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Girls Just Want To Have Fun

The weeks passed and Alex tried to lift Addison's spirits. She was still coming to terms with everything that had happened. After much thought Alex came up with a plan that he thought might help Addison.

Alex sat casually on the sofa with Ella in his arms he was rocking her slightly as she drifted off to sleep.

"God Alex you spoil her more than I do. You do know that by you doing that she won't want to go to sleep any other way."

"I know." He mumbled. He really didn't understand how attached he had become to this little girl, but he had and he had stopped trying to understand it. He loved Ella and that was that. "I just like doing it." He added trying to justify himself.

"My you have changed. I do believe my daughter has made you soft."

"Breath a word of it and I will deny it." He said jokingly.

"I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't want to lose Ella's second favourite person." Addison said.

"Speaking of which, I have a proposition for you. This is a onetime offer only so you had better say yes."

"I'm intrigued Dr Karev, go on." She said playfully.

"I think you need a night out with the girls and I finish work around 5.00pm on Friday so I am offering to babysit for you."

"Really? Oh Alex that is a really kind offer but I don't know...I mean she is still fussy and I'm breast feeding."

"Okay firstly she isn't fussy with me I am her second favourite person and secondly you can do that express thing and I can feed her. I've done it before."

"Alex I just don't know if I'm ready to do that."

"I'm not suggesting you go out get really drunk and go home with some guy you pick up at the bar. I'm suggesting a night out with some of your friends, a few hours, that's all. You need to do that."

Even though Addison was touched by Alex's concern and the fact that he was being so kind and offering to babysit she was a little disappointed. I guess in the back of her mind she wanted Alex to ask her out. She was beginning to think the kiss they shared a few weeks ago was a pity kiss. She cringed at the thought. Men used to desire her now they pitied her.

"Okay well thank you. I will ask Callie and Miranda and who knows maybe even Izzie and Meredith if they would like to go."

"See that wasn't so hard." He said as he smiled at Addison. "And you little Miss Ella, well we are going to have a good time." He said to Ella as she wrapped her hand around his Index finger. "See she loves me." He said to Addison who in return rolled her eyes at him.

Friday night rolled around and Alex was in the living room with Ella. Ella was lying on a blanket totally engrossed in the mobile that was above her. When Addison walked into the living room Alex nearly stopped breathing.

Addison wore a simple but elegant black dress that showed the smallest amount of cleavage and her trademark black stiletto heels. She wore her hair down, wore enough make up to look sexy but not over done same with the jewellery.

"So you have my number if you need me." Addison said paying no attention to Alex. In all honestly she felt strange being all dressed up again and she couldn't bare to look at him, in case he was going to make fun of her.

"Yeah I have all that. Um Addie you're just going to Joe's right?" He asked feeling slightly jealous at the thought of other men coming on to her because let's face it she was hot and what man wouldn't take a chance and make a move on her, Alex suddenly wished he hadn't offered to be such a 'good friend'.

"Yeah why?" She asked not really understanding where he was coming from.

"Oh it's just you look a little over dressed."

"Crap. Do I? You think I should change." She asked.

Alex was torn, a part of him didn't want her to go out at all a part of him wanted her to stay here with him so he could be the one coming on to her. But the nice side damn you Ella for giving me this nice side wanted her to go out and have fun she needed that after what Mark had put her through. Her self confidence was at an all time low and she needed to go out so the nice side not the selfish side won out.

"No Addie you look beautiful." He said. "It's just going to be hard for you to fight off all the guys." He said trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh hardly." She scoffed and rolled her eyes at him.

"Well that sounds like your cab." Alex said.

"Yeah. Alex I don't know if I want to go. I've never really left Ella and can't I just stay here with you?"

Do the right thing Alex. "No you have to go, and you will have a good time. If you aren't having a good time after a few hours then come home, we will be waiting for you." He said.

Addison kissed Ella as she picked her up off the blanket. "Mommy's going to miss you but Alex will take great care of you my baby."

As Alex took Ella off Addison their arms touched and they looked into each other's eyes. Alex glanced at Addison's beautifully made up lips and brushed his lips against hers.

"Have a good time Addie." Alex whispered as they pulled away.

"Thank you Alex for everything."

After a moment of silence passed between the two, Addison smiled in her gratitude and walked out the door.

She took a minute on the other side to take a deep breath and compose herself before leaving.

About twenty minutes later, Addison walked into the bar and found Miranda and Callie already seated at a booth. She walked over to the two women and had a seat.

"Hello ladies." Addison greeted them with a smile and hug. She ordered herself a martini when the waitress came over and struck up a conversation with her two favourite friends.

"So how have you been since you got here with your beautiful little girl?" Miranda asked. She hadn't really gotten a chance to talk to Addison since she came back to Seattle.

"Oh we've been really good actually. Ella seems to be adjusting really well. It's just different, you know? Being here without Mark. It's just...different." Addison replied with a sullen sigh.

"Yeah well you've got us sweetie. And Alex. He's been great with Ella."

"Yeah...he has hasn't he. He's with her right now. He's the one who offered to babysit so I could go out with you girls. How sweet is that? If he knew I was telling you any of this he would kill me."

"Wait a minute...Alex? Alex Karev? My Alex Karev? The snotty, back-talking, cocky intern? He's been sweet? What the hell have you done to him?" Miranda asked in amazement.

Callie and Addison both laughed at how Miranda reacted. They had forgotten she didn't know.

"Alex came to New York on a conference and he spent a lot of time with me and Ella since Mark was never there. We got closer and he's been a great friend. That's all. And Ella loves him. She seems so enthralled by him every time he is near her. It's amazing to watch them together."

Miranda gave her the eye. That look that said, 'yeah right'. She knew better. But she would let Addison figure it out in her own time.

"So Mark was being the same old Mark huh?" Miranda continued.

"Yeah. After I gave birth to Ella, he was barely around. Even less than he already was before then. She would scream and cry every time he got near her. It was so sad. Ella didn't even recognize her own father. So one day I found out he was cheating on me again. I should have known that he would never change. So then I called up this one over hear" as she pointed at Callie, "and explained the entire situation to her and she was kind enough to let me stay with her until Ella and I could find a place of our own."

"Well it sounds like you're starting a great new life. We're so glad to have you back."

Addison smiled and thanked her and Callie for all their support and help. They had a couple rounds of drinks and talked about everything from the interns to men. Addison began to miss her daughter more as the night grew on. This was the first time she hadn't tucked Ella into bed and kissed her goodnight. After a final martini, Addison decided to call it a night. She hugged the women and thanked them for such a great time. She explained that once she got used to leaving Ella in the hands of someone else, she would stay a little longer.

Callie and Miranda both said they understood and said their goodbyes.

Addison was a nervous wreck on the way home. She missed her daughter so much but since Alex hadn't called, everything must have gone smoothly.

She walked up to the front door and inserted her key. She didn't hear anything so she opened the door quietly and walked inside. Setting her purse down on the counter next to the door, she walked directly into Ella's room to check on her daughter. She found a small hint of light from under her cracked door and pushed it open to reveal Alex rocking with Ella in the corner.

"Hey. You're home early. She woke up so I fed her and I was trying to put her back down. She was a little fussy that her mama wasn't here to kiss her goodnight."

Addison walked over to them as he handed her the little girl. She took her daughter carefully into her arms and hushed her to sleep. In an instant, Ella was sounds asleep and Addison kissed her head and placed her in the crib. Then she turned around and smiled at Alex as she bit her lip nervously.

They walked into the hall and took the monitor with them as they shut the door. Addison walked into the kitchen and offered Alex a drink.

"Um yeah I'll take a beer. You got one?"

"Sure do. Here you go." She said as she walked into the living room and sat down next to him on the couch.

"So she was good?"

"Yeah we had a great time. I taught her how to drive. She had a few boys over. Started her own band. It was a pretty eventful night."

"Oh really now. A few boys? I will have you know that my daughter will not be a whore."

"Yeah well...you better start training her now because she's already stolen one guy's heart."

Addison looked at Alex for a minute. She hadn't noticed that he had moved closer to her as they were talking. He reached out and touched the side of her face lightly and she tilted her head into his hand. Their eyes were instantly on each other and Addison leaned forward and moved her lips just out of reach of his. Alex closed the gap between them and ran his tongue across her bottom lip. She happily accepted him and wrapped her hands around his neck as he wound his hands in her hair. Alex began to push Addison down on the couch, but Ella's cries began to ring through the monitor.

Alex jumped off of Addison in a second and she apologized profusely to him.

"God Alex I'm so sorry. I have to go and check on her. I'm so sorry."

"That's okay. I should get going anyway. Leave you two ladies alone. Is Callie coming home tonight?"

"No she is staying out. I have the place to myself. Well, Ella and I do."

"All right. Well if you need me for anything let me know. I'm only a phone call away."

Alex smiled and Addison thanked him. She walked over to him and kissed him once more.

When she pulled back she said as she pointed between them, "This is not over. I promise."

"I had no intention of ending it." Alex said as he turned and walked out the door.

Addison sighed as the door shut and went to go check on Ella. There was tension all right. And it was going to be explosive when it was released.

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