I've decided to write in half-chapters from now on to get updates out faster. Hope it is satisfactory to all. God I love writing about these two! Review if you're in the mood. Whatever you guys say fuels my writing and I very much appreciate it. On with the story…
Seattle Grace
10:00 p.m.
"Great job, everyone." Addison removed her gloves and gown and walked to the scrub room, Stevens in tow. "Good job Izzie."
"Thank you."
"No, really. You're doing an excellent job. I wanted you to know that."
"Wow, I'm speechless. That means a lot to me."
"I'm glad." Both women dried their hands and walked in to the hallway. "You're on call tonight right?"
"Yes. What's up?"
"Could you come with me to my office? I left the case files and med lists for Beth Horton's babies. I wanted to make sure you had them."
"Great. No problem." Izzie looked hesitant. It had been a long time since she had been on-call with premature babies on their first night. The last time had been the "lesson" night with the quints.
"Don't worry. No surprises like last time. Everything is laid out and if you need anything, I will be there for you."
"Dr. Montgomery?" Addison looked up. "I know I was really upset when it happened but I do appreciate the lesson you taught me. It hurt like hell, but I get why you did it."
"That's great. Took me almost a year to talk to the Chief again."
"He did it to you too?" Izzie looked shocked.
"Yeah. I was a lot like you as an intern. Got way too attached to my patients and Richard knew I couldn't be a great surgeon and be that way."
"It took you a year to get over it?" Addison nodded. "Wow."
"I know." Addison smiled at her intern. She really enjoyed getting the opportunity to work with Stevens on a consistent basis.
"So, big plans with Dr. Shepherd tonight?"
"I hope not. All I want to do is crawl in bed and…" Addison's voice dropped when she saw a body on her couch. Walking in quietly, she realized Derek had waited for her to leave and fallen asleep in the interim.
"Oh that is so cute! He waited for you." Izzie brought her hand to her heart.
"He's the best." Addison said, looking down admiringly. "Here's everything you'll need."
"Thanks. Goodnight." Izzie tiptoed out, shutting the door behind her. Addison moved closer to where Derek was passed out. She ran her fingers over his forehead. He was so peaceful when he slept. Leaning in carefully, her lips hovered above his for a moment before she pressed them against. He did always love to wake up that way. Derek slowly gegan to stir, quickly bringing a hand to her hair to hold her head where it was. They kissed a little longer before Addison pulled away.
"Hey." Addison said, pushing him over so she could sit.
"Hi." He responded groggily, running a hand through his now bed-like hair. "Quite the way to wake up."
"Thought you'd like it." Derek's face lit up as he nodded. "So what are you still doing here? I told you that I'd meet you at the trailer." Addison drew lazy circles on his stomach as she talked.
"I wanted to wait. Figured if we have the whole weekend together, we should start it together. Besides, I get very lonely at the trailer without you. Doc misses you and depresses me. We men got nothing alone." Derek gave her his best puppy dog eyes, to which Addison smiled at adoringly. She leaned in to kiss him again. Derek sat up slightly to bring himself closer to her, slowly drawing her back down with him. Maneuvering their bodies, Addison was now on the bottom, her legs very tangled in Derek's. They continued to make out, but everytime Derek brought his hands under her scrub top she pushed them off. After a few rejections, he couldn't help but get curious.
"Addison!"
"What?"
"You do realize we're not in high school anymore. I don't think you dad is going to come in to find his little girl being felt up by her boyfriend."
"I know that. I was just enjoying the moment."
"The moment?"
"When we first started dating, we used to always sneak away at the hospital whenever possible and kiss until we couldn't breathe anymore. We never had much time as interns, but I always looked forward to when you'd pull me into come linen closet to make-out when we should have been working. That is all." Addison stated, running her hands over his back.
"So you want to stop having sex and just make-out forever?" Derek asked.
"Oh god no!" Derek smiled at her sincerity. "I was just pointing out the sentimentality of the moment that was apparently lost on you. You know you…"
Before Addison could rant more, Derek re-fused their lips together, massaging her tongue with his own just the way she liked it. Her soft moan of agreement only made Derek want her more. They kissed a little longer before Derek was too eager to do more and pulled away.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm very much enjoying this trip down memory lane, but can we please go home now? If nothing else, my trailer has a bed." Derek asked.
"If nothing else." Addison couldn't help but take the free jab at the trailer that Derek offered up. Getting up first, Derek extended his hand to Addison as she hopped up from the couch. They now stood body to body. Addison ran her hands through his hair, trying to straighten it out. She was interrupted by Derek's pager beeping. He begrudgingly picked it from his belt. "You go change, I'll take care of this, and I'll meet you in the lobby?"
"Sounds good." Giving her one last lingering kiss, Derek grabbed his coat and bag and left the office. Addison smiled watching him go, his butt looking extremely good in the pants he was wearing. Locking up her office, she went to the locker room to change.
The hospital was considerably quiet, not a huge shock considering the late hour. Addison had the locker room to herself. Burke was in surgery, and all the other attendings' were gone for the night. As she changed alone, she spotted her safety pin formally saved for her wedding rings during surgery. It rested on her shelf, not having been touched in months. Picking it up, she thought of the symbolism of the pin, more so how she missed getting to use it everyday. Opening and closing it just once to make sure it worked, she placed it back in its spot, hopeful that one day she would get to use it again.
Before Addison was two feet from the locker room, she saw Derek coming towards her and instantly knew the look on his face; disappointment.
"I'm going home alone tonight aren't I?" Addison said, trying to mask her own disappointment.
"Mr. Watson has some unexplained bleeding that I think he would like to have explained to him." Derek said with a sigh.
"How selfish of him." Addison said jokingly. Derek smiled at her humor. "How long will the surgery take?"
"Don't think your waiting for me to finish. It could be hours." Derek said shaking his head.
"Why not? You waited for me?"
"Addie, it's almost 11. One of us should get to start our weekend off well rested. Besides, you've had a long day."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive. I'll see you at the trailer when I'm done."
"Okay. I love you."
"I love you too. Drive safe. It's coming down pretty hard out there." Derek leaned in to kiss Addison's cheek.
"I will." Derek watched Addison walk away. He never understood how at almost eleven at night she could look as stunning as she did when she first got ready. A loud crack of thunder broke his concentration on her as he walked into the locker room to change in to scrubs again.
Seattle Grace
12:00 a.m.
Derek successfully finished Mr. Watson's surgery. All active bleeding was stopped and he was coming out of anesthesia well. Making his way down to the E.R., he was met by chaos. Something had happened, because Bailey, Burke, Bailey's interns, and the Chief we're all down there. Derek moved towards the chief looking for information.
"What happened?"
"Oh good Derek you're done. Multi-victim accident on the highway. A driver spun out of control because of the weather and caused a six car pile-up. And they just reported another accident two car accident in town. We called everyone. Debbie, everyone here?"
Before she could respond, the ambulance sirens were outside and stretchers were being brought in.
"Alright people! Everyone on point. Bailey, assignments!" One by one, doctors went to gurneys, accompanied by nurses.
"Yang, you're with Burke. Izzie with Shepherd. Karev with Montgomery. Grey with the Chief. O'Malley, with Sloan. Assess, basic labs, and go from there. Move it people." The interns went to their assignments.
"Where is Dr. Montgomery?" Karev asked, unable to find him.
"Good question. Debbie, did Addison check-in?"
"No."
"Did you try her cell phone and beeper?"
"Yes." Richard's heart dropped. It wasn't like Addison to not respond to pages. That was one of the first things he taught her as an intern. Unfortunately, his worst fear was realized quickly.
"Chief!" Richard turned immediately at Bailey's yell. "It's Addison." Richard was in shock, but quickly snapped out of it to check on her status. He arrived as the paramedics finished reading off her stats.
"What happened?" Richard shouted, demanding to get the full story. The paramedic, initially frightened, re-read Addison's vitals.
"34 year old female, restrained driver in a two-car accident. A car blew a stop sign and spun out of control on Devlin Street. Other driver is okay, just needs stitches. He's right behind us."
"I don't care. What are her vitals?" Richard was growing impatient.
"BP 120/80, pulse weak and thready. Pupils are normal. She's been in and out of consciousness the whole way. And her shoulder is pretty banged up. The driver hit her side."
"Alright, Bailey take care of Addison. Exam 2, shut the blinds, only necessary personnel. O'Malley: you go with her and keep your mouth shut. I don't want this spreading around before we know how she is."
"Yes sir." Bailey began to push the gurney on one side while George did the other. Richard turned back to the paramedic. "Where's the other driver?"
"Right here." Richard turned to see a second paramedic guiding in none other than Mark, who was holding gauze to his bleeding forehead. It took all of Richard's might not to charge him right then and there.
"You hit Addison?" Richard moved closer so that he wouldn't need to shout.
"It was an accident. I was driving home from Joe's and I lost control of the car." Mark replied, wincing as he removed the gauze to check his bleeding.
"Are you drunk Sloan?"
"I had a drink. It was just wet outside because of the rain and I didn't stop in time. It was an accident. I would never intentionally hurt Addison."
"Yeah, right. Okay Meredith; can you take Dr. Sloan to an empty curtain and stitch up his head please?"
"Yes, sir." Meredith grabbed Mark's arm but he wouldn't budge. His eyes were fixated on the room that Addison was in. "Let's go!" Meredith practically had to shove him to get him to move.
Seattle Grace
12:30 a.m.
"Dr. Sloan, you have to sit still." Meredith pleaded with her superior.
"I can't. I need to see how Addison's doing."
"Bailey won't let you within ten feet of that room so don't even try. Sit down and let me stitch you up." Meredith pushed on Mark's shoulders until he sat down. Putting on fresh gloves, she watched his face. He looked crushed. She didn't know how to make him feel better, or if she even could. Instead, she stitched…quickly.
"Do you think either of them will ever talk to me again?" Mark finally broke the awkward silence.
"Derek and Addison?" Mark nodded as he continued to look at the ground. Meredith was careful with her answer, for there was no right way to answer him.
"Well that depends on what you want from them."
"How do you mean?"
"You came out here for more than just to run a craniofacial team to deal with fire victims. Everyone knows that. You came back for her. Again." Mark stopped looking at the ground and locked eyes with Meredith.
"Yes, I did." He answered shakily.
"Only problem is is now they are together again. Actually together, enjoying each others company, spending time with one another. They are the couple they used to be in New York. We can all see it; now its time for you to realize it to."
"I can't just give up on her. You don't know how we felt."
"You can love someone so much and not have it be reciprocated." This time Meredith was the one that looked pained, clearly remembering how much she had loved Derek.
"It's different with me and her than it was with you and him." Mark stated with an extremely defensive tone. Meredith finished stitching his head and took off her gloves.
"I said this before and I'm going to say it again: Derek's not the kind of guy you leave if you can help it…" Before she could explain herself, Mark interrupted.
"What the hell is so special about Derek Shepherd?" Mark jumped from the table, upset. "I don't get it! Women fall over him. All he does is hurt them."
"And what, you pick up his pieces? Addison wouldn't have looked at you twice if things with her and Derek were okay. And now that they are back together, whatever you may feel for her is irrelevant again because she feels it for him. Even worse for you, he feels it for her again as well. You're not going to break that up. So, if you really want them both back in your life at all, you will grow up and accept that." Meredith grabbed Mark's chart and left the room. Mark sat back down on the table, a little in shock from Meredith's verbal beat down. Of all people, he didn't expect her to defend the love of Derek and Addison.
1:00 a.m.
"Here we are Mrs. Hughes. Your scans look good, but your blurred vision has me a little worried so I'm going to keep you overnight for observation. How does that sound?"
"Anything coming from a cute young man like you sounds great to me."
"Thank you Mrs. Hughes."
"Call me Lydia. Everyone does. Mrs. Hughes makes me sound so much older than 65."
"Lydia it is."
"Thank you Dr. Shepherd."
"Hey, if I can call you Lydia, I insist on you calling me Derek." Lydia's face lit up as Derek poured on his boyish charm.
"Derek?"
"Yes Lydia."
"Are you married?" Derek paused, not immediately sure how to answer. Technically he was married, but he and Addison hadn't really talked about making it official again. So, he spoke the truth.
"Not currently, no."
"But you have someone special don't you?" Derek looked at her, smiling but surprised.
"Extremely special." Derek smiled at Lydia and Izzie. "We'll let you rest now Lydia. Page me if you need anything." Derek picked up her chart and walked with Izzie to the door. The Chief was waiting outside for them both, not looking too thrilled.
"Hey, Richard." Derek looked up only briefly to address his superior before going back to the chart.
"Hello. Izzie, could you excuse us for a moment please?" He had an unusual pleading tone to his voice, which Izzie immediately picked up on.
"Of course. I'll go check in with Dr. Bailey." Izzie quickly scurried away, leaving just Richard and Derek.
"So what's up Richard?" Derek asked casually, putting his pen away and shoving his hands in his pockets. When he finally made eye contact with Richard, the grin he was wearing slowly faded.
"It's Addison. She was involved in the accidents tonight." Richard let out with a sigh.
"What?" Derek asked in disbelief.
"The paramedics brought her in about half an hour ago. A car blew a stop sign and hit her SUV. Bailey's got her downstairs now. They are doing everything they can for her."
"That's not possible. She was barely gone ten minutes before they started bringing in victims. I mean we were in the hallway…." Derek's mind began to race and his breathing was staggered.
"Derek…"
"How does it look?" Derek asked, pleading for a happy answer.
"We don't know much yet. She wasn't in the major accident so…"
"Richard! How does it look?" Derek asked angrily.
"She's been in and out of consciousness. Her left side is pretty banged up. Her shoulder got the worst of it. From what we can see so far she's lucked out otherwise. Her airbag deployed and nothing appears to be broken…" Richard couldn't get in to more detail before Derek interrupted again.
"I want to see her." Derek said, already moving to pass the chief. Richard quickly reacted and blocked his path.
"I don't think that's such a good idea."
"You said she's in and out of consciousness right? Well then you need a neuro consult."
"You're not going near her as a doctor." Richard was adamant, putting a hand to his chest.
"I don't trust anyone else to work on her!"
"Derek, I love her as much as you do and only the best will be working on her. Bailey is her primary. If necessary, I'll pull Burke in, or I'll work on her myself. We are going to do everything we can." Derek stared blankly at Richard, his emotions to many to process.
"Richard, please let me see her. I won't go in. I just need to see her." Derek was willing to literally barrel past him if not given verbal permission.
"Okay. Come on." Richard led Derek downstairs to where Addison was being treated. He stepped in to the room to draw the blinds enough for Derek to see in. Seeing her there, looking bloody and helpless, Derek's body practically gave out on him. He couldn't believe his eyes. Not three hours before they had been together, making out on the couch in her office, feeling like teenagers. He kissed her goodbye like it was nothing since he'd be seeing her soon.
Subconsciously, Derek's legs began to move him towards the door. He stood at the frame to get a better view, catching the stares of everyone treating her. He needed to be closer. Derek continued to move. Richard went to stop him, but felt Bailey's hand on his arm stopping him. Richard nodded softly and let Derek in unobstructed.
He moved towards the bed, running his hand softly through her hair. He traced the outline of her bruised face, continuing downwards until his hand was on hers. He played with her fingers gently, running his own up and down each one. He knew that for now he couldn't stay with her; as much as he wanted to lie down next to her and be there for her, her doctors needed room to work. Placing her hand down gently on the bed, he brought his lips softly to hers and kissed her. As their lips met, he could feel her moving slightly beneath him. He pulled back to fluttering eyes. She was waking up.
"Addison! Addie can you hear me?"
"Derek?"
"Yeah baby I'm here." Derek took her hand in his again, thankful that she was awake. Bailey and the chief pushed past him to check her vitals.
"Addison, it's Miranda. Do you remember what happened?"
"Am I at the hospital?"
"Yes you are. Do you remember how you got here?" Miranda checked her eyes, awaiting her response.
"It was raining. I was driving through town and suddenly headlights were on me out of nowhere. Then all I remember is the paramedics…and Mark. Mark was there." Derek stiffened at the mention of Mark's name.
"Mark was there?"
"Yeah. He was bleeding. That's the last thing I remember until now." Addison went to shift in bed, but was met with excruciating pain.
"Addie, what's wrong?"
"My shoulder is throbbing."
"I'll go page ortho to take a look at the x-rays." Bailey moved to the back of the room to make the call. Derek could see the tears forming in Addison's eyes from the pain in her shoulder. It tore him up inside to see her in pain like that. He gently kissed her hand and placed it back down as Miranda upped her morphine to manage the pain before ortho arrived. Stepping out of ear shot, he questioned Richard.
"I want to know what you're not telling me." Richard took Derek's arm and led him out her door. "Why does Addison think she saw Mark at the accident?" Richard sighed deeply. He knew Derek would snap when he heard, and as much as Mark needed a beating, he couldn't do that to him. But, Derek would be persistent. He cared way too much about Addison to let this slide. Eventually he would demand to know who hit her, and he would find out.
"Because she did. Mark was driving the other car."
"What?" Derek was immediately overcome with anger. "Was he drunk?"
"No. He had a drink and lost control of his car due to the rain. It was an accident."
"How could he…." Derek couldn't make a coherent thought to save his life right now. Luckily, before he had to try again, Mark made his way to the E.R. and right into Derek's line of sight. Richard saw Derek's gaze fix on a point, and turned to see what was happening. Seeing Mark, he knew that this was going to get messy.
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