happened she knew that he deserved to know.

"We were supposed to meet that morning when he started his shift and I was done to have breakfast and he had dropped Grace off at his parents' house up state… I just remember how annoyed and tired I was because he was late and he hadn't even bothered to call…" She took a deep breath before she continued. "After I had waited for almost two hours and was already by the door I overheard two police officers asking for me and then they told me what had happened…" By now she was crying and Derek felt awful about not being able to take any of the pain away but each time he had told her that she really didn't have to talk about it she had just shaken her head and said that she would have to talk about it at some point, even if it was just this once. "He had stopped at the side of the road because there had been an accident and it was raining and this truck driver didn't see them and—" Addison stopped because she really didn't need to continue and because she simply couldn't.

"I'm so sorry." Derek whispered and tried his best to soothe her.

"Are you sure you still want to date me?" She asked after a while when her tears had finally stopped and she slowly turned around to look at him.

"Even more than I was before." Derek gave her a reassuring smile and wiped the tears away from her face. "My mom still cries when she's had a few glasses of wine and then talks about my dad… Normally she refuses and leaves the room whenever someone mentions his name."

"I do the same thing. Maybe that's normal." She sighed.

"You should talk to Grace about him. I mean, I get that it's hard but growing up without your dad isn't easy either."
"I just never really know how to react when she asks about her dad."

"Just tell her how you met, how much he loved her and all kinds of funny stories, like the one you told me with the bear."

"She already knows the one with the bear." Addison rolled her eyes and had to laugh. "I think that was the story her dad told her ever since she was born."

"I think that story might make history. I still don't get how you didn't know that!"

"See, and this is exactly why I will never go camping with you." She gave him a look because he was still laughing.

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"Mommy! You have to wake up!" Grace jumped up and down on her mother's bed at eight in the morning. Addison had spent most of the night at Derek's house and she was just terribly tired now.

"Grace, honey, it's still very early so what's the emergency?" Addison didn't open her eyes just yet because she really wanted to get a little more sleep.

"Because you said we'd go look for apartments and houses today! And because you said we'd have breakfast when I wake up! And I'm awake now!"

"Just give me thirty minutes, okay?"

"No! You always fall asleep again!" The little girl protested and was starting to get really annoyed that her mom was still trying to sleep. "Derek is already waiting downstairs."

"Why don't you start having breakfast with Derek and I'll join you wh—" But then she sat up in bed and looked at her daughter in disbelief. "Wait, Derek is here?" When Grace nodded her head Addison remembered that she had asked him to help them look for a decent place to live and he had been wonderfully kind and had agreed to come with them. Even this early in the morning.

"Fine, I'll get ready and then we'll all have breakfast. Okay?" She yawned and had to smile at the very excited look on Grace's face before she ran back downstairs.

When Addison came downstairs half an hour later she still felt like she was going to fall asleep any moment. In the kitchen Grace was busy explaining something to Derek who didn't look entirely comfortable with sitting at the breakfast table with his boss and Adele.

"Good morning! You look tired." Adele seemed way too chipper for 8.30 in the morning and got up to go upstairs to get ready.

"Daddy always said that mommy was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen." Grace told Adele and Addison couldn't help but smile when she remembered those moments she had felt so drained after a long shift at the hospital and Christopher had known all the right things to say.

"Well your daddy was very right." Derek smiled at Addison who handed him a cup of coffee.

"He also said that it made up for her terrible mood swings." Grace giggled.

"Yeah, your daddy is so funny…" Addison rolled her eyes and then realized that she had used the present tense. "Uhm, so, when are we leaving?" She cleared her throat and stared at her coffee cup.

"Derek and I are ready!" Grace got up and skipped towards the door where Richard was already waiting for Adele who still hadn't come back downstairs.

"Are you alright?" Derek asked softly and turned to look at Addison.

"Yeah… I just do that sometimes." She sighed and gave him a slight smile. "But thank you for helping us find a decent place to live because I think we are officially driving Adele and Richard crazy."

"I doubt that." Derek chuckled and pointed towards Richard who was playing with Grace.

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"So we need a big house with a lot of rooms and a really big yard just like Derek's and a lot of trees and a lake and horses!" Grace stated when they were all sitting in Addison's car and were about to look at the first house.

"Grace, sweetheart, I doubt that we'll find anything quite like that and even if we did, I doubt that we can afford it." Addison stopped her car in front of the townhouse that had looked much nicer when she had seen the ad but it really wasn't bad.

"But you're rich."

Derek had to laugh at that and looked up at the house. "Is that it?"

"Ew. This isn't nice…" Grace sighed when her mother nodded and both adults got out of the car.

"We have a few other places to look at, so we'll find something you'll like, okay?" She picked up her daughter before they walked towards the relator who was already waiting by the door.

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"All of those sucked." Grace told her mother once they were at the playground. Without even waiting for an answer she ran towards the swings because she already knew that all of those houses and apartments sucked.

"Maybe next time I'll go alone and just take something because nothing will be Grace appropriate." Addison sat down on one of the benches and began to drink her coffee. There had been a few nice houses but nothing that had really felt like home. Not that she was expecting anything to feel like home but Grace was right, this sucked.

"But you didn't like any of those houses either? I'm not even going to mention the apartments because I saw the look you gave the relator." Derek laughed and she couldn't help but to laugh as well. She hadn't told the relator much about her budget so she couldn't complain about the choices.

"Maybe I should have mentioned that I have money… I'll remember that for the next time but when we were looking for a place in New York all we said was that we were surgeons and where we worked and then they came up with very amazing houses and apartments…"

"Well, here in Seattle we don't catch on that quickly." He joked and rolled his eyes.

"Can't we just build a house in your backyard? You wouldn't even notice because what you call backyard is probably bigger than Central Park."

"Well, you could do that but since you jump every time you're outside and there's something in the woods I don't think that this would be the safest living arrangement for you. And you'd live further away from the city."

"But we'd live closer to you and Grace would probably run outside to see what kind of animal is out there… So you could still protect me."

"I can do that." Derek chuckled and wrapped his arm around her to pull her closer.

"Thank you for coming along, even if we didn't find anything decent." She whispered and rested her head on his shoulder.

"But you're dating now, right?" Grace looked up at her mother and sat down on the bench as well.

"Yeah." Addison wrapped her arms around her daughter to pull her closer. "How do you feel about that?"

"Really good." Grace giggled and looked over at Derek.


Okay, what did you think? Oh, and do you want M rated chapters later on or would you like to keep it PG 13 because I could do NC 17 or more :D

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