Author's Note: Thursday's episode? Friggin hilarious. I love the fact that Addison's sort of 'craving' him. And Callie and George are married. Didn't see that coming. And well, lack of MerDer...and is it me, or have Derek and Addison actually been sharing scenes lately? More than normal. And when they do, they're not snarky or anything. Hmm...and next week looks scary. Anyone read spoilers? It's gonna be huge...

Disclaimer: I don't own. Wish, Wish, Wish I did...I own Mr.Warden, though. So please, don't sue.

Oh, and apparently, I don't know how/why it happened, but in the first chapter Mrs.Warden (Julia) said the baby's name was Johnathan, and then Mr.Warden (Jason) mentioned the name Avery. I meant to put in there that it was his name for the baby, which was actually it's middle name. I don't know if anyone noticed, but if you did, I hope you weren't confused. Now that that's over...Read and review, please!

Oh, and Warm and fuzzy Addex?...hehe...;)

He was pacing. He'd hung up the phone, and now he was pacing. Mr.Warden made them nervous with every minute that passed. By the look on his face, Addison could tell he was weighing his options.

The clock on the wall made a steady lull. Noone had spoken in over twenty minutes-no phone calls, no whispers, no rants. Addison guessed she could count herself lucky. She glanced quickly at Alex, almost as a reassurement to know that he was indeed there. And he was.

Alex hadn't said much since she thanked him for staying. But maybe that was the point. Maybe him not speaking meant more-that he was thinking? Addison didn't dare to move, or to speak. The situation was too tense to do anything.

She let her mind drift. What was everyone else doing? Had anyone actually gotten stuck in surgery? She thought of the worried nurses, doctors, and surgeon's-of patients-all eyes glued to the television, or ear to the radio...praying for any for of news. She thought of her family back in New York. Did they know? Could something like this actually make national news? How long had they been stuck in the room? Addison had lost count.

"How much longer do we have?"Richard asked.

Officer Collins turned towards him, seeing the concern in the older man's eyes. "We have roughly forty minutes. Forty minutes, or we'll go in."

Richard Webber simply nodded, sitting down in the chair at the nurses' station. "This is getting rediculous. Officer Collins...you have a family, don't you?"

Frowning, he wasn't sure what it had to do with anything. "I have a wife, yes. And a daughter. But what-"

"I know that I seem like a nuisance to you. But those doctors in there..they are my family. They are part of this. I apoligize for ever interfering, I suppose. For what it's worth-I appreciate what you're doing."

Alex was growing more impatient, more angry as the time passed. Mr.Warden was there, but he wasn't speaking. He wasn't making demands, or threatening to fire his gun. Instead, Mr.Warden was pacing. It drove Alex crazy. Instead of surgery, instead of helping anyone, he was stuck. But glancing at the red head who was, at present, still sitting in the hospital bed, he was grateful. At least he had good company.

But she was nervous. He could see it in her eyes-the fear that maybe things wouldn't end the way they had hoped or the way Officer Collins had planned. "Addison."

She looked up at him, eyes expectant. "Alex?"

He smiled, for a moment forgetting anything that was happening. Seeing Mr.Warden turn around to face them, he wiped the look off, nodding.

Addison shook her head, knowing what it meant. He was protecting her.

"So-"Mr.Warden said, clearing his throat. "You guys...you guys probably think I should take that deal, huh?"

Alex and Addison exchanged a look, both unsure of how to anwer his question.

"Well?"

"Yeah."Alex said. "I think you should take whatever deal you can get. You should be with your wife."

Mr.Warden nodded, looking back between them. Alex. Addison. He frowned, seemingly debating. "Is there-it's just...it's something that's been bothering me since we got in here..something going on between you two?"

"Wha-"Addison attempted.

"Because really, it's...it's rolling off the two of you."

Addison froze, unsure of how to answer him. Sure, they had been together. They'd shared drinks at Joe's, ended up at her hotel room or, on a few occasions, his apartment. But was it enough to be considered a relationship? Did what she was feeling for the cocky intern constitute as more than a mere crush?

Mr.Warden lauged, shaking his head. "That's what I thought."

"What?"Alex asked.

His eyes fell to the floor, almost as if he had felt the weight of what he had done. Mr.Warden knew-he knew that there would be consequences for what he had done. Looking at the clock, he saw the time he had left. Fifteen minutes.

"So what do you think will happen?"Izzie asked, now laying sitting straight up. "Do you think he's gonna let them go?"

"I dunno, Iz...this isn't TV. Well, okay...we're watching it on TV-but this is happening. It's not like we know what'll happen next."Cristina said, suddenly becoming concerned as well.

"Cristina?"Meredith asked, sensing her friend's nervousness.

"It's just..Burke's in the OR, okay? And so's George. They're like...minutes away from what's happening. What happens if something goes wrong in the surgery? What happens if they need extra hands, or if that creep doesn't let Evil Spawn and Montgomery go?"

"Voice of reason."Derek muttered.

"Derek-"

"I'm just saying, Mer..we have to weigh our options here. And until Chief says any different, we stay where we are."He said, looking at the clock on his phone. "The guy's got less than fifteen minutes to let them go. Cristina's got a point."

Izzie sighed, knowing that Derek was right, as was Cristina. "I don't believe this. I mean, Chief is finally starting to trust me, right? And Bailey's...Bailey's letting me observe from inside the OR. It's a better viewing point, and I get to see it. And I'm stuck in here...doing nothing once again. It-"

"Sucks? Yeah, it does...but, ooh-shh..."Meredith said, turning her attention to the reporter.

"And we are back once again, here at Seattle Grace Hospital where currently the doctors are still being held hosrage. It appears that the deal the officer has given is about to expire. Patients are still being asked to go to either Seattle General or to Mercy West if at all possible. At this moment we have no other information, but word from inside it that the doctors could be released soon."

The interns-Izzie, Cristina and Meredith-along with Derek all felt the enormity of the moment. Alot could happen in the small amount of time they had.

Muttering to himself, Mr.Warden could practically tear the tension from the room. The clock seemed to get louder with every 'tick'. Pacing wasn't helping, and it drove him crazy. He lost his baby, and he could lose his wife. By now he was sure that Julia knew. There was no way she couldn't.

"Ten minutes."Alex muttered under his breath.

Addison shot him a knowing glance, feeling the pang of tension begin to rise.

"No...No...I can't...I could but-"

"Mr.Warden?...Mr.Warden, is everything okay?"Addison asked.

He was shaking his head, muttering, sweating. "Yes! Yes, okay?!? I'm okay..."

"Mr.Warden, you need to sit down...just calm down."

"Fine. Okay?"

"What are you-"

"Just get out."He said firmly. "You win, okay?'