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A/N - What can i say? There are no words to express how pissed off i am about the last episode. I won't say too much just in case there are people reading this who haven't watched the trainwreck that was the episode called Desire. If you haven't watched it yet then take my advice and never ever watch the last two minutes, that way you can enjoy the addisex and remain blissfully unaware of the crappy ending that the writers sprung on us. There is a lot more i could say but i will leave it there before i get carried away.

The only good thing to come out of that episode...yes there was one good thing...was that it inspired me to take revenge by writing addisex fic. So i sat down with my laptop and wrote lots of addisex goodness to cheer myself up. So here is the next chapter...enjoy.

So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?

Keane, Somewhere Only We Know

Chapter 2 - Somewhere Only We Know

Alex sat in the cafeteria with the rest of the interns with a scowl on his face. He glared at Addison and Mark who were sitting across the other side of the room eating their lunch. To her credit Addison didn't look thrilled at the company, but still she made no attempt to move and that was enough to piss Alex off.

"Alex…hello, anybody in?" Izzie said in a sing-song voice as she waved a hand in front of his face. Alex swatted her hand away irritably and turned to face her, dragging his eyes away from Addison.

"What?" He snapped at her.

"Whoa chill out evil spawn," Christina said in her usual no-nonsense voice. Izzie just stared at him with a slightly hurt look on her face. Alex forced himself to soften his face slightly and apologize.

"Sorry Iz. I'm a bit wound up today. What were you saying?"

"We were just commenting on the fact that Dr. Montgomery and McSteamy seem to be getting pretty cosy again. I was going to ask you whether you thought they were back together," Izzie huffed, still not over the fact that he had snapped at her.

"Why would I know anything about Dr.Montgomery's personal life?" Alex said quickly. Christina scoffed at him and he turned to glare at her angrily. "What did that mean?"

"Come on, you spend most of your time following her around the hospital. You must pick up some vibes from her." Christina replied, shovelling her lunch in to her mouth as she spoke.

Alex weighed his words carefully. Normally he would join in the speculation, but the thought of Addison and Sloan together made his blood boil. He couldn't bring himself to tell them about the conversation he had overheard…well not so much overheard as intentionally eavesdropped on. He glanced over at the two of them again; Addison was sipping a coffee while Mark leaned in close to talk to her.

"I don't think they're together but it's not for lack of trying on his part," Alex said eventually.

"Hmm well that could be true I suppose. One of the nurses walked in on them the other day though, they were kissing in the stairwell," Izzie said. That was news to Alex, and not welcome news either. He resisted the urge to go over and punch Sloan and returned to his food instead, signalling that he was done with the conversation. Izzie wasn't as easily discouraged though and spent the next 10 minutes talking about Addison and McSteamy's secret love affair.

When Alex could take it no longer made up an excuse about having to check on a patient. He left his half eaten lunch on the table and hurried out of the cafeteria.

"So I guess he's not eating that anymore," Izzie stated pointing at the untouched dessert. When Meredith just laughed and shook her head Izzie reached over and grabbed the pudding from his tray.

Addison tracked the path of her intern with her eyes as he hurried from the cafeteria. She had felt him watching her the entire time she had been eating. Mark was still talking to her but his words seemed meaningless and Addison made no effort to listen. She had seen the other interns huddled close talking together, had watched as they cast her furtive looks.

She knew that they were talking about her and it bothered her more than she would care to admit. She couldn't really care less what most people thought about her, but there were certain people whose opinions she respected. As much as she hated to admit it Alex Karev had become one of those people.

As she had predicted the rumours had started up about her and Mark again, and as usual the true story had been twisted. Now not only had she been caught pressed up against him in a stairwell but she had also heard that they were kissing and some people said they were doing even more than that.

Addison dragged her mind back to the present to find that Mark was still talking, it didn't seem to bother him at all that she wasn't listening. Addison felt trapped by the closeness of his body and his arm which was slung casually over her chair. God she wanted to get away. She downed her coffee in one gulp, burning her tongue in the process, and stood up quickly.

Mark appeared startled by her sudden move and stopped talking for the first time. Addison said she had a patient to check on and hurried away from him as quickly as she could.

She slowed down once she was far enough away from him that she felt safe. She considered going to sit in her office for a while as she was still on her lunch break, but decided against it. Instead she headed up to the NICU; she normally went there to think. There was something about a room full of babies struggling to survive that put life in perspective.

Addison came to an abrupt halt at the sight that met her eyes when she entered the room. Alex was already there and she didn't think she had ever seen anything so adorable yet sexy at the same time. He was murmuring softly to the baby while its tiny fist was wrapped around his finger in a vice grip.

She leant against the door frame watching as he cooed softly to the baby. It seemed so out of character and yet she had never seen a more genuine smile on his face. Addison couldn't help but let out a sigh. She saw his whole body tense at the sound. He pulled his hand back from the baby and turned around to face her.

Maybe it was just her imagination but he seemed to relax slightly when he saw who it was.

"Dr. Montgomery," He said coolly, nodding his head in her direction.

"Dr.Karev, what are you doing up here?" Addison asked.

He looked at her and she got the impression that he was debating with himself, maybe whether to make up an excuse like he normally did or to tell her the truth for once.

Alex stared at his attending and had to force himself not to smile. She looked so beautiful standing in the doorway, her red hair was loose today, slightly curled just the way he liked it. He was going to lie to her, tell her that he was in here to check on a patient but in the end he couldn't do it. He figured that he had lied to her enough recently, the biggest one being uttered on that fateful day in the supply closet. You're my boss, what did you expect me to do? Sometimes he couldn't believe his own stupidity.

"I come up here sometimes when I need to think, or calm myself down. It's always empty…or at least it was always empty, until today," He smiled at her but to Addison the smile seemed sad, bittersweet almost. "What are you doing up here?"

"I wanted to get away for a while. It seems we have the same haunts Dr.Karev"

"What were you trying get away from?" Alex realised he might be pushing his luck with the questions, but she seemed willing to talk to him so he gave it a try.

"Everything, or so it feels like sometimes anyway. Do you ever find yourself in a situation and you really don't know how you ended up there? A part of you feels like you should keep fighting…see how it turns out, while the other part of you screams to quit while you're ahead," She came further in to the room and stood next to the Alex, looking down at the baby.

"Yeah…I think everybody feels like that sometimes. But you'll figure it out eventually. At some point you'll realise that either it's not worth the fight or you're doing the right thing and the reward will be worth it." Alex said softly. He was aware of how close they were standing and yet he couldn't bring himself to move away. It seemed they were destined to end up in situations like these.

Addison smiled sadly. Was it worth giving Mark another chance? What would her reward be? She couldn't help but feel that the outcome of her relationship with Mark would be the same as it was the last time.

Alex watched as her eyes clouded over and she appeared to be deep in thought. He raised his hand to cup her cheek gently; it was a reflex he couldn't control. His hand hovered close to her cheek but never touching as he waited for her reaction. She reached her hand up and covered his fingers with hers, leaning her cheek in to his palm.

Alex sighed when his hand made contact with her soft skin. She moved closer so that their bodies were almost touching and tilted her head up towards his. Alex knew what she was waiting for; she was giving him permission to kiss her. He leaned forward and gently touched his lips to hers. It was sweet and chaste but filled with underlying emotions. Addison let out a breath when his lips left hers again, unsure what he was waiting for.

Alex stared in to her eyes and brought his other hand up so her face was between both his palms.

"Addison…" He whispered. She shivered in response to his use of her first name. "Do you ever find yourself in a situation and wonder how you ended up there? You aren't ready yet…you need to figure out whether he's worth fighting for. Some part of you must want to be with him; otherwise you wouldn't have given him another chance."

Addison knew he was talking about Mark. So he knew about the bet, her instincts had been right all along. She opened her eyes to meet his intense gaze and nodded her head slowly. She understood it was mark of what he wanted from her; he wanted all of her…he wanted a relationship.

Alex leaned in and kissed her once softly on the forehead.

"I'll leave you to think…after all this is one of your haunts," He quipped at her, smiling once again. He stroked her cheek once softly as though he couldn't help himself and then made his way slowly from the room.

To Be Continued...

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