a/n: good news! i have two more finals tomorrow and then i'm on summer vacation!! -does little victory dance- anyways, here's a new chapter. sorry it took so long, but i was busy failing my world geography final. okay maybe not FAILING but doing badly. i don't fail. period. end of sentence. oh and let me apologize in advance if you don't like cute fluffy moments. sometimes my addex muse goes all gooey on me. oh and for any diehard charmed fans out there, there is a line from charmed that i 'borrowed', find it and i will be very impressed and give you some sort of prize. like maybe a sneak peak of next chapter. is that enough incentive?

disclaimer: i do not own grey's anatomy. i will one day, however. you will know because everyone will actually like the show and not form plots on shonda's life again. or mine, for that matter.

The pair stayed at the lake staring at the water for another half an hour before Holli started to shiver. "Can you walk?" Addison asked.

"Yeah, I'm cold and depressed, not paralyzed," Holli retorted sounding so much more like herself that Addison grinned.

"Excuse me. Whether or not you're paralyzed, we need to leave before you get pneumonia."

"Hey, can I ask you a favor?"

"Anything."

"For some unexplainable reason I don't like this park anymore. Can we never come back here again?"

"Absolutely. Say goodbye to the park Holli."

"Goodbye to the park Holli," Holli said, the picture of seriousness except for a mischievous glimmer in her eyes.

"That's not funny," Addison pointed out.

"Maybe not to you," Holli replied before breaking into laughter "Race you to the car!" she cried before running ahead. Addison rolled her eyes but nevertheless started to run. Anything to keep Holli happy and away from that water, she thought. And that's when she realized just how badly she missed being a kid. So she said to heck with it (staying in character with being a child of course) and started sprinting to catch up with her.

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Everyone knew. That was the problem with the hospital. Everyone knew that Holli had tried to kill herself. Addison had told Alex and Callie. Callie had told George. George had told Izzie. Izzie had told Meredith. Meredith had told Christina. Christina had told Burke and a nurse overheard. The nurse told more nurses, which Derek overheard. Derek told Chief and Mark had overheard. Chief told Bailey. And that's where it stopped since Bailey wasn't that big of a gossiper. Well, that and everyone else already knew.

What everyone else did not know was the engagement of Addison and Alex and it was frustrating Holli immensely. Most people speculated, when they heard of Addison's engagement, that she was engaged to an EMT who was constantly undressing her with his eyes (hello unreturned eyesex!). No one looked even once towards the correct answer. Well, except those who actually knew (aka Bailey, Holli, and the interns). It was the one time that they had ever managed to keep a secret (thank God) and for once Alex wasn't the subject of the hospital gossip. Everyone had seemed to forget about the sexual tension that had used to exist between the two before they had stopped with the eyesex and started with the actual sex (not that they knew the last part, of course).

Another thing that was frustrating Holli was that everyone was treating her like a china doll. Just one freaking lapse of judgment and suddenly she was the girl who if anything went wrong might just kill herself. People would tiptoe around her and smile encouragingly and it was slowly driving her mad. "Would you stop that?" she practically screamed at Izzie, who looked startled.

"With what?"

"You and everyone are treating me like I'm one step away from the edge of a cliff! I feel like I'm living in a freaking fishbowl! Stop it! I'm not going insane, I'm better, I have a clean bill of health, psych says so! So please stop acting as if I'm going to drown myself if I spill something. I'm not going to. I'm fine and I actually mean it this time!"

Izzie just stared at her so she let out a frustrated sigh and walked away.

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"Go with lilies, I love lilies," Holli advised Addison as the two were sitting on the couch in the living room trying to put together a spectacular wedding.

"Aren't lilies like the flower of death or something?"

"Tulips then."

"I hate tulips."

"Roses."

"I don't know…"

"Addison, if you want flowers at your wedding then you're going to have to make a decision," Holli pointed out.

"I know that. It's just so difficult."

"It's your second wedding, I would have thought that you would have more experience with stuff like this."

"Okay, number one, my last wedding was over a decade ago, so please forgive me if I'm a little out of practice. And number two, it's not like you're any help."

"In response to number one, do you realize just how old that makes you sound? And to number two, I'm trying to help, but you keep telling me no."

"So I'm old now? Am I too old to get married? Am I destined to end up old and alone?" Addison asked, half kidding.

"That's not what I meant. It's just that your last wedding was over a decade ago. It makes you sound old. Not that you are old, just that it makes you sound like it."

"What would I do without you and your endless insights?" Addison asked sarcastically.

"Oh, suffer endlessly, no doubt," Holli said with such confidence that Addison chucked a pillow at her. Holli ducked and grabbed another pillow and started pounding the defenseless Addison with it. Addison shrieked and put up her hands to defend her face.

"Cool, pillow fight," Alex said as he walked through the front door. "But Holli, you've got to stop going for her face, I don't want her disfigured on her wedding day."

"Fine," Holli sulked, but continued to hit Addison.

"Stop, halt, cease, desist," Alex ordered her, so she did. Then he walked over and took the pillow from Holli and promptly began to hit Addison.

"Hey! I thought you were on my side!"

"Nope, too much fun to make you scream to pass up," he shrugged, pinning her down underneath him.

"I hate you," she smiled, struggling to get out from beneath him.

"No you don't, you love me."

"You're a cocky ass, you know that right?"

"And you know you love it," he retorted. Then he dropped the pillow and began to tickle her, causing her to shriek louder and flail wildly, trying to get away.

"You two are cute, but I'm gonna go now," Holli said quietly, inching out the door unnoticed before things could heat up. Neither of the two paid attention, they were too busy kissing.

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"So, when's the wedding?" asked Mark, surprising Addison. "I'm assuming I'm invited."

"Huh?"

"The wedding. When is it? You have set a date haven't you?" challenged Mark, staring into Addison's eyes. And then she noticed just how close he was standing. Even if it was the usual Mark distance, it was no longer acceptable. So she took a step back. "Afraid of something Addi?" he asked playfully, stepping forward so that they were even closer.

"Yes, you. You need to back off. Now," she ordered, anything but playful.

"Why?" he slipped an arm around her waist and pulled them together, so that he was hugging her and her head had nowhere to go but his shoulder. A year and a half ago she wouldn't have fought back quite as hard, but now she had Alex, so she tried as hard she could to break free.

"Let me go, Mark."

"Why? You never used to mind," he sulked, but kept a firm hold on her all the same.

"I'm engaged now, you can't just grab me any time you feel like it."

"You were married before and you didn't seem to care," he retorted, still not letting go of her.

"This is different," she protested, still struggling, but only managing to move her head.

Mark felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find Holli looking on, almost amused. "What do you want?" he asked, annoyed.

"I want you to let her go before I call Karev and tell him that you're basically molesting his fiancée," she answered, her voice never wavering from her amused tone, but looking quite serious.

"I'm not scared of Karev," he growled. Addison was getting bored of being the damsel-in-distress, she wasn't used to it.

"But you are afraid of the Chief, and he's next on my list of people to call. Although Alex would probably get to him first," she said, completely calm.

Addison sighed, frustrated. She could save herself, thank you very much, so just as Holli finished her sentence she brought her knee up hard, knowing that what she made contact with would allow her not only to escape from his hold but also cause him pain, which seemed like exactly what he deserved at this moment. And she was right. He groaned and let go of her as he doubled over. "That's for being an asshole. Just thought you'd want to know," she said, before walking away with Holli in tow.

and there you have it. i know mark seems like a jackass, but he is, you know. and i'm also sorry if it seems like he was actually going to molest her or something, swear he wasn't, he was teasing mostly. i mean, he obviously still has feelings for her, both in this story and in the show, and he's mark, so it's obvious that he has to playfully sexually harrass her to show her his feelings. this is mark we're talking about people!

i would be very happy and write faster if you review. and you remember the whole hostage situation thing... oh, and i'm not exactly running out of ideas, but i would love some new ones, so if you could tell me what you think should happen then i will give you cyber-candy or a cyber-cake. take your pick. just include it in your review:) and aside from giving cyber-sugar, i will quite possibly use your ideas!