A/N; Wow sorry for the lack of updates but I promise to try and be better. Also thank you all so much for your thoughts and suggestions on how to keep this story alive, I will try and make you all happy
Richard Webber
1. Richard doesn't have a fancy story on why he became a doctor. He simply chose it because he was good at it.
Something seems to be working for him though since he is chief.
2. He spent a good deal of time teaching Addison and Derek to be good surgeons. He used to hate them back then but he'd be lying if he said it didn't break his heart to watch them tear each other apart after Addison came to Seattle.
3. He's secretly happy that Derek made the decision about the chief position for him.
4. He was the popular guy in school. He had good grades and the cheerleader girlfriend.
Then he met Adele and nothing else mattered. He sometimes wishes his job was as easy to quit for her as his bad habits in school.
5. He didn't mean for his fling with Ellis to turn into a full blown affair. He didn't mean to get Thatcher to leave and he really didn't mean to hurt Meredith in the process.
He can sometimes catch himself watching Meredith and wonder just how she would have turned out differently if Thatcher had stayed. Then he sees how sad Lexie is and he realizes that Thatcher was never the problem.
6. He really did intend on leave Adele for Ellis. He even had it all planned out, a suitcase packed and the letter all done for his wife. He sat at the kitchen table watching that letter for hours before he grabbed a lighter, set it on fire and once it burned out he unpacked his bag.
He never regretted that decision no matter how much he still loves of Ellis.
7. In a way he always thought of Meredith as sort of a daughter. He knows she doesn't feel the same way, at least not as much but it still hurt him when Lexie showed up. Suddenly people were entering her life all while he was slowly being pushed out.
8. He doesn't like to speak out loud about his past problems with alcohol, he knew he helps Lexie and in a way Meredith just by being an example though. He gives hope for their father – he shows that there is a way out.
9. He's sad to say that it took him a trailer and some rude awakenings to realize he was not as much of a superman he thought he was.
He actually needed not only friends but love. The last is still hard on him but he is beginning to make some friends again.
10. It took him a few weeks to fully fall in love with Adele. It took him several years to realize he was loosing her and it took him many months to finally learn when to let go…
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