Title: One Hell Of A Racket
Authors: Sara And Lizzie
Rating: T for language, mild sex
Disclaimer: we don't own grey's anatomy, or any anatomies but our own at that.
Summary: Sequel to Sound And Fury. Mark and Addison come back to Seattle, and chaos ensues. Forget the internship- there's sex, lies, jealousy and procreation to deal with it.
Author's Note: We couldn't let go of Sound, so we decided to write a sequel. Review.
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So Derek proposed. But now there's another secret out. Yea.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Mark whispered, hurt in his voice and the flickering of fear in his eyes.
Addison looked down. "I had to be sure. I had to know that it wouldn't turn out like last time."
"Last time?" Meredith blurted out. She looked back and forth between the two of them. "Oh." She said.
Mark reached for Addison's hand, holding his open for her to take. "And is it going to be like last time?"
"What do you want?"
"Addison." He said, a sincere smile gracing his lips. "I want you. Forever. If we get a baby out of it that only sweetens the deal."
"Mark, I'm serious." She hissed. Meredith looked down at the bar, trying not to feel uncomfortable witnessing this utterly private moment. She looked for Derek, who was getting clapped on the back by Preston.
"I'm serious too, Addison. I don't know why it's so freaking hard for you to trust me."
She shot him a look. His hand was still outstretched, waiting for hers. She sucked in a breath. "Are you in this Sloan?" she demanded. "Are you seriously in this? Are you going to be there, and be loyal, if we have this baby?"
"Addison, if you're asking me if I'm going to…"
"I'm not asking you to marry me, Mark! Not now!" she exclaimed, exasperated. "I'm just asking you if you're going to love me. If you're going to commit to a…family."
"Of course I am." He said, his voice low, an almost whisper. She put her hand in his and he squeezed it.
Meredith raised her eyebrows. "Wow," she said. "Congratulations, guys."
Addison turned to her. "Meredith, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for this to come this way, especially not on your big night…"
"Addison. I get to plan a wedding, and shop for a fancy white dress. You're going to get fat. How upset could I possibly be?"
Addison wrinkled her nose. "Oh thank you. That was reassuring."
Meredith just laughed, and scampered off to find Derek. "Don't tell the groom just yet!" Addison shouted.
"My lips are sealed!" Meredith called over her shoulder.
Izzie trudged through the hospital the next day, eyes bloodshot and half closed. "Stevens, where's the truck that hit you?" Mark asked.
Addison rolled her eyes and hit him in the arm. "It's okay," Izzie said. "I know I look like crap. Meredith and Derek consummated their engagement three times last night. They were celebrating until four thirty this morning."
Addison rolled her eyes again. "Well, at least they finally finished." Addison said dryly.
Izzie gave her a strained, painful smile. "I'm pretty sure Meredith finished at least four or five times." She groaned.
Addison raised her eyebrows. "He was never that good for me."
Mark stepped away from her, looking horrified. "I'm going to get you some coffee." He said.
"Tea." She reminded him with a meaningful look. "Stevens, I was going to put you on my service, but you should head to the on call room and sleep. I'll page Grey."
Izzie looked at her, enthralled. "I love you." She said.
Addison grinned. "It's very hard not to."
"Not to what?" Derek asked, breezing through the lobby.
"Love me." Addison said briskly.
Derek chuckled. "Debatable."
"Why didn't I ever have multiple orgasms with you?" she asked matter of factly.
Derek choked on the coffee he was swallowing. "Excuse me?" he gasped, wiping his mouth with his lab coat. "I'm sorry, I think I hallucinated."
Meredith appeared out of nowhere and kissed him on the cheek. "Hey." She said. "Hey Addison."
"Hi." Derek said as they beamed at each other. Addison couldn't help but smile to herself at the cluster of diamonds on her finger. She looked radiant. Diamonds tend to do that.
Addison tapped her Prada heel. Derek gave her a look. "I never want to have that conversation."
"Which conversation?" Meredith asked, reaching for his coffee and taking a sip.
"Why I never had multiple orgasms with Derek." Meredith's eyes widened and she choked on the coffee.
"I'm going to kill Izzie!" she cried. "What else did she tell you?"
"Just that there was quite the celebration last night." Addison said smirking.
Derek looked at Meredith. "Wait. Last night? You? With the multiple, uh…?" he trailed off. Meredith looked up at him through her eyelashes.
"Yea, like three in a row."
Derek grinned and shook his head. "God, I'm good."
Addison snorted. "Depends on who you ask."
With that, Mark appeared at her side. "One herbal tea for the lady."
"Tea?" Derek asked. "What are you pregnant?"
No one said anything. The four of them just stood there, staring at each other. Their gentle banter faded out to a tense, uneasy silence. The only thing pounding in their ears were the shouts of other doctors and the quick squeaks of sneakers on the hospital floor.
Addison nodded. "Yea. Um, we just found out." Another beat of pure tension. Derek looked back and forth between the two of them.
"Congratulations you guys." He said a genuine smile on his face. Meredith blinked, surprised. Mark let out a breath he hadn't noticed he'd been holding. They conversed about the baby and the wedding until Derek got paged, and the group dispersed.
Meredith started to walk away. "Dr. Grey." Addison called. Meredith could practically hear the smirk in her voice. "I'm going to need you today. All day."
"All day?"
"Afraid so. No sex in the on call room for you."
Meredith rolled her eyes. "None for you either, then."
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