A/N: Thanks again for the reviews! I tried to make this chapter ahead of time so I can put it up sooner! Also, I tried to put a little Addex moment in for all the Addex lovers who really want one. Someone said something with Derek and Izzie bonding, and to tell you the truth, I do actually have something planned for some Izzie and Derek brotherly/sister bonding type thing. I'm thinking it'll be not the next chapter, but the one after that. I think it'll really show something about their past. Please R & R..

Summary:Completely AU. One lawyer, one baker, one science professor, one real estate agent, one architect, and now one upcoming fashion designer. Drama is bound to catch up to them. (not all of the characters will be in it) Pairings decided, you'll find out what they are throughout.

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Izzie was smiling to herself in the kitchen the next morning. Mark was at his place taking a shower and getting dressed. They all had to get back to work today, Meredith on the other had just had another interview. She looked up from where she was making eggs to smile at Meredith. "Morning."

"Morning." Meredith replied as she took a seat on one of the stools at the counter island.

Izzie's smile faltered a little when she looked at her. "Are you okay?" She asked concerned.

Meredith nodded, but after a moment she shook her head. "Derek asked me out."

Izzie smiled at her. "That's good, isn't it?" She asked, not sure what was wrong with that.

Meredith looked at Izzie and shook her head. "No, that's bad. I can't go out with him."

Izzie looked at her curiously as she put the eggs in a pan that was smoothed with butter. "Why? I thought you really liked him."

"I can't take that chance." Meredith said taking a deep breath.

Izzie looked at her a little confused as she put bacon strips on another pan. "What do you mean?"

"I could really fall for him Izzie, and I can't take that chance." Meredith said to her with helpless eyes.

Izzie tilted her head to the side curiously and a little confused. "Why?" Taking a chance on love was something she thought was a good thing. Her situation was a different one of course though.

Meredith took a deep breath. "Do you really want to know why?" She saw Izzie nod. "Three years ago… I got engaged." She looked at Izzie's surprised expression and nodded. "He cheated on me." Her eyes darkened. "With his female bitch of a boss."

Izzie looked at Meredith surprised and sympathetically. "Meredith, I had no idea."

Meredith sighed. "I know, and I could never seem forget about it. I always think a guy's going to hurt me somehow, and that something like that would happen again." She admitted.

Izzie turned off the stove and went over to Meredith and pulled her into a hug. "Why don't you tell Derek? He'd understand." She suggested.

Meredith shook her head. "No, no, he can never find out, but maybe… One day."

Izzie gave her one last friendly hug. "Whenever you're ready." She looked at her. "He'll understand."

Meredith smiled thankfully at her. "I hope. Thanks."

Izzie gave her a reassuring smile. "He will, and you're welcome."

Meredith stood up from the stool. "I'm going to take a shower." She waved a little to Izzie as she walked out of the kitchen and passed Mark who was now coming into the kitchen.

Mark smiled at Izzie as he walk to her. "Hi."

Izzie smiled at him and put her hands on his biceps when he came towards her. "Hi." She leaned up and kissed him.

"Tonight." Mark said with a smile as he put his arms around her.

Izzie looked at him a little confused. "What?"

"After dinner tonight, seven o'clock, Alex and everyone would be over hear, and it would be okay if we weren't their. It's normal for us." Mark said with the same smile on his face.

Izzie smiled. "What are you getting at, Sloan?"

"Our first date." Mark leaned down and kissed her.

Izzie put her arms around his neck with a smile. "Seven?"

Mark nodded. "Yes, seven tonight."

"But why after dinner?" Izzie asked him curiously.

"Because I will be serving you dessert." Mark told her with a smile.

Izzie smiled at him. "Really?"

Mark nodded and was about to kiss her when he heard footsteps. They both took their arms off each other.

"Morning." Alex said as he sat down on a chair at the table.

Izzie moved back over to the stove with a smile on her face. "Morning."

Mark walked over to the refrigerator to get himself a bottle of water.

"Can you get me one?" Alex asked Mark who was at the refrigerator.

Mark nodded and smiled at Izzie as he closed the refrigerator door and walked over to where Alex was sitting and handed Alex a bottle of water.

Addison walked into the kitchen. "Morning." She said as she heard the same back from everyone in the room. "Oh! Derek said that he has to do something, so he won't be coming for breakfast today." She informed them as she sat next to Alex at the table. She didn't believe Derek had something to do, but she didn't question him on it.

Just when Addison sat down, Meredith walked in. "Hey." She smiled a small smile at everyone as she took a seat next to Addison.

Mark stood up and smirked at Alex as he gestured to Addison.

Alex glared at Mark.

Mark laughed to himself as he walked over to where Izzie was. "Need any help."

Izzie smiled at him. "Sure, and since I know you know how to make French toast, could you make it?" She asked.

Mark nodded. "Sure." He kissed her temple before getting the bread and cinnamon.

"Today-" Addison began. "-This woman called me on my cell phone. I don't know how she got it, or why she was calling this early in the morning, but she was speaking all this Spanish of French, and I had no idea what to say. After a minute of her talking and me listening, she hangs up! I mean! What the hell?!"

Alex started to laugh. "Wow, Addison." He took a sip from his bottle of water.

"Maybe she had the wrong number." Meredith said with a shrug.

Addison drew out a deep breath. "Lets hope so."

"It probably is." Izzie said looking up from where she was flipping bacon with a fork.

Addison raised an eyebrow at Mark who had taken off his jacket that went with his work close and rolled up his sleeves of his shirt, he was working on French toast. "Are you making French toast Mark?" She asked him.

Mark nodded. "Yes, I am." He glanced up at her.

"You know how to make French toast?" Alex asked as he put his arm around Addison's chair.

Addison looked at the back of her chair and pushed his arm off it.

Mark chuckled at what she did. He rolled his eyes at Alex. "Yes, Alex."

"We didn't know that." Addison said.

Izzie piped in. "I did."

"You don't count though." Alex said as he took another sip of his water.

Izzie stopped flipping bacon to look at Alex and raised an eyebrow. "And why not?"

Alex and Addison shared a look.

Addison decided to make up something. She looked at Izzie. "You've known him since high school." She said with a shrug.

"So has Derek, but he doesn't know I know how to make French toast." Mark pointed out.

Addison rolled her eyes. "Oh, shut up."

"I get that everyday." Alex said nodding.

Addison slapped the back of his head.

"Ow!" Alex said rubbing the back of his head.

Mark chuckled as he purposely brushed his hand with Izzie's.

Izzie smiled at him before getting another pan for the sausage.

Alex's phone rang, he got it out of his pocket and flipped it opened, he put it to his ear. "Hello?"

"Hey, Alex. It's Derek."

"Hey." Alex replied into the phone and looked at the curious look Addison was giving him.

"Is Meredith there?"

Alex nodded into the phone. "Yeah, why?" He asked.

"Nothing, I'll talk to you later."

"Later." Alex said before hanging up the phone.

Addison looked at Alex curiously. "Who was that?" She asked.

Alex shook his head. "No one important." When he knew no one was looking, he leaned in closer to Addison and started to whisper. "It was Derek."

Addison furrowed her eyebrows again in curiosity. "Really? Anything happen or something?" She asked also in a whisper.

"He was wondering if Meredith was here. I told him she was, and then we said bye and hung up. I really have no idea what the hell that was about." Alex told her making sure Meredith couldn't here.

Addison furrowed her eyes in confusion. "Derek just told me this morning that he wasn't going to come this morning. I thought that there was more to it, but I didn't question it." Addison said in a whisper of a voice.

"Apparently it's a little more than that." Alex whispered to her.

Mark raised an eyebrow at Addison and Alex. "What are you two talking about?"

Alex looked at Mark and smirked. "Sex."

Addison rolled her eyes and slapped him on the back of his head. "He wishes."

Mark chuckled and went back to making the French toast.

Meredith looked at Addison and Alex curiously. Maybe there was something going on between them.

'We'll talk tonight.' Addison mouthed to Alex.

Alex nodded at her and sipped water from his water bottle.

Meredith looked at the clock in the kitchen. She had the get to an interview a few hours away, so she should really leave now. She stood up. "I should get going. Interview somewhere far away." She waved goodbye to them as she walked out the kitchen and proceeded to walk out the front door.

"Does anyone else think that something happened between Derek and Meredith in Hawaii that we didn't know about?" Alex asked as he leaned back against his chair.

Addison raised her hand up for a moment, before putting it down. "I bet you a lot of money something did." She nodded.

"Maybe." Mark said as he looked at Izzie who looked like she was in some kind of thought. "You okay?" He asked her a little concerned.

Izzie snapped out of her daze of thinking about what Meredith told her that morning and looked at Mark. She smiled at him. "I'm fine. Now, finish up the French toast. I'm almost done the bacon, and sausage, and the eggs are already done."

Mark nodded as he put the pieces of French toast on a plate. He put an arm around her waist and gave her a kiss on her cheek before putting the rest on the plate.

Alex and Addison shared a look and rolled their eyes.

"Will you stop doing that!" Addison said looking at Alex.

Alex furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Doing what?" He had no clue.

"Rolling your eyes the same time I do!" Addison said annoyed.

Mark looked at the two curiously. "You were rolling your eyes at us?"

Addison waved him off with her hand. "That's not the point."

Mark glanced at Izzie who looked at him and shrugged.

Addison pointed at Alex. "Don't do that anymore."

Alex smirked. "What if I can't help it, but do it the time as you?"

Addison simply glared at him.

Alex chuckled.