A very short update!

III – part 2

Five years Later

Jack Morgan looked across the crowd to the bar, his eyes narrowed when he recognized the man at the bar. Sure his hair was peppered with gray hair now, but it was definitely him. He always wondered what happened with both Dr. Shepherds after his breakdown in the hospital. He watched him drain his drink and order another. He slowly rose and slowly wove his way across the room to the bar. He smiled down at the doctor and said, "good evening Dr. Shepherd."

Derek looked up at the man next to him, at first it didn't register who he was but then recognition sank in, his eyes narrowed. "Mr. Morgan," he said with a nod. "Is there something I can do for you?"

"I was just hoping your wife was going to meet you here so I could once again thank her," he said with a smile.

"Meredith is still at the hospital," he replied sharply.

Jack studied the man, so that answers one question. He did go through with the divorce. "I meant your first wife, Addison. I hope she is doing well these days, after all I owe her my life."

Derek's eyes narrowed again. "I haven't seen or spoken to Addison in over five years, since our divorce was finalized and she moved back to New York." He shrugged, "we never kept in touch."

Jack gave him a half smile and said, "That's too bad. I guess that's your loss, she is an amazing woman."

Derek shrugged again. "We both moved on, now if you will excuse me." Derek rose from his seat put some cash down on the bar and left.

Jack watched the retreating doctor and he had to laugh to himself, the man was a fool. She didn't lie to him, he never would find out, unless she chose to tell him, he very likely would never know.

Jack leaned back in his bar stool and thought back to that day more then five years ago. The day that changed his entire life, he was a fortunate man to have run into Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery- Shepherd. He smiled that he could still remember her full name. Her signature on the bottom of those papers will forever be burned into his mind.

He stared at the woman he was holding hostage he was confused and had no clue what to do next. Why wouldn't she cooperate with him? She started speaking to him, "Mr. Morgan we both know your wife wouldn't want you to do this." She looked pleadingly in his eyes, his emotions started to overwhelm him. He saw a determination form on her face. He watched her lean close to him and she began to speak quietly, "I know what it is like to have your entire world torn apart." She smiled weakly at him, he knew the crowd who gathered around them could not hear her, only he could hear what she was saying. She spoke barely above a whisper, "I know because it happened to me but you can't allow your grief to destroy your life. If you truly loved your wife you will stop this right now because I'm pretty sure she would be ashamed of what you are doing right now." She paused searching my face trying to see if anything she was saying was registering with me but I steeled myself. She pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes. She knew she wasn't getting through to me yet. "My life is not the only one that will end if you do this." She gazed steadily at him, he could see her pleading him to understand, but he guessed he missed what she was trying to convey.

He shook his head. "But I want his life to end too," he replied softly.

She slightly shook her head. "I wasn't talking about him." She closed her eyes and swallowed hard and continued, "You would not only end my life but that of my child's." He could see the emotions erupting in her eyes now. She desperately tried to rein them in.

His eyes widened in surprise, and then they narrowed his anger starting to build again. "Why should I allow him to have a child, when my wife is gone and I will never have a child with her?" he questioned her barely speaking above a controlled whisper. He could see the shock on her face.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath then slowly exhaled as she tried once again to regain her composure. "Because I know him and he will most likely never know he is a father, the only way I will tell him is if he comes to find me." He could see the pleading in her eyes again. "So please spare my life and my child's life. I believe in my heart you are a good man who is only doing this because you are in pain, you are not a murderer," she said earnestly as she shook her head. He could see the compassion in her eyes. "Please end to this now, please give me the gun and allow my child a chance."

He stared at her and took in what she said. She was right he was not a murderer and Beth never would forgive him if he harmed this woman and her unborn child.She did nothing to deserve this. He slowly lowered the gun and put it in her hand.The tears started flowing he had no control over them. He reached out to her wrapping his arms around her burying his face in her chest and started to sob.He could feel her arms wrap around him. She gently patted his back and whispered in his ear, "I know you don't believe this right now but one day everything will be better."

He contemplated Derek Shepherd for a moment from what he had observed of him before they talked. He looked like a very unhappy man. Jack only hoped that Addison faired better, he hoped to one day find out what became of her. He owed his second chance of a happy life to her. She was right, the day did come that everything was better. He was once again a happy man, he had met a wonderful woman and married her and they had two beautiful children. He owed it all to Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery-Shepherd.

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I hope you enjoyed that, please let me know what you think. I have definately decided to continue on and know exactly what Addison, Derek and Meredith have been up to for the last five years grin>