AN: Dont you feel special 2 chapters in one day...I still have to finish 2, but we will definatly see where it all goes. Any ideas would be fantastic. Trust me there are still a few tricks up my sleeve.
Chapter 1
Derek walked down the halls of Seattle Grace heading towards Richard Webber's office. "Dr. Shepherd, Good morning." said a young blonde intern who had been incredibly bright and shiny since they started going out. "Good morning, Dr. Grey." keeping up with their tradition of pretending they didn't wake up next to each other. "Where are you headed?" she asked curiously. "The Chief paged me," Derek replied curious himself where this meeting was headed. "Oh, well are we still on for dinner tonight?" "Yeah I will give you the details at lunch." he replied over his back just before he stepped into the office.
"Good morning, Patricia. He paged me." He said to the Richard's secretary. "Go on in he is expecting you." Once Derek had entered the office Patricia was quickly on the phone with Debbie with gossip about McDreamy and McIntern, the couple who had taken center stage of the Seattle Grace Gossip Mill these days, and their Mcplans for dinner.
"Good morning, Dr. Shepherd. I asked you here because I have a special job that only you can do. There is a medical conference and I have chosen you to represent the best Seattle has to offer." Richard said. "I am honored, sir. When is the conference?" "In about a week. I have already made arrangements for you. I was going to go, but it is a conference for neurosurgeons and you are the best at Seattle Grace." "What about my patients?" "Another attending will cover you. Derek you have nothing to worry about. Just go enjoy the conference and the New York City Skyline." Derek's head shot up at the words New York City. "Sir, which hospital is it at?" "Mt. Sinai hospital in New York City. Shepherd I have to be in surgery in twenty minutes. Patricia has your travel information. Have fun and see me when you get back." With that Richard left Derek to get over the shock that he was going to a conference in the city where his ex-wife lives, not only that but also in her hospital. He hadn't been to New York since the day after she kicked him out. "Damn it, I can't go back there." he thought out loud to himself.
The Day After-
Derek walked up to the Brownstone that they had shared for five years. It was his five year anniversary to Addison. He put his key in the lock but it wouldn't budge. Quickly he picked up his phone and called Addison's cell.
"Hi you have reached Addison Montgomery-Shepherd. I am unavailable to take your call right now. Please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as I can. If this is Derek knock and Mark will let you in."
Derek never had to knock to enter his own home. He reached up and gently knocked. The door flew open, and Derek was greeted by a very upset Mark. "Hey Mark, I guess Addie changed the locks."
"How dare you? You don't get to call her Addie anymore. That right is reserved for people who don't purposefully hurt her." "Mark, chill I just came to get my stuff." "Well Addison left you a note for you. She said you have to read it." He opened the letter and began reading.
Derek,
I don't know anyone who could do such a horrible thing to someone they say they love. I can't stand to see your face ever again so please honor my request and leave NYC. I called Dr. Richard Webber for you and there is a position available in Seattle if you want to take it. I will send you divorce papers when they are drawn up. Please don't try to contact me; I will contact you.
Goodbye-
Addison Montgomery
She didn't sign the letter Shepherd cutting off his last name, and Derek felt like he had a swift kick in the gut. "Mark, I screwed up royally, huh?" Mark just nodded along with Derek. "Honestly, D, you never did anything easy. So what is going to happen?" "Looks like I am moving to Seattle. Take care of her for me, please." With that Derek packed up his boxes and got on the first plane out to Seattle.
It had been close to six years since then, and Derek was being forced to deal with his past. He only had a week to prepare what for what was going to hit him. He would have to face the love of his life again. The woman that he hurt so badly. He could finally get some answers about what was going on with Addison. Did she move on, did she get that family she wanted, and most importantly does she still love him like he still loves her. Even though Derek was dating Meredith he knew in his heart that she would never make him as happy as Addison did the day she said I do. As for Meredith he didn't explain to her that he was going to see his ex-wife whom he still loved, but he was sad to leave her in Seattle. The whole ex-wife thing just doesn't quite roll off the tongue when speaking to your girlfriend of only a few months who honestly had no idea there was even an ex in the picture.
He arrived in New York City a day early, and headed to the hospital to check-in for the conference and to see if she was there. He walked up to the receptionist's desk and flashed his, lovingly deemed by Meredith, McDreamy smile. "Is Dr. Shep- I mean Dr. Montgomery working here today?" "No, Dr. Montgomery is out for today. I could leave her a message for you letting you know you stopped by Dr. Shepherd" said the mousy receptionist who was obviously new because she did not recognize him. "Actually I am an old friend of hers and I was curious if you happened to know if she still lived in the same brownstone right by Central park? I would like to surprise her." "I can't tell you that information Dr. Shepherd sorry." "Listen, uh, Carla, I am just trying to say hello to an old school friend, and it would help me out a great deal." Once again flashing the smile that made womens knees go weak. "I believe she does. I do not know if she will be there though." "Well thank you Carla. I will see you around." With that he pushed off the desk gave Carla a wink and walked out of the hospital toward the brownstone they once shared.
When he arrived later in the evening, after going to some of his favorite New York sites he missed so much, he was pleased to see what looked like someone being home. As he walked up the stairs he could hear a weird kind of music coming from inside that sounded like Western music. He knocked loudly on the front door, rang the bell, and still didn't receive an answer. He was just about to leave when suddenly the door opened and before him stood a Native American Addison. She had a feather in her hair and what appeared to be face paint on her face making her look like Sacajawea only with red hair. "How." Derek greeted with a chuckle after taking in her full appearance. Addison stood there bewildered. "I didn't know you were into role playing, our marriage could have been totally different with that piece of knowledge. He said trying to diffuse the tense moment. Addison still hadn't moved. "Addison, are you breathing?" Derek asked genuinely concerned.
Finally, she snapped out of her shock. "Der...Der...Derek, What are you doing here?" she said in a low whisper. The words were stumbling out of her mouth. She seemed nervous as she looked back in the house and stepped out onto the stoop closing the door behind her. "Well, I was in town for a Medical conference, and you know karma has a way of kicking my butt. You want to know why? Well I will tell you it is because this medical conference I got rooked into, royally rooked, by Richard, is drum roll please actually at your hospital. So I went to your hospital to say hello and turns out you weren't there. So I sweet talked the receptionist into telling me if you still lived here. I decided to stop by and ask if you wanted to be civil and enjoy a nice dinner on me?" He babbled looking at his shoes. He felt like a schoolboy around her again, and staring at his shoes was a method of relieving that feeling. A tick that did not go unnoticed by Addison, it was calming to her because that is what he did when he would get nervous when they first started dating. He looked back at her smiling once again at the not so Addison like outfit she had on. "As much as I would love that Derek, I actually-" she was interrupted by the door opening revealing a small red headed child.
"Mommy, you have to hurry because if you don't I'm gonna die soon." "Ok, Ari, I will be right in." Addie nodded to the little girl ushering her back inside. Then she turned back to Derek, who was now getting to play the stunned role. She followed his eyes to the engagement ring on her finger from Paul. "Look, Derek-" "No you don't have to explain Addison. I get it I am to late." He started to walk off but before he reached the bottom of the steps he turned back to her. "Who ever he is, he is lucky to have two beautiful red heads in his life. She looks just like you Addie." "Derek wait-" he couldn't he started to walk away till what came out of her mouth next stopped him dead in his tracks. "Derek, she is yours."
Preview: Derek meets the family...and Mark.
