A/N: Last happy chapter, sorta! Next one we get into the drama/angst and it will stay for about
5-6 more chapters before I wrap this one up as well.

One last mini-rant - Did anyone think it was weird that this 'wonderful relationship' that Mer/Der has and he thinks
she's capable of suicide? WTF! How's that for healthy? Oh I forgot, this is Shondaland!

Yea so umm, I had tried to do the every other day thing, but kinda too much pressure...I'm forced to write more! gasp! I'll try to update
again this weekend or early next week but no promises!

Chapter 19

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"Lunch?"

Callie stood at her locker searching for something but she didn't know what. She closed the locker door and was surprised to see George standing there with a hopeful smile on his face.

"George, you don't have plans?"

George shrugged and said, "I don't have plans yet that is. I was wondering if you wanted to go to lunch first before I go to my regulars."

Callie closed her locker and leaned against it, "So you came here to see if I wanted to go to lunch before you wanted to meet your friends?"

George nodded pleased that she had seen his reasoning, "I was just wondering if you didn't have plans and I didn't have plans."

Callie opened her mouth to say she was delighted when a gruff voice spoke up from behind them, "Are you ready for lunch Callie?"

Callie spun around in shock to see Mark leaning against the locker eyeing the two of them with distaste.

George looked at her with a hurt expression and said, "If you had plans for lunch already why didn't you say so?"

George walked out with Callie standing there seething. She turned to him and said, "Why the hell did you do that?"

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Later

Derek just sat in a trance at the headboard of their bed as he watched Addison sleep soundly. After making love to her three times he realized that he would never be sated, there would be no end to his desire to be inside her, to mark her as his and his alone. When he was close to her the desire to claim and brand her as his never grew old and it didn't help that she was so responsive. She made him feel like the only person who could ever make her feel that way. He watched as she yawned once and then opened her eyes in confusion. She bolted upright and slapped Derek on the arm,

"We are late for our meeting with the real estate agent."

Derek nodded nonchalantly in agreement, "I called her and told her to push the meeting to the afternoon she wasn't pleased but when I told her that we would be making a decision on a house today, the dollar signs that I heard in her voice more than made up for it."

Addison nodded and swung her legs out of bed and reached for her robe. She looked back at him and smiled softly, "This was nice. The whole day has been nice, just the two of us together reconnecting. It helps remind me of better times."

Derek leaned forward and brushed a gentle kiss on her mouth, "These last couple of days has made me realize what an idiot I truly was to ever think I could live my life without you. Live my life without seeing you get happy at the silliest things, live my life knowing that I could home to you everyday. Today was a new beginning not just for you but for me as well and I for one never plan on taking you for granted ever again."

Addison smiled and said, "We almost lost it all didn't we? We just have to take it one day at a time so that we don't ever get into that position again."

Derek squeezed her shoulders and kissed her shoulder, "We will never get in that position again because I will never in my life take for granted what a truly remarkable woman I have by my side."

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Callie stormed out of the locker room with Mark hot on her heels. Miranda leaned against the counter with an interested face and said, "Everything alright Callie?"

Callie walked over to Miranda and said, "Nothing that a good lunch with a friend can't cure."

Miranda looked behind her to see Mark walking after her with a fury, "Are you sure you don't have plans?"

Callie turned around as she looked at Mark disgusted, "I'm positive. No one asked me if I wanted to have lunch with them so yes technically I'm free for lunch."

Miranda shrugged her shoulders reached for her purse, "Let's go then."

Callie smiled as Mark reached for her shoulder, "Callie, can we talk?"

Callie jerked her arm away and said, "Mark if we talk now, I will hurt you with some of the words I will say. Let's just leave it be for now. We will discuss this later, believe me we will discuss this."

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Addison sat in the car next to him as the real estate agent droned on about the neighborhood and the amenities of the house they were about to see. Addison held onto Derek's hand as the lady continued to speak and she was massaging his knuckles while they were pulling into the first home.

"Drs. Shepherd?"

Derek grinned at the name and said, "Yes, how can we help you?"

The lady blushed at his attention and said, "We are coming up to the first townhouse and it's a 3 bedroom, 3 baths with a living room/dining room."

Addison nodded and said, "You were speaking of amenities before, what type comes with this house?"

The real estate lady rolled her eyes in disgust and said, "I was saying Dr. Shepherd that they boast of view of the lake from any home you purchase as well as they have a clubhouse which would be excellent for any social gatherings. They also have a massage parlor, a Jacuzzi, a spa and an exercise room."

Addison nodded pleased as she held hands with Derek as they walked towards the house. The real estate lady opened the door and shuffled them in as she was closing the door behind her.

Derek watched as the emotions crossed Addison's face as she surveyed the house. He always loved watching her face as she was so expressive and right now it was speaking volumes. She could inspire rage, desire, pity and love all with a simple glance from her face. It was telling him that they didn't need to look any further, that they had found the home they would begin their family in and start reconstructing all of the mistakes that he made in the past. He was so entranced in watching her face that he hadn't heard the real estate lady speaking from behind him.

"What do you think Dr. Shepherd?"

Derek spun around and faced the real estate agent who was looking at him with a rather annoyed expression as if she had been calling his name numerous times, "I asked what you thought of the home Dr. Shepherd?"

Derek flashed a winning smile and said, "We love it, we'll take it."

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Callie stirred around her spoon around in the mashed potatoes and looked up at Miranda's amused face.

Miranda leaned forward, "So are you finally going to tell me why you're so pissed off at Sloan? Not that I don't think he doesn't deserve to have people enraged at him but I can't help but notice that you were doing so well this morning. When you guys came in this morning you were both grinning like idiots, now you can't stand him."

Callie nodded, "It's my fault really. George came in to ask me to go to lunch and I was just so pleased that he asked me to go to lunch before he went off with his girlfriends that I was going to say yes when in walks McSteamy and pretends like we've had lunch plans all along."

Miranda laughed as she sipped on her iced tea, "He was jealous Callie. He didn't know how to react when he saw you talking with another guy so he reacted, typical male idiocy."

Callie crossed her arms, "That doesn't give him the right to make it look like I was leading George along. All he had to say was I needed to talk to you, damn it we are not in a serious relationship where he can feel entitled to throw jealous fits when I'm talking to my ex."

Miranda shrugged, "Maybe it is time for you to define your relationship with Mark. He can't go on acting jealous and throwing fits just because he doesn't know where you two guys stand. Maybe he wants more but doesn't know how to approach asking you for that so he acts out, you know how immature he is."

Callie nodded in agreement as she ate some vegetables and said, "You're right Miranda I have to define my relationship with Mark Sloan once and for all before he drives me crazy."

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Mark walked into the cafeteria and sat down by himself as he ate his lunch alone. He had been so infuriated when he saw that she was seriously considering having lunch with George. They had just been together that morning, they had showered together and he made love to her against the shower wall. No, he hadn't made love to her; he had sex with her against the shower wall. That is what was confusing him about the whole thing; he couldn't define when they were having sex to making love because both left him wanting more. He didn't know what he wanted out of a relationship with Callie to make love to her every night or sleep with her or just be with her and it terrified him. To be the type of man that he was, always solitary never wondering about where his next lay would come from to find one woman on the first try he fulfilled all of those qualifications and was funny and smart was unbelievable.

As he was engrossed in thought he didn't hear Meredith clear her throat. Mark looked up with a smile and said, "Meredith, how are you doing? Sit down please."

Meredith smiled and sat down, "You never let me know how a real date with McSteamy would end. You left before we had a chance to discuss where the evening could've gone to and I'm just curious to see if you would live up to your nickname."

Mark leaned back, "You had five glasses of wine and even though I have a pretty bad reputation I didn't want you to think that you got cheated out of a night with me."

Meredith laughed, "Cheated? How would I've been cheated?"

Mark nodded cockily, "You would've been cheated. I can promise you the night we spend together, you won't need any alcohol. I'll be enough of an aphrodisiac that you won't require anything else to become intoxicated by me."

Meredith leaned forward, "Promises, promises. When are we going to see some results?"

Mark swore to himself, he always got into trouble when he let his cocky mouth speak for him. He had been flattered, he wouldn't deny it. He was usually the one chasing the women not vice versa he had to admit it made him happy. "Meredith, why don't I get back to you on that?"

Note: Last happy Addek chapter, next chapter we get into the angst/drama so they
will be no more happy moments for awhile!